billbindc @billbindc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The helicopter presence was just as overwhelming as it sounded on the ground. COIN show-of-force tactics…and a gigantic waste of time and money. 152
Reposted by billbindcDavid Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Robotaxis create serious problems in big, dense cities, but they’d be a godsend in small towns and rural areas—huge swaths of America that the AV industry is ignoring. My latest, in Bloomberg (gift link) 🧵bloomberg.comRobotaxis Aren’t Going Where They Are Needed MostWaymo, Zoox and Tesla are clamoring to bring autonomous ride-hailing to cities like New York and Boston. But it’s small towns and rural areas that could see the biggest upside from AVs. 1610530
Reposted by billbindcAlexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 02/09/2026It is fascinating how much the structural imbalances in the US are starting to resemble those in China in terms of a handful of sectors propping up an otherwise stagnant economy 47024
Reposted by billbindc👻 Jack Djinn Wail 🧞 @jacktindale.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I say this a lot but this like is in the mid-1950s and the Soviets had three different internal security agencies, all of which were informing on one another. 1144269
Reposted by billbindcceej @ceej.online · 26/08/2026the guy who programs the firmware for your toaster thinks taxing income to pay for childhood cancer wards is fascism because it diverts money away from the reddit bigamist hosting 3:1 sex parties to fund research into teaching software that empathy is fake 321941342
Reposted by billbindcNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Please don't overreact to Roberts Court decision on the contemplated USPS ballot moves They simply held that the injunction came too early in the process, before there was a final rule👇 Now we HAVE a final rule & we will litigate it. I'm as confident in our arguments here as in any of our cases! 1027181845681
Reposted by billbindcJon Rauch @jonrauch.bsky.social · 22/08/2026That DSA wave you've heard about? Yes in a few high profile races. But the numbers tell a different story. There are few DSA candidates; they usually lose; where they win is mostly in deep blue places. www.brookings.edu/articles/dem...brookings.eduDemocratic socialist candidates show gains but limited reach in 2026 | BrookingsThis analysis examines the DSA’s high-profile 2026 primary wins and what they reveal about the movement’s influence in the Democratic Party. 267
billbindc @billbindc.bsky.social · 20/08/2026What really freaks out folks in the White House is that Harp is what they all pretend to be...someone actually devoted to Trump. It's a form...however demented and weird...of selflessness and that's just not done in that crowd...particularly by Trump himself. 250
Reposted by billbindcDavid Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Since everyone’s arguing about speed cameras, let’s keep a couple facts in mind: 1) Research show that camera enforcement is much more popular than the media implies – in suburbs as well as cities. Lesson: Don’t conflate a few angry car owners with “public opinion.” (cont'd)bloomberg.comAutomated Traffic Enforcement Is More Popular Than You ThinkCameras that ticket drivers who run red lights and speed are effective and widely popular with city residents. So why are they banned in so many places? 17601130
Reposted by billbindcm @keptsimple.bsky.social · 15/08/2026DC's 2025 larceny rate was 41 percent lower than it was in 2019. CVS locks its stuff up because it's a poorly run and failing company looking to blame outside forces for its downfall. you can go across the street to target or a supermarket and see the same products free to grab off the shelves. 622320
Reposted by billbindcm @keptsimple.bsky.social · 15/08/2026over on the everything app, DC centrists still think that a shoplifting epidemic is the reason CVS locks up all the detergent. if they lived in reality, they would know that DC larceny rates have been falling by double digits year over year. 1540735
Reposted by billbindcMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Disappointed to see this from him, I thought he was dead. 271325101
billbindc @billbindc.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Musk's points about flying cars aren't wrong...but he's completely immune to the similar logic (cost, effectiveness, risk) that applies even more to his Boring boondoggle. 000
billbindc @billbindc.bsky.social · 14/08/2026The fatal drunk driving accident. Usually one every other year or so and they put the demolished car on the high school lawn. 010
Reposted by billbindcMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Anytime someone who should know better says that maybe Richard Hanania has a point, just send them this:thehandbasket.coYou don’t have to hand it to Richard HananiaThe so-called "former" white supremacist's work doesn't show accountability—or that he's actually moved on from his earlier views, Christopher Mathias writes. 1067998
billbindc @billbindc.bsky.social · 13/08/2026So...Saturday night drinking on the golf course was also a thing. 2140
Reposted by billbindcMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Rep. Ralph Norman, who’s in a Senate runoff with Lindsey Graham’s sister Darline, secretly urged a military-backed coup in 2021 to keep Trump in power. But the NY Times thinks it’s no big deal. In its last 92 stories mentioning Norman over 3 years and 7 months, it hasn’t stated that fact once. 1/7🧵 9430061437
Reposted by billbindcEric Haywood @erichaywood.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Operation Dessert Shield 852448354
Reposted by billbindc"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 24/07/2026No, No, no. Look, are there lessons to learn from this debacle? Sure. Drone warfare, mag depth, etc. But the solution here is not 'yet more tactical excellence or tech.' It is 'the president asked the impossible of the military and they should have said so.' www.theatlantic.com/internationa...theatlantic.comThe War Is Lost. Now Fix What It Broke.America has to rethink how it moves resources, fights wars, and deters adversaries. 412251503
Reposted by billbindcTPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 10/08/2026Tiffany was one of the GOP lawmakers who signed onto Ken Paxton's lawsuit in 2020 attempting to throw out Wisconsin’s votes & have the state’s Republican-controlled state legislature decide the election.talkingpointsmemo.comTrump-Backed Election Denier Expected to Secure GOP Nomination for Wisconsin GovernorFacing little opposition, Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI), an established election denier who... 25538
Reposted by billbindcJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Don’t express alarm when he’s merely obviously TRYING to consolidate authoritarian power. You have to wait until he succeeds and you’re no longer allowed to. 151357227
Reposted by billbindcBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 08/08/2026In honor of Ross Douthat's last day at the NYT, let's remember this particular headline tweak from just last year. 712853579
billbindc @billbindc.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Nobody makes a better DC statehood argument than Republicans in Congress: 030
billbindc @billbindc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Any discussion of AV taxis that doesn't address congestion and curb management issues is by definition incomplete: www.popville.com/2026/08/cybe...popville.com“Cybercab/Robotaxi Spotted – In a no parking zone, very on-brand.” - PoPville"Dear PoPville, Another Cybercab/Robotaxi spotted, saw this one at Farragut Square. In a no parking zone, very on-brand." 030
Reposted by billbindcKori Schake 🎃 @kschake.bsky.social · 06/08/2026"The lesson that U.S. rivals are likely to take from the war is that the brilliance of the American military is largely irrelevant." 410826
billbindc @billbindc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026A single VLCC cargo of crude is worth roughly $162,000,000 to $178,000,000. At 6%, Iran could expect to collect something like $1,500,000,000 per day of normal traffic. 010
Reposted by billbindcG Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 05/08/2026Looks like a 10-15 point polling miss in Michigan regardless of who wins. And people have been writing a lot of electability takes using this data. It’s dangerous out there folks be safe 682757338
billbindc @billbindc.bsky.social · 05/08/2026But that's just the point. They don't have to and a political party or candidate that entertains joyless denunciations of nice things that regular people enjoy (with their families and kids!) will lose, deserve to and universal healthcare will *never* happen. 000
billbindc @billbindc.bsky.social · 05/08/2026I agree with all of that...and we have a host of moral, economic, social, political imperatives demanding that we win...so why are folks championing someone who will make that harder? Everyone is welcome to their spleen until it hurts that effort. Then? No, no, never. 010
billbindc @billbindc.bsky.social · 05/08/2026By hating Halloween? I'm fairly sure it's possible to be mad at the Democratic establishment and/or be a democratic socialist without rejecting something that's innocuous fun two thirds of Americans participate in every year. Ditto on...Thanksgiving? 310
billbindc @billbindc.bsky.social · 03/08/2026www.notus.org/metro/dulles...notus.orgLet’s Talk About the Massive Parking Garage Trump Wants to Build at DullesThe 32,000-spot deck would surpass both existing parking capacity and what airport officials have said is needed. 010
Reposted by billbindcDavid Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 03/08/2026I wrote about this NYC congestion pricing study earlier this year, noting that most driving time savings accrues to people who never venture into the zone at all (i.e., driving within Queens or Long Island). IOW some of the most vociferous critics of CP are among its biggest beneficiaries.bloomberg.comCongestion Pricing’s Unexpected Winners: Suburban DriversNYC’s controversial toll program hasn’t just sped up trips inside Manhattan, a new paper finds. It’s easing traffic in outer boroughs and neighboring counties. 18319
billbindc @billbindc.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Read it: www.amazon.com/dp/037460292...amazon.comSmoke and Ashes: Opium's Hidden Histories: Ghosh, Amitav: 9780374602925: Amazon.com: BooksSmoke and Ashes: Opium's Hidden Histories [Ghosh, Amitav] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Smoke and Ashes: Opium's Hidden Histories 110
billbindc @billbindc.bsky.social · 01/08/2026My 48’er great-great-grandfather knew what to do with guys like this…and did it all day in the cornfield at Antietam: 150
Reposted by billbindcMike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 01/08/2026I don’t think you could have said this (in the screenshot) in public 10-15 years ago without swift backlash, which is a pretty clear indication of the level of decline we’re looking at 33754136