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Brian Wilcox

@brianwilcox.bsky.social

Social scientist, retired professor, former Senate staffer, enthusiastic guitarist and bass player. Unrepentant audiophile. Policy (not politics) guy. Californian who's lived in TX, OH, VA, DC, NE, and Porto Alegre (Brazil) but returned home.

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Good luck with your new opportunities.

05.03.2026 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Iran, Venezuela, Argentina...

05.03.2026 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Always a pleasure (and sometimes a challenge) to work through these charts.

05.03.2026 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Polis is destroying his governorship and any future he may have had in the Democratic Party.

05.03.2026 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I definitely prefer dogs to MAGA Republicans like Randy Fine.

05.03.2026 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And yet they never use the word "cult."

05.03.2026 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"How do markets work? If we restrain supply but not demand, what will that mean for price?"

"Hey boss, how about we encourage people to buy EVs? That'll reduce demand and could bring down cost."

These fucking morons!

05.03.2026 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As if anyone needs Stephen Miller's permission for anything. Douchebag thinks he President of the World.

05.03.2026 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It would require House Republicans to strip him of his seat, unlikely. And his victim committed suicide, so there’s no one to file charges or testify against him. Horrible situation.

05.03.2026 06:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This 2020 Trump speech is going viral.

02.03.2026 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 180    πŸ” 114    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 9

Oh, a "pledge." That sounds like China's "promise" to Trump to buy more soy beans from the US (never happened).

Trump: "Look! I got a pledge from these tech bros. Your electricity bills will fall within two weeks."

What about all the water they use?

05.03.2026 01:32 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

To Tom Cotton:

"Imminent, you say? I do not that that word means what you think it means."

05.03.2026 01:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you have a business that required you to pay tariffs, follow this story.

05.03.2026 01:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Affair?"

No, Rep. Gonzales took advantage of an employee over whom he had a great deal of power, despite her protestations.

He must resign.

05.03.2026 01:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

🎯

One doesn't have "affairs" with subordinates. One takes advantage of a power differential to get laid. In my line of work, that's a firing offense.

05.03.2026 01:00 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"Sure, we didn't start out to create something that will help kill people, but it turns out there's a lot of money in killing people. Is that my fault?"

05.03.2026 00:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Republican senators don't want to do the work of senators, so let's retire as many of them as we can in 2026.

04.03.2026 23:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's always "two weeks" for Trump:

--delivery of his health care plan
--release of the Epstein files
--settle his tariff policy
--announce his tax plan
--get an agreement with Russia and Ukraine

But this claim is perhaps crazier than all of the others.

04.03.2026 23:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's not as though any of the other Trump concentration camps are run any better.

04.03.2026 23:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Senate Thwarts Bid to Curb Trump’s War Powers on Iran

Senate Republicans + John Fetterman - Rand Paul = Party of War

Let's all be clear on this and keep it in mind as we prepare for the midterms.

Republicans love wars and spending your tax dollars on them.

04.03.2026 23:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜†πŸ˜†πŸ˜†

04.03.2026 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We have our marching orders, direct from Mike Johnson.

04.03.2026 23:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A development such as this has been a goal for HIV researchers for decades. It is important because people who are faced with difficult treatment regimens are less likely to be compliant.
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04.03.2026 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 4844    πŸ” 1112    πŸ’¬ 80    πŸ“Œ 51

Someone is very worried that a Dem victory in Texas is a real possibility.

04.03.2026 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Translation: β€œWe’re at war.”

04.03.2026 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Poor Jeff would only be able to afford 448 more "biggest super yachts in the world."

03.03.2026 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Cool.

Start a war, then put our service members in harm's way so they can protect the shipping lanes for the Middle East emirates and their oil, and US taxpayers foot the bill.

03.03.2026 20:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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To be clear: US oil and gas producers are going to reap huge profits. Trump promised them that if they supported him in 2024 he'd repay them generously.

Promise kept.

03.03.2026 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

🧨πŸ’₯

03.03.2026 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My thought as well. MAGA has a eyebrow control training program for incels.

03.03.2026 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0