Ben Silverstein ❌👑
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I like burritos, dislike fascism, and do digital at @indivisible.org. Opinions my own.
A real credit to conservative media that a president who spends nearly all his time talking about his ballroom, defending people in the Epstein files, and withholding public funds unless stuff gets named after him, still somehow polls at 33% on "cares about people like me."
February 6, 2026 at 5:22 PM
A real credit to conservative media that a president who spends nearly all his time talking about his ballroom, defending people in the Epstein files, and withholding public funds unless stuff gets named after him, still somehow polls at 33% on "cares about people like me."
"I never would have endorsed the guy who built his political career off rejecting the citizenship of the first Black president, if I knew he was a racist!"
Sen. Tim Scott, the only Black Republican in the Senate, had this to say:
February 6, 2026 at 4:19 PM
"I never would have endorsed the guy who built his political career off rejecting the citizenship of the first Black president, if I knew he was a racist!"
We've all become desensitized to Trump scandals, but this is considerably worse than Bridgegate and would be an all-consuming news story for weeks if it were any other president.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Trump wanted Dulles Airport and Penn Station named after him as condition of releasing rail tunnel funds
Funding for the Gateway Project has been held up since October.
www.politico.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:09 PM
We've all become desensitized to Trump scandals, but this is considerably worse than Bridgegate and would be an all-consuming news story for weeks if it were any other president.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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Democracy dies in oligarchness
February 4, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Democracy dies in oligarchness
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Presented without comment:
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January 26, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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welcome to america, the country that makes you watch executions in the street frame by frame a few times a month just to stay up in current events
January 26, 2026 at 2:04 PM
welcome to america, the country that makes you watch executions in the street frame by frame a few times a month just to stay up in current events
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pretty wild statement re: Republican Chris Madel drop from race for MN governor:
"Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
"Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
January 26, 2026 at 2:14 PM
pretty wild statement re: Republican Chris Madel drop from race for MN governor:
"Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
"Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
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CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
January 25, 2026 at 8:01 PM
CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
The NRA is condemning *progressive politicians* for Border Patrol's murder of a citizen legally recording federal agents while carrying a permitted firearm.
January 25, 2026 at 1:55 AM
The NRA is condemning *progressive politicians* for Border Patrol's murder of a citizen legally recording federal agents while carrying a permitted firearm.
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Mood in minneapolis right now
January 24, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Mood in minneapolis right now
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I do not just throw out praise for Senate Dem leadership, but this is good. It’s what we need now - Dems using their leverage where they’ve got it and refusing to budge. Make GOP own this lawless goon squad. No Dem votes for it. Support Dems who are fighting back now regardless of past beefs.
Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included.
January 25, 2026 at 12:32 AM
I do not just throw out praise for Senate Dem leadership, but this is good. It’s what we need now - Dems using their leverage where they’ve got it and refusing to budge. Make GOP own this lawless goon squad. No Dem votes for it. Support Dems who are fighting back now regardless of past beefs.
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ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA -- our latest on the murder of Alex Pretti and the actions we should take right now:
January 24, 2026 at 10:06 PM
ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA -- our latest on the murder of Alex Pretti and the actions we should take right now:
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Alex Pretti was a nurse who tried to help a woman attacked by a federal officer. They killed him for it.
January 24, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Alex Pretti was a nurse who tried to help a woman attacked by a federal officer. They killed him for it.
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this guy worked as a nurse and his final act was putting himself in harm's way to help a woman being brutalized by a gang of masked men
January 24, 2026 at 8:43 PM
this guy worked as a nurse and his final act was putting himself in harm's way to help a woman being brutalized by a gang of masked men
Stephen Miller doesn't lie to convince the public of anything. He lies to let his death squads know they can kill and beat people with impunity and their government will clap and cheer and always let them believe they're the good guys.
January 24, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Stephen Miller doesn't lie to convince the public of anything. He lies to let his death squads know they can kill and beat people with impunity and their government will clap and cheer and always let them believe they're the good guys.
There should be no future in the Democratic Party for any Member of Congress who votes to give more funding to these death squads.
January 24, 2026 at 5:14 PM
There should be no future in the Democratic Party for any Member of Congress who votes to give more funding to these death squads.
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THEY TRIED TO GET A WARRANT TO CRIMINALLY INVESTIGATE THE WOMAN THEY SHOT DEAD
January 24, 2026 at 12:07 AM
THEY TRIED TO GET A WARRANT TO CRIMINALLY INVESTIGATE THE WOMAN THEY SHOT DEAD
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Demonstrators as far as the eye can see. Current status of the march in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota for Ice Out of Minnesota. They are turning onto 3rd Street from 5th Avenue.
January 23, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Demonstrators as far as the eye can see. Current status of the march in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota for Ice Out of Minnesota. They are turning onto 3rd Street from 5th Avenue.
I didn't say it. The Germans did.
January 23, 2026 at 8:42 PM
I didn't say it. The Germans did.
Totally predictable and also: Absolutely fucking bananas. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/h...
Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Totally predictable and also: Absolutely fucking bananas. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/h...
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This sudden flip to ‘we’re just here to find the sex offenders’ is gaslighting at the highest level, and that’s before we even get to the fact that, if that were their goal, they never needed to leave the White House in the first place.
Vance in MN: "It's really cold outside. We in the Trump administration want to deport criminal aliens who are sex offenders. It takes a certain level of committed to sex offender criminal aliens to stand outside in -40 temperatures and attack the vice president, but they're committed to the bit."
January 23, 2026 at 2:55 PM
This sudden flip to ‘we’re just here to find the sex offenders’ is gaslighting at the highest level, and that’s before we even get to the fact that, if that were their goal, they never needed to leave the White House in the first place.
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Cynically, DeLauro issued blistering statements against ICE, then negotiated the ICE funding deal, then personally voted against it, then celebrated with Republicans after passage. She's 82, represents Yale, and has a primary challenger.
👀 House Approp. Committee’s “top Democrat” @delauro.house.gov takes a “victory photo” with the top Republican of the committee Tom Cole after passing massive bills to fund the Trump regime incl. its out of control DHS/ICE squads unleashed in MN and elsewhere (arresting 5 yr olds etc) @notus.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Cynically, DeLauro issued blistering statements against ICE, then negotiated the ICE funding deal, then personally voted against it, then celebrated with Republicans after passage. She's 82, represents Yale, and has a primary challenger.
Imagine how the media would react to any other president repeatedly confusing which ally he was threatening to invade in a speech to world leaders.
January 23, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Imagine how the media would react to any other president repeatedly confusing which ally he was threatening to invade in a speech to world leaders.