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aburtch @aburtch.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 1h

Her previous book “Automatic Noodle” is one of my all-time favorites. Can’t wait to grab this new one.

aburtch @aburtch.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 8h

This is so awesome! #Phish posted Squirming Coil from Atlantic City on Sunday in which Page plays the famous Boardwalk Hall pipe organ. www.youtube.com/watch?v=irp-50_8tDc

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aburtch @aburtch.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 9h

This should immediately disqualify Gavin Newsom from being the Democratic nominee for president in 2028. Newsom Vows to Stop Proposed Billionaire Tax in California […]

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aburtch @aburtch.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 9h

So…we’re basically going back to cable TV, but now it will cost twice as much. 🤦‍♂️

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aburtch @aburtch.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 12h

Since the 2028 election will start in two months (immediately after the mid-terms) here is what I am absolutely requiring of any Democratic presidential candidate. Anything less and they are not a viable candidate: * Abolish ICE * Universal Health Care * Strong anti-trust enforcement and break […]

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aburtch @aburtch.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 13h

OH MY GOD. I literally can’t believe Megyn Kelly actually said these things. This is treason to her gender and the most inhumane, unsympathetic thing I’ve ever heard. Follow the link and check out the scathing community note she got on her post about it as well. #Cornell

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hex @hex.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy · 19h

A couple of billion years ago, cyanobacteria evolved the ability to photosynthesize. Suddenly they could turn the abundant atmospheric C02 into carbon for replicating themselves. The only side effect was the release of oxygen. It was a monumental success, but it ended up turning Earth's C02 […]

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Matt Henderson @matthen.com · 26/08/2026

To tell if a maze is solvable, just hang it by its corners If it tears into pieces, you’ve found a solution

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aburtch @aburtch.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

Every day it just blows my mind we allow a completely senile mean-ass pedophile to run this country. Any previous president showing even some kind of minor impairment would be immediately removed. Why does this asshole get a free pass while he literally destroys the country!?

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aburtch @aburtch.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

I saw one episode of “Widow’s Bay” and there’s no way in hell that’s a ‘comedy.’ Every genuinely funny show that lost an Emmy award to it should be financially compensated for highway robbery.

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aburtch @aburtch.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

Kinda sucks being a hated member of a fascist goon squad when you can clearly see the leader is an infirm imbecile who isn’t going to protect you when the reckoning comes.

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aburtch @aburtch.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

The real move would be to start bringing criminal charges against all his lackeys and start turning them one by one so that you build a criminal case so bulletproof he’ll be locked away forever despite any kind of “immunity” the Supreme Court tries to give him.

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aburtch @aburtch.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

My favorite songwriter right now is Chris Frisina who records as Lou Hazel. Here’s a great profile of him in the Indyweek. He’s got a new album in the can, produced by M.C. Taylor (Hiss Golden Messenger) which I can’t wait to hear. No release date yet, but rest assured I’ll let y’all know as […]

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aburtch @aburtch.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

Oh sure Andrew, this is going to go over real well. Might want to think twice about the look you’re giving off here…

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TheWholeTruthXX 🎨 ❤️ 🍁 🛡️ @adwright.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

Forbidden lore from the Dark Times Once upon a time, those single serving cereal boxes, the ones with 20-50g of cereal in a little cardboard box and waxpaper bag? The front faces of the boxes used to be pre-scored so you could pop the face of the box open like it was little doors then cut a […]

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b4ux1t3 :trek_ds9_sisko:#1️⃣ @b4ux1t3.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

So, uh, job search update: About a month ago now, I pleaded on mastodon for help. I didn’t really have a goal in mind. I was just miserable at work, not getting paid enough to do too much work. I posted a big long, rambling post that ended with, effectively, “will someone please help me” A […]

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aburtch @aburtch.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

There’s this thing called “taking a vacation.” You should try it sometime…

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aburtch @aburtch.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

Hot Girl Hotline is dating advice in the #AI era. At least they do have guardrails in place and the goal is to give helpful advice and have you act IRL instead of just endlessly keeping you engaged. techcrunch.com/2026/10/05/5-startup…

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aburtch @aburtch.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

Who doesn’t love a track named “Wave Ghoster Catch Up”!? The new Andrew Tuttle / Darren Cross album is beautiful. Highly recommended for you #ambient fans. andrewtuttle.bandcamp.com/track/wav…

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Wave Ghoster Catch Up, by Andrew Tuttle & Darren Cross

from the album AT/DC

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 05/10/2026

we could have literally saved millions of lives if establishment U.S. journalism had been able to clearly label and marginalize Fox News, Sinclair, etc. as right wing propaganda, but alas

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aburtch @aburtch.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

This is a coup. Replacing experienced military leaders with Trump lackeys willing to do as told. This is preparation for the military interfering in dementing politics or putting down protestors if Republicans steal the election.

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aburtch @aburtch.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

“‘I was just in total disbelief … nothing like this has ever happened to me; you know, I have several businesses, I’m law-abiding, and I pay a lot of tax.’ A lot of tax? Well, Jesus, John, why didn't you say so? It seems that as a big taxpayer, John Gannon didn't just support his fiancée's […]

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aburtch @aburtch.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

Who the hell is writing these #NFL live updates in the app. “Big boy drive”!? I’m the kind of fan you need to convert, I barely care about football. Talking to me like I’m 5 isn’t helping your case.

A live SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL lock screen update on the Lions vs Panthers game (13-13) reads:

“Lions' offense improves in TD drive - Big boy drive for the Lions, right when they needed one.
Eleven plays, 68 yards, capped off by a 1-yard…”

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aburtch @aburtch.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

Very sad, I had to unfollow @AmericanSong because of the horrendous clickbait headlines. I mean every. single. one. was pure desperation.

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aburtch @aburtch.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

Before ad breaks, entire shows were sponsored by a single advertiser. Then networks realized if they added breaks and sold slots they could make way more money.

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

Flipping through 5 NFL games: Ad, ad, penalty, injury, ad. The product is garbage and people keep watching in huge numbers.

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aburtch @aburtch.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

I do love the idea of a timeline where carnivorous plants grew to be the dominant species and would trap large animals and eat them.

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aburtch @aburtch.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

Since not all of you live in swing states, here’s a glimpse at what our advertising is like during election season. This one is a pro Cooper (Democratic Senate candidate in #NorthCarolina) ad paid for by the Thomas Paine Society. That ran in today’s […] [Original post on shakedown.social]

This is a political campaign advertisement featuring a colorful cartoon illustration. The foreground shows a yellow Volkswagen Beetle styled as a clown car with oversized wheels, a red clown nose on the front, and money bills spilling from the sides. Inside are four caricatured men, Trump is wearing a crown at the steering wheel. With him are RFK with a worm sticking out of his ear, and Pete Hegseth and Kash Patel are in the backseat toasting each other with drinks. The car has a "MAGA" license plate and obviously escaping with loads of money.

On the left side, bold text reads "End the Madness. VOTE FOR ROY COOPER!" in black and red letters.

Running behind the car are Natalie Harp and Kristi Noem

In the background, there's a circus tent with striped poles and balloons on the left, while the White House sits behind with the UFC cage match venue on the law. Construction equipment appears in the upper right corner tearing down the East Wing. At the top, large red text states "Stop the Clown Show."

It was paid for by Thomas Paine Society, LLC and displays their website.

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aburtch @aburtch.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@thefunnypages/1173… Dagwood Bumstead, the most relatable comic strip character of all time.

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Chuck Darwin @cdarwin.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

Google is under fire for clearing over 300 hectares — the equivalent of almost 500 football fields — for two new data centers in the northern part of Finland without concluding the necessary environmental assessments. Despite the assessments still being in progress, the tech giant’s contractors […]

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

I miss instapaper, which was a great way to send long articles to my e-reader. I mean it still exists but it's now a paid subscription to send articles to an e-reader Anything else out there that doesn't require self-hosting or lots of setup? #reading #ereaders

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aburtch @aburtch.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

Great news! GOP Super PAC supporting Republican Senate candidates completely pulls out of #NorthCarolina abandoning candidate Michael Whatley. Former Governor Roy Cooper (D) is polling 11 points ahead and is very popular in this purple state. The PAC obviously know a losing cause when they see […]

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aburtch @aburtch.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

Once again, @pluralistic puts things so clearly and simply it pissed me off. The solutions to our problems are incredibly straightforward and easy! It’s always the monied interests wealth hoarders that stand in the way. pluralistic.net/2026/10/03/full-emp…

A post- oligarch world can recover democratic excellence by removing the malign influence that morbid wealth exerts on our policy choices: for example, if we don't like the quality of public schools, we can fix them by giving schools more resources, not by letting billionaire dilettantes privatize and starve them in the name of "school choice":

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aburtch @aburtch.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

In our new AI world, being 100% human made and run is a differentiator as well as marketing and psychological advantage.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

“While Kushner acted as a key Middle East peace negotiator, his private equity firm held the largest stake in an Israeli company backing businesses tied to Israel's military campaign in Gaza, including its largest arms manufacturer.”

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Jared Kushner’s company has large stake in firm with Israeli military links | CNN

At the same time Jared Kushner has negotiated in the war in Gaza, his company has held the largest stake in a firm backing businesses involved in Israel’s military campaigns.

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aburtch @aburtch.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@RonSupportsYou/117… Foushee represents my district. She has not always been a leader and tends to follow the party line. She’s also made mistakes in the past (taking AIPAC $, which she no longer does) and generally siding with corporate democrats. BUT […]

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aburtch @aburtch.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

Of all these war mongers aren’t fully prosecuted and jailed for this, the oligarchs win and any chance we have of a free and fair society are gone. www.instagram.com/reel/Dd9nMZcPVev

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aburtch @aburtch.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

Very impressed with #BillyStrings for speaking up about the recent problems of unwanted sexual advances (not by him) at his shows. He spoke up to say he wants his shows to be safe spaces and that non-consensual advances are not ok and not welcome. He didn’t have to say anything as it didn’t […]

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aburtch @aburtch.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

John Roberts, at home and at ease in his summer vacation home in a remote part of Maine. But no longer. Even cordial residents who have known him for years have started protesting, shunning the Roberts family and making life difficult for them. Paraphrasing, one resident said, you take my […]

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