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He/him…just another liberal with hot takes. Exjw and American living in the Netherlands. NBA and Charlotte Hornets fan. Acoustic guitar geek. Check out my book on Amazon now https://a.co/d/7zlPYp8

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Burger @burg3rtime.bsky.social · Jun 18

Anyone want a free young adult novel to read? I need more reviews for my novel on goodreads and willing to share a free copy.

#books #youngadult #fiction

Burger @burg3rtime.bsky.social · 13h

A fantastic breakdown of why this case has been doomed from the start

emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 19h

By the time of James' arraignment on October 24, DOJ will EITHER have dismissed Jim Comey's case, OR the evidence that Halligan was unlawfully appointed AND the evidence that EDVA knew they had no probable cause against Comey will be public.

www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/11/p...

Prosecutors Sucking Lemons in Their Vindictive Prosecution of Jim Comey - emptywheel

Unless prosecutors find a way to make the Jim Comey prosecution go away, in nine days, we'll get details (in the Vindictive and Selective Prosecution motion) of the efforts Trump has already made to p...

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Burger @burg3rtime.bsky.social · 20h

Finally getting around to Hayley Williams latest album and damn it's good.

Burger @burg3rtime.bsky.social · 2d

The worst thing for Republicans is when they have to interact with real actual voters instead of beltway reporters

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Burger @burg3rtime.bsky.social · 2d

I feel like all the AI creative doomsday only works if artists refuse to market that their works use no AI. People connect with other people and their hard work as artists we need to say our work isn't made with AI and say it loudly and proudly

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 3d

Make sure you read the report about how Stephen Miller deported Waco's favorite Mexican restaurant owner.

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A picture of Sergio Garcia and George W and Laura Bush. It is signed, To Sergio Garcia with best wishes.

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Burger @burg3rtime.bsky.social · 5d

The "black women"

Pic is of a white mate Twitter user pretending to be black it says:

Dean Browning
@DeanBrowningPA
Replying to @ADunks5
I'm a black gay guy and I can personally say that Obama did nothing for me, my life only changed a little bit and it was for the worse.
Everything is so much better under
Trump though. I feel respected - which I never do when democrats
are involved.
10:48 AM • 11/10/20 • Twitter for iPhone
372 Retweets 1,280 Quote Tweets 768 Likes

Burger @burg3rtime.bsky.social · 5d

Did she really jut say they couldn't let demons get in the way of branding??

jeff com-BOO-ters @helldude.bsky.social · 6d

lets all stay dignified and remember that jordan was doing (canadian) politics the right way

Burger @burg3rtime.bsky.social · 5d

Mustn't let demons get in the way of...check notes...ah yes, branding

Burger @burg3rtime.bsky.social · 6d

Absolutely wild that bluesky is so hostile towards the people who actually make it competitive. I get that its origins are in crypto libertarian bro's but it's 2025. We're here to get away from the toxicity of Twitter. Why drive us back there and away from you?

Burger @burg3rtime.bsky.social · 7d

I used to kind of think this way before moving to Europe where work life balance is often forced on you and now I can never go back

Burger @burg3rtime.bsky.social · 8d

Seems like with how much Americans love fishing this should be a bigger story

emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 8d

White House Struggling to Deny Stephen Miller Murdered Boats of Fisherman

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White House Struggling to Deny Stephen Miller Murdered Boats of Fisherman - emptywheel

Weeks after Stephen Miller ordered attacks on a series of Venezuelan fishing boats, the White House continues to struggle to explain why it wasn't murder.

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Burger @burg3rtime.bsky.social · 8d

Bingo. Same thing with the Cracker Barrel "controversy".

Burger @burg3rtime.bsky.social · 8d

Think they're referring to a few years ago when Kid Rock was shooting up Budweiser cans cause they had a trans endorsement and all then rifht wingers promised to never drink it again. Six months later he and everyone else was back to drinking Bud light.

Burger @burg3rtime.bsky.social · 9d

This just looks like a PR stunt. Why isn't there any reel floating around with this AI doing dramatic acting? It's just a bunch of photoshopped stills. The only thing I've actually seen is some AI dudes talking about how you can make her do anything sexual without needing permission which is telling

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Burger @burg3rtime.bsky.social · 9d

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Burger @burg3rtime.bsky.social · 9d

Yay! Always nice when your book gets featured

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Book Blitz: ‘I Was a Teenage Door Knocker’ by Jonathan Burger

Title: I Was a Teenage Door Knocker Author: Jonathan Burger Genre: YA Fiction About the Book: Imagine you’re a teenager and forced to knock on doors when you’d rather be watching cartoo…

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Burger @burg3rtime.bsky.social · 9d

This qoute hits me so hard

"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars."

Jack Kerouac, On the Road

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 9d

I think people are too quick to focus on the farmers on bailouts.

Focus on Trump and Bessent. Bc whatever happens with farmers EVERYONE ELSE will be pissed they have to pay to fix Bessent's fuckups.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 10d

Straight up: I’m not onboard with farmers getting another bailout when so many voted for Trump two and three times. But what Trump is doing to them is brutal.

I want to believe they’ve learned their lesson this time, but I don’t.

Watch all the way through.

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Burger @burg3rtime.bsky.social · 13d

It's crazy I just assumed the MAGA bit becuase the FBI hasn't announced anything and Ka$h hasn't made any assumptions

Burger @burg3rtime.bsky.social · 13d

Mormon shooter appears to be an Iraq war veteran

Image shows the plates of the truck that drove into the Mormon temple with a license plate that has "Iraq" on it

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Burger @burg3rtime.bsky.social · 13d

Looks like based off of the plate it's an Iraq War veteran. One of the stickers looks like it's the Great Lakes. Not sure what the feather with the sword handle or cross is

Burger @burg3rtime.bsky.social · 15d

Grapes of Wrath but instead of tractors and land barons its AI and tech billionaires

Burger @burg3rtime.bsky.social · 15d

Well like I said (further down) they might get lucky and they did. Now let's see if this can even make it to trial

Burger @burg3rtime.bsky.social · 15d

I don't understand why anyone would pay to get insights into the antichrist when they can show up to any trailer park in the US with a 24 pack of Busch Lite and get it for free

Burger @burg3rtime.bsky.social · 16d

Marcy Wheeler has an extremly good write up on this. They may be doing this elsewhere specifically hoping it doesn't get past a GJ.

www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/25/w...

Why DOJ Might Be Pushing for Lindsey Halligan to Get No Billed - emptywheel

One possible explanation for the flood of leaks about EDVA's disastrous case against Jim Comey is that everyone would be better off if Lindsey Halligan gets no-billed.