Ed Burmila but Thankful
@edburmila.bsky.social
Ex- lots of things.
Podcast is Mass for Shut-ins. Subscribe for good stuff on Patreon.com/ginandtacos.
Podcast is Mass for Shut-ins. Subscribe for good stuff on Patreon.com/ginandtacos.
Fun fact, they started called "Great" Britain a millenium ago to distinguish it from "Little Britain," aka Brittany in France where the Normans were from.
Anyway, looks like Labour's doing great.
Anyway, looks like Labour's doing great.
November 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Fun fact, they started called "Great" Britain a millenium ago to distinguish it from "Little Britain," aka Brittany in France where the Normans were from.
Anyway, looks like Labour's doing great.
Anyway, looks like Labour's doing great.
Struck by this statement from the memoirs of former Labour PM James Callaghan on being hesitant to run for leadership because he was … 64 years old, and had been in govt for 30 years.
He was the oldest of the five candidates for leadership by 12 years.
He was the oldest of the five candidates for leadership by 12 years.
November 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Struck by this statement from the memoirs of former Labour PM James Callaghan on being hesitant to run for leadership because he was … 64 years old, and had been in govt for 30 years.
He was the oldest of the five candidates for leadership by 12 years.
He was the oldest of the five candidates for leadership by 12 years.
10 hours of droning leaf blowers season is here
November 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
10 hours of droning leaf blowers season is here
“Ed why do you know so much useless shit” idk maybe because I had exactly two friends during middle school
November 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
“Ed why do you know so much useless shit” idk maybe because I had exactly two friends during middle school
This came up in FB Memories today, and,
November 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
This came up in FB Memories today, and,
One of the only constructivist churches in the world, in Kouvola, Finland, is scheduled for demolition because the declining population of the town no longer matches up with the cost of maintenance.
See things while you can.
See things while you can.
November 14, 2025 at 1:26 PM
One of the only constructivist churches in the world, in Kouvola, Finland, is scheduled for demolition because the declining population of the town no longer matches up with the cost of maintenance.
See things while you can.
See things while you can.
The Trump Inner Circle group chat right now as they decide which right wing influencer has to get iced as a distraction this time
November 12, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The Trump Inner Circle group chat right now as they decide which right wing influencer has to get iced as a distraction this time
Turns out poor people spent a lot of money on tea and sugar *because they were poor* and that was their inadequate replacement for unaffordable things like cooking fuel, food with actual nutritional content, and enough calories to slave away over a loom for 12 hours.
November 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Turns out poor people spent a lot of money on tea and sugar *because they were poor* and that was their inadequate replacement for unaffordable things like cooking fuel, food with actual nutritional content, and enough calories to slave away over a loom for 12 hours.
It made sense to scold the poor for spending 10-15% of their annual income on tea & sugar until you realized that they were dependent on tea & sugar as replacements for, and a simulacrum of, *other things they needed but could not afford*.
November 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
It made sense to scold the poor for spending 10-15% of their annual income on tea & sugar until you realized that they were dependent on tea & sugar as replacements for, and a simulacrum of, *other things they needed but could not afford*.
Here ya go.
November 11, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Here ya go.
If the outcomes aren't the most important thing, it's not even politics. Politics is literally about the outcomes. What he's describing here is cosplaying.
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
If the outcomes aren't the most important thing, it's not even politics. Politics is literally about the outcomes. What he's describing here is cosplaying.
An important question you cannot skip over in pursuit of the Primary Them All solution is: how likely is it that defeating entitled narcissists in a primary will actually stop them from running?
November 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
An important question you cannot skip over in pursuit of the Primary Them All solution is: how likely is it that defeating entitled narcissists in a primary will actually stop them from running?
me, now, having very grudgingly taken Jonathan Taylor in fantasy with one of those unfortunate mid-first-round "What do I do now" picks:
November 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
me, now, having very grudgingly taken Jonathan Taylor in fantasy with one of those unfortunate mid-first-round "What do I do now" picks:
Ran into your mom today
November 7, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Ran into your mom today
It doesn’t matter how much we all despise him; he needs to be studied. There has never been a human being like this. And God willing there never will be again.
November 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
It doesn’t matter how much we all despise him; he needs to be studied. There has never been a human being like this. And God willing there never will be again.
Everybody do your part, lose (does math) 6.3 ounces!
November 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Everybody do your part, lose (does math) 6.3 ounces!
It’s not untrue
November 6, 2025 at 1:35 AM
It’s not untrue
It's gauche to say this so I never do, but if you find this at all interesting it is very helpful to me if you RT, share, subscribe, whatever. Every bit helps at the moment.
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
It's gauche to say this so I never do, but if you find this at all interesting it is very helpful to me if you RT, share, subscribe, whatever. Every bit helps at the moment.