Mark Burstein
markburstein.bsky.social
Mark Burstein
@markburstein.bsky.social
Reposted by Mark Burstein
The Trump administration firing nearly all of the Special Education workers at the Department of Education sends a clear message:

They don’t believe that children with disabilities deserve an equal education.

The cruelty is staggering.
November 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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A man whose convictions for storming the U.S. Capitol were erased by President Donald Trump’s mass pardons has been arrested on a charge that he threatened to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. https://to.pbs.org/4nWzvKF
Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump charged with threatening to kill Hakeem Jeffries
A man whose convictions for storming the U.S. Capitol were erased by President Donald Trump’s mass pardons has been arrested on a charge he threatened to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
to.pbs.org
October 21, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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In any somewhat functioning country this would lead to the fall of the government
Breaking News: President Trump wants $230 million from the Justice Department for investigating him, people familiar with the matter say. Any settlement might ultimately be approved by senior department officials who defended him or those in his orbit. nyti.ms/4hmIi5X
October 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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A Vermont lawmaker stepped down following revelations regarding his involvement in a racist, pro-Hitler chat associated with the Young Republicans. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Lawmaker resigns after involvement in racist chat
Vermont state Sen. Sam Douglass will resign after intense pressure from top Republicans in the state.
www.politico.com
October 18, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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NO KINGS EXCEPT STEPHEN
Also NO:
CONVICTED FELON
ADJUDICATED RAPIST
CONGENITAL LIAR
CON MAN
PUTIN PUPPET
PEDOPHILE
BEST FRIEND OF EPSTEIN
LIFELONG RACIST
MALIGNANT NARCISSIST
SHORT-FINGERED VULGARIAN
SICK SOCIOPATH
FRAGILE WHINEY MAN-BABY
FAILED BUSINESSMAN
ORANGE ATROCITY
PARDON POWER
A*HOLE

👑 👎 👑
October 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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The people of AZ's 7th District elected Adelita Grijalva to represent them in Congress.

But Speaker Johnson won't swear her in because then we'll have enough signatures to force the release of the Epstein files.

Seat Rep.-elect Grijalva. Release the files.
October 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Support public media. Now more than ever.
npr.org NPR @npr.org · Oct 1
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Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.

Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
October 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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The Trump administration plans to continuously monitor the 50+ million U.S. visas-holders for "anti-American" social media posts that could get them deported. The threat will chill free speech, which the First Amendment protects regardless of citizenship.
bit.ly/4823Brc
“Continuous Vetting” of All Visa Holders Is Impossible, but the Threat Alone Chills Free Speech
Government claims of AI-powered surveillance create an illusion of total oversight that encourages self-censorship without actually improving security.
www.brennancenter.org
October 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.

Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.

Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
October 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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In order for Trump's corruption and authoritarianism to be successful in destroying our country, he relies on the silence of good people.

#ResistTrump
September 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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"She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it. She was not protecting lives at a gate in Iraq; she was forcing her way through windows in the Capitol to stop the peaceful transfer of power."

New from @markhertling.bsky.social:
Honoring Ashli Babbitt Dishonors the Military
If there’s no difference between upholding the Constitution and attacking it, then there’s no honor in service.
www.thebulwark.com
August 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Absolutely disgraceful and despicable. If you are a partner at Paul Weiss or Kirkland & Ellis you should be ashamed of yourself -- that is, if you had any shame left.
August 21, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed.

Getting big money out of politics. 

Strengthening unions and fighting for higher wages.

Medicare for all, paid family leave, universal childcare...

This is the progressive populist agenda we need in America.
August 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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“Both of them.”
August 2, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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As Trump prepares to pardon the vile Ghislaine Maxwell in order to protect himself, several of her victims - including Annie Farmer and family members of the late Virginia Giuffre - are stepping forward.

Read more here: cbsn.ws/3H9Jmg3

#TrumpEpsteinCoverUp
August 2, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Trump knew he was in the Epstein files, per new Wall Street Journal reporting

That makes our FOIA requests even more urgent

The American people deserve the truth—not a government willing to refashion our democracy to shield one man from accountability

No more coverups!
July 23, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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I'd just like to point out how weird it is that places with hundreds or even thousands of reporters — the NYT, WaPo, CBS, NBC, AP, etc. — are all getting pummeled on every major story by the dozen computerboys at Wired. To fumble the bag this consistently is, at some point, cowardice and a choice.
wired.com WIRED @wired.com · Jul 15
NEW: Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”
The FBI's Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Had Nearly 3 Minutes Cut Out
Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”
www.wired.com
July 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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This woman deserves to be scorned at every turn. We will not forget or forgive you, Murkowski.
July 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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It was only 5 months ago that Trump said he would only go after the worst of the worst. Now they are disappearing people including U.S. citizens. Next they want to create a national database of citizens. Will states send back individual voting data?

If anyone thinks they are safe, they are wrong.
July 1, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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The American people deserve to know who bought access to President Trump through his astonishingly corrupt dinner for the top holders of his memecoin.

We're investigating:
CREW requests Secret Service records regarding anonymous $TRUMP memecoin dinner - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
The public should know who attended Trump's dinner for top holders of the $TRUMP memecoin and any vets the Secret Service did of attendees.
www.citizensforethics.org
June 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Kenneth Chesebro, a former campaign lawyer for President Trump who was convicted for his role in trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, has been disbarred in New York.
Former Trump Lawyer And Architect Of Fake Elector Scheme Disbarred In New York
Kenneth Chesebro pleaded guilty in 2024 to a conspiracy charge for his attempt to overturn President Donald Trump's 2020 election loss.
www.huffpost.com
June 26, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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In the time you spend watching this video, Jeff Bezos will earn more than what the majority of full-time American workers earn in a year.

Say it with me: Tax the rich.
June 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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The Bove allegations should be treated as something akin to Watergate, or Iran Contra. The administration was attempting to do something they *knew* was illegal (anticipating the courts saying as much), and then trying to COVER IT UP. Only here instead of it being run out of the WH or NSC, it’s DOJ
June 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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BREAKING:

The White House lashed out at the creators of this ad for "fear-mongering".

It must have really struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as fascists.

You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE!

#MAGAKidnappers
June 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Tim Snyder: Today no kings, tomorrow freedom. There is a better America out there. There is a better America underneath. There is a better America that we can see. There is a better America that we can make. History is in our hands.
June 14, 2025 at 6:58 PM