Elaine Burnes 🏳️🌈
@elaineburnes.bsky.social
I (she/her) write stories about women who are bold, flawed, and love other women. SF: Endurance and Tenacity (books 1 & 2), Wishbone, and A Perfect Life and Other Stories. More at https://elaineburnes.com/
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I joined Bluesky for the writing community. Don’t mean to get into politics so much, but times clearly call for everyone to step up and make their position clear. So here I am, for now blathering on about why saving our democracy matters. Just FYI. I am #writing a novel, third in a series. FWIW
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"Many of them, he said, held legal status, but were unable to immediately produce their documentation to the agents.
“Some people left their property, their work permits in their lockers here,” [their boss] said. “I could bring it to them and get them released. But I don’t know where they are.”"
“Some people left their property, their work permits in their lockers here,” [their boss] said. “I could bring it to them and get them released. But I don’t know where they are.”"
With all the excitement about the election I don’t want this story to get lost. This morning 8 car wash workers in Boston were kidnapped by federal agents in the largest workplace raid in the area in recent memory.
The details are horrifying.
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www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/04/m...
The details are horrifying.
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www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/04/m...
Immigration agents raid Allston car wash and detain several workers - The Boston Globe
Many of them held legal status but were unable to immediately produce their documentation to the agents, according to their manager.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:39 PM
"Many of them, he said, held legal status, but were unable to immediately produce their documentation to the agents.
“Some people left their property, their work permits in their lockers here,” [their boss] said. “I could bring it to them and get them released. But I don’t know where they are.”"
“Some people left their property, their work permits in their lockers here,” [their boss] said. “I could bring it to them and get them released. But I don’t know where they are.”"
Holy hell!
These premium hikes go into effect in less than 24 hours.
And where are House Republicans? Enjoying Day 42 of their extended vacation.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
And where are House Republicans? Enjoying Day 42 of their extended vacation.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Here’s How Much Obamacare Prices Are Rising Across the Country
The new prices make it official: Americans will need to pay more for insurance next year if extra subsidies are allowed to expire.
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Holy hell!
THIS: It’s the hole in every bucket!
"People often think of climate change as a separate bucket at the end of a long row of other buckets of problems. ... Climate change is not a separate bucket. The reason we care about climate change is that it's the hole in every bucket." @katharinehayhoe.com
"People often think of climate change as a separate bucket at the end of a long row of other buckets of problems. ... Climate change is not a separate bucket. The reason we care about climate change is that it's the hole in every bucket." @katharinehayhoe.com
Bill Gates' pivot on climate change escalates debate with scientists
Some say Gates is highlighting an "overdue" political reality.
www.axios.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:29 AM
THIS: It’s the hole in every bucket!
"People often think of climate change as a separate bucket at the end of a long row of other buckets of problems. ... Climate change is not a separate bucket. The reason we care about climate change is that it's the hole in every bucket." @katharinehayhoe.com
"People often think of climate change as a separate bucket at the end of a long row of other buckets of problems. ... Climate change is not a separate bucket. The reason we care about climate change is that it's the hole in every bucket." @katharinehayhoe.com
I've watched them all. The Day After, Testament, and now this. 😱
Before ‘A House of Dynamite,’ ‘Testament’ Showed Another Side of Nuclear Panic
https://www.europesays.com/2522374/
The following contains spoilers for 1983’s Testament and 2025’s A House of Dynamite. Audiences recently saw the release…
https://www.europesays.com/2522374/
The following contains spoilers for 1983’s Testament and 2025’s A House of Dynamite. Audiences recently saw the release…
Before 'A House of Dynamite,' 'Testament' Showed Another Side of Nuclear Panic - EUROPE SAYS
The following contains spoilers for 1983's Testament and 2025's A House of Dynamite.
www.europesays.com
October 26, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I've watched them all. The Day After, Testament, and now this. 😱
Do you watch these two every Saturday morning (or whenever you can)? They heal my heartbreak at what this country has become.
www.youtube.com/live/ifoc7b0...
www.youtube.com/live/ifoc7b0...
What the Heck Just Happened?
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
www.youtube.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Do you watch these two every Saturday morning (or whenever you can)? They heal my heartbreak at what this country has become.
www.youtube.com/live/ifoc7b0...
www.youtube.com/live/ifoc7b0...
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FOLLOW THE MONEY: Billionaires and corporations with business in front of the Trump administration are coughing up millions to build Trump's BALLROOM.
What are these companies getting in return?
I'm pushing for answers.
What are these companies getting in return?
I'm pushing for answers.
October 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
FOLLOW THE MONEY: Billionaires and corporations with business in front of the Trump administration are coughing up millions to build Trump's BALLROOM.
What are these companies getting in return?
I'm pushing for answers.
What are these companies getting in return?
I'm pushing for answers.
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I’m standing with my colleagues to call out Donald Trump’s luxury ballroom grift and the pay-to-play politics that come with it. Public office is a public trust—not a VIP suite for the highest bidder. We must reject this corruption.
October 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I’m standing with my colleagues to call out Donald Trump’s luxury ballroom grift and the pay-to-play politics that come with it. Public office is a public trust—not a VIP suite for the highest bidder. We must reject this corruption.
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"The United States is now the proud owner of $20 billion in increasingly worthless Argentinian currency. America First, baby!"
www.thebulwark.com/p/dont-cry-f...
www.thebulwark.com/p/dont-cry-f...
Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina. Here’s $40B Trump’s Giving You.
Trump’s MAGA allies aren’t thrilled by the prospect of our stocking up on pesos and Argentinian beef.
www.thebulwark.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
"The United States is now the proud owner of $20 billion in increasingly worthless Argentinian currency. America First, baby!"
www.thebulwark.com/p/dont-cry-f...
www.thebulwark.com/p/dont-cry-f...
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New in PN: Lindsey Halligan's humiliation continues apace
"After discovering — too late! — that you have to tell reporters beforehand if you want conversations to be off the record, Halligan now finds herself attempting to prosecute 2 high profile cases on the 'rocket docket.' It’s not going well."
"After discovering — too late! — that you have to tell reporters beforehand if you want conversations to be off the record, Halligan now finds herself attempting to prosecute 2 high profile cases on the 'rocket docket.' It’s not going well."
Lindsey Halligan's humiliation continues apace
She's bad at media, and even worse at law.
www.publicnotice.co
October 22, 2025 at 12:06 PM
New in PN: Lindsey Halligan's humiliation continues apace
"After discovering — too late! — that you have to tell reporters beforehand if you want conversations to be off the record, Halligan now finds herself attempting to prosecute 2 high profile cases on the 'rocket docket.' It’s not going well."
"After discovering — too late! — that you have to tell reporters beforehand if you want conversations to be off the record, Halligan now finds herself attempting to prosecute 2 high profile cases on the 'rocket docket.' It’s not going well."
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Join @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org and @annabower.bsky.social at 8 pm ET for a live discussion of Bower’s article about her Signal exchange with EDVA U.S. attorney Lindsey Halligan. youtube.com/live/SZZyccE...
Lawfare Live, The Now: Anna Bower's Signal Exchange with Lindsey Halligan
YouTube video by Lawfare
youtube.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Join @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org and @annabower.bsky.social at 8 pm ET for a live discussion of Bower’s article about her Signal exchange with EDVA U.S. attorney Lindsey Halligan. youtube.com/live/SZZyccE...
Wow
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 20, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Wow
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Trump’s Secretary of Lying shared the “your mom” text exchange — where she wouldn’t answer who picked Hungary as the site of the Putin-Trump meeting
@svdate.bsky.social tried to explain the significance, which is almost definitely lost on her (and Trump)
@svdate.bsky.social tried to explain the significance, which is almost definitely lost on her (and Trump)
October 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Trump’s Secretary of Lying shared the “your mom” text exchange — where she wouldn’t answer who picked Hungary as the site of the Putin-Trump meeting
@svdate.bsky.social tried to explain the significance, which is almost definitely lost on her (and Trump)
@svdate.bsky.social tried to explain the significance, which is almost definitely lost on her (and Trump)
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Block list of US Gov Bluesky accounts. You don’t want them seeing your stuff.
October 18, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Block list of US Gov Bluesky accounts. You don’t want them seeing your stuff.
No one pays me to protest. I pay taxes to a government that daily violates the U.S. Constitution. I am as antifa as my dad was serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II.
#nokings
#nokings
October 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
No one pays me to protest. I pay taxes to a government that daily violates the U.S. Constitution. I am as antifa as my dad was serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II.
#nokings
#nokings
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Of the 2,500 No Kings gatherings across America, few were more saturated in American history—in flags and historical costumes—than the one on the Battle Green in Lexington, where the Minutemen fought another king 250 years ago.
I returned to the site of the original "No Kings" protest
A letter from Lexington’s Battle Green.
www.motherjones.com
October 19, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Of the 2,500 No Kings gatherings across America, few were more saturated in American history—in flags and historical costumes—than the one on the Battle Green in Lexington, where the Minutemen fought another king 250 years ago.
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“.. Mayor of Boston Michelle Wu speaks during a "No Kings" protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's policies, in Boston, Massachusetts.”
@reuters.com #NoKings 👑
@reuters.com #NoKings 👑
October 18, 2025 at 6:14 PM
“.. Mayor of Boston Michelle Wu speaks during a "No Kings" protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's policies, in Boston, Massachusetts.”
@reuters.com #NoKings 👑
@reuters.com #NoKings 👑
I write stories I want to read, that I wish I had been able to find as a queer young adult. I read, I write, and I support sapphic and women-loving-women stories.
#bannedbooksweek
#SapphicsWithTheBanned
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#bannedbooksweek
#SapphicsWithTheBanned
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October 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I write stories I want to read, that I wish I had been able to find as a queer young adult. I read, I write, and I support sapphic and women-loving-women stories.
#bannedbooksweek
#SapphicsWithTheBanned
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#bannedbooksweek
#SapphicsWithTheBanned
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Stories silenced are lessons not learned, truths denied, human beings ignored. Remember, minds are like parachutes. They only function when open.
#BannedBooksWeek
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#BannedBooksWeek
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October 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Stories silenced are lessons not learned, truths denied, human beings ignored. Remember, minds are like parachutes. They only function when open.
#BannedBooksWeek
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#BannedBooksWeek
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Do something revolutionary! Read a book!
#bannedbooks 🏳️🌈🪐📚
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October 7, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Do something revolutionary! Read a book!
#bannedbooks 🏳️🌈🪐📚
#bannedbooks 🏳️🌈🪐📚
October 5, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Stories matter. Point of view matters. Who gets to tell stories matters. Stories change lives. Stories can save lives. I write stories I want to read, that I wish I had been able to find as a queer young adult. I read, I write, and I support sapphic and women-loving-women stories.
#BannedBooksWeek
#BannedBooksWeek
October 5, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Stories matter. Point of view matters. Who gets to tell stories matters. Stories change lives. Stories can save lives. I write stories I want to read, that I wish I had been able to find as a queer young adult. I read, I write, and I support sapphic and women-loving-women stories.
#BannedBooksWeek
#BannedBooksWeek
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Thought this might make you laugh.
September 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Thought this might make you laugh.