Husband, father, retired programmer. Writes and records. Sang in a praise band at the local Methodist Church. Attends by video for family health reasons.https://bsky.app/profile/burrland01.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/burrland01.bsky.social/post/3ml46gk5g7s2kNice... [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 12:22 +0000at://did:plc:z2oqtdrlttryckwf56bdbjzk/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml46gk5g7s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/burrland01.bsky.social/post/3mkxv4k347c221/2 Now that the danger has passed, perhaps we can be forgiven as Disaffected and it Feels So Good captures a few of those moments, especially as Stephen Miller seems to reflexively use his pregnant wife as a human shield: https://www.red-state-blues.com/2026/05/02/week-of-shooting-blame-and-ballroom/#disaffectedanditfeelssogood03 May 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:z2oqtdrlttryckwf56bdbjzk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxv4k347c22https://bsky.app/profile/burrland01.bsky.social/post/3mkxnnyugwk2pOur favorite Earth-Bound Misfit has the image that Trump had his own White House post to social media. The occupant who formerly proclaimed himself to be (delete "the Messiah") (insert "a Doctor") in a robe surrounded by worshipers, now crowns himself America’s King. https://www.red-state-blues.com/2026/05/02/week-of-shooting-blame-and-ballroom/#eb-misfit03 May 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:z2oqtdrlttryckwf56bdbjzk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxnnyugwk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/burrland01.bsky.social/post/3mkwenyhojc2r1/2 M. Bouffant at Web of Evil reviews Trump’s 60 Minutes interview and the crazed stupidity that mainstream media somehow missed: https://www.red-state-blues.com/2026/05/02/week-of-shooting-blame-and-ballroom/#mbouffant03 May 2026 04:57 +0000at://did:plc:z2oqtdrlttryckwf56bdbjzk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkwenyhojc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/burrland01.bsky.social/post/3mkvkrudye227Calico Jack, in The Psy of Life, runs through the videos. He notices something odd. Everyone on screen shows surprise, some in shock, some in self‑protective crouch, as shots are heard. With one, only one, exception. Jack explores possible explanations for Trump’s inattentive lack of reaction. https://www.red-state-blues.com/2026/05/02/week-of-shooting-blame-and-ballroom/#thepsyoflifeblog02 May 2026 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:z2oqtdrlttryckwf56bdbjzk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvkrudye227https://bsky.app/profile/burrland01.bsky.social/post/3mkvfznshwc27Our weekly list got done on line, and ON TIME! Links to posts reflecting 38 often unrecognized sources of blogging wisdom. Week of Shooting, Blame, and Ballroom - Kimmel - Comey Seashelled - Charles Visits - Trump Crowns - Paramount Sells Out (again) And internet wisdom from our usual suspects: https://www.red-state-blues.com/2026/05/02/week-of-shooting-blame-and-ballroom/02 May 2026 19:49 +0000at://did:plc:z2oqtdrlttryckwf56bdbjzk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvfznshwc27https://bsky.app/profile/burrland01.bsky.social/post/3mkprlhwojc2lShamelessly stolen from the Borowitz Report: https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/don-the-dunce-has-learned-nothing30 Apr 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:z2oqtdrlttryckwf56bdbjzk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkprlhwojc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/burrland01.bsky.social/post/3mkh4ssw4tc26Ted McLaughlin at jobsanger has more numbers, as Trump approval drops yet again. Yet again. Drops for Trump himself. Drops for Trump on almost every issue. And it isn’t just Trump. https://www.red-state-blues.com/2026/04/25/week-of-trump-losses-trump-rage-trump-abuses/#jobsanger27 Apr 2026 03:27 +0000at://did:plc:z2oqtdrlttryckwf56bdbjzk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkh4ssw4tc26https://bsky.app/profile/burrland01.bsky.social/post/3mkgoim7bos261/2 Dave Barry delves into a California True Crime story as a bear attack turns out to be a fraud https://www.red-state-blues.com/2026/04/25/week-of-trump-losses-trump-rage-trump-abuses/#DaveBarry So the investigators got a search warrant, and in one of the suspects’ homes they found what is known, in the world of professional crime detection, as a “clue”:26 Apr 2026 23:11 +0000at://did:plc:z2oqtdrlttryckwf56bdbjzk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkgoim7bos26https://bsky.app/profile/burrland01.bsky.social/post/3mkeijmkdh22kdriftglass is skeptical about the current Democratic strategy of appealing to white rural voters who hate them. https://www.red-state-blues.com/2026/04/25/week-of-trump-losses-trump-rage-trump-abuses/#driftglass26 Apr 2026 02:19 +0000at://did:plc:z2oqtdrlttryckwf56bdbjzk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkeijmkdh22khttps://bsky.app/profile/burrland01.bsky.social/post/3mkei54xhr22kIn Letters from an American, historian Heather Cox Richardson examines evidence supporting accounts of a President so emotionally unstable, so lacking in impulse control, that his staff resorts to gimmicks to keep him from exploding in rage. https://www.red-state-blues.com/2026/04/25/week-of-trump-losses-trump-rage-trump-abuses/#heathercoxrichardson26 Apr 2026 02:12 +0000at://did:plc:z2oqtdrlttryckwf56bdbjzk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkei54xhr22khttps://bsky.app/profile/burrland01.bsky.social/post/3mkduwwvf2s2kShamelessly stolen from MockPaperScissors... https://mockpaperscissors.com/2026/04/24/great-memes-cont-104/25 Apr 2026 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:z2oqtdrlttryckwf56bdbjzk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkduwwvf2s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/burrland01.bsky.social/post/3mkdq5ildwk2kNan’s Notebook considers the newest breakthrough in long-distance car travel that I’m gonna spend the whole rest of the day not thinking about. https://www.red-state-blues.com/2026/04/25/week-of-trump-losses-trump-rage-trump-abuses/#sayitnow25 Apr 2026 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:z2oqtdrlttryckwf56bdbjzk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdq5ildwk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/burrland01.bsky.social/post/3mkcinjfb3c2iOur weekly list is on line (and on time YAY!!) Links to posts reflecting 34 often unrecognized sources of blogging wisdom. Week of Trump Losses, Trump Rage, Trump Abuses - Gerry Gets Mandered, - Trump Gets Loathed, - Iran Gets Stuck, - AI Gets Resisted, - Trump Runs for new Messiah And More: https://www.red-state-blues.com/2026/04/25/week-of-trump-losses-trump-rage-trump-abuses/25 Apr 2026 07:15 +0000at://did:plc:z2oqtdrlttryckwf56bdbjzk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkcinjfb3c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/burrland01.bsky.social/post/3mk43pja62c2nTrump comes up with a compelling legal argument! https://politicalwire.com/2026/04/22/trump-tears-into-weak-stupid-and-bad-justices/22 Apr 2026 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:z2oqtdrlttryckwf56bdbjzk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk43pja62c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/burrland01.bsky.social/post/3mk43jdzvdk2nI suppose you can come up with reasons to support Trump if you are willing to invent your own mathematics. https://politicalwire.com/2026/04/22/bonus-quote-of-the-day-2357/22 Apr 2026 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:z2oqtdrlttryckwf56bdbjzk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk43jdzvdk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/burrland01.bsky.social/post/3mjsx7gifxk23Under this DOJ, laws apply to everyone... ...well... ...with some exceptions. https://politicalwire.com/2026/04/18/washington-d-c-police-were-about-to-arrest-cory-mills/19 Apr 2026 02:53 +0000at://did:plc:z2oqtdrlttryckwf56bdbjzk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjsx7gifxk23https://bsky.app/profile/burrland01.bsky.social/post/3mjs76imktc23News Corpse points to the weird Trump logic that applies Mel Brooks type comedy reasoning to serious foreign policy. Since Iran threatens to disrupt the world economy by keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed, Trump retaliates by disrupting the world economy by keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed. https://www.red-state-blues.com/2026/04/18/week-of-trump-war-trump-straits-trump-messiah/#newscorpse18 Apr 2026 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:z2oqtdrlttryckwf56bdbjzk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjs76imktc23https://bsky.app/profile/burrland01.bsky.social/post/3mjs335nh3c23At Tan-ag Elementary School in the Philippines, kids get to simulate a bus ride, while learning basic empathy: https://youtube.com/shorts/xSZwzN1MX2c?si=HCrpF7ae-Lp_hpQE18 Apr 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:z2oqtdrlttryckwf56bdbjzk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjs335nh3c23