M S Burton
@frommsb.bsky.social
Feeder of Bill. Expert aunt and great-aunt. Cataloger of (virtually) all formats. Baseball sufferer. #goms
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My friend @chuckwendig.bsky.social answered it here.
It's ... better than what I would say.
terribleminds.com/ramble/2025/...
It's ... better than what I would say.
terribleminds.com/ramble/2025/...
My Open Letter To That Open Letter About AI In Writing And Publishing
The tl;dr before you get into this post is this: the SFWA came out, said that some AI usage was okay enough in books for the authors of those books to not to be disqualified from winning a Nebula a…
terribleminds.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:01 AM
My friend @chuckwendig.bsky.social answered it here.
It's ... better than what I would say.
terribleminds.com/ramble/2025/...
It's ... better than what I would say.
terribleminds.com/ramble/2025/...
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I unfriended Erin Underwood after I watched her argue with an avid Black Star Trek fan, a friend of mine, incidentally, about Blackness in Star Trek, so pardon me if I think her take on when AI should be acceptable in publishing is probably lacking nuance and insight.
December 29, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I unfriended Erin Underwood after I watched her argue with an avid Black Star Trek fan, a friend of mine, incidentally, about Blackness in Star Trek, so pardon me if I think her take on when AI should be acceptable in publishing is probably lacking nuance and insight.
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An exceptionally stupid and contingent set of circumstances made Stephen Miller the most influential ideologue in the US. There is no future for the left or liberalism that does not take as a core mission ensuring he is punished for his crimes & no one as hateful as him is ever close to power again.
December 29, 2025 at 4:46 AM
An exceptionally stupid and contingent set of circumstances made Stephen Miller the most influential ideologue in the US. There is no future for the left or liberalism that does not take as a core mission ensuring he is punished for his crimes & no one as hateful as him is ever close to power again.
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Still a few days to go, but as of right now the Baltimore homicide page shows 133 homicides for the year.
It was consistently around 330/year until four years ago, when it started its steep decline. It is now well under HALF of what it was.
This is a miracle.
It was consistently around 330/year until four years ago, when it started its steep decline. It is now well under HALF of what it was.
This is a miracle.
Baltimore City Homicides
Database of homicides in Baltimore from 2007 to 2025, searchable by district, date and cause of death
homicides.news.baltimoresun.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Still a few days to go, but as of right now the Baltimore homicide page shows 133 homicides for the year.
It was consistently around 330/year until four years ago, when it started its steep decline. It is now well under HALF of what it was.
This is a miracle.
It was consistently around 330/year until four years ago, when it started its steep decline. It is now well under HALF of what it was.
This is a miracle.
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A few months ago, ICE agents shot a TikToker. The govt then charged him, alleging he tried to ram agents
Well guess what?
Body-cam footage -- which the gov't delayed disclosing -- shows that's BS.
The agent shot by mistake.
And a judge just dismissed charges.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Well guess what?
Body-cam footage -- which the gov't delayed disclosing -- shows that's BS.
The agent shot by mistake.
And a judge just dismissed charges.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
December 29, 2025 at 3:11 AM
A few months ago, ICE agents shot a TikToker. The govt then charged him, alleging he tried to ram agents
Well guess what?
Body-cam footage -- which the gov't delayed disclosing -- shows that's BS.
The agent shot by mistake.
And a judge just dismissed charges.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Well guess what?
Body-cam footage -- which the gov't delayed disclosing -- shows that's BS.
The agent shot by mistake.
And a judge just dismissed charges.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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December 29, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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Meanwhile, here's Stephen Miller's latest ignorant racist screed.
December 29, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Meanwhile, here's Stephen Miller's latest ignorant racist screed.
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That's enough LinkedIn for the rest of my life.
December 29, 2025 at 1:58 AM
That's enough LinkedIn for the rest of my life.
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These guys were run off the road by armed cops, had their photos splashed across the internet with accusations of a follow up attack and were on holiday doing absolutely nothing.
Seven men who were violently arrested and injured by NSW police on suspicion of planning an "Islamist terror attack" near Bondi Beach have been released without charges.
No terror links were found, the men were traveling on holiday to their Airbnb.
No terror links were found, the men were traveling on holiday to their Airbnb.
‘We did nothing wrong’: seven men released from custody in Sydney deny Islamist links
After being held for 24 hours, the men say they had been driving to a holiday rental when they were detained by police
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:50 AM
These guys were run off the road by armed cops, had their photos splashed across the internet with accusations of a follow up attack and were on holiday doing absolutely nothing.
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A TikTok journalst was shot, brutalized and held in conditions tantamount to torture. ICE says he assaulted an officer. The Court dismisses the case with prejudice. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Federal judge dismisses indictment against TikToker shot by ICE, citing constitutional violations
Days before Carlitos Ricardo Parias was set to to go to trial for assault on a federal officer, a federal judge dismissed the case against him. The judge cited the deprivation of Parias' access to cou...
www.latimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:20 AM
A TikTok journalst was shot, brutalized and held in conditions tantamount to torture. ICE says he assaulted an officer. The Court dismisses the case with prejudice. www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Sarah Cooper is back on Trump and she absolutely nailed it 🔥
December 29, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Sarah Cooper is back on Trump and she absolutely nailed it 🔥
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"Norman Rockwell was antifa," his granddaughter says. (Fact check: literally true.)
www.thebulwark.com/p/norman-roc...
www.thebulwark.com/p/norman-roc...
The MAGAfication of Norman Rockwell
Trump uses the artist’s work—like other cultural icons—to promote Gestapo tactics and nativist ideas.
www.thebulwark.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:54 AM
"Norman Rockwell was antifa," his granddaughter says. (Fact check: literally true.)
www.thebulwark.com/p/norman-roc...
www.thebulwark.com/p/norman-roc...
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A Hampton Inn in Asheville just canceled my family's reservation because our address (incorrectly) showed Asheville—and the hotel bars locals within 50 miles.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
December 29, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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Stay classy, DOJ
December 29, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Stay classy, DOJ
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Katie Miller should look into how Kristi Noem is spending at DHS 🙄🤨🫣🤥😵💫
The largest generation in U.S. history is in their 70s now. And Stephen Miller’s podcaster wife thinks it’s suspicious that there’s a huge surge in home health aides.
December 29, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Katie Miller should look into how Kristi Noem is spending at DHS 🙄🤨🫣🤥😵💫
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Peter Thiel’s Christmas party had an odd theme this year: “all things Britain.” (per NYT)
As Trump sunsets and backlash builds, expect a focus shift to the UK—where some see brighter possibilities for fascism,network states, and monarchies.
As Trump sunsets and backlash builds, expect a focus shift to the UK—where some see brighter possibilities for fascism,network states, and monarchies.
December 29, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Peter Thiel’s Christmas party had an odd theme this year: “all things Britain.” (per NYT)
As Trump sunsets and backlash builds, expect a focus shift to the UK—where some see brighter possibilities for fascism,network states, and monarchies.
As Trump sunsets and backlash builds, expect a focus shift to the UK—where some see brighter possibilities for fascism,network states, and monarchies.
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Still unreported, should be investigated:
ICE shot Richard outside a mall. I visited mall security office. Guard said ICE and LAPD came in, used thumb drive to copy mall’s video footage, and THEN DELETED THE EVIDENCE from mall’s local drives. He showed me the missing timeline part saying “no data.”
ICE shot Richard outside a mall. I visited mall security office. Guard said ICE and LAPD came in, used thumb drive to copy mall’s video footage, and THEN DELETED THE EVIDENCE from mall’s local drives. He showed me the missing timeline part saying “no data.”
Huge win for Richard Noticias LA, TikTok journalist shot by ICE. Criminal charges dismissed with prejudice, meaning can’t be refiled.
ICE did him DIRTY. Repeatedly. Inhumane treatment, basically medical torture.
Still in ICE custody on immigration case. They owe him unconditional release.
ICE did him DIRTY. Repeatedly. Inhumane treatment, basically medical torture.
Still in ICE custody on immigration case. They owe him unconditional release.
Federal judge dismisses indictment against TikToker shot by ICE, citing constitutional violations
Days before Carlitos Ricardo Parias was set to to go to trial for assault on a federal officer, a federal judge dismissed the case against him. The judge cited the deprivation of Parias' access to cou...
www.latimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Still unreported, should be investigated:
ICE shot Richard outside a mall. I visited mall security office. Guard said ICE and LAPD came in, used thumb drive to copy mall’s video footage, and THEN DELETED THE EVIDENCE from mall’s local drives. He showed me the missing timeline part saying “no data.”
ICE shot Richard outside a mall. I visited mall security office. Guard said ICE and LAPD came in, used thumb drive to copy mall’s video footage, and THEN DELETED THE EVIDENCE from mall’s local drives. He showed me the missing timeline part saying “no data.”
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Here’s a thought. If you’re super wealthy you could just buy a nice house in an upper middle class neighborhood and live like other people do instead of buying a fuck you house with 17 rooms you never go into but which make you a target for weirdos.
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
Sauron, the high-end home security startup for "super premium" customers, plucks a new CEO out of Sonos | TechCrunch
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
techcrunch.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Here’s a thought. If you’re super wealthy you could just buy a nice house in an upper middle class neighborhood and live like other people do instead of buying a fuck you house with 17 rooms you never go into but which make you a target for weirdos.
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The largest generation in U.S. history is in their 70s now. And Stephen Miller’s podcaster wife thinks it’s suspicious that there’s a huge surge in home health aides.
December 29, 2025 at 3:06 AM
The largest generation in U.S. history is in their 70s now. And Stephen Miller’s podcaster wife thinks it’s suspicious that there’s a huge surge in home health aides.
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Huge win for Richard Noticias LA, TikTok journalist shot by ICE. Criminal charges dismissed with prejudice, meaning can’t be refiled.
ICE did him DIRTY. Repeatedly. Inhumane treatment, basically medical torture.
Still in ICE custody on immigration case. They owe him unconditional release.
ICE did him DIRTY. Repeatedly. Inhumane treatment, basically medical torture.
Still in ICE custody on immigration case. They owe him unconditional release.
Federal judge dismisses indictment against TikToker shot by ICE, citing constitutional violations
Days before Carlitos Ricardo Parias was set to to go to trial for assault on a federal officer, a federal judge dismissed the case against him. The judge cited the deprivation of Parias' access to cou...
www.latimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Huge win for Richard Noticias LA, TikTok journalist shot by ICE. Criminal charges dismissed with prejudice, meaning can’t be refiled.
ICE did him DIRTY. Repeatedly. Inhumane treatment, basically medical torture.
Still in ICE custody on immigration case. They owe him unconditional release.
ICE did him DIRTY. Repeatedly. Inhumane treatment, basically medical torture.
Still in ICE custody on immigration case. They owe him unconditional release.
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And it was Jewish refugee from the NAZIs Lise Meitner who figured out how to split the atom.
Miller's racism would be bad enough, but it is amplified by his being an ignoramus who has a very limited & inaccurate grasp of actual history. The US's & anyone else's.
Miller's racism would be bad enough, but it is amplified by his being an ignoramus who has a very limited & inaccurate grasp of actual history. The US's & anyone else's.
December 29, 2025 at 3:04 AM
And it was Jewish refugee from the NAZIs Lise Meitner who figured out how to split the atom.
Miller's racism would be bad enough, but it is amplified by his being an ignoramus who has a very limited & inaccurate grasp of actual history. The US's & anyone else's.
Miller's racism would be bad enough, but it is amplified by his being an ignoramus who has a very limited & inaccurate grasp of actual history. The US's & anyone else's.
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They really dropped bombs on a Nigerian village for no other reason than they simply could…my goodness these people are evil personified.
December 29, 2025 at 3:14 AM
They really dropped bombs on a Nigerian village for no other reason than they simply could…my goodness these people are evil personified.
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Kennedy is ramping up his attacks on vaccines. Conspiracy theories are central to that agenda of undermining faith in public health, medicine, and experts.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
RFK Jr. Claims 'Vaccine Research' Likely Responsible for HIV and the Spanish Flu
Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed vaccine research was responsible for diseases like HIV, RSV, Lyme disease, and the Spanish flu.
www.rollingstone.com
December 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Kennedy is ramping up his attacks on vaccines. Conspiracy theories are central to that agenda of undermining faith in public health, medicine, and experts.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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You have to give Trump credit for one thing: He knows bankruptcy and he's forcing millions of others to learn about it, too. wapo.st/4aT2V91
Bankruptcies soar as companies grapple with inflation, tariffs
Businesses in vulnerable sectors found themselves caught between rising tariffs and beleaguered consumers.
wapo.st
December 29, 2025 at 2:06 AM
You have to give Trump credit for one thing: He knows bankruptcy and he's forcing millions of others to learn about it, too. wapo.st/4aT2V91
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It’s truly amazing how Zelensky is able to see up close and personal what Putin is doing to his country and its people day after day with barbarity and cruelty, then stand next to Trump without losing it while he makes asinine statements expressing sympathy for the mass murderer.
December 29, 2025 at 2:09 AM
It’s truly amazing how Zelensky is able to see up close and personal what Putin is doing to his country and its people day after day with barbarity and cruelty, then stand next to Trump without losing it while he makes asinine statements expressing sympathy for the mass murderer.