Mike Burke
@micburke.bsky.social
Psychologist, Buddhist, grandpa, human-being.
Surprised this is not on the ‘do not use’ list
December 8, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Surprised this is not on the ‘do not use’ list
Surprised this is not on your ‘do not use’ list
a man in a suit and tie is sitting in a chair with the words cryptodiamond above him
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December 8, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Surprised this is not on your ‘do not use’ list
Hundreds came out to show support for Somali community in Rochester Mn. Had to turn people away as the center reached capacity. Great food, great speakers. Rochester is one strong diverse, community committed to American values. #indivisible507 #Isaiah www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
December 8, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Hundreds came out to show support for Somali community in Rochester Mn. Had to turn people away as the center reached capacity. Great food, great speakers. Rochester is one strong diverse, community committed to American values. #indivisible507 #Isaiah www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Surprised I haven’t seen Whitman here yet (maybe missed it) - but I have “…I contain multitudes” living in my minds anteroom
Do I contradict myself?
Very well then I contradict myself,
(I am large, I contain multitudes)
Do I contradict myself?
Very well then I contradict myself,
(I am large, I contain multitudes)
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Surprised I haven’t seen Whitman here yet (maybe missed it) - but I have “…I contain multitudes” living in my minds anteroom
Do I contradict myself?
Very well then I contradict myself,
(I am large, I contain multitudes)
Do I contradict myself?
Very well then I contradict myself,
(I am large, I contain multitudes)
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“No human being is garbage, Mr. President, and shame on you for saying so,” said the Lutheran pastor.“In the name of Jesus, I rebuke those hateful words.The Somali community in Minnesota are our neighbors, brothers and sisters, children of God, fellow Americans.”
www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...
www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...
Twin Cities religious leaders unite to support Somali community and condemn Trump attacks
Religious leaders from churches, Jewish temples and mosques from across the state opposed remarks from President Donald Trump that included calling Somalis “garbage.”
www.startribune.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
“No human being is garbage, Mr. President, and shame on you for saying so,” said the Lutheran pastor.“In the name of Jesus, I rebuke those hateful words.The Somali community in Minnesota are our neighbors, brothers and sisters, children of God, fellow Americans.”
www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...
www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...
Dolly is the best. Heart and soul of America
December 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Dolly is the best. Heart and soul of America
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“And then they made him a fake trophy because he kept whining and moaning and wouldn’t STFU.”
December 6, 2025 at 4:06 AM
“And then they made him a fake trophy because he kept whining and moaning and wouldn’t STFU.”
It would be a wonderful change to see more things like this (UK taking action to help children thrive) coming from the US government and less ’Minnesota is a hell-hole” ‘….(people) are garbage”. Wake up America
December 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
It would be a wonderful change to see more things like this (UK taking action to help children thrive) coming from the US government and less ’Minnesota is a hell-hole” ‘….(people) are garbage”. Wake up America
An act of extreme inhumanity, cruelty, and hatred.
BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people
A Department of Justice memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s executive order
prismreports.org
December 5, 2025 at 1:34 AM
An act of extreme inhumanity, cruelty, and hatred.
Minnesota has your back neighbors #indivisible507
December 5, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Minnesota has your back neighbors #indivisible507
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Well.
I can't unsee that.
I can't unsee that.
An art installation titled "Regular Animals," features the likenesses of Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and other tech moguls on robot dogs.
December 5, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Well.
I can't unsee that.
I can't unsee that.
And why are we wasting so much money and effort on seat belts and kid’s car-seats. Let’s get back to driving as it’s meant to be …dirty and deadly
December 4, 2025 at 10:07 PM
And why are we wasting so much money and effort on seat belts and kid’s car-seats. Let’s get back to driving as it’s meant to be …dirty and deadly
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This is where we are now. Families are starving in the wealthiest nation in the world.
Meanwhile the president is intentionally trying to cut off food for hungry people who live in states that did not vote for him.
It's not just immoral — it's un-American.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Meanwhile the president is intentionally trying to cut off food for hungry people who live in states that did not vote for him.
It's not just immoral — it's un-American.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Agriculture Dept. Threatens to Withhold Food Stamps From Democratic States
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This is where we are now. Families are starving in the wealthiest nation in the world.
Meanwhile the president is intentionally trying to cut off food for hungry people who live in states that did not vote for him.
It's not just immoral — it's un-American.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Meanwhile the president is intentionally trying to cut off food for hungry people who live in states that did not vote for him.
It's not just immoral — it's un-American.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
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"The president’s comments about Somali Americans aren’t just racist. They’re wildly disconnected from the reality known to those of us who live in Minnesota," writes columnist Laura Yuen.
Yuen: Has Trump actually ever met a Somali Minnesotan?
The president’s comments about Somali Americans aren’t just racist. They’re wildly disconnected from the reality known to those of us who live in Minnesota.
bit.ly
December 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
"The president’s comments about Somali Americans aren’t just racist. They’re wildly disconnected from the reality known to those of us who live in Minnesota," writes columnist Laura Yuen.
CBS Town hall for Charlie Kirk. No town hall about the political killings of Mellissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and shootings of John and Yvette Hoffman
December 4, 2025 at 9:47 PM
CBS Town hall for Charlie Kirk. No town hall about the political killings of Mellissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and shootings of John and Yvette Hoffman
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Rep. Ilhan Omar: "I hope he gets the help he needs. It sounds like he's trying to deflect from the failures that he's had as president ... he's fought to be the head of the pedophile protection party."
December 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Rep. Ilhan Omar: "I hope he gets the help he needs. It sounds like he's trying to deflect from the failures that he's had as president ... he's fought to be the head of the pedophile protection party."
When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.” We hold these truths to be self-evident
an illustration of the statue of liberty with the words " america is better because of immigrants "
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December 3, 2025 at 6:12 PM
When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.” We hold these truths to be self-evident
Absolutely right. This needs to be responded to emphatically, and collectively. Awful stuff.
This is racist and dangerous. Last I checked, Somalians are Black and Rep. Omar is a colleague. Where are the @housedemocrats.bsky.social? The @blackcaucus.bsky.social ?
Do not allow these insults to go unanswered.
Do not allow these insults to go unanswered.
Trump calls Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) "garbage," says that Somalians don't belong in the U.S. because they "do nothing but complain... do nothing but bitch"
December 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Absolutely right. This needs to be responded to emphatically, and collectively. Awful stuff.
“…in the wilderness of pennsylvania avenue,
standing rock, misspelled executive orders
on yellow paper with crooked signatures.
where are the kind language makers among us?”
…..”america if you see me as you as your enemy” (or call me your garbage) “you have no friends”
standing rock, misspelled executive orders
on yellow paper with crooked signatures.
where are the kind language makers among us?”
…..”america if you see me as you as your enemy” (or call me your garbage) “you have no friends”
RIP Gwendolyn Brooks, first African American poet to win Pulitzer prize, died this day in 2000.
“We are each other's harvest; we are each other's business; we are each other's magnitude and bond.”
“Live not for Battles Won.
Live not for The-End-of-the-Song.
Live in the along.”
“We are each other's harvest; we are each other's business; we are each other's magnitude and bond.”
“Live not for Battles Won.
Live not for The-End-of-the-Song.
Live in the along.”
December 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
“…in the wilderness of pennsylvania avenue,
standing rock, misspelled executive orders
on yellow paper with crooked signatures.
where are the kind language makers among us?”
…..”america if you see me as you as your enemy” (or call me your garbage) “you have no friends”
standing rock, misspelled executive orders
on yellow paper with crooked signatures.
where are the kind language makers among us?”
…..”america if you see me as you as your enemy” (or call me your garbage) “you have no friends”
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This is the most consequential story for the 2026 midterms. Yet, I cannot find it anywhere on legacy media. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Sues Six More States in Sweeping Push to Obtain Unredacted Voter Rolls
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This is the most consequential story for the 2026 midterms. Yet, I cannot find it anywhere on legacy media. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
An administration with no values other than greed and vengeance. Dark times www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Former President of Honduras Is Freed From Prison After Trump Pardon
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
An administration with no values other than greed and vengeance. Dark times www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Juan “stuff the drugs up the gringos’ noses“ Hernandez is pardoned by Trump. WTF www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Juan “stuff the drugs up the gringos’ noses“ Hernandez is pardoned by Trump. WTF www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n... He said he would ‘stuff the drugs up the gringos’ noses’. PARDONED?
a man with curly hair and glasses is making a funny face and saying huh .
ALT: a man with curly hair and glasses is making a funny face and saying huh .
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November 30, 2025 at 9:07 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n... He said he would ‘stuff the drugs up the gringos’ noses’. PARDONED?