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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
I would buy that argument…except I have a 2023 BMW i4 that has CarPlay and gets OTA software updates. I’ve had several over the 2 years that I’ve owned the car. Lucid doesn’t seem to face any problems with having CarPlay and OTA software updated either.
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Thanks to Lina Kahn and EU regulators, iRobot, maker Roomba robot vacs, has fallen into Chinese hands. Was being a part of Amazon really worse than this? apple.news/A_DswrSjZQ4G...
apple.news
The state is making a list of transgender Texans. It’s using driver's licenses to help. — KUT.ORG
A year after the state blocked transgender Texans from updating their state IDs, it has collected information on more than 100 people who have tried. Officials won’t say what they’re using the list fo...
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
There’s CarPlay Ultra, which most car companies haven’t embraced because it offers much deeper integration. Too deep for car companies, who don’t want to become a chassis for Apple. But they also know that the infotainment experience they provide is pretty bad.
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Agreed that this is a technical issue, simply one that Rivian doesn’t want to bother with.
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Instead of the losing fight to breakup “Big Tech”, Progressives maybe could take a look at “Big Ag”? youtu.be/cl02K72QFS0?...
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We Went to Arkansas. The Farm Crisis Will Shock You
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
It doesn’t feel that way from where I’m driving. How many sales has Rivian lost because of this silly stance against CarPay? Why not give customers what they want when they are offering their money to buy your product? Heck, as bullheaded as Musk is, even he is getting this point about CarPlay.
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
President Vance…I do not like the sound of that. 🥃🥃🥃
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Thanks. And now for my 🥃
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
I decided against buying either of the @rivianofficial.bsky.social vehicles I reserved for me (R1T) and my wife (R1S) because of no CarPlay. And then CEO Scaringe last Oct. said if you want CarPlay, buy another brand. So I did, a BMW. daringfireball.net/linked/2025/...
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Patrick George Thinks CarPlay’s Days Are Numbered; I Doubt It
Link to: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2025/11/apple-carplay-general-motors/684799/
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Well, there goes reaching the Moon...another gift from Trump. www.nasa.gov/news-release...
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President Trump’s FY26 Budget Revitalizes Human Space Exploration - NASA
The Trump-Vance Administration released toplines of the President’s budget for Fiscal Year 2026 on Friday. The budget accelerates human space exploration of
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
If you voted for Trump, enjoy your coming recession! Too bad those of us who don’t vote for Trump have to come along. apple.news/AuSt14ZxdRXu...
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US economy slows dramatically in first quarter amid Trump’s sweeping tariffs — Guardian US
Drop comes amid a huge fall in consumer sentiment which in April dropped 32% to its lowest level since the 1990 recession
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Oops, they shriveled back down. 🤦‍♂️ www.wsj.com/tech/amazon-...
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Amazon Rules Out Displaying Tariff Impact After White House Attack
The administration had said that breaking out import charges would be “a hostile and political act.”
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Is MAGA so uninformed that its cultists don’t even know that Bezos isn’t AMZN’s CEO?
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Thanks to the Trump Admin., a 3-year law degree will for years provide not only a greater financial gain than any STEM degree, but years of righting wrongs and maybe even financially breaking the agents involved in Gestapo tactics such as this. Karma can be rough too.
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
I thought Treasury Sec. Bessent was supposed to be intelligent. Being intelligent means knowing that when you go after the business model of a multi-trillion dollar company, esp. one that literally every American uses…yeah, it’s going to fight-back and hit very hard. www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
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White House Calls Amazon Displaying Tariff Costs ‘A Hostile And Political Act’
The White House criticized Amazon for reportedly planning to display on its website how much product prices have increased because of President Trump’s tariffs. "This is a hostile and political act by...
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
I can’t say that I disagree with any point that Matt Hennessey raises in his piece, “Where Did All the Classy Americans Go?” But then, I’m 62 and was fortunate to grow-up in the final years of those times. www.wsj.com/opinion/wher...
wsj.com
Opinion | Where Did All the Classy Americans Go?
From politics and podcasts to sports and TV, everybody’s taking the low road.
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
So cuts to SNAP, Medicaid, and other social welfare programs would disproportionately affect Trump voters. Who knew so many people willing to treat-down government are so dependent upon its money? www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
politico.com
White House wariness tempers GOP plans to share food-aid spending with states
Concerns are mounting about benefit cuts that could hit President Donald Trump’s own voters.
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
If after getting a Ph.D. this is what CA Assembly member Corey Jackson comes up with as a solution for housing, he's either a GOP plant or should return his doctorate. This is insane! Houses, not campers! www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
politico.com
How bad is California’s housing crisis? A first-in-the-nation bill would let students live in cars.
The Democratic proposal comes as the party looks to focus on cost-of-living issues.
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Crooked Ken Paxton's retaliation against whistleblowers to cost Texas tax payers $6.7 million. And it’s earning interest, so the longer it takes Crooked Ken’s sycophants in the TX Leg. to screw-up the courage to pay, the more it costs TX tax payers. apple.news/AzEqm4YCZRrO...
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Texas AG's office ordered to pay Paxton whistleblowers $6.7 million — Austin American-Statesman
The amount is more than twice the amount the agency would have paid under a proposed settlement Paxton reached with the former top aides in 2023.
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Certainly not I. If the Tesla Board really was doing it job, it would have fired him by now. I doubt his contract, if there even is one, has a morality clause, but his NAZI salute would seem universally repugnant enough to overcome that.
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
It’s long been time for new leadership for @texasdemocrats.bsky.social, so congratulations to @kendallscudder.bsky.social as the new Chair. www.texastribune.org/2025/03/29/t...
texastribune.org
Texas Democrats select Kendall Scudder as state party chair
Scudder takes over after a difficult 2024 election for the party.
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social Typical CA housing story. Out of options, Altadena residents return to smoky homes w/o utilities because “various agencies” haven’t approved permits. Oh, and EPA has to ok towing an EV?!? There’s got to be a better way than this. apple.news/AmT34KNBhSGe...
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Out of options, some Altadena residents return to smoky homes that lack utilities — Los Angeles Times
Out of options, Eaton fire survivors moved back into intact but inhospitable and, in some cases, damaged homes that lack utilities.
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social, I’m no political genius, but if you don’t fix the problems of building homes in CA that lowers the cost of housing and gets people moving into, not out of, CA by 2027, my money is that you won’t be our next president. Pls, start fixing this! apple.news/AQW_n0Xu-SFG...
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Californians lost their homes in a wildfire. 6 years later, the nightmare isn't over. — Business Insider
Rebuilding what's been destroyed by a wildfire is supremely challenging, victims said. Efforts have been hindered by underinsurance, permitting delays, and the rising costs of materials. Fire victims ...
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Granholm’s DOE deception game on “pausing” LNG exports sounds like something the Trump Admin would do. Also, it was bad for the climate. DOE study showed that LNG exports would lower coal usage in Europe, esp. Germany’s use of high-sulfur coal. Let’s not be like the GOP! www.wsj.com/opinion/bide...
wsj.com
Opinion | The Biden LNG ‘Pause’ Deception
Now we learn that the Granholm DOE buried a study that it didn’t want Americans to read.
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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 20/03/2025
hard to overstate how significant stuff like this is, Tesla's ability to cross over into "tech culture" relevance is what automakers spent billions on CES and SXSW activations trying to achieve and they have completely squandered it
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
BYD hits record high on world’s fastest EV recharging tech. EV industry is going the way solar and…well, manufacturing overall. What keeps western EV companies from innovating as fast as BYD and other Chinese manufacturers? stocks.apple.com/ACazoCkkHRbG...
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Tesla short sellers land a $16.2bn payday on stock plunge as rival BYD hits record high on world’s fastest EV recharging tech — FORTUNE
BYD hit a record high market cap thanks to its latest innovation, while a market crash in Elon Musk's auto company has lined the pockets of Tesla bears.
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
WSJ’s Baker nails this! “…I doubt [Rogan] has read a book of real history in his life or can see the difference between the charlatans he promotes and actual historians of the Third Reich such as Richard Evans or Ian Kershaw.” www.wsj.com/opinion/anti...
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Opinion | Antisemitism Rears Its Head on the Right, Too
Joe Rogan, Tucker Carlson and Elon Musk flirt with ideas that long have rightly been considered taboo.
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Thank you Apple for not rushing to rename the “Gulf of Mexico” the “Gulf of America”! Google, what happened to you?
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
It’s frustrating watching people come to grips with Elon Musk’s DNA-driven need to…well, never tell the truth even when a lie does not suffice. www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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‘What Elon Musk Said Is a Bold-Faced Lie’
A former Republican director of USAID says the agency is critical to U.S. interests and can’t be abolished or folded into the State Department.
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
As Mark Twain once said, “He’s a politician, he’s a crook, but I repeat myself.”
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
A report says Tesla lost $15 billion in brand value in 2024 with aging lineup, Musk at helm. After Elon’s twice NAZI salute last night, might be a good idea to add a few billion more. stocks.apple.com/AXjugAhIwQmC...
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Tesla lost $15 billion in brand value in 2024 with aging lineup, Musk at helm: report — CNBC
The value of Tesla's brand dropped for a second straight year, according to research and consulting firm Brand Finance.
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
This is exactly why Internet and WiFi access should be run by municipalities, counties, and states. Nobody should be held hostage by a private company for a law such as this. apple.news/AZ67q_VK8TG6...
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AT&T pulls its 5G internet service in NY over new affordable internet law — The Verge
New York’s Affordable Broadband Act has finally gone into effect prompting AT&T to withdraw its wireless home internet service in the state.
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
This Apple shareholder will definitely vote against this proposal to scrap Apple’s diversity programs. apple.news/A4bfLhAgxT6i...
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Apple rejects shareholder proposal to scrap diversity programmes — The Times and The Sunday Times
Apple’s board has urged investors to reject a shareholder proposal to scrap its diversity programmes, diverging from its tech rivals Meta and Amazon, which are rolling back similar initiatives before ...
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Talk about hypocrisy, Mark Zuckerberg criticizes Apple, saying it's 'squeezing people' for money. But Mark, how many young people have committed suicide because of Meta posts and harassment? And does Zuck even care? apple.news/A__5mBbH7Tz2...
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Mark Zuckerberg criticizes Apple, says it's 'squeezing people' for money — Business Insider
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has had a longstanding feud with Apple. He once again took shots at Apple in a recent interview with Joe Rogan. The CEO said Apple hasn't innovated in a while and criticized t...
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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 07/01/2025
Re: Musk… “Toxic noise is the point.” @karaswisher.bsky.social @cnn.com
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‘He’s making trouble anywhere’: Swisher on Musk feuding with world leaders
YouTube video by CNN
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Its a bad sign when even Sen. Tuberville (R-AL) is joking about Trump’s lack of focus www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
politico.com
GOP confusion reigns as Trump waffles over reconciliation strategy
GOP senators are questioning the president-elect’s commitment to "one powerful bill."
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
I thought this was a great interview. youtu.be/DfOt_cqXCFI?...
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Sam Altman on His Feud with Elon Musk—and the Battle for AI's Future
YouTube video by The Free Press
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
“Obviously I wouldn’t want stuff to go up, but at the same time, in the long run, would it be better off for America and maybe having more stuff made here?” So tariffs meant to encourage US manufacturing may not be as taboo as some think. www.politico.com/news/2024/12...
politico.com
New research shows the massive hole Dems are in
Even voters who previously backed Democrats cast the party as weak and overly focused on diversity and elites.
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
I’m shocked 😮…shocked 😮that Elon Musk apparently hasn’t been completely honest that OpenAI should be a non-profit vs for-profit. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/elon...
wsj.com
Elon Musk Wanted to Make OpenAI a For-Profit Company He Controlled, Messages Show
The ChatGPT developer released emails and texts in response to Musk’s request for an injunction against its conversion to a for-profit company.
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social “UC Riverside’s DEI Guardians Came After Me” makes public a chilling story about the administration of UC Riverside’s bent on both overreach and violation of due process on trumped-up discrimination charges of a tenured professor. . apple.news/AVNwe-O6LSja...
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Opinion | UC Riverside’s DEI Guardians Came After Me — The Wall Street Journal
The university censured me after I spoke out against race taking over the faculty hiring process.
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
@lorengrush.bsky.social Please correct your error terming SLS as Boeing SLS. You know well that Boeing only builds SLS for NASA at NASA’s own Michoud plant. SLS is, as was Saturn V, a gov’t owned launch vehicle, and for which NASA did the DDTE. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Trump Pick for NASA Chief Is More Than Just a Fan of SpaceX
Elon Musk’s space startup is “one of the greatest American success stories,” says nominee Jared Isaacman
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Dems need to rethink stance on illegal immigrants. If California's Latino voters are shifting toward Trump and Republicans due to increased opposition to undocumented people, a.k.a. illegal aliens, imagine what’s happening in less liberal states. apple.news/ATMg3RT8BRT2...
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Opinion: Why California's Latino voters are shifting toward Trump and Republicans — Los Angeles Times
Proposition 187 and battles over illegal immigration are rapidly ceasing to define a Latino electorate that is increasingly U.S.-born and concerned about the economy.
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Better headline. Profiles In Short-Term Investment Silliness: GM Exits Michigan EV battery plant. apple.news/AFfLFW47USia...
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GM to Exit Michigan EV Battery Plant — The Wall Street Journal
Automaker plans to sell its stake to joint-venture partner LG Energy, the latest pullback in its electric-car investments
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Worked great for Harris in 2016 and 2024! And looking at how well Progressive candidates have done in Texas, where Dems haven’t won a single state-wide election in 34 years, as well as in FL for Dems’ statewide drought, I think Republicans would support your view.
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
“‘People don’t really drink whiskey anymore—that’s the funny thing,’ said Lindsay Cameron, who runs Bigfoot West, a country-leaning Los Angeles bar with a log-cabin vibe.” More California hilarity. 🤣 www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
wsj.com
Shaboozey’s ‘A Bar Song’ Is the Hit America Needed
With nearly a billion Spotify streams and a record stint at the top of the charts, the catchy song is uniting fans of honky-tonk and hip-hop.
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
It’s Dec. 5 and Holiday music on Apple Music is at the bottom of the screen. This should be at the very top! Extremely poor design choice. 🤦‍♂️
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Combined with Musk's DOGE, today's nomination by Trump of Elon Musk pal Isaacman means we are once again at the mercy of Congress, like we were in 2010. Either Congress intervenes as it did in 2010 or we lose the Moon, again.
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
You may not remember that it was Carville that got Clinton through the Dem primaries and to the General to win. And today Carville is spot on as to why Dems lost so much on 11/5. We gotta stop digging and think how we go forward. The farther left we go the more we lose each election cycle.
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
I love visiting Taiwan. The people are great. The food is excellent. And the mountains, Sun Moon Lake, and the rest of the island is stunning.
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Jim Hillhouse @jimhillhouse.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Here's my unequivocal view: Hamas is no less evil than the Nazis.
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