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.
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.
Reposted by Michael Hill
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.”
Reposted by Michael Hill
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.
Reposted by Michael Hill
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
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Recall when we had a president who was a decent human being? Seems so remote and novel now.
October 30, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Recall when we had a president who was a decent human being? Seems so remote and novel now.
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I would rather live next door to someone who speaks another language than live next door to someone who doesn’t want to live near people who speak other languages. I know nothing about Person A but I know person B is a shitbird.
Vance says it is "totally reasonable and acceptable" for people to not want to live next door to people who speak a different language than they do
October 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I would rather live next door to someone who speaks another language than live next door to someone who doesn’t want to live near people who speak other languages. I know nothing about Person A but I know person B is a shitbird.
Geez, I thought Toronto was not supposed to recover from that heartbreaking 18 inning loss yesterday (this morning). #WorldSeries
October 29, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Geez, I thought Toronto was not supposed to recover from that heartbreaking 18 inning loss yesterday (this morning). #WorldSeries
While Trump is in Japan extorting a trade agreement and his ICE Brown Shirts are rounding up Latinos, Americans are cheering for hired hands from both regions in the #WorldSeries.
October 29, 2025 at 12:18 AM
While Trump is in Japan extorting a trade agreement and his ICE Brown Shirts are rounding up Latinos, Americans are cheering for hired hands from both regions in the #WorldSeries.
Reposted by Michael Hill
The amount is meaningless — less than one day of salary. But the principle is important: once the armed services are paid by the oligarchs, they become a private militia, and we no longer have a country.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Pentagon Accepts $130 Million Donation to Help Pay Troops During Shutdown
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The amount is meaningless — less than one day of salary. But the principle is important: once the armed services are paid by the oligarchs, they become a private militia, and we no longer have a country.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
For all those getting in a tizzy about the effect of legalized gambling on sports, it needs to be noted that the charges against the NBA players were not to defend the integrity of basketball but of gambling.
October 25, 2025 at 11:45 AM
For all those getting in a tizzy about the effect of legalized gambling on sports, it needs to be noted that the charges against the NBA players were not to defend the integrity of basketball but of gambling.
Reposted by Michael Hill
Your health care premiums will be going up 500% or more so that Trump and the Republicans can use those taxpayer funds to build American concentration camps.
The Department of Homeland Security is funneling $10 billion through the Navy to help facilitate the construction of a sprawling network of migrant detention centers across the US in an arrangement aimed at getting the centers built faster. https://cnn.it/4oDFP9W
October 24, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Your health care premiums will be going up 500% or more so that Trump and the Republicans can use those taxpayer funds to build American concentration camps.
Reposted by Michael Hill
Here’s the original clip of Ronald Reagan from April 25, 1987, where he delivered a complete and total rebuke against tariffs. Trump's calling Reagan’s words here “FAKE” and “fraudulent.” They’re 100% real. And the original clip is actually far worse for Trump, as much is left out of the ad:
October 24, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Here’s the original clip of Ronald Reagan from April 25, 1987, where he delivered a complete and total rebuke against tariffs. Trump's calling Reagan’s words here “FAKE” and “fraudulent.” They’re 100% real. And the original clip is actually far worse for Trump, as much is left out of the ad:
Reposted by Michael Hill
"It won't interfere with the current building. It won't be. It'll be near it but not touching it, and pays total respect to the existing building, which I'm the biggest fan of. It's my favourite place. I love it." - Donald Trump, July 2025
October 24, 2025 at 11:47 AM
"It won't interfere with the current building. It won't be. It'll be near it but not touching it, and pays total respect to the existing building, which I'm the biggest fan of. It's my favourite place. I love it." - Donald Trump, July 2025
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"Magda Goebbels made a great strudel"
October 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
"Magda Goebbels made a great strudel"
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How Trump silences his critics on.ft.com/4qoZJHn
So critical to remember how much opposition we never see or hear because people fear reprisal
So critical to remember how much opposition we never see or hear because people fear reprisal
October 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
How Trump silences his critics on.ft.com/4qoZJHn
So critical to remember how much opposition we never see or hear because people fear reprisal
So critical to remember how much opposition we never see or hear because people fear reprisal
Not only is the World Series starting in that trade enemy Canada, but many of the players are of the ethnicity that would get them stopped on the street by ICE.
October 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Not only is the World Series starting in that trade enemy Canada, but many of the players are of the ethnicity that would get them stopped on the street by ICE.
Reposted by Michael Hill
This is who is paying for the destruction of the White House East Wing, per @wsj.com
Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
Google
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
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Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
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October 21, 2025 at 12:28 AM
This is who is paying for the destruction of the White House East Wing, per @wsj.com
Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
Google
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
1/3
Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
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