Deb Burger
@deb-burger.bsky.social
Gardener, knitter, crocheter, designer, author, artist, teacher.
I am blissfully married to my best friend, am a mother and grandmother.
Post-evangelical, following Jesus and honoring Brigid.
#crone
#worldwidecircleofcrones
I am blissfully married to my best friend, am a mother and grandmother.
Post-evangelical, following Jesus and honoring Brigid.
#crone
#worldwidecircleofcrones
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“Six years ago, I found myself face to face with a white farmer preparing for the government to take his land.
This did not happen in South Africa. It was in South Texas, and it was because of Trump…”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/u...
This did not happen in South Africa. It was in South Texas, and it was because of Trump…”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/u...
When Trump Was the One Taking Land From Farmers
www.nytimes.com
May 22, 2025 at 2:13 AM
“Six years ago, I found myself face to face with a white farmer preparing for the government to take his land.
This did not happen in South Africa. It was in South Texas, and it was because of Trump…”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/u...
This did not happen in South Africa. It was in South Texas, and it was because of Trump…”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/u...
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It's telling that a president who has never questioned the tax-exempt status of white nationalist groups is now suggesting the IRS go after Harvard’s.
@michaelmechanic.bsky.social on America's strange charitable sector and what qualifies as "education."
@michaelmechanic.bsky.social on America's strange charitable sector and what qualifies as "education."
Trump is eager to defund Harvard, yet publicly subsidized hate groups get a pass
America's charitable sector is wildly permissive about what qualifies as "education."
www.motherjones.com
May 7, 2025 at 12:38 PM
It's telling that a president who has never questioned the tax-exempt status of white nationalist groups is now suggesting the IRS go after Harvard’s.
@michaelmechanic.bsky.social on America's strange charitable sector and what qualifies as "education."
@michaelmechanic.bsky.social on America's strange charitable sector and what qualifies as "education."
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Why elite colleges aren't pushing back on Trump, and why silence is dangerous
Why elite colleges aren't pushing back on Trump, and why silence is dangerous
Their caution, one expert notes, is "potentially fatal for the university as we know it."
www.motherjones.com
April 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Why elite colleges aren't pushing back on Trump, and why silence is dangerous
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Remember: It's not just Elon Musk. As explained in this Bloomberg piece, Peter Thiel's agents have been deployed throughout the government. The tech takeover of government may take many forms, but never believe for one moment that they are backing off or giving up
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Peter Thiel’s Network Is Quietly Shaping Trump’s Government
The tech magnate has many links to the new Trump administration and the cost-slashing effort led by Elon Musk.
www.bloomberg.com
April 3, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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Biggest self-own ever to go from that to whatever this is today.
April 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Biggest self-own ever to go from that to whatever this is today.
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“By eliminating the only federal agency dedicated to funding library services, the Trump administration’s executive order is cutting off at the knees the most beloved and trusted of American institutions and the staff and services they offer...”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/a...
Library Advocates Rally as Trump Targets Federal Funding
An executive order has demanded that the Institute for Museum and Library Services be eliminated to the maximum extent allowed by law.
www.nytimes.com
March 25, 2025 at 3:55 AM
“By eliminating the only federal agency dedicated to funding library services, the Trump administration’s executive order is cutting off at the knees the most beloved and trusted of American institutions and the staff and services they offer...”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/a...
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So much this. Every 'leader' on the list, responsible for the classified information being shared, should resign.
I'm no lawyer, but it seems like discussing war plans in Signal outside a SCIF is maybe just a little bit worse than using a private server to send emails that weren't even marked as classified. But what do I know.
hillary clinton is smiling while speaking into a microphone in front of a crowd .
ALT: hillary clinton is smiling while speaking into a microphone in front of a crowd .
media.tenor.com
March 25, 2025 at 6:57 AM
So much this. Every 'leader' on the list, responsible for the classified information being shared, should resign.
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The Kremlin today cheered the shift in US foreign policy under President Donald Trump, saying the American view now “largely coincides” with Russia’s take on geopolitics.
Russia celebrates US foreign policy that now ‘coincides’ with Moscow’s worldview
Moscow hopes to take advantage of a growing rift between the U.S. and Ukraine, and Europe more broadly.
www.politico.eu
March 2, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The Kremlin today cheered the shift in US foreign policy under President Donald Trump, saying the American view now “largely coincides” with Russia’s take on geopolitics.
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Just look at these paragraphs from the AP story.
Hegseth called Brown unqualified solely because he's Black. Then they fired him... and replaced him with a white guy so indisputably unqualified that he requires a Presidential waiver.
This is what "merit" means to them.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Hegseth called Brown unqualified solely because he's Black. Then they fired him... and replaced him with a white guy so indisputably unqualified that he requires a Presidential waiver.
This is what "merit" means to them.
apnews.com/article/trum...
February 22, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Just look at these paragraphs from the AP story.
Hegseth called Brown unqualified solely because he's Black. Then they fired him... and replaced him with a white guy so indisputably unqualified that he requires a Presidential waiver.
This is what "merit" means to them.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Hegseth called Brown unqualified solely because he's Black. Then they fired him... and replaced him with a white guy so indisputably unqualified that he requires a Presidential waiver.
This is what "merit" means to them.
apnews.com/article/trum...
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in the trump administration, “merit” is pronounced “white” like how strom thrumond said it.
Just look at these paragraphs from the AP story.
Hegseth called Brown unqualified solely because he's Black. Then they fired him... and replaced him with a white guy so indisputably unqualified that he requires a Presidential waiver.
This is what "merit" means to them.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Hegseth called Brown unqualified solely because he's Black. Then they fired him... and replaced him with a white guy so indisputably unqualified that he requires a Presidential waiver.
This is what "merit" means to them.
apnews.com/article/trum...
February 22, 2025 at 4:55 AM
in the trump administration, “merit” is pronounced “white” like how strom thrumond said it.
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If you take Canadian oil out of the equation, Canada actually has a trade deficit, and the U.S. has a surplus — of $58 billion.
We supply cheap oil to the USA to ensure North American energy independence, so North America can never again be held hostage by OPEC countries.
#Canada #Trump #cdnpoli
We supply cheap oil to the USA to ensure North American energy independence, so North America can never again be held hostage by OPEC countries.
#Canada #Trump #cdnpoli
February 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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This is how it’s done.
Gov. Mills: I’ll comply with the state and federal laws
Trump: We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get any federal funds.
Gov Mills: See you in court
Trump: We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get any federal funds.
Gov Mills: See you in court
February 21, 2025 at 11:43 PM
This is how it’s done.
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So they removed the black chairman of the Joint Chiefs in the middle of his 4-year tour, without cause, and they're seeking to replace him with a white **retired** Air Force three-star general who lacks the requisite experience as a service chief or combatant commander? Huh, how about that
February 22, 2025 at 1:34 AM
So they removed the black chairman of the Joint Chiefs in the middle of his 4-year tour, without cause, and they're seeking to replace him with a white **retired** Air Force three-star general who lacks the requisite experience as a service chief or combatant commander? Huh, how about that
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In addition to being illegal, unconstitutional and wrong, Trump's lawlessness is also an extraordinary abuse of power as we the people have to pay his legal bills and ultimately for the damages his harms will bring. He is legally and financially liable for nothing. Break laws, get sued, we pay.
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.
February 22, 2025 at 12:13 AM
In addition to being illegal, unconstitutional and wrong, Trump's lawlessness is also an extraordinary abuse of power as we the people have to pay his legal bills and ultimately for the damages his harms will bring. He is legally and financially liable for nothing. Break laws, get sued, we pay.
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US Senator Roger Wicker, head of the US Senate Committee on Armed Services, commented on the talks with Putin:
"No, Putin cannot be trusted. Putin is a war criminal and should be in jail for the rest of his life, if not executed."
"No, Putin cannot be trusted. Putin is a war criminal and should be in jail for the rest of his life, if not executed."
February 19, 2025 at 8:43 AM
US Senator Roger Wicker, head of the US Senate Committee on Armed Services, commented on the talks with Putin:
"No, Putin cannot be trusted. Putin is a war criminal and should be in jail for the rest of his life, if not executed."
"No, Putin cannot be trusted. Putin is a war criminal and should be in jail for the rest of his life, if not executed."
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Until Democrats correctly label Republicans as the source of the problem, there will not be sufficient pressure for them to change. And while Musk is the despotic supervillain at the heart of this coup, elected Republicans in Congress are the handmaids of his tyranny.
February 20, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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Trump and the Republican's actions are leading to rising costs for everything from groceries to housing to fuel. How will this impact you and your family? action.momsrising.org/survey/costs...
How are rising costs impacting you and your family?
Trump and the Republican's actions are leading to rising costs for everything from groceries to housing to fuel. How will this impact you and your family?
action.momsrising.org
February 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Trump and the Republican's actions are leading to rising costs for everything from groceries to housing to fuel. How will this impact you and your family? action.momsrising.org/survey/costs...
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REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.
ICE Prosecutor in Dallas Runs White Supremacist X Account
The Observer has identified the operator of “GlomarResponder,” an overtly racist social media account, as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.
www.texasobserver.org
February 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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DOGE having access to Americans' Social Security data isn't just a major security breach.
It's part of a deliberate ploy to cut benefits — using the false pretext of "waste and fraud" — and have Congress use the savings to give billionaires another giant tax cut.
Be warned.
It's part of a deliberate ploy to cut benefits — using the false pretext of "waste and fraud" — and have Congress use the savings to give billionaires another giant tax cut.
Be warned.
February 19, 2025 at 12:02 AM
DOGE having access to Americans' Social Security data isn't just a major security breach.
It's part of a deliberate ploy to cut benefits — using the false pretext of "waste and fraud" — and have Congress use the savings to give billionaires another giant tax cut.
Be warned.
It's part of a deliberate ploy to cut benefits — using the false pretext of "waste and fraud" — and have Congress use the savings to give billionaires another giant tax cut.
Be warned.
I got a box full of hope in today's mail!
Garden 2025, here I come!
Garden 2025, here I come!
February 19, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I got a box full of hope in today's mail!
Garden 2025, here I come!
Garden 2025, here I come!
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We have waited and prayed so long, written so many letters,and finally he is free!!!!
BREAKING: Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier released from prison after nearly 50 years
February 18, 2025 at 11:38 PM
We have waited and prayed so long, written so many letters,and finally he is free!!!!
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Trump’s first 25 days…
February 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Trump’s first 25 days…
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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
February 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.