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Recent Posts

  • Three disgusting things U.S. has done in Iran war
  • In the Iran war, let’s not ignore the suffering of innocent Iranians
  • Trump is at war with Iran. It’ll probably end badly, like everything Trump does.
  • Eight months ago Trump said the Iran nuclear program was obliterated. So how can Iran be a week away from a bomb?
  • I just watched Trump give the longest State of the Union speech ever. I deserve a freaking medal.

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  1. Rebecca Ambrose on Salem woman (a citizen) injured by ICE in traffic stop. There’s a GoFundMe for her.February 1, 2026
  2. Wayne Baum on Salem woman (a citizen) injured by ICE in traffic stop. There’s a GoFundMe for her.January 31, 2026
  3. Pete on Julie Hoy shows her fear of Vanessa Nordyke by refusing a mayoral debateJanuary 28, 2026
  4. LJ Anderson on Julie Hoy shows her fear of Vanessa Nordyke by refusing a mayoral debateJanuary 23, 2026
  5. Hines Brian on Ten reasons Trump’s Venezuela caper will go badlyJanuary 4, 2026

Books

Brian Hines: Break Free of Dogma: Churchless sermons preaching the gospel of spiritual independence

Brian Hines: Break Free of Dogma: Churchless sermons preaching the gospel of spiritual independence
Brian Hines: Life is Fair: The Law of Cause and Effect

Brian Hines: Life is Fair: The Law of Cause and Effect
Brian Hines: God's Whisper, Creation's Thunder: Echoes of Spiritual Reality In the New Physics

Brian Hines: God's Whisper, Creation's Thunder: Echoes of Spiritual Reality In the New Physics
Brian Hines: Return to the One: Plotinus's Guide to God-Realization.

Brian Hines: Return to the One: Plotinus's Guide to God-Realization.
About Brian Hines

I’m a retired health policy analyst in Salem, Oregon, with three blogs and four books, including Break Free of Dogma.

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  • Three disgusting things U.S. has done in Iran warMarch 6, 2026
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  • Trump is at war with Iran. It’ll probably end badly, like everything Trump does.February 28, 2026
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