Brian Wilcox (FZ Forever)
@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.
Californian who's lived in TX, OH, VA, DC, NE, and Porto Alegre (Brazil) but returned home.
Pinned
No one let go of anyone's hand.
During the Bolsonaro regime in Brazil, resistors adopted this phrase to remind all that we need to stand together, and especially with those targeted by the regime.
That's the assignment now.
During the Bolsonaro regime in Brazil, resistors adopted this phrase to remind all that we need to stand together, and especially with those targeted by the regime.
That's the assignment now.
Taking a US detox vacation to Thailand and Hong Kong. Staying away from ALL news for 10 days, including here.
Sometimes I just need a break from this shit.
Sometimes I just need a break from this shit.
January 19, 2026 at 6:24 AM
Taking a US detox vacation to Thailand and Hong Kong. Staying away from ALL news for 10 days, including here.
Sometimes I just need a break from this shit.
Sometimes I just need a break from this shit.
Apparently, at Texas A&M, Plato is DEI and too woke for young, impressionable Texans.
Have a kid thinking about attending a public university in Texas? You may want to reconsider.
--Embarrassed UT Austin alum (but at least I didn't attend A&M)
Have a kid thinking about attending a public university in Texas? You may want to reconsider.
--Embarrassed UT Austin alum (but at least I didn't attend A&M)
Opinion | This Is No Way to Run a University
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Apparently, at Texas A&M, Plato is DEI and too woke for young, impressionable Texans.
Have a kid thinking about attending a public university in Texas? You may want to reconsider.
--Embarrassed UT Austin alum (but at least I didn't attend A&M)
Have a kid thinking about attending a public university in Texas? You may want to reconsider.
--Embarrassed UT Austin alum (but at least I didn't attend A&M)
A woman is killed by a federal agent. The Department of Injustice refuses to conduct even a cursory investigation.
Amerika.
Amerika.
BREAM: Is the FBI investigating the ICE agent who shot Renee Good?
BLANCHE: What happened has been reviewed by millions of Americans bc it was recorded. We investigate when it's appropriate. That is not the case here. We are not going to bow to pressure. So no, we are not investigating.
BLANCHE: What happened has been reviewed by millions of Americans bc it was recorded. We investigate when it's appropriate. That is not the case here. We are not going to bow to pressure. So no, we are not investigating.
January 18, 2026 at 4:30 PM
A woman is killed by a federal agent. The Department of Injustice refuses to conduct even a cursory investigation.
Amerika.
Amerika.
Because he had a gun...
Ohio...
www.wosu.org/news/2026-01...
www.wosu.org/news/2026-01...
83-year-old man convicted of killing Uber driver who he wrongly thought was scamming him
Jurors in Ohio have convicted an 83-year-old man of murder in the shooting of an Uber driver who he thought was trying to rob him after scam phone calls deceived them both.
www.wosu.org
January 17, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Because he had a gun...
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Wait, I thought drugs were such a threat to Americans that the administration had to summarily execute alleged drug smugglers at sea?
June 2024: "Arkansas Congressman Steve Womack‘s [(R)] son James Phillip Womack was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to distributing methamphetamine."
Jan. 2026: Trump pardons James Phillip Womack.
arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
www.justice.gov/pardon/media...
Jan. 2026: Trump pardons James Phillip Womack.
arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
www.justice.gov/pardon/media...
January 17, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Wait, I thought drugs were such a threat to Americans that the administration had to summarily execute alleged drug smugglers at sea?
January 17, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Dear World,
Please feel free to tell our president to go fuck himself.
Please feel free to tell our president to go fuck himself.
Trump says he'll impose a 10% tariff (rising to 25% in June) on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland, because they've sent people to Greenland, until the US can buy Greenland.
January 17, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Dear World,
Please feel free to tell our president to go fuck himself.
Please feel free to tell our president to go fuck himself.
BREAKING:
Department of Justice name is changed to the Department of Weaponization of Government.
Department of Justice name is changed to the Department of Weaponization of Government.
January 17, 2026 at 7:27 PM
BREAKING:
Department of Justice name is changed to the Department of Weaponization of Government.
Department of Justice name is changed to the Department of Weaponization of Government.
WHERE
ARE
THE
EPSTEIN
FILES
???
ARE
THE
EPSTEIN
FILES
???
January 17, 2026 at 1:50 AM
WHERE
ARE
THE
EPSTEIN
FILES
???
ARE
THE
EPSTEIN
FILES
???
Reposted by Brian Wilcox (FZ Forever)
Send your old awards or buy some from Amazon. Let's make this a community effort to help out this little boy.
January 16, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Send your old awards or buy some from Amazon. Let's make this a community effort to help out this little boy.
Reposted by Brian Wilcox (FZ Forever)
Minnesota Star Tribune Editorial Board: Minnesota is under siege. This cannot stand.
"ICE presence has disrupted all aspects of life in Minnesota, and led tragically to the death of Renee Good. It’s the outcome of government overreach that favors force over legitimacy."
"ICE presence has disrupted all aspects of life in Minnesota, and led tragically to the death of Renee Good. It’s the outcome of government overreach that favors force over legitimacy."
Editorial | Minnesota is under siege. This cannot stand.
"What we are witnessing is the storming of the state by the federal government," the Editorial Board writes.
www.startribune.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Minnesota Star Tribune Editorial Board: Minnesota is under siege. This cannot stand.
"ICE presence has disrupted all aspects of life in Minnesota, and led tragically to the death of Renee Good. It’s the outcome of government overreach that favors force over legitimacy."
"ICE presence has disrupted all aspects of life in Minnesota, and led tragically to the death of Renee Good. It’s the outcome of government overreach that favors force over legitimacy."
The Right Is Furious With Liberal White Women
🎯
🎯
Opinion | The Right Is Furious With Liberal White Women
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:37 PM
The Right Is Furious With Liberal White Women
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🎯
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Signs More Pardons, Freeing a Fraudster for 2nd Time
😆😂😆
What a corrupt piece of 💩
😆😂😆
What a corrupt piece of 💩
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Signs More Pardons, Freeing a Fraudster for 2nd Time
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Signs More Pardons, Freeing a Fraudster for 2nd Time
😆😂😆
What a corrupt piece of 💩
😆😂😆
What a corrupt piece of 💩
Next up: Kennedy to green light study to confirm the dangers of "chem trails."
Now that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has “solved” vaccines and optimized America’s beef-tallow intake, he’s moving on to cell phones.
HHS to recommend aluminum foil hats, MAHA edition, for radiation protection..
eu.usatoday.com/story/news/h...
HHS to recommend aluminum foil hats, MAHA edition, for radiation protection..
eu.usatoday.com/story/news/h...
Health and Human Services to launch study on cell phone radiation
The announcement comes amid Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr's criticism linking cell phones to neurological damage and cancer.
eu.usatoday.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Next up: Kennedy to green light study to confirm the dangers of "chem trails."
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Do you know how insecure and empty you have to be to accept someone else's Nobel Peace Prize? Especially after the prizegivers make clear that the award is given on the merits and cannot be conveyed?
It's twice as humiliating as accepting a manufactured peace prize by a sports league.
It's twice as humiliating as accepting a manufactured peace prize by a sports league.
January 16, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Do you know how insecure and empty you have to be to accept someone else's Nobel Peace Prize? Especially after the prizegivers make clear that the award is given on the merits and cannot be conveyed?
It's twice as humiliating as accepting a manufactured peace prize by a sports league.
It's twice as humiliating as accepting a manufactured peace prize by a sports league.
Reposted by Brian Wilcox (FZ Forever)
“Noem: U.S. Citizens Should Be Prepared To Show Proof.”
Did you vote for a “Show Me Your Papers” society?
Did you vote for a “Show Me Your Papers” society?
January 15, 2026 at 11:04 PM
“Noem: U.S. Citizens Should Be Prepared To Show Proof.”
Did you vote for a “Show Me Your Papers” society?
Did you vote for a “Show Me Your Papers” society?
Gift article.
THIS is Resistance. Quite a story. RIP, Dr. Christie.
THIS is Resistance. Quite a story. RIP, Dr. Christie.
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Gift article.
THIS is Resistance. Quite a story. RIP, Dr. Christie.
THIS is Resistance. Quite a story. RIP, Dr. Christie.
Republican Family Values
Republican South Carolina state Rep. RJ May sentenced to 17.5 years in federal prison today.
5 counts of distributing child sex abuse material.
He shared hundreds of images of kids, including pictures of adults raping seven-year-olds.
Moms of Liberty had named him its Legislator of the Year.
5 counts of distributing child sex abuse material.
He shared hundreds of images of kids, including pictures of adults raping seven-year-olds.
Moms of Liberty had named him its Legislator of the Year.
GOP lawmaker said trans people “harm” children. Now he's going to prison for child porn. - LGBTQ Nation
He was caught sharing hundreds of images of kids, including pictures of adults raping seven-year-olds.
www.lgbtqnation.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Republican Family Values
Amerika
🚨BREAKING: ICE unleashes ONSLAUGHT of flash bang grenades and chemical ammunition at unarmed Minneapolis protesters in WAR-LIKE attack. Several protesters struck. Our reporter @zdroberts.bsky.social struck in the head.
"I got hit in the head really bad." LIVE NOW ⬇️
"I got hit in the head really bad." LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 15, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Amerika
OK. Trump's not waging a War on Drugs or even a War on Drug Traffickers.
He's waging a War on Drug Treatment.
Does he not know how widespread addiction is in MAGALand?
He's waging a War on Drug Treatment.
Does he not know how widespread addiction is in MAGALand?
“Trump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grants” via @npr.org:
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
Trump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grants
The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services. The cuts could total as much as $2 billion.
www.npr.org
January 15, 2026 at 1:24 AM
OK. Trump's not waging a War on Drugs or even a War on Drug Traffickers.
He's waging a War on Drug Treatment.
Does he not know how widespread addiction is in MAGALand?
He's waging a War on Drug Treatment.
Does he not know how widespread addiction is in MAGALand?
America First***
***except when Trump wants to thank Qatar for "gifting" him a 747 by send funds there rather than to US banks.
***except when Trump wants to thank Qatar for "gifting" him a 747 by send funds there rather than to US banks.
Exclusive: US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar
The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
www.semafor.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:16 AM
America First***
***except when Trump wants to thank Qatar for "gifting" him a 747 by send funds there rather than to US banks.
***except when Trump wants to thank Qatar for "gifting" him a 747 by send funds there rather than to US banks.
Despite Trump’s Claims, Grocery Prices Are Rising
Something every single American who's not so rich that someone else does their shopping knows.
Something every single American who's not so rich that someone else does their shopping knows.
Despite Trump’s Claims, Grocery Prices Are Rising
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Despite Trump’s Claims, Grocery Prices Are Rising
Something every single American who's not so rich that someone else does their shopping knows.
Something every single American who's not so rich that someone else does their shopping knows.
Trump demands Nobel Peace Prize for ending the War on Protein.
January 15, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Trump demands Nobel Peace Prize for ending the War on Protein.
Josh Hawley.
Pussy in 2020, pussy in 2026.
That is the look of a coward who knows he's shit himself publicly once again.
Pussy in 2020, pussy in 2026.
That is the look of a coward who knows he's shit himself publicly once again.
Republicans Block Effort to Check Trump’s Power in Venezuela
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Josh Hawley.
Pussy in 2020, pussy in 2026.
That is the look of a coward who knows he's shit himself publicly once again.
Pussy in 2020, pussy in 2026.
That is the look of a coward who knows he's shit himself publicly once again.
"It is not so hard to believe, even during the worst of things, that courage is the more potent contagion. That there are more invested in solidarity than annihilation. That just as it's always possible to look away, it is always possible to stop looking away."
-Omar El Akkad
-Omar El Akkad
January 14, 2026 at 11:54 PM
"It is not so hard to believe, even during the worst of things, that courage is the more potent contagion. That there are more invested in solidarity than annihilation. That just as it's always possible to look away, it is always possible to stop looking away."
-Omar El Akkad
-Omar El Akkad