Tom Burnett

Tom Burnett

@speaker2animals.bsky.social

Former reporter, editor and bureau chief for newspapers and UPI. Retired and appalled at the state of my old profession.

205 followers121 following1.5K posts

Surprise-surprise. A Christian nationalist.

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social

SCOOP: 'Tommy' from the now-viral exchange with Abdul El-Sayed is Thomas Teepell, a former staffer for Republican Senator Josh Hawley with close ties to Christian Nationalist Sean Feucht. He's the son of a former Bobby Jindal staffer whose consultant work was instrumental in getting Hawley elected.

IMPEACH THIS FAT ORANGE ASSHOLE!

Block Club Chicago@blockclubchi.bsky.social

The Trump administration has denied Illinois’ request for disaster relief — again. The state sought FEMA’s help after days of severe weather in and around the Chicago area in August. FEMA granted Indiana’s request for help with the same storm. buff.ly/P3ElxRb

What’s that about the “Russia Russia Russia hoax,” you fat orange traitor?

When he was a kitten, he earned the name “Judge,” for his habit of sitting apart and watching as I was playing with his crazy siblings. One time he even came up on the arm of the sofa when I was waving a toy with the other kittens — and he softly tapped my forearm to tell me I was being too crazy.

Democratic candidates: I’m voting Blue no matter who, but I will DONATE to candidates who promise to bend every effort to ship Trump and his miserable thugs to The Hague.

Republicans Against Trumpism@rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social

JUST IN: The Trump administration is preparing sweeping sanctions against the International Criminal Court, the WSJ reports. The sanctions would block most transactions with the ICC, including transactions in U.S. dollars, potentially cutting the court off from much of the global financial system

Came across a wonderful book from 2004, “Europe’s Last Summer,” a piece of brilliant detective work into the behind-the-scenes plotting in the years leading up to the outbreak of World War I. What Barbara Tuchman did for the month of August, David Fromkin does for the months and years previous.

Dem leaders whining about DSA: The centrist route is a dead end. FDR proved that. He held off fascism AND communism, both of which were gaining adherents in the Great Depression, by going full-bore into programs that HELPED the average person. Forget “common ground.". Make a hard left turn.

Offensive and stupid. Offensive, because he’s given himself the Medal of Honor, the nation’ highest award. Wearing that in real life is a crime. Also, the five stars denoting General of the Army rank are arranged in a pentagon, not a straight line.

Adam Parkhomenko@adamparkhomenko.bsky.social

If Barack Obama had done this, every Sunday show would have talked about nothing else.

The Allman Brothers Band (w/Duane and Berry) Cream Derek and the Dominos Traffic Hendrix Sly & The Family Stone Four Tops Smoky Robinson & The Miracles CSN&Y Canned Heat Cleveland Orchestra Apollo’s Fire The Judds Weather Report Freddie Hubbard Charlie Mingus Chick Corea Mothers of Invention

John Fugelsang@johnfugelsang.bsky.social

Introduce yourself with 10 acts you've seen live: Nina Simone Ray Charles Leonard Cohen George Harrison Johnny Cash Prince John Lee Hooker Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Eartha Kitt Billy Preston Bowie Lou Reed Grateful Dead Laura Nyro Dr. John Little Richard & Ravi Shankar.

Did the Allies decide in 1945 that the Schutzstaffel could be “reformed” and its SS officers and men better trained? Get with the program, Schumer and Jeffries, or that speeding train coming out of the Midterms will run you down. ICE must abolished and its worst thugs prosecuted.

Chris⚖️Justice@chrisjustice01.bsky.social

💥 ICE drag mom & teen daughter out of hospital room—in middle of being treated after car accident. Still wearing hospital gowns. Both victims of car collusion, with asylum case pending in good standing & valid work permit. Grace Calero 39, & Giulianna Carriel 19, from Ecuador.

FDR warned us. Too bad people are so ignorant about history.

Gregory A. Hargreaves 🎃@bordergroves.bsky.social

"[A] democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is Fascism—ownership of Government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power." - FDR (1938)

Tom Burnett reposted

ICYMI: Another disgustingly inappropriate comment from a sitting US President. But - he supposedly had nothing to do with #Epstein 🤔 Hide your daughters from the pigs in this country! #Pinks

Strong words. And the people showing up at meetings made these clowns back from the plan to close polling stations.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social

🔥 TEXAS: “Registered voters in Tarrant County has increased 30% — to be closing polling stations is blatant voter suppression… when I joined the Navy, I swore an oath to defend the Constitution from enemies foreign and domestic…Talking to you, Comrades."

The UN scientists paint a grim picture of the future. Every time the temperature rise exceeded 2C, ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland melted. The world’s gone nuts over a couple million refugees. What happens when it’s hundreds of millions? www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

unep.orgWithout big changes, this is what the environment will look like in 2050The seventh edition of the Global Environment Outlook (GEO-7) offers a stark vision of the decades to come. But its authors say the worst forecasts can still be avoided if countries quickly take meani...

Which reminds me of how out-of-step I am with a large number of people around here. We’re coming up on the annual Frog Jump competition in nearby Valley City, and I believe it’s cruelty to animals.

Massimo (mirror)@rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social

Frogs don't drink water in the same way humans do. Instead of drinking, frogs absorb water through their skin, which is highly permeable, allowing water to pass through it via osmosis. Original post

What a shithole country this is becoming. I’ve no doubt there’s things like this going on in Ohio, too, because there’s almost no oversight of private schools. This thread documents child abuse on a vast scale under Gov. Sarah Huckabeast.

ProPublica@propublica.org

THREAD: The boy is called a liar. He’s told not to defend himself. Then the private school owner encourages all of his peers to attack him, one by one. She hits him, repeatedly, with a plastic pipe-like object. How does this school still exist — and receive state funds? 🧵

There are fewer and fewer newspapers willing to employ editorial cartoonists these days, and a big pat on the head to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Mike ranks with legendary giants like Bill Mauldin, Herblock, Jules Feiffer and Mike Peters.

Mark Hamill@markhamillofficial.bsky.social

SHOUT OUT to Mike Luckovich: one of the all-time great political cartoonists. 🏆 With corporate media doing such a poor job in these most perilous of times, his work is more vital than ever! THANK YOU @mluckovich.bsky.social!!! 🙏

With every word he utters, Jon Ossoff is making a case for the end of Chuck Schumer's toothless existence as Senate Democratic leader. When was the last time you heard Schumer say jack sh*t about the most corrupt president in history? imgur.com/gallery/none...

imgur.comNone of our business? - Album on ImgurDiscover the magic of the internet at Imgur, a community powered entertainment destination. Lift your spirits with funny jokes, trending memes, entertaining gifs, inspiring stories, viral videos, and ...

If you have an account on Xitter, head over to this woman’s page and you’ll see multiple posts about a just released AI program that creates videos that cannot be discerned as AI. Perfect tool for allowing videos of ICE storm troopers to be dismissed as “AI fakes.“ x.com/venturetwins

x.comJustine Moore (@venturetwins) on XPartner @a16z AI 🤖 and twin to @omooretweets | Investor in @elevenlabs, @bfl_ml, @hedra_labs, @krea_ai, @heyglif, @ShizukuAILabs, @wabi, @TownAI

Tom Burnett reposted

Happy Birthday President Obama! You reminded the world that true leadership is built on dignity, compassion & respect. Not ego! Your legacy continues to inspire millions! In my view, you are the greatest president in American history! #HappyBirthdayObama #PresidentObama #ViVaHerAlliance #SheShed

Worthless. Craven. Evil. Trump fellators. A lot of ways to describe the Republicans.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Whitehouse: "Today I think is a sad and embarrassing day for this committee as it looks like on a party-line vote we are going to advance out of this committee probably the most discreditable person ever to seek the office of attorney general. Let's start with the Epstein files ... "