Ian Patrick Hines

Catholic, husband, and father. Proud American and Marylander.

[Brett Winton @wintonARK]

on AI and water use.

You could ask a frontier model 4 questions per day every day for a year.

Or you could eat a single solitary almond.

[Logan Dobson @LoganDobson]

You are being lied to. It’s up to all of us to think about who is doing the lying — and why.

[Nick Gillespie @nickgillespie]

Over at Substack, @JoshEakle asks: "It's 2026, and I have yet to see an anti-almond farm protest."

[Joel Berry @JoelWBerry]

A little-known hack:

2 slices of Aldi wheat bread: $0.17
3 oz of Aldi deli turkey: $0.86
1 slices Aldi cheddar: $0.15
1 condiment of your choice: $0.02
1 apple: $0.53
1 hard boiled egg: $0.14
5 carrot sticks: $0.17
Cold water from the tap: $0.01

Total: $2.05

You can do this.

[Ian Patrick Hines @ianpatrickhines]

@lucasmeijer ironically, much more useful to create gh issues, prs, and proper documentation

[Ian Patrick Hines @ianpatrickhines]

The acceptable amount of fraud is $0.

[Vice President JD Vance @VP]

"The generosity of the American people is one of the most amazing things about our country...I'm proud to lead the effort in our government to finally take fraud seriously." - VP Vance🔥

[Ian Patrick Hines @ianpatrickhines]

Building more nuclear plants would help, actually.

[Polymarket @Polymarket]

JUST IN: Survey reveals most Americans would rather live near a nuclear power plant than a data center.

[Ian Patrick Hines @ianpatrickhines]

Oh, that’ll surely stymie support for secession.

[Polymarket @Polymarket]

JUST IN: Canada court blocks Alberta separatists’ bid to force an independence vote over failure to consult Indigenous people.

[Jerry Dunleavy IV 🇺🇸 @JerryDunleavy]

We’ve now reached the point where Democracy Defender Marc Elias wants the Virginia government abolished because the Democrats weren’t allowed to do an illegal gerrymander.

[Allie Beth Stuckey @conservmillen]

In 2022, Gavin Newsom commissioned billboards in red states to encourage women to come to California for abortions. They had Bible verses on them. I’m not interested in what you think prolife “actually” looks like.

[Lee Kuan Yimby @LeeKuanYimby]

We used to build the future without input from people who don't understand how anything they use in their daily life even works.

[Quick Thoughts @lthlnkso]

This is a small amount of water and it’s crazy for Robert Reich to act like this is a big deal.

[Eric Wilson @ericwilson]

A simple protocol for monitoring your candidate's reputation with LLMs:

[Matthew Hurtt @matthewhurtt]

Conservatives in Arlington-D.C. ➡️ TONIGHT:

Celebrate the BIG REDISTRICTING WIN at Mister Days in Clarendon.

DETAILS:
Mister Days Sports Rock Café
1101 North Highland Street
🕠 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

Connect with friends, meet fellow advocates, and raise a glass to fair maps and the rule of law in the Commonwealth.

You are welcome to invite anyone and everyone you’d like.

[Ian Patrick Hines @ianpatrickhines]

Democrats would only vote for “fair maps” if it meant they'd lose no seats.

[Zachary Donnini @ZacharyDonnini]

@trekker_34 I think it’s important to realize if Democrats have 225 seats or something in the house including 49-3 CA, then 9 CA Democrats would lose their jobs if lines become fair.

If Dems have 17-0 Illinois, 6 would lose their job.

That could get in the way of Dems passing fair lines

[Ian Patrick Hines @ianpatrickhines]

@LoganDobson Wait until they realize there's no such thing as a “permanent” job.

[John Mozena @johnmoz]

Data centers aren't uniquely energy-hungry. One aluminum smelter draws as much power as all of Nashville.

Utilities used to build power plants to meet that demand but today, regulations & litigation make that almost impossible.

We need more power plants, not fewer data centers.

[Ian Patrick Hines @ianpatrickhines]

Did they spell Virginia correctly this time?

[Brandon Jarvis @Jaaavis]

Virginia Democrats have officially asked the United States Supreme Court to place an emergency stay on the Virginia Supreme Court’s ruling against the redistricting amendment

[Ian Patrick Hines @ianpatrickhines]

@ericwilson The DNC rebranded this as 'mobilization' and they're absolutely on the right track with it.

[Junto @ReadJunto]

Christopher Hale gushes over the Catholic faith of Pelosi, AOC, and Durbin.

He falsely claims Marco Rubio is still a Mormon and demands reporters ask how often he attends Mass.

@peterjhasson on the Democratic operative cosplaying as Pope Leo's voice in America.

https://t.co/HiEgvVgKcv