Donna Holden

AV/TV, MP/TV, Showbiz, DGA, Photographer, Traveler, Family Historian, Caregiver (retired). Follows the Golden Rule.

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@ZioFacciatosta @PenguinSix When my mother was a child, they could drive up the White House driveway past the front door and out the other gate. (1933)

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@greta My uncle started learning the violin after he retired from being an OB/GYN. His violin teacher was Zubin Mehta‘s father, Mehli Mehta.

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I can't love this post enough.

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@BuzzPatterson My TWA mom was based in Tel Aviv when the UN voted for the partition. The next morning, the airline removed their crew.

[Katie Pavlich @KatiePavlich]

Last night I spoke with Brad Smith @ALScyborg, the first person with ALS to have @neuralink implanted. He has his voice back through AI and can even make dad jokes again. Absolutely incredible technology changing lives and bettering humanity. Thank you @elonmusk!

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Estate planning excellence ⬇️

[Brennan Schlagbaum, CPA @Budgetdog_]

If you die without a plan...

- The government takes 40% in tax
- Probate court costs $100k+
- Your kids get the scraps

If you love your family, here's every document you need to protect them:

(from a CPA & father of two)

1) Emergency Access List

This should include:

-> All bank account numbers
-> Investment account logins
-> Life insurance policies
-> 401k/IRA beneficiaries
-> Safe deposit box location
-> Password manager master code

Keep a digital & physical version for safety...

And make sure your spouse has access.

2) Legal Documents

-> Will (name guardians for kids)
-> Durable Power of Attorney
-> Healthcare Power of Attorney
-> Living Will/Healthcare Directive

Setting all of this up costs about $500...

($1,500 with an attorney)

But without them, the state decides everything.

3) Money Protection

Your family will need time to mourn.

Make sure they can do it without going broke:

-> Term life insurance (10x income)
-> Emergency fund (6-12 mo in a HYSA)
-> Retirement accounts with spouse access

4) The "First 48 Hours" Sheet

Write down clear instructions for your family:

Call this attorney: [Name/Number]
Call this CPA: [Name/Number]
File life insurance claim here: [Details]
Don't touch investments for 6 months
All bills are on autopay from [Account]

Grief destroys decision making.

This protects them.

5) Business Owner Addition

If you have a business, set up:

-> Buy sell agreements
-> Key person insurance
-> Business succession plan
-> Separate LLC owned by trust

If your company can't survive without you...

It's a 9-5 with extra steps.

6) Trust Setup

A proper trust can save your family $400k+ in probate costs.

But 90% of them are set up wrong:

-> Assets never get transferred in
-> Beneficiaries aren't updated
-> Pour-over will is missing

Here's how to fix that:

"Bulletproof" Trust System:

1) Revocable Living Trust
-> Avoids probate completely
-> Keeps finances private
-> Protects kids' inheritance

2) Pour-Over Will
-> Catches forgotten assets

3) Guardian Designation
-> Who raises your kids
-> How they get paid

Setting this up takes a weekend...

But ignoring it could cost your family everything.

So start before you're ready...

Because no one plans on dying.

Hope this helps!

Share with your spouse if you want to set this up...

And follow me for more 🤝🏻

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@tracybeanz I can see Vandenberg launches from my side of the country. Never gets old! 🚀

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@UBC250 @CaliforniaGlobe I think it is better.

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[KanekoaTheGreat @KanekoaTheGreat]

What a misleading headline from The Daily Mail.

The ATF ran a tool mark analysis on a bullet jacket fragment recovered from Charlie's autopsy.

The result was "inconclusive" — not "no match."

The jacket was too fragmented to compare, which also partially explains the lack of an exit wound.

The bullet shattered on impact.

"Inconclusive" means insufficient evidence to draw any conclusion.

It doesn't mean the bullet "did NOT match" the rifle like the headline says.

The defense wants to use "inconclusive" as exculpatory evidence — but the prosecution wants to run chemical or molecular analysis comparing the jacket alloy to ammunition recovered with the gun.

Unlike tool mark analysis, it doesn't require an intact bullet.

The defense is trying to block that testing from happening.

That's the nuance of the real story.

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@shannonrwatts @TinseltownPR https://t.co/hJkMJuA0HC

[KanekoaTheGreat @KanekoaTheGreat]

What a misleading headline from The Daily Mail.

The ATF ran a tool mark analysis on a bullet jacket fragment recovered from Charlie's autopsy.

The result was "inconclusive" — not "no match."

The jacket was too fragmented to compare, which also partially explains the lack of an exit wound.

The bullet shattered on impact.

"Inconclusive" means insufficient evidence to draw any conclusion.

It doesn't mean the bullet "did NOT match" the rifle like the headline says.

The defense wants to use "inconclusive" as exculpatory evidence — but the prosecution wants to run chemical or molecular analysis comparing the jacket alloy to ammunition recovered with the gun.

Unlike tool mark analysis, it doesn't require an intact bullet.

The defense is trying to block that testing from happening.

That's the nuance of the real story.

[Tracy Beanz @tracybeanz]

🤣Legit laugh out loud.

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@VigilantFox What if your LED lights are the same Kelvin temperature as tungsten ones?

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@PlayfulWalrus @TheAcademy Was he an Academy member?

[Aakash Gupta @aakashgupta]

74% of abducted children who are killed die within the first 3 hours. 44% within the first hour.

I have a 4-year-old. When I found that FBI stat, I stopped what I was doing and started teaching him four things that afternoon.

1. Phone number. Memorized, not stored in a device. A kid who can recite a parent’s number to any adult with a phone becomes findable in seconds.

2. Code word. Any adult who says “your mom sent me” gets tested. If they don’t know the word, he runs. A 4-year-old can learn this in one conversation.

3. Stop, stay, yell. This one overrides the freeze response. FBI data shows 80% of initial contact between an abductor and a victim happens within a quarter mile of the child’s home. The quiet, compliant kid is what predators count on. A kid trained to scream on reflex changes the math. Every decibel is a witness.

4. Find a mom with kids. A small child can’t judge whether a stranger is safe. But a woman already watching her own children in public is the closest thing to a guaranteed safe adult. She’s the person most likely to act in seconds.

460,000 children are reported missing in the U.S. every year. One every 69 seconds. Recovery rate is above 97%. What separates the 97% from the 3% is almost always what happened in the first few minutes.

In nearly 60% of abduction homicide cases, more than two hours passed between when someone realized the child was missing and when police were called. The reporting delay alone eats most of the survival window. Every one of these five skills attacks that gap.

Four rules a 4-year-old can memorize. Each one turns hours of panic into seconds of correct action.

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@megbasham @LarryOConnor Was she a member of the Academy (AMPAS)?

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