Liz Burns
@lizburns.bsky.social
Writer for IT stuff, musician on hiatus, resident of Chicago more than any other place. Love of my life is poet James Thurston Davis @junkopartner.bsky.social
https://lizburns.bandcamp.com/album/liz-burns-worry-beads-playpig-full-ep
https://lizburns.bandcamp.com/album/liz-burns-worry-beads-playpig-full-ep
In December of 2016 I was scolded by HR when I told a co-worker that members of the GOP were inherently violent. Watching Ted Cruz encouraging the assassination of a beloved mayor and other political candidates almost a decade later is still shocking.
This is stochastic terrorism. Ted Cruz is an extremist encouraging violence.
September 13, 2026 at 2:02 PM
In December of 2016 I was scolded by HR when I told a co-worker that members of the GOP were inherently violent. Watching Ted Cruz encouraging the assassination of a beloved mayor and other political candidates almost a decade later is still shocking.
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On Sept. 10, 2026, Trump led his followers in a public pledge to "cheat like hell" in the midterms.
The New York Times didn't put that fact in a headline, instead sticking it in the 3rd paragraph of a story on Page 22 of its print edition.
The New York Times didn't put that fact in a headline, instead sticking it in the 3rd paragraph of a story on Page 22 of its print edition.
September 13, 2026 at 12:26 PM
On Sept. 10, 2026, Trump led his followers in a public pledge to "cheat like hell" in the midterms.
The New York Times didn't put that fact in a headline, instead sticking it in the 3rd paragraph of a story on Page 22 of its print edition.
The New York Times didn't put that fact in a headline, instead sticking it in the 3rd paragraph of a story on Page 22 of its print edition.
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just got arrested for going up to a police officer while wearing meta glasses and saying "computer, transfer $100,000 from this officer's bank account into my account" and then waving my hands like a magician
September 6, 2026 at 3:25 AM
just got arrested for going up to a police officer while wearing meta glasses and saying "computer, transfer $100,000 from this officer's bank account into my account" and then waving my hands like a magician
A favorite band back then. ❤️
Scruffy The Cat - Shadow Boy [US, Alt Rock / Country] (1987)
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https://youtu.be/eRnz3pQxDaw
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https://youtu.be/eRnz3pQxDaw
Scruffy The Cat - Shadow Boy [US, Alt Rock / Country] (1987)
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September 4, 2026 at 6:40 AM
A favorite band back then. ❤️
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in the last 10 minutes an account has searched up a dozen pro-Mamdani and/or pro-socialism posts and quoted each with a link to the Atlantic article about someone in DSA leadership coming from money.
August 23, 2026 at 2:15 AM
in the last 10 minutes an account has searched up a dozen pro-Mamdani and/or pro-socialism posts and quoted each with a link to the Atlantic article about someone in DSA leadership coming from money.
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When a defeat lands, it fills your whole sky.
That feeling is real.
And...it's lying to you.
www.JackHopkinsNow.com
That feeling is real.
And...it's lying to you.
www.JackHopkinsNow.com
August 21, 2026 at 8:46 PM
When a defeat lands, it fills your whole sky.
That feeling is real.
And...it's lying to you.
www.JackHopkinsNow.com
That feeling is real.
And...it's lying to you.
www.JackHopkinsNow.com
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This group might actually be the most organized transphobes working within the Democratic party, btw
The "centrist" think tank Third Way is looking to pay someone between $140,000 and $150,000 to spend their days trying to dig up dirt on DSA members. They're trying to sell this gig as "anti-extremism" work, which I find completely disgusting.
August 12, 2026 at 9:55 PM
This group might actually be the most organized transphobes working within the Democratic party, btw
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I proudly endorse this message from my grandparents ❤️
August 12, 2026 at 1:00 PM
I proudly endorse this message from my grandparents ❤️
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If it looks like an Amazon delivery and drives like an Amazon delivery, then it's an Amazon delivery, right? Not according to Amazon.
Big companies like Amazon have built a vast network of subcontractors who deliver their packages while shielding them from accountability.
Big companies like Amazon have built a vast network of subcontractors who deliver their packages while shielding them from accountability.
August 10, 2026 at 6:34 PM
If it looks like an Amazon delivery and drives like an Amazon delivery, then it's an Amazon delivery, right? Not according to Amazon.
Big companies like Amazon have built a vast network of subcontractors who deliver their packages while shielding them from accountability.
Big companies like Amazon have built a vast network of subcontractors who deliver their packages while shielding them from accountability.
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Seems relevant: Canada is creating jobs at a rate that is roughly 4x that in the United States.
August 7, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Seems relevant: Canada is creating jobs at a rate that is roughly 4x that in the United States.
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gets incredible air here
August 7, 2026 at 4:09 PM
gets incredible air here
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THURSDAY: A federal judge is opening a public phone line.
You can listen….live…as Katie Phang’s suit against Todd Blanche over the Epstein files goes before Judge Sullivan.
No spin. No panel. No press release.
Just YOU, a phone, and a judge who isn’t taking DOJ’s word for it.
Dial in.
You can listen….live…as Katie Phang’s suit against Todd Blanche over the Epstein files goes before Judge Sullivan.
No spin. No panel. No press release.
Just YOU, a phone, and a judge who isn’t taking DOJ’s word for it.
Dial in.
August 8, 2026 at 12:22 AM
THURSDAY: A federal judge is opening a public phone line.
You can listen….live…as Katie Phang’s suit against Todd Blanche over the Epstein files goes before Judge Sullivan.
No spin. No panel. No press release.
Just YOU, a phone, and a judge who isn’t taking DOJ’s word for it.
Dial in.
You can listen….live…as Katie Phang’s suit against Todd Blanche over the Epstein files goes before Judge Sullivan.
No spin. No panel. No press release.
Just YOU, a phone, and a judge who isn’t taking DOJ’s word for it.
Dial in.
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Apple workers could have gotten $4 MILLION each over 8 years.
Instead, Apple spent $650 BILLION on stock buybacks.
Shareholders got rich. Workers got nothing.
This isn't investment. It's theft.
Tax the rich.
Instead, Apple spent $650 BILLION on stock buybacks.
Shareholders got rich. Workers got nothing.
This isn't investment. It's theft.
Tax the rich.
August 2, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Apple workers could have gotten $4 MILLION each over 8 years.
Instead, Apple spent $650 BILLION on stock buybacks.
Shareholders got rich. Workers got nothing.
This isn't investment. It's theft.
Tax the rich.
Instead, Apple spent $650 BILLION on stock buybacks.
Shareholders got rich. Workers got nothing.
This isn't investment. It's theft.
Tax the rich.
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Senator John McCain warned us about Rand Paul when he said, “The senator from Kentucky is now working for Vladimir Putin.”
July 29, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Senator John McCain warned us about Rand Paul when he said, “The senator from Kentucky is now working for Vladimir Putin.”
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Should be a bigger story— “Alexandra Bravo, prosecutor investigating 🇺🇸 strikes on 3 Ecuadorian boats and survivor accounts of torture/kidnapping, shot dead… hitman on a black motorcycle opened fire… Bravo’s sister jumped to protect her, also killed…” www.dropsitenews.com/p/prosecutor...
July 29, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Should be a bigger story— “Alexandra Bravo, prosecutor investigating 🇺🇸 strikes on 3 Ecuadorian boats and survivor accounts of torture/kidnapping, shot dead… hitman on a black motorcycle opened fire… Bravo’s sister jumped to protect her, also killed…” www.dropsitenews.com/p/prosecutor...
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Weird he can’t bring this kind of energy towards his colleague who is accused of beating up his daughter.
July 29, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Weird he can’t bring this kind of energy towards his colleague who is accused of beating up his daughter.
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Someone please pay me to cover nothing but rural festivals I’m having THE TIME OF MY LIFE at the Elkhorn Rib Festival
July 18, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Someone please pay me to cover nothing but rural festivals I’m having THE TIME OF MY LIFE at the Elkhorn Rib Festival
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA <inhale> HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
July 17, 2026 at 9:22 PM
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA <inhale> HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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Saturday City Spectacular. Today's sunrise in Chicago.
July 11, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Saturday City Spectacular. Today's sunrise in Chicago.
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We could have health care for all.
We could have a national child care program.
We could have free community college.
Instead, Trump spends the money on detaining, brutalizing, & killing immigrants & an illegal war in Iran that's cost us over $103 billion in just a few months.
#TrumpsWarofChoice
We could have a national child care program.
We could have free community college.
Instead, Trump spends the money on detaining, brutalizing, & killing immigrants & an illegal war in Iran that's cost us over $103 billion in just a few months.
#TrumpsWarofChoice
July 9, 2026 at 6:35 PM
We could have health care for all.
We could have a national child care program.
We could have free community college.
Instead, Trump spends the money on detaining, brutalizing, & killing immigrants & an illegal war in Iran that's cost us over $103 billion in just a few months.
#TrumpsWarofChoice
We could have a national child care program.
We could have free community college.
Instead, Trump spends the money on detaining, brutalizing, & killing immigrants & an illegal war in Iran that's cost us over $103 billion in just a few months.
#TrumpsWarofChoice
"..gonna dress you up and parade you like a princess,darlin."
Speaking of scumbags, Ken Paxton has been caught in London with his mistress instead of campaigning for Senate in Texas.
No wonder the GOP Is so freaked out about this race.
No wonder the GOP Is so freaked out about this race.
July 7, 2026 at 4:05 PM
"..gonna dress you up and parade you like a princess,darlin."
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Anti-intellectualism is a bipartisan project and in both cases it’s basically market protectionism for one’s artisanal shoddy, boring ideas that cannot find an audience.
This bizarre @newrepublic.com piece accuses me of being a proponent of American exceptionalism and someone who refuses to challenge the basic myths of American history and, uh, that is certainly a take?
How Historians Took Over Liberal Punditry
The hottest resistance talking aheads during Trump 2.0 are academics. What happened?
newrepublic.com
July 7, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Anti-intellectualism is a bipartisan project and in both cases it’s basically market protectionism for one’s artisanal shoddy, boring ideas that cannot find an audience.
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Please enjoy this wholesome moment of Randy Johnson rocking his new grandson at the Diamondbacks game tonight
July 5, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Please enjoy this wholesome moment of Randy Johnson rocking his new grandson at the Diamondbacks game tonight
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A $3 @mta.info subway fare and some good Q train timing can buy you one hell of a view of the July 4th fireworks and the Brooklyn Bridge light show!
Huge shoutout to the train operator for slow rolling over the Manhattan Bridge and the conductor for announcing it.
Huge shoutout to the train operator for slow rolling over the Manhattan Bridge and the conductor for announcing it.
July 5, 2026 at 2:10 AM
A $3 @mta.info subway fare and some good Q train timing can buy you one hell of a view of the July 4th fireworks and the Brooklyn Bridge light show!
Huge shoutout to the train operator for slow rolling over the Manhattan Bridge and the conductor for announcing it.
Huge shoutout to the train operator for slow rolling over the Manhattan Bridge and the conductor for announcing it.
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By Dawn's Early Light. This morning in Chicago on Independence Day, America 250.
July 4, 2026 at 12:03 PM
By Dawn's Early Light. This morning in Chicago on Independence Day, America 250.