Richard Burger
@thepekingduck.bsky.social
Recovering twitter addict, blogger (pekingduck.org), avid Wagnerian, author of Behind the Red Door: Sex in China, classical music, media trainer, China watcher, progressive, anti-Trumper.
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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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Hoping this goes viral.
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 8, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Hoping this goes viral.
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the people who told us to calm down because Roe was settled law are the same people now telling us to calm down because the military would never open fire on Americans
October 4, 2025 at 9:41 PM
the people who told us to calm down because Roe was settled law are the same people now telling us to calm down because the military would never open fire on Americans
Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it.
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
October 5, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it.
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“The president should be removed from office because he is plainly insane.”
I mean, there is no war in Portland. There just isn’t. You can’t & won’t avoid reporting this story. But you’ll still find a way to try to report it in a way that gives him the benefit of the doubt.
And that’s wrong.
I mean, there is no war in Portland. There just isn’t. You can’t & won’t avoid reporting this story. But you’ll still find a way to try to report it in a way that gives him the benefit of the doubt.
And that’s wrong.
September 28, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“The president should be removed from office because he is plainly insane.”
I mean, there is no war in Portland. There just isn’t. You can’t & won’t avoid reporting this story. But you’ll still find a way to try to report it in a way that gives him the benefit of the doubt.
And that’s wrong.
I mean, there is no war in Portland. There just isn’t. You can’t & won’t avoid reporting this story. But you’ll still find a way to try to report it in a way that gives him the benefit of the doubt.
And that’s wrong.
This didn’t age well.
September 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
This didn’t age well.
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September 26, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Don’t let them get away with this.
The rules have changed. Mike Johnson wants to wait until the official results come in October 14th to swear in Grijalva.
Grijalva: I was looking at the example of now-Representative Walkinshaw from Virginia, who was elected two weeks ago Tuesday. The following Wednesday—less than 24 hours later—he was sworn in, with unofficial results.
So for me, apparently the rules have now changed in just two weeks.
So for me, apparently the rules have now changed in just two weeks.
September 26, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Don’t let them get away with this.
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TikTok will be co-owned by China and Trump allies, Paramount was sold to a pro-Trump billionaire who's also set to buy Warner Bros, X is owned by an apartheid-bred fascist, WaPo and Meta are owned by Trump-cowering billionaires, and Murdoch owns the Fox empire. Here's why media has a liberal bias.
September 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
TikTok will be co-owned by China and Trump allies, Paramount was sold to a pro-Trump billionaire who's also set to buy Warner Bros, X is owned by an apartheid-bred fascist, WaPo and Meta are owned by Trump-cowering billionaires, and Murdoch owns the Fox empire. Here's why media has a liberal bias.
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If someone’s not mourning the death of Robert Redford in a manner that’s consistent with your views, make sure you set up a database, call their employer, and get them fired.
September 16, 2025 at 7:22 PM
If someone’s not mourning the death of Robert Redford in a manner that’s consistent with your views, make sure you set up a database, call their employer, and get them fired.
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Apparently, the only thing that Americans agree upon is: Release the Epstein Files.
September 14, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Apparently, the only thing that Americans agree upon is: Release the Epstein Files.
When will this insanity end?
August 7, 2025 at 10:57 PM
When will this insanity end?
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weird how the guy born into obscene wealth, bailed out repeatedly, allowed to fail upwards forever until he fell ass-backwards into the presidency, and then was declared by the Supreme Court to be a Very Special Boy Who Can Crime Forever never stops whining about how everything is rigged against him
August 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM
weird how the guy born into obscene wealth, bailed out repeatedly, allowed to fail upwards forever until he fell ass-backwards into the presidency, and then was declared by the Supreme Court to be a Very Special Boy Who Can Crime Forever never stops whining about how everything is rigged against him
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The United States government is no longer able to protect us from real hazards, such as flash floods, because it’s shifting funds to fake hazards, such as a non-existent immigrant crime wave. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...
As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas
www.nytimes.com
July 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The United States government is no longer able to protect us from real hazards, such as flash floods, because it’s shifting funds to fake hazards, such as a non-existent immigrant crime wave. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...
How could it have come to this? All you can do is cry.
June 25, 2025 at 6:41 AM
How could it have come to this? All you can do is cry.
Precious.
Sources say that Iran’s military leadership first learned of the attacks when the Ayatollah was accidentally included on one of Pete Hegseth’s Signal chats.
June 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Precious.
The first thing I do every morning while drinking my coffee is check out NY Times Pitchbot. This is one of his best. It’s all Biden’s fault.
June 18, 2025 at 12:25 AM
The first thing I do every morning while drinking my coffee is check out NY Times Pitchbot. This is one of his best. It’s all Biden’s fault.
Just took a look at the parade on CSPAN. Most boring thing I’ve ever seen.
June 14, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Just took a look at the parade on CSPAN. Most boring thing I’ve ever seen.
I can understand why Magats hate Adam Schiff. Watching this clip reminds me how much I admire him.
June 3, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I can understand why Magats hate Adam Schiff. Watching this clip reminds me how much I admire him.
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