@Burlydette
@burlydette.bsky.social
I'm a happy pragmatic progressive from the Pacific Northwest of the U.S. I love most humans and am fascinated by science and the natural world. MVP Harris Democrat. Anti-MAGA. Stand with Canada.
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First Paramount / CBS and now TikTok.
Trump wants to hand over even more control of what you watch to his billionaire buddies.
Americans deserve to know if the President struck another backdoor deal for this billionaire takeover of TikTok.
Trump wants to hand over even more control of what you watch to his billionaire buddies.
Americans deserve to know if the President struck another backdoor deal for this billionaire takeover of TikTok.
December 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
First Paramount / CBS and now TikTok.
Trump wants to hand over even more control of what you watch to his billionaire buddies.
Americans deserve to know if the President struck another backdoor deal for this billionaire takeover of TikTok.
Trump wants to hand over even more control of what you watch to his billionaire buddies.
Americans deserve to know if the President struck another backdoor deal for this billionaire takeover of TikTok.
Unconscionable but not surprising.
December 17, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Unconscionable but not surprising.
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Elon Musk is furious that people who were not born in America are able to cast a vote in American elections.
I wonder what his attitude is about people who were not born in America but spend billions of dollars influencing American elections.
I wonder what his attitude is about people who were not born in America but spend billions of dollars influencing American elections.
WATCH: Elon Musk is upset that Somalian Americans in Minnesota get to vote.
December 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Elon Musk is furious that people who were not born in America are able to cast a vote in American elections.
I wonder what his attitude is about people who were not born in America but spend billions of dollars influencing American elections.
I wonder what his attitude is about people who were not born in America but spend billions of dollars influencing American elections.
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Jasmine Crockett: “Democrats that believe the only way that you can win is by being soft & sounding like a Republican — That is not true —
What people are looking for are people that are tough & are going to fight for them
fight for better health care
fight for access to jobs
fight for education”
What people are looking for are people that are tough & are going to fight for them
fight for better health care
fight for access to jobs
fight for education”
December 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Jasmine Crockett: “Democrats that believe the only way that you can win is by being soft & sounding like a Republican — That is not true —
What people are looking for are people that are tough & are going to fight for them
fight for better health care
fight for access to jobs
fight for education”
What people are looking for are people that are tough & are going to fight for them
fight for better health care
fight for access to jobs
fight for education”
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Immigrants ‘plucked out of line’ at citizenship ceremony at Faneuil Hall “the cradle of liberty”.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
December 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Immigrants ‘plucked out of line’ at citizenship ceremony at Faneuil Hall “the cradle of liberty”.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
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Requiring foreign visitors to hand over 5 years of social media isn’t “security,” it’s unchecked government control.
All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Foreign tourists could be required to disclose 5 years of social media histories under Trump administration plan
The Customs and Border Protection proposal would apply even to countries that don't require visas to enter.
www.nbcnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Requiring foreign visitors to hand over 5 years of social media isn’t “security,” it’s unchecked government control.
All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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I’ve said this every month for a year.
November 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I’ve said this every month for a year.
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Another similarity of LLMs to humans: if you expose them to a lot of disinformation, they will believe it. Which you can exploit, apparently called "LLM grooming". So LLMs fail at three levels: /1 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Hundreds of English-language websites link to pro-Kremlin propaganda
Thinktank says internet flooded with disinformation by Russia-aligned Pravda network, which many websites treat as credible
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Another similarity of LLMs to humans: if you expose them to a lot of disinformation, they will believe it. Which you can exploit, apparently called "LLM grooming". So LLMs fail at three levels: /1 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Rep. Jason Crow - #cdnpoli
Trump called for my arrest, prosecution, and execution.
Almost immediately, the threats exploded—against me and my office.
All Americans must condemn this political violence.
Listen to some of the actual threats we’ve received: 👇
Trump called for my arrest, prosecution, and execution.
Almost immediately, the threats exploded—against me and my office.
All Americans must condemn this political violence.
Listen to some of the actual threats we’ve received: 👇
November 22, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Rep. Jason Crow - #cdnpoli
Trump called for my arrest, prosecution, and execution.
Almost immediately, the threats exploded—against me and my office.
All Americans must condemn this political violence.
Listen to some of the actual threats we’ve received: 👇
Trump called for my arrest, prosecution, and execution.
Almost immediately, the threats exploded—against me and my office.
All Americans must condemn this political violence.
Listen to some of the actual threats we’ve received: 👇
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Slotkin: I’m not going to be dissuaded from standing up for the Constitution just because he threatens us. I’m not going to let him intimidate us out of speaking our minds.
November 21, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Slotkin: I’m not going to be dissuaded from standing up for the Constitution just because he threatens us. I’m not going to let him intimidate us out of speaking our minds.
We need to see this everywhere these criminal acts occur. Make the reality impossible to ignore. Once the person is gone, this keeps the act from fading into memory and they will add up to create a social cry that cannot be ignored. - Image from 50501 on Spoutible.
November 20, 2025 at 11:24 PM
We need to see this everywhere these criminal acts occur. Make the reality impossible to ignore. Once the person is gone, this keeps the act from fading into memory and they will add up to create a social cry that cannot be ignored. - Image from 50501 on Spoutible.
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A queen indeed. 💜
Ha! I remember seeing that! She’s beyond perfection. Queen Nefertiti reincarnated.
a close up of a woman wearing a crown and a gold necklace
ALT: a close up of a woman wearing a crown and a gold necklace
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:11 AM
A queen indeed. 💜
100% Great observation. Follow this intuitive man for pearls of wisdom.
🎤 I need co-conspirators, not allies. That way the fight is their own and they can’t quit. Unlike allies, the minute you do or say something they don’t like, they withdraw their support because it was always contingent on your obedience to them. Capisce?
It’s fine if you’re not up to it.
It’s fine if you’re not up to it.
November 19, 2025 at 8:08 AM
100% Great observation. Follow this intuitive man for pearls of wisdom.
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Just the facts, ma'am.
November 15, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Just the facts, ma'am.
Basic, true messaging. Beat the drum everywhere and endlessly. Press it into their brains to where they hear it echo when they are letting their minds wander in the grocery store (and paying shocking prices).
November 18, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Basic, true messaging. Beat the drum everywhere and endlessly. Press it into their brains to where they hear it echo when they are letting their minds wander in the grocery store (and paying shocking prices).
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Christian Nationalists:
QUESTION: How often is Jesus mentioned in the Constitution?
ANSWER: Zero times.
QUESTION: How often is Jesus mentioned in the Constitution?
ANSWER: Zero times.
November 11, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Christian Nationalists:
QUESTION: How often is Jesus mentioned in the Constitution?
ANSWER: Zero times.
QUESTION: How often is Jesus mentioned in the Constitution?
ANSWER: Zero times.
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Check out the entire episode with Congress’ history teacher… my boss and political dad @repjamesclyburn.bsky.social ! youtu.be/TuTdA-CkoKI?...
October 29, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Check out the entire episode with Congress’ history teacher… my boss and political dad @repjamesclyburn.bsky.social ! youtu.be/TuTdA-CkoKI?...
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HISTORY MADE: Congrats to the next mayor of Albany, @dorceyformayor.bsky.social
She will be the first Black mayor in the city’s history.
She will be the first Black mayor in the city’s history.
November 5, 2025 at 4:15 AM
HISTORY MADE: Congrats to the next mayor of Albany, @dorceyformayor.bsky.social
She will be the first Black mayor in the city’s history.
She will be the first Black mayor in the city’s history.
EVERYONE needs to see this and understand the red alert. Make sure this gets in front of every American. The gravity cannot be overstated. Slotkin has the expertise and position to make the assessments she gives in her speech at The Brookings Institute.
Senator Slotkin Delivers Speech on Trump's Authoritarian Playbook
YouTube video by Sen. Elissa Slotkin
youtu.be
November 1, 2025 at 10:10 PM
EVERYONE needs to see this and understand the red alert. Make sure this gets in front of every American. The gravity cannot be overstated. Slotkin has the expertise and position to make the assessments she gives in her speech at The Brookings Institute.
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I don’t know who needs to hear this but, your body’s are going to have to go on the line this time. Like the 60’s, they do not want the world to see images of this complexion being treated inhumanly. They have to be overwhelmed by it and crippling their $.
Do you get it now?
Do you get it now?
January 30, 2025 at 7:42 AM
I don’t know who needs to hear this but, your body’s are going to have to go on the line this time. Like the 60’s, they do not want the world to see images of this complexion being treated inhumanly. They have to be overwhelmed by it and crippling their $.
Do you get it now?
Do you get it now?
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I was 41 when I had my last child
October 29, 2025 at 8:33 AM
I was 41 when I had my last child
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The White House is illegally refusing to use reserve funds to pay for SNAP benefits and Donald Trump is fully aware of this.
Don’t be gaslit, the money is there, but Trump refuses to prioritize the needs of American citizens because his main concern is a ballroom.
Trump doesn’t care about you.
Don’t be gaslit, the money is there, but Trump refuses to prioritize the needs of American citizens because his main concern is a ballroom.
Trump doesn’t care about you.
October 29, 2025 at 6:39 AM
The White House is illegally refusing to use reserve funds to pay for SNAP benefits and Donald Trump is fully aware of this.
Don’t be gaslit, the money is there, but Trump refuses to prioritize the needs of American citizens because his main concern is a ballroom.
Trump doesn’t care about you.
Don’t be gaslit, the money is there, but Trump refuses to prioritize the needs of American citizens because his main concern is a ballroom.
Trump doesn’t care about you.