Jim Hamilton
@hamiltonjas.bsky.social
Former Montana state legislator, Rep. Question. Hiker, biker, occasional logger.
Weary of the ICE violence. Where do they find these folks who go
to work each day to inflict pain on their fellow humans. Some are built that way but hundreds/thousands? What?
to work each day to inflict pain on their fellow humans. Some are built that way but hundreds/thousands? What?
October 13, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Weary of the ICE violence. Where do they find these folks who go
to work each day to inflict pain on their fellow humans. Some are built that way but hundreds/thousands? What?
to work each day to inflict pain on their fellow humans. Some are built that way but hundreds/thousands? What?
As wreckage piles up, Trump and his aides retreat to fantasyland. They volunteered for the job but obsequious sycophant doesn’t seem like a title one would cherish.
May 2, 2025 at 1:08 PM
As wreckage piles up, Trump and his aides retreat to fantasyland. They volunteered for the job but obsequious sycophant doesn’t seem like a title one would cherish.
While the rest of us wonder how a double digit percentage of our investments vanished so quickly will the felonious guy be golfing in FL? #mtpol#stocks
April 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
While the rest of us wonder how a double digit percentage of our investments vanished so quickly will the felonious guy be golfing in FL? #mtpol#stocks
Records show many federal workers were fired and rehired at 18 agencies - CBS News.
Many of these folks put on leave with pay. Due to ill advised and hasty decisions by the administration they decided to pay people not to work. The gang who couldn’t govern straight?
Many of these folks put on leave with pay. Due to ill advised and hasty decisions by the administration they decided to pay people not to work. The gang who couldn’t govern straight?
March 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Records show many federal workers were fired and rehired at 18 agencies - CBS News.
Many of these folks put on leave with pay. Due to ill advised and hasty decisions by the administration they decided to pay people not to work. The gang who couldn’t govern straight?
Many of these folks put on leave with pay. Due to ill advised and hasty decisions by the administration they decided to pay people not to work. The gang who couldn’t govern straight?
“I actually think he’s doing what anybody else would do,” Particularly sociopathic…only those who have little regard for other humans would normalize a vicious attempt to terrorize civilians.
March 8, 2025 at 2:31 AM
“I actually think he’s doing what anybody else would do,” Particularly sociopathic…only those who have little regard for other humans would normalize a vicious attempt to terrorize civilians.
White House Announces One-Month Tariff Exemption for U.S. Automakers. So begins the selective grift, uh application. Think there was any “if you do this I will exempt…”? Just a matter of time.
March 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
White House Announces One-Month Tariff Exemption for U.S. Automakers. So begins the selective grift, uh application. Think there was any “if you do this I will exempt…”? Just a matter of time.
House speaker urges GOP lawmakers to avoid town-hall meetings - Reuters. Apparently forgot they are called representatives?
March 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
House speaker urges GOP lawmakers to avoid town-hall meetings - Reuters. Apparently forgot they are called representatives?
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Whenever you welcome guests, treat them with kindness, grace and respect. Simple as that.
February 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Whenever you welcome guests, treat them with kindness, grace and respect. Simple as that.
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Dusting off my old Oxford English Dictionary and consulting carefully, I could not find "attack friends and submit to enemies" as a definition of the word "strength."
March 1, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Dusting off my old Oxford English Dictionary and consulting carefully, I could not find "attack friends and submit to enemies" as a definition of the word "strength."
www.reuters.com/world/ukrain.... Support from around the world, true allies of Ukraine. Transcript of the meeting even worse than articles have made it appear.
Ukraine Live: Trump and Zelenskiy set to sign minerals deal
The agreement does not include US security guarantees.
www.reuters.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
www.reuters.com/world/ukrain.... Support from around the world, true allies of Ukraine. Transcript of the meeting even worse than articles have made it appear.
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Trump and Vance just made Zelensky one of the most popular leaders in the world.
February 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Trump and Vance just made Zelensky one of the most popular leaders in the world.
The incompetence of the
two American “leaders” conducting diplomacy is stunning. Smh
two American “leaders” conducting diplomacy is stunning. Smh
Trump-Zelensky meeting cut short after contentious Oval Office exchange www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump-Zelensky meeting cut short after contentious Oval Office exchange
The Ukrainian leader came to Washington to prevent Trump from abandoning Kyiv in favor of Moscow three years into Russia’s war on his country but was met with vocal anger from the American president.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The incompetence of the
two American “leaders” conducting diplomacy is stunning. Smh
two American “leaders” conducting diplomacy is stunning. Smh
But wait, I thought the felonious guy told us he hired only the best. Acting replacements for the acting directors have begun.
BREAKING via WSJ
“The acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Caleb Vitello, was removed from his post, administration officials and other people familiar with the matter said, amid frustration in the Trump administration that deportations haven’t accelerated faster.”
“The acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Caleb Vitello, was removed from his post, administration officials and other people familiar with the matter said, amid frustration in the Trump administration that deportations haven’t accelerated faster.”
February 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
But wait, I thought the felonious guy told us he hired only the best. Acting replacements for the acting directors have begun.
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NEW: Georgia’s governor promotes his Medicaid work requirement as a national model for reform.
Yet the program has cost taxpayers $86M, three-quarters of which has gone to consultants, and enrolled less than 3% of the quarter-million Georgians eligible.
Yet the program has cost taxpayers $86M, three-quarters of which has gone to consultants, and enrolled less than 3% of the quarter-million Georgians eligible.
Georgia Touts Its Medicaid Experiment as a Success. The Numbers Tell a Different Story.
Only 6,500 participants have enrolled in a program that has cost taxpayers more than $86 million — a warning for other states looking to impose restrictions on Medicaid in a second Trump presidency.
propub.li
February 19, 2025 at 12:15 PM
NEW: Georgia’s governor promotes his Medicaid work requirement as a national model for reform.
Yet the program has cost taxpayers $86M, three-quarters of which has gone to consultants, and enrolled less than 3% of the quarter-million Georgians eligible.
Yet the program has cost taxpayers $86M, three-quarters of which has gone to consultants, and enrolled less than 3% of the quarter-million Georgians eligible.
Aren’t mass firings an example of a non-merit based system? Loyalty to the felonious guy the only credential needed.MAGA’s version of woke…asleep, unobservant,robotic. Better word? #mtpol
February 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Aren’t mass firings an example of a non-merit based system? Loyalty to the felonious guy the only credential needed.MAGA’s version of woke…asleep, unobservant,robotic. Better word? #mtpol
Wow, that felonious guy has deeply studied the history of the Middle East before offering today’s proposal.
February 5, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Wow, that felonious guy has deeply studied the history of the Middle East before offering today’s proposal.
U.S. Begins Migrant Flights to Guantanamo Bay - The Wall Street Journal. $28,500 per hour x 5 hours each way to deport 12 folks? $23750 per person? Ummm…what? Terrible idea in so many ways.
February 4, 2025 at 8:54 PM
U.S. Begins Migrant Flights to Guantanamo Bay - The Wall Street Journal. $28,500 per hour x 5 hours each way to deport 12 folks? $23750 per person? Ummm…what? Terrible idea in so many ways.
One week and I have already lost track of the number of unconstitutional or illegal actions by 2.0 admin. Need an “action checker” this time.
January 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
One week and I have already lost track of the number of unconstitutional or illegal actions by 2.0 admin. Need an “action checker” this time.
If we illegally grab Canada, Mexico, Panama and Greenland…who gets to be president of those, E-man or that other guy we thought ran for leader of the U.S.?
December 23, 2024 at 4:39 AM
If we illegally grab Canada, Mexico, Panama and Greenland…who gets to be president of those, E-man or that other guy we thought ran for leader of the U.S.?
Even better, I thought, was: “until I get evidence, the benefits outweigh the risks” What benefits? Already says reducing inflation might not be doable.
I get the best fan mail.
“Not least his background is unusual…” 😂😂😂
“Not least his background is unusual…” 😂😂😂
December 20, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Even better, I thought, was: “until I get evidence, the benefits outweigh the risks” What benefits? Already says reducing inflation might not be doable.
Closer to home…with proposed budget from Gianforte MT will spend more than we take in by 2029. But wait, tax cuts will make the economy boom…right? Right? Not according to revenue estimates.
December 20, 2024 at 1:00 AM
Closer to home…with proposed budget from Gianforte MT will spend more than we take in by 2029. But wait, tax cuts will make the economy boom…right? Right? Not according to revenue estimates.
Seems Pres Elect Musk can’t get Rs to vote his way to avoid a shutdown. Musk-Johnson version is toast. Massive dysfunction by incoming amateurs.
December 20, 2024 at 12:55 AM
Seems Pres Elect Musk can’t get Rs to vote his way to avoid a shutdown. Musk-Johnson version is toast. Massive dysfunction by incoming amateurs.
Can’t stop laughing about VP Trump belatedly agreeing with the actual Pres elect on the CR.
December 19, 2024 at 2:39 AM
Can’t stop laughing about VP Trump belatedly agreeing with the actual Pres elect on the CR.
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Love @adamkinzinger.bsky.social.
On CNN tonight he referred to “President Elon” and “Vice President Trump”
On CNN tonight he referred to “President Elon” and “Vice President Trump”
December 19, 2024 at 2:28 AM
Love @adamkinzinger.bsky.social.
On CNN tonight he referred to “President Elon” and “Vice President Trump”
On CNN tonight he referred to “President Elon” and “Vice President Trump”
Just wondering how did that Denmark/Greenland thingie work out?
December 19, 2024 at 2:35 AM
Just wondering how did that Denmark/Greenland thingie work out?