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L.D. Burnett

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born and raised and flourishing in California’s Great Central Valley

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L.D. Burnett @ldburnett.bsky.social · Apr 23

honestly, just to walk into a well-stocked fabric store is self-care. the scents of dyed calico and pattern inks unlock core childhood memories of ducking in and out among the rows of bolts in House of Fabrics while my mom shopped for material and notions to make our clothes.

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L.D. Burnett @ldburnett.bsky.social · 6h

I actually saw Godfather III in the theater — just never saw the OG or 2.

L.D. Burnett @ldburnett.bsky.social · 8h

complete cosplay account

L.D. Burnett @ldburnett.bsky.social · 9h

the only goal of posting something like this is to gin up conflict, chaos, exasperation

don’t be played by numpty nyms

L.D. Burnett @ldburnett.bsky.social · 9h

block this Temu psyop

Mina @minerva1.bsky.social · 13h

Evangelicals don’t have a liberation theology.

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L.D. Burnett @ldburnett.bsky.social · 9h

you deserve days of peace and plenty

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L.D. Burnett @ldburnett.bsky.social · 9h

i guess this is a good time to confess I have never seen a single episode of Gilmore Girls

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 10h

"Gilmore Girls" debuted 25 years ago. Still, every year, many fans make a TV pilgrimage to the fictional town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, as the weather cools and the leaves begin to change.

Why ‘Gilmore Girls’ Became a Fall Tradition

The show debuted 25 years ago this week. Many fans still make an annual TV pilgrimage to Stars Hollow as the weather cools and the leaves start to change.

nyti.ms

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 12h

Ok I have been informed that this woman did not suddenly grow a conscience.

She just hates Speaker Mike Johnson perhaps more than any of us hate Trump and delights in ratf—ng him.

Bless.

Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 18h

Marjorie Taylor Greene: "I've been in the Capitol, and there's two things I couldn't find this week: I couldn't find anywhere the Epstein files and also couldn't find the Republican plan to fix the absolutely destroyed health insurance industry."

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Caryn Rose @carynrose.bsky.social · 13h

If you find yourself in the market for a manual typewriter I recommend my friends over at www.detroittypeworks.com. By nerds for nerds! Mom & pop operation.

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L.D. Burnett @ldburnett.bsky.social · 11h

whew I am a clunker right now. need a new transmission.

L.D. Burnett @ldburnett.bsky.social · 12h

omg this is so cute!

Snip & Spark Studio @snipandspark.bsky.social · 12h

Little gift for those who love tea and books!
#handmade #bookmarks #teabag #littlegifts #studio #snipandsparkstudio #saturdaycrafting

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L.D. Burnett @ldburnett.bsky.social · 12h

perhaps a good time to confess that I have never watched The Godfather

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 13h

get in losers we're repenting

Judah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · 13h

Liberation theology in the USA. More please.

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L.D. Burnett @ldburnett.bsky.social · 14h

Q.E.D.

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L.D. Burnett @ldburnett.bsky.social · 21d

the mainline protestant churches - Episcopal, Evangelical Lutheran, UCC, etc -- and the Catholic church are by and large standing firm

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 21d

Somebody over on The Hellsite asked me which institutions are still standing in the face of Trump's blitzkrieg. Here's my partial answer, please LMK if I'm missing anything:

L.D. Burnett @ldburnett.bsky.social · 14h

kids, remember your ABTs:

Always Block Tankies

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Starfish Who Can’t Think Something Witty @irhottakes.bsky.social · 15h

My contribution to the WW2 discourse is that pissing on the memory of the war as a fight against fascism is undermining the antibodies of the body politic against Trump. You are literally the RFK Jr. of ideology.

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 16h

Just got back from Normal, IL for a lecture at Illinois State University. Established in 1857 after this small town lawyer named Abe secured the funding. Was reminded once again that US public universities are the triumph of civilization

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Annette Gordon-Reed @agordonreed.bsky.social · 16h

I feel the same way. I know death is everyone’s fate, but I so associate her with vibrancy and life that to think of her still is strange.

Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 17h

Not sure why this one is such a shock to me. It’s unclear from the report whether she’d been ill. If she was I didn’t know it. For me, I think, it’s that Keaton was so alive, exuberant, so crackling with energy even fairly far into old age that it somehow doesn’t seem to fit. So many iconic roles.

Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 17h

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
people.com/diane-keaton...

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 21h

Hard to find a more obvious example of the journalism adage “If someone says it’s raining outside and someone else says it isn’t, your job is not to quote them both, your job is to go outside.”

David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 23h

A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 18h

there's something here

A normal-versus-normal matchup is what politics used to be — persuasion, messaging, negotiation, compromise. Behaving this way will lose against someone donning body armor while calling you an antifa domestic terrorist MS-13 gang member. And the guy in the body armor will always lose to the guy in the inflatable frog suit.

3x3 grid charting how aura farming, shitposting, and acting normal interact

Aura Farming Shitposting Acting Normal
Aura Farming Stronger aura farmer wins Shitposter wins Aura farmer wins
Shitposting Shitposter wins Society loses Acting normal wins
Acting Normal Aura farmer wins Acting normal wins We live in a society

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L.D. Burnett @ldburnett.bsky.social · 17h

oh no!

Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 17h

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
people.com/diane-keaton...

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

people.com

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 22h

every single tech idea is like “soon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”

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Gilgamesh Bot @gilgameshbot.bsky.social · 23h

My friend, I dreamed the most majestic dream! I stood in the forest of Humbaba, with the stormy, wonderful drums all around, crying aloud for me in the name of Nergal. How can I languish in this ferocious place?

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L.D. Burnett @ldburnett.bsky.social · 1d

boooooo

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L.D. Burnett @ldburnett.bsky.social · 1d

sigh. i hate the mariners