Linda Reynolds-Burkins aka Lynn Reynolds
@wordsmithlynn.bsky.social
Writer. Wife. Mom. Aspiring Artist. Neurodivergent with dangerously short attention span. Secret ambition: to be a wench at the Renaissance Faire. www.wordsmithlynn.com
Reposted by Linda Reynolds-Burkins aka Lynn Reynolds
Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.
Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
www.nytimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.
Reposted by Linda Reynolds-Burkins aka Lynn Reynolds
Ossoff: Did anyone really think the sexual predator president who used to party with Jeffrey Epstein was going to release the Epstein files?
July 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Ossoff: Did anyone really think the sexual predator president who used to party with Jeffrey Epstein was going to release the Epstein files?
Reposted by Linda Reynolds-Burkins aka Lynn Reynolds
Reposted by Linda Reynolds-Burkins aka Lynn Reynolds
I am not a perfect person, but at least I can wake up every day knowing I didn't vote for concentration camps and millions being stripped of health insurance and food assistance.
June 30, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I am not a perfect person, but at least I can wake up every day knowing I didn't vote for concentration camps and millions being stripped of health insurance and food assistance.
Reposted by Linda Reynolds-Burkins aka Lynn Reynolds
the pivot from “we’re not cutting medicaid” to “come on look at these lazy bastards” sure was speedy
Markwayne Mullin: "There are 35 million people that live below the poverty line inside the US. There are over 70 million people signed up for Medicaid. Now you're gonna tell me there's not room to make cuts?"
June 30, 2025 at 4:38 PM
the pivot from “we’re not cutting medicaid” to “come on look at these lazy bastards” sure was speedy
Reposted by Linda Reynolds-Burkins aka Lynn Reynolds
Carolinians, now that Thom Tillis is free to vote his conscience, you now have exceptional leverage over Senate votes. From now to December 2026, on every issue, light up that switchboard with calls to him. Start by thanking him today for his courage.
And print and save this phone list.
And print and save this phone list.
June 29, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Carolinians, now that Thom Tillis is free to vote his conscience, you now have exceptional leverage over Senate votes. From now to December 2026, on every issue, light up that switchboard with calls to him. Start by thanking him today for his courage.
And print and save this phone list.
And print and save this phone list.
Reposted by Linda Reynolds-Burkins aka Lynn Reynolds
Maybe quit voting for their fucking bills then? Maybe quit confirming their nominees? Maybe shut down the Senate with the many procedural tools available to you? Maybe do something other than send sternly worded letters?
Sen. Padilla thrown to the ground, manhandled, brutally taken down, handcuffed
It's disgusting
Reeks of totalitarianism
Un-American
Not what democracies do
Sen. Padilla was in that building to ask questions of what's going on in California, doing his duty to his constituents
We need answers now
It's disgusting
Reeks of totalitarianism
Un-American
Not what democracies do
Sen. Padilla was in that building to ask questions of what's going on in California, doing his duty to his constituents
We need answers now
Senator Padilla’s office sends me this video of his take-down and detention at Sec. Noem’s press conference in L.A.
June 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Maybe quit voting for their fucking bills then? Maybe quit confirming their nominees? Maybe shut down the Senate with the many procedural tools available to you? Maybe do something other than send sternly worded letters?
Reposted by Linda Reynolds-Burkins aka Lynn Reynolds
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
June 12, 2025 at 10:16 PM
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
Reposted by Linda Reynolds-Burkins aka Lynn Reynolds
Sen. Alex Padilla, who was just forcibly removed from a DHS press conference, is the ranking member of Judiciary’s subcommittee on immigration, citizenship, and border safety, which has “oversight of federal agencies with citizenship, asylum, refugee, and immigration enforcement responsibilities.”
June 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Sen. Alex Padilla, who was just forcibly removed from a DHS press conference, is the ranking member of Judiciary’s subcommittee on immigration, citizenship, and border safety, which has “oversight of federal agencies with citizenship, asylum, refugee, and immigration enforcement responsibilities.”
Reposted by Linda Reynolds-Burkins aka Lynn Reynolds
She is saying, in effect: "We are going to liberate the city from its democratically elected leadership using the military"
Kristi Noem: "We are not going away. We are staying here to liberate the city from the socialists and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor have placed on this country and what they have tried to insert into the city."
Sen. Alex Padilla is then forcibly removed!
Sen. Alex Padilla is then forcibly removed!
June 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
She is saying, in effect: "We are going to liberate the city from its democratically elected leadership using the military"
Reposted by Linda Reynolds-Burkins aka Lynn Reynolds
They’ll say they haven’t seen the video
Every elected Republican should be asked if they think the president has the power to send in military in to “liberate” a state or city from its elected government.
June 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
They’ll say they haven’t seen the video
Reposted by Linda Reynolds-Burkins aka Lynn Reynolds
yall the people in the streets need the folks at home too. they need people who know where they are, who will miss them, & who can bail them out. they need food, water, medical care. safe places to shelter. some of us aren’t built for physical resistance but that doesn’t mean you’re out of the fight
June 12, 2025 at 9:46 PM
yall the people in the streets need the folks at home too. they need people who know where they are, who will miss them, & who can bail them out. they need food, water, medical care. safe places to shelter. some of us aren’t built for physical resistance but that doesn’t mean you’re out of the fight
Reposted by Linda Reynolds-Burkins aka Lynn Reynolds
My friends, it's not just happening in a galaxy far, far away.
June 12, 2025 at 11:25 PM
My friends, it's not just happening in a galaxy far, far away.
Reposted by Linda Reynolds-Burkins aka Lynn Reynolds
Why is ICE wearing masks? What are they hiding?
The Mayor of Newark was arrested at an ICE facility—when elected officials showed up, masked agents roughed them up, including an 80-year-old congresswoman. Why?!
The Mayor of Newark was arrested at an ICE facility—when elected officials showed up, masked agents roughed them up, including an 80-year-old congresswoman. Why?!
May 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Why is ICE wearing masks? What are they hiding?
The Mayor of Newark was arrested at an ICE facility—when elected officials showed up, masked agents roughed them up, including an 80-year-old congresswoman. Why?!
The Mayor of Newark was arrested at an ICE facility—when elected officials showed up, masked agents roughed them up, including an 80-year-old congresswoman. Why?!
Reposted by Linda Reynolds-Burkins aka Lynn Reynolds
It’s not that they don’t know what the constitution says. They know what it says. Just like they knew what it said when they asked Pence to ignore it.
They just don’t care.
They believe it can be rewritten by bending it to their will, if enough of them decide to do it.
They just don’t care.
They believe it can be rewritten by bending it to their will, if enough of them decide to do it.
May 10, 2025 at 3:51 AM
It’s not that they don’t know what the constitution says. They know what it says. Just like they knew what it said when they asked Pence to ignore it.
They just don’t care.
They believe it can be rewritten by bending it to their will, if enough of them decide to do it.
They just don’t care.
They believe it can be rewritten by bending it to their will, if enough of them decide to do it.
Reposted by Linda Reynolds-Burkins aka Lynn Reynolds
Great news!
JUST IN:
Federal judge orders the “immediate” release of Tufts University student, Rumeysa Ozturk, from detention.
“The main evidence against her appears to be an essay critical of Israel that she helped to write in a Tufts student newspaper last year.”
An essay.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/u...
Federal judge orders the “immediate” release of Tufts University student, Rumeysa Ozturk, from detention.
“The main evidence against her appears to be an essay critical of Israel that she helped to write in a Tufts student newspaper last year.”
An essay.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/u...
Judge Orders Release of Tufts Student Detained by ICE
www.nytimes.com
May 10, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Great news!
I think we’re past sliding. We’re already there.
What happened before Mayor Baraka’s arrest needs daylight.
Did masked ICE agents let him in just so they could arrest and perp walk him to send a message of fear. Because that’s what it looks like.
We’re sliding into fascism—and fast. And if we don’t stop it now, we may not get another chance.
Did masked ICE agents let him in just so they could arrest and perp walk him to send a message of fear. Because that’s what it looks like.
We’re sliding into fascism—and fast. And if we don’t stop it now, we may not get another chance.
May 11, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I think we’re past sliding. We’re already there.
Reposted by Linda Reynolds-Burkins aka Lynn Reynolds
FRIEND: "We're at risk of slipping into fascism."
ME: "Oh, honey . . . when they are arresting judges and mayors, we've already slipped."
ME: "Oh, honey . . . when they are arresting judges and mayors, we've already slipped."
May 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
FRIEND: "We're at risk of slipping into fascism."
ME: "Oh, honey . . . when they are arresting judges and mayors, we've already slipped."
ME: "Oh, honey . . . when they are arresting judges and mayors, we've already slipped."
Reposted by Linda Reynolds-Burkins aka Lynn Reynolds
A convicted criminal who has had endless trials wants to make it so he can imprison or kill anyone he wants without a trial.
May 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
A convicted criminal who has had endless trials wants to make it so he can imprison or kill anyone he wants without a trial.
Reposted by Linda Reynolds-Burkins aka Lynn Reynolds
You and millions of other people rely on the NPR Network for trustworthy journalism.
NPR’s editorial integrity and independence are non-negotiable. It’s a promise we make to you – a promise we will fight to keep. Now, we need your support.
Donate today: n.pr/3EYClNR
NPR’s editorial integrity and independence are non-negotiable. It’s a promise we make to you – a promise we will fight to keep. Now, we need your support.
Donate today: n.pr/3EYClNR
May 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
You and millions of other people rely on the NPR Network for trustworthy journalism.
NPR’s editorial integrity and independence are non-negotiable. It’s a promise we make to you – a promise we will fight to keep. Now, we need your support.
Donate today: n.pr/3EYClNR
NPR’s editorial integrity and independence are non-negotiable. It’s a promise we make to you – a promise we will fight to keep. Now, we need your support.
Donate today: n.pr/3EYClNR
Reposted by Linda Reynolds-Burkins aka Lynn Reynolds
Even *if* you accept Stephen Miller’s (textually, historically, and morally indefensible) claim that undocumented immigrants are not entitled to due process, you’d *still* need due process to ensure that the individuals at issue are, in fact, undocumented.
His argument fails even on its own terms.
His argument fails even on its own terms.
May 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Even *if* you accept Stephen Miller’s (textually, historically, and morally indefensible) claim that undocumented immigrants are not entitled to due process, you’d *still* need due process to ensure that the individuals at issue are, in fact, undocumented.
His argument fails even on its own terms.
His argument fails even on its own terms.
Reposted by Linda Reynolds-Burkins aka Lynn Reynolds
Reposted by Linda Reynolds-Burkins aka Lynn Reynolds
Look, all I know is that if Joe Biden had clearly fallen asleep at the state funeral for a pope, it would have dominated media coverage for days and been covered by political media as a scandal detrimental to the reputation of our country.
April 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Look, all I know is that if Joe Biden had clearly fallen asleep at the state funeral for a pope, it would have dominated media coverage for days and been covered by political media as a scandal detrimental to the reputation of our country.
Reposted by Linda Reynolds-Burkins aka Lynn Reynolds
I would kill for a feature that would just hide every 'ai assistant' button everywhere.
April 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I would kill for a feature that would just hide every 'ai assistant' button everywhere.