Max Burbank
@mxburbank.bsky.social
Dad, husband, pants aficionado, raconteur, former pussycat dollI; permanently suspended from Twitter before it was cool to not be on Twitter. Life-long-lefty; Comedy archive at maxburbank.wordpress.com I BLOCK CRYPTO DUDES!
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"What I'm saying here is that I'm pretty much of a smug, sanctimonious dick, and that I have no problem being wildly overconfident about expressing the mediocre, half-baked, knee jerk bullshit that passes as opinion for me. I'm intellectually lazy AF, but still superior. That comes through, right?"
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There is no constitutionally legitimate scenario in which we are being de facto governed by the White House Deputy Chief of Staff using a half-dead president as his sock puppet. We went out of our way to amend the Constitution on precisely this point.
November 28, 2025 at 5:32 AM
There is no constitutionally legitimate scenario in which we are being de facto governed by the White House Deputy Chief of Staff using a half-dead president as his sock puppet. We went out of our way to amend the Constitution on precisely this point.
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There is literally no reason for the military to be in D.C.
November 28, 2025 at 4:13 AM
There is literally no reason for the military to be in D.C.
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Had Thanksgiving dinner in a halal Brazilian steakhouse in Florida.
God bless Amreeka.
No matter how hard the haters try they'll never get rid of us.
Also we make their bland ass lives delicious.
God bless Amreeka.
No matter how hard the haters try they'll never get rid of us.
Also we make their bland ass lives delicious.
November 28, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Had Thanksgiving dinner in a halal Brazilian steakhouse in Florida.
God bless Amreeka.
No matter how hard the haters try they'll never get rid of us.
Also we make their bland ass lives delicious.
God bless Amreeka.
No matter how hard the haters try they'll never get rid of us.
Also we make their bland ass lives delicious.
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So he was "homegrown" + trained by the CIA, working for the Zero Unit in Afghanistan, which had a reputation for the following:
"The units also had a reputation for ruthlessness, with journalists and human rights groups referring to them as 'death squads.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
"The units also had a reputation for ruthlessness, with journalists and human rights groups referring to them as 'death squads.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
Here’s a Look at the D.C. Shooting Suspect’s C.I.A.-Backed Unit in Afghanistan
The units were backed by the C.I.A. and trained to conduct missions in Afghanistan during the U.S. war in the country.
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:06 AM
So he was "homegrown" + trained by the CIA, working for the Zero Unit in Afghanistan, which had a reputation for the following:
"The units also had a reputation for ruthlessness, with journalists and human rights groups referring to them as 'death squads.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
"The units also had a reputation for ruthlessness, with journalists and human rights groups referring to them as 'death squads.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
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It’s really rubbing me the wrong way that tech companies want to call it “hoarding” that some people aren’t buying new devices. Not acquiring more stuff is the opposite of hoarding.
November 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
It’s really rubbing me the wrong way that tech companies want to call it “hoarding” that some people aren’t buying new devices. Not acquiring more stuff is the opposite of hoarding.
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The problem with ICE is not that it's targeting people who aren't criminals. The problem with ICE is that it's an unaccountable secret deportation police. It cannot be reformed under a better president. It can be made less terrible, but the instrument of repression remains for the next tyrant.
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The problem with ICE is not that it's targeting people who aren't criminals. The problem with ICE is that it's an unaccountable secret deportation police. It cannot be reformed under a better president. It can be made less terrible, but the instrument of repression remains for the next tyrant.
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Rutger Bregman said that the line BBC removed from his Reith Lecture broadcast was: "Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history.”
So even UK media is now under Trump/ Putin control?
Chilling.
So even UK media is now under Trump/ Putin control?
Chilling.
November 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Rutger Bregman said that the line BBC removed from his Reith Lecture broadcast was: "Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history.”
So even UK media is now under Trump/ Putin control?
Chilling.
So even UK media is now under Trump/ Putin control?
Chilling.
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This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
November 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
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The shooting of two Guardsmen in DC is a tragedy.
It is also EXACTLY what Trump wanted and was waiting for.
No POTUS has ever so premeditated getting our troops shot at for the sake a personal ambition as brutal as it is demagogic, dictatorial, and illegal.
This is on (a) the shooter, (b) Trump.
It is also EXACTLY what Trump wanted and was waiting for.
No POTUS has ever so premeditated getting our troops shot at for the sake a personal ambition as brutal as it is demagogic, dictatorial, and illegal.
This is on (a) the shooter, (b) Trump.
November 26, 2025 at 11:04 PM
The shooting of two Guardsmen in DC is a tragedy.
It is also EXACTLY what Trump wanted and was waiting for.
No POTUS has ever so premeditated getting our troops shot at for the sake a personal ambition as brutal as it is demagogic, dictatorial, and illegal.
This is on (a) the shooter, (b) Trump.
It is also EXACTLY what Trump wanted and was waiting for.
No POTUS has ever so premeditated getting our troops shot at for the sake a personal ambition as brutal as it is demagogic, dictatorial, and illegal.
This is on (a) the shooter, (b) Trump.
R. Crumb New Yorker Cover!!!
November 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
R. Crumb New Yorker Cover!!!
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Gupta: It’s clear that there’s age-related cognitive decline.
He’s confused a lot. He sometimes mumbles sort of incoherent nonsense when he’s asked a question in the Oval Office.
Clearly they’re not getting MRIs just because, because that’s the moment that we live in. There’s a reason
He’s confused a lot. He sometimes mumbles sort of incoherent nonsense when he’s asked a question in the Oval Office.
Clearly they’re not getting MRIs just because, because that’s the moment that we live in. There’s a reason
November 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Gupta: It’s clear that there’s age-related cognitive decline.
He’s confused a lot. He sometimes mumbles sort of incoherent nonsense when he’s asked a question in the Oval Office.
Clearly they’re not getting MRIs just because, because that’s the moment that we live in. There’s a reason
He’s confused a lot. He sometimes mumbles sort of incoherent nonsense when he’s asked a question in the Oval Office.
Clearly they’re not getting MRIs just because, because that’s the moment that we live in. There’s a reason
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Folks, two things can true at the same time.
These 2 National Guard members should not have been shot, and it's a disgusting act of violence. And, Trump + Miller have deliberately deployed them to incite division { violence. That's part of Miller's plan. They have no reason to be in our cities.
These 2 National Guard members should not have been shot, and it's a disgusting act of violence. And, Trump + Miller have deliberately deployed them to incite division { violence. That's part of Miller's plan. They have no reason to be in our cities.
National Guard members should never have been deployed in Washington, DC.
November 27, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Folks, two things can true at the same time.
These 2 National Guard members should not have been shot, and it's a disgusting act of violence. And, Trump + Miller have deliberately deployed them to incite division { violence. That's part of Miller's plan. They have no reason to be in our cities.
These 2 National Guard members should not have been shot, and it's a disgusting act of violence. And, Trump + Miller have deliberately deployed them to incite division { violence. That's part of Miller's plan. They have no reason to be in our cities.
OK, I have no idea how this is gonna land, but... Olivia Nuzzi is kind of a freak and a creep and I'll take it on faith that at one point she was a good writer, but I think that's inarguably at least temporarily not the case?
November 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
OK, I have no idea how this is gonna land, but... Olivia Nuzzi is kind of a freak and a creep and I'll take it on faith that at one point she was a good writer, but I think that's inarguably at least temporarily not the case?
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The National Guard should never have been deployed to DC. They are being used to carry out an entirely political agenda that has no grounding in reality and now two members have been severely wounded. President Trump is ultimately responsible for creating this situation. This blood is on his hands.
November 26, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The National Guard should never have been deployed to DC. They are being used to carry out an entirely political agenda that has no grounding in reality and now two members have been severely wounded. President Trump is ultimately responsible for creating this situation. This blood is on his hands.
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This is a really big story that should not be missed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Says Noem Made Final Decision on El Salvador Removals in Breach of Court Order
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
This is a really big story that should not be missed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
What the FUCK with press all using the phrase "Mother of Karoline Leavitt's nephew"???
There's a word for that position, it's "Sister-in-law"! Who passed out the style guide that says you can't use that term if the person in question isn't white and got deported?
There's a word for that position, it's "Sister-in-law"! Who passed out the style guide that says you can't use that term if the person in question isn't white and got deported?
November 27, 2025 at 12:38 PM
What the FUCK with press all using the phrase "Mother of Karoline Leavitt's nephew"???
There's a word for that position, it's "Sister-in-law"! Who passed out the style guide that says you can't use that term if the person in question isn't white and got deported?
There's a word for that position, it's "Sister-in-law"! Who passed out the style guide that says you can't use that term if the person in question isn't white and got deported?
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It's not the constantly falling asleep that I mind, it's the constantly waking up.
November 26, 2025 at 11:58 PM
It's not the constantly falling asleep that I mind, it's the constantly waking up.
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The death of two national guardsmen is a horrific tragedy.
It is also an orchestrated tragedy by a president hellbent on creating a tinder box environment across the country.
It is also an orchestrated tragedy by a president hellbent on creating a tinder box environment across the country.
November 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The death of two national guardsmen is a horrific tragedy.
It is also an orchestrated tragedy by a president hellbent on creating a tinder box environment across the country.
It is also an orchestrated tragedy by a president hellbent on creating a tinder box environment across the country.
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Witkoff is not buying the Russian narrative. He is selling it.
November 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Witkoff is not buying the Russian narrative. He is selling it.
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The only reason that MAGA don’t see TACO’s actions to help Russia as treason is because he is their “great white hope.”
If it was anyone else so obviously kissing Putin’s ass and betraying the interests of the United States and her allies, those same people would be losing their shit!
If it was anyone else so obviously kissing Putin’s ass and betraying the interests of the United States and her allies, those same people would be losing their shit!
November 26, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The only reason that MAGA don’t see TACO’s actions to help Russia as treason is because he is their “great white hope.”
If it was anyone else so obviously kissing Putin’s ass and betraying the interests of the United States and her allies, those same people would be losing their shit!
If it was anyone else so obviously kissing Putin’s ass and betraying the interests of the United States and her allies, those same people would be losing their shit!
OK, @badposter.lol is a complete tool, well worth blocking. Check it out and see if you don't agree.
November 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
OK, @badposter.lol is a complete tool, well worth blocking. Check it out and see if you don't agree.
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BREAKING: new emails CONFIRM my reporting that there are TRAINING VIDEOS instructing FBI personnel on how to review the Epstein Files. Plus, a lot more…
The emails reveal the special training given to FBI personnel working on what it called the “Epstein Transparency Project.” In some instances they referred to it as the “Special Redaction Project.” The training entailed PowerPoint slide presentations and video instruction on how to review the files.
November 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
BREAKING: new emails CONFIRM my reporting that there are TRAINING VIDEOS instructing FBI personnel on how to review the Epstein Files. Plus, a lot more…