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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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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

Do all MAGA incels go to some training program to learn the arched eyebrow thing?

03.03.2026 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Carlin was brilliant. This was around 50 years ago and it’s 100% relevant today. How sickening that we have not evolved from this, if anything it’s worse because 1/2 the country picked such an idiot for President with a bunch of Republicans who insulate him.

03.03.2026 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

US State Department :

β€œWe broke the Middle East. American citizens, you’re on your own.

03.03.2026 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜‚

03.03.2026 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Peak Covid masking requirements were in 2020, when Trump was Prez and Republicans held the Senate. CDC was led by a Trump appointee.

03.03.2026 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think you mean β€œformerly top law firms.”

03.03.2026 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

These whack jobs are always good for a laugh.

03.03.2026 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It Was Nice While It Lasted Bondi and company have torched the DOJ’s reputation for integrity.

"For generations, whatever one thought of DOJ’s arguments, the baseline assumption held: the Department acted in good faith and would follow the courts’ rulings. That assumption has given way, displaced by a sustained pattern of noncompliance and escalating confrontation with the courts."

03.03.2026 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 417    πŸ” 115    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 2

It's almost as if Noem was a bad choice to head DHS, and Kennedy should not have voted to confirm her.

03.03.2026 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Any time he uses "!!!" you can be sure he's trying to distract us from some major fuckup on his part.

03.03.2026 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That she doesn't know (if she's telling the truth) is equally terrifying.

03.03.2026 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Labor Secretary’s Top Aides Forced Out

Two down, but the Sec. of Labor needs to go. She's toxic.

03.03.2026 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump works for Netanyahu. Nothing has changed.

03.03.2026 03:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

WSJ is doing better reporting on Trump’s illegal actions in Iran than the NYT.

03.03.2026 00:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I feel for the handful of good journalists at the Post. And I appreciate that we really need to Post to be good.

But WaPo sucks, by and large, and the editorial board and leadership are intent on destroying it. I'd say they've largely succeeded.

πŸ–• the Washington Post.

02.03.2026 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In case you're one of the few who hasn't canceled your Washington Post subscription...

WaPo editorial board goes full MAGA/Newsmax. Those who express contempt for Trump are "radical liberals." Their argument is if you despise Trump you despise the real Americans.

02.03.2026 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

MAHA: Measles, AIDS, the Hell with Americans.

02.03.2026 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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States Move to Limit Access to H.I.V. Treatment

America's rΓ©ponse to HIV care and prevention needs is scandalous. I can't think of a better way to hasten the spread of HIV.

02.03.2026 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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3 U.S. Planes Are Shot Down in β€˜Friendly Fire’ in Kuwait, U.S. Military Says

SNAFU

02.03.2026 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Bret Stephens really belongs over at the Washington Post. "Fear our wrath" is such a bullshit phrase coming from a journalist.

02.03.2026 01:53 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The opposite of my experience in Knoxville, TN, where the only black person I saw was a jazz pianist playing in the lobby.

02.03.2026 01:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Commander-in-Chief McBonespurs says what?

01.03.2026 23:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0