John Burnham
@virginiafrog.bsky.social
Retired Navy, former OSD
Opinions mine
Defend the vulnerable
Speak the truth
Shorten the darkness
Fiat justitia ruat caelum
Opinions mine
Defend the vulnerable
Speak the truth
Shorten the darkness
Fiat justitia ruat caelum
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The economic disruption/sabotage of deporting millions of workers at time of near full employment is only just beginning to be felt.
“Construction can’t continue”: South Texas builders say ICE arrests have upended industry
www.texastribune.org/2025/12/24/s...
“Construction can’t continue”: South Texas builders say ICE arrests have upended industry
www.texastribune.org/2025/12/24/s...
South Texas homebuilders say ICE arrests have slowed work
More than 380 people attended an impromptu meeting that industry leaders in the Rio Grande Valley hosted to draw attention to the chilling effect ICE arrests have had on construction.
www.texastribune.org
December 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The economic disruption/sabotage of deporting millions of workers at time of near full employment is only just beginning to be felt.
“Construction can’t continue”: South Texas builders say ICE arrests have upended industry
www.texastribune.org/2025/12/24/s...
“Construction can’t continue”: South Texas builders say ICE arrests have upended industry
www.texastribune.org/2025/12/24/s...
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If you're going to drop into every post and reply "So what? Who's going to do something about it?", the answer is YOU. YOU are going to do something about it. YOU are the consequences. Stop waiting for someone else to save you.
December 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
If you're going to drop into every post and reply "So what? Who's going to do something about it?", the answer is YOU. YOU are going to do something about it. YOU are the consequences. Stop waiting for someone else to save you.
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It’s not “patriotic” to bail out Argentina while Americans are struggling, to build a ballroom while cutting SNAP benefits, or to pad your own pockets while claiming “affordability” is a hoax.
December 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
It’s not “patriotic” to bail out Argentina while Americans are struggling, to build a ballroom while cutting SNAP benefits, or to pad your own pockets while claiming “affordability” is a hoax.
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Key point: The unlawful redactions and other games DOJ is playing are bad enough. But the most massive scandal so far is not the redacting, it's the simple withholding of massive amounts of information--many key documents--required by law to be released.
www.youtube.com/live/GZF-ojI...
www.youtube.com/live/GZF-ojI...
Is DOJ Playing Games With the Epstein Investigation? (w/ Ryan Goodman)
YouTube video by The Bulwark
www.youtube.com
December 28, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Key point: The unlawful redactions and other games DOJ is playing are bad enough. But the most massive scandal so far is not the redacting, it's the simple withholding of massive amounts of information--many key documents--required by law to be released.
www.youtube.com/live/GZF-ojI...
www.youtube.com/live/GZF-ojI...
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THIS IS A DAMN SHAME: Donald Trump now admits he has no deadline to end the Ukraine war after repeatedly promising it would be over within 24 hours of taking office. He made bold claims, bragged about instant peace, and now admits there was never a plan.
December 28, 2025 at 11:06 PM
THIS IS A DAMN SHAME: Donald Trump now admits he has no deadline to end the Ukraine war after repeatedly promising it would be over within 24 hours of taking office. He made bold claims, bragged about instant peace, and now admits there was never a plan.
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A nice thread in which an actual expert patiently explains why the Secretary of Health and Human Service is not simply a liar, but an especially stupid one.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
December 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A nice thread in which an actual expert patiently explains why the Secretary of Health and Human Service is not simply a liar, but an especially stupid one.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
December 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
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This message hits hard.
December 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This message hits hard.
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“In one of the most astonishing political transformations in the history of democracy,” Hitler destroyed “a constitutional republic through constitutional means,” Timothy W. Ryback wrote in January.
Revisit one of The Atlantic’s most-read stories of 2025: theatln.tc/wPdKTofM
Revisit one of The Atlantic’s most-read stories of 2025: theatln.tc/wPdKTofM
December 27, 2025 at 8:41 PM
“In one of the most astonishing political transformations in the history of democracy,” Hitler destroyed “a constitutional republic through constitutional means,” Timothy W. Ryback wrote in January.
Revisit one of The Atlantic’s most-read stories of 2025: theatln.tc/wPdKTofM
Revisit one of The Atlantic’s most-read stories of 2025: theatln.tc/wPdKTofM
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Not everyone has the luxury of sitting in front of a microphone in their basement spouting a few hours of fascist bullshit a few times a week.
December 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Not everyone has the luxury of sitting in front of a microphone in their basement spouting a few hours of fascist bullshit a few times a week.
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
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Still up. Glad I posted here and not YouTube. This is what Bari Weiss and CBS tried to hide from us.
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Still up. Glad I posted here and not YouTube. This is what Bari Weiss and CBS tried to hide from us.
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Anyone paying even the slightest bit of attention could see that was happening.
December 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Anyone paying even the slightest bit of attention could see that was happening.
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"tell me we didn't just fire a dozen $500,000 missiles at a $200 camel"
"sir, no evidence of any camel present, sir!"
"sir, no evidence of any camel present, sir!"
December 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
"tell me we didn't just fire a dozen $500,000 missiles at a $200 camel"
"sir, no evidence of any camel present, sir!"
"sir, no evidence of any camel present, sir!"
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Even with all the wealth inequality, I feel like there'd be less backlash against billionaires if they just fucked off and enjoyed their wealth instead of whining all the time
Billionaires are considering cutting or reducing their ties to California by the end of the year because of a proposed ballot measure that could tax the state’s wealthiest residents.
A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving
It’s uncertain whether the proposal will reach the statewide ballot in November, but some billionaires like Peter Thiel and Larry Page may be unwilling to take the risk.
nyti.ms
December 27, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Even with all the wealth inequality, I feel like there'd be less backlash against billionaires if they just fucked off and enjoyed their wealth instead of whining all the time
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Not only does this intentionally violate the First Amendment to the US Constitution, it’s vile to watch mean-spirited, selfish ghouls who starve the poor and kidnap people for their skin color sanctimoniously pretending they follow any of the teachings of Jesus.
December 27, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Not only does this intentionally violate the First Amendment to the US Constitution, it’s vile to watch mean-spirited, selfish ghouls who starve the poor and kidnap people for their skin color sanctimoniously pretending they follow any of the teachings of Jesus.
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Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply. | ProPublica www.propublica.org/article/okla...
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply. | ProPublica www.propublica.org/article/okla...
Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drin...
www.propublica.org
December 27, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply. | ProPublica www.propublica.org/article/okla...
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply. | ProPublica www.propublica.org/article/okla...
Fantastic messages here - “courage in the moment can feel like fear”, “it will be the everyday citizens, not the corporations or institutions, that save this country”…
Themes we all must keep in mind.
Themes we all must keep in mind.
One of the few silver linings that have come from this harsh year of deportations and ICE raids is that it has clarified which people and institutions will use their voices to push back and which will choose accommodation.
Defiance in a Time of Cowardice
She sang the national anthem in Spanish as deportation forces assaulted L.A. Now she’s headed to Sundance.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Fantastic messages here - “courage in the moment can feel like fear”, “it will be the everyday citizens, not the corporations or institutions, that save this country”…
Themes we all must keep in mind.
Themes we all must keep in mind.
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In less than a week, I will be sworn in as the next mayor of New York City. It was only possible because of the more than 100,000 people who volunteered on our campaign. Here’s a story about one of them, my mother.
December 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
In less than a week, I will be sworn in as the next mayor of New York City. It was only possible because of the more than 100,000 people who volunteered on our campaign. Here’s a story about one of them, my mother.
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JD VANCE THINKS BRITAIN & FRANCE ARE AMERICAS LIKELY ENEMIES.
The world is getting bizarrely screwed with this kind of bull being spewed out.
The world is getting bizarrely screwed with this kind of bull being spewed out.
December 25, 2025 at 9:39 AM
JD VANCE THINKS BRITAIN & FRANCE ARE AMERICAS LIKELY ENEMIES.
The world is getting bizarrely screwed with this kind of bull being spewed out.
The world is getting bizarrely screwed with this kind of bull being spewed out.
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Ted Cruz tells Tucker Carlson that he came into the Senate to be the “leading defender of Israel”.
Not Americans.
Not his constituents.
Not the constitution.
Israel.
Not Americans.
Not his constituents.
Not the constitution.
Israel.
December 27, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Ted Cruz tells Tucker Carlson that he came into the Senate to be the “leading defender of Israel”.
Not Americans.
Not his constituents.
Not the constitution.
Israel.
Not Americans.
Not his constituents.
Not the constitution.
Israel.
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The concentration of wealth in the hands of an elite few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, the American people don't have a voice.
The result is demagoguery and corruption.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, the American people don't have a voice.
The result is demagoguery and corruption.
December 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The concentration of wealth in the hands of an elite few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, the American people don't have a voice.
The result is demagoguery and corruption.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, the American people don't have a voice.
The result is demagoguery and corruption.
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It’s hard to believe that one man can cause so much stress, so much fear, so much pain and suffering…a man who took an oath to preserve and protect our Constitution. This man, who is inciting terror across our land, must be removed from office. In a sane world, it would happen immediately.
December 27, 2025 at 2:26 AM
It’s hard to believe that one man can cause so much stress, so much fear, so much pain and suffering…a man who took an oath to preserve and protect our Constitution. This man, who is inciting terror across our land, must be removed from office. In a sane world, it would happen immediately.
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Why pick material to build new seats if no one will perform or attend?
I'm sure the 22 million people whose healthcare premiums will triple in six days are delighted by this news, you inhuman fuck.
December 27, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Why pick material to build new seats if no one will perform or attend?
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📢 Tell Congress: Visit ICE Detention Centers NOW
open.substack.com/pub/peoplepo...
open.substack.com/pub/peoplepo...
📢 Tell Congress: Visit ICE Detention Centers NOW
This is the moment for Congress to act. Delay only benefits secrecy. Silence enables harm.
open.substack.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
📢 Tell Congress: Visit ICE Detention Centers NOW
open.substack.com/pub/peoplepo...
open.substack.com/pub/peoplepo...