Andrew Burton
@burtonad.bsky.social
Sometime TennisWorld contributor, Sylvia’s husband, Cathleen’s dad. Known to cook. New here (joined July 2023).
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good things are still possible online
Musk's ego was mortally wounded by Joyce Carol Oates and he's been on a narcissistic supply bender since
November 20, 2025 at 9:11 PM
good things are still possible online
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Shabana Mahmood's proposal to stop being told to "go back home" is to send people "home". Her proposal to stop black and brown people from feeling like they don't belong, is to bake in to the immigration system that they will never belong.
November 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Shabana Mahmood's proposal to stop being told to "go back home" is to send people "home". Her proposal to stop black and brown people from feeling like they don't belong, is to bake in to the immigration system that they will never belong.
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can't believe the BBC edited Donald Trump's posts to make it seem like he threatened violence against members of Congress
November 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
can't believe the BBC edited Donald Trump's posts to make it seem like he threatened violence against members of Congress
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Just gonna re-up this again, as it becomes ever clearer that "People don't care about unemployment, only inflation" was a deeply unserious, highly convenient, only-for-Biden position:
A reminder that you heard it here first in re: whether people care about jobs and unemployment:
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WSJ reports >> UPS Cuts 48,000 Jobs in Management and Operations. www.wsj.com/business/log...
November 20, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Just gonna re-up this again, as it becomes ever clearer that "People don't care about unemployment, only inflation" was a deeply unserious, highly convenient, only-for-Biden position:
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My “Trump does not want to execute members of Congress” statement has a lot of people asking questions already answered by the statement.
*LEAVITT: TRUMP DOES NOT WANT TO EXECUTE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
November 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
My “Trump does not want to execute members of Congress” statement has a lot of people asking questions already answered by the statement.
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We would do well to remember the Russian operation on Trump has long used the ME as a bypass (and I still wouldn't be surprised if the Egypian bribe was a pass-through), especially w/Witkoff and Dmitriev at its center.
November 20, 2025 at 6:41 PM
We would do well to remember the Russian operation on Trump has long used the ME as a bypass (and I still wouldn't be surprised if the Egypian bribe was a pass-through), especially w/Witkoff and Dmitriev at its center.
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Scott Bessent saying that beef prices were high because migrants brought screwworm to the US by bringing cows with them all the way up from South America may take the cake for the most ridiculous statement by any Trump admin official yet.
this defies parody. also helps explain why Sec Bessent bizarrely blamed immigrants when confronted with a question about high beef prices
November 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Scott Bessent saying that beef prices were high because migrants brought screwworm to the US by bringing cows with them all the way up from South America may take the cake for the most ridiculous statement by any Trump admin official yet.
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Schumer: "I've never seen a president who has gone this low. I've never seen a president who has done more to encourage political violence. I've asked the Capitol Police to give special protection to Slotkin and Kelly as well because you gotta worry after the president says these things."
November 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Schumer: "I've never seen a president who has gone this low. I've never seen a president who has done more to encourage political violence. I've asked the Capitol Police to give special protection to Slotkin and Kelly as well because you gotta worry after the president says these things."
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On the left side, Yoram Hazony to Ross Douthat in the NYT, today. (www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/o...)
On the right side, a headline in the Washington Post, also today. (wapo.st/3Mbd9a6)
On the right side, a headline in the Washington Post, also today. (wapo.st/3Mbd9a6)
November 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
On the left side, Yoram Hazony to Ross Douthat in the NYT, today. (www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/o...)
On the right side, a headline in the Washington Post, also today. (wapo.st/3Mbd9a6)
On the right side, a headline in the Washington Post, also today. (wapo.st/3Mbd9a6)
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This is a good line and the key point to be amplifying:
"What’s most telling is that the President considers it punishable by death for us to restate the law."
Keep shining a bright light on Trump's violent lawlessness.
"What’s most telling is that the President considers it punishable by death for us to restate the law."
Keep shining a bright light on Trump's violent lawlessness.
Good. Dems not backing down in the slightest in the face of Trump's call for their execution. Keep this up, Dems. Treat Trump like *he's* the violent criminal and the real threat to our Constitution order. Because he is.
November 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
This is a good line and the key point to be amplifying:
"What’s most telling is that the President considers it punishable by death for us to restate the law."
Keep shining a bright light on Trump's violent lawlessness.
"What’s most telling is that the President considers it punishable by death for us to restate the law."
Keep shining a bright light on Trump's violent lawlessness.
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In case anyone had any doubts about which direction the US is going in:
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
In case anyone had any doubts about which direction the US is going in:
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Weird. Nothing on the @nytimes.com homepage about the President of the United States calling for the execution of members of the opposition in response to their political speech.
Important: House Dem leaders just said Trump's call for execution of Dems has prompted them to contact US Capitol Police and House Sergeant at Arms to "ensure the safety of these members and their families."
Treat Trump like an unhinged menace. He's weak and in deep political trouble. Don't let up.
Treat Trump like an unhinged menace. He's weak and in deep political trouble. Don't let up.
November 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Weird. Nothing on the @nytimes.com homepage about the President of the United States calling for the execution of members of the opposition in response to their political speech.
Thread.
Let’s talk about sedition and treason, because the most powerful yet inadequate man in the world is having a tantrum about it, and his soulless, spineless sycophants are boosting his message.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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And if you've previously picked a side, you don't have to stay there. Whatever you may have thought Trump was, he's proven his unfit. Let's be pro-democracy now. We can go back to party politics when we get through this.
“If you are a person of influence in this country, maybe it’s time to pick a f**king side,” Sen. Chris Murphy said.
Democratic Senator Drops F-Bomb In Fiery Response To Trump’s ‘HANG THEM’ Attack
“If you are a person of influence in this country, maybe it’s time to pick a f**king side,” Sen. Chris Murphy said.
www.huffpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
And if you've previously picked a side, you don't have to stay there. Whatever you may have thought Trump was, he's proven his unfit. Let's be pro-democracy now. We can go back to party politics when we get through this.
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America is totally normal right now, you guys, totally fine, our Kid-Toucher President is ReTruthing posts on his own social media website where he by proxy suggests his political opposition be executed probably because they're trying to find out just how many kids President Kid-Toucher touched
November 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
America is totally normal right now, you guys, totally fine, our Kid-Toucher President is ReTruthing posts on his own social media website where he by proxy suggests his political opposition be executed probably because they're trying to find out just how many kids President Kid-Toucher touched
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Nazi bar uses neo-Nazi sources
Elon Musk's Grokipedia cites a neo-Nazi website 42 times, researchers say www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-mu...
Elon Musk’s Grokipedia cites Stormfront — a neo-Nazi forum — dozens of times, study finds
An analysis by researchers at Cornell University is the first comprehensive look at Grokipedia since Musk launched his project last month.
www.nbcnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Nazi bar uses neo-Nazi sources
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In fact, many news outlets have found exactly that, but that's not the most important thing. Our government has no right to kill any of these people. The men on these boats could all be drug traffickers, but killing them is still murder.
Cotton on Trump's boat strikes: "Use common sense. If any of these had been boats full of fisherman or refugees, CNN would've already been on the ground & interviewed all their families & told their stories. We can be confident all of these strikes have been against cartel-based drug traffickers."
November 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
In fact, many news outlets have found exactly that, but that's not the most important thing. Our government has no right to kill any of these people. The men on these boats could all be drug traffickers, but killing them is still murder.
Short thread. Incredibly dangerous business practice.
French authorities are taking X to court because Grok is now doing straight up holocaust denial. Gas chambers intended for disinfection, cyanide residue tiny, ‘story’ persists because of taboo against critical examination. (Full translation in alt text)
November 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Short thread. Incredibly dangerous business practice.
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Seeing this take from people on the right, and it misunderstands the role of a professor in today’s academy - which is to do research AND to teach & mentor
Cannot be a successful faculty member without both
If you hold Claudine Gay to high standards on the 1st, you need to hold Summers on the 2nd
Cannot be a successful faculty member without both
If you hold Claudine Gay to high standards on the 1st, you need to hold Summers on the 2nd
November 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Seeing this take from people on the right, and it misunderstands the role of a professor in today’s academy - which is to do research AND to teach & mentor
Cannot be a successful faculty member without both
If you hold Claudine Gay to high standards on the 1st, you need to hold Summers on the 2nd
Cannot be a successful faculty member without both
If you hold Claudine Gay to high standards on the 1st, you need to hold Summers on the 2nd
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From @philipjcowley.bsky.social - thanks to a happy coincidence we have a much more rigorous than usual understanding of the impact of Keir Starmer's "Island of Strangers" speech. As Cowley puts it "It is not obvious this was the intended outcome"
November 20, 2025 at 1:27 PM
From @philipjcowley.bsky.social - thanks to a happy coincidence we have a much more rigorous than usual understanding of the impact of Keir Starmer's "Island of Strangers" speech. As Cowley puts it "It is not obvious this was the intended outcome"
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Bill Cassidy is unique among Republicans in that he knows what he's doing is bad but he's like all Republicans in that he doesn't actually care
November 20, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Bill Cassidy is unique among Republicans in that he knows what he's doing is bad but he's like all Republicans in that he doesn't actually care
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It’s clear, based on the right hand screenshot, that CDC political leadership (such as it is) wants to remove “Vaccines do not cause autism.” Everyone who voted for Trump or sat out the election owns this.
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 2:41 AM
It’s clear, based on the right hand screenshot, that CDC political leadership (such as it is) wants to remove “Vaccines do not cause autism.” Everyone who voted for Trump or sat out the election owns this.
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Lysenkoism in the U.S.
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Lysenkoism in the U.S.
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when I was young, i used to wonder how people like this would fare in life, as they didn't seem suited for gainful employment. it turns out, the internet allowed them to accumulate a massive audience of similar idiots, enriching them and turning them into a presidential advisor
November 20, 2025 at 12:58 AM
when I was young, i used to wonder how people like this would fare in life, as they didn't seem suited for gainful employment. it turns out, the internet allowed them to accumulate a massive audience of similar idiots, enriching them and turning them into a presidential advisor
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when all the lawyers on your timeline go off at once
November 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
when all the lawyers on your timeline go off at once