Liz Burns
@lizburns.bsky.social
Writer for IT stuff, musician on hiatus, resident of Chicago more than any other place. Love of my life is poet James Thurston Davis @junkopartner.bsky.social
https://lizburns.bandcamp.com/album/liz-burns-worry-beads-playpig-full-ep
https://lizburns.bandcamp.com/album/liz-burns-worry-beads-playpig-full-ep
For all the friends who blew off an important event, came up short when support was needed, or perhaps just had to stay the fuck home because things were feeling too real... I see you today, I *am* you. ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
December 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
For all the friends who blew off an important event, came up short when support was needed, or perhaps just had to stay the fuck home because things were feeling too real... I see you today, I *am* you. ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
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All my admiration to the great @robinince.bsky.social, watching this guy quote James Baldwin and Audrey Lorde as he resigns from the BBC in solidarity with trans people makes me want to stand up and cheer
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 2:26 PM
All my admiration to the great @robinince.bsky.social, watching this guy quote James Baldwin and Audrey Lorde as he resigns from the BBC in solidarity with trans people makes me want to stand up and cheer
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Cheers to @brianboone.bsky.social and @vulture.com for including my book, John Candy: A Life In Comedy, on your Best Comedy Books of 2025. Is that a number one beside it? Further thanks for kindly noting my book’s celebration of humanity and the empathy of comedy.
@houseofanansi.bsky.social
@houseofanansi.bsky.social
December 13, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Cheers to @brianboone.bsky.social and @vulture.com for including my book, John Candy: A Life In Comedy, on your Best Comedy Books of 2025. Is that a number one beside it? Further thanks for kindly noting my book’s celebration of humanity and the empathy of comedy.
@houseofanansi.bsky.social
@houseofanansi.bsky.social
1995, Bird Dog studio, Allston, MA
Save the Day - Liz Burns - Worrybeads
YouTube video by Liz Burns
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November 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
1995, Bird Dog studio, Allston, MA
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It’s easy to just scroll past the dozens of daily videos of people being kidnapped. But you can’t scroll past someone weeping in your kitchen and explaining why they feel absolutely powerless to do anything but wear a whistle and document everything with their phone
November 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
It’s easy to just scroll past the dozens of daily videos of people being kidnapped. But you can’t scroll past someone weeping in your kitchen and explaining why they feel absolutely powerless to do anything but wear a whistle and document everything with their phone
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It's all about intimidation and cruelty: retailers received this from the USDA, prohibiting them from providing discounts to SNAP recipients.
As if they have any method of enforcement during a shutdown.
As if they have any method of enforcement during a shutdown.
November 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
It's all about intimidation and cruelty: retailers received this from the USDA, prohibiting them from providing discounts to SNAP recipients.
As if they have any method of enforcement during a shutdown.
As if they have any method of enforcement during a shutdown.
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🚨 1/ SCOOP We all know Pamela Paul is not a good journalist. But in her (poorly argued) WSJ screed on the alleged "growing divide" in LGBTQ circles abt trans rights, she reports ESPECIALLY badly—including abt Jose Arango & his boyfriend who dumped him.
Paul didn't talk to the boyfriend.
I did.
Paul didn't talk to the boyfriend.
I did.
November 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
🚨 1/ SCOOP We all know Pamela Paul is not a good journalist. But in her (poorly argued) WSJ screed on the alleged "growing divide" in LGBTQ circles abt trans rights, she reports ESPECIALLY badly—including abt Jose Arango & his boyfriend who dumped him.
Paul didn't talk to the boyfriend.
I did.
Paul didn't talk to the boyfriend.
I did.
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“We don’t have illegal aliens… the legal term for my people were slaves….”
🚨This is what leadership looks and sounds like in 2025.✊🏼
🚨This is what leadership looks and sounds like in 2025.✊🏼
October 26, 2025 at 2:49 AM
“We don’t have illegal aliens… the legal term for my people were slaves….”
🚨This is what leadership looks and sounds like in 2025.✊🏼
🚨This is what leadership looks and sounds like in 2025.✊🏼
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“The Purdue student newspaper owns its own presses” is the sound of engines revving
Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!
October 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
“The Purdue student newspaper owns its own presses” is the sound of engines revving
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Swearing in isn’t some ceremony. You aren’t a member of Congress until it happens. He knows that.
No phones, no staff, nothing.
I had to escort her into the Capitol on Wed bc Capitol police must treat her as a public visitor until she’s sworn in. And solo visitors aren’t allowed during shutdown!
No phones, no staff, nothing.
I had to escort her into the Capitol on Wed bc Capitol police must treat her as a public visitor until she’s sworn in. And solo visitors aren’t allowed during shutdown!
Johnson: "Grijalva should be working for her constituents right now. I don't know what she's doing. I keep seeing their political stunt videos. She should be in her office. She should be working or in the district for her constituents" (Grijalva is not in fact a Rep. b/c Johnson refuses to seat her)
October 17, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Swearing in isn’t some ceremony. You aren’t a member of Congress until it happens. He knows that.
No phones, no staff, nothing.
I had to escort her into the Capitol on Wed bc Capitol police must treat her as a public visitor until she’s sworn in. And solo visitors aren’t allowed during shutdown!
No phones, no staff, nothing.
I had to escort her into the Capitol on Wed bc Capitol police must treat her as a public visitor until she’s sworn in. And solo visitors aren’t allowed during shutdown!
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Ken's post is honestly very offensive. I am not rich but I donated $10,000 to Andrew Cuomo's campaign because it's very important to me, as a New York resident, that our next mayor 1) live full-time in Westchester County, and 2) not have any friends. I think that's all good somehow. Do I not matter?
I support everyone giving vast sums of money to Andrew Cuomo. It’s the “lighting a million quid on fire” art piece but this time performed by the worst people in the world.
October 17, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Ken's post is honestly very offensive. I am not rich but I donated $10,000 to Andrew Cuomo's campaign because it's very important to me, as a New York resident, that our next mayor 1) live full-time in Westchester County, and 2) not have any friends. I think that's all good somehow. Do I not matter?
Not a big crowds person either - here are some helpful common sense suggestions.
NEW: No Kings is this Saturday, and here are my tips for how to mitigate anxiety in large crowds. Feel free to share! youtu.be/nxpkVk9TGgQ?...
NO KINGS! Tips for Protesting with PTS and Anxiety
YouTube video by MSW Media
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October 15, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Not a big crowds person either - here are some helpful common sense suggestions.
Attempting this over the weekend. www.tastinghistory.com/recipes/ivan...
Cabbage and Onion Piroshki — Tasting History
Delicious, slightly sweet cabbage, onion, and dill filling surrounded by a soft, buttery bread
www.tastinghistory.com
October 15, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Attempting this over the weekend. www.tastinghistory.com/recipes/ivan...
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ICE thugs beating and kidnapping peacefully kneeling protesters
October 14, 2025 at 7:31 AM
ICE thugs beating and kidnapping peacefully kneeling protesters
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This is what it looks like when your community stands up.
October 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
This is what it looks like when your community stands up.
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Portland is so good at trolling these fascists.
I ❤️ Portland
I ❤️ Portland
October 9, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Portland is so good at trolling these fascists.
I ❤️ Portland
I ❤️ Portland
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"Whether breakthroughs derive from vision or improvisation, arms control success has hinged on an understanding that arms control and national security can reinforce—not oppose—one another," writes @doreenhorschig.bsky.social. ⬇️
Lessons from former arms control negotiators
With the collapse of key treaties amid rising geopolitical tensions, arms control efforts struggle to keep pace with today’s security environment. As new technologies and multipolar dynamics redefine…
thebulletin.org
October 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"Whether breakthroughs derive from vision or improvisation, arms control success has hinged on an understanding that arms control and national security can reinforce—not oppose—one another," writes @doreenhorschig.bsky.social. ⬇️
THIS. ❤️
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
October 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
THIS. ❤️
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President Miller says the quiet part outloud! newrepublic.com/post/201663/...
Stephen Miller Accidentally Says “I” When Discussing Trump’s Powers
Miller’s slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge.
newrepublic.com
October 11, 2025 at 12:57 PM
President Miller says the quiet part outloud! newrepublic.com/post/201663/...
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😭
IG newberlinlibrary
IG newberlinlibrary
October 6, 2025 at 7:52 AM
😭
IG newberlinlibrary
IG newberlinlibrary
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@cwebbonline.com
This horrendous image must become the symbol of
The Trump Administration- #TheCrueltyIsThePoint
Donald Trump
JD Vance
Stephen Miller
Kristi Noem
Tom Homan
Kash Patel
Every member of the #ICEGestapo must
be charged with #CrimesAgainstChildren
This must never be OK in America
This horrendous image must become the symbol of
The Trump Administration- #TheCrueltyIsThePoint
Donald Trump
JD Vance
Stephen Miller
Kristi Noem
Tom Homan
Kash Patel
Every member of the #ICEGestapo must
be charged with #CrimesAgainstChildren
This must never be OK in America
October 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
@cwebbonline.com
This horrendous image must become the symbol of
The Trump Administration- #TheCrueltyIsThePoint
Donald Trump
JD Vance
Stephen Miller
Kristi Noem
Tom Homan
Kash Patel
Every member of the #ICEGestapo must
be charged with #CrimesAgainstChildren
This must never be OK in America
This horrendous image must become the symbol of
The Trump Administration- #TheCrueltyIsThePoint
Donald Trump
JD Vance
Stephen Miller
Kristi Noem
Tom Homan
Kash Patel
Every member of the #ICEGestapo must
be charged with #CrimesAgainstChildren
This must never be OK in America
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