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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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Dude! You voted to confirm Kristi Noem. Did you think we'd forget?

06.03.2026 06:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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06.03.2026 06:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looks like those target coordinates were either not quite precise enough or Anthropic's Claude hates girls.

06.03.2026 05:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Chlorine Dioxide, Raw Camel Milk: The FDA No Longer Warns Against These and Other Ineffective Autism Treatments The FDA has taken down a webpage warning about therapies and products making β€œfalse claims” of treating autism. It’s part of a series of actions the agency has taken under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy ...

The FDA webpage had a stark warning: Some purported autism β€œcures” or treatments, including chlorine dioxide and raw camel milk, are dangerous and make misleading claims.

Now, under RFK Jr.’s leadership, that advisory is gone.

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Slurs Filled a Chat Created by a Republican Party Official in Florida

Slurs Filled a Chat Created by a Republican Party Official in Florida.

It's a Republican thing. Before it was young Republicans in NY, AZ, KS and VT. The GOP haters in Florida apparently felt left out.

06.03.2026 03:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey, Secretary of "War," Pete Hegseth.

Mission Accomplished?

06.03.2026 02:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ–• Rahm.

06.03.2026 02:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe that explains Stormy Daniels' comments about Trump's weird penis.

06.03.2026 01:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Administration Live Updates: President Ousts Noem as Homeland Security Secretary

Just a reminder: this incompetent, corrupt, lying hack was appointed by Donald Trump.

Her confirmation was supported by every Republican senator, along with Democrats Fetterman, Hassan, Kaine, Kim, Peters, Sheehan, and Slotkin.

And Noem's record for lying, corruption, and incompetence was obvious.

06.03.2026 01:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Meanwhile, Trump has killed off such innovation in the US.

06.03.2026 01:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump logic: promise cheap gas.

Then do the one thing guaranteed to raise oil and gas prices. 🀑

05.03.2026 23:28 β€” πŸ‘ 886    πŸ” 285    πŸ’¬ 69    πŸ“Œ 9

Thereby raising the average IQ of the Senate by 10 points.

05.03.2026 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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.

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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

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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‘ 24    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.

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