Rebecca Burns
@rebeccapburns.bsky.social
semi-retired journalist, part-time prof, unskilled gardener, Athens GA
The fact that the US is killing people is woefully hidden by major US media. This is not a game of Battleship in which only “boats” are being blown up. Contrast the headlines in NYT and Guardian.
October 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The fact that the US is killing people is woefully hidden by major US media. This is not a game of Battleship in which only “boats” are being blown up. Contrast the headlines in NYT and Guardian.
Downtown Athens, GA. Message from the commissioner who was among the speakers, “This is No Kings day.”
April 19, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Downtown Athens, GA. Message from the commissioner who was among the speakers, “This is No Kings day.”
Hands Off rally in downtown Athens, GA.
April 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Hands Off rally in downtown Athens, GA.
In France right now and watching in real time as Trump destroys decades of US global leadership.
March 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
In France right now and watching in real time as Trump destroys decades of US global leadership.
Today in Athens, GA:
February 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Today in Athens, GA:
Public Service Announcement: If you’ve been procrastinating from getting that Covid booster or flu shot, you might schedule it sooner rather than later. (At least before January.)
November 16, 2024 at 10:07 PM
Public Service Announcement: If you’ve been procrastinating from getting that Covid booster or flu shot, you might schedule it sooner rather than later. (At least before January.)
Not really that impressive, but Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,194,110!
September 18, 2024 at 1:31 AM
Not really that impressive, but Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,194,110!
I know pundits dismiss yard signs, but observation from a walk through my Athens, GA, neighborhood, a purplish dot in a red state:
Harris-Walz signs outnumber Trump 3-1.
Trump signs - invisible in 2020 - started to appear this week.
The most common sign is for an Independent candidate for DA.
Harris-Walz signs outnumber Trump 3-1.
Trump signs - invisible in 2020 - started to appear this week.
The most common sign is for an Independent candidate for DA.
September 7, 2024 at 3:45 PM
I know pundits dismiss yard signs, but observation from a walk through my Athens, GA, neighborhood, a purplish dot in a red state:
Harris-Walz signs outnumber Trump 3-1.
Trump signs - invisible in 2020 - started to appear this week.
The most common sign is for an Independent candidate for DA.
Harris-Walz signs outnumber Trump 3-1.
Trump signs - invisible in 2020 - started to appear this week.
The most common sign is for an Independent candidate for DA.