@Burnsie
@ljburns.bsky.social
TV & Book Writer (Roswell, Crave, Sanctuary Bay);
Managing Editor at www.antagonistblog.com;
Gun Violence Prevention advocate @MomsDemand
Managing Editor at www.antagonistblog.com;
Gun Violence Prevention advocate @MomsDemand
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My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
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Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed
November 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed
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In fact, B&N has been expanding rather a bit recently; their sales are up and they've refreshed their stores. And independent books stores have been growing in numbers too! It's been quite a turnaround for brick and mortar bookstores in the last couple of years. I hope it lasts.
I'm more shocked they're still opening new B&Ns.
November 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
In fact, B&N has been expanding rather a bit recently; their sales are up and they've refreshed their stores. And independent books stores have been growing in numbers too! It's been quite a turnaround for brick and mortar bookstores in the last couple of years. I hope it lasts.
Listening to my kid noodle with a new creation on the piano. Best way to start the day.
November 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Listening to my kid noodle with a new creation on the piano. Best way to start the day.
In this article Elon Musk says that the only way to eliminate poverty is by using his humanoid robot. And no one at the NYT asked how the hell a humanoid robot would eliminate poverty. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...
Elon Musk Wins $1 Trillion Tesla Pay Package
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:24 AM
In this article Elon Musk says that the only way to eliminate poverty is by using his humanoid robot. And no one at the NYT asked how the hell a humanoid robot would eliminate poverty. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...
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this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"
November 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"
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I know we're all watching election returns but don't let this get lost in the mix: the Heritage Foundation is calling on the HHS to conduct a 'safety' review of oral contraception
jessica.substack.com/p/the-group-...
jessica.substack.com/p/the-group-...
The Group Behind Project 2025 Wants RFK Jr. to ‘Study’ the Pill
11.4.25
jessica.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I know we're all watching election returns but don't let this get lost in the mix: the Heritage Foundation is calling on the HHS to conduct a 'safety' review of oral contraception
jessica.substack.com/p/the-group-...
jessica.substack.com/p/the-group-...
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Moms Demand Action is marking a historic win tonight as Virginia Moms Demand Action volunteer @abigailspanberger.com has been elected Governor of Virginia! 🧵
November 5, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Moms Demand Action is marking a historic win tonight as Virginia Moms Demand Action volunteer @abigailspanberger.com has been elected Governor of Virginia! 🧵
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Please, PLEASE, I am begging you as both a parent and someone who is sick of all this THIS, go vote for your school boards. Even if you don't have kids, that's how these reactionary dipshits got their feet in, that's where the book bans and library cuts start.
November 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Please, PLEASE, I am begging you as both a parent and someone who is sick of all this THIS, go vote for your school boards. Even if you don't have kids, that's how these reactionary dipshits got their feet in, that's where the book bans and library cuts start.
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thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
Teen Vogue’s political coverage has been a bright spot in the darkness since 2016. This is sad.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Teen Vogue’s political coverage has been a bright spot in the darkness since 2016. This is sad.
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Who’s “we”?
You know what I don’t think we revere The Mummy (1999) enough
October 31, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Who’s “we”?
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Once this picture makes sense to you, that's when you know it's a good time to settle down into a contemplative lifestyle.
October 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Once this picture makes sense to you, that's when you know it's a good time to settle down into a contemplative lifestyle.
I’m an auntie to several kids who are not blood relatives. Just saying.
October 29, 2025 at 2:09 AM
I’m an auntie to several kids who are not blood relatives. Just saying.
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Absolutely baffled by this. My VERY WHITE family, from upstate NEW YORK, is loaded with people I've grown up calling Aunt and Uncle despite being great aunts, dad's cousins, or not even related by blood - just mom & dad's HS best friends. Like, this is very normal shit for anyone with a large family
In the final days of New York City’s mayoral race, Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani has faced pushback over a story he told about his aunt being afraid to wear her hijab while riding the subway after the September 11, 2001, attacks. https://cnn.it/432IAcr
October 28, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Absolutely baffled by this. My VERY WHITE family, from upstate NEW YORK, is loaded with people I've grown up calling Aunt and Uncle despite being great aunts, dad's cousins, or not even related by blood - just mom & dad's HS best friends. Like, this is very normal shit for anyone with a large family
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a lot of people don’t seem to know that every desi child is taught to call literally every older woman who is not their mother “aunty” from the moment they can speak and it shows
October 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
a lot of people don’t seem to know that every desi child is taught to call literally every older woman who is not their mother “aunty” from the moment they can speak and it shows
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I think being a teenager is about hiding all your quirks and contorting yourself to fit in and impress people, and being an adult is about re-finding who you were when you were eight years old.
#SundaySentence
We Could Be Rats by Emily Austin
#SundaySentence
We Could Be Rats by Emily Austin
October 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I think being a teenager is about hiding all your quirks and contorting yourself to fit in and impress people, and being an adult is about re-finding who you were when you were eight years old.
#SundaySentence
We Could Be Rats by Emily Austin
#SundaySentence
We Could Be Rats by Emily Austin
My dog has been sick for about a month with a mystery illness that not all the expensive vet tests in the world can shed any light on. I hate it.
October 27, 2025 at 12:44 AM
My dog has been sick for about a month with a mystery illness that not all the expensive vet tests in the world can shed any light on. I hate it.
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“Since I became a novelist I have discovered that I am biased. Either I think a new novel is worse than mine and I don’t like it, or I suspect it is better than my novels and I don’t like it.” ― Umberto Eco
October 26, 2025 at 10:55 AM
“Since I became a novelist I have discovered that I am biased. Either I think a new novel is worse than mine and I don’t like it, or I suspect it is better than my novels and I don’t like it.” ― Umberto Eco
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Your gentle reminder that Rep. Melissa Hortman was assassinated on June 14 and hardly anyone bothered to talk about it .
October 25, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Your gentle reminder that Rep. Melissa Hortman was assassinated on June 14 and hardly anyone bothered to talk about it .
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SNAP benefits expire in one week.
Leavitt: At this moment in time, the ballroom is really the president's main priority.
October 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
SNAP benefits expire in one week.
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If you're a writer/other creator in the United States, consider creating an LLC for your business and then signing up for a local area Chamber of Commerce. Many of them have health insurance plans that pool their members and members of other CoCs to create insurance efficiencies relative to ACA.
October 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
If you're a writer/other creator in the United States, consider creating an LLC for your business and then signing up for a local area Chamber of Commerce. Many of them have health insurance plans that pool their members and members of other CoCs to create insurance efficiencies relative to ACA.