Jim Burke
@janorbur.bsky.social
Retired, finally, 2 days ago. (As did my wife back in June.) Also slogged our way through Medicare supplemental & prescription coverage.
Quote this with what you have accomplished in 2025, no matter how big or small
Reading & writing has kept me alive this year.
Somehow, it’s been my most productive year as an author.
Here’s a guide to what I’ve published in 2025, in case you’ve lost track.
Individual links below but it’s all on itch: danifinn.itch.io
And elsewhere: books2read.com/ap/nAApPp/Da...
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Somehow, it’s been my most productive year as an author.
Here’s a guide to what I’ve published in 2025, in case you’ve lost track.
Individual links below but it’s all on itch: danifinn.itch.io
And elsewhere: books2read.com/ap/nAApPp/Da...
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December 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Retired, finally, 2 days ago. (As did my wife back in June.) Also slogged our way through Medicare supplemental & prescription coverage.
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US soldiers stationed in Germany and civilian employees of the US armed forces are not receiving any salary or other payments.
They are being fed by food banks and charities in Germany.
@reuters.com also just reported that US military base workers in Italy are being fed by charity too.
They are being fed by food banks and charities in Germany.
@reuters.com also just reported that US military base workers in Italy are being fed by charity too.
German Food Banks Feed 37,000 US Soldiers
US soldiers stationed in Germany and civilian employees of the US armed forces are not receiving any salary or other payments. German authorities are compensating the civil employees, but not soldiers
hanschristensen.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:38 PM
US soldiers stationed in Germany and civilian employees of the US armed forces are not receiving any salary or other payments.
They are being fed by food banks and charities in Germany.
@reuters.com also just reported that US military base workers in Italy are being fed by charity too.
They are being fed by food banks and charities in Germany.
@reuters.com also just reported that US military base workers in Italy are being fed by charity too.
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This is our starving military right now
November 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
This is our starving military right now
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This is possibly the most Viennese Chocolate Cake Richness of music videos, even before you get into the backstory: Ndlovu Youth Choir sings Bohemian Rhapsody:
youtu.be/gbljPQbxtTQ?...
youtu.be/gbljPQbxtTQ?...
Ndlovu Youth Choir - Bohemian Rhapsody (Official Music Video) isiZulu version
YouTube video by Ndlovu Youth Choir
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 2:02 AM
This is possibly the most Viennese Chocolate Cake Richness of music videos, even before you get into the backstory: Ndlovu Youth Choir sings Bohemian Rhapsody:
youtu.be/gbljPQbxtTQ?...
youtu.be/gbljPQbxtTQ?...
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Allow me to provide further clarity for those not well versed:
November 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Allow me to provide further clarity for those not well versed:
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Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
October 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
Whoops. I meant "now".
June 26, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Whoops. I meant "now".
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In a sane world, this would lead to immediate impeachment, conviction, removal, and being permanently banned from office.
In the world we have, ain't gonna happen.
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www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
In the world we have, ain't gonna happen.
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www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Trump says 'I don't know' when asked if he must uphold the Constitution
President Donald Trump said, "I don't know," when asked on NBC's "Meet the Press" whether he must uphold the Constitution to execute his deportation strategy.
www.usatoday.com
May 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
In a sane world, this would lead to immediate impeachment, conviction, removal, and being permanently banned from office.
In the world we have, ain't gonna happen.
*****
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
In the world we have, ain't gonna happen.
*****
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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May 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Trump is grabbing America by the pu**y and we're letting him do it.
March 21, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Trump is grabbing America by the pu**y and we're letting him do it.
Even crows can celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Péachán go Bragh?
March 17, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Even crows can celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Péachán go Bragh?
Snow patterns on our car window this morning.
February 22, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Snow patterns on our car window this morning.
Sunset from my backyard porch with a bit of Maxfield Parrish. And Venus looking on.
February 14, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Sunset from my backyard porch with a bit of Maxfield Parrish. And Venus looking on.
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The Stonewall Inn released a response to the National Parks Service removing the word transgender from the park outside of the Inn. A great reminder that we have to look after each other
February 14, 2025 at 3:29 AM
The Stonewall Inn released a response to the National Parks Service removing the word transgender from the park outside of the Inn. A great reminder that we have to look after each other
Happy Valentine's Day. This 1845 letter to an ancestor - no one in the family knows who they were. #valentines
February 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Happy Valentine's Day. This 1845 letter to an ancestor - no one in the family knows who they were. #valentines
After the storms, before the shovel.
February 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
After the storms, before the shovel.
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I complained I was old today, and my 8 year old said “soon you will be a fossil, and I will collect you.” Absolutely merciless.
January 27, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I complained I was old today, and my 8 year old said “soon you will be a fossil, and I will collect you.” Absolutely merciless.
I dropped something off for my daughter-in-law, who was home with a bad cold. While leaving I noticed my 2-1/2 yo grandson's stuffed "Ellie", which he always takes everywhere. I asked if he forgot it. No, he left Ellie to "take care of mama" b/c she was sick.
January 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I dropped something off for my daughter-in-law, who was home with a bad cold. While leaving I noticed my 2-1/2 yo grandson's stuffed "Ellie", which he always takes everywhere. I asked if he forgot it. No, he left Ellie to "take care of mama" b/c she was sick.
Great obit of Grath Hudson by Franz Nicolay: theringer.com/2025/01/22/m...
The Old Man and the Keys: The Improvised Legacy of Garth Hudson
Writer, musician, and Hold Steady member Franz Nicolay remembers the Band’s famed keyboardist and sage eccentric, who died Tuesday at age 87
theringer.com
January 23, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Great obit of Grath Hudson by Franz Nicolay: theringer.com/2025/01/22/m...
Today's snow-capped black-eyed suzies.
January 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Today's snow-capped black-eyed suzies.