Sarah Burris
@sarahburris.bsky.social
Writer @alternet.org some at RawStory ex: @salon
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Oklahomie in Washington, D.C.
Animal lover
Recovering social media expert
*opinions might be jokes*
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Email: sarah at alternet.org
Oklahomie in Washington, D.C.
Animal lover
Recovering social media expert
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Georgia elections raid comes week after FBI replaced top agent: AP source
The FBI raided an elections office in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday, but last week it replaced the top agent in the field office. According to the report, "agents were seen entering the Fulton Count...
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BUT WAIT - there's more!
Georgia elections raid comes week after FBI replaced top agent: AP source www.alternet.org/fbi-georgia-...
Georgia elections raid comes week after FBI replaced top agent: AP source www.alternet.org/fbi-georgia-...
This is the craziest thing I've ever seen - like bro, wtf are you doing....
Republican claims he’s being blackmailed by widower of former aide www.alternet.org/tony-gonzales/
Republican claims he’s being blackmailed by widower of former aide www.alternet.org/tony-gonzales/
Republican claims he’s being blackmailed by widower of former aide
Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales (Texas) is in a battle with his GOP opponent over a bizarre story about a former staffer who killed themselves. Brandon Herrera, who is running against Gonzales in the GO...
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February 19, 2026 at 7:08 PM
This is the craziest thing I've ever seen - like bro, wtf are you doing....
Republican claims he’s being blackmailed by widower of former aide www.alternet.org/tony-gonzales/
Republican claims he’s being blackmailed by widower of former aide www.alternet.org/tony-gonzales/
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Today I learned the Watergate break-in had a 1930 predecessor
Setting Hoover's economic policies aside (hah!) he also had the Office of Naval Intelligence break into Democratic Party headquarters in New York, as Jeffery Dorwart discovered; see point 2 here erauchway.github.io/posts/oppenh...
February 19, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Today I learned the Watergate break-in had a 1930 predecessor
'If you’re a rich Republican — you walk': Morning Joe unleashes on GOP’s Epstein cover-up
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'If you’re a rich Republican — you walk': Morning Joe unleashes on GOP’s Epstein cover-up
MS NOW host Joe Scarborough on "Morning Joe" was furious when discussing former Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who was arrested on Thursday morning over his connections to trafficker Jeffrey Epste...
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February 19, 2026 at 1:49 PM
'If you’re a rich Republican — you walk': Morning Joe unleashes on GOP’s Epstein cover-up
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Your regular reminder that the Supreme Court granting criminal immunity to presidents is an anti-constitutional abomination…
Getting shown up in the arena of elite impunity by *the British monarchy* is an incredible “America at 250!” achievement
February 19, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Your regular reminder that the Supreme Court granting criminal immunity to presidents is an anti-constitutional abomination…
Ok, so, question... she bought TWO private planes last year for $172 million. Why do we need another private jet with two bedrooms and two bathrooms and all these couches and TVs to do deportations?
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Trump insiders privately mock 'far-fetched' plan to use luxury jet for deportations
Scandal-plagued Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is facing yet another accusation that taxpayer dollars are helping create a lavish lifestyle for her in Washington. NBC News reported Thursday a...
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February 19, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Ok, so, question... she bought TWO private planes last year for $172 million. Why do we need another private jet with two bedrooms and two bathrooms and all these couches and TVs to do deportations?
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It sure says a lot about if a prince can be arrested.... why can't a Wall Street tycoon or a billionaire, or even a powerful official
Epstein fallout rocks Europe – and it’s 'just getting started' www.alternet.org/epstein-euro...
Epstein fallout rocks Europe – and it’s 'just getting started' www.alternet.org/epstein-euro...
'Uproar' as Epstein fallouts 'rocks' Europe — and it’s 'just getting started'
In contrast to the relatively muted consequences seen in the U.S., an extensive breakdown from the Global Post on Thursday showed the "intense" fallout of the Epstein files across Europe and Asia, and...
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February 19, 2026 at 12:54 PM
It sure says a lot about if a prince can be arrested.... why can't a Wall Street tycoon or a billionaire, or even a powerful official
Epstein fallout rocks Europe – and it’s 'just getting started' www.alternet.org/epstein-euro...
Epstein fallout rocks Europe – and it’s 'just getting started' www.alternet.org/epstein-euro...
I swear this is like the 5th time I've watched this story and it never gets old.
This local Wolfdog joined an Olympic ski event and triggered the finish-line camera. This is Nazgul. He snuck into a cross-country skiing sprint this morning and raced the homestretch with some competitors before being escorted home. 14/10 someone get him a medal
February 19, 2026 at 12:52 PM
I swear this is like the 5th time I've watched this story and it never gets old.
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Ok so I am a fan of this person for life now
Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.
February 18, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Ok so I am a fan of this person for life now
Why are all the US Olympics hockey coaches dressed like Donald Trump?
February 18, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Why are all the US Olympics hockey coaches dressed like Donald Trump?
YESS! Show me the tapes!!
FBI sued as watchdog group demands Tom Homan bribery tapes www.alternet.org/tom-homan-br...
FBI sued as watchdog group demands Tom Homan bribery tapes www.alternet.org/tom-homan-br...
FBI sued as watchdog group demands Tom Homan bribery tapes
A government watchdog group filed a lawsuit against the FBI, trying to get access to the tapes of the sting operation to catch a top official in Donald Trump's administration in a bribery scheme. Tom ...
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February 18, 2026 at 6:47 PM
YESS! Show me the tapes!!
FBI sued as watchdog group demands Tom Homan bribery tapes www.alternet.org/tom-homan-br...
FBI sued as watchdog group demands Tom Homan bribery tapes www.alternet.org/tom-homan-br...
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It genuinely amazes me that after decades of making teachers' working conditions and students' learning conditions vastly worse that DFER types still show their faces in public and get rewarded for knowing absolutely nothing.
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Opinion | Democrats, This Is Why You Haven’t Fixed Schools Yet
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February 18, 2026 at 4:00 PM
It genuinely amazes me that after decades of making teachers' working conditions and students' learning conditions vastly worse that DFER types still show their faces in public and get rewarded for knowing absolutely nothing.
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DAMN! You know it's bad when even the Wall Street Journal is like... um... maybe don't cut taxes? Hell, I'd be happy if they just paid the ones they owe.
WSJ warns Trump’s billionaire tax cut is hurting the US economy www.alternet.org/billionaire-...
WSJ warns Trump’s billionaire tax cut is hurting the US economy www.alternet.org/billionaire-...
WSJ warns Trump’s billionaire tax cut is hurting the US economy
The Wall Street Journal has a history of loving tax cuts, but in a new report, they're warning that President Donald Trump's billionaire tax cuts are hurting the U.S. economy. As recently as Dec. 31, ...
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February 18, 2026 at 4:06 PM
DAMN! You know it's bad when even the Wall Street Journal is like... um... maybe don't cut taxes? Hell, I'd be happy if they just paid the ones they owe.
WSJ warns Trump’s billionaire tax cut is hurting the US economy www.alternet.org/billionaire-...
WSJ warns Trump’s billionaire tax cut is hurting the US economy www.alternet.org/billionaire-...
Epstein pal Les Wexner raises questions how he was so close and knew nothing: legal expert www.alternet.org/les-wexner/
Epstein pal raises questions how he was so close and knew nothing: legal expert
The investor and one-time employer of trafficker Jeffrey Epstein will appear behind closed doors on Wednesday to talk about how, after knowing him for over a decade, he had no idea what was going on b...
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February 18, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Epstein pal Les Wexner raises questions how he was so close and knew nothing: legal expert www.alternet.org/les-wexner/
A friend who works construction is on a team on the DHS property who told me from outside they could hear Noem SCREAMING about not being on TV as much as someone else
Coast Guard morale 'terrible' as Trump DHS head 'puts so much stress' on branch: officials www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
Coast Guard morale 'terrible' as Trump DHS head 'puts so much stress' on branch: officials www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
February 17, 2026 at 9:22 PM
A friend who works construction is on a team on the DHS property who told me from outside they could hear Noem SCREAMING about not being on TV as much as someone else
Coast Guard morale 'terrible' as Trump DHS head 'puts so much stress' on branch: officials www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
Coast Guard morale 'terrible' as Trump DHS head 'puts so much stress' on branch: officials www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
This report is a bombshell where Brown appears to connect the dots from public reports to FBI interviews found in the Epstein Files
February 17, 2026 at 6:09 PM
This report is a bombshell where Brown appears to connect the dots from public reports to FBI interviews found in the Epstein Files
Eyes hidden -- ego bruised -- entertainment rag wonders if Melania is wearing sunglasses at night because she's humiliated over movie flop
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Sunglasses at Night? Melania Trump Turns Heads After Documentary Flop
Melania Trump’s documentary struggles at the box office as her latest fashion choice sparks fresh online debate.
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February 17, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Eyes hidden -- ego bruised -- entertainment rag wonders if Melania is wearing sunglasses at night because she's humiliated over movie flop
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Border patrol chief Greg Bovino tried to flirt with a journalist…
“I’d love to see you bustling around the gubner’s kitchen fixing us a pie. I truly would.”
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“I’d love to see you bustling around the gubner’s kitchen fixing us a pie. I truly would.”
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February 13, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Border patrol chief Greg Bovino tried to flirt with a journalist…
“I’d love to see you bustling around the gubner’s kitchen fixing us a pie. I truly would.”
@noturtlesoup17.bsky.social
“I’d love to see you bustling around the gubner’s kitchen fixing us a pie. I truly would.”
@noturtlesoup17.bsky.social
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Colbert just broke down Brendan Carr’s attempt to silence his dissent after CBS used lawyers to prevent his interview with James Talarico, thanks to a new FCC rule put into place specifically for Trump.
You can watch Colbert’s full interview with James Talarico here: substack.com/profile/2357...
You can watch Colbert’s full interview with James Talarico here: substack.com/profile/2357...
February 17, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Colbert just broke down Brendan Carr’s attempt to silence his dissent after CBS used lawyers to prevent his interview with James Talarico, thanks to a new FCC rule put into place specifically for Trump.
You can watch Colbert’s full interview with James Talarico here: substack.com/profile/2357...
You can watch Colbert’s full interview with James Talarico here: substack.com/profile/2357...
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it’s MAU all the way down (to hell, where we are now)
February 17, 2026 at 2:59 PM
it’s MAU all the way down (to hell, where we are now)
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oh this tickled me 😂
As a kid I disliked Jesse Jackson because at a some social justice event where they served breakfast he cut the line and took the last of the sausage patties. I loudly called him out, embarrassed my parents and "ruined the event". Mr. Jackson talked to my parents and apologized. I got fussed at.
February 17, 2026 at 3:03 PM
oh this tickled me 😂
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Peter Navarro told Fox News that the Trump economy is perfect and one of the best years in modern American economic history and it's "not hyperbole."
Navarro is blatantly lying...he cost the taxpayers nearly a billion dollars in bad trade moves. shero.substack.com/p/navarro-an...
Navarro is blatantly lying...he cost the taxpayers nearly a billion dollars in bad trade moves. shero.substack.com/p/navarro-an...
Navarro's Role in the Kodak Loan Fiasco
(Peter Navarro, Director of the National Trade Council, looks on as Trump meets with supply chain distributors in reference to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, in the Cabinet Room in the West Wing a...
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February 17, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Peter Navarro told Fox News that the Trump economy is perfect and one of the best years in modern American economic history and it's "not hyperbole."
Navarro is blatantly lying...he cost the taxpayers nearly a billion dollars in bad trade moves. shero.substack.com/p/navarro-an...
Navarro is blatantly lying...he cost the taxpayers nearly a billion dollars in bad trade moves. shero.substack.com/p/navarro-an...
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I once told Jesse Jackson I was a narrow band of his Rainbow Coalition; Jesse helped me win a congressional primary in 1984 & I was his VA state co-chair in 1988 when he ran for President; we won VA & went to the Democratic Convention; Jesse fought for liberty and equality.
February 17, 2026 at 3:09 PM
I once told Jesse Jackson I was a narrow band of his Rainbow Coalition; Jesse helped me win a congressional primary in 1984 & I was his VA state co-chair in 1988 when he ran for President; we won VA & went to the Democratic Convention; Jesse fought for liberty and equality.
'Chaos': Trump's chief tried to stop buy-a-pardon schemes by influencers
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'Chaos': Trump's chief tried to stop buy-a-pardon schemes by influencers
The White House claims it's trying to "clean things up" regarding the corruption surrounding pardons and clemency. During the first year in the White House, top allies of President Donald Trump were r...
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February 17, 2026 at 1:10 PM
'Chaos': Trump's chief tried to stop buy-a-pardon schemes by influencers
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Gutsy of Colbert to tell viewers that CBS is complying in advance.
“at this point, [Carr has only] released a letter that says he’s thinking about doing away with the exception—but my network is unilaterally enforcing it as if he had."
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“at this point, [Carr has only] released a letter that says he’s thinking about doing away with the exception—but my network is unilaterally enforcing it as if he had."
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Colbert Says CBS Pulled Guest Amid FCC Scrutiny, Posts Interview on YouTube Instead
Stephen Colbert explained on Monday night’s Late Show that CBS lawyers told him “in no uncertain terms” that he could not have James Talarico, a Democratic Texas state representative currently running...
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February 17, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Gutsy of Colbert to tell viewers that CBS is complying in advance.
“at this point, [Carr has only] released a letter that says he’s thinking about doing away with the exception—but my network is unilaterally enforcing it as if he had."
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“at this point, [Carr has only] released a letter that says he’s thinking about doing away with the exception—but my network is unilaterally enforcing it as if he had."
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