Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 16hLook at the picture. The "ballroom" is bigger than the White House. 010
Reposted by Russ Wilcox𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 02/10/2026Billionaire political spending was about $16 million in 2008. In 2026, it could reach $2–3 billion. Whatever your politics, that’s a staggering shift in who has the financial power to shape American elections. 771548561
Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 01/10/2026What are the odds Trump was so desperate for a peace deal that he agreed to let Iran take over Iraq? 000
Reposted by Russ WilcoxCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o... 11571502051
Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 30/09/2026www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comTrump administration withdraws US from Greco anti-corruption monitoring body‘The era of writing blank checks to international bureaucracies is over,’ state department spokesperson says 000
Reposted by Russ WilcoxDavid Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026We seem to be amused that the president cannot remain conscious during virtually any Oval Office event. This is a very sick man. He is unfit for his job. It is an issue the country should take more seriously. 21473123
Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The rats are starting to leave the ship. They can see the House inquiries to come. 010
Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 28/09/2026It's not just that the public pays for the ad, it's his choice of media. He runs these on friendly networks like Fox, which is a form of payola. 000
Reposted by Russ WilcoxProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026In response to our reporting, Susan Collins has mustered a defense that is full of incorrect and misleading claims. We’ve reviewed FBI evidence, examined thousands of pages of records and interviewed dozens of people. Here are the receipts.propublica.orgProPublica Debunks Susan Collins’ Claims About FBI Anti-Corruption ProbeProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until President Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series o... 10838371755
Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Gift link for MUN fans www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comThe UN Is in Crisis. Model UN Is Doing Just FineAs the real institution battles shrinking budgets and questions about its relevance, thousands of students are still eager to play diplomat. 000
Reposted by Russ WilcoxAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Anyone trying to get their country to withdraw from the ICC is almost certainly involved in organised crime. It's a no brainer. 221225296
Reposted by Russ WilcoxClay Bennett @claybennett.bsky.social · 25/09/20269/26/2026- SCOTUS www.timesfreepress.com/news/2026/se... 18381242555
Reposted by Russ WilcoxAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026Murphy: "On April 30 -- a Thursday -- Reynolds makes an $8m donation. On Saturday, they have lunch w/POTUS & tell him they want a change in rules for flavored vapes. The president calls FDA commissioner & HHS sec, & on Tuesday new guidance is issued paving way to the sale of flavored vapes ... " 952383918
Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Will @scottlincicome.bsky.social come round to an American industrial policy? Because the Chinese have been picking us apart, and Adam Smith's invisible hand is losing to Beijing's big brain. If there is to be a Team America, we need a better coach. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...bloomberg.comThe US Is Badly Losing Its Trade War With ChinaXi Jinping’s arrival at the White House on Thursday will be the first Chinese state visit to the United States since 2015. It thus makes for the perfect time to judge the radical changes to US-China t... 020
Reposted by Russ WilcoxPete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Let's ban gerrymandering. 31280591683
Reposted by Russ WilcoxScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.nytimes.comF.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan CollinsThe inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials. 24982253351
Reposted by Russ WilcoxRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Five corporations control 90% of the US media. Airlines have merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere. 720160466064
Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 21/09/2026If all Texans would get this angry, our united country could really go somewhere. 000
Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 21/09/2026If JD ascends before January 20, this will count as a full term for him. 000
Reposted by Russ Wilcoxderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Trucker at the bar last night told me his gas costs have gone up bc of the war. Tariffs have depressed freight loads. Worse, AI trucking may replace his job. I told him "Trump has a poll on whether we should rename AI to Superior Intelligence." He said "Sir, thank you Trump Sir" and burst out crying 724222301
Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The best answer to a White House banning news organizations is to subscribe immediately to those news organizations. 174
Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Not explained well in the factoid: white evangelicals are twice as likely to vote as general population 000
Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 15/09/2026www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comUS ‘super-emitters’ of planet heating methane identified by satellite analysisEnergy Transfer, whose CEO is a major Trump donor, named as biggest single methane producer in new rankings 010
Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Stunned at the many readers on BlueSky who think the AI researchers calling for intervention must have a hidden financial motive to sell products or get handouts. Don't be an idiot! They are already millionaires and billionaires. Tech people *detest* oversight. They must be extremely nervous. 010
Reposted by Russ WilcoxZach Everson @zacheverson.com · 11/09/2026“To leave no loopholes Hitler exacted from all officers and men of the armed forces an oath of allegiance—not to Germany, not to the constitution, which he had violated by not calling for the election of Hindenburg’s successor, but to himself.” -Shirer, Rise & Fall of the Thrid Reich, p. 375 421564568
Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 11/09/2026This TIGRa gene activator is half the size of CRISPRa and fits inside AAV delivery. That could dramatically boost genetic therapies. www.regmednet.com/tiny-gene-ac...regmednet.comTiny gene activation platform, TIGRa, easily packs into AAVs to deliver in vivo gene expressionTIGRa, a novel gene activation platform half the size of CRISPRa dramatically improves the ability to deliver gene activation therapies. 011
Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 10/09/2026There's nothing as Communist as promising all voters a $5,000 dividend. 011
Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Dems should immediately endorse the $5K dividend, then shift the debate to who will pay for it. 111
Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 09/09/2026AI is shifting the boundary of the firm. In general I think we will see a rising swarm of small companies replacing large dinosaurs, but when it comes to data, bigger is better. Here is evidence of AI-driven consolidation, not splintering. 000
Reposted by Russ WilcoxGeorge E. Osborn @georgeosborn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I think we're at the point where we can incredibly comfortably say that your attitude towards Reform, Restore, MAGA, the AfD etc is how you'd have responded to fascism in the 1930s 232745736
Reposted by Russ WilcoxTim Berners-Lee @timbl.bsky.social · 08/09/2026The applications of Solid are endless. If your project uses personal data then check out this open call from the @odihq.bsky.social KUTGW 1209
Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 05/09/2026We have reached the line when world governments MUST begin to regulate. techcrunch.com/2026/09/04/o...techcrunch.comOpenAI's rogue agents keep escaping, with no formal process to investigate them | TechCrunchOpenAI’s latest agent swarm incident adds urgency to calls for independent investigations as researchers and lawmakers question whether AI labs should control the scope of their own safety reviews. 030
Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 03/09/2026German team mixes AI-designed synthetic protein with black bear protein to leapfrog over liquid nanoparticles as a delivery method. Orders of magnitude better. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comCreating bottom-up RNA transfer vehicles from synthetic protein assemblies - NatureSynthetic virus-like protein architectures designed by artificial intelligence show superior ability to deliver RNA into cells, compared with their naturally occurring counterparts, by overcoming the ... 010
Reposted by Russ WilcoxTechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 02/09/2026MapQuest is now the No. 1 U.S. app after bucking Trump’s ‘Lake America’ renamingtechcrunch.comMapQuest is now the No. 1 U.S. app after bucking Trump’s ‘Lake America’ renamingThe once-dominant mapping app has surged to the top of Apple’s U.S. App Store after refusing to adopt Trump’s “Lake America” name, drawing more than half of its 2026 U.S. downloads in just six days. 852651665
Reposted by Russ WilcoxMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 01/09/2026This past week: CHINA: Announced the discovery of a probiotic that reverses diabetes. USA: Made up the name of a lake without any legal authority. CHINA: Invented EV battery with 600+ mile range. USA: Used AI to create silly video of a fake battle in unpopular war. 872628934
Reposted by Russ WilcoxThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 01/09/2026Breaking News: A whistle-blower at the U.S. Postal Service said Trump officials were defying court orders with a “secretive, rushed” effort affecting voting by mail.nyti.msWhistle-Blower Says Trump Officials Are Defying Court Orders on Voting by MailA report detailed “grave concerns” that a new system being rushed into use by the U.S. Postal Service could imperil millions of mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections. 1002205965
Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 31/08/2026China has 86% share in humanoids. Robots were the main way the West hoped to compete! US tariffs can't change the picture. Yet (NA+EU+Tigers) >> China!! Trump going alone, instead of leading a grand global alliance, snatches defeat from victory. techcrunch.com/2026/08/30/t...techcrunch.comThe U.S. is building barriers around drones and robots, but China has scale to get around them | TechCrunchThe U.S. is shutting out more foreign-made drones and robots. China’s scale means the global competition may simply move elsewhere. 010
Reposted by Russ WilcoxMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/08/2026Pritzker: So here’s the truth, plain and simple: Our state is under siege. Not by protesters, immigrants, the deep state, the press, Canada or Mexico or Greenland, Antifa or Jewish space lasers or pride parades. No. Our state's under siege by a petty, corrupt man in Washington. 613304908903
Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 29/08/2026A new drug modality? Targeting cell surface pockets. Avoids need for endocytosis. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comA binding-to-release strategy for targeted anticancer drug delivery - NatureA binding-to-release drug conjugate strategy enables targeted payload release without cellular internalization, improving tumour specificity, efficacy and expanding therapeutic targets beyond conventi... 000
Reposted by Russ WilcoxDan Jagger @auditorynerves.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Shingles vaccine linked to lower risk of heart attack & stroke, study finds. Researchers say benefits of two-dose Shingrix vaccine could be comparable to taking daily blood pressure medication. 🧪💉🦠❤️ #vaccines www.theguardian.com/science/2026...theguardian.comShingles vaccine linked to lower risk of heart attack and stroke, study findsResearchers say benefits of two-dose Shingrix vaccine could be comparable to taking daily blood pressure medication 2177
