Ann Burlingham
@annburlingham.bsky.social
Opinionated feminist bisexual anti-racist troublemaker. Suddenly into genealogy. A bit cultish about a few things. In Pittsburgh, where the air makes it hard to breathe, and from Perry, NY.
[I can’t reply in this thread - is it because I don’t follow the OP? I don’t know the ways of Bluesky - but I have thoughts]
Having been one of the handful of people in my hometown who saw red flags about someone others were lauding and supporting, it wasn’t “personal vindication” exactly
Having been one of the handful of people in my hometown who saw red flags about someone others were lauding and supporting, it wasn’t “personal vindication” exactly
Also, it's kind of irrelevant if you "didn't like them" before it turned out they'd done something horrible. It ain't about your personal vindication.
November 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
[I can’t reply in this thread - is it because I don’t follow the OP? I don’t know the ways of Bluesky - but I have thoughts]
Having been one of the handful of people in my hometown who saw red flags about someone others were lauding and supporting, it wasn’t “personal vindication” exactly
Having been one of the handful of people in my hometown who saw red flags about someone others were lauding and supporting, it wasn’t “personal vindication” exactly
Something chewed up the jack-o’-lantern candles and one jack-o’-lantern
November 3, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Something chewed up the jack-o’-lantern candles and one jack-o’-lantern
The hometown newspaper arrived today with the front page news that mediocre white men are still failing up
November 1, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The hometown newspaper arrived today with the front page news that mediocre white men are still failing up
New York ironweed seed heads, and the often-skittish neighborhood cat decided to roll in our driveway and let me pet it and pick it up. (Cats should not be outdoors because they predate on birds, but I still want to say hello)
November 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
New York ironweed seed heads, and the often-skittish neighborhood cat decided to roll in our driveway and let me pet it and pick it up. (Cats should not be outdoors because they predate on birds, but I still want to say hello)
Surprise autumn violet
October 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Surprise autumn violet
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Congratulations to Vajra Chandrasekera (@vajra.me), recipient of the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction for Rakesfall!
Chandrasekera's book was chosen by authors Matt Bell, Indra Das, Kelly Link, Sequoia Nagamatsu, and Rebecca Roanhorse.
Chandrasekera's book was chosen by authors Matt Bell, Indra Das, Kelly Link, Sequoia Nagamatsu, and Rebecca Roanhorse.
October 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Congratulations to Vajra Chandrasekera (@vajra.me), recipient of the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction for Rakesfall!
Chandrasekera's book was chosen by authors Matt Bell, Indra Das, Kelly Link, Sequoia Nagamatsu, and Rebecca Roanhorse.
Chandrasekera's book was chosen by authors Matt Bell, Indra Das, Kelly Link, Sequoia Nagamatsu, and Rebecca Roanhorse.
So glad I have my coffee at hand.
I’m sure someone could provide a worse three paragraphs of “analysis” in this moment, but Peter Baker really sets the bar low here — with what he opined, who he decided to rely on as a source, and why he included those absurd claims without refutation.
September 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
So glad I have my coffee at hand.
Sweetgum shadow
September 8, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Sweetgum shadow
‘It’s been quite a ride!’ Melvyn Bragg to step down from Radio 4’s In Our Time after 27 years
Melvyn can make awkward steps at times, but I cherish the things I’ve learned from the show. I’ve followed numerous scholars who have been guests, who continue to enrich my understanding of.
Melvyn can make awkward steps at times, but I cherish the things I’ve learned from the show. I’ve followed numerous scholars who have been guests, who continue to enrich my understanding of.
September 4, 2025 at 7:51 PM
‘It’s been quite a ride!’ Melvyn Bragg to step down from Radio 4’s In Our Time after 27 years
Melvyn can make awkward steps at times, but I cherish the things I’ve learned from the show. I’ve followed numerous scholars who have been guests, who continue to enrich my understanding of.
Melvyn can make awkward steps at times, but I cherish the things I’ve learned from the show. I’ve followed numerous scholars who have been guests, who continue to enrich my understanding of.
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That’s what I needed
That’s what I needed
Coverville 1548: The Aimee Mann Cover Story II
Podcast Episode · Coverville: The Cover Music Show (AAC Edition) · 09/04/2025 · 1 sec
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September 4, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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That’s what I needed
That’s what I needed
I am delighted that this delightful book has a 100th anniversary edition, but Penguin Random House’s invitation to “Never miss a new book by Anita Loos” seems a titch optimistic
August 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I am delighted that this delightful book has a 100th anniversary edition, but Penguin Random House’s invitation to “Never miss a new book by Anita Loos” seems a titch optimistic
Under a bridge along 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh, driving home from brunch
August 3, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Under a bridge along 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh, driving home from brunch
@lawandorderpodcast.com I went to the Museum of the Moving Image and see what I saw!
July 31, 2025 at 5:49 AM
@lawandorderpodcast.com I went to the Museum of the Moving Image and see what I saw!
Haymarket was excellent episode of In Our Time but really what's news is that I have found a few more of my people - the people who like knowing how many guests take tea and how many take coffee (and the one time I think I heard Melvyn actually take coffee, can you imagine?).
July 22, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Haymarket was excellent episode of In Our Time but really what's news is that I have found a few more of my people - the people who like knowing how many guests take tea and how many take coffee (and the one time I think I heard Melvyn actually take coffee, can you imagine?).
Can I trust a movie that tosses out a "fact" that triggers my "probably not" response? If I had been in a theater, I would have been sorely tempted to pull out my phone seven minutes in when the main character of "The Amateur" claims that White House Christmas trees always come from Leighton, PA.
July 21, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Can I trust a movie that tosses out a "fact" that triggers my "probably not" response? If I had been in a theater, I would have been sorely tempted to pull out my phone seven minutes in when the main character of "The Amateur" claims that White House Christmas trees always come from Leighton, PA.
Reposted by Ann Burlingham
Employers will have far less incentive to comply with an anti-wage theft law under a new Department of Labor rule.
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Labor Change Will Hurt Workers, Spare Violators
Employers will have far less incentive to comply with an anti-wage theft law under a new Department of Labor rule.
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July 18, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Employers will have far less incentive to comply with an anti-wage theft law under a new Department of Labor rule.
progressive.org/op-eds/labor...
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Instead of re-reading the Bible, I reminded myself about my great-grandfather Charles Weiland, who, upon hearing a sermon about original sin circa 1905, looked down at his little girls - my grandmother and her sister - declared, "My girls are not sinful" and never went to church again.
July 17, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Instead of re-reading the Bible, I reminded myself about my great-grandfather Charles Weiland, who, upon hearing a sermon about original sin circa 1905, looked down at his little girls - my grandmother and her sister - declared, "My girls are not sinful" and never went to church again.
Have I joined a cult? I think I just hang out with a cult. But they're sweet.
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July 17, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Have I joined a cult? I think I just hang out with a cult. But they're sweet.
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these kids those days
Today is the 30th anniversary of the Day that Newsweek Discovered Bisexuality. To mark the occasion, I’m going to tell you all a little story.
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July 17, 2025 at 3:42 AM
these kids those days
elsewhere a childhood friend suggested i re-read the bible in order to discuss something or other. i have long since lost interest in religion personally, and patriarchal hierarchy does not appeal, but still i appreciate those who keep fighting for their faiths to be truer to their supposed beliefs.
A global movement of women becoming priests shows no signs of stopping, despite the steep consequences.
Read the full story by Jared Hillel on The Progressive.
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#Catholicism
Read the full story by Jared Hillel on The Progressive.
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#Catholicism
The Movement to Excommunicate Misogyny From the Catholic Church
A global movement of women becoming priests shows no signs of stopping, despite the steep consequences.
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July 15, 2025 at 5:59 PM
elsewhere a childhood friend suggested i re-read the bible in order to discuss something or other. i have long since lost interest in religion personally, and patriarchal hierarchy does not appeal, but still i appreciate those who keep fighting for their faiths to be truer to their supposed beliefs.
Jason says The Youngs don't know about Magic Slates. Granted, I didn't even know its proper name, but I found this -so much *I* never knew!
"The Magic Slate has been described as "one of the all-time great cheap toys", and "the unsung, silent hero of the Cold War"."
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"The Magic Slate has been described as "one of the all-time great cheap toys", and "the unsung, silent hero of the Cold War"."
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Magic Slate - Wikipedia
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July 15, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Jason says The Youngs don't know about Magic Slates. Granted, I didn't even know its proper name, but I found this -so much *I* never knew!
"The Magic Slate has been described as "one of the all-time great cheap toys", and "the unsung, silent hero of the Cold War"."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_S...
"The Magic Slate has been described as "one of the all-time great cheap toys", and "the unsung, silent hero of the Cold War"."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_S...
I wore out my fan, but not to worry, I have more.
July 11, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I wore out my fan, but not to worry, I have more.