Patrick Burns
@terriermanpburns.bsky.social
Retired, former non-profit executive, dogs, bicycles, kayaks, birds, garden. Anti-Trump, pro-democracy, reality-based. Blog at Terrierman.com and Terrierman on Facebook. Words and numbers are my friends.
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At this rate, there's a pretty good chance we get an American medalist wearing an "ICE OUT" pin on the stand, which could well be the thing that finally makes him kick it.
Jessie Diggins, Olympic cross-country skiing gold medalist, from the Twin Cities: “I want to make sure you know who I’m racing for…”
February 5, 2026 at 6:08 PM
At this rate, there's a pretty good chance we get an American medalist wearing an "ICE OUT" pin on the stand, which could well be the thing that finally makes him kick it.
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Why is it people in different countries are calling out those in the Epstein Files.
The only country not, is that EXCEPTIONAL country. The good old US of A
The only country not, is that EXCEPTIONAL country. The good old US of A
February 5, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Why is it people in different countries are calling out those in the Epstein Files.
The only country not, is that EXCEPTIONAL country. The good old US of A
The only country not, is that EXCEPTIONAL country. The good old US of A
"I'm with the Band"
February 5, 2026 at 4:03 PM
"I'm with the Band"
Ruby Bridges was the first black child to attend at all-white public elementary school in the South.
She's only 71 years old!
She's only 71 years old!
February 5, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Ruby Bridges was the first black child to attend at all-white public elementary school in the South.
She's only 71 years old!
She's only 71 years old!
Travon Martin would have been 32 years old today.
February 5, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Travon Martin would have been 32 years old today.
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wow -- with Trump standing behind him, a man (not sure who he is) offers this prayer: "We pray that he would be mindful of the poor and that he would be invested in the alleviation of suffering happening in the families preparing to bury their loved ones in Minneapolis."
February 5, 2026 at 3:24 PM
wow -- with Trump standing behind him, a man (not sure who he is) offers this prayer: "We pray that he would be mindful of the poor and that he would be invested in the alleviation of suffering happening in the families preparing to bury their loved ones in Minneapolis."
EINSTEIN AT LINCOLN
In 1946, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist traveled to Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, the alma mater of Langston Hughes and Thurgood Marshall. 1/2
In 1946, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist traveled to Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, the alma mater of Langston Hughes and Thurgood Marshall. 1/2
February 5, 2026 at 3:34 PM
EINSTEIN AT LINCOLN
In 1946, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist traveled to Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, the alma mater of Langston Hughes and Thurgood Marshall. 1/2
In 1946, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist traveled to Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, the alma mater of Langston Hughes and Thurgood Marshall. 1/2
DO NOT CONFUSE CIRCUMSTANCE AND MORALITY.
February 5, 2026 at 3:28 PM
DO NOT CONFUSE CIRCUMSTANCE AND MORALITY.
The government of Canada funded these advertisements in American newspapers, encouraging the immigration of Americans to settle in Canada. At the same time, they ran bus and trolley signs in the UK offering free land to anyone that would come.
February 5, 2026 at 1:50 PM
The government of Canada funded these advertisements in American newspapers, encouraging the immigration of Americans to settle in Canada. At the same time, they ran bus and trolley signs in the UK offering free land to anyone that would come.
The ad was 1964. In my pocket, right now, is a telephone and a TV combined with clock, stereo, still camera, video camera, mapping, global positioning, tracking, complete music library, world’s largest book library, massive movie catalogue, weather station….
February 5, 2026 at 1:13 PM
The ad was 1964. In my pocket, right now, is a telephone and a TV combined with clock, stereo, still camera, video camera, mapping, global positioning, tracking, complete music library, world’s largest book library, massive movie catalogue, weather station….
BRANDOLINI’S LAW
February 5, 2026 at 8:59 AM
BRANDOLINI’S LAW
THE KEY TO HAPPINESS is living close to your moral code.
February 5, 2026 at 8:58 AM
THE KEY TO HAPPINESS is living close to your moral code.
I WILL NEVER PRAY FOR YOU
If there's a God, he's ok with cancer, auto wrecks, and the mass murder of people, including babies.
You know who cures cancer, prevents auto wrecks, and keeps babies alive?
Science.
I will always wish you sound science. ❤️
If there's a God, he's ok with cancer, auto wrecks, and the mass murder of people, including babies.
You know who cures cancer, prevents auto wrecks, and keeps babies alive?
Science.
I will always wish you sound science. ❤️
February 5, 2026 at 8:57 AM
I WILL NEVER PRAY FOR YOU
If there's a God, he's ok with cancer, auto wrecks, and the mass murder of people, including babies.
You know who cures cancer, prevents auto wrecks, and keeps babies alive?
Science.
I will always wish you sound science. ❤️
If there's a God, he's ok with cancer, auto wrecks, and the mass murder of people, including babies.
You know who cures cancer, prevents auto wrecks, and keeps babies alive?
Science.
I will always wish you sound science. ❤️
ON THIS DAY in 1985, cocaine smugglers dumped 40 containers of dope, worth about $15 million, out of their overloaded plane over the mountains of Tennessee. Later, a 175-pound Black Bear was found after consuming 75 pounds of the drug — his stomach was packed to the brim with cocaine.
February 5, 2026 at 7:45 AM
ON THIS DAY in 1985, cocaine smugglers dumped 40 containers of dope, worth about $15 million, out of their overloaded plane over the mountains of Tennessee. Later, a 175-pound Black Bear was found after consuming 75 pounds of the drug — his stomach was packed to the brim with cocaine.
SHADOWLAND
Gazelles in the Namib desert, their shadows mirroring their every move. Photo by Solly Levi Photography.
Gazelles in the Namib desert, their shadows mirroring their every move. Photo by Solly Levi Photography.
February 5, 2026 at 7:43 AM
SHADOWLAND
Gazelles in the Namib desert, their shadows mirroring their every move. Photo by Solly Levi Photography.
Gazelles in the Namib desert, their shadows mirroring their every move. Photo by Solly Levi Photography.
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Great work by Greg Sargent. We are, right now, deciding whether we want to be a land of giant concentration camps and ethnic cleanings.
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
Trump’s New “Prison Camp” Threat Unleashes Fury Even in MAGA Country
The next phase of ICE’s big ramp-up: a nationwide network of vast detention facilities. But guess what? Even parts of Red America are saying no.
newrepublic.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Great work by Greg Sargent. We are, right now, deciding whether we want to be a land of giant concentration camps and ethnic cleanings.
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
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The Justice Department ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.
Trump’s DOJ is building a voter purge machine—powered by your private data
The federal agency ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.
www.motherjones.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:11 PM
The Justice Department ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.
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Rep. Greg Casar called out the billionaire for recent layoffs at The Washington Post.
Texas Democrat: Jeff Bezos Is 'Selling Out Our Country'
Texas Democrat: Jeff Bezos Is 'Selling Out Our Country'
www.huffpost.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Rep. Greg Casar called out the billionaire for recent layoffs at The Washington Post.
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Remember that midnight raid in Chicago supposedly to arrest Tren del Aragua members? Newly revealed court docs show that the raid was facilitated by the building owners who are now accused of using the raid to evict tenants. DHS never mentions TDA in their filings: www.propublica.org/article/chic...
The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building
The Trump administration has claimed the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building. But new documents make no mention of the gang and reveal federal agents had information about “ille...
www.propublica.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Remember that midnight raid in Chicago supposedly to arrest Tren del Aragua members? Newly revealed court docs show that the raid was facilitated by the building owners who are now accused of using the raid to evict tenants. DHS never mentions TDA in their filings: www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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BREAKING: Fulton County demanded in court that the federal government return all of the 2020 election related materials the FBI seized from its central election hub last week.
One county official stated that “our Constitution itself is at stake over this fight.”
One county official stated that “our Constitution itself is at stake over this fight.”
‘Our Constitution itself is at stake’: Fulton County officials challenge FBI’s seizure of 2020 election records
"We will fight using all resources against those who seek to take over our elections."
www.democracydocket.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:23 PM
BREAKING: Fulton County demanded in court that the federal government return all of the 2020 election related materials the FBI seized from its central election hub last week.
One county official stated that “our Constitution itself is at stake over this fight.”
One county official stated that “our Constitution itself is at stake over this fight.”
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Farm workers in solidarity with @sbworkersunited.org baristas. #DeleteTheApp
February 4, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Farm workers in solidarity with @sbworkersunited.org baristas. #DeleteTheApp