William Burg
@oldcityguardian.bsky.social
Sacramento history & historic preservation enthusiast. I don't have a podcast, but would be happy to be a guest on yours.
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4'33" is a Christmas song
December 24, 2025 at 3:00 AM
4'33" is a Christmas song
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here's the 60 minutes cecot video part 1 of 5 - recorded/uploaded by and all credit to @jasonparis.bsky.social
I just reduced background noise, chopped the 14 minutes into 3 minute segments each compressed under 100 mb for bsky's limits, cropped and rotated a few degrees for easier viewing on here
I just reduced background noise, chopped the 14 minutes into 3 minute segments each compressed under 100 mb for bsky's limits, cropped and rotated a few degrees for easier viewing on here
December 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
here's the 60 minutes cecot video part 1 of 5 - recorded/uploaded by and all credit to @jasonparis.bsky.social
I just reduced background noise, chopped the 14 minutes into 3 minute segments each compressed under 100 mb for bsky's limits, cropped and rotated a few degrees for easier viewing on here
I just reduced background noise, chopped the 14 minutes into 3 minute segments each compressed under 100 mb for bsky's limits, cropped and rotated a few degrees for easier viewing on here
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archive.org/details/60-m...
it isn't going anywhere
it isn't going anywhere
60 Minutes Inside CECOT : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Full video of the 60 Minutes Inside CECOT episode that CBS pulled.
archive.org
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 AM
archive.org/details/60-m...
it isn't going anywhere
it isn't going anywhere
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Seems like it's worth posting this one again.
Why Do Historians Still Have To Go To Archives?
Why do historians go to archives? Hasn’t everything already been digitized?
contingentmagazine.org
December 21, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Seems like it's worth posting this one again.
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a sequel:
cis people on the skyline are genuinely more distressed by the trump-kennedy center than the fact that congress said a second time in 2 days, “no, really this kind of child’s healthcare should be banned & criminalized” & 46/47 non-GOP senators won’t commit to “i will oppose this.”
cis people on the skyline are genuinely more distressed by the trump-kennedy center than the fact that congress said a second time in 2 days, “no, really this kind of child’s healthcare should be banned & criminalized” & 46/47 non-GOP senators won’t commit to “i will oppose this.”
December 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
a sequel:
cis people on the skyline are genuinely more distressed by the trump-kennedy center than the fact that congress said a second time in 2 days, “no, really this kind of child’s healthcare should be banned & criminalized” & 46/47 non-GOP senators won’t commit to “i will oppose this.”
cis people on the skyline are genuinely more distressed by the trump-kennedy center than the fact that congress said a second time in 2 days, “no, really this kind of child’s healthcare should be banned & criminalized” & 46/47 non-GOP senators won’t commit to “i will oppose this.”
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This is literally one of the most pathetic things I’ve ever seen, anywhere.
December 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
This is literally one of the most pathetic things I’ve ever seen, anywhere.
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There's really interesting social science on how white people significantly overestimate the number of people of color in a room or in a picture. A room with, like, 20% POC will be perceived as majority POC.
White men are 30% of the US and if they look around the room and see it’s less than 90% white men they think it’s affirmative action.
85% of CEOs are white men.
All but one US President has been a white man.
65% of all elected offices are held by white men.
Roughly 30% of the population is white men.
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS TOPIC EVEN???
All but one US President has been a white man.
65% of all elected offices are held by white men.
Roughly 30% of the population is white men.
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS TOPIC EVEN???
December 19, 2025 at 2:58 PM
There's really interesting social science on how white people significantly overestimate the number of people of color in a room or in a picture. A room with, like, 20% POC will be perceived as majority POC.
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There is no question that Donald Trump is the worst person to have ever been elected president. But I think a case can be made that he is the worst person to ever have become famous.
December 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
There is no question that Donald Trump is the worst person to have ever been elected president. But I think a case can be made that he is the worst person to ever have become famous.
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Two-time Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee is due to film “Gold Mountain” in the Sacramento region. A tax program helped pave the way.
An Ang Lee movie will film locally. An expanded state program helped set this up
Two-time Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee is due to film “Gold Mountain” in the Sacramento region. A tax program helped pave the way.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Two-time Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee is due to film “Gold Mountain” in the Sacramento region. A tax program helped pave the way.
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I keep coming back to an idea for a real community hub: library/post office/clinic/market/activity center
We need more publicly owned 3rd places.
December 13, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I keep coming back to an idea for a real community hub: library/post office/clinic/market/activity center
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‘Today the Führer… decided that Antiqua type is to be regarded as the standard typeface. Over time, all printed matter should be converted to this standard typeface.’
alphahistory.com/pastpeculiar...
alphahistory.com/pastpeculiar...
1941: The Nazis ban Jewish fonts
In 1941 the Nazis continued their campaign of persecution against Germany's Jews - by banning all Jewish fonts.
alphahistory.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:21 PM
‘Today the Führer… decided that Antiqua type is to be regarded as the standard typeface. Over time, all printed matter should be converted to this standard typeface.’
alphahistory.com/pastpeculiar...
alphahistory.com/pastpeculiar...
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Historian of eugenics here. I don't normally like to retweet bad arguments, but this is such a fundamental misunderstanding of eugenics, I think it's important to point out. I don't have time to debunk all of the ways this is inaccurate, but I'll highlight a few things and then recommend some books🧵
December 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Historian of eugenics here. I don't normally like to retweet bad arguments, but this is such a fundamental misunderstanding of eugenics, I think it's important to point out. I don't have time to debunk all of the ways this is inaccurate, but I'll highlight a few things and then recommend some books🧵
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The persecution of huge numbers of brown people and even the mass deportations will not create the white country of far-right fantasy. It’s coupled with an attack on reproductive rights that is sometimes openly intended to make white women have more babies....
Trump wants to recreate a white America that never existed | Rebecca Solnit
The persecution of brown people and mass deportations will not create the white country of far-right fantasy
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The persecution of huge numbers of brown people and even the mass deportations will not create the white country of far-right fantasy. It’s coupled with an attack on reproductive rights that is sometimes openly intended to make white women have more babies....
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"How do I make my boss happy?" is the question that dominates the mind of every little authoritarian, and they instinctively assume it's on everyone else's mind as well.
Hassett: "The way to think about what AI & its agents can do is they can act as if they're the best coach you've ever had. And so while you're trying to figure out, how do I make my boss happy? It's like you've got a coach right there with you every step of the way."
December 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
"How do I make my boss happy?" is the question that dominates the mind of every little authoritarian, and they instinctively assume it's on everyone else's mind as well.
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Crypto's like robot farts or something like that.
December 3, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Crypto's like robot farts or something like that.
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This is a point that needs repeating. It’s fiscally conservative to house the homeless, it’s also the right thing to do.
Anderson Cooper: So it's more expensive to have a chronically homeless person living on the streets than it is to actually subsidize an apartment for them?
Answer: Yes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing… #HousingFirst
Answer: Yes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing… #HousingFirst
100,000 Homes: Housing the homeless saves money?
Giving apartments to the chronically homeless can save taxpayer dollars, advocates say
www.cbsnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This is a point that needs repeating. It’s fiscally conservative to house the homeless, it’s also the right thing to do.
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My personal guidelines for dealing with people on social media:
Assume everyone is a friend you haven't yet gotten to know.
Assume everyone is struggling with their mental health
Don't promise any emotional labor you might not be able to provide
If someone seems like a hater, disengage right away
Assume everyone is a friend you haven't yet gotten to know.
Assume everyone is struggling with their mental health
Don't promise any emotional labor you might not be able to provide
If someone seems like a hater, disengage right away
June 12, 2023 at 7:21 PM
My personal guidelines for dealing with people on social media:
Assume everyone is a friend you haven't yet gotten to know.
Assume everyone is struggling with their mental health
Don't promise any emotional labor you might not be able to provide
If someone seems like a hater, disengage right away
Assume everyone is a friend you haven't yet gotten to know.
Assume everyone is struggling with their mental health
Don't promise any emotional labor you might not be able to provide
If someone seems like a hater, disengage right away
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If it’s tenants, it’s cool to rip them off.
A judge decided that RealPage doesn’t have to pay back a cent of the $4 billion it stole from tenants. Timid attorneys and timid judges seem determined “to let big corporations run over anything in their path.” From @ddayen.bsky.social: trib.al/PlJbQZ9
The Wrist-Slappers Strike Again - The American Prospect
A settlement with algorithmic collusion facilitator RealPage allows it to keep allegedly ill-gotten profits and continue innovating to raise rents.
trib.al
November 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
If it’s tenants, it’s cool to rip them off.
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Pocket and Greenhaven homeowners have had decades to get used to the idea. Now it’s time to learn how to share.
Sacramento River access: The Pocket can’t hold it hostage forever | Opinion
Pocket and Greenhaven homeowners have had decades to get used to the idea. Now it’s time to learn how to share.
bit.ly
November 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Pocket and Greenhaven homeowners have had decades to get used to the idea. Now it’s time to learn how to share.
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If someone's response to an effort to fund social housing is to complain about how a ballot campaign was run 5 years ago, I'm going to interpret that as they oppose social housing, and they are an obstacle to be routed around.
November 26, 2025 at 2:37 AM
If someone's response to an effort to fund social housing is to complain about how a ballot campaign was run 5 years ago, I'm going to interpret that as they oppose social housing, and they are an obstacle to be routed around.
Seeing this makes me proud that I was born in Skokie!
November 26, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Seeing this makes me proud that I was born in Skokie!
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If there's one thing the mainstream news media love to overlook, it's the impact of the mainstream news media. The petite Tea Party in all its elite-backed astroturfiness was hailed like a sacred comet; the historically huge No Kings was played down by the NY Times, among other publications.
November 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
If there's one thing the mainstream news media love to overlook, it's the impact of the mainstream news media. The petite Tea Party in all its elite-backed astroturfiness was hailed like a sacred comet; the historically huge No Kings was played down by the NY Times, among other publications.