Burt
@zanabazar.bsky.social
Hiker, programmer, Patrick O'Brian (author) fan, cat dad
Lots of conspiracy theories today... Hypothetically, if Trump did order a hit to silence Charlie Kirk because of Kirk's demand for the release of the Epstein files, would the recent Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity protect him?
September 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Lots of conspiracy theories today... Hypothetically, if Trump did order a hit to silence Charlie Kirk because of Kirk's demand for the release of the Epstein files, would the recent Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity protect him?
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News Analysis: The GOP won the last election in no small part because of its new appeal with working-class voters. But the economic agenda Republicans are now putting together would by and large help rich Americans, all while teeing up cuts to programs that provide health care and food to the poor.
GOP Gambles on Budget Plan That Helps the Rich and Cuts Aid to the Poor
The House Republican budget plan would pair tax cuts that primarily benefit the rich with cuts to programs that help the poor.
www.nytimes.com
February 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
News Analysis: The GOP won the last election in no small part because of its new appeal with working-class voters. But the economic agenda Republicans are now putting together would by and large help rich Americans, all while teeing up cuts to programs that provide health care and food to the poor.
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"We shouldn’t reflexively assume that a proponent of both Christian values and MAGA ones simply hasn’t understood the former—or is being self-consciously insincere." www.liberalcurrents.com/trump-the-re...
Trump the Redeemer
Despite the claims of some liberals, the MAGA Right is not unchristian, but the apotheosis of a violent strain of entirely American Christianity.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 24, 2025 at 12:27 AM
"We shouldn’t reflexively assume that a proponent of both Christian values and MAGA ones simply hasn’t understood the former—or is being self-consciously insincere." www.liberalcurrents.com/trump-the-re...
I think the only reason Trump wants Greenland is that he saw it on a Mercator projection map and thinks it's larger than Canada
January 8, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I think the only reason Trump wants Greenland is that he saw it on a Mercator projection map and thinks it's larger than Canada
twin plagues of cancer and obesity, thanks 3M!
How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe
Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s bodies. Her bosses halted her work. As the EPA now forces the removal of the chemicals from drinking water, she wrestles wit...
www.propublica.org
December 27, 2024 at 4:28 AM
twin plagues of cancer and obesity, thanks 3M!
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❗️This is how Syrians see off a Russian column
December 20, 2024 at 1:22 PM
❗️This is how Syrians see off a Russian column
Putin has all but declared war on the US and EU. Turns out he is the cause of Havana Syndrome too
Foreign adversary likely behind some Havana Syndrome cases, report finds | 60 Minutes
YouTube video by 60 Minutes
youtu.be
December 16, 2024 at 8:11 PM
Putin has all but declared war on the US and EU. Turns out he is the cause of Havana Syndrome too
RFK "goes wild" on healthcare
December 16, 2024 at 5:04 PM
RFK "goes wild" on healthcare
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AI based techno-aristocracy is on the menu. Trump is just a (coin-operated) useful idiot and a means to this end
The Art of the Steal
November 14, 2024
open.substack.com
December 16, 2024 at 5:03 AM
AI based techno-aristocracy is on the menu. Trump is just a (coin-operated) useful idiot and a means to this end
AI based techno-aristocracy is on the menu. Trump is just a (coin-operated) useful idiot and a means to this end
The Art of the Steal
November 14, 2024
open.substack.com
December 16, 2024 at 5:03 AM
AI based techno-aristocracy is on the menu. Trump is just a (coin-operated) useful idiot and a means to this end
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⚡️🇨🇳Chinese ship suspected of damaging telecommunications cables in the Baltic Sea acted on instructions from 🇷🇺Russian intelligence - WSJ
December 15, 2024 at 7:59 PM
⚡️🇨🇳Chinese ship suspected of damaging telecommunications cables in the Baltic Sea acted on instructions from 🇷🇺Russian intelligence - WSJ
Bitcoin really pisses me off. The whole proof of work thing is essentially just a fancy system for creating waste. Waste of energy, that is. I feel the same about BTC as I do about mountains of single use plastic crap choking our beautiful planet
December 15, 2024 at 11:48 AM
Bitcoin really pisses me off. The whole proof of work thing is essentially just a fancy system for creating waste. Waste of energy, that is. I feel the same about BTC as I do about mountains of single use plastic crap choking our beautiful planet
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Hang in there, Nancy Mace.
December 14, 2024 at 2:51 AM
Hang in there, Nancy Mace.
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The sociologist Musa al-Gharbi argues that the Democratic Party has moved away from the working class and toward élites. This strikes him as a fateful misstep: Why associate your party with a group that most voters not only don’t identify with but actively resent?
Have the Democrats Become the Party of the Élites?
The sociologist Musa al-Gharbi argues that the “Great Awokening” alienated “normie voters,” making it difficult for Kamala Harris—and possibly future Democrats—to win.
www.newyorker.com
December 14, 2024 at 3:18 PM
The sociologist Musa al-Gharbi argues that the Democratic Party has moved away from the working class and toward élites. This strikes him as a fateful misstep: Why associate your party with a group that most voters not only don’t identify with but actively resent?
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Dunning-Kruger Effect, as meme
December 9, 2024 at 9:11 PM
Dunning-Kruger Effect, as meme
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BREAKING NEWS:
Nearly 100 former national security officials have written a letter to the Senate saying they are “alarmed” at prospect of Gabbard leading intel community.
Her appointment must be rejected.
Nearly 100 former national security officials have written a letter to the Senate saying they are “alarmed” at prospect of Gabbard leading intel community.
Her appointment must be rejected.
December 7, 2024 at 8:00 PM
BREAKING NEWS:
Nearly 100 former national security officials have written a letter to the Senate saying they are “alarmed” at prospect of Gabbard leading intel community.
Her appointment must be rejected.
Nearly 100 former national security officials have written a letter to the Senate saying they are “alarmed” at prospect of Gabbard leading intel community.
Her appointment must be rejected.
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Elon Musk said his plans for government efficiency would cause people pain.
He was talking about regular people, not billionaires like himself who are going to get government contracts and tax cuts.
He was talking about regular people, not billionaires like himself who are going to get government contracts and tax cuts.
December 7, 2024 at 4:09 AM
Elon Musk said his plans for government efficiency would cause people pain.
He was talking about regular people, not billionaires like himself who are going to get government contracts and tax cuts.
He was talking about regular people, not billionaires like himself who are going to get government contracts and tax cuts.
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Social Security has been 7 years from going bankrupt for the past 56 years.
This is a lie Republicans created and perpetuate to condition you into accepting the loss of an earned benefit you paid for in every check you ever earned.
This is a lie Republicans created and perpetuate to condition you into accepting the loss of an earned benefit you paid for in every check you ever earned.
December 7, 2024 at 12:49 AM
Social Security has been 7 years from going bankrupt for the past 56 years.
This is a lie Republicans created and perpetuate to condition you into accepting the loss of an earned benefit you paid for in every check you ever earned.
This is a lie Republicans created and perpetuate to condition you into accepting the loss of an earned benefit you paid for in every check you ever earned.
Not as grand as the Notre Dame cathedral restoration, but awesome
Rebirth of Detroit’s Michigan Central train station serves as symbol of city’s comeback
A restoration of past glory, a renovation toward future growth and potential consequences and conflicts in the present. That’s the story of Michigan Central, a grand addition to Detroit’s economic and...
www.pbs.org
December 7, 2024 at 2:25 AM
Not as grand as the Notre Dame cathedral restoration, but awesome
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South Korea's version of General Milley - which is why Trump hates Milley so much.
The chief of Korea's Army Special Warfare Command said Friday he defied an order from then Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun to drag out lawmakers from the National Assembly building during martial law operations this week. en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN2024...
Army special warfare commander says he defied order to drag out lawmakers | Yonhap News Agency
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- The chief of the Army Special Warfare Command said Friday he def...
en.yna.co.kr
December 6, 2024 at 7:59 PM
South Korea's version of General Milley - which is why Trump hates Milley so much.