Michael Hill
@amhill7.bsky.social
Spent 35 years at Baltimore’s Sunpapers as everything from TV Critic to foreign correspondent in Africa. Now a guide at Antietam National Battlefield. #Orioles, #Ravens, #Liverpool, #Formula1, #running, #cycling, #democracy, #journalism, et al.
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Even BILL CLINTON is saying he doesn’t care if the full release of the files implicates Bill Clinton. Amazing.
Bill Clinton releasing a statement saying 'release the Epstein files, you cowards' was not on my bingo list.
December 23, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Even BILL CLINTON is saying he doesn’t care if the full release of the files implicates Bill Clinton. Amazing.
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This tells you that Vance thinks the MAGA base isn’t just full of diehard racists; he thinks it’s full of diehard racists who are also too cowardly to be openly racist if they think people might disapprove
JD Vance: "In the United States of America you don't have to apologize for being white anymore"
December 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
This tells you that Vance thinks the MAGA base isn’t just full of diehard racists; he thinks it’s full of diehard racists who are also too cowardly to be openly racist if they think people might disapprove
Scum
JD Vance: "Mogadishu — wait, I mean Minneapolis. Little Freudian slip there."
December 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Scum
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RIP to Ziggy Sobotka.
I was just at the gym watching a The Wire s2 episode, and came back to this awful news. Ransone was incredible in that season — so believable as the screw-up determined to live down to everyone's low opinion of him. And great in almost everything else I saw him do. RIP.
'The Wire' Star James Ransone Dead at 46 After Apparent Suicide
James Ransone -- an actor best known for his role in the hit show "The Wire" -- has died ... and the medical examiner is pointing to suicide as the cause.
www.tmz.com
December 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
RIP to Ziggy Sobotka.
The most salient point about this story is that the right wing is having a serious discussion about if it needs to accommodate anti-semites or risk alienating a large number of its supporters:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/u...
Turning Point’s Annual Gathering Turns Into a Gripefest
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The most salient point about this story is that the right wing is having a serious discussion about if it needs to accommodate anti-semites or risk alienating a large number of its supporters:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/u...
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FROM THE EPSTEIN FILES: During one of Doe's encounters with Epstein, he took her to Mar-a-Lago where he introduced her to its owner, Donald J. Trump. Introducing 14-year-old Doe to Donald J. Trump,... 1/2
December 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
FROM THE EPSTEIN FILES: During one of Doe's encounters with Epstein, he took her to Mar-a-Lago where he introduced her to its owner, Donald J. Trump. Introducing 14-year-old Doe to Donald J. Trump,... 1/2
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I'm so old, I remember 1993 when Jared Taylor and Arkansas Lt. Governor Mike Huckabee appeared on the same dais with each other at a conference organized by the descendant org of the old White Citizens Councils.
December 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I'm so old, I remember 1993 when Jared Taylor and Arkansas Lt. Governor Mike Huckabee appeared on the same dais with each other at a conference organized by the descendant org of the old White Citizens Councils.
I’m sure when Mike Johnson is asked about this, he’ll claim he has no knowledge of it:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
Trump Seizes on Rob Reiner’s Death to Attack the Hollywood Director
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I’m sure when Mike Johnson is asked about this, he’ll claim he has no knowledge of it:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
This is not surprising as Trump’s idea of making America great again is a return of apartheid:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/w...
The Newest V.I.P.s at the U.S. Embassy in South Africa? Afrikaners.
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
This is not surprising as Trump’s idea of making America great again is a return of apartheid:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/w...
What a loss! One of the greats, such an original. You have no idea how many songs you’ve heard him on:
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Steve Cropper, Booker T. & the MG's and Stax Records Guitarist, Dead at 84 — Rolling Stone
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame musician played on and co-wrote classics like “Green Onions,” “In the Midnight Hour,” and “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay”
apple.news
December 4, 2025 at 12:26 AM
What a loss! One of the greats, such an original. You have no idea how many songs you’ve heard him on:
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apple.news/AAtXX6vFIQzG...
Imagine: this brings pleasure to Stephen Miller:
College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Imagine: this brings pleasure to Stephen Miller:
College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
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They are literally firing all the judges they think might grant relief. They just fired a friend of mine a couple hours ago. They have no shame. The bastards want an assembly line for deportations and nothing more; rubber-stamping bootlickers who’ll yes’sir at every new diktat to deny.
Instead of hiring more immigration judges, the Department of Justice just posted an ad for "deportation judges." join.justice.gov
November 21, 2025 at 11:17 PM
They are literally firing all the judges they think might grant relief. They just fired a friend of mine a couple hours ago. They have no shame. The bastards want an assembly line for deportations and nothing more; rubber-stamping bootlickers who’ll yes’sir at every new diktat to deny.
Here’s a theory: the reason Trump is trying to keep the Epstein files under wraps is because he doesn’t want Melania to see them. Maybe their prenup doesn’t cover money made during their marriage and he’s just pocketed $3 billion.
November 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Here’s a theory: the reason Trump is trying to keep the Epstein files under wraps is because he doesn’t want Melania to see them. Maybe their prenup doesn’t cover money made during their marriage and he’s just pocketed $3 billion.
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First, let's back up.
Noem has starred in a sprawling ad campaign she’s said is a crucial tool to stem illegal immigration—so crucial that DHS bypassed the normal competitive bidding process, designed to prevent waste & corruption in federal contracts www.propublica.org/article/kris...
Noem has starred in a sprawling ad campaign she’s said is a crucial tool to stem illegal immigration—so crucial that DHS bypassed the normal competitive bidding process, designed to prevent waste & corruption in federal contracts www.propublica.org/article/kris...
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
First, let's back up.
Noem has starred in a sprawling ad campaign she’s said is a crucial tool to stem illegal immigration—so crucial that DHS bypassed the normal competitive bidding process, designed to prevent waste & corruption in federal contracts www.propublica.org/article/kris...
Noem has starred in a sprawling ad campaign she’s said is a crucial tool to stem illegal immigration—so crucial that DHS bypassed the normal competitive bidding process, designed to prevent waste & corruption in federal contracts www.propublica.org/article/kris...
As we contemplate Trump's declining poll numbers, the Epstein debacle, the distinct possibility of a disaster at the polls next year, etc, etc, remember, he really doesn't care because he hs cashed in to the tune of $3 billion:
www.thefp.com/p/inside-tru...
www.thefp.com/p/inside-tru...
Inside Trump’s Crypto Cash Machine
The Trump family’s staggeringly lucrative crypto business has added billions to the president’s net worth in a matter of months—and left more than a whiff of corruption, writes Joe Nocera.
www.thefp.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
As we contemplate Trump's declining poll numbers, the Epstein debacle, the distinct possibility of a disaster at the polls next year, etc, etc, remember, he really doesn't care because he hs cashed in to the tune of $3 billion:
www.thefp.com/p/inside-tru...
www.thefp.com/p/inside-tru...
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Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
Op Margraten zijn twee panelen over zwarte Amerikaanse bevrijders van Nederland opeens weg. ‘Past bij beleid van de regering-Trump’
Op Margraten zijn twee panelen over zwarte Amerikaanse bevrijders van Nederland opeens weg. ‘Past bij beleid van de regering-Trump’
Op de Amerikaanse begraafplaats in Margraten is het opeens stil geworden rond de zwarte Amerikanen die hielpen Nederland bevrijden. Twee panelen die hun bijdrage herdachten – én wezen op hun strijd tegen racisme binnen het leger – werden zonder toelichting verwijderd.
www.nrc.nl
November 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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BREAKING: After ICE refuses to allow detained migrants to receive the Eucharist, Pope Leo calls on Trump and Vance to respect migrants‘ dignity and religious liberty.
“They must allow ministers to assist with their needs. They've been separated from their families and no one knows what happens.”
“They must allow ministers to assist with their needs. They've been separated from their families and no one knows what happens.”
November 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
BREAKING: After ICE refuses to allow detained migrants to receive the Eucharist, Pope Leo calls on Trump and Vance to respect migrants‘ dignity and religious liberty.
“They must allow ministers to assist with their needs. They've been separated from their families and no one knows what happens.”
“They must allow ministers to assist with their needs. They've been separated from their families and no one knows what happens.”
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Mamdani has won more votes than the entire population of any of the 5 smallest states.
Mamdani has won more votes than there are people in South Dakota.
November 5, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Mamdani has won more votes than the entire population of any of the 5 smallest states.
Couldn’t happen to a nicer group of people:
G.O.P. Figures Seek Distance From Tucker Carlson, Denouncing Antisemitism www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
G.O.P. Figures Seek Distance From Tucker Carlson, Denouncing Antisemitism www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
G.O.P. Figures Seek Distance From Tucker Carlson, Denouncing Antisemitism
www.nytimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Couldn’t happen to a nicer group of people:
G.O.P. Figures Seek Distance From Tucker Carlson, Denouncing Antisemitism www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
G.O.P. Figures Seek Distance From Tucker Carlson, Denouncing Antisemitism www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
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Americans *love* paying more for health insurance. We can’t get enough!
Some weeks I just write a check to United HealthCare even when I don’t have a bill due, just as a li’l love note to my buds.
Some weeks I just write a check to United HealthCare even when I don’t have a bill due, just as a li’l love note to my buds.
“I think most people are going to say, OK, I had a great deal during COVID,” said Club For Growth President David McIntosh. “But now it’s back to business as usual, and I should be paying for health care.”
Republicans Face Voter Anger Over Rising Health Care Premiums
Notices of rising health insurance premiums are landing in voters' mailboxes and sending some to Republican town halls to vent their frustration.
buff.ly
October 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Americans *love* paying more for health insurance. We can’t get enough!
Some weeks I just write a check to United HealthCare even when I don’t have a bill due, just as a li’l love note to my buds.
Some weeks I just write a check to United HealthCare even when I don’t have a bill due, just as a li’l love note to my buds.
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This is nowhere close to being true.
Two @ij.org clients are citizens who were arrested & @propublica.org found 168 more.
Plus, we have witness statements from others who--like most of the citizens caught up by Noem's tactics--didn't have their arrests recorded so they didn't make the news.
Two @ij.org clients are citizens who were arrested & @propublica.org found 168 more.
Plus, we have witness statements from others who--like most of the citizens caught up by Noem's tactics--didn't have their arrests recorded so they didn't make the news.
Kristi Noem: "No American citizens have been arrested or detained. We focus on those who are here illegally. And anything you would hear or report that would be different than that is simply not true and false reporting."
October 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
This is nowhere close to being true.
Two @ij.org clients are citizens who were arrested & @propublica.org found 168 more.
Plus, we have witness statements from others who--like most of the citizens caught up by Noem's tactics--didn't have their arrests recorded so they didn't make the news.
Two @ij.org clients are citizens who were arrested & @propublica.org found 168 more.
Plus, we have witness statements from others who--like most of the citizens caught up by Noem's tactics--didn't have their arrests recorded so they didn't make the news.
Anyone think Trump knows resuming nuclear tests won't help his Nobel Peace Prize resume?
October 30, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Anyone think Trump knows resuming nuclear tests won't help his Nobel Peace Prize resume?
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Once again, so nice to see how ICE goons are helping our communities and keeping our families safe
Multiple accounts on ICE Watch Facebook pages are reporting that agents pulled a couple out of their vehicle in Aurora, Illinois, arrested them, and then abandoned the couple’s toddler in the backseat.
October 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Once again, so nice to see how ICE goons are helping our communities and keeping our families safe