Burningbird

Otherwise known as Shelley Powers. Writer. Photographer. Plain.

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2024-11-01 10:45:38

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@npub1qe5…8ugl What a weak, useless piece. I'd be ashamed to have anything to do with it.

2024-09-17 12:54:52

OK to leak Hunter Biden laptop. OK to leak Clinton emails. But oh no, not Trump
Major outlets change standards for hacked emails, protect Trump
https://popular.info/p/major-outlets-change-standards-for

2024-09-06 15:00:37

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@npub1ffl…tv7d I'm not sure why anyone is paying attention to Silver anymore.

2024-08-23 22:42:03

Amanda Katz in WaPo
'Just before press time, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced he would abandon his unlikely third-party bid for president and endorse Trump, ending a dilemma for voters torn between their love of deportation camps and their love of measles.'

2024-08-16 23:02:31

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@npub1lrv…tth9 So why link to them?
Why give them attention? Credibility?
Why?

2024-08-14 16:47:47

Abortion rights ballot measures approved in Mo., Ariz.
https://pluribusnews.com/news-and-events/abortion-rights-ballot-measures-approved-in-mo-ariz/

2024-08-10 14:32:08

Flood City
https://burningbird.net/flood-city/

2024-08-09 17:50:04

Why Tim Walz's "mind your own damn business" message is kryptonite to the MAGA movement
https://sethcotlar.substack.com/p/why-tim-walzs-mind-your-own-damn

2024-08-09 14:14:44

It is none of our damn business
https://burningbird.net/it-is-none-of-our-damn-business/

2024-08-02 12:21:47

Did someone say weird?
She says God showed her how. But she's not telling.
Texas activist frustrates election officials with lawsuit about threat to ballot secrecy
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/02/texas-ballot-secrecy-numbering-lawsuit-laura-pressley/

2024-07-28 15:43:51

This is what happens when you degrade education using religion.
Next time, maybe more time with Greek literature, a little less time pretending to read the bible.
https://www.today.com/news/paris-olympics/olympics-opening-ceremony-last-supper-controversy-rcna163929

2024-07-25 00:21:24

It shows Greyson’s arms with skull tattoos holding a gun. Massey kneeled behind the kitchen counter, protecting herself from the gun. “I’m sorry,” she said.
Greyson shot her three times, one in the head.
No Grey Area
https://sheriffs.substack.com/p/no-grey-area

2024-07-23 22:56:13

House GOP leaders urge members: Stop making race comments about Harris
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/23/gop-race-comments-harris-00170735

2024-07-21 18:51:12

What I don't want to hear from now...
All the Democratic Congressional members, celebs, and rich white guys who hounded Biden out of office.
Shut up. Just shut up.

2024-07-20 15:47:56

Unity Trump meets Chaos Trump and the results aren’t pretty
https://burningbird.net/unity-trump-meets-chaos-trump-and-the-results-arent-pretty/

2024-07-18 01:20:03

I really wish Katie Porter had won in California.

2024-07-15 15:12:29

One good thing...
I bet the Republicans are pretty pissed that Judge Cannon's decision will capture the media frenzy feeding today, and upend their attempt at casting Trump as American hero on the first day of the convention.

2024-07-10 22:50:21

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@npub1c35…9pmh Actually, running your own mail server is actually the most difficult component of Mastodon.

2024-07-02 15:16:05

Lost in the immunity decision but equally if not more insane.
The Supreme Court rules for a North Dakota truck stop in a new blow to federal regulators
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-regulations-north-dakota-debit-cards-9ff39be52325ea4d11bd0742e5f3c344

2024-06-19 10:56:09

That @npub1p0w…22r5 is the only person writing on this infuriates me. Where the hell are the other legal pundits? Can they get their head out of Trump and Alito for one damn minute to see what's happening elsewhere?
Two courts, two justice systems
https://www.lawdork.com/p/two-courts-two-justice-systems

2024-06-13 15:13:49

We expected this decision, but it was a relief to finally be done with it.
Paywall removed #GiftArticle
Supreme Court retains full access to key abortion pill mifepristone
https://wapo.st/3Vl4jry

2024-06-02 18:45:25

Godzilla Minus One is the first Godzilla movie to come close, and perhaps even surpass, the original.
Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Godzilla Minus One’ on Netflix, a Powerful, Poignant New Classic in the Kaiju Pantheon
https://decider.com/2024/06/02/godzilla-minus-one-netflix-review/

2024-05-29 15:21:00

Exclusive: Texas Seeks to Inject Bible Stories into Elementary School Reading Program
https://www.the74million.org/article/exclusive-texas-seeks-to-inject-bible-stories-into-elementary-school-reading-program/

2024-05-26 23:27:25

These Israeli settlers are disgusting human beings. Absolutely miserable pieces of shit.
Paywall removed #giftarticle
https://wapo.st/3R0uT7W

2024-05-26 20:31:49

Proposed Texas GOP platform calls for the Bible in schools, electoral changes that would lock Democrats out of statewide office
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/05/25/texas-republican-party-convention-platform/

2024-05-22 20:34:37

When Republicans encourage everyone to buy a gun and carry it everywhere with you, what used to be a quick brawl now turns into a mass shooting.
Thankfully, no one killed. This time.
https://www.wtoc.com/2024/05/21/city-releases-update-victims-saturdays-mass-shooting-ellis-square/

2024-05-07 19:50:12

New York Times editor Joe Kahn says defending democracy is a partisan act and he won’t do it
https://presswatchers.org/2024/05/new-york-times-editor-joe-kahn-says-defending-democracy-is-a-partisan-act-and-he-wont-do-it/

2024-04-07 12:15:50

#SilentSunday
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/229/877/019/243/839/original/4759f2f935a52f66.jpeg

2024-03-27 16:51:23

This is such a clever approach.
Republican Anti-Obamacare "Healthcare freedom" Amendment Ohio May Help Overturn Trans Ban
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/republican-anti-obamacare-amendment

2024-03-18 14:16:59

kudos to CNN for putting everything pertinent into the headline
Putin extends one-man rule in Russia after stage-managed election devoid of credible opposition
https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/17/europe/putin-wins-russia-presidential-election-intl/index.html

2024-03-16 17:38:31

Trump granted clemency to Medicare fraudsters before vowing to cut entitlement program abuse
Paywall removed #Giftarticle
https://wapo.st/3PMnDMr

2024-03-10 12:31:40

#SilentSunday
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/071/400/604/178/046/original/dd3e7755d1eacdb5.jpg

2024-03-06 12:16:46

Fact checking Musk is now as frequent as fact checking Trump. Both are perpetual liars and spreaders of misinformation.
Did Biden commit treason? Dissecting Elon Musk's public meltdown
https://popular.info/p/did-biden-commit-treason-dissecting

2024-03-02 19:23:10

They got the wrong guy. Would have been nice if they noted this earlier.
Under Trump, he'd probably still be deported. Just cuz.
Man charged with attacking police in Times Square, vilified in Trump ad, was misidentified, DA says
https://apnews.com/article/migrants-times-square-brawl-exoneration-alvin-bragg-c83e34b603e57d367e3e12b9ad28752a

2024-03-02 02:53:45

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@npub1vqm…ccpx This is less about supporting the crypto industry and more about a determined effort to undermine the US regulatory authority and agencies. This is to undermine the SEC authority, generally.

2024-02-19 21:37:16

I'm getting the impression that Republicans are pretty sure they're going to lose the Presidential election this year.
Utah’s new ‘Sovereignty Act’ sets up a process to overrule the federal government. But is it constitutional?
https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/19/us/utahs-sovereignty-act-overrule-federal/index.html

2024-02-14 23:04:57

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@npub1lrv…tth9 They caused us a LOT of problems in Georgia. And are still causing a LOT of problems here in Georgia.

2024-02-13 19:28:12

Judge David Ezra strikes again. Appeal to the Fifth in 3...2...
Texas Judge Hands Joe Biden Big Win
https://www.newsweek.com/texas-judge-hands-joe-biden-big-win-pharmaceutical-medicare-1869360

2024-01-30 21:24:26

Found on Facebook. The dangers of AI.
Also: if Trump saw this, he'd go batshit crazy. Biden would just laugh.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/847/002/192/153/611/original/bb48d862d9902e0f.jpg

2024-01-24 22:43:11

What you do NOT want to hear from the current Speaker of the House, second in line to the President.
“Our rights do not come from government. Our rights come from God, our creator"
https://georgiarecorder.com/brief/u-s-house-speaker-mike-johnson-rallies-with-anti-abortion-advocates-at-march-for-life/

2024-01-24 20:47:54

A brilliant interview with David Boies by David Lat. Lat provides a written transcript, too.
https://davidlat.substack.com/p/anti-trump-lawsuits-are-greatly-mistaken

2024-01-24 14:42:00

This year's election will be the first election where we can compare the actual leadership of both candidates.
Donald Trump Is No Friend to the Working Class
https://newrepublic.com/article/178233/working-class-2024-biden-labor

2023-12-30 16:50:44

I can't even imagine how badly educated so many of these kids will be.
Paywall removed. #GiftArticle
Home-schoolers dismantled state oversight. Now they fear pushback.
https://wapo.st/47htzCM

2023-12-29 17:52:19

Wow. Good for DeWine. I suspect he sees that these kinds of bills don't play well with the average voter.
Paywall removed. #GiftArticle
Ohio governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for minors
https://wapo.st/48C9CYG

2023-12-29 17:44:27

Good to see Georgia isn't pandering to the Trump MAGA crew.
Paywall removed. #GiftArticle
States were cooperating on election integrity. Then GOP officials quit.
https://wapo.st/47lv8j4

2023-12-29 16:07:55

The Endangered Species Act turns 50, the economy is doing well, and Texas border antics causing more trouble
What I'm reading
https://burningbird.net/what-im-reading-1/

2023-12-19 16:24:51

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@npub1rc6…g7hx Doc if people are interested in this silly piece of BS
https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/attorneygeneral/documents/pr/2023/pr23-59-complaint.pdf

2023-12-19 16:21:32

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@npub1rc6…g7hx Idiotic. The first thing Blackrock will do is have the case moved to the federal court, and/or dismissed. I'm so tired of this invasion of pandering in courts.

2023-12-18 23:34:23

Abbot is unilaterally attempting to secede from the union
Texas governor signs law making it a state crime to cross the border illegally
https://www.npr.org/2023/12/18/1219790874/texas-immigration-law-abbott-mexico-border-crossing-illegal

2023-12-13 19:51:22

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@npub1ept…jcl3 I finished out my set using this deal. It IS a very good deal, and benefits a worthy org.

2023-11-29 16:32:54

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@npub1y0k…dhyh And watch her turn around and endorse Haley.

2023-11-29 02:49:12

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@npub1lrv…tth9 They do get a bit overwhelming on this day, don't they?

2023-11-16 14:11:49

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@npub15x4…3p3l Lordie, I loathe TikTok.

2023-11-13 13:26:03

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@npub16zx…xzxc I like the Guardian, High Country News, locally, I like The Current, Savannah Agenda, I like Vox, and several others.

2023-11-13 12:48:34

When my WaPo annual subscription ends, it is no more. I will not support any large media company. For me, it's all nonprofit and independent media from now on.
Paywall removed. #GiftArtlcle
Opinion A wasteland: Political coverage ignores the threat to democracy
https://wapo.st/3QU6Ck2

2023-11-04 13:02:55

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@npub1cmg…rzd2 People are really claiming that Mastodon "isn't Twitter", and Bluesky is more like Twitter.
This is an issue of expectations not UI design.

2023-10-16 13:45:57

Spot on piece in ProPublica. As usual.
Local Newspapers Are Vanishing. How Should We Remember Them?
https://www.propublica.org/article/local-newspaper-legacy-springfield-massachusetts

2023-10-13 19:33:21

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@npub1grx…uxfe Damn. That's The Onion at its best.

2023-10-06 14:19:29

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@npub1grx…uxfe Conservative media? What about _all_ media.

2023-10-03 19:39:31

The Republicans are just using the debate about removing McCarthy as a way of pushing lies and talking points.
No wonder Dems want no part of this vote.

2023-09-03 19:57:50

Democrats, including Biden, need to get their heads out of their butts on this one.
This is a bad bill.
Senator Admits "Kids Online Safety Act" Will Target Trans Content Online
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/senator-admits-kids-online-safety

2023-09-01 22:02:24

This is obscene. She wasn't armed. They knew where she lived by her car license.
I am so damn tired of police who kill, kill, kill, and kill.
Bodycam footage shows moments before pregnant woman's fatal shooting by Ohio police officer
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bodycam-footage-shows-moments-pregnant-womans-fatal-shooting-ohio-poli-rcna102982

2023-08-16 18:33:14

Bigotry is alive and well in the world of Chess.
(Seriously, this is probably the most stupid and idiotic of all the overt acts of bigotry I've read about.)
International Chess Org: Trans Women Have "No Right To Participate" In Women's Chess
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/international-chess-org-trans-women

2023-08-16 17:35:38

'But what I don’t understand is why newspapers like the Kansas City Star and wire services like the AP are injecting this into stories about whether or not the police were right to raid the paper’s offices. To insert it is to give the impression that disliking a paper means that the legal protections afforded by the First Amendment are only valid so long as people like the work you do.'
Local Police Raided a Kansas Newspaper. I've Got Questions.
https://www.readtpa.com/p/local-police-raided-a-kansas-newspaper

2023-08-11 17:34:54

This effort is a waste of government resources. The charges against Hunter Biden was so trivial as to be laughable.
Garland has to stop pandering to the Republicans because they'll never believe anything.
I'm tired of people bending over backwards for assholes.
Attorney General Garland appoints a special counsel in Hunter Biden probe
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/attorney-general-garland-appoints-special-counsel-hunter-biden-probe-rcna99447

2023-08-09 10:54:26

Good overview of that awful Trump-appointed Judge's religious indoctrination mandate.
Judge orders Southwest Airlines to receive “training” from anti-abortion extremist group
https://popular.info/p/judge-orders-southwest-airlines-to

2023-08-08 00:55:12

It's time to change how we cover Elon Musk
https://www.platformer.news/p/its-time-to-change-how-we-cover-elon

2023-07-22 22:34:22

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@npub1grx…uxfe @npub15rq…a3rd According to the ABA the whole idea behind just one stubborn juror really isn't based in reality.

2023-07-22 22:27:49

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@npub1grx…uxfe Actually, only Canada requires unanimous juries now, I believe.
And it's wrong when it comes to criminal cases. https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/WorkGroups/Senate%20Judiciary/Bills/S.178/Drafts,%20Amendments,%20and%20Legal%20Documents/S.178~Erik%20Fitzpatrick~American%20Bar%20Assiciation%20Principles%20for%20Juries%20and%20Jury%20Trials~2-23-2022.pdf

2023-07-22 14:28:14

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@npub1grx…uxfe It's actually a fundamental basis for "innocent until proven guilty", with emphasis on proven.
I will only ever support a unanimous jury.

2023-07-13 13:02:33

Game changer. And I'm very curious whether this gets challenged by the anti-choice people.
FDA approves first over-the-counter birth control pill in the U.S.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/hormonal-birth-control-fda-nonprescription-contraceptive-pill-rcna93958

2023-07-07 16:28:56

Hold onto the hope.
Maine will have some of the least restrictive abortion laws in U.S. after final vote on governor's bill
https://www.mainepublic.org/politics/2023-07-06/maine-will-have-some-of-the-least-restrictive-abortion-laws-in-u-s-after-final-vote-on-governors-bill

2023-07-05 15:18:27

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@npub1grx…uxfe On Hunter Biden. Desperately seeking a way to pin this on Hunter Biden.

2023-06-27 15:15:17

Found on Facebook
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/110/616/832/540/238/826/original/5272b380d97a0f21.jpg

2023-06-20 02:28:25

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@npub1d0s…egda And immediately snapped of their rudder...

2023-06-19 13:51:19

Orcas aren't attacking boats for revenge, it's a teenager rebellion thing.
Really good piece. Paywall removed.
Why are orcas attacking boats? Hint: It’s not a war on humans.
https://wapo.st/46dt11C

2023-06-17 18:34:04

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@npub1g8e…qdqf I knew him WAY back when WordPress was just beginning. He was actually a decent person back then, too.

2023-06-11 15:29:07

https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/110/526/287/839/500/233/original/9180bcd96fa9d9f1.jpg

2023-05-28 13:38:38

https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/110/446/575/872/997/674/original/d05d81f973df33ac.jpg

2023-05-27 14:43:55

This creator's point is good: Target employees were being physically attacked and threatened, especially in the south. You can't allow this activity.
And he's now had so many orders from his online store, he's had to temporarily shut down in order to fulfill them.
Take that, transphobic assholes.
Remember: keep your anger for the groups and people spreading hate.
Threats to LGBTQ+ creator got so bad after Target partnership, he’s relieved they’re off shelves
https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/27/business/target-pride-abprallen/index.html

2023-05-17 00:34:42

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@npub1v2s…mqq5 Too bad he doesn't care the same about Floridians during a hurricane

2023-05-13 15:21:34

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@npub1xzm…eykm Good stuff, and have a wonderful time!

2023-05-12 20:14:21

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@npub1ept…jcl3 Speak it, brother!

2023-03-13 17:25:43

My god this is a horrid bill. This is beyond comprehension.
Florida Lawmakers Proposed Allowing Trans Kids to Be Removed From Supportive Parents
https://www.them.us/story/florida-bill-trans-kids-supportive-parents?fbclid=IwAR3Y3twCaTiPFBCLfS9AFQOjQoNMmt2Gf7fJ5uC3BLEDJ5546x1nuo6QiPI