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William Wixson

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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 2h
Comprehensive list of the characters who exist in every friend group in your 20s
Canada

These are some of the words and phrases that speakers through the years have ruled "unparliamentary" in the Parliament of Canada, the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, the National Assembly of Québec, and the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:

    Parliamentary pugilist (1875)[10]
    a bag of wind (1878)[10]
    inspired by forty-rod whisky (1881)[11]
    coming into the world by accident (1886)[10]
    blatherskite (1890)[10]
    the political sewer pipe from Carleton County (1917)[10]
    lacking in intelligence (1934)[10]
    a dim-witted saboteur (1956)[10]
    liar (1959, 2022)[10][12]
    devoid of honour (1960)[13]
    joker in the house (1960)[13]
    ignoramus (1961)[13]
    scurrilous (1961)[13]
    to hell with Parliament attitude (1961)[13]
    trained seal (1961)[13]
    evil genius (1962)[13]
    demagogue (1963)[13]
    Canadian Mussolini (1964)[13]
    Canadian Hitler (1964)[14]
    sick animal (1966)[13]
    pompous ass (1967)[13]
    crook (1971)[13]
    does not have a spine (1971)[13]
    fuddle duddle (1971)[10]
    pig (1977)[10]
    jerk (1980)[10]
    sleazebag (1984)[10]
    racist (1986, 1997 and 2020)[10][15][16][17]
    absolute fraud (1986)[18][19]
    lying scum (1987)[20][21]
    scuzzball (1988)[10]
    traitor (1992)[22]
    son of a bitch (1997)[15][16]
    modern‑day Klansmen (2002)[23]
    weathervane (2007)[10]
    Il Duce (2007)[24]
    you piece of shit (2011)[25]
    fart (2016)[26]
    he doesn't give a fuck (2018)[27]
    "Séraphin Poudrier [fr]", a character representing extreme greed in Québec pop culture (2019)[28]
    “The only thing that I regret about Margaret Thatcher’s death is that it happened probably 30 years too late.” (2020)[29]
    crap (2021)[30]
    wacko (2024)[31]
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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
No one has the guts to say it, but DC statehood is so passé at this point. It should be given full national sovereignty as a city state in its own right. America’s own Vatican
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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
At an Atlanta Hawks games, illegally colliding with my best friend, Fulton County DA Fani Willis (just out of frame)
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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
All of the conspiracies about Talarico fundamentally boil down to the fact that many Republicans, especially Spencer Pratt, don't know the difference between the flu and the 24 hour "stomach flu"/gastroenteritis. And yet, we are supposed to take these people seriously.
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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
They need to swap out one of the women on this list for another William, for the purposes of equal representation (of Williams to women) *This tweet was brought to you by the William International Literary Library for Inclusion of Additional Manuscripts (WILLIAM)
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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Beer with a view of a train
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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Every time I come to the pub near campus, I tell myself I’m gonna write here. Then I get buzzed on half (1/2) a beer and then not write
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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The way running companies seem to be doing full court press on marketing their supershoes via influencers is very strange. No, you do not need to buy special single-use shoes to reach your 2:30 half marathon goal. Very dumb
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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Are we gonna get a story of the dressing down this guy is doling out to his staff this afternoon? Or is that just reserved for Mary Peltola
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Joel @snufkinlib.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Consultant: this is a great ad Marie, I give it my seal of approval Marie Gluesenkamp Perez: *eyes narrowing* your what
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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
*walking into the hockey locker room for a 10:30 pm game* “CLEARLY this is not a safe space for revolutionary praxis”
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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I tell you what, if one of these things tries to pass me in any race I'm running in, it's gonna have to figure out how to get up off its side
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Tahoma Tracker @tahomatracker.com · 24/09/2026
🏔️ Mt. Rainier decided to wear a hat this morning!! 🧢
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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
My hometown congressional district, with all of the Focus on the Family-inflected purity culture inherent to it, is going to re-elect This Woman by double digits over a basically-Republican rear admiral with a seemingly perfect family life. Because you can't vote for a Dem if corn grows in your CD.
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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Just two very normal looking people having a conversation
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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Neither Structures nor Stoup deserve their exalted place in the Western WA beer scene, and everyone should stop treating them as such
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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Have any of the people who follow me done a backyard ultra or similar kind of race? I signed up for one on a whim and now feel a bit out of my depth on how to approach it.
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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I always knew that stupid little bear was a racist
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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Inflation Signal: the man who wanders Capitol Hill asking everyone if they “have a dollar” has updated it to “Do you have a couple dollars?”
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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
2nd place at the 50k GOAT Run across the Olympic Peninsula this morning
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 04/09/2026
Science and research matter. I stopped by PNNL's new Bench to Bay Lab in Sequim, which I secured funding for, to learn about its research on marine environments and radioactive materials at sea.
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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Can't wait to sit in 90 minutes worth of traffic after work to watch the Marysville Supersonics www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
spokesman.com
New bid for Seattle NBA expansion team calls for arena on Tulalip land
SEATTLE – Is there a second bidder in the conversation surrounding NBA expansion and the chances of the SuperSonics returning to Seattle?
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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I'm sorry, the what now? Is this a result of too many or not enough gay people on the race organizing committee?
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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The good news is that, at least the mnemonic to remember the Great Lakes wont be affected by the change
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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I have seen into the depths of the depravity of man. There at the very core was just a voice whispering “Chicken and Waffles Oreos”
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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton was really the canary in the coal mine in my own life for the broader polarization of American politics. When my grandparents, former big fans of hers, started referring to her as a communist, it really should have been a sign to me of where we were headed
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👻 Jack Djinn Wail 🧞 @jacktindale.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
How your email finds me.
A poster for an urban agricultural college in South London. The caption is “Caution: Do not feed our moneyed. They are overweight, are on special diets, and also bust!” - there are two photos of close up pony mouths, grimacing like mad.
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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
awww they got purity rings together 🥹🥹
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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I assume the national media op-ed pages will light up with rage at this any second now
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dave @gloomfather.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
yeah man "woke 1" sucked ass. I "woke 1" morning from uneasy dreams to find myself transformed into a giant insect
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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Incredibly frustrating the way certain online news sources only use links to bring you to previous reporting. I want to see the primary source. If you are reporting on a court decision or an executive order or a tweet, help me see the actual original document.
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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Well, if it doesn't work out for Ole Viking Savior in MN, I encourage him to run for Seattle City Council in Ballard
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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Oh my God these people are so dumb. If you split up the MMR vaccine into separate doses, it means we will be giving the average baby more shots!
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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Why does UW football always do this? Every year, it seems like they schedule 4 home games before classes even start here
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Erik Gregersen @ctgriffes.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
As an adaptation of Homer’s epic, the Honda Odyssey is a complete disaster. With its roomy cabin and rear entertainment system for the kids, the minivan foregrounds concerns that only arose with the American nuclear family and say nothing about the brutality that underlay the Bronze Age.
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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Insane that the Broncos are relying on AI slop to pitch their massive redevelopment plan. Ah yet, my favorite restaurant: Taqieico. And a place called Brick Burger Bar, which is apparently selling "Hoes"?
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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The wildfire smoke is causing the sunlight to appear diffuse in a way my brain associates with autumn, meaning I am officially ready for pumpkin pie and hot cider, etc., despite being under a heat advisory still.
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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Yes, it's only 2.5%, which isn't terribly meaningful. But also, how the hell does this guy get 2.5%????? CW: antisemitism
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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Bsky hot take: It is v good that the most progressive district in the state is looking to retain its incredibly powerful senator, rather than giving that up to put an ineffectual backbencher in place. This kind of realistic power analysis is good for lefties actually
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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Maybe this is a known issue, but this guy's tall as hell. I don't think Carney is particularly short, right?
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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I need to speak my truth. No matter how much I want to be someone who can enjoy unsweetened grownup cereal (muesli, etc.), I simply am not that guy. And I just need to accept myself for who I am.
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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
My biggest failure as a scientist is my absolute inability to handle SDS-PAGE gels. Like yes, I have designed and created a brand new protein that has never been made before. But my PI's immediate response is about to be "Your gel looks like shit", and he will in fact be correct.
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Seva @seva.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
the ideal academic life is being an eccentric Victorian lord. Invent a stamp licking machine at 22. Get elected to the Royal Academy for counting the beetles on your estate. Die in an arsenic explosion. The perfect life.
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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
When Supreme Chairman Carney finally decides to liberate us, what portion of the US gets incorporated into francophone New Quebec? I feel like it should for sure be every east of the Hudson, but could be convinced to impose French upon New Jersey as well
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jakarta methheadless horseman @sweetmax.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
oh man. i shouldn’t have read that part of the jimothy interview where he starts talking about european politics. jesus christ
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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Contemplating a Law and Order style show about a NIMBY zoning board called "The Problem"
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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I am a radically centrist heterodox thinker. The solution to daylight savings is to reverse it. Fall forward and spring backwards. This is the median position, and therefore the correct one.
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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Almost 2 hours later, we finally got rescued from the train
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William Wixson @wwixson.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Almost 2 hours later, we finally got rescued from the train
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