Will Bixby
@willbixby.bsky.social
PhD candidate in Northwestern University's Theatre and Drama program || Puppeteer. My work explores the intersections of making, playing, and performing across analog and digital technologies.
willbixby@u.northwestern.edu
willbixby@u.northwestern.edu
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I cannot emphasize enough that the White House has no authority to withhold funds from the Smithsonian. It can, however, try to persuade/threaten Congress to reduce future funding.
“American people will have no patience” for any museum that is “uncomfortable conveying a positive view of American history,” Trump aides wrote.
"It was not immediately clear how much money the White House might try to withhold, from which parts of the Smithsonian or on what authority."
"It was not immediately clear how much money the White House might try to withhold, from which parts of the Smithsonian or on what authority."
White House threatens Smithsonian funds in sweeping content review
It is not clear on what authority the administration could withhold Smithsonian funds, as President Trump tries to purge “woke” content from cultural institutions.
wapo.st
December 21, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I cannot emphasize enough that the White House has no authority to withhold funds from the Smithsonian. It can, however, try to persuade/threaten Congress to reduce future funding.
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One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.
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It’s so cool that every website is just Like This now. We used to send guys to the chair for putting pop-up ads on their sites. Now if I want to read something I have to read single lines between autoplaying video ads that use so much RAM they force the browser to reload every 5 seconds.
December 15, 2025 at 12:27 AM
It’s so cool that every website is just Like This now. We used to send guys to the chair for putting pop-up ads on their sites. Now if I want to read something I have to read single lines between autoplaying video ads that use so much RAM they force the browser to reload every 5 seconds.
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Any university, law firm, corporation or other powerful entity that now bends the knee for Trump deserves to be scorned and boycotted.
He is deeply unpopular and will only grow more unpopular. Moreover his power is waning and his own coalition smells it and is fracturing.
He is deeply unpopular and will only grow more unpopular. Moreover his power is waning and his own coalition smells it and is fracturing.
December 12, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Any university, law firm, corporation or other powerful entity that now bends the knee for Trump deserves to be scorned and boycotted.
He is deeply unpopular and will only grow more unpopular. Moreover his power is waning and his own coalition smells it and is fracturing.
He is deeply unpopular and will only grow more unpopular. Moreover his power is waning and his own coalition smells it and is fracturing.
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all the fake AI trash really contradicts one of the main ways we're told capitalism operates, with capitalists identifying wants/needs & developing products & services to meet those. turns out you can skip that step & just pretend. nigh everyone hates AI and it makes no money but it's everywhere
December 9, 2025 at 12:18 PM
all the fake AI trash really contradicts one of the main ways we're told capitalism operates, with capitalists identifying wants/needs & developing products & services to meet those. turns out you can skip that step & just pretend. nigh everyone hates AI and it makes no money but it's everywhere
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The conservative cultural project right now is to use the coercive power of the state to do affirmative action for bigots.
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The conservative cultural project right now is to use the coercive power of the state to do affirmative action for bigots.
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current internal mental debate: There's Still A Way We Can Coexist In One Country With Sociopathically Selfish Evangelicals vs No We Can't
Turning Point at OU posted this girl's essay in full and man is it rough
November 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
current internal mental debate: There's Still A Way We Can Coexist In One Country With Sociopathically Selfish Evangelicals vs No We Can't
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This ridiculous sentence is written like a bothsides-ish balancing statement, but it isn’t one. When the mob is in charge, paying the protection money they extort from you is a cost of doing business. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
November 29, 2025 at 2:22 PM
This ridiculous sentence is written like a bothsides-ish balancing statement, but it isn’t one. When the mob is in charge, paying the protection money they extort from you is a cost of doing business. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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The DC shooting story is really getting to me because we literally trained this man as a child soldier for a death squad in a forever war and Stephen Miller et al want to blame it on other cultures? It's our culture, American culture, that killed that woman.
November 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The DC shooting story is really getting to me because we literally trained this man as a child soldier for a death squad in a forever war and Stephen Miller et al want to blame it on other cultures? It's our culture, American culture, that killed that woman.
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seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
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I've built a socioeconomic system that depends on everyone to do useful work and act ethically except the people at the top, who get unimaginable rewards for being antisocial frauds and criminals. And I think it will stand the test of time
October 28, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I've built a socioeconomic system that depends on everyone to do useful work and act ethically except the people at the top, who get unimaginable rewards for being antisocial frauds and criminals. And I think it will stand the test of time
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i’m not going to be lectured about political violence by people whose politics is violence
September 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
i’m not going to be lectured about political violence by people whose politics is violence
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Yeah so throwing dildos at women athletes on the court is an actual example of gender-based violence against women in sports—one that transphobes and acquiescent Dems will surely make 1000% less noise about
August 8, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Yeah so throwing dildos at women athletes on the court is an actual example of gender-based violence against women in sports—one that transphobes and acquiescent Dems will surely make 1000% less noise about
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The newspaper that told the truth about Watergate and the Pentagon Papers will now “communicate with optimism about this country” in its time of rising fascism
Here’s the full memo:
July 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The newspaper that told the truth about Watergate and the Pentagon Papers will now “communicate with optimism about this country” in its time of rising fascism
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Every single humouring of Elon musk, every single time he has been gladhandled, every single time his horrible actions have been explained away as the result of being a "troubled genius" have led us here: a crazed billionaire with a Large Hitler Model deployed to hundreds of millions of people
July 9, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Every single humouring of Elon musk, every single time he has been gladhandled, every single time his horrible actions have been explained away as the result of being a "troubled genius" have led us here: a crazed billionaire with a Large Hitler Model deployed to hundreds of millions of people
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The road here was paved by the last few years of cultural persecution from the right and a cowardly abandonment by the Democratic establishment, who ignored so many warnings.
Imperative that we loudly defend our trans siblings, and begin to organize together towards building safety and equality.
Imperative that we loudly defend our trans siblings, and begin to organize together towards building safety and equality.
I can't begin to tell you just how incredibly fucked trans people are here. This will pour gasoline on the Trump administration's attacks on trans people and they will get even harsher and more cruel. The Supreme Court is greenlighting the eradication of trans people from society.
June 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The road here was paved by the last few years of cultural persecution from the right and a cowardly abandonment by the Democratic establishment, who ignored so many warnings.
Imperative that we loudly defend our trans siblings, and begin to organize together towards building safety and equality.
Imperative that we loudly defend our trans siblings, and begin to organize together towards building safety and equality.
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this shit didnt come up once during the campaign, it makes me so fucking mad
June 8, 2025 at 12:29 AM
this shit didnt come up once during the campaign, it makes me so fucking mad
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If I do my own research and determine that flouride is the best choice for my children, that's too damn bad for me ig
It's always about their choice to say no when they aren't in power, and their ability to choose for you when they are
Fluoride drops and tablets for kids should be taken off the market, FDA says
Despite decades of evidence that fluoride prevents cavities, the agency said the best way to keep kids' teeth strong is to stop eating so much sugar.
www.nbcnews.com
May 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
If I do my own research and determine that flouride is the best choice for my children, that's too damn bad for me ig
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every day I log on and people try their best to get me to lose my faith in humanity. but I am resilient and have a bad memory
April 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
every day I log on and people try their best to get me to lose my faith in humanity. but I am resilient and have a bad memory
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“is my calculator horny?“ our tech columnist asks. “i entered 5318008 into it and turned it upside down. what i saw surprised me”
“Can ChatGPT experience joy or suffering? Does Gemini deserve human rights?” our tech columnist asks. “Many A.I. experts I know would say no, not yet, not even close. But I was intrigued.”
Should We Start Taking the Welfare of A.I. Seriously?
As artificial intelligence systems become smarter, one A.I. company is trying to figure out what to do if they become conscious.
www.nytimes.com
April 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
“is my calculator horny?“ our tech columnist asks. “i entered 5318008 into it and turned it upside down. what i saw surprised me”
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Oh my god you want me to find "evidence" before putting someone in jail? Every time?? Do you have any idea how long that would take
April 15, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Oh my god you want me to find "evidence" before putting someone in jail? Every time?? Do you have any idea how long that would take
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No one is better at capturing this moment (and how the Dems are failing to meet it) than @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social.
inthesetimes.com/article/stat...
inthesetimes.com/article/stat...
March 6, 2025 at 12:13 AM
No one is better at capturing this moment (and how the Dems are failing to meet it) than @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social.
inthesetimes.com/article/stat...
inthesetimes.com/article/stat...
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it’s crazy it took 248 years for a president to realize he can do anything illegal and it doesn’t really matter too much. you can sort of just do whatever, it’s chill
February 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
it’s crazy it took 248 years for a president to realize he can do anything illegal and it doesn’t really matter too much. you can sort of just do whatever, it’s chill
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I remember when Charles Manson opened the throttle on blowing through apparent legal limits, often with no clear public explanation for how his actions could be consistent with the rule of law.
President Trump has opened the throttle on blowing through apparent legal limits, often with no clear public explanation for how their actions could be consistent with the rule of law. Here are some examples of the administration’s defiance of statutes. nyti.ms/4aKnKRP
February 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I remember when Charles Manson opened the throttle on blowing through apparent legal limits, often with no clear public explanation for how his actions could be consistent with the rule of law.