Alex Hillis
@alexhillis.bsky.social
Into: cycling, film, music, economics, foreign policy, being a dad, nerd stuff, substantive debate.
Can't stand: mainstream sports, any cult like fandoms, influencers, dumb ass memes, identity politics.
Can't stand: mainstream sports, any cult like fandoms, influencers, dumb ass memes, identity politics.
It's 100% true that Bluey is just as enjoyable for parents as it is for kids, maybe more so in some instances. We should all try to be Bandits and Chilis.
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Bandit Heeler is having a midlife crisis, and ‘Bluey’ wants you to notice
What if ‘Bluey’ isn’t really about Bluey? Holly Baxter presents the case for Bandit and Chilli as the show’s real protagonists
www.independent.co.uk
March 6, 2025 at 8:20 AM
It's 100% true that Bluey is just as enjoyable for parents as it is for kids, maybe more so in some instances. We should all try to be Bandits and Chilis.
www.independent.co.uk/independentp...
www.independent.co.uk/independentp...
The reason I have zero interest in Landman or any of the other Sheridan TV shows - they're valorizing a "freedom 'murican" and backwards way of thinking about the world.
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How Oil Propaganda Sneaks Into TV Shows | Climate Town
YouTube video by Climate Town
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February 24, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The reason I have zero interest in Landman or any of the other Sheridan TV shows - they're valorizing a "freedom 'murican" and backwards way of thinking about the world.
youtu.be/wBC_bug5DIQ?...
youtu.be/wBC_bug5DIQ?...
Reposted by Alex Hillis
Again, the two most impactful lies of the past half-century have been “Trump is a good businessman” and “Republicans are the good-at-economy party”
Laid-off IRS employee said he had voted for Trump: "I thought that someone with his business acumen would have come in with a fine-tooth comb and actually found it instead of coming in with a wrecking ball and destroying people’s lives for no reason."
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February 21, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Again, the two most impactful lies of the past half-century have been “Trump is a good businessman” and “Republicans are the good-at-economy party”
The "At least Trump is ending the penny" folks should remember that even an executive order which is common-sense and popular still works to Trump's ends of consolidating power in the executive branch.
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Is The Penny *Finally* Dead?
YouTube video by CGP Grey
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February 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The "At least Trump is ending the penny" folks should remember that even an executive order which is common-sense and popular still works to Trump's ends of consolidating power in the executive branch.
youtu.be/n1KgxqEQn0A?...
youtu.be/n1KgxqEQn0A?...
Reposted by Alex Hillis
My instinct is to make the case that USAID is extremely good, actually. But I feel like it’s more important to say, “What is happening is antagonistic to the foundational document of the nation.”
February 4, 2025 at 4:56 AM
My instinct is to make the case that USAID is extremely good, actually. But I feel like it’s more important to say, “What is happening is antagonistic to the foundational document of the nation.”