M Burris

M Burris

@mlburris.bsky.social

In search of an objective, verifiable, fact-based understanding of this crazy world.

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M Burris
@mlburris.bsky.social

Holocaust Remembrance Day... Anne Frank wrote, 'What is done cannot be undone, but one can prevent it happening again'. I hope Anne Frank is right, that we can prevent another holocaust.

M Burris
@mlburris.bsky.social

Roy Cooper running for U.S. Senate! @roycoopernc.bsky.social

Roy Cooper@roycoopernc.bsky.social

As governor, we expanded Medicaid to more than 650,000 people in North Carolina. Now it’s at risk as Washington Republicans slashed billions from Medicaid to give more tax breaks to billionaires. I’m running for Senate to fight back. You with me?

M Burris
@mlburris.bsky.social

Decent people don't do this to each other.

WIRED@wired.com

So-called “less-lethal” weapons like those that have been used against demonstrators in Los Angeles can cause severe, lasting harm like nerve or brain damage or blindness. They can also kill. www.wired.com/story/what-t...

wired.comWhat Tear Gas and Rubber Bullets Do to the Human BodySo-called “less-lethal” weapons like those that have been used against demonstrators in Los Angeles can cause severe, lasting harm like nerve or brain damage or blindness. They can also kill.
M Burris
@mlburris.bsky.social

We owe a debt of gratitude to every soul who landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, and the days following. Your courage & sacrifice will never be forgotten.

M Burris
@mlburris.bsky.social

Sisu is a Finnish word meaning 'determination, tenacity of purpose, grit, and resilience'. It's my understanding that Finns use the word to express their national character. Anyone know the equivalent word in English?

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