Sergei Burbank
@sergeiburbank.bsky.social
Playwright and editor. What's happening right now is wrong.
don't let them pretend to care about you www.wonkette.com/p/senate-rep...
Senate Republicans Kill ACA Subsidies Bill, Don't Care Whether You Live Or Die As Long As You Don't Have An Abortion
They tried to pass their own bill, which was not very good or helpful.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:35 PM
don't let them pretend to care about you www.wonkette.com/p/senate-rep...
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You can tell when white people are just posting for themselves. Like we already been knowing this, knuckleheads. But go ahead with new discoveries of this common info people of color take from mother's milk.
December 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
You can tell when white people are just posting for themselves. Like we already been knowing this, knuckleheads. But go ahead with new discoveries of this common info people of color take from mother's milk.
every damn time www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
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December 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
every damn time www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
December 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
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Oh hello @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov so nice to picket with you outside this Brooklyn Starbucks & always proud to support unions!!
@indivisible.org @sbworkersunited.org @1199seiu.org @32bjseiu.bsky.social @wgaeast.bsky.social @nynurses.bsky.social
@indivisible.org @sbworkersunited.org @1199seiu.org @32bjseiu.bsky.social @wgaeast.bsky.social @nynurses.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Oh hello @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov so nice to picket with you outside this Brooklyn Starbucks & always proud to support unions!!
@indivisible.org @sbworkersunited.org @1199seiu.org @32bjseiu.bsky.social @wgaeast.bsky.social @nynurses.bsky.social
@indivisible.org @sbworkersunited.org @1199seiu.org @32bjseiu.bsky.social @wgaeast.bsky.social @nynurses.bsky.social
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Our ULP strike has grown to 85 cities... and until Starbucks does the right thing, we'll continue to get stronger.
Pittsburgh, PA is holding down the line! ✊🔥
Pittsburgh, PA is holding down the line! ✊🔥
November 29, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Our ULP strike has grown to 85 cities... and until Starbucks does the right thing, we'll continue to get stronger.
Pittsburgh, PA is holding down the line! ✊🔥
Pittsburgh, PA is holding down the line! ✊🔥
their promised land is also their torment defector.com/the-conserva...
The Conservative Grievance Business Is Always Hiring | Defector
Given his age when he first came to the world’s attention and assuming continued good health in the intervening decade and change, Marine Todd would be in his late 30s today. That would be if he was a...
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December 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
their promised land is also their torment defector.com/the-conserva...
My 45-y.o. stomach: you've done really well stopping at two cups of coffee. see how I'm not hurting and you're not getting heartburn?
Me: ...
Stomach: Why are you looking at me like that?
Me: ...
Stomach: Please don't
Me: (pours another cup)
Stomach: Why are you like this
Me: ...
Stomach: Why are you looking at me like that?
Me: ...
Stomach: Please don't
Me: (pours another cup)
Stomach: Why are you like this
December 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
My 45-y.o. stomach: you've done really well stopping at two cups of coffee. see how I'm not hurting and you're not getting heartburn?
Me: ...
Stomach: Why are you looking at me like that?
Me: ...
Stomach: Please don't
Me: (pours another cup)
Stomach: Why are you like this
Me: ...
Stomach: Why are you looking at me like that?
Me: ...
Stomach: Please don't
Me: (pours another cup)
Stomach: Why are you like this
The catch being that the children of non-billionaires will be used to prop up the very system that enriches billionaires and impoverishes everyone else. What a pair of absolute ghouls www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Michael and Susan Dell donate $6.25bn to encourage families to claim ‘Trump Accounts’
Billionaires aim to provide incentive for families to claim new investment accounts for children created as part of Trump legislation
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December 2, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The catch being that the children of non-billionaires will be used to prop up the very system that enriches billionaires and impoverishes everyone else. What a pair of absolute ghouls www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"We don’t know how all this will end.
"What we do know is that, in advance of a likely demand that service members do something patently illegal, Pete Hegseth has made it clear he’ll sacrifice everyone to save himself." www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/02/o...
"What we do know is that, in advance of a likely demand that service members do something patently illegal, Pete Hegseth has made it clear he’ll sacrifice everyone to save himself." www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/02/o...
On Eve of Illegal Venezuelan Invasion, Pete Hegsesth Utterly Destroys His Ability to Lead It - emptywheel
Pete Hegseth has squandered what shreds of credibility he had in recent weeks.
www.emptywheel.net
December 2, 2025 at 1:08 PM
"We don’t know how all this will end.
"What we do know is that, in advance of a likely demand that service members do something patently illegal, Pete Hegseth has made it clear he’ll sacrifice everyone to save himself." www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/02/o...
"What we do know is that, in advance of a likely demand that service members do something patently illegal, Pete Hegseth has made it clear he’ll sacrifice everyone to save himself." www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/02/o...
Guys, stop making fun of Kash Patel for wearing women's clothes. It's gender-affirming care.
December 1, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Guys, stop making fun of Kash Patel for wearing women's clothes. It's gender-affirming care.
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When this criminal was jailed, the judge told David Gentile and America: ‘This is a warning to would-be fraudsters that seeking to get rich by taking advantage of investors gets you only a one-way ticket to jail.’ I guess not
November 30, 2025 at 9:27 AM
When this criminal was jailed, the judge told David Gentile and America: ‘This is a warning to would-be fraudsters that seeking to get rich by taking advantage of investors gets you only a one-way ticket to jail.’ I guess not
These jamokes really think we're going to the suburbs? Here's an idea to keep your single line family trees safe: stop coming into the city for jobs, better food, entertainment , and the will to live gothamist.com/news/nassau-...
Nassau County exec plans wall of surveillance cameras at NYC-Long Island border
Bruce Blakeman said he’s boosting surveillance and facial recognition, citing Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s policies.
gothamist.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
These jamokes really think we're going to the suburbs? Here's an idea to keep your single line family trees safe: stop coming into the city for jobs, better food, entertainment , and the will to live gothamist.com/news/nassau-...
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I know if my family member was shot and killed because you wanted to drag the military on a civil rights violation tour to cities with black mayors you felt were too uppity, you would see me in court.
November 26, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I know if my family member was shot and killed because you wanted to drag the military on a civil rights violation tour to cities with black mayors you felt were too uppity, you would see me in court.
I know that this is not the most important question of the evening, but what the fuck is that stupid hat Kash Patel is wearing?
November 26, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I know that this is not the most important question of the evening, but what the fuck is that stupid hat Kash Patel is wearing?
it doesn't help that the human-generated recipes also read like slop with miles of inanity before the ingredient list
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
it doesn't help that the human-generated recipes also read like slop with miles of inanity before the ingredient list
MAGA twitter accounts are bots, Trump is in the tank for Russia, and all the other predictions are coming true -- no matter how confidently incorrect this clown car is arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
DOGE “cut muscle, not fat”; 26K experts rehired after brutal cuts
Government brain drain will haunt US after DOGE abruptly terminated.
arstechnica.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
MAGA twitter accounts are bots, Trump is in the tank for Russia, and all the other predictions are coming true -- no matter how confidently incorrect this clown car is arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
My god
Andrew Cuomo, back again with an epic two-hour radio segment rehashing his campaign points and attacking the guy who beat him, is not going away quietly.
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hellgatenyc.com/andrew-m-cuo...
Andrew Cuomo Is Riding This Thing All the Way to the Bottom
Cuomo and another washed up former governor telling each other "exactlyyyyy."
hellgatenyc.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:51 PM
My god
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Man, by the end of this press conference, Trump is going to announce he's imposing Sharia law.
November 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Man, by the end of this press conference, Trump is going to announce he's imposing Sharia law.
absolutely not, fuck all the way off www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
‘It’s incredibly useful’: why small talk is actually great
People love to complain about small talk – but it’s a great way to build rapport and dip your toe into deeper topics
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
absolutely not, fuck all the way off www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
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Trump pardoned a ton of people ... and now they are committing new crimes. So don't tell me he's a "law and order" president. He's a criminal, who helps other criminals.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/n...
A Fraudster Pardoned by Trump Gets 37 Years for Running Ponzi Scheme
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Trump pardoned a ton of people ... and now they are committing new crimes. So don't tell me he's a "law and order" president. He's a criminal, who helps other criminals.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/n...
They were never the heroes of this story. Resist tyrrany www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
November 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM
They were never the heroes of this story. Resist tyrrany www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...