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Alanna Burke

@alannaburke.bsky.social
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#Documentation Engineer at Meta working on #opensource Board Member @haltrescue.bsky.social rescuing #guineapigs & #cats Passionate about #a11y & #dei 
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Helping All Little Things Rescue @haltrescue.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Think games, trivia, a special info session, and of course, the main event: celebrating our two birthday boys! Oh, and did we mention it's totally FREE? 🙌 🎮 Where: Discord — discord.com/invite/Wqx43... 📅 When: Saturday, May 2nd at 3:00 PM 🎟️ RSVP on Facebook: facebook.com/events/944635221642438
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Helping All Little Things Rescue @haltrescue.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
🎂 PARTY ALERT! 🎂 Hero the Lethal White & his brother Ziggy are turning ONE and the celebration is going to be EPIC! 🐾✨ We're throwing a first birthday bash on Saturday, May 2nd at 3:00 PM on Discord!
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Helping All Little Things Rescue @haltrescue.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Want even more behind-the-scenes fun with Hero, Ziggy, and all our rescues? Join our Patreon family! 👉 patreon.com/cw/helpingalllittlethingsrescue #GuineaPigBirthday #LethalWhite #GuineaPig #CavyLife #BirthdayBoy #RescuePig #SmallAnimalRescue
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Helping All Little Things Rescue @haltrescue.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
🎉 YOU'RE INVITED! 🎉 It's almost time to celebrate TWO very special birthday boys — Hero the Lethal White and his brother Ziggy are turning ONE! 🐾🎂 Join us for a very special first birthday party on Saturday, May 2nd at 3:00 PM right on Discord!
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
I wish my problems could be solved by rubbing myself on my emotional support catnip banana. 🍌 she’s had this thing for years. It’s been washed, lost, found again. It is the only toy she wants or plays with.
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Why do smoke alarms batteries always seem to die at night? I think one of them started sending wonky signal because suddenly 3 were beeping. New batteries multiple times, nada. Finally had to just pull the hardwire and leave this for tomorrow. Don’t worry, there are 6 alarms upstairs, I unplugged 3.
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Well statistically they had to win at some point. Go #Phillies!
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Helping All Little Things Rescue @haltrescue.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Today is World Veterinary Day, and we can’t say enough about our beloved vets! Rescuers can’t do the work we do without our dedicated vets keeping our animals healthy. So many of our providers go above and beyond for our tiny friends and we are so grateful for their expert care.
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
My new dr ran some vaccine titers - and I need an MMR booster! With measles flaring up around the country due to science denialism, please have your dr run vaccine titers! 💉
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
I laugh when I do a training video for work bc every video has instructions on how to use the video player - how to play, how to add closed captions, etc. look I know not every interface is intuitive to everyone but if you can’t manage to play an online video, this may not be the company for you.
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
I thought the neighbors’ guitar and singing/shrieking was bad enough, the drums make me insane, but today we’ve introduced a new rhythm section with … maracas and shakers? It sounds like a kindergarten music class.
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
There is something across the street - I don’t know if it’s the big electric sign or a transformer or what, but it periodically makes a very loud buzzing sound that feels the same in my head as brain zaps. I don’t have any idea who to contact about it.
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Well that was at least a respectable loss. I’ll take it. #phillies
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Hey ladies wyd?
An orange cat wearing wraparound sunglasses.
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
My cousin and I are spending a delightful day at the absolutely bonkers Country Junction General Store. It truly is enormous, and I enjoy a day at IKEA or King of Prussia Mall. We came for a Mac and cheese completion but only 6 entrants showed up, apparently over 20 just ghosted.
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Took me a minute.
A 2x2 square shelf is full of pet supplies. In front of it and to the side are pet bowls of food and water. And then you notice that in the upper left cubby is a calico cat loaf.
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
That was a bloodbath. #phillies
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Welp www.reuters.com/world/meta-t...
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Exclusive: Meta targets May 20 for first wave of layoffs; additional cuts later in 2026
Meta intends ​to conduct a first wave of sweeping layoffs planned for this year on May 20, with more ‌coming later, three sources familiar with the plans told Reuters.
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
6 runs? Woof. So much for some relaxing Friday night baseball. #phillies
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
I’m sitting here on a call about AI while using AI and now they want me to use AI to choose my coffee? Let me know when I can just stay in bed and have my AI avatar live my life for me.
Screenshot of a notification from Starbucks:
@starbucks inspire me!
Now discover drink ideas with ChatGPT.
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Every time I leave the house I am more and more glad I decided to get a dash cam. Today’s fun included two BMWs racing each other in and out of 3 lanes of highway traffic with no turn signals at 10:30 in the morning.
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
I am less and less tolerant of heat every year and I’m getting tired of it. I went to the grocery store and just bringing in 3 bags of groceries and putting them away wiped me out. Now I’m sitting here feeling like I’ve been on my feet in the heat all day. I’m so exhausted.
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Aldi has a version of Coke Zero now! If this is good it will be a relief for my grocery budget.
Photo of a case of Summit Cola Zero Sugar
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
And so begins the season of trying to explain to Marshmallow that of course I love him but he’s 15+ lbs of furry furnace and I am sweaty.
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
I can’t even get over how cute these baby rats are - they’re getting so big! If you’ve ever considered adopting rats, talk to me! They are fantastic pets and cute af. We’ve got a resource on our site if you’re wondering if rats are right for you! 🐁 helpingalllittlethings.org/docs/Rats/ge... 🐁
A pink eyed white rat sitting politely in a white fleece hammock with her little hands folded in front of her. A pink eyed white rat sitting politely in a white fleece hammock A pink eyed white rat sitting politely in a white fleece hammock with her little hands spread out, her tiny pink nose in the air, and her adorable tail curled behind her
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Note to self: it was a beautiful evening for a walk to the park, and I’m sure Layla enjoyed the fascinating smells, but I forgot it’s trash night, and it was a bit of a stinky walk.
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
I’m watching the new Netflix documentary about the FLDS and I am so incredibly grateful to have been raised to question authority and never submit to anyone, especially a man. Watching these little girls submit to these grown men, thinking their soul is at stake - it’s heartbreaking.
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
If you want to make money, just appeal to pet parents. I keep seeing these ads for ergonomic heated cats beds saying “your cat probably has arthritis and you’re abusing them by not buying this heated memory foam bed.”
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
In 2026, why is it still legal to sell dressing bottles like this? When is this ever necessary?
Photo of the wide mouth of a salad dressing bottle. A photo of the salad dressing bottle in a hand.
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Me: why am I so tired? I don’t do anything for fun anymore. Also me: has 44 pets 🐶🐱🐱🐱🐹🐹🐹🐹🐹🐹🐹🐹🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭 Please foster, adopt, donate, and share!
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Did a big clean of the foster rat commune today, checked everyone over, and put the momma rats and the former fugitive back into gen pop. Found one girl with a healing wound and took her out so I can treat it. Babies are ready for adoption, they’re almost as big as their tiny moms!
A view through the cage bars of a pink-eyed white rat sitting in a hot pink basket, with other rats behind her. A pink eyed white rat stands in the corner of a blue cage. Her tiny hands are so cute, she has one resting on a cage bar and one in a fist A pink eyed white rat nibbles from a blue and white bowl of risotto (I didn’t like it but it won’t go to waste)A pink eyed white rat stands on a piece of cardboard in a cage. Her teeny hands are lightly rusting on a piece of cardboard.
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
The annual PyTorch docathon is coming up! Join in, have fun, learn, and contribute to a huge project! Everyone is welcome.
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
An outline of a human skeleton with the spine curled around a sleeping poodle. Text reads: Doctor: Could there be anything causing your chronic back pain?
Me every night in bed:
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
I just watched a video about how the mild used to make Brie and some other cheeses is in danger of extinction and now I’m torn between wanting some Brie and needing to forget how cheese is made.
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Helping All Little Things Rescue @haltrescue.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Big news! 📰 Check out our incredible scientific discovery over on the blog: helpingalllittlethings.org/blog/pocket-...
The text of the press release formatted into a newspaper sheet
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Well I guess Layla is over this kibble, as I just swept, mopped, cleaned their bowls and mats and put it all back. Thanks pup.
Dog kibble spilled all over the floor
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
I can’t believe I’ve lived in this house for a year now! There is still so much to do but I really love it here, even if it’s not perfect. Moving here was the best decision.
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
I keep seeing interviews with Alysa Liu saying she doesn’t mind if people pronounce her name differently - girl, it’s your name, correct them! I still sometimes don’t correct people in the moment but this is your periodic reminder that my name rhymes with the American pronunciation of banana.
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Doesn’t even need a headline. www.latimes.com/california/l...
Photo and caption from the LA Times:

LAPD officers arrest a protester dressed as the Statue of Liberty outside a federal building during a 'Kings Day' protest. (Jill Connelly/AP)
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
General life tip: keep a lasagna in the freezer. They’re always delicious, require no effort, and are perfect for days when you can’t think of anything to make. I’ve never thought, “oh no, not lasagna, I don’t want that.” Trader Joe’s is my current favorite.
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
It’s a Saturday night and I’m almost 40 so here’s the exciting cleaning tool I got today! I keep seeing these things so I gave it a try. It got an astonishing amount of fur out of my rugs that I would have claimed were recently vacuumed. If you have pets and any kind of rugs, highly recommend.
A photo of my rug with a pile of fur and dust next to the sweeper.
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Nothing beats the joy of fixing a tiny but irritating thing in your home that just requires $5 and 5 minutes. Like putting loctite on the bolts of my downstairs toilet seat because they just keep coming off. That’s been irritating me for months.
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
I just want you to know that I could have brought a kitten home tonight and I didn’t. I was holding his baby fuzzy stinky purring self and I handed him back to his foster momma. He is at peak triangle-tail cuteness and very sweet.
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
I love how deliberately cats rotate their sleeping spots. Everyone has spent some time today in one of the less-desirable beds in the least desirable spot in the room. Why? Why that one, you don’t even like it over there! Momma is snoring a very cute squeaky snore, it’s so cute.
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
What is it that as soon as it’s nice out, everyone starts burning shit. Burn it in the cold, I want to open my windows! Looking at you, neighbor illegally burning construction debris in their tiny tinderbox of a backyard.
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
I feel like we have spun around and now people are insisting that anything written with a structure is AI. People on Reddit are like “it has an intro, three points and a conclusion, it’s so obviously AI.” Or it’s the standard structure for writing almost anything but sure.
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Nothing feels better than taking an everything shower and then getting into freshly-washed sheets.
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Parking etiquette q: There are 3 unassigned public parking spots in front of your house. The end spots have ample room to pull in and out. It’s a busy street and parallel parking can be difficult. You arrive home and 1 end spot is taken. Do you:
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Alanna Burke @alannaburke.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
I am currently scrolling through the hilarious marketplace that is TikTok shop, I don’t know how I’ve avoided this particular internet rabbit hole, but it’s delightful. It’s started out practical:
Screenshot of a TikTok shop listing, it’s a pink sweatshirt with a pocket that goes from shoulder to hip and can hold an animal, as shown with a small yorkie. It’s $26
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