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Wilber

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In the sciences, the authority of thousands of opinions is not worth as much as one tiny spark of reason in an individual man- Galileo

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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
People have told me “Hey republicans aren’t all ignorant. There are republican doctors, lawyers, CEOs, see what I mean?” So THAT’S why we have ivermectin, Rudy Giuliani and Ronald Rump
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Delusion is when the stop light is red and you tell the cop it was green. You know you’re right but still get a ticket, then fire the cop, get the ticket reversed and eliminate all stop lights in the city. The light was still red, asshole.
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
VPN, Proton email, Signal messaging, 2FA, extra long random passwords, get off Meta, Twitter, air gapped computers … let’s see, what am I missing…
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
While all people are created equal (nature), we’ve really messed up how we’ve raised them (nurture). These problems didn’t start with Rump but are the sum total of our false beliefs, blind spots, laziness, poor education, poor thinking skills and not eating enough broccoli.
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
If you haven’t already it’s time to permanently log off meta products. If you want to show off vacation pictures, invite people over for a slideshow.
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
After Monday and if Cash Patel takes charge, the FBI will simply be enforcers of Rumps knee-jerk vendettas. They will become government thugs. Senators, if you vote yes on Cash, you, and we, will no longer be safe. And the people will do something about it. Vote no.
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
VIP military transport in DC. Who gets to ride those other than the president and vice president?
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Rump doesn’t get credit for doing anything clever. He’s a dullard; too lazy to think, to petulant to be kind, to narcissistic to care and very easily led around by his nose. He’s also not in charge. No one is. Each person he hires is out for themselves. Get them fired one by one.
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Look up DeepSeek the Chinese AI firm. They just embarrassed the entire world’s AI industry. Tech dudes lost billions of $ They are currently undergoing a DOS attack to stop people from registering. Take your time and register. It is an open source AI.
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
I have a relative who says: releasing the J6 guys is ok because Biden pardoned cop killers. Not the sharpest knife, not the brightest bulb, half a brick short of a full load, a few cards short of a full deck, fell out of the stupid tree and hit every branch on the way down
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
It is hard to get off the polarization bandwagon both parties have created. It is to their advantage to trigger an emotional response - you'll donate. I say dial it back with a little understanding. www.skeptic.com/michael-sher...
skeptic.com
497. Kurt Gray — What Are We Really Fighting Over? Understanding Outrage Through Moral Psychology
Join Michael Shermer and Kurt Gray as they unravel the science behind moral outrage and political division. Discover why morality stems from harm perception, how evolutionary psychology shapes our val...
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
I think we need to catalog Rumps treatment of people for when he and his mates get deported back to their mother R www.dw.com/en/brazil-co...
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Brazil condemns US after deportees arrive handcuffed – DW – 01/26/2025
Brazil's government decried the US after dozens of deportees arrived on a plane in handcuffs. The Brazilian justice minister called it a "blatant disrespect" of their rights.
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
I’m just checking out the procedures to use. www.dw.com/en/s-korean-...
dw.com
S. Korean prosecutors indict President Yoon over martial law – DW – 01/26/2025
South Korean prosecutors have indicted the impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, on charges of leading a rebellion.
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
I found the Gulf of Mexico on Google this morning. Good to check these things daily.
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Expect more of this. There is a vaccine, so Darwin will help us again in the fight against tyranny. www.cjonline.com/story/news/p...
cjonline.com
Kansas tuberculosis outbreak is now America's largest in recorded history
Kansas public health officials say the state's ongoing tuberculosis outbreak is the largest since the CDC started reporting TB cases in the 1950s.
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
“I have had a great many troubles, but most of them never happened “ - Mark Twain Stop worrying about what might happen. Save your energy for what IS happening. It’s bad enough.
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
They say you can’t fix stupid. Uh duh, yes you can.
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
It must be some kind of record to go from tech hero to neo-hitler in a months time. I understand DT has been coaching him.
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Intimidation doesn’t work if you’re not intimidated.
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Now that the Biden weather modification crew has moved out, southern states won’t be getting the hurricanes. A win-win.
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
DT will no longer be talking about egg prices. His promises are empty. His technical solutions foolish.
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
I think there should be a tax deduction for this. p.dw.com/p/4pUrT
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Bloomberg to fund UN climate body after Trump withdrawal – DW – 01/23/2025
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Data, real data, is a wonderful thing.
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Don't obey unconstitutional orders. Certain folks in Idaho have lived by this mantra for decades so I bet they're all on our side now. 😉 Thank you Governor Pritzker.
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Where are all the “constitution is everything “ republicans now? I’m thinking they never got past the 2nd amendment. You know, reading is hard. It’s good they’ll be getting work in the fields now that the military will be guarding the border.
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
It takes more than an executive order to change the constitution. This is a stunt for the uninformed. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
brennancenter.org
Presidents Can't End Birthright Citizenship
President Trump's executive order is almost certain to be struck down.
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Since I expect the FDA to become moribund after today, I wanted to get this out there before it’s removed. www.fda.gov/food/hfp-con...
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Revoking Authorization for the Use of Red No. 3 in Food/Ingested Drugs
The FDA is revoking the authorization for the use of FD&C Red No. 3 based on the Delaney Clause of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act).
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Ok, this is funny. contrarian.substack.com/p/inaugurati...
contrarian.substack.com
Inauguration to be Held Inside Cybertruck
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—In an eleventh-hour decision on Sunday, the Inauguration of Donald J.
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Ohio is funding Catholic schools with taxpayer money. I'm turning over in my grave and I'm not even dead yet. www.propublica.org/article/ohio...
propublica.org
In an Unprecedented Move, Ohio Is Funding the Construction of Private Religious Schools
The state is giving millions in taxpayer dollars directly to private schools to help them renovate and expand their campuses. It may be the next frontier in the push to increase the use of school vouc...
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Indoctrinating: repeating beliefs and opinions until they are accepted without question. Teaching: repeating facts and methods until they are understood well enough that beliefs and opinions can be questioned. I want my kids taught, not indoctrinated.
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Clearly this is the first retaliation by Greenlanders. We have to get our hands on their weather modification tech.
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Indivisible Chicago Alliance ❌👑 @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
PROTECTIVE RESOURCES. The incoming Trump admin has directly threatened Chicago with mass deportations. Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) shares info & resources (incl a hotline) for people who may be at risk. Find English & Spanish versions of Know Your Rights pages:
icirr.org
Family Support Network & Hotline | ICIRR
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Let people know. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/u...
nytimes.com
Trump’s Deportation Plan Is Said to Start Next Week in Chicago (Gift Article)
The size of the planned immigration raids is unclear, but they would be the opening step in the president-elect’s goal of overseeing the largest deportation program in history.
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
The trumpettes are going to hate this www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
americanprogress.org
The ERA Solidifies Women’s Rights in the Constitution as the 28th Amendment
The federal government has finally recognized the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ushering in a whole new era for gender parity in this country.
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
It is not socialist to want to reduce the wealth inequity in the US, it is a way to maintain a middle class with purchasing power.
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
I’m in.
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Mark25 @mvassmer.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Wrong prescription. Ask your Senator for a second opinion.
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
If you want to objectively respond to a social media comment there are three tasks to do first. 1. Use a barf bucket to get the initial reaction out of your system 2. Question your own assumptions on the matter 3. Get some work done around the house, you don’t have to answer
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Recommend to download this. It will be scrubbed from the NOAA website under the new administration. www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
noaa.gov
Wildfire climate connection
Climate change, including increased heat, extended drought, and a thirsty atmosphere, has been a key driver in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the western United States during the last ...
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
From your mouth to Republican senator ears.
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Happy birthday Charles! ncse.ngo/darwin-day-2...
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Darwin Day 2025 approaches | National Center for Science Education
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Why are most Republicans so easily led around by the nose?
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Nice symbolism. A good pressure washer will clean that up.
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Do the work to separate fact from fiction.
Alternative facts can be found in our fiction section
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
The rocket scientists working for Donny think that if Forest Service could just do a better job of thinning the trees (but no burning) then the consequences of wildfires would be diminished. Oh, and more timber harvesting will also help. pg 308 P2025 - thanks Daren Bakst What nonsense.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 12/01/2025
In 2020, we mapped out the danger zones that will close in on Americans over the next 30 years — combining climate data with wildfire projections by US Forest Service researchers. See what changes are in store for your county. By @shaw.al , @abrahm.bsky.social & Jeremy W. Goldsmith
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New Climate Maps Show a Transformed United States
According to new data analyzed by ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine, warming temperatures, rising seas and changing rainfall will profoundly reshape the way people have lived in North…
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Our " disillusionment stems from the popular belief ... that our political system is so corrupted by money that only wealthy individuals and giant corporations can expect to have their interests attended to by the state", Jan. 2000 by historian Eric Foner www.thirdworldtraveler.com/History/TheC...
thirdworldtraveler.com
The Century: A Nation's-Eye View
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
It’s getting hotter whether you believe in Climate Change or not. www.scientificamerican.com/article/2024...
scientificamerican.com
Earth Surpasses 1.5 Degrees C in Hottest Year on Record
2024 was the hottest year on record and the first to top 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming. All 10 of the hottest years have been in the last decade
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Wilber @hikeabike.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
When you hear a claim that fits what you already believe do you question it? You should. Belief is not evidence and claims are not facts.
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