Bill Hine
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billhine.bsky.social
"But perhaps they’ll find a reason not to give it to me."

How about fomenting a civil war in your own country. Is that a good enough reason?
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gtconway.bsky.social
Q. What's the difference between Pam Bondi and Meg Ryan?

A. No one wants to have what Bondi's having.
sykescharlie.bsky.social
Rick Wilson compares her stuttering evasions, insults, and faux bursts of performative outrage to a fake orgasm — Unfortunately, this makes her performance seem far more entertaining than it actually was; and is unfair to orgasms.
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Reason For Hope Amid the Wreckage
If you woke up this morning with the vague sense that you were missing a goodly portion of your brain cells, it’s likely that you watched Pam Bondi’s performance yesterday before a Senate committee.
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billhine.bsky.social
Pretty much.
ryanlcooper.com
Donald Trump has heard the wails and lamentations of all the Rust Belt communities left behind by neoliberalism, and he has a message for them: fuck you and die
emilypont.bsky.social
Some additional info on the new list of axed DOE projects circulating.
- All 7 H2 Hubs
- All 13 IRA grants to convert at-risk auto plants to EV mfg
- 11 of 15 grants to speed domestic clean energy mfg in former coal communities
- 10 of 38 grants for battery materials
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billhine.bsky.social
And maybe the military as well. SecDef is looking for recruits who are eager to 'kill people' and 'break things.'
resnikoff.bsky.social
It was clear from the beginning that ICE staffing up was going to be a full employment program for racists, barroom bullies and wife beaters
billhine.bsky.social
"America has witnessed two remarkable acts of forgiveness in the last month. Erika Kirk forgave the man who killed her husband. Latter-day Saints loved the family of the man who massacred their brothers and sisters."

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Opinion | The Grace That Gives Us Hope
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billhine.bsky.social
Makes MAGA sense.
darinself.com
If anyone can give farmers access to international markets its the guy who closed off access to international markets
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Joni Ernst: "Unfortunately, our farmers do need that assistance. They don't like it. They consider it welfare. They want trade, not aid. So we really need to see some of these new markets opening up around the globe ... but if there's anybody that can make a deal, it's President Trump."
billhine.bsky.social
"'We’ve seen a pretty dramatic increase,” emergency medicine physician Meghan Martin says. “It feels like almost every other trauma that’s coming in is related to an e-bike.' Then there are the ones who go to the coroner, riders and pedestrians."

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Opinion | E-bikes are an e-menace
America’s streets are being swarmed by teens on fast, silent electric bikes, and injuries are rising.
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adamparkhomenko.bsky.social
They didn’t drain the swamp. They sold VIP tickets to it.
billhine.bsky.social
Benevolent? BENEVOLENT?!!
M.J. is such a weasel.
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BASH: Do you think the executive branch should use this shutdown as an excuse to permanently fire federal workers?

MIKE JOHNSON: Well I can tell you right now that the president has been a benevolent president. He is mitigating the harm right now.
billhine.bsky.social
"America spends $1.4 trillion on education. And bluntly, it sucks and is getting worse. Grade scores and even basic measures like reading comprehension have been trending down. It doesn't have to be this way!"

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Dad, can I tell you something
The secret to raising kids who love school
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billhine.bsky.social
"Trump’s and Hegseth’s speeches were an exercise in military nostalgia."

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billhine.bsky.social
"[Talarico] uses biblical references to make the point. Among his favorites is the one where Jesus drove merchants and money changers from the temple in Jerusalem. 'It’s time to start flipping tables,' he says in his stump speech."

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Opinion | Is This Bible-Quoting Texan the Answer to Democratic Prayers?
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billhine.bsky.social
If it reinforces the generals' commitment to duty and to the Constitution, it was worth it.
mrsbettybowers.bsky.social
I'd be curious to know who much it cost the American taxpayers to flying generals in from all over the world so Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump would have a captive audience to witness their weird and dangerous witlessness live.
billhine.bsky.social
Let's hope so.
mrsbettybowers.bsky.social
Forcing all those generals to witness how amateurish and foolish both Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth are firsthand might increase the chances of illegal orders being ignored in the future.
billhine.bsky.social
SecDef's version of "speak softly and carry a big stick."
Something got lost in the translation.
TR he ain't.
ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
This is the cringiest MF on the planet. He’s actually saying this to our most senior military officers from around the world.
billhine.bsky.social
"Putting pressure on American tech wages [as the current program now does] and importing more lower-level workers when AI is displacing entry-level software jobs is lunacy. It undercuts Americans who have worked hard and earned engineering degrees."
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Opinion | How Trump’s $100K H-1B visa fee is a smart bet on innovation
The higher visa application cost will draw top talent and fix a broken system.
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billhine.bsky.social
Where's the 3rd choice, "HELL yes!"
usapolling.bsky.social
"Would you say the US is in a political crisis?"

Yes: 79%
No: 18%

Quinnipiac / Sept 21, 2025
billhine.bsky.social
“Not only does [halting permitted projects] inject significant uncertainty into the infrastructure development process, but it invariably increases the price of the projects and risks raising the cost of electricity, diminishing our ability to meet growing demand.”
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Unexpected Critics of Trump’s Attacks on Wind Energy: Oil Executives
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