Kate Burns
@katerqburns.bsky.social
Christofascism and Extremism researcher
Fluent in Sean Feucht
Breast cancer community organizer and survivor.
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Breast cancer community organizer and survivor.
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Kate Burns
@katerqburns.bsky.social
· Oct 10
NEW from LCRW: @katerqburns.bsky.social covers the Christian supremacist provocateurs behind the 'Mayday' tour partnering with the Liberty Counsel. They're suing L.A. and Seattle for not accommodating their events enough and the court documents reference public masturbation for some reason
plots & prayers: ANTI-QUEER ‘MAYDAY’ ORGANIZERS WAGE LAWFARE OVER SEATTLE, LOS...
| Left Coast Right Watch
Ross Johnston and Jenny Donnelly have a new strategy for spreading Christian supremacist ideology across America: sue anyone who gets in their way. Last month, both Johnston and Donnelly took to both...
leftcoastrightwatch.org
New from me: MAYDAY Lawfare
Huge thank you to @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social for chatting with us
Huge thank you to @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social for chatting with us
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Andrew Paul Johnson was arraigned in a Florida court in October on multiple charges, including molesting a child as young as 11 years old.
Johnson dangled the prospect that one of the children could receive money bc...he was entitled to $10 million as part of reparations for his January 6 arrest.
Johnson dangled the prospect that one of the children could receive money bc...he was entitled to $10 million as part of reparations for his January 6 arrest.
Pardoned Capitol Rioter Tried to Hush Child Sex Victim With Promise of Jan. 6 Reparation Money, Police Say
Pardoned Capitol rioter Andrew Johnson tried to keep a child sex abuse victim quiet with claimed $10 million Jan. 6 reparations, police say.
theintercept.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Andrew Paul Johnson was arraigned in a Florida court in October on multiple charges, including molesting a child as young as 11 years old.
Johnson dangled the prospect that one of the children could receive money bc...he was entitled to $10 million as part of reparations for his January 6 arrest.
Johnson dangled the prospect that one of the children could receive money bc...he was entitled to $10 million as part of reparations for his January 6 arrest.
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I love mess but man this whole thing underlines how much it sucks that all the worst journalists somehow end up with flashy high-paying media jobs
November 18, 2025 at 5:15 AM
I love mess but man this whole thing underlines how much it sucks that all the worst journalists somehow end up with flashy high-paying media jobs
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Every day a new scandal from the past to the present erupts. The pattern is not some commentary on a set of institutions or leaders.
It is about the rot at the core of almost all our institutions and our leadership.
At its core, this is why fascism is here. The rot has rotted.
It is about the rot at the core of almost all our institutions and our leadership.
At its core, this is why fascism is here. The rot has rotted.
November 18, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Every day a new scandal from the past to the present erupts. The pattern is not some commentary on a set of institutions or leaders.
It is about the rot at the core of almost all our institutions and our leadership.
At its core, this is why fascism is here. The rot has rotted.
It is about the rot at the core of almost all our institutions and our leadership.
At its core, this is why fascism is here. The rot has rotted.
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Hi @latimes.com, I broke this story for @lataco.bsky.social yesterday. We were the first news outlet to publish the surveillance footage and report that Rodriguez is a federal agent. Disappointing to not see a "first reported by" credit or link to our website in your story. Do better.
Riverside County family says off-duty immigration agent held teenage son at gunpoint
Riverside County family says off-duty immigration agent held teenage son at gunpoint
The 17-year-old boy was driving home when he was ordered to stop by Gerardo Rodriguez, who had a firearm pointed at him, according to the minor's lawyer. Neighbors say Rodriguez is a federal immigration agent.
www.latimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Hi @latimes.com, I broke this story for @lataco.bsky.social yesterday. We were the first news outlet to publish the surveillance footage and report that Rodriguez is a federal agent. Disappointing to not see a "first reported by" credit or link to our website in your story. Do better.
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When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
people.com/donald-trump...
people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:55 AM
When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
people.com/donald-trump...
people.com/donald-trump...
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NEW from me:
And, no, Netflix *still* hasn't responded
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And, no, Netflix *still* hasn't responded
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NEW from LCRW: The piss boys did a photo op in Portland over the weekend and one of the streamers (no, not *that* kind) who did propaganda for them put the @netflix.com logo over them on Instagram for some reason. @jwcroxton.bsky.social reports
PROUD BOYS STAND AROUND IN FRONT OF PDX ICE BUILDING, STREAMER PUTS NETFLIX LOGO...
| Left Coast Right Watch
The Proud Boys and far right streamers showed up in Portland last weekend and one of them weirdly put a netflix logo over her footage of it
leftcoastrightwatch.org
November 18, 2025 at 2:30 AM
NEW from me:
And, no, Netflix *still* hasn't responded
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And, no, Netflix *still* hasn't responded
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NEW from LCRW: The piss boys did a photo op in Portland over the weekend and one of the streamers (no, not *that* kind) who did propaganda for them put the @netflix.com logo over them on Instagram for some reason. @jwcroxton.bsky.social reports
PROUD BOYS STAND AROUND IN FRONT OF PDX ICE BUILDING, STREAMER PUTS NETFLIX LOGO...
| Left Coast Right Watch
The Proud Boys and far right streamers showed up in Portland last weekend and one of them weirdly put a netflix logo over her footage of it
leftcoastrightwatch.org
November 18, 2025 at 2:26 AM
NEW from LCRW: The piss boys did a photo op in Portland over the weekend and one of the streamers (no, not *that* kind) who did propaganda for them put the @netflix.com logo over them on Instagram for some reason. @jwcroxton.bsky.social reports
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Holy shit
oh my god you have to read this until the end www.telos.news/p/part-1-how...
Part 1: How I Found Out
Olivia had just returned from a reporting trip—at least that’s what she told me it was—and her Herschel backpack, the one with the flap that never quite closed properly, was tossed beside our bed, its...
www.telos.news
November 18, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Holy shit
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I went to watch this and this matches what I observed www.divestspd.com/p/go-in-heav...
'Go in heavy'—SPD's violent May sortie into Cal Anderson started with a balloon
Leaked details from last week's Sentinel Event Review reveal that the Seattle police response to the May 24 counterdemo was even more senseless and over-the-top than previously believed.
www.divestspd.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I went to watch this and this matches what I observed www.divestspd.com/p/go-in-heav...
“The arrival of masked federal agents at a church in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Saturday sent some worshippers fleeing into the woods while children sobbed inside, witnesses told The Charlotte Observer.”
newrepublic.com/post/203321/...
newrepublic.com/post/203321/...
ICE Agents Raid a Church With No Explanation
Operation “Charlotte’s Web” continues.
newrepublic.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:47 PM
“The arrival of masked federal agents at a church in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Saturday sent some worshippers fleeing into the woods while children sobbed inside, witnesses told The Charlotte Observer.”
newrepublic.com/post/203321/...
newrepublic.com/post/203321/...
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Oddly, this piece got pulled at the last minute by another publication so please give it as much love as possible. The Ten Four (and me) is still very much in need of your support and I *almost* paid rent this month so it's a great time to support local news by reposting, subscribing and donating.
November 17, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Oddly, this piece got pulled at the last minute by another publication so please give it as much love as possible. The Ten Four (and me) is still very much in need of your support and I *almost* paid rent this month so it's a great time to support local news by reposting, subscribing and donating.
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New for the Ten Four:
Throughout Southern California, minibike riders drive through city streets. Steel and chrome minibikes of nearly every color buzz with power from engines originally designed to operate pressure washers.
latenfour.com/2025/11/17/l...
Throughout Southern California, minibike riders drive through city streets. Steel and chrome minibikes of nearly every color buzz with power from engines originally designed to operate pressure washers.
latenfour.com/2025/11/17/l...
Los Angeles Riders Gear Up For A Wheelie Good Time
Throughout Southern California, one particularly loud scene has erupted with increasing regularity: minibike riders drive through city streets. Steel and chrome minibikes of nearly every color buzz…
latenfour.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:28 PM
New for the Ten Four:
Throughout Southern California, minibike riders drive through city streets. Steel and chrome minibikes of nearly every color buzz with power from engines originally designed to operate pressure washers.
latenfour.com/2025/11/17/l...
Throughout Southern California, minibike riders drive through city streets. Steel and chrome minibikes of nearly every color buzz with power from engines originally designed to operate pressure washers.
latenfour.com/2025/11/17/l...
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Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:
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It's remarkable how much they have to lie and fabricate shooters as trans people to create their narrative. Fully half this list are not trans people.
November 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
It's remarkable how much they have to lie and fabricate shooters as trans people to create their narrative. Fully half this list are not trans people.
Welp I called it. The Sedra’s of Echo church, Sydney, Australia are planning on planting churches in the USA. Ex-Hillsong, TPUSA connected, hate mongers. Good times!
November 17, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Welp I called it. The Sedra’s of Echo church, Sydney, Australia are planning on planting churches in the USA. Ex-Hillsong, TPUSA connected, hate mongers. Good times!
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If an attractive young woman a third my age didn't want to date me, then why did she ask me for feedback on an economics paper?
by Larry Summers
by Larry Summers
November 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
If an attractive young woman a third my age didn't want to date me, then why did she ask me for feedback on an economics paper?
by Larry Summers
by Larry Summers
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Breaking news: David Richardson resigned as acting head of FEMA.
Richardson was known for frequently being inaccessible, including during the early hours of the flood disaster in Texas over the Fourth of July weekend.
Richardson was known for frequently being inaccessible, including during the early hours of the flood disaster in Texas over the Fourth of July weekend.
FEMA head resigns. Richardson had been hard to reach during Texas floods.
David Richardson resigned Monday after a brief tenure leading the Federal Emergency Management Agency
www.washingtonpost.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Breaking news: David Richardson resigned as acting head of FEMA.
Richardson was known for frequently being inaccessible, including during the early hours of the flood disaster in Texas over the Fourth of July weekend.
Richardson was known for frequently being inaccessible, including during the early hours of the flood disaster in Texas over the Fourth of July weekend.
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The pro-Nick Fuentes Administration destroying people and institutions on the basis of “fighting antisemitism” has me losing my damn mind.
The Nazi-sympathizers pretending to be protectors of American Jews has to be one of the most profound mindfucks in an era rife with them.
The Nazi-sympathizers pretending to be protectors of American Jews has to be one of the most profound mindfucks in an era rife with them.
November 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The pro-Nick Fuentes Administration destroying people and institutions on the basis of “fighting antisemitism” has me losing my damn mind.
The Nazi-sympathizers pretending to be protectors of American Jews has to be one of the most profound mindfucks in an era rife with them.
The Nazi-sympathizers pretending to be protectors of American Jews has to be one of the most profound mindfucks in an era rife with them.
“Law enforcement physically attacked 72 journalists covering immigration in LA this year—more than double the city’s 2020 BLM protest total, according to the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker.”
Ahh yup- can confirm
lapublicpress.org/2025/11/indy...
Ahh yup- can confirm
lapublicpress.org/2025/11/indy...
Scrappy and underpaid, LA's independent reporters risk it all to cover the ICE beat
Law enforcement physically attacked 72 journalists covering immigration in LA this year—more than double the city's 2020 BLM protest total, according to the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker.
lapublicpress.org
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
“Law enforcement physically attacked 72 journalists covering immigration in LA this year—more than double the city’s 2020 BLM protest total, according to the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker.”
Ahh yup- can confirm
lapublicpress.org/2025/11/indy...
Ahh yup- can confirm
lapublicpress.org/2025/11/indy...
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BREAKING: Magistrate orders DOJ to turn over grand jury materials to Comey, finding real prospect that "government misconduct" may have tainted the case.
November 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
BREAKING: Magistrate orders DOJ to turn over grand jury materials to Comey, finding real prospect that "government misconduct" may have tainted the case.
“A man who moved to Australia from South Africa in 2022 has had his visa cancelled after he attended a Neo-Nazi rally at NSW parliament house.
Matthew Gruter was among around 60 men who attended a protest organised by Neo-Nazi group, National Socialist Network.” www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Matthew Gruter was among around 60 men who attended a protest organised by Neo-Nazi group, National Socialist Network.” www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
'Time to go home': Visa of man who attended Neo-Nazi protest revoked
The federal government has revoked the visa of a man who attended the far-right National Socialist Network protest at NSW's parliament house.
www.abc.net.au
November 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
“A man who moved to Australia from South Africa in 2022 has had his visa cancelled after he attended a Neo-Nazi rally at NSW parliament house.
Matthew Gruter was among around 60 men who attended a protest organised by Neo-Nazi group, National Socialist Network.” www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Matthew Gruter was among around 60 men who attended a protest organised by Neo-Nazi group, National Socialist Network.” www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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One of the many right-wing streamers that has been shooting propaganda at #PortlandOR ICE is now openly using Netflix's logo and "baddum" introduction in her social media clips.
Seems bad for @netflix.com, no?
Seems bad for @netflix.com, no?
1.2K views · 56 reactions | This weekend was powerful. Patriots and the Proud Boys showed up in huge numbers to stand in front of the ICE facility, showing unwavering support for the agents who hold t...
This weekend was powerful. Patriots and the Proud Boys showed up in huge numbers to stand in front of the ICE facility, showing unwavering support for the agents who hold the line every day. 🇺🇸
The.....
www.facebook.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:45 AM
One of the many right-wing streamers that has been shooting propaganda at #PortlandOR ICE is now openly using Netflix's logo and "baddum" introduction in her social media clips.
Seems bad for @netflix.com, no?
Seems bad for @netflix.com, no?
Perfect. No notes
Pro-Trump candidate Madison Cawthorn explaining that his penis was miraculously healed by God
November 17, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Perfect. No notes
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Tom, standing outside an ICE concentration camp, screaming at the detainees inside: don’t worry this isn’t full fascism!
1. If America were fascist right now, I would not be posting here. Neither would you.
Instead, I - and you - would be trying to build networks of people *offline* who can support and protect each other, in the dark, rather than yelling at the president and his stooges in our own names. /2
Instead, I - and you - would be trying to build networks of people *offline* who can support and protect each other, in the dark, rather than yelling at the president and his stooges in our own names. /2
November 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Tom, standing outside an ICE concentration camp, screaming at the detainees inside: don’t worry this isn’t full fascism!
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SOMEONE: Fuck you!
BOVINO: That’s not very nice.
THE MOST MOM VOICE YOU’VE EVER HEARD: Well, are you doing nice things?
BOVINO: That’s not very nice.
THE MOST MOM VOICE YOU’VE EVER HEARD: Well, are you doing nice things?
Bovino is taking part in CBP detentions in Charlotte. dickfc_w_l on TikTok.
November 16, 2025 at 2:10 AM
SOMEONE: Fuck you!
BOVINO: That’s not very nice.
THE MOST MOM VOICE YOU’VE EVER HEARD: Well, are you doing nice things?
BOVINO: That’s not very nice.
THE MOST MOM VOICE YOU’VE EVER HEARD: Well, are you doing nice things?