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Joshua Burge @joshuaburge.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Hey LA! Free rides on the metro today! Curious about trains in Los Angeles? It costs you nothing to find out how far they can take you. I’ve been living in Los Angeles since 2015 and never owned a car. Clear Air day. Free up traffic congestion. Explore your city with freedom from parking meters.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Whether it's Obama telling farmers to plant arugula in Iowa or Donald Trump telling Iranians to take out Los Angeles, both presidents made deeply insensitive statements about regions of the country.

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Joshua Burge @joshuaburge.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

There are so many truths like this that are so easily observed.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026

Holy shit.

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Joshua Burge @joshuaburge.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Was thinking about some of my favorite games of the past several years: Elden Ring Red Dead Redemption 2 The Witcher 3 Ghosts of Tsushima Kingdom Come Deliverance (1&2) I noticed a common trait of being able to ride a horse around the middle of nowhere for as much as I damn well please

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Joshua Burge @joshuaburge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

These guys aren’t even qualified to be local drunks in a small town bar, let alone be anywhere near a branch of the United States government.

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Joshua Burge @joshuaburge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I finished my first animation! I started it sometime ago and kinda pushed it to the side because, ya know, the usual suspects of intimidation and self-doubt. But eventually I completed what I set out to do. I’d like to present the intro to my forever-in-development tv show Humbug Maestro.

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Joshua Burge @joshuaburge.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Neither. Just confused as hell.

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Joshua Burge @joshuaburge.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

In my 20’s everyone around me was talking about indie rock. In my 30’s everyone around me was talking about indie film. Now in my 40’s and everyone around me is talking about indie voters.

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Joshua Burge @joshuaburge.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Seriously though, how many movies have been on Shudder AND Criterion Channel simultaneously?!?

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Joshua Burge @joshuaburge.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

As though they discover a world outside

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Joshua Burge @joshuaburge.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Thank you!!! Mekado Murphy at The New York Times for telling folks about VULCANIZADORA and sending them to the places to watch it: Shudder and Criterion Channel !!!

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Joshua Burge @joshuaburge.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

By 2030 eh? Well, ya know, in a way it kinda takes off a lot of the pressure that I put on myself.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Why do you appreciate unions? I’ll start: Weekends off Paid vacations Work breaks Sick leave Paid holidays No child labor Safer working conditions Health care and retirement benefits

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Joshua Burge @joshuaburge.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I’m glad someone made a video about this. I don’t care for most music that is in a minor key. It’s one of the factors that contributes to my love of the 1955-1975 recording era. A critique I have received throughout my life is that I don’t write in a minor key very often. Well, I don’t care for it.

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Something is very wrong with modern pop music

YouTube video by David Hartley

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Wages of unionized workers are 13% higher than their nonunion counterparts. But unions also set a higher pay standard that all workers enjoy. In high-union-density states, median household income is $12,000 higher than in low-union-density states. This is why unions are vital.

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Joshua Burge @joshuaburge.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The death of Tupac is back in the news. I was watching a report and KTLA referred to him as “Grammy-nominated rapper Tupac Shakur”. I’m sorry, but of all the things Tupac was in his life “Grammy-nominated” was probably the least important. This culture needs to get its priorities straightened out.

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Joshua Burge @joshuaburge.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Kinda feels like 100 years ago Los Angeles was built very fast and everyone said “Don’t worry it’ll last 100 years!” And now,…ya know.

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Joshua Burge @joshuaburge.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I may have a wax melt problem. I’m obsessed with these things.

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Joshua Burge @joshuaburge.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Thought Sunset Boulevard was trending because of yet ANOTHER water pipe breaking. Nope. Carry on. Enjoy the film, folks. It’s a helluva picture!

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Joshua Burge @joshuaburge.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Had to rearrange the wall a bit to make room for awesome VULCANIZADORA poster gifted to me by a friend. I’m pleased with it. Looks like a middle finger.

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Joshua Burge @joshuaburge.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Am I a grown adult? Yes I am. Did I spend my hard earned money to dress like Indiana Jones? Yes I did.

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Joshua Burge @joshuaburge.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

This is great! Good work, Jack! From one Michigan fella to another.

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Joshua Burge @joshuaburge.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

My life just improved considerably

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Joshua Burge @joshuaburge.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Krista and I just finished Split Fiction. That was a pretty wild ride, Jack!

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Steve Kopian @unseenfilms.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Thoughts on the great doc from @gregmitch.bsky.social WOODIE GUTHRIE AND THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD TODAY which is streaming at PBS.org www.unseenfilms.net/2026/07/wood...

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Joshua Burge @joshuaburge.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

These two inventions improve my life on regular basis and use absolutely no electricity. So suck it, Thomas Edison. No need to fire up the dynamo, ol’ boy.

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Joshua Burge @joshuaburge.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Today marks 5 years since I had my last drink. A half of a decade. Unbelievable. I sincerely hope the best for everyone, wherever you are, trying to navigate this world and this existence.

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Joshua Burge @joshuaburge.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Happy Summer Solstice everybody!

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Joshua Burge @joshuaburge.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

The Germans don’t care about people’s feelings.

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Joshua Burge @joshuaburge.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

I guess I’ll root for Czechia in the World Cup tonight since I spent all winter playing both Kingdom Come Deliverance games

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Joshua Burge @joshuaburge.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I can’t believe it took me until today to learn that if you add guacamole and queso to a BLT it becomes a LGBTQ

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Joshua Burge @joshuaburge.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Jupiter and Venus between two palms.

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Peter Labuza @labuzamovies.com · 06/06/2026

I feel like “horror is having a moment” has been a sudden trend in Hollywood since 1933.

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Joshua Burge @joshuaburge.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

This made me homesick for Michigan. Though I never lived anywhere near Monroe I have visited a few times and found it to be lovely. youtu.be/7DlF5Cf4VLM?...

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FULL SHOW: After "Late Show" ends, Stephen Colbert hosts Monroe public access show

YouTube video by The Desk

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Joshua Burge @joshuaburge.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Sadly, in America, the reaction to any study like this is typically, “I need to change my name to Chris or become a talking dog.”

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bakoon @bakoon.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

this movie is the monkeys paw you get what you deserve answer to the wish for more time to game. the best movie ever made about video gaming and the degradation of the human spirit

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Joshua Burge @joshuaburge.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

“Some people like to go out dancing. Other people, they have to work.” Lou Reed, Sweet Jane, 1969 Happy May Day! Whether you are dancing around the Maypole or uniting with your brothers and sisters to make the world a better place, I wish you the happiest May Day.

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Joshua Burge @joshuaburge.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Bought Dark Souls II today. The last of the From Software Soulsborne games I have yet to play. We’ll see.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 25/04/2026

Yeah. If it weren’t for people…

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Joshua Burge @joshuaburge.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

“Queen Mary. She’s my friend. Yes, I believe I’ll go see her again.” - Bob Dylan, Just Like Woman, 1966

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Joshua Burge @joshuaburge.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Welp, Krista left for the evening because she got sick of hearing me talk (bragging really) about all my heavily discounted Easter candy I picked up on my way home.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." -FDR, 1937

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Joshua Burge @joshuaburge.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

These California gubernatorial/Los Angeles mayoral campaign ads have SOOOOO much sub-bass in them. It’s wild as hell, Jack!

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

A new report from the University of California shows that the state's decision to raise the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20/hr didn’t hurt jobs, or raise prices much. Data from over 2,000 restaurants shows that the $20/hr minimum wage didn’t reduce employment. /1

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Despite Apocalyptic Warnings, California Fast Food Wage Hike Didn’t Kill Jobs

UC Berkeley study finds employment held steady — and only pennies were added to menu prices.

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Joshua Burge @joshuaburge.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Just absolutely fantastic news

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