jburka @burkas.net · 30/09/2026When the #Bundesliga makes an appearance at the elementary school on the next block. Cc: @popville 210
jburka @burkas.net · 27/09/2026Tonight, walking the dog around the block that’s so scary and dangerous during the day time that it needs to be patrolled by the National Guard (but never in the dark!) I passed three Lamborghinis and a McLaren parked on the street. What is even happening? 000
jburka @burkas.net · 20/09/2026Ah, yes, DC is Safe and Beautiful now just like all the signs say. The administration wouldn’t gaslight me, would it? 121
jburka @burkas.net · 25/08/2026Guess it’s time to think like @jengolbeck.bsky.social, or at least see what @blairbraverman.bsky.social had to say to her! #uglydogs 0110
Reposted by jburkaDanny Fearns @dannyfearns.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Good morning Bluesky ☀️ This is one of the last coal powered sheep. The vast majority of UK sheep are now all electric ⚡️ 14172161756
jburka @burkas.net · 17/08/2026Stupid pattern recognition: I have developed a skill for spotting the vans the National Guard use to move around DC and I see them everywhere. 010
jburka @burkas.net · 23/07/2026Unclear why the administration hasn't set up one of their banners proclaiming DC now "SAFE AND BEAUTIFUL" on the Monument grounds by 17th. On the plus side, I saw at least 6 national guard wandering along the fenced-off south side of the Reflecting Pool. Presumably they're keeping the fence safe. 000
Reposted by jburkashauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 14/07/2026at this point i think we can stop calling it “highly unusual” 594298742
jburka @burkas.net · 05/07/2026Couldn’t bike into Anacostia Park yesterday due to 250 closures. Biking up the other side of the Anacostia, could see the entire park was closed. Some real Robert Moses shit, closing off the park where the Black families party. 001
jburka @burkas.net · 27/06/2026Gotta love showing up for the hotel breakfast in Ennis, IE and they’re playing the album “The Celts”, Enya’s debut. 010
jburka @burkas.net · 19/06/2026<stephon-voice> check out DC’s hottest new club. It’s got people in uniforms, swamp water, sheets of American Flag Blue, and an endless supply of tourists gawking! 000
Reposted by jburkaFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 14/06/2026The fact that Elon Musk is now one of history’s greatest mass-murderers, due to his total destruction of USAID, is still far too little-known. It’s on all of us to shout this from the rooftops. Never shut up about Elon Musk’s genocidal crimes. 181754641
jburka @burkas.net · 11/06/2026Welcome to DC in 2026, with a literal dumpster fire in Naylor Court to go with the figurative ones everywhere else. cc: @popville.bsky.social 030
jburka @burkas.net · 04/06/2026Leave East Potomac Park alone! (I mean, sure, fix the seawalls and sidewalks, but don't privatize the golf course, rip down the trees, and dump your toxic east wing remains there...) thehill.com/policy/keepi... 010
Reposted by jburkaJim Ray @jimray.net · 01/06/2026On this morning's dog walk, neighbor introduced himself by giving me his name, not the dog's. What the fuck, "Brian" 0605
jburka @burkas.net · 31/05/2026Wondering why constitution ave is closed and there seems to be a giant wooden platform being built across it. cc: @popville.bsky.social 110
Reposted by jburkaAlex Taliadoros @alexctaliadoros.bsky.social · 29/05/2026#Freedom250... DC's very own Fyre Fest 5524193952
jburka @burkas.net · 19/05/2026Because I still refuse to normalize this crap: riding my bike around the Lincoln Memorial this afternoon, I got to see roving bands of National Guard, DEA, and HSI. Thank goodness they were there to disrupt the usual open air drug market run by undocumented cartel members. What, that's not a thing? 100
jburka @burkas.net · 03/05/2026If you see this, post a concert photo you took (cc: @kristinhersh.bsky.social) 120
Reposted by jburkawoj @woj.bsky.social · 20/04/2026hormuzm.youtube.comClassic Sesame Street animation: Abierto / Cerrado (cajita)YouTube video by MonsterpieceTheatre 2127
jburka @burkas.net · 08/04/2026While this lousy administration tries to plow over our infrastructure (51st.news/trump-admini...), DC out here doing the right thing with more improvements, like the new speed cushions and paint in the lane at 14th and R I saw getting installed yesterday. cc: @popville.bsky.social 000
jburka @burkas.net · 08/04/2026Dunno if this guy’s going old school for his pomodoro timer, or what, but I’d be less surprised seeing this in Brooklyn, as opposed to walking down a DC sidewalk! cc: @popville 220
jburka @burkas.net · 01/04/2026Guess they were serious about Logan Circle being closed, as a fence goes up around the perimeter. cc: @popville.bsky.social 010
jburka @burkas.net · 31/03/2026Sure, yeah, this totally makes me feel safe. Why does everything this administration does to "combat anti-semitism" feel so much like anti-semitism? Could it be all the xian nationalists? Yeah, probably. (www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/u...) 000
jburka @burkas.net · 22/03/2026today I came across this trading card I'd completely forgotten about. I always loved @blairbraverman.bsky.social's stories about Haricot Vert, and was quite saddened to hear about his recent passing. Run free with the rest of the Beans, Hari, and may your memory be for a blessing. #uglydogs 4683
Reposted by jburkaKingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 19/03/2026Please soothe your soul with this footage of an enraged muppet being treated at the wild muppet center. 10658131815
Reposted by jburkaEspy @esp1371.bsky.social · 18/03/2026As the teams continue to arrive in Nome, the #Igivearod also continues until the red lantern arrives. So far, nearly $18,000 has been raised for Alaskan schools and other worthy charities. Check out the spreadsheet and remember, the matchy match is ongoing! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...docs.google.comIGiveARod 2026 03014
Reposted by jburkaBlair Braverman @blairbraverman.bsky.social · 18/03/2026It's hard to think about retiring from racing, because mushing is, and will always be, a huge part of my life. So I took a journey with my older dogs, who have retired themselves. They've taught me so much over the years; now, they're teaching me to live with change. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/m...nytimes.com‘Their Power Feels Like Mine’: A Dog Sled Racer Says Goodbye To Her Pack 1721457235
Reposted by jburkaJoshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 11/03/2026This is hilarious. Also, completely enraging. 14498564515
jburka @burkas.net · 11/03/2026@musicologyduck.bsky.social can’t speak to the current Air Force but my piano teacher circa 1980 was also the pianist in the Airmen of Note. I was a terrible student, but I guess he’s still teaching. music.gmu.edu/profiles/wbe...music.gmu.eduProf. Wade BeachProfessor Wade Beach is widely respected for his harmonic sophistication and superb technique, which knows no stylistic limitations. He holds a master’s degree in piano performance from the University... 010
Reposted by jburkaClimatologist49 @climatologist49.bsky.social · 10/03/2026The current temp of 81F in D.C. is closer to freezing than the current temp of -38F is in Fairbanks - by over 20F. 37615
jburka @burkas.net · 09/03/2026Now that the Iditarod is properly underway, it was time to start making my #Igivearod donations...for the seventh(!!) year. That just seems crazy! Join the fun at igivearod.com and make a difference in the rural communities along the trail at igivearod.comigivearod.com#igivearod – #igivearod Fund Rasing 1164
jburka @burkas.net · 01/03/2026A month after 5" of snow and 2-3" of sleet fell, and DC still has plenty to go around. Though I guess the Capitol Beautification Committee realized that a mountain of dirty snow would still be an improvement over the current majority, so that's a plus. 010
jburka @burkas.net · 28/01/2026A battle for the ages! Which mail truck will prevail‽ (hint: not the one stuck on a snowbank with its rear wheels in the air) cc: @popville 010
jburka @burkas.net · 25/01/2026Nothing like a humvee rolling up your residential street to make you feel like you’re living through an occupation. 220
Reposted by jburkaGood Boy @goodboy.bsky.social · 21/01/2026This is a more accurate metric of impending bad weather than the Waffle House Index 6456331233
Reposted by jburkaJosiah Hawthorne @josiahhawthorne.bsky.social · 16/01/2026This is your reminder that Hungarian-Jewish scientist George de Hevesy dissolved two Nobel Prizes in aqua regia to keep them out of the hands of the Nazis. He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden. (After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.) 5344341522
jburka @burkas.net · 13/01/2026@ataokennel.bsky.social I saw this and immediately thought of Queen Ophelia. Can't believe how long it's been since the quilling! 1100
jburka @burkas.net · 08/01/2026Rather noisy protest on Mass Ave just west of Scott Circle. Cc: @popville.bsky.social 010
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