Michael Burns
@michaelburns.bsky.social
Reposted by Michael Burns
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
An increasingly bleak fact of modern life is that we have less and less leverage against any of the bad guys making life worse
Reposted by Michael Burns
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.
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
Never thought about it this way, but obviously it's true. Please Mr. Ocean save us all. You alone have the power.
Reposted by Michael Burns
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
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
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
it's a great conversation so check it out.
youtu.be/g54dc45ZMtw
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.
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
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.
everything has sucked since Frank Ocean put out a record.
so we need him to drop something and save us.
thanks for these!
February 9, 2026 at 10:29 PM
thanks for these!
and if you want to read her very good book:
bookshop.org/a/116177/978...
bookshop.org/a/116177/978...
Don't Talk About Politics: How to Change 21st-Century Minds
How to Change 21st-Century Minds
bookshop.org
February 9, 2026 at 8:40 PM
and if you want to read her very good book:
bookshop.org/a/116177/978...
bookshop.org/a/116177/978...
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
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
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
it's a great conversation so check it out.
youtu.be/g54dc45ZMtw
Reposted by Michael Burns
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?
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Age verification for all.
buff.ly
February 9, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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?
christianity and capitalism! all the cool youtube people are talking about it!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRG1...
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
christianity and capitalism! all the cool youtube people are talking about it!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRG1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRG1...
that's like the one VPN who has never offered to sponsor my channel lol
February 9, 2026 at 7:49 PM
that's like the one VPN who has never offered to sponsor my channel lol
do i have mutuals who are good understanders of "financialization" ?
February 9, 2026 at 7:48 PM
do i have mutuals who are good understanders of "financialization" ?
i agree that we deserve it! i just have little faith that we'll get it.
February 9, 2026 at 7:46 PM
i agree that we deserve it! i just have little faith that we'll get it.
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
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
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time to leave my family, get into my truck, and livestream the tpusa halftime show in the dark on my iphone for freedom
February 9, 2026 at 1:11 AM
time to leave my family, get into my truck, and livestream the tpusa halftime show in the dark on my iphone for freedom
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excuse me, but @raeforla.bsky.social is the zohran of la
"Nithya Raman, who has been compared to Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York, presents a significant challenge to the incumbent, Mayor Karen Bass." NYT gets the scoop
Rising Progressive Star Shakes Up Race for Los Angeles Mayor
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:29 PM
excuse me, but @raeforla.bsky.social is the zohran of la
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If you want someone who actually will divest from LAPD, the answer is Rae Huang. Not Nithya.
"Nithya Raman, who has been compared to Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York, presents a significant challenge to the incumbent, Mayor Karen Bass." NYT gets the scoop
Rising Progressive Star Shakes Up Race for Los Angeles Mayor
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:12 PM
If you want someone who actually will divest from LAPD, the answer is Rae Huang. Not Nithya.
Reposted by Michael Burns
I made another video about what's going on behind-the-scenes in Minneapolis and how the violence in the streets distracts us from what keeps surviving it possible.
youtu.be/LJWrVkteJaQ
youtu.be/LJWrVkteJaQ
BEYOND THE VIOLENCE IN MINNESOTA
YouTube video by Ana Marie Cox
youtu.be
February 7, 2026 at 4:02 PM
I made another video about what's going on behind-the-scenes in Minneapolis and how the violence in the streets distracts us from what keeps surviving it possible.
youtu.be/LJWrVkteJaQ
youtu.be/LJWrVkteJaQ
fwiw i think there is a socialist woman running for mayor of los angeles who is absolutely worth supporting and voting for.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb_3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb_3...
From Christian Pastor to Socialist Mayoral Candidate
YouTube video by Side Burns
www.youtube.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:57 PM
fwiw i think there is a socialist woman running for mayor of los angeles who is absolutely worth supporting and voting for.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb_3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb_3...
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if you wanna go to heaven you can subscribe to my Patreon, get access to ad-free videos, book group materials and SOON my new study community, and also . . . soon . . . d*s*o*d.
i currently have a team of 3-4 people working part-time with me and wanna grow a bit.
www.patreon.com/MichaelBurns...
i currently have a team of 3-4 people working part-time with me and wanna grow a bit.
www.patreon.com/MichaelBurns...
Michael Burns | Patreon
using philosophy to make sense of a non-sense world
www.patreon.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:23 PM
if you wanna go to heaven you can subscribe to my Patreon, get access to ad-free videos, book group materials and SOON my new study community, and also . . . soon . . . d*s*o*d.
i currently have a team of 3-4 people working part-time with me and wanna grow a bit.
www.patreon.com/MichaelBurns...
i currently have a team of 3-4 people working part-time with me and wanna grow a bit.
www.patreon.com/MichaelBurns...
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LMAO: “I helped her commit violence against the unhoused of Los Angeles! How could she betray me so?"
In a Democratic club meeting, LA Mayor Karen Bass pronounced herself "flabbergasted" by Nithya Raman's entry into the mayor's race. "I’ve worked closely with Nithya, helped her gain the Democratic endorsement, helped her clear an encampment in her district," she said. "I am going to fight."
February 7, 2026 at 8:35 PM
LMAO: “I helped her commit violence against the unhoused of Los Angeles! How could she betray me so?"
Except for Rae Huang who is already actively campaigning and to the left of Raman
February 7, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Except for Rae Huang who is already actively campaigning and to the left of Raman
professional photo shoot and announcement in the New York Times. Clearly committed to local politics and the people of Los Angeles and definitely not using the city to build a national profile. definitely not that.
"Nithya Raman, who has been compared to Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York, presents a significant challenge to the incumbent, Mayor Karen Bass." NYT gets the scoop
Rising Progressive Star Shakes Up Race for Los Angeles Mayor
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:03 PM
professional photo shoot and announcement in the New York Times. Clearly committed to local politics and the people of Los Angeles and definitely not using the city to build a national profile. definitely not that.
Reposted by Michael Burns
Nithya has been on the council long enough to become disappointing to some progressives who’ve supported her. I don’t see her as a Mamdani unless she shifts her rhetoric on several issues but she’s currently better than Bass.
"Nithya Raman, who has been compared to Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York, presents a significant challenge to the incumbent, Mayor Karen Bass." NYT gets the scoop
Rising Progressive Star Shakes Up Race for Los Angeles Mayor
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Nithya has been on the council long enough to become disappointing to some progressives who’ve supported her. I don’t see her as a Mamdani unless she shifts her rhetoric on several issues but she’s currently better than Bass.