Zaron Burnett III @Zaron3 Twitter profile | Pikagi

Pikagi

Zaron Burnett III

@Zaron3

6,697

Followers

3,379

Following

2,236

Media

30,121

Statuses

writer // story editor // podcast creator: Black Cowboys / co-host @RidiculousCrime and Very Special Episodes // email: zaronburnett at gmail // he/him

oakland

https://t.co/RQc4S7X66S

Joined June 2012

Don't wanna be here? Send us removal request.

Pinned Tweet

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

3 years

1 in 4 cowboys were Black But over time, the West forgot this “Black Cowboys” is an iHeart Originals limited-run podcast that conjures up this past and reminds us that they’ve been here, they did that, and oh yes, Black cowboys are very much real Here's the complete series...

Tweet media one

Tweet media two

Tweet media three

30

514

2K

Last Seen Profiles

@FireLordBrooke

@kirstenpeters0n

@co32251289

@ZlitPMziml60115

@PrinceOfficialS

@iMephisto

@BSlwb54079

@bokeplokalmalam

@sas90o_

@BurimOsmani1971

@amsa_spa

@DonShipman49

@bokeplokalmalam

@mybirh

@jr7_k

@Tqbz0adPzjIOdGT

@reexp3rt

@JemmaA80

@IllustOgre

@bokeplokalmalam

@BinorRaja

@bogkam

@bokeplokalmalam

@bungouonlymaki

@MelHarris56

@Manics

@EveM3055

@Diana_Cory312

@Shantkee

@BiassiniAna

@BinorRaja

@AlexPlastbor

@caoim_gian

@IllustOgre

@fabscout

@avaxadam

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

3 months

man, this 4th of July God could do the funniest callback ever

Tweet media one

339

22K

186K

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

5 years

the Dow Jones is just astrology for capitalists

85

8K

43K

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

6 years

harbor no illusions: this country makes sure you know who it is for and what it’s about

@nypost

New York Post

6 years

Officer who fatally shot Tamir Rice hired as a cop again

Tweet media one

141

2K

877

52

16K

36K

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

4 years

"No one would ever hold a wedding in Auschwitz. Plantations should be treated the same way. They should become physical reminders of what we’re capable of when we dehumanize others." It's time we turn all the remaining plantations into slavery museums

Tweet card media

Every Plantation in the Country Should Be Turned Into a Slavery Museum

In Montgomery, Alabama, protesters of George Floyd’s death toppled a statue of General Robert E. Lee outside of a downtown high school. Once it was...

melmagazine.com

33

2K

5K

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

6 years

honestly Idgaf what a billionaire does before 7am. if I wanna learn how to maximally manage my time, tell me what a single mother does before 7am

10

510

3K

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

3 years

recently, Steve Albini tweeted that he and his peers “miscalculated,” thought “the major battles over equality and inclusiveness had been won” and he’s “overdue for a conversation about my role in inspiring ‘edgelord’ shit” we asked him to have that convo

Tweet card media

‘I’m Overdue for a Discussion About My Role in Inspiring ‘Edgelord’ Shit’: A Conversation with...

In a recent Twitter thread, the famed audio engineer owned the ugly parts of his past — years of offensive music, statements and posts — and said his generation needs to talk about how culture has...

melmagazine.com

31

482

3K

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

7 years

"The officers said, 'We’re pretty much going after them,' and assured him: 'We’re looking at you as a victim.'” I covered this Nazi rally in Sac. This is exactly what they did. The officers set the Nazis up to be attacked. Then treated them as victims.

Tweet card media

California police worked with neo-Nazis to pursue 'anti-racist' activists, documents show

Officers expressed sympathy with white supremacists and sought their help to target counter-protesters after a violent 2016 rally, according to court documents

www.theguardian.com

62

2K

2K

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

2 years

@benshapiro

Tweet media one

8

22

2K

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

5 years

you know the Hollywood execs who greenlit this movie thought this was smart, progressive, and that having a white woman play a Muslim refugee (they could relate to) was a bold choice Lol.

@DEADLINE

Deadline

5 years

‘Sweetness In The Belly’: First Clip Of Dakota Fanning As A White Ethiopian Muslim In Refugee Drama-Romance – Toronto

Tweet media one

2K

587

2K

142

229

2K

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

3 years

lowkey dying at how his defense of racists is to point out that they’re weak-minded, highly suggestible reactionaries

@VivekGRamaswamy

Vivek Ramaswamy

@VivekGRamaswamy

3 years

There’s no better way to turn a non-racist into a racist than by calling them a “racist.”

692

278

3K

10

280

2K

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

3 years

despite what Hollywood has taught us, 1-in-4 cowboys were Black curious to learn more about Black cowboys? "Black Cowboys" is just for you here's a thread of episodes... presented in chronological order, they tell the story of America, but seen thru the lens of Black Cowboys

Tweet media one

Tweet media two

24

466

2K

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

4 years

if an org gets asked where $35 million in charity donations went and their answer is: “We see y’all” ...that seems like a bad sign

@MNFreedomFund

Minnesota Freedom Fund

4 years

Appreciate all those calling for transparency. We see y’all. Our values and mission have not changed since 2016. Be on the lookout for things coming on our end. Be well.

376

384

2K

19

349

1K

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

6 years

what an embarrassing country

@AP_Climate

AP Climate

6 years

Leon Lederman, an experimental physicist who studied subatomic particles, has died at 96 after selling his Nobel Prize for $765,000 at an auction to help pay medical bills.

432

5K

5K

9

507

1K

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

7 years

no lie, for once, I’m actually excited to see what Trump tweets when he wakes up. Eminem and Trump beefing over bars is gonna be Peak 2017

18

268

1K

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

6 years

you wanna know how much ppl love Dolly Parton? when was the last time you met someone named Jolene? no one getting named after someone who did Dolly Parton wrong

20

135

907

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

2 years

kinda amazing how much of American culture comes down to other ppl wanting what Black people have or we are enjoying, or it’s motivated by not letting Black people have things and enjoy them. just wild. I would legit die of embarrassment if I was big mad about “woke mermaids”

12

162

900

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

6 years

France bans burqas, veils France bans hijabs, headscarves France bans burkini bathing suits France bans Serena’s catsuit France stays real invested in policing what women of color wear for reasons of faith and health, wonder why* that is (*we all know why)

8

278

850

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

7 years

Was so moved by @rianjohnson and @HamillHimself and The Last Jedi, I wrote this about how Luke Skywalker is the soul of baby boomer men. But also it's about feminism, General Leia and baby boomer women, Rey and Kylo as angry millennials, and Gen X's Poe.

33

143

770

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

6 years

imagine if black women were thoroughly recognized for their work generating trends and new language. imagine if they were paid for it. now stop imagining and do it: pay black women.

3

195

661

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

6 years

when I was a teen, I went to punk shows. sometimes nazi punks would crash the shows. they’d come and try to intimidate ppl, often they’d get violent. know how we got rid of them? we punched them. we fought back bc it was only thing they understood. it worked. always punch a nazi.

5

115

659

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

7 years

list of words 12-yr old Ananya Vinay had to spell correctly to win: zeaxanthin cecidomyia tchefuncte wayzgoose gifblaar hypapante marocain

14

256

621

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

5 years

it’s wild that some ppl fully believe that their pets should be given the legal protections of human beings but children living across an invisible line on the map should not

3

106

547

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

2 years

@ejdickson Gonzo, a daring dreamer, who is in love with a chicken whom he adores, his best friend is a well-meaning frog, and just generally Gonzo has a tendency to frustrate others with his self-destructive antics. (We respect this messy dreamer king)

8

9

549

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

6 years

Asian women are currently engaged in multiple national acts of protest and organizing in the region, their efforts aren’t getting enough coverage in the Western press 5.5 million women just stood shoulder-to-shoulder in India to protest their mistreatment and to demand its end

@dviyer

Deepa Iyer

6 years

The women's resistance you're not hearing about is happening in Kerala now. I write about it here, and how we can stand in solidarity:

2

268

443

1

225

529

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

4 years

imagine if every single time you fucked up at work and got called out for it you blamed it on the same Black guy, a dude who doesn’t even work there anymore, and he hasn’t for 3 years

4

98

538

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

5 years

“Ask you doctor about Death, maybe it’s right for you” —the GOP

5

118

482

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

7 years

headline so passive they make it sound like a self-driving car had a tech glitch and not like some bigot murdered three innocent people

8

223

456

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

3 years

your move, Magritte

5

74

458

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

7 years

Yo @SenDeanHeller , any comments on your boy Peter Cvjetanovic? He's a member of the Nevada College Republicans and in this picture with you

Tweet media one

Tweet media two

Tweet media three

18

236

392

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

6 years

South Africa is the only nation that’s ever destroyed its entire stockpile of nuclear weapons. But... ...they did it, so the incoming black post-apartheid govt wouldn’t have nukes *turns, looks directly at the camera*

5

126

421

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

6 years

@mariabustillos @Bourdain love that you let this go so long, which I def know is rare, but this was a really incredible read; and I, for one, am very grateful you included so much of what you transcribed. thank you!

3

27

392

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

4 years

new penguin dropped

Tweet card media

Wildlife Photographer Captures 'Never Before Seen' Yellow Penguin

A wildlife photographer has shared a once-in-a-lifetime photo of what he believes is a "never before seen" yellow penguin. Belgian landscape and wildlife

10

109

408

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

5 years

anyone: [hypes a regional food item] new york twitter:

Tweet media one

2

45

390

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

3 years

every day of my adult life:

Tweet media one

1

30

391

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

6 years

Laura Ingraham is so racist her favorite hobby is doing laundry bc she loves to separate the coloreds from the whites

@harikondabolu

Hari Kondabolu

6 years

Laura Ingraham is so racist she wears white after Labor Day.

12

32

274

7

39

350

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

5 years

Mitch McConnell admitting that he wants to become the spirit of death shows real self-awareness

@CNNPolitics

CNN Politics

5 years

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell vows to be “Grim Reaper” for socialist legislation

Tweet media one

881

137

309

9

95

334

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

7 years

late capitalism is so bleak

Tweet media one

3

86

322

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

6 years

RIP Stan Lee a lighthouse in a stormy world

Tweet media one

2

189

326

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

7 years

Stephen Hawking was born on Isaac Newton’s birthday, which was the 300th anniversary of Galileo’s death, and then he died on Einstein’s birthday. Scientists will tell you that numerological significance means nothing at all, but you hafta admit Hawking’s brand is strong

6

111

315

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

6 years

2,535 days is almost 7 YEARS of a person's life if men spent 7 years of their lives dealing with pain, discomfort, and financial costs related to those 7 years, you best believe not only would there be a tax credit, there would be paid leave for menstruation #MenstrualEquity

@reproforall

Reproductive Freedom for All

6 years

The average person with a period spends 2,535 days of their life menstruating—and coping with the associated pain, discomfort, and financial cost that entails. It’s time for #MenstrualEquity . @karenzraick

5

48

99

2

92

301

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

6 years

rose are red, chocolate's a delicate thrill,

@haymarketbooks

Haymarket Books

@haymarketbooks

6 years

“Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.” —Frederick Douglass

Tweet media one

0

69

175

2

83

292

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

4 years

We protest because we are not safe. We are not safe because white America turns us into a threatening presence inside their heads. We are also not the imaginary Black people that reside in their imaginations, yet we die because of what they imagine

Tweet card media

The Most Dangerous Place in America for Black People Is the Imagination of Our Neighbors

We protest because we are not safe. White America turns us into a threatening presence inside their heads — and we die because of what they imagine

melmagazine.com

3

93

281

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

5 years

evergreen tweet: Mitch McConnell ○ く|)へ〉￣￣┗┓ the Constitution 　　 ┗┓　ヾ○ｼ　　 ┗┓ ヘ/ 　　　 ┗┓ノ　　　　　 ┗┓

0

55

276

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

4 years

can't stop laughing at finance bros GameStop meltdowns

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

5 years

the Dow Jones is just astrology for capitalists

85

8K

43K

2

34

272

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

5 years

John Lurie is a rare one. A composer, musician, painter, reluctant actor, frustrated fishing show host. In this feature interview, he spoke as he always does — honestly — about his art, music, acting, and complicated friendship with Jean Michel Basquiat

11

63

274

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

4 years

be careful what you wish for

@realDonaldTrump

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

4 years

LIBERATE MINNESOTA!

24K

19K

112K

3

54

264

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

5 years

movie pitch: two orphans, now grown men, discover they have the same father. this is not good news, since the new brothers are also famous sci fi authors who’ve been in a decades-long feud. the brothers are played by: Richard Ayoade Jemaine Clement

Tweet media one

Tweet media two

Tweet media three

Tweet media four

8

27

263

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

6 years

Roses are red stars come out at night,

@TheEconomist

The Economist

6 years

The majority of welfare recipients in America are white

88

837

1K

0

157

246

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

8 years

Pros: -Costs $10 -Lasts for years -Easily reversible Cons: -vastly lower profits from Pill/female contraceptive (Capitalism is the devil)

@TheCut

The Cut

8 years

This male-birth-control injection may soon be available in India, but drugmakers aren't getting behind it

0

6

12

1

131

241

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

4 years

Peanuts, 1969. Beethoven been Black, but ppl weren't ready to have that conversation

Tweet media one

1

69

254

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

6 years

goodnight, Koko

@cnnbrk

CNN Breaking News

6 years

Koko, the gorilla who mastered sign language and showed the world what great apes can do, dies in her sleep at age 46

Tweet media one

535

6K

16K

3

42

242

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

7 years

y’all ignored WOC and I hope Rihanna makes you never forget it

@TheAffinityMag

Affinity Magazine

@TheAffinityMag

7 years

Rihanna's makeup line Fenty Beauty, has earned $72M dollars in just one month. She didn’t even have to make her items limited.

Tweet media one

165

17K

33K

1

76

226

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

4 years

Nextdoor is wild a neighbor has invited me and others like me to schedule play time so I can come over and teach their new puppy not to be racist in exchange for cookies

Tweet media one

15

25

240

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

6 years

find someone who appreciates you as much as Elon Musk appreciates Joe Rogan’s samurai sword

Tweet media one

2

47

210

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

6 years

omg, this new Congress. like, I don’t know what to do with these feelings I suddenly have for institutional power, it’s wild. but I’ma roll with it bc look at ‘em. this is the future I want

Tweet media one

2

27

229

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

3 years

for the ppl with a short memory of Europe's long history of war: Dutch data project Nodegoat used an algorithm to map all the battles fought in history the data project found that Europe and the US are the bloodiest parts of the world image source:

Tweet media one

@Nadine_Writes

Nadine White.

3 years

#ICYMI : Prince William said it's rather normal to see war and bloodshed in Africa and Asia but not Europe, during a visit to the Ukrainian Cultural Centre in London today. "It's very alien to see this in Europe. We are all behind you," he told the volunteers there.

Tweet media one

7K

8K

20K

3

120

220

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

4 years

some have asked what about the Black cowgirls? by day, she lived with nuns. by night, she drank in saloons. she had a standing bet she could knock out *any* man with just one punch. she never lost that bet. this week... we focus on Stagecoach Mary:

Tweet media one

Tweet media two

Tweet media three

8

43

221

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

4 years

when I first saw her tweet I was like lol you just know some jerk-nerd will hafta point out that she got the numbers of the SR-71 backwards and well...

Tweet media one

6

26

216

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

5 years

Ol' Saint Drip

@LoveThePuck

Double L must Rock The Bells

5 years

Santa gonna give it to ‘em

Tweet media one

181

3K

13K

0

42

222

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

1 year

And they still won’t admit the knife is there, in fact, if you point out the knife now they’ll say you’re the real racist

@QasimRashid

Qasim Rashid, Esq.

1 year

Happy 98th to Br Malcolm X❤️ “If you stick a knife 9 inches in & take it out 6—that’s not progress. If you take it all out that’s not progress. Progress is healing the wound. They haven’t even begun to take it out. They wont even admit the knife is there.”

24

668

2K

3

57

214

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

6 years

lemme amend this to say a single parent

0

4

210

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

3 years

"philanthropist Bill Gates argues against philanthropy during global pandemic" got it. so do we still have to call him a philanthropist just because he donates money or now can we call him what he is? a "policy influencer"

@Salon

Salon

3 years

Bill Gates says no to sharing vaccine formulas with global poor to end pandemic

2K

5K

8K

6

40

207

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

5 years

a partial list of ppl I just don’t trust: 1. non-Black ppl who use the word “ghetto” in 2020 2. any novelist whose spouse unexpectedly dies of “natural causes” 3. a man who’s wanted to be president since he was a teenager

36

5

203

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

6 years

“When we have our march, you need to be there. If it means leaving work, if it means leaving school, be there. Be concerned about your brother. You may not be on strike, but either we go up together or we go down together. Let us develop a kind of dangerous unselfishness.” —MLK

Tweet media one

2

48

191

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

7 years

"Frederick Douglass is an example of somebody who’s done an amazing job and is getting recognized more and more..." ...and blocked!

5

65

191

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

6 years

"a stabbing spree at a toddler's birthday party at an apartment for refugees" There are no words to convey how undeniably sick America is right now.

@AFP

AFP News Agency

6 years

A man went on a stabbing spree at a toddler's birthday party at an apartment complex for refugees in the US state of Idaho

7

54

19

5

130

197

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

5 years

Van Halen? ...sounds familiar. Isn’t that the belt of radiation comprised of highly-charged particles from the solar wind captured by the magnetic field that surrounds the Earth

8

26

202

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

4 years

“In 2017, the Southern Poverty Law Center asked American high school students about the Civil War and slavery, and “only 8 percent of high school seniors surveyed [could] identify slavery as the central cause of the Civil War.” That’s a major indictment of our school curriculum.”

4

24

201

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

5 years

hope it features the time in his life when he really wanted to and *almost* got to play Superman in a movie, bc the film could have him doing his screen tests in his Superman costume and in a meta Nic Cage way he’d finally get to play Superman in a movie

@HeatVisionBlog

Heat Vision

@HeatVisionBlog

5 years

Exclusive: Nicolas Cage is set to play himself in a movie about Nicolas Cage

Tweet media one

289

1K

5K

6

28

196

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

4 years

in other words, “the beatings will cease, when morale improves”

@DEADLINE

Deadline

4 years

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva Says Curfew Will Continue “Until The Organized Protests Are Gone”

Tweet media one

647

602

1K

4

47

186

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

4 years

Ever heard of Nat Love, Cherokee Bill, Bass Reeves? They were all famous Black cowboys Did you know, 1 in 4 cowboys were Black? This podcast aims to celebrate them and their wild west lives This is Black Cowboys, stories of freedom in America

Tweet card media

History Podcast · 1 Seasons

podcasts.apple.com

11

70

197

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

3 years

there’s plenty of true crime podcasts, but how about one with no murders? “This is Ridiculous Crime, a podcast about absurd and outrageous capers, heists, and cons. It’s always 99% murder free… and 100% ridiculous.” I’ll be co-hosting, show starts Feb 15th

14

37

197

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

5 years

@Nicole_Cliffe Having ascended to the point she has, she must rely on her own tastes/opinions, how does she keep her bullshit detector so on point, like, how does her conversation with herself keep her necessarily critical of herself yet clearly nurturing as well? Was it taught, was it learned?

1

1

200

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

5 years

this is the most British thing I’ve ever read

1

48

195

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

6 years

@mariabustillos @Bourdain you really did! I think he would've loved this conversation and the way you present it. I'm so moved right now. I won't lie, I'm reading it through tears, warm tears just streaking down my face

4

15

162

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

5 years

if ppl keep calling it the Chinese Virus, I’mma start calling climate change White People Weather since the Industrial Revolution started in Europe

4

19

175

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

6 years

six words you never want your lawyer to say to you: “They plan to subpoena Azealia Banks”

@Gizmodo

Gizmodo

6 years

Tesla investors want to subpoena Grimes, Azealia Banks, and Gizmodo over Elon Musk's "420" tweet

Tweet media one

23

103

445

2

31

152

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

2 years

Rick James fled to Canada to avoid the draft for the war in Vietnam, while he was hiding out there he played in a band with his roommate, and the roommate was Neil Young

@DejonNoMustard

Stick’em Up Dee 🤠

@DejonNoMustard

2 years

In the mood for some random Black industry facts. What y’all got for me?

1K

5K

23K

1

35

165

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

7 years

*groans so hard it almost kills me*

@HillaryClinton

Hillary Clinton

@HillaryClinton

7 years

People in covfefe houses shouldn't throw covfefe.

24K

231K

555K

3

22

158

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

3 years

always lowkey hilarious to imagine God as super into the paperwork like eternity is an office comedy

@nytimes

The New York Times

3 years

The pastor of a Catholic church in Phoenix incorrectly performed thousands of baptisms over more than 20 years by changing one word in the ritual, a church investigation found. “I deeply regret my error,” said the pastor, who has resigned.

792

181

1K

4

18

165

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

4 years

best job I ever had. gonna miss the morning meetings, seeing what the art dept comes up with, how editorial polishes copy, and what these writers have to say on the daily hey, any rich ppl I know, let’s talk! gotta great opportunity for you to be a hero to the ppl and culture

@WeAreMel

MEL Magazine

4 years

Some news: After six years of successful partnership and transforming the men’s health and media spaces for the better, MEL and Dollar Shave Club’s financial relationship will come to an end in 60 days.

47

73

738

8

10

165

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

6 years

my Nigerian clone: It’s real me. me: ...well, you heard him. he’s me. please inform the IRS

@guardian

The Guardian

6 years

'It's real me': Nigerian president denies dying and being replaced by clone

73

269

544

2

28

146

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

6 years

need more of this energy

@Patbagley

Pat Bagley

6 years

In 2017 millions of South Koreans took to the streets, night after night, to demand the impeachment of their corrupt president. She was tried and jailed. This is what a liberal mob looks like—a lot like democracy

Tweet media one

31

587

2K

1

54

154

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

5 years

(Adam Driver - muscles) = Jeff Goldblum (Adam Driver - Nicolas Cage) = Keanu Reeves (Adam Driver + Orson Welles) = Vincent D’Onofrio (Adam Driver/Danny DeVito) = Lukas Haas (Adam Driver - Jeff Goldblum) = Marlon Brando

8

13

157

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

6 years

to all of you who get up every day and pour your heart into making this a better world despite what it costs you in personal sacrifices, how much it batters you, and makes you question your worth...just want to say I see you and I thank you for your perseverance and stubbornness

1

49

153

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

6 years

Dear white racists burning Nike gear, you know who made you want to buy Nike gear in the first place? black athletes.

4

36

142

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

5 years

visited a truck stop on I-10 in Alabama to see how the nation’s truckers are faring in the pandemic, I heard often: “if you bought it, a truck brought it” so thank a truck driver! the blue collar heroes are traveling thru hotspots so you can stay inside

7

36

143

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

7 years

wrote this about #AWrinkleInTime and why it's such an important movie for girls and boys. @ava made a masterful film; you should take your boys to it because: "Boys and men who aren’t interested in stories about girls and women miss out on half the world.”

7

42

142

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

5 years

full confession: first time I watched Game of Thrones I hated it. took me a few seasons to come around. what changed my mind? Black Twitter. and I’m so damn glad they did bc Arya Stark done changed my life. the point is: Parallel fandoms are a good thing

Tweet card media

Why Black ‘Game of Thrones’ Fans Need #DemThrones

Without Black Twitter, there’s no way I could watch Game of Thrones. I hated it from the first episode, which introduces us to the Dothraki,...

melmagazine.com

3

20

147

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

6 years

@lurie_john like how you turn your stubbornness into a strength, glad you made it through the seven weeks, keep swinging

1

0

137

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

7 years

...and on that note, Happy 4th of July, America

1

61

144

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

3 years

Rome fell due to cultural arrogance and an assumption that its projected power had become permanent; when popular education was taken over by Christianity it only aided the cultish egotists in charge, further hastening Rome’s demise. come to think of it, that does sound familiar

@profdanhicks

Dan Hicks

3 years

WTAF “When the Roman Empire fell, it was largely as a result of uncontrolled immigration. The empire could no longer control its borders, people came in…and Europe went into a dark ages that lasted a very long time. The point is that it can happen again”

1K

1K

4K

3

40

147

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

3 years

Stagecoach Mary was a Black woman on her own in the world, who did most of her hard living after the age of 40 she lived with nuns in the daytime, drank whiskey with men in saloons at night she was also known for her flower garden a woman of complexity

Tweet media one

Tweet media two

Tweet media three

3

23

147

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

3 years

the Seminole Wars were the largest sustained revolt of formerly enslaved people and their Indigenous allies Black Seminole chief John Horse led his people from Florida to Indian Territory to be free; and to keep their freedom, led their exodus to Mexico

Tweet media one

Tweet media two

1

33

142

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

4 years

Baldwin was often asked "what does the Negro want," as if we are some strange moon creature. When he did answer this question he shouted, "You know exactly what I want!” we want what any Americans wants, to be treated as Americans, since we are Americans

Tweet card media

My Pain Isn’t Just ‘Black’ — It’s American, Just Like Yours

If our fellow Americans saw us as Americans — as equals, and not as Black people first — they wouldn’t need to ask what we want. To quote James Baldwin: You know exactly what I want.

melmagazine.com

1

50

138

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

3 years

podcasters and Netflix execs after every new reveal of this case:

@nytimes

The New York Times

3 years

Authorities in South Carolina announced that they have opened an investigation into the death of a housekeeper at the home of Alex Murdaugh, a lawyer at the center of multiple investigations after his wife and son were shot and killed at the family’s home.

18

45

216

2

23

143

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

3 years

Einstein used to walk around the Black neighborhoods of Princeton, my Grandmom as a young girl would often see him and on more than one occasion gave him directions back to the university because he’d get lost in thought and then lost in place, she loved her interactions with him

@TheRaDR

Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg

3 years

He cultivated relationships with the Black community in Princeton NJ (he was based in Princeton at the univ.), which was unusual at the time, and paid the college tuition of one young man from the community.

3

57

1K

3

21

132

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

4 years

think this is a good aspect to focus on:

2

52

135

@Zaron3

Zaron Burnett III

5 years

you know who I still miss? heath ledger. that was a good man.

1

22

132