@rlburke.bsky.social
Good morning, and welcome back to the resistance. Wife and mom and occasional fiction author hoping for a better future.
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A “free press” means that the President does not get to make this distinction. A “free press” that is only free if it agrees with me is not free.
September 21, 2026 at 1:56 PM
A “free press” means that the President does not get to make this distinction. A “free press” that is only free if it agrees with me is not free.
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He is not wrong.
"There are reasonable grounds to believe that the reported 68 attacks that killed 223 people constituted crimes against humanity of murder under customary international law"
- United Nations Special Rapporteur on U.S. Killing “Narco-Terrorists” at Sea
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
"There are reasonable grounds to believe that the reported 68 attacks that killed 223 people constituted crimes against humanity of murder under customary international law"
- United Nations Special Rapporteur on U.S. Killing “Narco-Terrorists” at Sea
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
September 21, 2026 at 12:36 AM
He is not wrong.
"There are reasonable grounds to believe that the reported 68 attacks that killed 223 people constituted crimes against humanity of murder under customary international law"
- United Nations Special Rapporteur on U.S. Killing “Narco-Terrorists” at Sea
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
"There are reasonable grounds to believe that the reported 68 attacks that killed 223 people constituted crimes against humanity of murder under customary international law"
- United Nations Special Rapporteur on U.S. Killing “Narco-Terrorists” at Sea
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
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BREAKING: TV pool will not be providing coverage of presidential events until further notice b/c of CNN's ban, pool chair and FOX News Washington Bureau Chief Bryan Boughton said.
It's effectively a boycott by the fellow members — ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
It's effectively a boycott by the fellow members — ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
September 21, 2026 at 1:11 PM
BREAKING: TV pool will not be providing coverage of presidential events until further notice b/c of CNN's ban, pool chair and FOX News Washington Bureau Chief Bryan Boughton said.
It's effectively a boycott by the fellow members — ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
It's effectively a boycott by the fellow members — ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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More importantly, why the fuck would you TELL the public where you’re storing “sniper ammo”
Why do we need to build a massive triumphal arch for sniper ammo and drones? We don’t have any place else that those can be stored?
September 21, 2026 at 2:00 PM
More importantly, why the fuck would you TELL the public where you’re storing “sniper ammo”
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So the US is “working on a deal” to buy Potash from a dictator allied with Putin instead of Canada.
September 21, 2026 at 3:40 PM
So the US is “working on a deal” to buy Potash from a dictator allied with Putin instead of Canada.
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“My badge didn’t work, the officer asked me to hand it over.”
MS NOW White House reporter Akayla Gardner says she has indeed been banned by authoritarian fascist Trump, as he throws a tantrum over the coverage of his countless failures.
MS NOW White House reporter Akayla Gardner says she has indeed been banned by authoritarian fascist Trump, as he throws a tantrum over the coverage of his countless failures.
September 19, 2026 at 1:07 PM
“My badge didn’t work, the officer asked me to hand it over.”
MS NOW White House reporter Akayla Gardner says she has indeed been banned by authoritarian fascist Trump, as he throws a tantrum over the coverage of his countless failures.
MS NOW White House reporter Akayla Gardner says she has indeed been banned by authoritarian fascist Trump, as he throws a tantrum over the coverage of his countless failures.
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A president does not get to choose his own press corps. The White House briefing room is not Trump's stage and the press pass is not a party favor handed out for flattering coverage, it is the public's seat in the room, held in trust by reporters who work for us, not for him.
September 19, 2026 at 7:04 AM
A president does not get to choose his own press corps. The White House briefing room is not Trump's stage and the press pass is not a party favor handed out for flattering coverage, it is the public's seat in the room, held in trust by reporters who work for us, not for him.
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I’m a former in-house lawyer for Harvard. During my recent role as DEI Director at UCLA, I fixated my AuDHD brain on digesting, analyzing and memorizing Project 2025. Since then, unfortunately every one of my political predictions has come to pass.
P2025 is 55% complete. The last 1/2 is terrifying.
P2025 is 55% complete. The last 1/2 is terrifying.
Project 2025 Tracker
A comprehensive, community-driven initiative to track the implementation of Project 2025's policy proposals
project2025.observer
September 17, 2026 at 6:59 PM
I’m a former in-house lawyer for Harvard. During my recent role as DEI Director at UCLA, I fixated my AuDHD brain on digesting, analyzing and memorizing Project 2025. Since then, unfortunately every one of my political predictions has come to pass.
P2025 is 55% complete. The last 1/2 is terrifying.
P2025 is 55% complete. The last 1/2 is terrifying.
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As someone who went through it, I promise you, it was an occupation. Looked and felt like we were being overtaken. I’m still triggered as are SO many of us. I am changed from it, it was absolute terror.
September 17, 2026 at 10:12 PM
As someone who went through it, I promise you, it was an occupation. Looked and felt like we were being overtaken. I’m still triggered as are SO many of us. I am changed from it, it was absolute terror.
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Elizabeth Warren, AOC, and other members of Congress have introduced a bill to ban private equity funds from owning or controlling medical practices.
This is a big deal.
Here’s what you need to know about the shady private equity industry and how it operates.
This is a big deal.
Here’s what you need to know about the shady private equity industry and how it operates.
This One Thing Is Making Your Life More Expensive | Robert Reich
Private equity is shutting out millions of people from buying their own homes.In 2021, private equity investors bought n
www.youtube.com
September 17, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Elizabeth Warren, AOC, and other members of Congress have introduced a bill to ban private equity funds from owning or controlling medical practices.
This is a big deal.
Here’s what you need to know about the shady private equity industry and how it operates.
This is a big deal.
Here’s what you need to know about the shady private equity industry and how it operates.
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Yeah, McConnell definitely had a series of 20-minute phone calls on thorny policy issues from his hospital bed two months ago, and Scott Jennings definitely should NOT be fired from CNN for being a lying scumbag
Mitch McConnell nearly voted “no” with Democrats until Republicans stepped in and reminded him which way they wanted him to vote.
September 16, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Yeah, McConnell definitely had a series of 20-minute phone calls on thorny policy issues from his hospital bed two months ago, and Scott Jennings definitely should NOT be fired from CNN for being a lying scumbag
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Seems worth remembering the claim Scott Jennings actually made👇🏽🤔
Can we please all agree to not let him act like he has somehow been vindicated? Mitch can barely blink, let alone have this conversation.
Can we please all agree to not let him act like he has somehow been vindicated? Mitch can barely blink, let alone have this conversation.
September 17, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Seems worth remembering the claim Scott Jennings actually made👇🏽🤔
Can we please all agree to not let him act like he has somehow been vindicated? Mitch can barely blink, let alone have this conversation.
Can we please all agree to not let him act like he has somehow been vindicated? Mitch can barely blink, let alone have this conversation.
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JUST NOW: A confused, clearly not-there McConnell votes “AYE” after almost voting NO with Dems but getting *corrected* by handlers around him
September 16, 2026 at 8:36 PM
JUST NOW: A confused, clearly not-there McConnell votes “AYE” after almost voting NO with Dems but getting *corrected* by handlers around him
It's been almost fifty years. Is it trickling down yet?
September 16, 2026 at 2:06 PM
It's been almost fifty years. Is it trickling down yet?
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It looks like Joe Biden is about to cause gas and diesel prices to go up again this week.
September 15, 2026 at 11:57 PM
It looks like Joe Biden is about to cause gas and diesel prices to go up again this week.
Nothing to see here. I'm sure this doesn't mean a thing. Everyone just pretend you didn't see this. I'm sure the GOP has a good explanation.
What a surprise to learn that a Russian oligarch close to Putin paid for Junior’s lavish wedding. Who could’ve expected it?
September 14, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Nothing to see here. I'm sure this doesn't mean a thing. Everyone just pretend you didn't see this. I'm sure the GOP has a good explanation.
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Now they're firing judges who challenge deportations.
SF judge says she was fired 48 hours after challenging ICE
"If you do something even small that they don't like, they're gonna fire you."
www.sfgate.com
September 11, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Now they're firing judges who challenge deportations.
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Elon Musk is bankrolling an ad campaign to get you to check your voter registration through an innocent-sounding website.
But his real goal is to collect and sell your personal data to advertising companies, Big Tech, and other Republican PACs.
But his real goal is to collect and sell your personal data to advertising companies, Big Tech, and other Republican PACs.
The hidden dangers of Musk’s votesafe.org
The slick voter registration website, currently being promoted to millions of people, is a digital surveillance machine.
popular.info
September 10, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Elon Musk is bankrolling an ad campaign to get you to check your voter registration through an innocent-sounding website.
But his real goal is to collect and sell your personal data to advertising companies, Big Tech, and other Republican PACs.
But his real goal is to collect and sell your personal data to advertising companies, Big Tech, and other Republican PACs.
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Don Jr complains of “enriched elites” who benefit while normal people suffer
September 11, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Don Jr complains of “enriched elites” who benefit while normal people suffer
Imagine unironically stumbling to answer when someone asks, "You'd prefer the human race to endure; right?"
This mofo hesitates way too damn long. You can imagine what his plans are.
September 11, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Imagine unironically stumbling to answer when someone asks, "You'd prefer the human race to endure; right?"
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Trump promised $5,000 stimulus checks from DOGE cuts. You got 0.
Trump promised $2,000 stimulus checks from tariffs. You got 0.
Trump promised $1,000 checks from Obamacare cuts. You got 0.
Trump promised $1.98 gas. You got $4+.
Trump now has more promises for you.
Trump promised $2,000 stimulus checks from tariffs. You got 0.
Trump promised $1,000 checks from Obamacare cuts. You got 0.
Trump promised $1.98 gas. You got $4+.
Trump now has more promises for you.
September 10, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Trump promised $5,000 stimulus checks from DOGE cuts. You got 0.
Trump promised $2,000 stimulus checks from tariffs. You got 0.
Trump promised $1,000 checks from Obamacare cuts. You got 0.
Trump promised $1.98 gas. You got $4+.
Trump now has more promises for you.
Trump promised $2,000 stimulus checks from tariffs. You got 0.
Trump promised $1,000 checks from Obamacare cuts. You got 0.
Trump promised $1.98 gas. You got $4+.
Trump now has more promises for you.
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President Trump: "Everything you want will magically happen the day after the elections."
NEWSNATION: Why should we believe that now all of the sudden prices will come down after the election?
KELLY LOEFFLER: We've done it before and he'll do it again. The Biden administration ...
NEWSNATION: Why do you guys keep talking about the Biden administration?
KELLY LOEFFLER: We've done it before and he'll do it again. The Biden administration ...
NEWSNATION: Why do you guys keep talking about the Biden administration?
September 9, 2026 at 11:32 PM
President Trump: "Everything you want will magically happen the day after the elections."
Wow. Sorry you had to go slumming.
I know, I know, but can you imagine the weeks of NYT headlines if a Dem President said this? There would be oodles of "doesn't respect Texas and real Americans" hand wringing.
Trump in Texas: "I didn't need to be here tonight. I could've been in a nice place somewhere in the world."
September 10, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Wow. Sorry you had to go slumming.