Anson Burlingame
@ansonburlingame.bsky.social
"...she knew, in her clear head, that these outrages came not from the generous hearts of the American people.
She knew that, when Justice should finally assume the reigns of the Government, all will be well."
~US Sen. Anson Burlingame
June 21, 1856
She knew that, when Justice should finally assume the reigns of the Government, all will be well."
~US Sen. Anson Burlingame
June 21, 1856
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Understanding the Cuts | US Debt in Perspective
An interactive exploration of the US national debt, scaled down to comprehensible numbers to help understand the true scale of government finances.
www.debtinperspective.com
"The national debt is being used to justify spending cuts but do these cuts actually reduce it?"
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New from me in @theatlantic.com: Why young voters are turning on Trump.
Americans under 30 swung to the right in 2024, but they’re not getting what they voted for. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Americans under 30 swung to the right in 2024, but they’re not getting what they voted for. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Why Young Voters Are Turning on Trump
Americans under 30 swung to the right in 2024, but they’re not getting what they voted for.
www.theatlantic.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:24 PM
New from me in @theatlantic.com: Why young voters are turning on Trump.
Americans under 30 swung to the right in 2024, but they’re not getting what they voted for. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Americans under 30 swung to the right in 2024, but they’re not getting what they voted for. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Trump’s Golden Age for Billionaires
February 16, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Trump’s Golden Age for Billionaires
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There are several reasons large pro-Russia accounts are taking over online coverage of the Epstein files:
1. Control narrative.
2. Disassociate Russia from Israel.
3. Funnel legitimacy to their networks.
4. Destroy legitimacy of the files by mixing fakes & conspiracy theories.
1. Control narrative.
2. Disassociate Russia from Israel.
3. Funnel legitimacy to their networks.
4. Destroy legitimacy of the files by mixing fakes & conspiracy theories.
February 16, 2026 at 6:19 AM
There are several reasons large pro-Russia accounts are taking over online coverage of the Epstein files:
1. Control narrative.
2. Disassociate Russia from Israel.
3. Funnel legitimacy to their networks.
4. Destroy legitimacy of the files by mixing fakes & conspiracy theories.
1. Control narrative.
2. Disassociate Russia from Israel.
3. Funnel legitimacy to their networks.
4. Destroy legitimacy of the files by mixing fakes & conspiracy theories.
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We are the majority.
Diversity is the majority.
Diversity is inclusion and love.
It’s why they’re scared.
Diversity is the majority.
Diversity is inclusion and love.
It’s why they’re scared.
We must speak plainly about the agenda Elon Musk & other MAGA leaders are pushing. It’s white nationalism.
There’s no room for Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native, Jewish or all other Americans in Musk’s monocultural vision.
Multiculturalism is superior. We can’t allow Musk & others to end it.
There’s no room for Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native, Jewish or all other Americans in Musk’s monocultural vision.
Multiculturalism is superior. We can’t allow Musk & others to end it.
February 15, 2026 at 11:09 PM
We are the majority.
Diversity is the majority.
Diversity is inclusion and love.
It’s why they’re scared.
Diversity is the majority.
Diversity is inclusion and love.
It’s why they’re scared.
Can't veto an impeachment.
February 16, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Can't veto an impeachment.
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I think we are going to have a Democratic-controlled Senate.
And all we will need for the leadership of that Democratic Senate to do is hold actual, real, impeachment trials.
As the Constitution requires.
Not the bullshit fake trials like the ones that the Senate held in 2020 and 2021...
And all we will need for the leadership of that Democratic Senate to do is hold actual, real, impeachment trials.
As the Constitution requires.
Not the bullshit fake trials like the ones that the Senate held in 2020 and 2021...
February 15, 2026 at 4:49 PM
I think we are going to have a Democratic-controlled Senate.
And all we will need for the leadership of that Democratic Senate to do is hold actual, real, impeachment trials.
As the Constitution requires.
Not the bullshit fake trials like the ones that the Senate held in 2020 and 2021...
And all we will need for the leadership of that Democratic Senate to do is hold actual, real, impeachment trials.
As the Constitution requires.
Not the bullshit fake trials like the ones that the Senate held in 2020 and 2021...
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So the United States will only use empty warehouses to house people it wants to terrorize, not people it wants to shelter from the cold.
We really are not a very good-natured country.
We really are not a very good-natured country.
February 15, 2026 at 7:24 PM
So the United States will only use empty warehouses to house people it wants to terrorize, not people it wants to shelter from the cold.
We really are not a very good-natured country.
We really are not a very good-natured country.
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ABC: Do you still have confidence in Pam Bondi as AG?
MASSIE: I don't think Pam Bondi has confidence in Pam Bondi. She wasn't confident enough to engage in anything but name calling in a hearing. So no, I don't. She was responsible for the document production.
MASSIE: I don't think Pam Bondi has confidence in Pam Bondi. She wasn't confident enough to engage in anything but name calling in a hearing. So no, I don't. She was responsible for the document production.
February 15, 2026 at 2:57 PM
ABC: Do you still have confidence in Pam Bondi as AG?
MASSIE: I don't think Pam Bondi has confidence in Pam Bondi. She wasn't confident enough to engage in anything but name calling in a hearing. So no, I don't. She was responsible for the document production.
MASSIE: I don't think Pam Bondi has confidence in Pam Bondi. She wasn't confident enough to engage in anything but name calling in a hearing. So no, I don't. She was responsible for the document production.
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Nearly 90% of the economic burden from tariffs in 2025 was borne by US companies and consumers, according to a new study by economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found
US Firms Paid Nearly 90% of 2025 Tariff Costs, NY Fed Study Says
Nearly 90% of the economic burden from tariffs in 2025 was borne by US companies and consumers, according to a new study by economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found.
bloom.bg
February 13, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Nearly 90% of the economic burden from tariffs in 2025 was borne by US companies and consumers, according to a new study by economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found
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Rep. Angie Craig: "The attacks on Black and brown people in Minnesota have been egregious. At the end of the day, what they wanted out of Minnesota was for us to riot. I think this will go down in American history as one of the greatest examples of peaceful resistance from an entire community."
February 15, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Rep. Angie Craig: "The attacks on Black and brown people in Minnesota have been egregious. At the end of the day, what they wanted out of Minnesota was for us to riot. I think this will go down in American history as one of the greatest examples of peaceful resistance from an entire community."
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Ask yourself: why would this administration want to delete references to Medgar Evers’ racist assassin being a racist? Why might that be?
I challenge anyone in this administration or Congress to defend this.
I challenge anyone in this administration or Congress to defend this.
Medgar Evers’ killer was a Klansman, but Trump administration says stop calling him a racist - Mississippi Today
Among anticipated changes to a new visitor brochure for the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument is no longer using "racist" to describe the killer of the civil rights leader.
mississippitoday.org
February 15, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Ask yourself: why would this administration want to delete references to Medgar Evers’ racist assassin being a racist? Why might that be?
I challenge anyone in this administration or Congress to defend this.
I challenge anyone in this administration or Congress to defend this.
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Mass deletion of Facebook and Insta accounts, yes? www.theverge.com/tech/878725/...
February 15, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Mass deletion of Facebook and Insta accounts, yes? www.theverge.com/tech/878725/...
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Easier access to home loans and modular construction are among the options the House and Senate are weighing to battle high housing prices.
How Congress Plans to Take on the Housing Crisis
Modular housing and easier access to home loans are among the proposals lawmakers are working on.
on.wsj.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Easier access to home loans and modular construction are among the options the House and Senate are weighing to battle high housing prices.
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They won’t stop until the National Institutes of Health is a hollowed out RFK Jr. echo chamber and revenue generation machine for snake oil peddlers.
National Institutes of Health faces leadership vacuum as director positions sit open
More than half of the NIH's institutes and centers don’t have permanent directors, giving the Trump administration an unusual opportunity to reshape the agency. The latest departure came on Friday.
www.nbcnews.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:01 PM
They won’t stop until the National Institutes of Health is a hollowed out RFK Jr. echo chamber and revenue generation machine for snake oil peddlers.
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We get on media for not accurately representing this administration’s lawless killings & assaults on democracy, but here’s the leader of the Democratic Party saying Republicans are guided common sense & will surely support his Make The Gestapo Wear Nicer Uniforms & Then All Is Well Amendment
February 15, 2026 at 3:24 PM
We get on media for not accurately representing this administration’s lawless killings & assaults on democracy, but here’s the leader of the Democratic Party saying Republicans are guided common sense & will surely support his Make The Gestapo Wear Nicer Uniforms & Then All Is Well Amendment
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Republicans tell voters Democrats are child molesting cowards who want to destroy America & give it to invading immigrants
Democrats tell voters Republicans are trustworthy & guided by common sense
Democrats tell voters Republicans are trustworthy & guided by common sense
Schumer on DHS reforms: "I believe Republicans will have no choice but to go along with us because it's so common sense"
February 15, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Republicans tell voters Democrats are child molesting cowards who want to destroy America & give it to invading immigrants
Democrats tell voters Republicans are trustworthy & guided by common sense
Democrats tell voters Republicans are trustworthy & guided by common sense
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My point—the singular theme of my campaign for Congress—is this:
Whatever your specific policy priorities and preferences may be, wherever you think the public interest should take us, we can’t and won’t get there unless and until we …
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Whatever your specific policy priorities and preferences may be, wherever you think the public interest should take us, we can’t and won’t get there unless and until we …
(1/7)
"Some of the sharpest applause came when Conway warned that legislation alone would not constrain Trump. 'We can pass the ‘Everything is Better’ bill… And he’s going to ignore it... He is not going to obey the law, because he doesn’t. He’s a criminal, and we have to put an end to [his presidency]."
February 15, 2026 at 3:24 PM
My point—the singular theme of my campaign for Congress—is this:
Whatever your specific policy priorities and preferences may be, wherever you think the public interest should take us, we can’t and won’t get there unless and until we …
(1/7)
Whatever your specific policy priorities and preferences may be, wherever you think the public interest should take us, we can’t and won’t get there unless and until we …
(1/7)
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At the Munich Security Conference this weekend, I told a hard truth. There is no ceasefire in Gaza. The assault continues. Palestinians continue to die. And Trump is issuing glossy brochures about fake future Gaza real estate deals instead of working to end the war.
February 15, 2026 at 3:25 PM
At the Munich Security Conference this weekend, I told a hard truth. There is no ceasefire in Gaza. The assault continues. Palestinians continue to die. And Trump is issuing glossy brochures about fake future Gaza real estate deals instead of working to end the war.
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This is what ICE does every day. Hunt little kids who are here legally. They get sent to a place called the “baby jail” in Texas. Very little of it ends up on video like this. But it’s routine. And disgusting.
February 15, 2026 at 3:25 PM
This is what ICE does every day. Hunt little kids who are here legally. They get sent to a place called the “baby jail” in Texas. Very little of it ends up on video like this. But it’s routine. And disgusting.
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The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
February 15, 2026 at 2:47 PM
The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
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Being neutral between fascism & democracy, is actually supporting fascism.
February 15, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Being neutral between fascism & democracy, is actually supporting fascism.
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The enduring wisdom of @djrothkopf.bsky.social : we must batten down the hatches of democracy.
The next transition in Washington will not be a normal one. There will be massive efforts to destroy records, pardon officials who did criminal things, steal, & sabotage. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
The next transition in Washington will not be a normal one. There will be massive efforts to destroy records, pardon officials who did criminal things, steal, & sabotage. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
A Dose of Hard Truths
Don't look away. These issues must be understood and addressed.
open.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:13 AM
The enduring wisdom of @djrothkopf.bsky.social : we must batten down the hatches of democracy.
The next transition in Washington will not be a normal one. There will be massive efforts to destroy records, pardon officials who did criminal things, steal, & sabotage. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
The next transition in Washington will not be a normal one. There will be massive efforts to destroy records, pardon officials who did criminal things, steal, & sabotage. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
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The Trump-Epstein International Crime Syndicate
We were told the Epstein saga ended in a jail cell. But a new digital autopsy of three million leaked files reveals a global syndicate that didn't just survive—it allegedly moved into the White House.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
We were told the Epstein saga ended in a jail cell. But a new digital autopsy of three million leaked files reveals a global syndicate that didn't just survive—it allegedly moved into the White House.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
February 14, 2026 at 1:23 AM
The Trump-Epstein International Crime Syndicate
We were told the Epstein saga ended in a jail cell. But a new digital autopsy of three million leaked files reveals a global syndicate that didn't just survive—it allegedly moved into the White House.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
We were told the Epstein saga ended in a jail cell. But a new digital autopsy of three million leaked files reveals a global syndicate that didn't just survive—it allegedly moved into the White House.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...