Andrew Burton
@burtonad.bsky.social
Sometime TennisWorld contributor, Sylvia’s husband, Cathleen’s dad. Known to cook. New here (joined July 2023).
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interesting to think that revolutionary era americans understood themselves as making a break with the “old world” and establishing a new civilization. and crucially, this new civilization rested on republican self-government, not “sovereignty.”
The Rubio speech really is appalling, and if you haven’t read it yet, you should.
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February 15, 2026 at 2:50 AM
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ICE using the same ruse that Ted Bundy used to kidnap people should tell you something.
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 15, 2026 at 1:51 AM
ICE using the same ruse that Ted Bundy used to kidnap people should tell you something.
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Sort of gives away the lie that they're arresting hardened criminals who are drags on society when they're setting up traps to lure in Good Samaritans
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 15, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Sort of gives away the lie that they're arresting hardened criminals who are drags on society when they're setting up traps to lure in Good Samaritans
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Roses are red
Violets are blue
The line dividing federal & state authority in migration was politically determined before the Civil War
And it is now too
Violets are blue
The line dividing federal & state authority in migration was politically determined before the Civil War
And it is now too
Roses are red
Violets are blue
If you’re born here
You’re a citizen too
Violets are blue
If you’re born here
You’re a citizen too
a cartoon character holding a scroll of the u.s. constitution says hello i 'm the u.s. constitution
ALT: a cartoon character holding a scroll of the u.s. constitution says hello i 'm the u.s. constitution
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February 15, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Roses are red
Violets are blue
The line dividing federal & state authority in migration was politically determined before the Civil War
And it is now too
Violets are blue
The line dividing federal & state authority in migration was politically determined before the Civil War
And it is now too
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Obama responds to the racist Trump video — saying there's a "sort of clown show" playing out on social media: "What is true is there doesn't seem to be any shame about this among people who used to feel like you had to have some sense of decorum and a sense of propriety and respect for the office."
February 14, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Obama responds to the racist Trump video — saying there's a "sort of clown show" playing out on social media: "What is true is there doesn't seem to be any shame about this among people who used to feel like you had to have some sense of decorum and a sense of propriety and respect for the office."
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idk where to even start with this, how about here
DoD: our new laser weapon is totally safe we promise
FAA: show your work pls
DoD: no :)
DoD: also we’re gonna let border patrol use it lol
DoD: our new laser weapon is totally safe we promise
FAA: show your work pls
DoD: no :)
DoD: also we’re gonna let border patrol use it lol
February 14, 2026 at 11:00 PM
idk where to even start with this, how about here
DoD: our new laser weapon is totally safe we promise
FAA: show your work pls
DoD: no :)
DoD: also we’re gonna let border patrol use it lol
DoD: our new laser weapon is totally safe we promise
FAA: show your work pls
DoD: no :)
DoD: also we’re gonna let border patrol use it lol
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“I’m not a white nationalist, i just love hitler’s favorite american law because it kept non whites and jews from coming to America” bsky.app/profile/lets...
when MAGA white supremacists like Carl whinge abt passing of 1965 Hart-Celler Immigration Act they are complaining that it overturned 1924 Johnson-Reed Act, a law limiting immigration to people from Northern Europe, which was drafted by eugenicist Rep. Albert Johnson, with BIG support from the Klan
February 14, 2026 at 6:23 PM
“I’m not a white nationalist, i just love hitler’s favorite american law because it kept non whites and jews from coming to America” bsky.app/profile/lets...
No side. SCO 31 ENG 20. 17 points in 16 minutes, and 30 minutes with 14 men too big a gap for the English. Well played Scotland. England were whatever the opposite of “clinical” is. #SixNations
February 14, 2026 at 6:32 PM
No side. SCO 31 ENG 20. 17 points in 16 minutes, and 30 minutes with 14 men too big a gap for the English. Well played Scotland. England were whatever the opposite of “clinical” is. #SixNations
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Question: What is Kristi Noem trying to secure the homeland against?
Answer: Against Americans who choose to exercise their right to vote or their right to free speech in ways she disapproves of.
Answer: Against Americans who choose to exercise their right to vote or their right to free speech in ways she disapproves of.
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Question: What is Kristi Noem trying to secure the homeland against?
Answer: Against Americans who choose to exercise their right to vote or their right to free speech in ways she disapproves of.
Answer: Against Americans who choose to exercise their right to vote or their right to free speech in ways she disapproves of.
Half time. SCO 24 ENG 10. I thought the first yellow on Arundell was a poor call, but no argument about the second. England scattershot - why not take 3 points on 33 minutes? - while Scotland have maximized what they do well (get the ball to Finn Russell). #SixNations
February 14, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Half time. SCO 24 ENG 10. I thought the first yellow on Arundell was a poor call, but no argument about the second. England scattershot - why not take 3 points on 33 minutes? - while Scotland have maximized what they do well (get the ball to Finn Russell). #SixNations
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Yeah I mean the *2024 exit polls* found 56% support path to legal status for most undocumented versus only 40% deportations. Entire commentariat has pretended not to know this for the last year or so
Here's the thing: This was true in 2024. In the very same surveys where media shouted from rooftops that majorities supported "mass deportation" MORE people supported having people stay. But the latter didn't merit airtime. Chart credit: @mikepod.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Yeah I mean the *2024 exit polls* found 56% support path to legal status for most undocumented versus only 40% deportations. Entire commentariat has pretended not to know this for the last year or so
Well, Scotland are out of the blocks quicker than England. SCO 17 ENG 0. #SixNations
February 14, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Well, Scotland are out of the blocks quicker than England. SCO 17 ENG 0. #SixNations
A magnificent crowd rendition of “Flower of Scotland“ at Murrayfield. #SixNations
February 14, 2026 at 4:43 PM
A magnificent crowd rendition of “Flower of Scotland“ at Murrayfield. #SixNations
A word about Holly Davidson who had the whistle today in Dublin. I thought she got the balance just right, neither fussy nor laissez faire. Thanks, ref. #SixNations
February 14, 2026 at 4:23 PM
A word about Holly Davidson who had the whistle today in Dublin. I thought she got the balance just right, neither fussy nor laissez faire. Thanks, ref. #SixNations
No side. IRE 20 ITA 13. Entertaining, but I still don’t think South Africa are shaking in their boots. Suffocating Irish defense at the end to preserve a win.
February 14, 2026 at 4:09 PM
No side. IRE 20 ITA 13. Entertaining, but I still don’t think South Africa are shaking in their boots. Suffocating Irish defense at the end to preserve a win.
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President Emmanuel Macron has been overshadowed at the Munich Security Conference by the newsworthy speeches of Marco Rubio and Keir Starmer. But Macron’s comments on Friday night hinted at a VERY newsworthy speech by the French President later this month 1/
February 14, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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Likely lots of people figured this out before I did, but the 50 year Leonard Leo/Federalist Society project has successfully replaced Congress with the Supreme Court as the primary legislative body in the United States, functioning as a quasi permanent amplifier for GOP Presidents and check on Dems.
February 14, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Likely lots of people figured this out before I did, but the 50 year Leonard Leo/Federalist Society project has successfully replaced Congress with the Supreme Court as the primary legislative body in the United States, functioning as a quasi permanent amplifier for GOP Presidents and check on Dems.
I think that’s the right decision - the ball clearly traveled forward 3 meters or so and the center’s hands didn’t direct it clearly backwards. No try.
February 14, 2026 at 3:33 PM
I think that’s the right decision - the ball clearly traveled forward 3 meters or so and the center’s hands didn’t direct it clearly backwards. No try.
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Even older than the Republic…
Calling the requirement for a judicial warrant before entering a person’s home one of the Democrats’ “new restrictions on federal immigration agents” crosses the line into outright falsehood. It’s in the Bill of Rights! A rule as old as the republic.
February 14, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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Half time. IRE 5 ITA 10. Not time capsule rugby: neither side really able to string phases together. But Italy look stronger physically than the Irish, and are worth the lead at the break.
February 14, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Half time. IRE 5 ITA 10. Not time capsule rugby: neither side really able to string phases together. But Italy look stronger physically than the Irish, and are worth the lead at the break.
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Greatly enjoyed this @verfassungsblog.de blog by three of the leading international lawyers in Germany: Profes Helmut Aust, Claus Kreß and Heike Krieger, Heike: The End of an Era?: On US Intervention in Venezuela and Its Consequences, 2026/2/03, verfassungsblog.de/the-end-of-a...
The End of an Era?
verfassungsblog.de
February 14, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Greatly enjoyed this @verfassungsblog.de blog by three of the leading international lawyers in Germany: Profes Helmut Aust, Claus Kreß and Heike Krieger, Heike: The End of an Era?: On US Intervention in Venezuela and Its Consequences, 2026/2/03, verfassungsblog.de/the-end-of-a...
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"I watched 4th & 5th grade kids run away from our own government. I never want to see that again and I'm not going to stand by and watch my neighbors run away scared."
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 1:57 PM
"I watched 4th & 5th grade kids run away from our own government. I never want to see that again and I'm not going to stand by and watch my neighbors run away scared."
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There will be people who are understandably desperate to hear this, but it's important to be clear-eyed about Rubio himself and what the Trump administration is doing. 🧵
February 14, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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One of the best discussions I have ever read on this site follows this short thread.
Went to see that well-known romantic Shakespearean tragedy about two star-crossed lovers.
Macbeth.
Macbeth.
This is an unapologetically sappy feel-good subject (at least, I guess, for people in a happy relationship”). So, to prepare for Valentine’s Day, what did you and your partner do for a first date?
My wife and I went to tea at Huntington Gardens and walked around.
My wife and I went to tea at Huntington Gardens and walked around.
February 14, 2026 at 3:27 AM
One of the best discussions I have ever read on this site follows this short thread.