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Holly Pettit @hollypettit.bsky.social · 1d

Anyone else find it odd how much the NYT is using the term "Obamacare" instead of calling it by its true name -- the ADA -- now that they're talking about rising prices? #ADA #Obamacare #FundingCuts #Healthcare #HealthInsurance

Holly Pettit @hollypettit.bsky.social · 1d

We’ll all get through this as long as we remember to keep an eye out for the struggles of others, even when focused on our own burden. #ChurchLeadership #Nonprofits

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Holly Pettit @hollypettit.bsky.social · 1d

She said she’d try. Then she asked: “Are you doing alright?”

I’m not sure if I’m alright, but I truly appreciate how she switched immediately from asking for help to offering care.

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Holly Pettit @hollypettit.bsky.social · 1d

I wanted to say yes. Instead I typed: “I was already hyperventilating over an avalanche of asks & emails. We’re down to one small paycheck right now, and I’m worried about my kid’s medical insurance being paid. I don’t have any bandwidth & a meeting at 2. Should I ask the other deacons?”

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Holly Pettit @hollypettit.bsky.social · 1d

This morning my church admin texted me: “The phone has been ringing non-stop since yesterday. #SNAPbenefits are ending this week, and I can’t get any work done because families are panicking. The Food Pantry staff are underwater. Can you help answer phones?” #FoodInsecurity #GovernmentShutdown

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Holly Pettit @hollypettit.bsky.social · 1d

Given the president's recent MRI, we humans can reasonably assume something's up.

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Holly Pettit @hollypettit.bsky.social · 1d

Dear AI: Why would someone receive an #MRI after taking a dementia test?

Answer: to help diagnose the cause of cognitive changes by ruling out other conditions, identifying #brain damage, and detecting specific markers of diseases like #Alzheimer's or vascular #dementia.

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Holly Pettit @hollypettit.bsky.social · 1d

• “Nothing reaches the heart of #God except love.” — St. Isaac of Nineveh

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Holly Pettit @hollypettit.bsky.social · 1d

• “Silence is the language of God; all else is a poor translation.” — #Rumi

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Holly Pettit @hollypettit.bsky.social · 1d

Shouting at God doesn’t make heaven listen harder.
The #mystics knew: depth > volume.

• “Do not think you will be heard because of your many words. It is the pure heart that God listens to.” — #DesertFathers

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Holly Pettit @hollypettit.bsky.social · 4d

Your Halloween costume is “sexy” + the last thing you googled.

Sexy Dorothy Sayers.

#GoldenAgeofMystery #Halloween #WriterSky

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Holly Pettit @hollypettit.bsky.social · 5d

#Military members will be paid with a donation from an anonymous “friend” of President Trump. What could be wrong with that?

#federal #shutdown #USpolitics

www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...

Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members | CNN Politics

The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the government shutdown, the Defense Dep...

www.cnn.com

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Holly Pettit @hollypettit.bsky.social · 6d

In 2018, MD's voter database host was owned by a company with ties to a Russian oligarch close to #Putin. Fast forward to 2024, #NH ‘s voter system was compromised when a vendor outsourced work to offshore contractors who linked it to Russian servers.
#Elections #Dominion

slate.com/news-and-pol...

Trump’s Most Reviled Voting Company Sold to a GOP Official. That’s Not the Worst of It.

Earlier this month, news broke that Dominion Voting Solutions had been sold to a former Republican election official.

slate.com

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Holly Pettit @hollypettit.bsky.social · 6d

In 2018, MD's voter database host was owned by a company with ties to a Russian oligarch close to #Putin. Fast forward to 2024, #NH ‘s voter system was compromised when a vendor outsourced work to offshore contractors who linked it to Russian servers.
#Elections #Dominion

slate.com/news-and-pol...

Trump’s Most Reviled Voting Company Sold to a GOP Official. That’s Not the Worst of It.

Earlier this month, news broke that Dominion Voting Solutions had been sold to a former Republican election official.

slate.com

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Holly Pettit @hollypettit.bsky.social · 8d

Steve Berger, an evangelical pastor who has attacked the separation of church and state as “a delusional lie” has a new roommate.

House Speaker Mike Johnson has been staying with him since around the beginning of 2025. www.propublica.org/article/mike... #Democracy #ChristianNationalism #USpolitics

Speaker Mike Johnson Is Living in a D.C. House That Is the Center of a Pastor’s Secretive Influence Campaign

The Capitol Hill townhouse is owned by a major Republican donor. It’s the headquarters of a little-known political influence project that has reached a number of powerful Republican politicians.

www.propublica.org

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Holly Pettit @hollypettit.bsky.social · 8d

That's a great pull for the new moon. Much needed, too, just now.

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Holly Pettit @hollypettit.bsky.social · 8d

Watching bulldozers destroy the East Wing of the White House is a knife to the heart. That residence belongs to the American people — past, present, and future.

It does not belong to the current resident.

#EastWing #WhiteHouse #USPolitics #USHistory

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Jack Boosteau ⚓️ @angrywaterman.bsky.social · 11d

Seattle No Kings from the monorail

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Holly Pettit @hollypettit.bsky.social · 11d

Sunset October 18, 2025 — #NH #Sunset #Autumn

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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 12d

A 200-person homeless encampment in Gainesville, GA, is being cleared this week. Many of those living in tents have jobs but can't afford rent.

One woman estimated she's been forced to move 20 times. "There's a lot of people who get checks that don't have enough money to get places," she said.

200-person homeless camp on community soccer field to be cleared

Many work full time but still can't afford housing.

www.wsbtv.com

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Eric Feigl-Ding @drericding.bsky.social · 12d

$172 million can fund a lot of medical research. Or 2 fancy private jets. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...

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Holly Pettit @hollypettit.bsky.social · 13d

The Dept. of Ed gutted special ed oversight this week. The funding is still there — but rights without enforcement are no rights at all.

My write-up:
hollypettit.substack.com/p/special-ed...

#SpecialEducation #DisabilityAwareness #FederalShutdown #TheBarriersWeFace #EduSky

Special Education Oversight Slashed Amid Federal Layoffs

Federal layoffs are dismantling the oversight that protects millions of children with disabilities. The dollars may remain, but the accountability is being stripped away.

hollypettit.substack.com

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Ruth Delgado @heylookitsruth.bsky.social · 16d

A mom in Houston reported her 15-year-old son with autism missing. She spent 6 days terrified, searching for him. The whole time, Houston police knew exactly where he was since they helped ICE place him in a refugee facility.

This is beyond cruel.
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Missing teen with autism transferred to refugee facility by HPD

He is currently being held at an Office for Refugee Resettlement facility.

www.houstonchronicle.com

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Holly Pettit @hollypettit.bsky.social · 15d

Confession: Rarely post real pics of my church. Our Pride flag + BLM sign = instant troll bait. My own politics & theology also tend to offend. We're already on a "woke church" watchlist & don't want draw the nutters a map to our door. I use look-alikes instead. (Ours is picturesque tho -- promise.)

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Holly Pettit @hollypettit.bsky.social · 15d

Foreign intelligence targets US space sector
U.S. #counterintelligence agencies issued a warning to the American #space industry regarding foreign entities, including China and Russia, attempting to steal #research and trade secrets to bolster their own space programs. #espionage

Mendy @mendenopolis.bsky.social · 16d

“FBI, NCSC, and AFOSI issued a two-page bulletin, saying unspecified foreign entities were using cyberattacks and techniques such as strategic investment through joint ventures and acquisitions to gain access to the U.S. space industry.”

US warns space companies about foreign spying

U.S. counterintelligence agencies on Friday warned the American space industry to guard against efforts by foreign intelligence entities to steal research and trade secrets as they try to boost their own countries' space programs.

www.reuters.com

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