Burns Strider
@burnsstrider.bsky.social
Father of incredible sons / My life is in Mississippi and DC / Boards: MS Public Broadcasting Foundation, Boys and Girls Clubs of the MS Delta, American Red Cross of N. MS / MS State, Delta State
The Tik Tok Presidency: constantly changing fads and priorities as shallow and cheap as the .30 sec. flexes that define them.
March 9, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The Tik Tok Presidency: constantly changing fads and priorities as shallow and cheap as the .30 sec. flexes that define them.
“I want to believe that the imperfections are nothing—that the light is everything—that it is more than the sum of each flawed blossom rising and falling. And I do.” - Mary Oliver
January 2, 2025 at 4:07 PM
“I want to believe that the imperfections are nothing—that the light is everything—that it is more than the sum of each flawed blossom rising and falling. And I do.” - Mary Oliver
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OK, so I'm here now. What's up?
June 30, 2023 at 8:44 PM
OK, so I'm here now. What's up?
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A Hong Kong student charged with insulting China’s national anthem during a 2026 World Cup Asian qualifier in Hong Kong in June has been granted bail.
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19-year-old HK student charged with insulting China's anthem granted bail
A Hong Kong student charged with insulting China’s national anthem during a 2026 World Cup Asian qualifier in Hong Kong in June has been granted bail.
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November 20, 2024 at 7:00 AM
A Hong Kong student charged with insulting China’s national anthem during a 2026 World Cup Asian qualifier in Hong Kong in June has been granted bail.
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In full: https://buff.ly/3AOSXFT
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Jailed democrats' plan to veto the budget was constitutionally allowed under Hong Kong's Basic Law, a legal scholar has said.
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Jailed democrats' plan constitutionally allowed under Basic Law, Hong Kong legal scholar says | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Democrats’ plan to veto the budget was constitutionally allowed under Hong Kong’s Basic Law, a legal scholar has said, a day after 45 pro-democracy figures were jailed for conspiring to commit subversion...
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November 20, 2024 at 7:15 AM
Jailed democrats' plan to veto the budget was constitutionally allowed under Hong Kong's Basic Law, a legal scholar has said.
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In full: https://buff.ly/40Usd1e
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/o...
“The American university is a profoundly important reinvention of an ancient idea…embedded in the modern university, is that a higher education can remake one’s life…Our herculean task is to make it work again.”
“The American university is a profoundly important reinvention of an ancient idea…embedded in the modern university, is that a higher education can remake one’s life…Our herculean task is to make it work again.”
Opinion | Universities Like Yale Need a Reckoning
We must look in the mirror to know why we have already lost some battles and social respect and part of our democracy
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November 14, 2024 at 3:17 PM
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“The American university is a profoundly important reinvention of an ancient idea…embedded in the modern university, is that a higher education can remake one’s life…Our herculean task is to make it work again.”
“The American university is a profoundly important reinvention of an ancient idea…embedded in the modern university, is that a higher education can remake one’s life…Our herculean task is to make it work again.”
BTW, waiting for Trump to fail is not a strategy. It’s a capitulation. It’s a capitulation of being in charge of your own destiny. It’s a capitulation of leadership. It’s a capitulation of standing for something. It’s a capitulation of hope… the future… winning… elections. #dontcapitulate #Lead
November 12, 2024 at 5:01 PM
BTW, waiting for Trump to fail is not a strategy. It’s a capitulation. It’s a capitulation of being in charge of your own destiny. It’s a capitulation of leadership. It’s a capitulation of standing for something. It’s a capitulation of hope… the future… winning… elections. #dontcapitulate #Lead
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Every time a car commercial featuring a biracial couple airs Stephen Miller gets a nosebleed.
November 12, 2024 at 2:28 AM
Every time a car commercial featuring a biracial couple airs Stephen Miller gets a nosebleed.
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A third of Hong Kong residents have said they intend to move overseas, according to a recent survey by the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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1 in 3 Hongkongers want to move abroad, survey finds
A third of Hong Kong residents have said they intend to move overseas, according to a recent survey by the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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November 12, 2024 at 11:00 AM
A third of Hong Kong residents have said they intend to move overseas, according to a recent survey by the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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In full: https://buff.ly/48N8JxA
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I'd have to imagine these trends accelerated DRAMATICALLY after the election
People are sprinting away from X at full speed and the users that stick around seem to be super into Republican politics. From our analysis: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
November 12, 2024 at 1:42 AM
I'd have to imagine these trends accelerated DRAMATICALLY after the election
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Protest outside Anne Frank play in Michigan. Nazis with Nazi insignia American flags and yelling Heil Hitler, Heil Trump
“President elect Trump must come out & condemn this immediately. Otherwise, others will feel they have space to do similarly.” Rep Steve Cohen
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“President elect Trump must come out & condemn this immediately. Otherwise, others will feel they have space to do similarly.” Rep Steve Cohen
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'Hail Hitler and hail Trump': People wave Nazi flags outside Jewish play in Michigan
President-elect Donald Trump's reelection was credited for emboldening a group of people waving Nazi flags in Michigan over the weekend.WLNS reported that the flags were seen in two cities, including ...
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November 11, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Protest outside Anne Frank play in Michigan. Nazis with Nazi insignia American flags and yelling Heil Hitler, Heil Trump
“President elect Trump must come out & condemn this immediately. Otherwise, others will feel they have space to do similarly.” Rep Steve Cohen
www.rawstory.com/nazi-flags-m...
“President elect Trump must come out & condemn this immediately. Otherwise, others will feel they have space to do similarly.” Rep Steve Cohen
www.rawstory.com/nazi-flags-m...
On this #VeteransDay, I remember my father, Big Daddy Strider, who flew combat in WWII. He was decorated 24 times and holds the distinction of most decorated war veteran in our home county of Grenada, MS. I salute and thank all who have defended our freedom and way of life.
November 12, 2024 at 12:52 AM
On this #VeteransDay, I remember my father, Big Daddy Strider, who flew combat in WWII. He was decorated 24 times and holds the distinction of most decorated war veteran in our home county of Grenada, MS. I salute and thank all who have defended our freedom and way of life.
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1870-71: Franco-Prussian War, 433K dead
1914-1918: WWI, 17.6M dead, including 116K Americans
1939-1945: WWII, 54M dead in Europe, including 277K Americans
1949: NATO founded
1949- : No big interstate war in Europe (until Ukraine, which isn't in NATO)
2024: "NATO's dumb. What's it do for us anyway?"
1914-1918: WWI, 17.6M dead, including 116K Americans
1939-1945: WWII, 54M dead in Europe, including 277K Americans
1949: NATO founded
1949- : No big interstate war in Europe (until Ukraine, which isn't in NATO)
2024: "NATO's dumb. What's it do for us anyway?"
February 11, 2024 at 9:29 PM
1870-71: Franco-Prussian War, 433K dead
1914-1918: WWI, 17.6M dead, including 116K Americans
1939-1945: WWII, 54M dead in Europe, including 277K Americans
1949: NATO founded
1949- : No big interstate war in Europe (until Ukraine, which isn't in NATO)
2024: "NATO's dumb. What's it do for us anyway?"
1914-1918: WWI, 17.6M dead, including 116K Americans
1939-1945: WWII, 54M dead in Europe, including 277K Americans
1949: NATO founded
1949- : No big interstate war in Europe (until Ukraine, which isn't in NATO)
2024: "NATO's dumb. What's it do for us anyway?"
