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Brian Wilcox, the Friendly Curmudgeon

@brianwilcox.bsky.social

Social scientist, retired professor, former Senate staffer, enthusiastic guitarist and bass player. More interested in policy than politics. Californian who's lived in Texas, Ohio, Virginia, DC, Nebraska, and Porto Alegre (Brazil) but returned home.

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Good Christians, those Leavitts.

07.12.2025 16:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Putin's people are getting better at writing these Trump administration reports in English.

07.12.2025 03:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

UNLโ€™s Board of Trustees has been taken over by right wing political hacks, and UNLโ€™s chancellor is too big a coward to stand up to them. He values his job over the integrity of the institution.

07.12.2025 03:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐ŸŽฏ๐ŸŽฏ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏ

07.12.2025 03:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Non-Americans,
Spend your money elsewhere. Especially avoid Florida, South Carolina, Louisianaโ€ฆ

06.12.2025 20:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

On the "Batshit Crazy" scale, which goes from 1-10, Loomer is 14, Milo is a 15, and Candace Owens is โˆž.

06.12.2025 15:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 35    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And still does. Republicans are too cowardly to assert those powers.

06.12.2025 15:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

he sell them at the Devaney.

06.12.2025 06:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

GBR!

06.12.2025 06:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.

โ€œShe showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.โ€

www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

05.12.2025 22:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1732    ๐Ÿ” 1218    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 110    ๐Ÿ“Œ 436

๐Ÿคก๐Ÿคก๐Ÿคก๐Ÿคก๐Ÿคก

06.12.2025 02:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Why are they debating it? Because they are anti-science, pro-death hacks.

05.12.2025 23:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.

The Trump haters can try, but they cannot erase the accomplishments of transgender Americans.

๐Ÿ–• these small, petty losers.

05.12.2025 23:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Coming soon to a Bari Weiss outlet.

05.12.2025 23:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If only we had a government that gave a shit.

05.12.2025 20:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Supreme Court Agrees to Review Trump Order Restricting Birthright Citizenship

Looks like each member of the Court will have the opportunity to publicly declare themselves as Constitutionalists or Anti-constitutionalists.

05.12.2025 20:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Rotting hands look a bit like Trump's.

05.12.2025 19:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Bill Cassidyโ€ฆmorning brain failure

05.12.2025 19:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Whatboutism is never that productiveโ€ฆ but, Fox News would have a field day with this if it was a Democrat.

โ€œObama wants to rename American Football to appease foreignersโ€

05.12.2025 19:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 99    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Another loss for Team Trump on the global stage.

Trump, Lutnick, Bessent, and Rubio are piling up the losses at an impressive rate.

05.12.2025 17:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Theater of the Absurd.

I'll be boycotting the WC. FIFA is the most corrupt sports organizing body of all, and that takes some doing.

So what's next? Will the IOC give Trump a 24k gold medal?

05.12.2025 17:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is on Haggerty. The lost lives will be on Haggerty.

05.12.2025 17:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The kids in my overwhelmingly Latino community would love a couple dozen of those balls.

05.12.2025 17:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Civil society stepping up as the Federal government fails us.

05.12.2025 17:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

CDC is dead. This is on Sen. Bill Haggerty.

05.12.2025 17:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sounds like a prime candidate for a Trump pardon.

05.12.2025 17:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Bill Haggerty should be forced to listen to this.

05.12.2025 17:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Netflix to Buy Warner Bros. in $83 Billion Deal to Create a Streaming Giant

โ€œIn a world where people have so many choices, more choices than ever on how to spend their time, we canโ€™t stand still,โ€ Ted Sarandos, Netflixโ€™s co-chief executive, said on a conference call.

So, they'll consolidate and give us fewer choices.

05.12.2025 16:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Seems like a pretty major fuck-up. But corporate boards are now captive entities when it comes to how they deal with founding CEOs.

05.12.2025 16:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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