Mena Burke
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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- Reposted by Mena BurkeYale prof David Gelernter defends his letter urging Epstein to hire "v small goodlooking blonde" student by saying that he was "keep[ing] the potential boss's habits in mind." This creep shouldn't be allowed anywhere near students. yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
- The Trump junta re-writing history to whitewash it
- JFC They are lawless psychopaths
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- ICE are destroying property and destroying lives. I know Repubs don’t care about the latter but they usually get hot and bothered about the former.
- What… He’s so offensive and then becomes incomprehensible because he’s lost his damn mind.
- Reposted by Mena BurkeCity hall belongs to Minneapolis residents, not ICE. Video credit to @transthem.bsky.social
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[This post could not be retrieved] - Failson Kennedy did this. Trump did this. Anti-vax lies did this.
- Reposted by Mena BurkeThey just blindly shot through the fucking door. "Additional photographs show damage consistent with a bullet fragment lodged in a bedroom wall down the hallway — suggesting it traveled between a mattress and a portable crib in a room where several small children sleep."
- "Photographic evidence from the shooting scene of a Venezuelan man by federal agents last month in Minneapolis supports the account of witnesses there – and appears to undercut the narrative provided by federal officials." www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
- Reposted by Mena Burke6/ The Post has lost over 375,000 subscribers in just over a year. If 10% of those readers subscribed to The 51st instead, we could hire 10 reporters and five editors, dramatically scaling our coverage of the city at this critical time. 51st.news/signup
- Reposted by Mena BurkeSo weird how this keeps happening. www.haaretz.com/us-news/2026...
- Karp was head of Paul, Weiss when it caved to Trump way too quickly. Could his many years of getting favors from Epstein be why?
- Reposted by Mena BurkeDemocracy dies in oligarchy.
- Reposted by Mena Burke“The scars [mental and physical] will always be there, a reminder of the time my own government tried to execute me.” - Marimar Martinez
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- Reposted by Mena BurkePlease watch and share this. Boycotts, resistance, protests work. In the United States, and Canada too.
- Disgraceful.
- www.mediaite.com/media/podcas... Nicki vying for title of stupidest celebrity. Is this called « Two Bigots on a Couch »?
- Reposted by Mena Burke🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed California to use its new, voter-approved congressional map in the 2026 election, clearing the way for Democrats to counter President Donald Trump’s redistricting gains in Texas. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
- Trump is a synonym for corruption
- Reposted by Mena BurkeLegacy PFAS in North Atlantic pilot whales have dropped 60% over the past decade, reflecting earlier chemical phaseouts. But researchers warn of “regrettable substitution,” as replacement PFAS may pose similar risks — even as newer chemicals appear to be accumulating more on land than at sea.
- Reposted by Mena BurkeThe Laconia Daily Sun: Breaking news: Rep. David Nagel switches party affiliation to Democrat www.laconiadailysun.com/news/electio... #NHPolitics
- ICE OUT
- Out shoveling behind 3 neighbors so they can get their trash to the street for pickup & know libertarians would be shitty neighbors. Also the oligarchs learned that destroying social capital destroys trust and you can’t have collective action to solve problems w/out trust so that makes them richer.
- House Republicans pulling in UK’s seemingly unwashed bigots to testify.
- www.mediaite.com/media/sports... And that’s why he’s not going
- Reposted by Mena BurkeI think one thing people outside Minnesota don't understand is that after Good and Pretti were killed by feds while observing, the most normal people you could imagine have made peace with the fact that they could be next, and they are still out there because they say it's the right thing to do.
- “If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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- Reposted by Mena BurkeMost of the Washington Post’s tech reporters were laid off today, including me. I have loved my time at the paper, which is where I wanted to work from age 15. I take some consolation in not being among the survivors who will have to work harder with less for fewer readers. On to better things.
- Reposted by Mena Burkethis is a wicked man who knows he is being wicked and does it anyway
- Or all the idiots doing the so-called « trump dance » (though can something with no rhythm be a dance?) as a victory celebration, including Pulisic and various 49’ers.
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- Reposted by Mena BurkeA lot of people cannot just start a paid newsletter or become freelancers to sustain their careers. The sports, metro, and international desks did work that requires *team* resources, like legal checks, documents, access to archives, and long-term beat experience.
- Watching kids trying to get to school and having to climb over 6’ or higher snow and ice piles deposited at cross walks and curbs really makes you question adults.
- Reposted by Mena Burkethis is literally the critique of crypto that was offered when it was launched, so please, fuck off into the sun
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- Reposted by Mena BurkeI've reread this like 3 times. Freed herself from slavery by running away, *went back a week later bc the slaver was talking shit, set his house on fire, and then escaped again is absolutely incredible queen shit
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- Reposted by Mena BurkeThe cycle from Amazon killing bookstores to Bezos axing the books section of the Post is something
- Journalism dies under billionaires because billionaires likes the darkness that kills democracy.
- In high school, on my commute on a NYC bus, I heard a woman say, « I tried to join the anarchists but they were so frustrating. They had no rules. ». To which the woman with her said, « isn’t that their point? » and the response, « yeah but who has time for that? » I love NY.
- Reposted by Mena Burke"None of us figured out how to avoid being here." IT WAS CALLED "FILL IN A LITTLE OVAL NEXT TO THE BLACK LADY'S NAME IN NOVEMBER 2024."
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- Pssst: not just Minneapolis.
- Sen. Mark Kelly: "Right now they need to get out of Minneapolis & really reevaluate what this agency agency should be. Kristi Noem needs to be fired, by the way. That's a good starting point here. And the senior leadership there, the ones who have implemented these policies, these people need to go"
- Reposted by Mena Burkei feel like we've had a good enough sample size for like two decades on whether or not body cameras on cops do anything whatsoever to stop them from killing people. the guy that murdered renee good was filming it on his phone for fun!
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- Reposted by Mena BurkeThe library? Yes, the library is hosting a series for Chicagoans to learn about Puerto Rican history ahead of Bad Bunny’s historical Super Bowl halftime show performance this weekend.
- Reposted by Mena Burke🗣️This is fascism‼️ #Pinks
- The Holy Family were refugees. Literally.
- Q: How can we make Columbia Pike worse? A: add snow and don’t give anywhere for people to walk and maybe don’t plow some intersections fully
- Tax billionaires until they’re millionaires. And I’ve been saying this for years & it’s why Trump is crashing our economy, starting wars, and destroying our allies and our democracy.
- commercialobserver.com/2026/02/stor... I can’t open it but I think this is the Basis building? 2x the trade price from 4-5 years ago?
- People speeding on roads that are dry but (1) lose all or part of a lane randomly because of bad snow removal, and/or (2) have haphazard craters of potholes. What are you people doing? Looking at you Fairfax County and Arlington
- Creepy
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- Reposted by Mena BurkeQuick round up: - the government is covering up evidence the president is a pedophile - he’s openly taking bribes from foreign governments - his masked agents are shooting citizens in the streets - the FBI is helping him steal the election - he’s threatening war against multiple allies 👍👍👍
- Failson Kennedy did this. Trump did this. Everyone who voted for Trump did this. Everyone who voted to confirm Failson Kennedy did this.
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- Probably thought, Trump had a relationship with Epstein so they’ll get along. Anyway, Trump and Starmer should both resign.
- Good for Pep.
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- Reposted by Mena BurkeWhat's that you say! It was all just fear pushing by bad faith groups and that trans women pose no threat to cisgender women. www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
- Trump did this. Everyone who voted for Trump did this. Everyone who could have voted but stayed home did this. Everyone who voted Repub did this.
- Page One. @wsj.com
- Typical MAGA. Ran out of his truck to attack a teen aged. An underage girl in fact.
- Reposted by Mena Burke1. Build huge subscriber base by telling them their $ supports democracy. 2. Don’t establish other revenue sources. 3. Rug-pull subscribers by pushing opinion side to the right. 4. Subscribers leave, revenue falls. 5. Enact crippling newsroom cuts.
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- Reposted by Mena BurkeA Justice Department review found that Ed Martin improperly handled grand jury materials that were part of an investigation targeting Donald Trump's political enemies, at least two sources familiar with the review told CNN. cnn.it/4auafXQ
- We’ve know for years that immigrants (including undocumented immigrants) pay more in taxes than they receive in benefits.
- Reposted by Mena BurkeCrockett: "Now my colleagues want to be the protectors of girls & women. I didn't hear them screaming this when Renee Good was killed in the middle of the street by the same people the vast majority of you just voted to give more money to. It was a lot of crickets, including about the Esptein files"
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- Reposted by Mena BurkeCrockett: “Republicans are going to protect girls & women — like, miss me on being protectors — don't come at us & tell us as women what we should be okay with, what we shouldn't be okay with — you are not protecting women as they need protections over their own bodies to make their own decisions”
- Reposted by Mena BurkeI stand corrected. Four out of 5 Democrats want to abolish ICE. Any elected Dem asking for less is outside the mainstream of their party.
- Their new poll came out today. It's up to 79% support including 66% (!) strongly support. d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ec...
- Subpoena Melania. Every Democrat should be shooting this from the rooftops. Subpoena ALL employee records from his homes/slash buildings/resorts.
- TRUTH.. #Epstein #EpsteinFiles
- Reposted by Mena BurkeCasar holds a 3 minute and 26 second moment of silence to represent the time in which DHS officers let Renee Good bleed out after she was shot
