Scott Burns
@smburns.bsky.social
A man living in St Paul. Entrepreneurial in all endeavors. Integrating kindness and candor. Speaking only for myself.
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Check out how the anchors of CBS Evening News ended their broadcast tonight:
April 23, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Check out how the anchors of CBS Evening News ended their broadcast tonight:
Measles is doing well so that’s something.
The spread of measles in the Southwest now constitutes the largest single outbreak since the U.S. declared the disease eliminated in 2000, federal scientists told state officials in a meeting on Monday.
Measles Surge in Southwest Is Now the Largest Single Outbreak Since 2000
Growing case numbers suggest that national total will surpass that seen during the last large outbreak in 2019.
www.nytimes.com
April 23, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Measles is doing well so that’s something.
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Hurried speech = probably resignation within 1 week.
"I look at war plans every single day" -- Pete Hegseth
(we know dude, we've seen your Signal chats)
(we know dude, we've seen your Signal chats)
April 23, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Hurried speech = probably resignation within 1 week.
What is dumber as an economic policy… tariffs or rent control?
April 16, 2025 at 2:47 AM
What is dumber as an economic policy… tariffs or rent control?
Very worth reading. We need thoughtful leaders on our City Council and Molly Coleman looks like an unusually good fit for the job.
Smart solutions to drive development and protect residents in STP from @mollycoleman.bsky.social
medium.com/@molly_17258...
medium.com/@molly_17258...
Easing the Property Tax Burden on Saint Paul’s Homeowners and Renters
Top Lines:
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April 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Very worth reading. We need thoughtful leaders on our City Council and Molly Coleman looks like an unusually good fit for the job.
I am very pleased to see Governor Walz call state workers back half time. This is better for productivity, mentorship of young employees, culture, and for our downtowns.
March 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I am very pleased to see Governor Walz call state workers back half time. This is better for productivity, mentorship of young employees, culture, and for our downtowns.
Does anyone still think legal THC was a good idea? The evidence is profoundly strong that it was a huge mistake. Can we go back?
March 16, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Does anyone still think legal THC was a good idea? The evidence is profoundly strong that it was a huge mistake. Can we go back?
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this is still so funny to me
March 15, 2025 at 1:53 AM
this is still so funny to me
Many people here complain about “mainstream” media because it “normalized Trump.” Maybe treating him like a real candidate who had real supprt and would implement real policies was accurate journalism. Seems like it now.
January 27, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Many people here complain about “mainstream” media because it “normalized Trump.” Maybe treating him like a real candidate who had real supprt and would implement real policies was accurate journalism. Seems like it now.
Choosing a complete maniac as DOD secretary is a plot point in several films about the end of the world.
January 25, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Choosing a complete maniac as DOD secretary is a plot point in several films about the end of the world.
I don’t agree with the vast majority of policies going into place but I realize now how unimaginative and incremental progressives are.
January 22, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I don’t agree with the vast majority of policies going into place but I realize now how unimaginative and incremental progressives are.
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200 years of learning how to regulate banks and securities in America and we’re about to set it all on fire because crypto is innovative. The innovation is: no regulation.
January 16, 2025 at 2:15 PM
200 years of learning how to regulate banks and securities in America and we’re about to set it all on fire because crypto is innovative. The innovation is: no regulation.
We have to acknowledge that our vision for what government can accomplish is diminished when we execute poorly.
Public school failures and public transit failures in Minnesota make it seem like we can only do small things.
Public school failures and public transit failures in Minnesota make it seem like we can only do small things.
January 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We have to acknowledge that our vision for what government can accomplish is diminished when we execute poorly.
Public school failures and public transit failures in Minnesota make it seem like we can only do small things.
Public school failures and public transit failures in Minnesota make it seem like we can only do small things.
If you want to know how well government will do regulating AI, just look at how great a job it did regulating social media.
January 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
If you want to know how well government will do regulating AI, just look at how great a job it did regulating social media.
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Trudeau is 53 years old. Generational political hand-offs in the United States result in people in their 60s in power. Just saying.
NEW: Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau expected to announce at a Liberal Party caucus meeting that he is stepping down. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Trudeau expected to announce resignation before national caucus meeting Wednesday
Sources say they are unsure about what the Liberal Party national executive plans to do to replace Trudeau as leader
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 6, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Trudeau is 53 years old. Generational political hand-offs in the United States result in people in their 60s in power. Just saying.
If you are an elected/ appointed official over 70 (probably 65), DO NOT run for reelection. It’s time to pass the baton and not be a greedy, out of date, legacy who blew the ladder up after you climbed it.
This is not hard. If you work for one of these people, advise them appropriately.
Thanks!
This is not hard. If you work for one of these people, advise them appropriately.
Thanks!
I wonder what our government could be if it wasn't operating as an assisted living facility for a number of our elected officials.
Both parties, yes, have this problem.
Both parties, yes, have this problem.
January 5, 2025 at 12:54 AM
If you are an elected/ appointed official over 70 (probably 65), DO NOT run for reelection. It’s time to pass the baton and not be a greedy, out of date, legacy who blew the ladder up after you climbed it.
This is not hard. If you work for one of these people, advise them appropriately.
Thanks!
This is not hard. If you work for one of these people, advise them appropriately.
Thanks!
My biggest frustration with policy making over the past decade is to see policy ideas like rent control that have a lot of emotional appeal take hold even though they are proven to hurt the very people they are supposed to help.
Policy makers need to read more and talk to fewer activist zealots.
Policy makers need to read more and talk to fewer activist zealots.
January 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
My biggest frustration with policy making over the past decade is to see policy ideas like rent control that have a lot of emotional appeal take hold even though they are proven to hurt the very people they are supposed to help.
Policy makers need to read more and talk to fewer activist zealots.
Policy makers need to read more and talk to fewer activist zealots.
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The obvious strategy for democrats is to acknowledge that anti-vaxx is still an unpopular stance and partner with pro-vaccine republicans to scuttle the RFK Jr. nomination
Democrats should be talking nonstop about how RFK Jr. fueled a measles outbreak in Samoa that killed dozens of kids!
Democrats should be talking nonstop about how RFK Jr. fueled a measles outbreak in Samoa that killed dozens of kids!
January 2, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The obvious strategy for democrats is to acknowledge that anti-vaxx is still an unpopular stance and partner with pro-vaccine republicans to scuttle the RFK Jr. nomination
Democrats should be talking nonstop about how RFK Jr. fueled a measles outbreak in Samoa that killed dozens of kids!
Democrats should be talking nonstop about how RFK Jr. fueled a measles outbreak in Samoa that killed dozens of kids!
It is so hard to start and to succeed as an employer. We need more people in politics and government who have authentic empathy about this. Otherwise, we scare off and/or harm the most vulnerable employers.
www.startribune.com/small-busine...
www.startribune.com/small-busine...
As new laws take effect in Minnesota, small businesses say costs will sting
Some say they might need to cut back on hiring, others say they might need to cut services as a new minimum wage, health insurance mandates, and unemployment and gas tax increases go into effect Wedne...
www.startribune.com
January 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
It is so hard to start and to succeed as an employer. We need more people in politics and government who have authentic empathy about this. Otherwise, we scare off and/or harm the most vulnerable employers.
www.startribune.com/small-busine...
www.startribune.com/small-busine...
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John Roberts is very upset that the public has lost confidence in John Roberts and the institution John Roberts leads following a series of confidence-cratering actions by John Roberts and his colleagues, and therefore would like everyone to know that this is not John Roberts' fault, it's yours.
January 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
John Roberts is very upset that the public has lost confidence in John Roberts and the institution John Roberts leads following a series of confidence-cratering actions by John Roberts and his colleagues, and therefore would like everyone to know that this is not John Roberts' fault, it's yours.
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The alleviation of women's abuse "is made less likely by the mandated subservience of women by Christian fundamentalists. What is especially disappointing...is the docile acceptance by so many strong Christian women of their subjugation & restricted role." - Jimmy Carter (RIP)
December 29, 2024 at 11:27 PM
The alleviation of women's abuse "is made less likely by the mandated subservience of women by Christian fundamentalists. What is especially disappointing...is the docile acceptance by so many strong Christian women of their subjugation & restricted role." - Jimmy Carter (RIP)
I don’t know if I agree with all of the NYT reporting here but we all know homelessness has sky rocketed.
We shouldn’t have any homelessness in America.
Can we:
A) Build enough housing
B) Make private housing an entitlement (bed, kitchen, private bathroom)
C) Make it illegal to live outside
We shouldn’t have any homelessness in America.
Can we:
A) Build enough housing
B) Make private housing an entitlement (bed, kitchen, private bathroom)
C) Make it illegal to live outside
Breaking News: Homelessness in the U.S. hit a record level in 2024, driven by a surge in migrants, a housing crisis and an end to pandemic-era measures. nyti.ms/3PdWGAl
December 29, 2024 at 4:01 AM
I don’t know if I agree with all of the NYT reporting here but we all know homelessness has sky rocketed.
We shouldn’t have any homelessness in America.
Can we:
A) Build enough housing
B) Make private housing an entitlement (bed, kitchen, private bathroom)
C) Make it illegal to live outside
We shouldn’t have any homelessness in America.
Can we:
A) Build enough housing
B) Make private housing an entitlement (bed, kitchen, private bathroom)
C) Make it illegal to live outside
Ms. Lujan Grisham, 65, said her state must face a hard truth: Mentally ill or drug-addicted people living on the streets must be compelled to get help.
My view: If you use fentanyl, you give up your right to live on your own. Drug-addicted zombies belong in mandatory rehab until on a better path.
My view: If you use fentanyl, you give up your right to live on your own. Drug-addicted zombies belong in mandatory rehab until on a better path.
Nobody ever talks about Michelle Lujan Grisham but she was very charming and funny when I met her and a real independent thinker.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/25/b...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/25/b...
New Mexico’s Governor Was A Liberal Hero. Then She Got Blunt about Crime.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has clashed with her own party over how to tackle the nexus of addiction, mental illness and violence in New Mexico.
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2024 at 1:10 AM
Ms. Lujan Grisham, 65, said her state must face a hard truth: Mentally ill or drug-addicted people living on the streets must be compelled to get help.
My view: If you use fentanyl, you give up your right to live on your own. Drug-addicted zombies belong in mandatory rehab until on a better path.
My view: If you use fentanyl, you give up your right to live on your own. Drug-addicted zombies belong in mandatory rehab until on a better path.