Dr. Barry J. Cooke
@barrycooke.bsky.social
Insect Ecology.
PhD from U. Alberta.
M.Sc. from U. Laval.
B.Sc. from U. Toronto.
I speak for myself.
I code in R.
Warned about emerging fascism before it was cool.
PhD from U. Alberta.
M.Sc. from U. Laval.
B.Sc. from U. Toronto.
I speak for myself.
I code in R.
Warned about emerging fascism before it was cool.
Reposted by Dr. Barry J. Cooke
Dude is all GQ.
Glenn Quagmire, that is.
Glenn Quagmire, that is.
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Dude is all GQ.
Glenn Quagmire, that is.
Glenn Quagmire, that is.
We are in for a serious year of race-baiting and racial hate. Since Bannon hit the panic button, they know they gotta go all-in on white supremacy. So bad.
November 11, 2025 at 12:38 AM
We are in for a serious year of race-baiting and racial hate. Since Bannon hit the panic button, they know they gotta go all-in on white supremacy. So bad.
I fucking knew it.
bsky.app/profile/benj...
bsky.app/profile/benj...
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith Searches
Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I fucking knew it.
bsky.app/profile/benj...
bsky.app/profile/benj...
Never elect dumb people who take money.
November 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Never elect dumb people who take money.
Channel it into kinetic progress.
November 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Channel it into kinetic progress.
There has to be a high degree of "liberal" tolerance within fascist populist movements.
This is how the "no enemies on the right" coexistence ethic was able to unite the right. It's "liberal" fascist tolerance.
This is how the "no enemies on the right" coexistence ethic was able to unite the right. It's "liberal" fascist tolerance.
November 10, 2025 at 8:34 PM
There has to be a high degree of "liberal" tolerance within fascist populist movements.
This is how the "no enemies on the right" coexistence ethic was able to unite the right. It's "liberal" fascist tolerance.
This is how the "no enemies on the right" coexistence ethic was able to unite the right. It's "liberal" fascist tolerance.
Also, as Umerto Eco pointed out in the 1990s: fascist movements are happy to embrace contradictory paradigms. As long as they are safely compartmentalized, logical inconsistencies between factions pose no threat to kinetic motion on the central agenda.
November 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Also, as Umerto Eco pointed out in the 1990s: fascist movements are happy to embrace contradictory paradigms. As long as they are safely compartmentalized, logical inconsistencies between factions pose no threat to kinetic motion on the central agenda.
noticed by many over the years
November 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
noticed by many over the years
yep. surveillance capitalism is as blind to color and creed as any liberal. The Kash Patels and Vivek Ranaswamys are more than welcome to preach at the cyber-altar.
It's a particular kind of autocracy they favor. They want a deregulated state, not the heavy regulation of communism.
It's a particular kind of autocracy they favor. They want a deregulated state, not the heavy regulation of communism.
November 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
yep. surveillance capitalism is as blind to color and creed as any liberal. The Kash Patels and Vivek Ranaswamys are more than welcome to preach at the cyber-altar.
It's a particular kind of autocracy they favor. They want a deregulated state, not the heavy regulation of communism.
It's a particular kind of autocracy they favor. They want a deregulated state, not the heavy regulation of communism.
They were paid off by airlines.
November 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
They were paid off by airlines.
The global/US economy was set to boom post-covid under Biden. The US is not participating, and even Canada is being held back.
November 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The global/US economy was set to boom post-covid under Biden. The US is not participating, and even Canada is being held back.
"This is fine"
November 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
"This is fine"