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Bruce Wilson

@brucewilson.bsky.social

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Studying, writing on, & warning about the Christian Supremacist right since 2004. Before that, in late 90s I warned of global warming. Now, I'm hunkering down to weather the storm, & raising giant isopods in my basement, for fun and profit.

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Bruce Wilson @brucewilson.bsky.social · Dec 9

Bitcoin are somewhat analogous to tulips at the height of the Dutch Tulip Mania - they're speculative assets given value by the madness of crowds. S.4912 would require the USG to trade dollars for bitcoin that billionaire techbros own (b/c they, or their pals, created bitcoin, out of thin air)...

Oddie @oddie-lee.bsky.social · Dec 8

GQP has introduced S.4912 that will allow billionaires to fleece the US. Please call your senators and congress-people and tell them to oppose the BITCOIN Act!!! They want to create a repository that WE will *buy* Crypto Bitcoins that these billionaires and cartels can't sell!

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 14h

Well, think we’re gonna be 3D printing a bunch more Aztec death whistles

Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 17h

Whistling when ICE is about to kidnap someone for no reason is incredibly effective. They know what they are doing is wrong and will scatter in the wind when too many witnesses gather.

FORM A CROWD
STAY LOUD
PROTECT EACH OTHER
CODE I:
ICE NEARBY
BLOW QUICKLY IN A BROKEN RHYTHM:
PRE-PRE-PRE!
→ ALERTS THE COMMUNITY THAT ICE AGENTS ARE IN THE AREA.
ROGERS PARK WHISTLE PROTOCOLS
WHY A WHISTLE? ON THE STREETS
• A SIMPLE TOOL FOR FAST ALERTS.
• LOUD.
RECOGNIZABLE.
IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE.
• OUR VOICES ARE
STRONGER TOGETHER.
WHISTLES GUIDE
PEOPLE TO:
• FOLLOW ICE CARAVANS
• CATCH UP WITH THE CROWD
• ALERT NEIGHBORS
TO JOIN IN
NOISE = VISIBILITY.
CODE 2:
CODE RED
BLOW THREE LONG BLASTS:
PREEEE-PREEEE-PREEEE!
→ ICE IS DETAINING SOMEONE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
DON'T STAY SILENT. STAY NONVIOLENT.
WHY IT WORKS
• INSTANT ALERT
SYSTEM
• FASTER THAN SOCIAL MEDIA
• TURNS SILENCE INTO COMMUNITY
ACTION
ORIGINAL FLYER CREATED BY:
WHAT YOU CAN DO
• WEAR YOUR WHISTLE AROUND YOUR NECK
TEACH FAMILY
EIGHBORS TH
CODES
• USE IT WHEN ICE IS
SPOTTED
• PROTECT EACH OTHER, ALWAYS
TOGETHER, WE KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
THIS FLYER DISTRIBUTED BY:
PROTECT RP
• @PROTECTRP_

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Bruce Wilson @brucewilson.bsky.social · 10h

Black socks? Really?

An honorable commitment nonetheless.

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Bruce Wilson @brucewilson.bsky.social · 21h

The message - through the arbitrary exercise of state power - is that citizens should drop their expectation of justice.

Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 23h

The deportation order derives from the crime of which he has now been exonerated.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Bruce Wilson @brucewilson.bsky.social · 21h

Science.

Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 1d

We’re making progress on intranasal delivery of our low cost recombinant protein Covid vaccine, in collaboration with @tulanemedicine.bsky.social @bcmhouston.bsky.social

www.frontiersin.org/journals/imm...

Frontiers | Heterologous prime-pull mucosal vaccination with an adjuvanted RBD vaccine elicits robust IgA production and protects against SARS-CoV-2

Despite the efficacy of approved severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccines in preventing severe disease and death, breakthrough i...

www.frontiersin.org

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 22h

Sunday reading:

I wrote about the aggrieved extremist who is currently firing thousands of federal workers and ravaging state capacity based on conspiratorial nonsense - and about mainstream media’s infuriating tendency to sanitize Russell Vought and the regime he serves.

This week’s piece:

We need to talk about Russell Vought – But Properly

Why certain mainstream outlets insist on sanitizing Vought as a devout “small government” conservative – and what actually animates his war against pluralistic democracy

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

Portland 🔥

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Bruce Wilson @brucewilson.bsky.social · 1d

It's kind of like a "Last King of Scotland" scenario.

Bruce Wilson @brucewilson.bsky.social · 1d

In this case, I doubt it will be perceived as being to his credit.

Bruce Wilson @brucewilson.bsky.social · 1d

...a 600 year-old hunk of roast beef, to be specific.

Bruce Wilson @brucewilson.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, it's ancient, like - when I was a teenager, they were still building the great pyramid.

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.bsky.social · 2d

The president of the United States is getting flu and COVID booster shots but telling YOU that you shouldn’t and that removing access across every state via the pharmacies.

PHYSICIAN TO THE PRESIDENT
THE WHITE HOUSE
MEMORANDUM
October 10, 2025
TO: KAROLINE LEAVITT, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY
PHYSICIAN TO THE PRESIDENT
CAPTAIN, U.S. NAVY
SUBJECT: President Donald J. Trump Completes Comprehensive Follow-Up Evaluation at
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
President Donald J. Trump successfully completed a scheduled follow-up evaluation today at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The visit was part of his ongoing health maintenance plan and included advanced imaging, laboratory testing, and preventive health assessments conducted by a multidisciplinary team of specialists. These evaluations were performed in coordination with leading academic and medical consultants to ensure optimal cardiovascular health and continued wellness.
Comprehensive laboratory studies performed in conjunction with the visit were exceptional, including stable metabolic, hematologic, and cardiac parameters.
In preparation for upcoming international travel, President Trump also received preventive health screenings and immunizations, including annual influenza and updated COVID-19 booster vaccinations.
President Trump continues to demonstrate excellent overall health. His cardiac age-a validated measure of cardiovascular vitality via ECG-was found to be approximately 14 years younger than his chronological age. He continues to maintain a demanding daily schedule without restriction.
SUMMARY: President Donald J. Trump remains in exceptional health, exhibiting strong cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurological, and physical performance.

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Bruce Wilson @brucewilson.bsky.social · 2d

It's like his dementia is afflicted with mad cow disease.

Bruce Wilson @brucewilson.bsky.social · 2d

"They used to rebuild with plywood, but antifa keeps burning the plywood down, so now they're rebuilding with mud and thatch because mud doesn't burn. Mud stores with thatch roofs. In America!"

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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Bruce Wilson @brucewilson.bsky.social · 2d

As Reg Morrison predicted, in his book "The Spirit in The Gene", back around 1999.

Bruce Wilson @brucewilson.bsky.social · 2d

Damn. He really stepped init. He framed this as a new Trump decision, to give Qatar an "air force base", when - in reality - it's just an existing agreement with Qatar, made over a decade ago, for a temporary program to train Qatari *pilots*.

But that's not what MAGA will hear!

[snicker]

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originaldvd.bsky.social @originaldvd.bsky.social · 2d

Protesting in Portland!

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Bruce Wilson @brucewilson.bsky.social · 2d

Hell, they might as well let Russia and China build Idaho airbases too. The more, the merrier.

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Chrissy Stroop @thebugbeardispatch.bsky.social · 2d

This is the most Portland thing ever, and I love that it’s going to change the national image of PDX that right-wingers have worked so hard to trash

Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 2d

As a protest optics nerd love about the inflatables is how much they visually disrupt and pull focus from the fascist shock imagery Noem & Miller are trying to create.

So many of these photos now look like the world's silliest dance party, backgrounded by a bunch of guys in uniform looking awkward

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Bruce Wilson @brucewilson.bsky.social · 2d

Yes. From fascism to soviet-style communism, authoritarians hate comedians, satire, and mockery, which make their authority shrivel.

Bruce Wilson @brucewilson.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, mockery is one of the most potent refutations of authoritarianism and fascism that exists.

Footage of happy dancing cartoon mascots in front of ICE stormtroopers pairs amazingly with Stephen Miller's shrill claims of insurgent violence on the [allegedly burning] streets of Portland.

Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 2d

This video is everywhere because it's a hilarious visual refutation of Portland being on fire. You can't get a mass movement going without convincing the masses

so yes, this does do something actually

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This literally does nothing. You are not beating fascism by dressing up in inflatable suits and dancing

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Portland is leading the way. This is how you (non violently) beat Fascism. Humor and ridicule are key.

Stillframe from a video of Portland protesters dancing in inflatable suits

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Bruce Wilson @brucewilson.bsky.social · 2d

He keeps bashing at the machinery of government with a sledgehammer, and abusing the federal workforce... then expects the various levers of power to still function after he's cut & damaged the control cables and thrown sand in the gears.

Bruce Wilson @brucewilson.bsky.social · 3d

"Give me canceling Habeus Corpus today and I'll gladly give you lower gas prices in 2 weeks."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Trump: "I think gasoline is gonna be below $2 at some point in the pretty near future."

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Bruce Wilson @brucewilson.bsky.social · 3d

I said "alive", not "functioning"

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 3d

Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile debuts tonight on The Onion's YouTube channel at 7 p.m. ET.

Finally somebody will release some dang Epstein Files if you know what I'm sayin'!!!

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Bruce Wilson @brucewilson.bsky.social · 3d

I am a *strong* supporter of Radley Balko's work. BUT here's a much clearer indication of GOP moral rot -> 47% of Republicans say they would still support Trump if he were officially tied to a notorious pedophile sex trafficking ring.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 4d

No clearer indication of the right’s moral rot than the swift evolution from angrily denying any association with buffoonish bigots like like Posobiec and Fuentes, to “there’s no harm in having a conversation,” to openly praising and promoting them.

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 4d

Not the least surprised by this. I’d hope it might finally wake up some mainstream libertarians to what Smith is really about. But it probably won’t.

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