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Martin J. B. Burns

@burns1mjb.bsky.social

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Wisconsin. 💙 Very BLUE. 💙 🌎TREE HUGGER. 🇺🇲 🇺🇦 Not as patient as I once was.📚 Better TOGETHER. 🌊 Antifascist DUE PROCESS!🦋Homegrown♥️ This is NOT normal. 😟🧊🚫 Creating CHAOS to divide & distract from attacks on the ELECTORATE!⚠️ Unapologetically pro-Democracy.

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Martin J. B. Burns @burns1mjb.bsky.social · Nov 28

We have to remember that the
Liar in Chief is lying to...
everybody.
Retribution... is HIS promise.
We shouldn't be tempted act the same way!

James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · Nov 27

“The people at the top — the Elon Musks, the Rupert Murdochs, and the Donald Trumps of the world — they work so hard to keep us angry and divided because our unity is a threat to their power.”

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Martin J. B. Burns @burns1mjb.bsky.social · 3h

(Wow. It's a good thing for all these
'officers' that we don't know who they are! Otherwise they might be liable for criminal or civil sanctions!)

Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 4h

𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟑 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥, 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧, 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫,

Martin J. B. Burns @burns1mjb.bsky.social · 1d

(Hope so.)

Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 1d

If you look closely, you can see signs of GOP lawmakers fearing the long-term political consequences of paying more attention to Trump's demands than to the voices of their own constituents - or consciences.

Martin J. B. Burns @burns1mjb.bsky.social · 1d

(Wow.)
(It's another one of those
coincidences that we've been
seeing... since January.)

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine that

Martin J. B. Burns @burns1mjb.bsky.social · 1d

(Basically... yeah.)

Martin J. B. Burns @burns1mjb.bsky.social · 1d

(Careful out there, folks.)

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Martin J. B. Burns @burns1mjb.bsky.social · 1d

(In case you're wondering...)

Martin J. B. Burns @burns1mjb.bsky.social · 1d

(His staff people stand around him
while he says this stuff and they force themselves not to roll their eyes. 'Reporters' are afraid to shout 'Bullshit!' displaying how
thoroughly tamed they are.)

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Martin J. B. Burns @burns1mjb.bsky.social · 1d

(This is not normal.)

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Martin J. B. Burns @burns1mjb.bsky.social · 1d

This...

(This is Civilization.)

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Martin J. B. Burns @burns1mjb.bsky.social · 1d

(Yep.)

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Martin J. B. Burns @burns1mjb.bsky.social · 1d

(Now I see.)

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Melania Trump: "President Putin and I have had an open channel of communication."

Martin J. B. Burns @burns1mjb.bsky.social · 1d

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Martin J. B. Burns @burns1mjb.bsky.social · 1d

"Think of that!" he says.

(Drug prices going down 1,000%!
Tell us, please, where we can
get some of that action.)

(You DO realize that they are all
NUTS. That includes the other
folks in the room.)

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "Drug prices are going to be going down 100%, 400%, 600%, 1,000% in some cases."

Martin J. B. Burns @burns1mjb.bsky.social · 1d

(Hey, Pete! Did Risch & Crapo sign up for this? Did you run it by
Acting V.P. Miller?)

(I can't wait to hear trump's reaction when somebody tells him
what you did!)

Martin J. B. Burns @burns1mjb.bsky.social · 1d

(Can we get a show of hands on
this one? Who's with us in...
"the wealthiest country in the
history of the world?)

Martin J. B. Burns @burns1mjb.bsky.social · 1d

(I love the 3 guys standing behind him in this P.O.V.!)
(Nothing to see here! Everything's normal! He's just playing 5D chess!)

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

The president says there are very few stores left in Portland, Oregon, and the ones that are left are made of plywood.

I know we’re numb to this, but in any other time he’d have been removed by the 25th Amendment by now

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

Martin J. B. Burns @burns1mjb.bsky.social · 1d

(Do you know what's wrong, 'Speaker?' Using your position to
intentionally lie the way you're doing.['Bearing false witness...'
heard the phrase?]

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Martin J. B. Burns @burns1mjb.bsky.social · 1d

(Again. I'm getting tired of asking:
What in Hell are these people
smoking?)

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Martin J. B. Burns @burns1mjb.bsky.social · 1d

(What's wrong with this picture?)

(Maybe more gold on the wall will
help.)

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Martin J. B. Burns @burns1mjb.bsky.social · 1d

(Pay no attention to the little man behind that curtain!)
* * *
Also interesting that when reporters asked about gathering together generals & admirals from 'all over the world,' the Commander-in-Chief [Sure, Jan...] thought they meant officers
FROM OTHER COUNTRIES!)
(Did he know?)

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 1d

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”