billbindc
@billbindc.bsky.social
Billbindc in various places. Mostly Ukraine, politics and transportation.
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The woke scolds are trying to make this about racism. But Musk is right. It's about historical and scientific integrity. When the God of Thunder disguises himself as a swan to seduce and fuck a queen and the resulting baby hatches from an egg, *of course* the baby will be white. It's just science.
Elon Musk claims Christopher Nolan has lost ‘integrity’ over The Odyssey casting
Lupita Nyong’o is reportedly set to play Helen of Troy in Nolan’s upcoming adaptation of Homer’s epic poem
www.independent.co.uk
"So it came to pass that the Hellenes were in good spirits, and said that the war would be no different from fighting with women, when they saw that the barbarians were so white‑skinned that they could not endure the sun."
Xenophon - Anabasis
Xenophon - Anabasis
"...and the trains are running on time!"
Bondi crashes out over Epstein: "The Dow is over 50,000 dollars! I don't know why you're laughing. You're a great stock trader as I hear, Raskin. The Dow is over 50,000 right now. The S&P at almost 7,000, and the Nasdaq smashing records. That's what we should be talking about."
February 11, 2026 at 8:59 PM
"...and the trains are running on time!"
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US military aid to Ukraine was the single most effective military spending we’ve had since aiding the Mujahideen against the Soviets in Afghanistan. We reduced Russia’s military by like half for circa five percent of the annual Pentagon budget. That’s a goddamn bargain.
And Trump has spoiled it.
And Trump has spoiled it.
February 11, 2026 at 8:47 PM
US military aid to Ukraine was the single most effective military spending we’ve had since aiding the Mujahideen against the Soviets in Afghanistan. We reduced Russia’s military by like half for circa five percent of the annual Pentagon budget. That’s a goddamn bargain.
And Trump has spoiled it.
And Trump has spoiled it.
The people who wonder if we live in a simulation are quite literally creating a simulation for themselves to believe in.
February 11, 2026 at 7:46 PM
The people who wonder if we live in a simulation are quite literally creating a simulation for themselves to believe in.
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This guy sucks but he seems to be aware of how history will remember people in this era which sets him apart from nearly everyone in either major American political party
Massie: "She didn't answer anything. She came here ready to talk about the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq, which seems kind of crazy to me."
February 11, 2026 at 6:13 PM
This guy sucks but he seems to be aware of how history will remember people in this era which sets him apart from nearly everyone in either major American political party
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it’s really crazy how, in the course of three weeks, we’ve gone from “wow he’s really out there chasing ICE” to it being a point of total consensus among many that I am “working with the feds.” a bizarre demonstration of how social environments Online just microwave people’s brains
"If I keep working with the feds people might get mad that I work with the feds, what can I do!?"
I’m telling you, eventually someone could actually take a shot at me if this “he’s a fed!” lunacy continues. It’s not safe, it’s genuinely scary
February 11, 2026 at 4:02 PM
it’s really crazy how, in the course of three weeks, we’ve gone from “wow he’s really out there chasing ICE” to it being a point of total consensus among many that I am “working with the feds.” a bizarre demonstration of how social environments Online just microwave people’s brains
This is a wildly bad reading of what the Melian Dialogues say:
"The dialogue is famous for its stark portrayal of the dictates of political realism. The world is not guided by ideals and values, it demonstrates. It is brokered only by power."
The exchange between Athens and Melios is *not*...1/-
"The dialogue is famous for its stark portrayal of the dictates of political realism. The world is not guided by ideals and values, it demonstrates. It is brokered only by power."
The exchange between Athens and Melios is *not*...1/-
Can somebody with expertise in ancient history do a take down of this utter nonsense from the @nytimes.com? Yes ancient Judaism does humanise the oppressed, but so did other ancient societies. @bretdevereaux.bsky.social @fakehistoryhunter.net
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...
Opinion | Donald Trump, Pagan King
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:18 PM
This is a wildly bad reading of what the Melian Dialogues say:
"The dialogue is famous for its stark portrayal of the dictates of political realism. The world is not guided by ideals and values, it demonstrates. It is brokered only by power."
The exchange between Athens and Melios is *not*...1/-
"The dialogue is famous for its stark portrayal of the dictates of political realism. The world is not guided by ideals and values, it demonstrates. It is brokered only by power."
The exchange between Athens and Melios is *not*...1/-
Well, well, well...
February 11, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Well, well, well...
"I had always hoped that this land might become a safe and agreeable asylum to the virtuous and persecuted part of mankind, to whatever nation they might belong."
George Washington
May 22, 1788
George Washington
May 22, 1788
February 10, 2026 at 10:36 PM
"I had always hoped that this land might become a safe and agreeable asylum to the virtuous and persecuted part of mankind, to whatever nation they might belong."
George Washington
May 22, 1788
George Washington
May 22, 1788
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This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 10, 2026 at 3:18 AM
This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
This.
one thing that has always confused me about these hypos where the House refuses to recognize Dem winners—the House isn't a continuing body, and it wouldn't be the current House that would be seating anyone. it's the incoming House. www.vox.com/politics/478...
February 10, 2026 at 1:44 AM
This.
This is what cultural exhaustion looks like...and it's entirely confined to the right:
The lyrics to most of Kid Rock's songs trigger the requirement to report exposure to his son.
February 9, 2026 at 11:42 PM
This is what cultural exhaustion looks like...and it's entirely confined to the right:
This:
After two weeks deep inside the Epstein files, I've come to view his operation as something close to an elder abuse scheme. Pitching old oligarchs on the collapse of the global order as a way to fund his sex trafficking operation.
www.garbageday.email/p/a-singular...
www.garbageday.email/p/a-singular...
February 9, 2026 at 9:55 PM
This:
Year Zero but in the dumbest most performatively possible way...
"[A]anyone wanting to see older posts will have to file a Freedom of Information Act request.... That would differ from how the U.S. #government typically handles archiving the public online footprint of previous administrations": www.npr.org/2026/02/07/n... #ethics #internet #socialmedia #Twitter
State Department will delete X posts from before Trump returned to office
The policy change orders the removal of any post made by official State Department accounts on X before President Trump returned to office in 2025.
www.npr.org
February 9, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Year Zero but in the dumbest most performatively possible way...
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When the pint of Ben and Jerry’s you’ve opened has melted enough for your spoon to dig in
December 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
When the pint of Ben and Jerry’s you’ve opened has melted enough for your spoon to dig in
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BREAKING: “in my 24th year of my quest to settle the planet Mars, I have just been informed of a basic fact of celestial mechanics.”
February 9, 2026 at 10:31 AM
BREAKING: “in my 24th year of my quest to settle the planet Mars, I have just been informed of a basic fact of celestial mechanics.”
Culture always wins:
February 9, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Culture always wins:
Just 4% of the people who watched the halftime show choose to watch the MAGA cultured version:
Every story about aggrieved Kid Rock halftime-show watchers should be matched with a piece on the local parties where people were overwhelmingly excited about Bad Bunny www.tampabay28.com/news/region-...
Latinos in Tampa Bay celebrate Bad Bunny making history at Super Bowl LX
Bad Bunny brought pride and celebration to Latinos across the U.S. with his historic Super Bowl halftime performance.
www.tampabay28.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Just 4% of the people who watched the halftime show choose to watch the MAGA cultured version:
Remember: culture always wins.
Yikes: the alternative TPUSA “All-American” Halftime Show had fewer than 14,000 views.
February 9, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Remember: culture always wins.
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Donald Trump has turned America into a violent fascist kleptocracy. But the NFL just forced some culturally unfamiliar music upon me. I have never felt more politically homeless.
February 9, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Donald Trump has turned America into a violent fascist kleptocracy. But the NFL just forced some culturally unfamiliar music upon me. I have never felt more politically homeless.
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I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them
February 9, 2026 at 2:11 AM
I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them
Not only was that halftime show kind of great (the couple was actually married right there on stage) but they helpfully translated into English the most important message many Americans need to remember right now:
February 9, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Not only was that halftime show kind of great (the couple was actually married right there on stage) but they helpfully translated into English the most important message many Americans need to remember right now:
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Variety confirms the wedding in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show was real
Bad Bunny Stuns the Super Bowl With Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin and a Real Wedding Ceremony as Pedro Pascal, Jessica Alba and More Party on Stage
Bad Bunny staged a Super Bowl Halftime performance for the ages on Sunday, with Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin, an elaborate set and a real wedding.
variety.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Variety confirms the wedding in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show was real
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Sports reporter with NBC News reporting that the couple in Bad Bunny’s halftime show got married for real
February 9, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Sports reporter with NBC News reporting that the couple in Bad Bunny’s halftime show got married for real
Normalization is a hell of a drug:
Last week the far right started peddling a narrative that the outrage over Epstein is a moral panic. Today, like clockwork, a more polite version of that narrative appears in the Atlantic.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
February 8, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Normalization is a hell of a drug:
Magnifique.
"Eighty-two years after his execution by the Gestapo on June 16, 1944, the Jewish historian and resistance fighter Marc Bloch will be inducted into the Pantheon on June 23... His family requested that 'the far right, in all its forms, be excluded from any participation in the ceremony.'"
Marc Bloch, historien et résistant juif, entrera au Panthéon le 23 juin
February 8, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Magnifique.