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Mena Burke

@menaburke.bsky.social
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Soccer/football; history; sanity; beagles; too much coffee; percussion; reading (not the fc); women’s sports. Crystal Palace FC. Washington Spirit. Also - FC Wimbledon fan by marriage

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Mena Burke @menaburke.bsky.social · 11h
www.rawstory.com/cornell-trump/ He is a disgusting piece of you know what
rawstory.com
Backlash erupts after Trump says he ‘feels badly’ for Cornell rape suspects: ‘Disgusting’
President Donald Trump sparked swift backlash Friday after saying he “feels badly” for the suspects accused in the Cornell University rape case because New York Attorney General Letitia James is now o...
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Bryan @bryanuf.bsky.social · 18h
And it's always the dweebs like Georges who serve as the examples for why the humanities are important.
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Mena Burke @menaburke.bsky.social · 17h
Good for him. Mbappé has the same stance.
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Mena Burke @menaburke.bsky.social · 17h
Wow. Virginia 06 is on the West Virginia border. In the early aughts Goodlatte used to run unopposed getting 99% of the vote. Cline replaced him in 2018 (almost 60%) and was around 65% since. If this is in play …
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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Mena Burke @menaburke.bsky.social · 19h
And they have a gently used costume drop off point so if you have some …
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Mena Burke @menaburke.bsky.social · 19h
Egg salad sammie at Coffee & Plant in Easton.
Everything bagel, toasted, with egg salad, pork roll, microgreens, hot sauce, on a checkerboard paper covering an aluminum tray, with the pages of a book to the side.
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Mena Burke @menaburke.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The bigots and charlatans who fund them worldwide have made so much headway these few years. I hope this is a true watershed moment.
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Mena Burke @menaburke.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Wow indeed. Tears in my eyes.
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Erica @erohealthcomms.com · 01/10/2026
Sharing this as a gift article so you can all read it. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/n...
nytimes.com
How a Cornell Student Went From Shame to Action
The woman known as “Jane Doe” was initially embarrassed about what happened at a fraternity party in 2024, but soon concluded: “I was assaulted.”
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Mena Burke @menaburke.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Cornell, the police and DA all worked together to let rapists go free.
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Mena Burke @menaburke.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We need to feel profound shame as a country and then vote to get rid of anyone who defends ice. Defund ICE.
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Martin Calladine @uglygame.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I think this will be one of the defining images of the Premier League's void years: a proudly working class fanbase celebrating that the ruling family of an oppressive regime had hired a barrister on £10,000-an-hour to try and prevent them suffering consequences for their cheating. Embarrassing.
A bunch of mugs celebrating their perceived impunity
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Mena Burke @menaburke.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Norway picks up a red - deserved
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is the 59th death in ICE detention since Trump took office.
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Mena Burke @menaburke.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.rawstory.com/john-roberts... Least surprising thing in this article is that John Roberts’ best friend in this island is a colossal hypocrite and ass.
rawstory.com
Chief Justice John Roberts shunned by his neighbors as backlash over Trump rulings grows
Chief Justice John Roberts has spent more than 20 summers at his home on a small island off the coast of Maine, but now many of his neighbors there have backed away from him or even demonstrate agains...
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Mena Burke @menaburke.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Bravo Ireland
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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The crux of recent right-wing propaganda is that billionaires are on the side, morally and socially, of the white Christian working class. And when they were elected, they ignored the Epstien files, looted the government, and doubled the price of eggs and gas while laughing. Ha ha! Gotcha!
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Mena Burke @menaburke.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Bravo Wales
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Wilber Rafael Garces Perez was shot by ICE 10 days ago. The bullet is still lodged in his back. He’s been forced to sleep on the floor and hasn’t been given medication, according to his attorney. Now DHS is claiming he assaulted an agent. Can we trust anything DHS says given its track record?
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Mena Burke @menaburke.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Lunacy - they’re having kids to kill them.
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Mena Burke @menaburke.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Anti-arch protest going on right before (northbound) the Memorial Bridge.
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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Hunter @hunterub.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Normally, being [a money boy for Saudi royalty, who pressed for war, while using $ to boost Israeli military capabilities (also wanted war) and using POTUS connections to sideline US Dept of State (didn't want war) and keep the war running] would be, like, a scandal or something.
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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This. I strongly believe a lot of men have no idea how often women contend with this, and how it can stunt their ambitions.
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Mena Burke @menaburke.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
qz.com/california-l...
qz.com
California legalizes balcony solar panels for renters
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 868 on Wednesday, making California the 10th state to allow plug-in solar systems without utility approval
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Mena Burke @menaburke.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Just making it through the NYTimes piece on parents, teachers and students trying to keep safe in an era of school shootings and the 13-yr old saying « I’ve kind of gotten used to the anxiety » is another example of how broken we are as a country.
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Mena Burke @menaburke.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.rfi.fr/en/sports/20... Hmmm, a fit of pique for not starting. And this from the PM of Portugal is embarrassing (not as bad as Trump calling Infantino though). cnnportugal.iol.pt/jorge-jesus/...
rfi.fr
Ronaldo's Portugal future in doubt after walkout
Uncertainy surrounds the future of Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo in the national team after the 41-year-old walked out on the squad following an announcement from coach Jorge Jesus that he woul...
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Mena Burke @menaburke.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... "We can do what we want," Man City exec as quoted in Der Spiegel.
bbc.co.uk
Andy Burnham 'really concerned' if Man City owners sell up after rule breaches
The prime minister compares the allegations against Man City to the plight of his own club Everton.
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Mena Burke @menaburke.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This.
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 01/10/2026
did previous Congresses just not imagine such a thing would happen and thus ceded this kind of autonomy when creating the frameworks for the agency? Surely Democrats could have fixed this a few years ago?
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Quantian @quantian.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
LMFAO the official America.gov AI website uses a Chinese open source model
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 30/09/2026
RFK Jr. has been transforming a government that long championed vaccines into one that questions their safety. This is what could happen over the next 25 years if shots are unavailable even to the people who want them. (Published March)
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The Horrors That Could Lie Ahead if Vaccines Vanish
Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.
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Mena Burke @menaburke.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Goalie kiddo just texted: how do you punch a ball straight up into the air twice on the same play? Guess I know who is watching usmnt - chile highlights
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GylesNaMopaleen @gylesnamopaleen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If only one of them had a smartphone to check google maps. They are free to use the route on the left but insist on stomping down the (mainly) nationalist Garvaghy Road which led to crazy riots in the 80s and 90s that led to people being killed. it was banned just before the GFA 1998.
google maps showing two walking routes the orange order could take from their church to the destination at Drumcree,
an orangeman at drumcree church appearing to be checking his smartphone for messages.
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GylesNaMopaleen @gylesnamopaleen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It's turning into a mini-Fleadh with all sections of the community coming together. It's extraordinary and a glimmer of positivity amidst the madness of the Orange Order antics at Drumcree.
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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This image is historic in nature. It's not that there were never sympathetic Protestants and Unionists. It's that to go public 28 years ago (the time of the last march on Garvaghy Road) would've meant risking major harassment, violence, and even death. Women showing up for what's right. 🫡
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Mena Burke @menaburke.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I really despise Republicans
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Mena Burke @menaburke.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
JFC.
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Mena Burke @menaburke.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
He’s truly awful
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Mena Burke @menaburke.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I’d rather have most Canadians than Navarro. Interesting that our local store seems to have more fruit & veg from Canada. This week, I bought tomatoes, potatoes and butternut squash from Canada (the potatoes were gorgeous, on sale & not from a place with suspect values - looking at you Idaho).
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Mena Burke @menaburke.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If you give your kid raw milk, you should be investigated for child endangerment.
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RockDems VA @rockdemsva.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Reducing the pool of faculty to recruit from sure won't help improve instruction
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Mena Burke @menaburke.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pep casually leaving and his fave players leaving months before the verdict. Hmmmm. Then posting this nonsense.
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Mena Burke @menaburke.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
« Where people like me can commit fraud … »
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Mena Burke @menaburke.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Sheer stupidity and intended to screen out people who have physical limitations. Markwayne (still can’tvelueve soneobe named him that) probably brainstormed (ok, that’s mocking) this in a testosterone comparing session with Duffy and Kegseth.
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Mena Burke @menaburke.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I had the hearing on and didn’t see that one of the other disgraceful Kennedys (no relation to the Nepo nightmare) - Senator Folksiass - was holding the poster board. So this was a combined Repub effort by the Senators from Missouri and Louisiana. Yeah, their majority voters elect idiots.
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Mena Burke @menaburke.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Gee Republicans stealing from money for children … again. Criminal and cruel.
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is a story about healthcare, but also how the Trump administration is assaulting immigrants from every direction, including tearing away their safety net. (As an aside, regarding the headline: People not having access to healthcare is bad whether or not they're documented!)
bostonglobe.com
These New England immigrants arrived legally. Now, thousands will lose Medicaid benefits. - The Boston Globe
In Massachusetts alone, 7,300 people are expected to lose access to full Medicaid coverage Thursday.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Something remarkable is happening: James Talarico is running an expansively pro-immigrant campaign in Texas, a state Trump won by 14 points, speaking in Biblical terms about our duty to "the stranger." And it's resonating. That's seismic. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2160...
newrepublic.com
In Texas, Something Seismic Is Happening—and It’s All Trump’s Fault
Thanks to the economy and ICE, Trump has lost Texas Latinos. And James Talarico is developing a humane pro-immigrant message that’s resonating—even in this ultra-Trumpy state.
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