Scott Burnett
@burscott.bsky.social
Author of Analysing Environmental Discourse (2026) and White Belongings (2022). Asst Prof of African Studies and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Penn State. Organiser @ PSFA
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Analysing Environmental Discourse
www.bloomsburycollections.com
My latest book, Analysing Environmental Discourse, takes a much-needed critical approach to the politics of the earth based on bringing critical discourse analysis into conversation with political ecology. #openaccess soon! www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do...
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The Boss is PISSED and it comes across in every line.
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 11:32 PM
The Boss is PISSED and it comes across in every line.
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BREAKING: Two Republican senators, Thom Tillis and Lisa Murkowski, call for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to resign.
Two Republican senators call for Kristi Noem to resign as DHS secretary
Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Thom Tillis are the first GOP members of Congress to call for Noem to step down as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
www.nbcnews.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:06 AM
I know these numbers are bad for Trump and bad for MAGA but some part of me is still flabbergasted that 1 in 3 18-29 year olds think he’s doing a good job. And 1 in 3 women! Imagine these people!!!
Economist/YouGov poll shows Trump's approval with
White people:
47% approve
51% disapprove
Hispanics:
27%
68%
18-29:
32%
63%
Men:
43%
54%
Women:
35%
60%
White people:
47% approve
51% disapprove
Hispanics:
27%
68%
18-29:
32%
63%
Men:
43%
54%
Women:
35%
60%
January 28, 2026 at 12:11 AM
I know these numbers are bad for Trump and bad for MAGA but some part of me is still flabbergasted that 1 in 3 18-29 year olds think he’s doing a good job. And 1 in 3 women! Imagine these people!!!
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The piece, which doesn't mention Rowling's toxic politics at all, is by a conservative anti-trans opinion writer, because who else would the NYT tap to write about Potter?
Pretending like you don't know exactly why people are done with JK Rowling's transphobic ass is nothing but ragebait, but I would expect nothing less from the New York Times.
What a horrible rag they've become.
What a horrible rag they've become.
January 27, 2026 at 1:23 PM
The piece, which doesn't mention Rowling's toxic politics at all, is by a conservative anti-trans opinion writer, because who else would the NYT tap to write about Potter?
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While this shift from calling Good and Pretti “domestic terrorists” to lamenting their death is a win for brave Minnesotans, notice that they do not include undocumented immigrants who have been killed both on the streets and in concentration camps. We must reject this continued dehumanization.
Leavitt: "Nobody in the White House, including President Trump, wants to see people getting hurt or killed in America's streets. This includes Renee Good, Alex Pretti, the brave men and women of law enforcement, and the many Americans who have been victimized by illegal alien criminals"
January 27, 2026 at 12:06 AM
While this shift from calling Good and Pretti “domestic terrorists” to lamenting their death is a win for brave Minnesotans, notice that they do not include undocumented immigrants who have been killed both on the streets and in concentration camps. We must reject this continued dehumanization.
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dont let a few ICE agents leaving mn fool you. nothing on the ground has changed yet. this is a way for them to distract and give a scapegoat so the rest of the world will turn a blind eye.
January 26, 2026 at 11:47 PM
dont let a few ICE agents leaving mn fool you. nothing on the ground has changed yet. this is a way for them to distract and give a scapegoat so the rest of the world will turn a blind eye.
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ICE and MAGA really did bet the farm on all of Minneapolis’s white people going “oh yes, please take away our disgusting, evil non-white-foreigner neighbors, oh thank you so much.”
it’s beautiful that they’ve been proven incredibly wrong about that - may the rest of the country do the same.
it’s beautiful that they’ve been proven incredibly wrong about that - may the rest of the country do the same.
January 18, 2026 at 2:39 AM
ICE and MAGA really did bet the farm on all of Minneapolis’s white people going “oh yes, please take away our disgusting, evil non-white-foreigner neighbors, oh thank you so much.”
it’s beautiful that they’ve been proven incredibly wrong about that - may the rest of the country do the same.
it’s beautiful that they’ve been proven incredibly wrong about that - may the rest of the country do the same.
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Breaking news: The leaders of the University of Virginia’s board resigned Friday after Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger (D) asked them and at least three other appointees of her Republican predecessor to step down.
U-Va. board leaders resign as Spanberger and Democrats take power
The dismissals are another sign that Virginia Democrats plan to quickly unwind changes made at public colleges during Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration.
wapo.st
January 17, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Breaking news: The leaders of the University of Virginia’s board resigned Friday after Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger (D) asked them and at least three other appointees of her Republican predecessor to step down.
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They didn’t want a university without cancel culture. They didn’t want to be criticized for their retrograde views so they created a pretend school funding by their rich friends. The only people surprised that this failed were credulous enough to believe the fairy tales these folks told.
They Wanted a University Without Cancel Culture. Then Dissenters Were Ousted.
Inside the civil war at the anti-woke university backed by Bari Weiss.
www.politico.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:10 PM
They didn’t want a university without cancel culture. They didn’t want to be criticized for their retrograde views so they created a pretend school funding by their rich friends. The only people surprised that this failed were credulous enough to believe the fairy tales these folks told.
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So viewpoint diversity. Much campus speech. Very marketplace of ideas.
Coming soon, to a "university" near you.
Coming soon, to a "university" near you.
Goodbye, academic freedom.
The newly selected dean of the University of Arkansas law school had her offer rescinded after conservative state legislators learned that she had signed onto "friend of the court" briefs challenging bans on trans athletes in sports.
arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
The newly selected dean of the University of Arkansas law school had her offer rescinded after conservative state legislators learned that she had signed onto "friend of the court" briefs challenging bans on trans athletes in sports.
arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
Culture warriors cancel new U of A law dean before she started - Arkansas Times
Culture warriors claim the scalp of Emily Suski, the would-be law school dean whose legal opinion on transgender athletes seems to have offended Arkansas officials.
arktimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:39 PM
So viewpoint diversity. Much campus speech. Very marketplace of ideas.
Coming soon, to a "university" near you.
Coming soon, to a "university" near you.
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besides all the obvious things to say, my hot take is that this is also time to retire the Nobel Prize as this whole thing is too embarrassing for words
#BREAKING: Venezuela's Machado says she 'presented' her Nobel Prize to Trump
January 15, 2026 at 10:02 PM
besides all the obvious things to say, my hot take is that this is also time to retire the Nobel Prize as this whole thing is too embarrassing for words
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It whips that not only is this guy absolutely going to get reinstated with back pay thanks to UNIONS but he’s already made nearly $1mil in a GFM which means many, many people are now incentivized to scream at Trump that he’s a pedophile
January 14, 2026 at 11:18 PM
It whips that not only is this guy absolutely going to get reinstated with back pay thanks to UNIONS but he’s already made nearly $1mil in a GFM which means many, many people are now incentivized to scream at Trump that he’s a pedophile
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i’ve never felt this patriotic in my life
January 14, 2026 at 7:38 PM
i’ve never felt this patriotic in my life
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🧵 The autoworker at the Dearborn Truck Plant is a proud member of a strong and fighting union—the UAW. He believes in freedom of speech, a principle we wholeheartedly embrace, and we stand with our membership in protecting their voice on the job.
January 14, 2026 at 4:43 PM
🧵 The autoworker at the Dearborn Truck Plant is a proud member of a strong and fighting union—the UAW. He believes in freedom of speech, a principle we wholeheartedly embrace, and we stand with our membership in protecting their voice on the job.
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Always a good time to revisit @michaelhobbes.bsky.social and @notalawyer.bsky.social's delightfully excoriating deconstruction of this particular bullshit artist and his signature text...
January 14, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Always a good time to revisit @michaelhobbes.bsky.social and @notalawyer.bsky.social's delightfully excoriating deconstruction of this particular bullshit artist and his signature text...
My latest book, Analysing Environmental Discourse, takes a much-needed critical approach to the politics of the earth based on bringing critical discourse analysis into conversation with political ecology. #openaccess soon! www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do...
Analysing Environmental Discourse
www.bloomsburycollections.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:56 PM
My latest book, Analysing Environmental Discourse, takes a much-needed critical approach to the politics of the earth based on bringing critical discourse analysis into conversation with political ecology. #openaccess soon! www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do...
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🥁Glad to have received by my first publication of 2026.
Here are some of its ideas:
◾️Why the cognitive dimension has to be acknowledged in the analysis of conflictual discourse
◾️A description of construal operations & linguistic cues
◾️Applied examples taken from Northern Irish political discourse.
Here are some of its ideas:
◾️Why the cognitive dimension has to be acknowledged in the analysis of conflictual discourse
◾️A description of construal operations & linguistic cues
◾️Applied examples taken from Northern Irish political discourse.
January 13, 2026 at 4:47 PM
🥁Glad to have received by my first publication of 2026.
Here are some of its ideas:
◾️Why the cognitive dimension has to be acknowledged in the analysis of conflictual discourse
◾️A description of construal operations & linguistic cues
◾️Applied examples taken from Northern Irish political discourse.
Here are some of its ideas:
◾️Why the cognitive dimension has to be acknowledged in the analysis of conflictual discourse
◾️A description of construal operations & linguistic cues
◾️Applied examples taken from Northern Irish political discourse.
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Cancelled and they did ask me if it was about ICE and I said yes. Not the hugest traveler but I used Hilton often. Every person who calls, no matter how small their hotels counts. They will be having panicked meetings this week if the trickle turns into a flood.
It's worth your time to call Hilton to cancel your account with them. 1-800-446-6677. Here's why:
They asked me if it was because of the ICE thing. I said it was. Then they suggested I wait a couple days to see if they were going to change course.
The pressure is getting to them. Let's keep it up.
They asked me if it was because of the ICE thing. I said it was. Then they suggested I wait a couple days to see if they were going to change course.
The pressure is getting to them. Let's keep it up.
Boycott Hilton Hotels
January 12, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Cancelled and they did ask me if it was about ICE and I said yes. Not the hugest traveler but I used Hilton often. Every person who calls, no matter how small their hotels counts. They will be having panicked meetings this week if the trickle turns into a flood.
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Wow — New YouGov / Economist poll:
46% support abolishing ICE
43% oppose abolishing ICE
This is the first time that abolishing ICE has received net positive support
46% support abolishing ICE
43% oppose abolishing ICE
This is the first time that abolishing ICE has received net positive support
January 13, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Wow — New YouGov / Economist poll:
46% support abolishing ICE
43% oppose abolishing ICE
This is the first time that abolishing ICE has received net positive support
46% support abolishing ICE
43% oppose abolishing ICE
This is the first time that abolishing ICE has received net positive support
And mine arrived today! Such a pleasure working with @bloomsburyling.bsky.social on my second monograph, Analysing Environmental Discourse. It is available open access here: www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do...
January 13, 2026 at 2:20 PM
And mine arrived today! Such a pleasure working with @bloomsburyling.bsky.social on my second monograph, Analysing Environmental Discourse. It is available open access here: www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do...
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Minneapolis ❤️🩹
January 11, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Minneapolis ❤️🩹
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“organized gangs of wine moms”
January 11, 2026 at 10:31 PM
“organized gangs of wine moms”
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Been trying to tell y'all that the real antisemitic danger was white supremacists
Suspect arrested in predawn fire that left parts of Mississippi’s largest synagogue in charred ruins
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil…
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil…
Suspect arrested in predawn fire that left parts of Mississippi’s largest synagogue in charred ruins
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil rights.
mississippitoday.org
January 11, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Been trying to tell y'all that the real antisemitic danger was white supremacists