Joseph Burns
@josalo.bsky.social
Don’t ask how this will serve their policy goals.
Ask how it will serve the coup.
Ask how it will serve the coup.
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Joseph Burns
@josalo.bsky.social
· Jun 25
Science has empowered us to have greater confidence in what we know. It gives us harder facts, that make it more difficult to lie about them.
It’s an alternative source of power and authority.
Trump won’t be done until there are no alternatives and he can lie unchallenged.
It’s an alternative source of power and authority.
Trump won’t be done until there are no alternatives and he can lie unchallenged.
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NEW: Judge William Young's ruling against Rubio and Noem is a lesson for all in the Trump era.
Young lays bare the unconstitutionality of the Trump administration's student deportation efforts — and issues a challenge to America.
Today, at Law Dork:
Young lays bare the unconstitutionality of the Trump administration's student deportation efforts — and issues a challenge to America.
Today, at Law Dork:
Judge William Young's ruling against Rubio and Noem is a lesson for all in the Trump era
Young lays bare the unconstitutionality of the Trump administration's student deportation efforts — and issues a challenge to America. Also: More court pushback.
www.lawdork.com
October 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
NEW: Judge William Young's ruling against Rubio and Noem is a lesson for all in the Trump era.
Young lays bare the unconstitutionality of the Trump administration's student deportation efforts — and issues a challenge to America.
Today, at Law Dork:
Young lays bare the unconstitutionality of the Trump administration's student deportation efforts — and issues a challenge to America.
Today, at Law Dork:
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The moment where Hegseth ends his speech and not a single officer claps is the most hopeful thing I have seen in a long time.
September 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The moment where Hegseth ends his speech and not a single officer claps is the most hopeful thing I have seen in a long time.
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Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva hasn't been sworn in, so she has to roam Congress with an escort
I saw her this morning going through security along visitors — something lawmakers don't need to do when walking into the Capitol
More on her limbo status here:
www.notus.org/congress/ade...
I saw her this morning going through security along visitors — something lawmakers don't need to do when walking into the Capitol
More on her limbo status here:
www.notus.org/congress/ade...
Voters Elected Her to Congress. Mike Johnson Is Making Her Wait.
“At this point, I can’t hire staff. We don’t have an office. I can’t get around without being escorted,” Arizona’s incoming House Democrat, Adelita Grijalva, said Tuesday.
www.notus.org
September 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva hasn't been sworn in, so she has to roam Congress with an escort
I saw her this morning going through security along visitors — something lawmakers don't need to do when walking into the Capitol
More on her limbo status here:
www.notus.org/congress/ade...
I saw her this morning going through security along visitors — something lawmakers don't need to do when walking into the Capitol
More on her limbo status here:
www.notus.org/congress/ade...
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Mike Johnson continues to refuse to swear in a Democrat who won in a landslide.
October 1, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Mike Johnson continues to refuse to swear in a Democrat who won in a landslide.
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Most of the power authoritarians have is freely given. We should not comply with them in advance.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
AOC: I think there's two things that are happening at once: One, there absolutely is an unprecedented abuse of power, destruction of norms, erosion of our government and our democracy in order to prop up an authoritarian style of governance
However, they are weaker than they look…
However, they are weaker than they look…
October 1, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Most of the power authoritarians have is freely given. We should not comply with them in advance.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
About Overthinking the Shutdown talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/about...
About Overthinking the Shutdown
There’s now a flurry of statements from GOP congressional leadership essentially saying,...
talkingpointsmemo.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
About Overthinking the Shutdown talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/about...
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Every single one of these clips was taken today in downtown Portland. Portland doesn’t want or need a federal takeover. If Trump insists on sending federal “resources” he can start with funding health care, bridges, affordable housing, and wildfire protection to name a few.
September 27, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Every single one of these clips was taken today in downtown Portland. Portland doesn’t want or need a federal takeover. If Trump insists on sending federal “resources” he can start with funding health care, bridges, affordable housing, and wildfire protection to name a few.
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# of paragraphs for news orgs to mention there's no discernable need to deploy troops to Portland, Oregon
The Guardian: 1st paragraph
BBC: 4th paragraph
AP: 5th paragraph
Time: 6th paragraph
Politico: 8th paragraph
NPR: 9th paragraph
CNN: 10th paragraph
NBC: 12th paragraph
Fox News: never mentions
The Guardian: 1st paragraph
BBC: 4th paragraph
AP: 5th paragraph
Time: 6th paragraph
Politico: 8th paragraph
NPR: 9th paragraph
CNN: 10th paragraph
NBC: 12th paragraph
Fox News: never mentions
September 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
# of paragraphs for news orgs to mention there's no discernable need to deploy troops to Portland, Oregon
The Guardian: 1st paragraph
BBC: 4th paragraph
AP: 5th paragraph
Time: 6th paragraph
Politico: 8th paragraph
NPR: 9th paragraph
CNN: 10th paragraph
NBC: 12th paragraph
Fox News: never mentions
The Guardian: 1st paragraph
BBC: 4th paragraph
AP: 5th paragraph
Time: 6th paragraph
Politico: 8th paragraph
NPR: 9th paragraph
CNN: 10th paragraph
NBC: 12th paragraph
Fox News: never mentions
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CARTOON OF THE DAY
September 28, 2025 at 1:36 AM
CARTOON OF THE DAY
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"Dallas Morning News shareholders vote to deny the hedge fund Alden Global Capital."
The hedge fund offered more money.
Did you hear what I said?
"Alden Global Capital is well known as the worst possible newspaper owner for anyone who cares about journalism." www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/dall...
The hedge fund offered more money.
Did you hear what I said?
"Alden Global Capital is well known as the worst possible newspaper owner for anyone who cares about journalism." www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/dall...
Dallas Morning News shareholders vote to deny the hedge fund Alden Global Capital
Is a newspaper a financial asset or a community trust? This particular standoff ended with an increasingly uncommon answer.
www.niemanlab.org
September 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
"Dallas Morning News shareholders vote to deny the hedge fund Alden Global Capital."
The hedge fund offered more money.
Did you hear what I said?
"Alden Global Capital is well known as the worst possible newspaper owner for anyone who cares about journalism." www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/dall...
The hedge fund offered more money.
Did you hear what I said?
"Alden Global Capital is well known as the worst possible newspaper owner for anyone who cares about journalism." www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/dall...
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rewatching NETWORK for a project 👀 and it is absolutely shocking how prescient this film is. it’s like paddy chayefsky was granted a vision of america in 2025 and he furiously tried to turn what he saw into something intelligible to viewers in the 1970s
September 21, 2025 at 12:14 AM
rewatching NETWORK for a project 👀 and it is absolutely shocking how prescient this film is. it’s like paddy chayefsky was granted a vision of america in 2025 and he furiously tried to turn what he saw into something intelligible to viewers in the 1970s
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Starring: Emil Bove, then at the DOJ and now a lifelong federal judge, who the article says pushed DOJ to be skeptical of the investigation
September 21, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Starring: Emil Bove, then at the DOJ and now a lifelong federal judge, who the article says pushed DOJ to be skeptical of the investigation
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"journalists must sign a pledge not to gather any information, including unclassified reports, that hasn't been authorized for release" or lose their press credentials - openly authoritarian www.npr.org/2025/09/20/g...
Defense Secretary Hegseth requires new 'pledge' for reporters at the Pentagon
The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to sign a pledge and agree to report only approved and officially released information.
www.npr.org
September 21, 2025 at 1:13 AM
"journalists must sign a pledge not to gather any information, including unclassified reports, that hasn't been authorized for release" or lose their press credentials - openly authoritarian www.npr.org/2025/09/20/g...
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The H1-B visa thing is, like everything else in the Trump administration, set up to carve up exceptions for friends and punish enemies. It’s the authoritarian thru-line that stitches everything together.
September 20, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The H1-B visa thing is, like everything else in the Trump administration, set up to carve up exceptions for friends and punish enemies. It’s the authoritarian thru-line that stitches everything together.
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Just read this old Al Franken piece on the Republicans being outraged by political funerals having political rhetoric for no reason in particular.
Reflections on the Wellstone Memorial and the King Funeral
Coretta Scott King was a political woman. Most of those complaining on her behalf are against everything she stood for.
www.huffpost.com
September 20, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Just read this old Al Franken piece on the Republicans being outraged by political funerals having political rhetoric for no reason in particular.
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Some conservatives are saying that Kilmeade’s “Just kill them” comment is less horrifying when you see it in context.
So here’s a longer clip, where you hear almost 4 minutes of Fox couch banter before he says it.
And, uh, it’s not much better. At all.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSPa...
So here’s a longer clip, where you hear almost 4 minutes of Fox couch banter before he says it.
And, uh, it’s not much better. At all.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSPa...
Kilmeade talking about Decarlos Brown
YouTube video by Chuck Ross
www.youtube.com
September 14, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Some conservatives are saying that Kilmeade’s “Just kill them” comment is less horrifying when you see it in context.
So here’s a longer clip, where you hear almost 4 minutes of Fox couch banter before he says it.
And, uh, it’s not much better. At all.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSPa...
So here’s a longer clip, where you hear almost 4 minutes of Fox couch banter before he says it.
And, uh, it’s not much better. At all.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSPa...
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Looked at my data collections for state-backed activity. If the report were a picture:
September 13, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Looked at my data collections for state-backed activity. If the report were a picture:
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You may think, "Eh, it doesn't matter if I watch, like, and subscribe."
But it really does. Those who did made sure that folks seeking reliable information actually got it.
Without that, they mostly would have gotten hagiography or right wing slop.
youtu.be/6wN6aBFCrjc?...
But it really does. Those who did made sure that folks seeking reliable information actually got it.
Without that, they mostly would have gotten hagiography or right wing slop.
youtu.be/6wN6aBFCrjc?...
Charlie Kirk is using religion to trick young conservatives
YouTube video by Salon
youtu.be
September 14, 2025 at 1:18 PM
You may think, "Eh, it doesn't matter if I watch, like, and subscribe."
But it really does. Those who did made sure that folks seeking reliable information actually got it.
Without that, they mostly would have gotten hagiography or right wing slop.
youtu.be/6wN6aBFCrjc?...
But it really does. Those who did made sure that folks seeking reliable information actually got it.
Without that, they mostly would have gotten hagiography or right wing slop.
youtu.be/6wN6aBFCrjc?...
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💯. The longer clips from the program demonstrate the discussion had fully pivoted from the individual perpetrator of the North Carolina murder to the general question of what to do with the homeless. In saying we should "just kill 'em," the host was proposing mass murder.
September 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
💯. The longer clips from the program demonstrate the discussion had fully pivoted from the individual perpetrator of the North Carolina murder to the general question of what to do with the homeless. In saying we should "just kill 'em," the host was proposing mass murder.
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Trump tortures. Use the word.
Many of the men deported to CECOT said they are permanently changed: struggling to sleep, drink water or leave their homes.
One man broke into tears describing how he had a panic attack the first time he walked down a busy Venezuelan street.
One man broke into tears describing how he had a panic attack the first time he walked down a busy Venezuelan street.
What I Witnessed as I Photographed the Disappearances and the Homecomings of My Countrymen
Over the past four months, a photojournalist documented the lives of five families whose sons had been imprisoned in El Salvador, including their long-awaited reunions. CECOT left a mark on the men, t...
www.propublica.org
September 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Trump tortures. Use the word.
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It’s important to understand the extent of the digital bloodlust on X. They’re scraping data from social media sites—including Bsky—to create a searchable database targeting people for perceived thoughtcrimes related to CK. It has 40k names so far, and they’re sharing it with the federal government.
September 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
It’s important to understand the extent of the digital bloodlust on X. They’re scraping data from social media sites—including Bsky—to create a searchable database targeting people for perceived thoughtcrimes related to CK. It has 40k names so far, and they’re sharing it with the federal government.