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Michael Burns
@michaelburns.bsky.social
"philosopher", "comedian", deadhead, lake guy.

https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelOBurns
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if you're not subscribed to my channel . . . can you do that . . . please?

www.youtube.com/@MichaelOBurns
Michael Burns
I'm a former college philosophy professor and comedian using big ideas and humor to try and better understand why the world is falling apart, and what we can do to put it back together. Check out my...
www.youtube.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:59 AM
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Do it. Be one of the cool kids, give in to the peer pressure.
February 11, 2026 at 3:38 AM
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He's a pretty good dude who's been out slinging strong opinions and deep thoughts for years now. I like his programs a lot, and you should check him out if you haven't.

Former Wisecrack. Former academic philosopher.
February 11, 2026 at 3:49 AM
favorite bars in Austin TX?
February 11, 2026 at 2:31 AM
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I subscribe to Michael's patreon! He does good videos!
February 11, 2026 at 2:00 AM
if you're not subscribed to my channel . . . can you do that . . . please?

www.youtube.com/@MichaelOBurns
Michael Burns
I'm a former college philosophy professor and comedian using big ideas and humor to try and better understand why the world is falling apart, and what we can do to put it back together. Check out my...
www.youtube.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:59 AM
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February 11, 2026 at 1:13 AM
the online left? yeah that's not a real thing sorry.
February 11, 2026 at 1:09 AM
if you wanna get in line now, it's only 19 hours until this week's stream starts.

www.youtube.com/live/xOGALwK...
why can't the right make art? / Stop Looksmaxxing, plz? // BURNS NOTICE // Feb 11 2026
YouTube video by Michael Burns
www.youtube.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:02 AM
does anyone actually use organization apps (Obsidian, Notion, etc) to organize research and creative work in a useful way?

or is this just for guys who use words like "vertical integration" and "capital expansion" ?
February 10, 2026 at 11:55 PM
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Reading Marx and drinking Guinness
How is David Harvey more lucid at 90 than almost any person I've ever met?
Behind the News: How Capital Works w/ David Harvey
open.spotify.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:09 PM
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Do the Zoomers know about Soulquarians?
Dilla playing the drums on Common's "Electric Circus"
February 10, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Zack Fox should do the next super bowl halftime.
February 10, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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NEW: ICE is leasing offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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If the WSJ is noticing it must be true

www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
February 10, 2026 at 4:31 AM
An increasingly bleak fact of modern life is that we have less and less leverage against any of the bad guys making life worse
February 10, 2026 at 12:31 AM
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Never thought about it this way, but obviously it's true. Please Mr. Ocean save us all. You alone have the power.
I'M NOT SAYING IT'S HIS FAULT, but . . .

everything has sucked since Frank Ocean put out a record.

so we need him to drop something and save us.
February 9, 2026 at 11:33 PM
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here's my full convo with @sarahsteinlubrano.bsky.social about her very good book Don't Talk About Politics, and her current work on the myth of the loneliness epidemic.

it's a great conversation so check it out.

youtu.be/g54dc45ZMtw
We're Doing Politics Wrong! Here's How We Fix it!
YouTube video by Side Burns
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 8:38 PM
I'M NOT SAYING IT'S HIS FAULT, but . . .

everything has sucked since Frank Ocean put out a record.

so we need him to drop something and save us.
February 9, 2026 at 11:30 PM
here's my full convo with @sarahsteinlubrano.bsky.social about her very good book Don't Talk About Politics, and her current work on the myth of the loneliness epidemic.

it's a great conversation so check it out.

youtu.be/g54dc45ZMtw
We're Doing Politics Wrong! Here's How We Fix it!
YouTube video by Side Burns
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 8:38 PM
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It could be really bad for Discord if Californians contact the office of the Attorney General to report the potential violations of CCPA and CALOPPA citing the recent breach from a few months back where 1.5tb of user data and millions of IDs were leaked, but who can say for sure?
February 9, 2026 at 4:57 PM
christianity and capitalism! all the cool youtube people are talking about it!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRG1...
How Capitalism rewired the Church
YouTube video by Anna Bocca
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:54 PM
do i have mutuals who are good understanders of "financialization" ?
February 9, 2026 at 7:48 PM
i'm a privacy nihilist in that i think we've already jumped the shark on using public internet spaces and servers and applications with any reasonable hope of privacy and/or anonymity
February 9, 2026 at 7:32 PM