Kristin Burns
@kristinburns.bsky.social
Founder, Spark Focus (clients from Morgan Stanley to July Society to Adobe) • DAM pro • Fmr. Thoughtworks AT&T DIRECTV People Martha Stewart • Queens Democratic County Committee AD37/ED31 • Wife/mom/photographer/traveler She/her
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The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens.
We are.
500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term.
Our tally is almost certainly an undercount.
THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️
We are.
500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term.
Our tally is almost certainly an undercount.
THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️
October 6, 2026 at 11:30 AM
The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens.
We are.
500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term.
Our tally is almost certainly an undercount.
THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️
We are.
500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term.
Our tally is almost certainly an undercount.
THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️
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feels like at least part of what is happening is that a lot of people want politics to solve the "my life feels empty" problem and the populist right is directly appealing to them
October 5, 2026 at 12:15 AM
feels like at least part of what is happening is that a lot of people want politics to solve the "my life feels empty" problem and the populist right is directly appealing to them
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Trump came into office promising to bring down prices and borrowing costs. Now his own agenda is driving them higher.
The Moves That Backfired on Trump and Drove Interest Rates and Inflation Higher
The president’s own agenda has helped undermine promises to fix the economy and get the deficit under control.
on.wsj.com
September 28, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Trump came into office promising to bring down prices and borrowing costs. Now his own agenda is driving them higher.
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RAINBOW BEFORE THE STORM
LOOK EAST
LOOK EAST
September 25, 2026 at 10:50 PM
RAINBOW BEFORE THE STORM
LOOK EAST
LOOK EAST
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President Donald Trump closed out the GOP’s midterm convention Thursday night by calling on its attendees to vote and pledge to “cheat like hell” to help Republicans keep control of Congress.
Read more about the final night of the GOP’s midterm convention: https://cnn.it/4iotUgm
Read more about the final night of the GOP’s midterm convention: https://cnn.it/4iotUgm
September 11, 2026 at 7:03 AM
President Donald Trump closed out the GOP’s midterm convention Thursday night by calling on its attendees to vote and pledge to “cheat like hell” to help Republicans keep control of Congress.
Read more about the final night of the GOP’s midterm convention: https://cnn.it/4iotUgm
Read more about the final night of the GOP’s midterm convention: https://cnn.it/4iotUgm
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Hi Dems, don’t think that millions of Muslims - & not just Muslims but anti-racist liberal & leftist Americans - don’t hear the deafening silence from most of you as the Muslim Democratic mayor of New York is being smeared and attacked by the GOP and right-wing media over 9/11.
September 9, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Hi Dems, don’t think that millions of Muslims - & not just Muslims but anti-racist liberal & leftist Americans - don’t hear the deafening silence from most of you as the Muslim Democratic mayor of New York is being smeared and attacked by the GOP and right-wing media over 9/11.
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For the love of god someone please ask him when he thought Germany was great because I’ve got an idea.
Trump: “Wow! The Populist Party in Germany just had a really big night. They finally got tired of the absolutely horrible Immigration rules and regulations which have hurt Germany so badly. THEY ARE ON THE RISE, and not going to take it anymore! MGGA!!! President DJT”
September 9, 2026 at 10:14 AM
For the love of god someone please ask him when he thought Germany was great because I’ve got an idea.
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democrats, literally the only thing you should be talking about for the next 3 days is donald trump lying about being a 9/11 hero. i dont care if the question is about the economy or gas prices or about how sexually attractive you are, you steer that answer to trump lying about being a 9/11 hero
September 8, 2026 at 5:32 PM
democrats, literally the only thing you should be talking about for the next 3 days is donald trump lying about being a 9/11 hero. i dont care if the question is about the economy or gas prices or about how sexually attractive you are, you steer that answer to trump lying about being a 9/11 hero
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There have been so many impeachable offenses, but lying about how you were a hero on a day that 2,753 people died in NYC in the 9/11 disaster—when you were on the other side of town, safely calling local media to brag about how you now had the tallest downtown building—is such a despicable one
September 8, 2026 at 10:59 PM
There have been so many impeachable offenses, but lying about how you were a hero on a day that 2,753 people died in NYC in the 9/11 disaster—when you were on the other side of town, safely calling local media to brag about how you now had the tallest downtown building—is such a despicable one
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the man who lunged at dr. amy acton had two guns and a taser. how is that not an assassination attempt?
Amy Acton was attacked at the Canfield Fair — and both campaigns are responding
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Amy Acton was attacked Sunday afternoon while visiting the Canfield Fair in Mahoning County, according to her campaign.
www.cleveland.com
September 7, 2026 at 1:40 AM
the man who lunged at dr. amy acton had two guns and a taser. how is that not an assassination attempt?
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“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.”
ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
Universal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study Projects
A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it
ysph.yale.edu
August 17, 2026 at 5:25 AM
“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.”
ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
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Sen. Ed Markey will win the Democratic nomination for US Senate in Massachusetts, CNN's Decision Desk projects, fending off a primary challenge from Rep. Seth Moulton as he seeks a third full term. https://cnn.it/4zXDQ6T
September 2, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Sen. Ed Markey will win the Democratic nomination for US Senate in Massachusetts, CNN's Decision Desk projects, fending off a primary challenge from Rep. Seth Moulton as he seeks a third full term. https://cnn.it/4zXDQ6T
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From the Empire State Building Observation Deck:
Tonight, the Empire State Building tower lights will turn to a pink sparkle at 9:25 to honor the late Dolly Parton.
Tonight, the Empire State Building tower lights will turn to a pink sparkle at 9:25 to honor the late Dolly Parton.
August 25, 2026 at 9:16 PM
From the Empire State Building Observation Deck:
Tonight, the Empire State Building tower lights will turn to a pink sparkle at 9:25 to honor the late Dolly Parton.
Tonight, the Empire State Building tower lights will turn to a pink sparkle at 9:25 to honor the late Dolly Parton.
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People tell me they like suits but don't have occasions to wear one. You can wear a suit to court, funerals, and religious services. Doesn't have to be your trial, friend's burial, or religion you believe in. Go to random trials, attend a stranger's burial, join multiple religions. Try it sometime.
August 20, 2026 at 11:08 PM
People tell me they like suits but don't have occasions to wear one. You can wear a suit to court, funerals, and religious services. Doesn't have to be your trial, friend's burial, or religion you believe in. Go to random trials, attend a stranger's burial, join multiple religions. Try it sometime.
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Trump's Treasury permanently ended beneficial ownership reporting for U.S. companies, eliminating records investigators use to trace hidden money and organized crime networks, including Epstein-style trafficking networks and Russian money laundering.
Trump delivers victory for transnational organised crime: shuts the shell company registry and deletes ownership records www.yacnews.com/trump-delive...
Trump delivers victory for transnational organised crime: shuts the shell company registry and deletes ownership records
Treasury permanently ended beneficial ownership reporting for U.S. companies on 11 August 2026, deleting the records investigators use to trace hidden money.
www.yacnews.com
August 13, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Trump's Treasury permanently ended beneficial ownership reporting for U.S. companies, eliminating records investigators use to trace hidden money and organized crime networks, including Epstein-style trafficking networks and Russian money laundering.
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Federal agents launched a sweeping undercover surveillance operation earlier this year targeting progressive organizations, labor unions and other groups protesting the immigration crackdown then raging through Minneapolis, according to court documents. https://cnn.it/4x6kXNi
August 14, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Federal agents launched a sweeping undercover surveillance operation earlier this year targeting progressive organizations, labor unions and other groups protesting the immigration crackdown then raging through Minneapolis, according to court documents. https://cnn.it/4x6kXNi
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Exclusive: The Trump administration plans to spend at least $900 million on White House grounds construction, a significantly larger price tag than previously reported.
Taxpayers would cover most of the cost, according to records reviewed by The Post.
Taxpayers would cover most of the cost, according to records reviewed by The Post.
Trump administration set to spend at least $900 million on White House construction
The price tag is much larger than what has been previously reported, according to a Post review of confidential contracts, and taxpayers would cover most of it.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Exclusive: The Trump administration plans to spend at least $900 million on White House grounds construction, a significantly larger price tag than previously reported.
Taxpayers would cover most of the cost, according to records reviewed by The Post.
Taxpayers would cover most of the cost, according to records reviewed by The Post.
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The U.S. Treasury Department permanently repealed a rule that required businesses formed in the U.S. to report who owns them to federal crime investigators.
Foreign companies and pooled investment vehicles must still report about foreign owners.
Foreign companies and pooled investment vehicles must still report about foreign owners.
Treasury ends ownership reporting rules for U.S. companies
The rules, intended to combat money laundering and other financial crimes, imposed an undue burden on American businesses, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 12, 2026 at 11:30 AM
The U.S. Treasury Department permanently repealed a rule that required businesses formed in the U.S. to report who owns them to federal crime investigators.
Foreign companies and pooled investment vehicles must still report about foreign owners.
Foreign companies and pooled investment vehicles must still report about foreign owners.
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I am truly honored and humbled to be Minnesota’s Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate.
Thank you, Minnesota – for everything.
Thank you, Minnesota – for everything.
August 12, 2026 at 3:47 AM
I am truly honored and humbled to be Minnesota’s Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate.
Thank you, Minnesota – for everything.
Thank you, Minnesota – for everything.
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While everyone was asleep, the Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general in a 50–49 vote.
August 8, 2026 at 11:15 AM
While everyone was asleep, the Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general in a 50–49 vote.
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Air quality. I grew up in the Los Angeles basin in the 70s and 80s and remember having to stay inside because the smog was so bad - Stage 2 smog alerts, they were called. Apparently they haven't had one of those since 1988. Haven't had a stage one smog alert since 2003.
Food, man. Food is so much better than it was in 1986. All of it. Poor-people food, restaurant food, fresh food, frozen food. Food is just a hell of a lot better.
August 5, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Air quality. I grew up in the Los Angeles basin in the 70s and 80s and remember having to stay inside because the smog was so bad - Stage 2 smog alerts, they were called. Apparently they haven't had one of those since 1988. Haven't had a stage one smog alert since 2003.
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This guy never served. He faked an injury to avoid the draft. None of his children have served.
He called those who did serve their country "suckers and losers."
He skipped the centenary memorial for servicemen who died in WWI because it was drizzling.
This is more than usually repellent.
He called those who did serve their country "suckers and losers."
He skipped the centenary memorial for servicemen who died in WWI because it was drizzling.
This is more than usually repellent.
August 5, 2026 at 7:16 PM
This guy never served. He faked an injury to avoid the draft. None of his children have served.
He called those who did serve their country "suckers and losers."
He skipped the centenary memorial for servicemen who died in WWI because it was drizzling.
This is more than usually repellent.
He called those who did serve their country "suckers and losers."
He skipped the centenary memorial for servicemen who died in WWI because it was drizzling.
This is more than usually repellent.
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I encourage all of us to have the grace and focus shown in this going up within minutes of the race being called.
August 5, 2026 at 2:59 PM
I encourage all of us to have the grace and focus shown in this going up within minutes of the race being called.
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"they didn't die OF cyclospora, they died WITH cyclospora" incoming
Breaking News: Two deaths in Michigan have been linked to cyclospora. Both people who had the parasite also had underlying health issues.
Two Deaths Linked to Cyclospora Outbreak in Michigan
The patients had “significant underlying health conditions” that may have contributed to their deaths, health officials said.
nyti.ms
August 3, 2026 at 5:11 PM
"they didn't die OF cyclospora, they died WITH cyclospora" incoming