Dan Silverman
@dmsilverman.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Political Science at Carnegie Mellon Institute for Strategy & Technology (CMIST)
Ohio State PhD. International Security, Political Psychology, Middle East Politics
Opinions my own, don’t reflect employer, etc.
Ohio State PhD. International Security, Political Psychology, Middle East Politics
Opinions my own, don’t reflect employer, etc.
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Dan Silverman
@dmsilverman.bsky.social
· Nov 22
🚨Publication day — my first book is out! “Seeing is Disbelieving: Why People Believe Misinformation in War, and When They Know Better” is a deep dive into factual misinformation in modern war and conflict, and why people do and don’t believe it. @cambridgeup.bsky.social
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cambridge.org/9781009523585
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Thomas Massie is cooking right now and explicitly states that UAE Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem was sending torture videos to Epstein
February 10, 2026 at 4:29 AM
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Lots of troubling pieces in here.
What did Alex Acosta mean by this comment to Palm Beach Chief of Police Michael Reiter -- who wanted to see Epstein prosecuted -- in 2007, shortly before the plea deal that gave Epstein immunity?
What did Alex Acosta mean by this comment to Palm Beach Chief of Police Michael Reiter -- who wanted to see Epstein prosecuted -- in 2007, shortly before the plea deal that gave Epstein immunity?
February 10, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Lots of troubling pieces in here.
What did Alex Acosta mean by this comment to Palm Beach Chief of Police Michael Reiter -- who wanted to see Epstein prosecuted -- in 2007, shortly before the plea deal that gave Epstein immunity?
What did Alex Acosta mean by this comment to Palm Beach Chief of Police Michael Reiter -- who wanted to see Epstein prosecuted -- in 2007, shortly before the plea deal that gave Epstein immunity?
Another failure to bully their way into what they want. Just like Greenland. Just like Canada. Just like China. Just like Harvard. Just like Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Just like Minnesota. Just like Iran. Just like redistricting.
Some unstoppable authoritarian regime, huh?
Some unstoppable authoritarian regime, huh?
An immigration court dropped its case against Turkish graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, a little less than a year after federal agents arrested her on a street near Tufts University
Immigration Court Drops Case Against Tufts Student Rumeysa Ozturk
The Turkish national had been arrested by plainclothes federal officers outside her apartment.
on.wsj.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Another failure to bully their way into what they want. Just like Greenland. Just like Canada. Just like China. Just like Harvard. Just like Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Just like Minnesota. Just like Iran. Just like redistricting.
Some unstoppable authoritarian regime, huh?
Some unstoppable authoritarian regime, huh?
Always exciting when you put a survey in the field.
Just launched the first (or several planned surveys/experiments) on mass attitudes about antisemitism
Just launched the first (or several planned surveys/experiments) on mass attitudes about antisemitism
February 9, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Always exciting when you put a survey in the field.
Just launched the first (or several planned surveys/experiments) on mass attitudes about antisemitism
Just launched the first (or several planned surveys/experiments) on mass attitudes about antisemitism
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This is a wild departure from past practices. All the talk of the “Worst of the Worst” is a lie. Usually between 50-75 percent of ICE deportees have criminal records. We’ve turned ICE from a crime-fighting org into a racial profiling and ethnic cleansing operation.
February 9, 2026 at 2:16 PM
This is a wild departure from past practices. All the talk of the “Worst of the Worst” is a lie. Usually between 50-75 percent of ICE deportees have criminal records. We’ve turned ICE from a crime-fighting org into a racial profiling and ethnic cleansing operation.
Moving closer to de facto annexation right before Netanyahu's U.S. visit...this seems like a thumb in the eye of America
Israel tightens grip on West Bank ahead of Netanyahu’s visit to US | CNN
Ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington, DC, this week, Israel has taken a series of sweeping steps to tighten its grip on the occupied West Bank.
www.cnn.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Moving closer to de facto annexation right before Netanyahu's U.S. visit...this seems like a thumb in the eye of America
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This woman is in charge of the US Agency for Global Media, which is supposed to serve and represent the best American values
February 9, 2026 at 3:10 AM
This woman is in charge of the US Agency for Global Media, which is supposed to serve and represent the best American values
🚨BREAKING: I’m told Lord Palpatine and his supporters also believe the final halftime show billboard was directed at them and a Star Destroyer is currently en route to the Bay Area
Let The Hate Flow Through You Your Hate Has Made You Powerful GIF
ALT: Let The Hate Flow Through You Your Hate Has Made You Powerful GIF
media.tenor.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:18 AM
🚨BREAKING: I’m told Lord Palpatine and his supporters also believe the final halftime show billboard was directed at them and a Star Destroyer is currently en route to the Bay Area
You know what’s even worse than letting kids see some suggestive dancing in a musical performance on TV?
Protecting the world’s most notorious pedophile and child sex trafficker
Protecting the world’s most notorious pedophile and child sex trafficker
February 9, 2026 at 2:49 AM
You know what’s even worse than letting kids see some suggestive dancing in a musical performance on TV?
Protecting the world’s most notorious pedophile and child sex trafficker
Protecting the world’s most notorious pedophile and child sex trafficker
The madness of X in a nutshell:
A groyper‘s Holocaust denial post (cut off) does great numbers — 12K likes, 500K views.
A prominent liberal journalist and author comes in to try to rationally debate it. 300 likes, 25K views.
In a healthy info environment, these two things wouldn’t be interacting
A groyper‘s Holocaust denial post (cut off) does great numbers — 12K likes, 500K views.
A prominent liberal journalist and author comes in to try to rationally debate it. 300 likes, 25K views.
In a healthy info environment, these two things wouldn’t be interacting
February 8, 2026 at 8:38 PM
The madness of X in a nutshell:
A groyper‘s Holocaust denial post (cut off) does great numbers — 12K likes, 500K views.
A prominent liberal journalist and author comes in to try to rationally debate it. 300 likes, 25K views.
In a healthy info environment, these two things wouldn’t be interacting
A groyper‘s Holocaust denial post (cut off) does great numbers — 12K likes, 500K views.
A prominent liberal journalist and author comes in to try to rationally debate it. 300 likes, 25K views.
In a healthy info environment, these two things wouldn’t be interacting
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Small dog suffers broken rib after being repeatedly kicked by U.S. Marshals deputy. "Action News 5 obtained two videos that show the marshals service employee kicking Yoshi not once, but twice." www.actionnews5.com/2026/02/07/d...
Dog kicked by Memphis Safe Task Force member on the mend as US Marshals defend action
The dog’s owner told Action News 5 that the deputy U.S. marshal seen punting her pup had no reason to do so, but officials with the U.S. Marshals Service say otherwise.
www.actionnews5.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Small dog suffers broken rib after being repeatedly kicked by U.S. Marshals deputy. "Action News 5 obtained two videos that show the marshals service employee kicking Yoshi not once, but twice." www.actionnews5.com/2026/02/07/d...
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oooh we are posting super bowls?
As a specialist in Islamic ceramics *cracks knuckles* I present this fabulous 11th c. lustre painted bowl from Fatimid Cairo depicting a Coptic priest. Its white glaze imitates Chinese porcelain and the lustre technique was invented in Iraq a century earlier.
As a specialist in Islamic ceramics *cracks knuckles* I present this fabulous 11th c. lustre painted bowl from Fatimid Cairo depicting a Coptic priest. Its white glaze imitates Chinese porcelain and the lustre technique was invented in Iraq a century earlier.
February 8, 2026 at 5:04 PM
oooh we are posting super bowls?
As a specialist in Islamic ceramics *cracks knuckles* I present this fabulous 11th c. lustre painted bowl from Fatimid Cairo depicting a Coptic priest. Its white glaze imitates Chinese porcelain and the lustre technique was invented in Iraq a century earlier.
As a specialist in Islamic ceramics *cracks knuckles* I present this fabulous 11th c. lustre painted bowl from Fatimid Cairo depicting a Coptic priest. Its white glaze imitates Chinese porcelain and the lustre technique was invented in Iraq a century earlier.
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“.. This is a 37 point shift left.”
February 8, 2026 at 3:55 AM
“.. This is a 37 point shift left.”
Damn, that's some fucked-up horseshoe-theory shit
February 8, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Damn, that's some fucked-up horseshoe-theory shit
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“Between 200,000 and 500,000 people are thought to have stayed” in Darfur’s capital before it fell on October 26, writes Jérôme Tubiana. “Close to 100,000 fled the city and surrounding villages.… Where are all the others?”
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
Darfur’s Endless War | Jérôme Tubiana
As paramilitaries tear through their already devastated province, self-defense fighters in North Darfur have taken up arms to defend their homes.
www.nybooks.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:08 PM
“Between 200,000 and 500,000 people are thought to have stayed” in Darfur’s capital before it fell on October 26, writes Jérôme Tubiana. “Close to 100,000 fled the city and surrounding villages.… Where are all the others?”
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
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"Epstein class" is terrific not simply because several of them are directly tied to Epstein's crimes, but because it strikes at the corruption, immorality and impunity of that entire circle.
Ossoff: We were told that MAGA was for working-class Americans. But this is a government of, by, and for the ultra-rich. It’s the wealthiest Cabinet ever. This is the Epstein class. They are the elites they pretend to hate.
February 7, 2026 at 9:54 PM
"Epstein class" is terrific not simply because several of them are directly tied to Epstein's crimes, but because it strikes at the corruption, immorality and impunity of that entire circle.
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When Republicans do it / When Democrats do it
February 7, 2026 at 11:41 PM
When Republicans do it / When Democrats do it
This is very good.
I think folks on this website are going to have to acclimate to the fact that the political asteroid you want (need?) is going to talk some about how Trump *said he'd do all the things* but only made everything worse.
That's going to maximize side-switching and electoral juice
I think folks on this website are going to have to acclimate to the fact that the political asteroid you want (need?) is going to talk some about how Trump *said he'd do all the things* but only made everything worse.
That's going to maximize side-switching and electoral juice
Ossoff: We were told that MAGA was for working-class Americans. But this is a government of, by, and for the ultra-rich. It’s the wealthiest Cabinet ever. This is the Epstein class. They are the elites they pretend to hate.
February 7, 2026 at 9:06 PM
This is very good.
I think folks on this website are going to have to acclimate to the fact that the political asteroid you want (need?) is going to talk some about how Trump *said he'd do all the things* but only made everything worse.
That's going to maximize side-switching and electoral juice
I think folks on this website are going to have to acclimate to the fact that the political asteroid you want (need?) is going to talk some about how Trump *said he'd do all the things* but only made everything worse.
That's going to maximize side-switching and electoral juice
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One day after meeting Susie Wiles, Tulsi Gabbard told the NSA not to publish the intelligence report. Instead, she instructed NSA officials to transmit the highly classified details directly to her office. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:32 PM
One day after meeting Susie Wiles, Tulsi Gabbard told the NSA not to publish the intelligence report. Instead, she instructed NSA officials to transmit the highly classified details directly to her office. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
To be fair, there is a slightly longer history of this oscillation in Europe
I think it’s qualitatively different now but the polls have tanked when Rs were in power pre-Trump
I think it’s qualitatively different now but the polls have tanked when Rs were in power pre-Trump
February 7, 2026 at 5:04 PM
To be fair, there is a slightly longer history of this oscillation in Europe
I think it’s qualitatively different now but the polls have tanked when Rs were in power pre-Trump
I think it’s qualitatively different now but the polls have tanked when Rs were in power pre-Trump
“What, you won’t let us conquer you?! That’s VERY unfriendly!”
February 7, 2026 at 4:17 PM
“What, you won’t let us conquer you?! That’s VERY unfriendly!”
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MAGA-aligned military commanders are pressuring enlisted service members to go to the Melania movie and bring their families. Troops at 8 different bases have complained. www.businessinsider.com/us-military-...
February 7, 2026 at 12:12 PM
MAGA-aligned military commanders are pressuring enlisted service members to go to the Melania movie and bring their families. Troops at 8 different bases have complained. www.businessinsider.com/us-military-...
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It’s pretty crazy that the president and his family are just stealing billions and billions of dollars directly from taxpayers and the political media is like “It’s Trump so this isn’t a big deal, probably”
“Four of [Don Jr]’s portfolio companies have won contracts from the Trump [regime] this year amounting to $735 MILLION… It looks like more Trump enrichment. When the public and the private are as intertwined as they are in this [regime] it’s hard to tell the difference.”
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@johncassidysays.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 2:24 AM
It’s pretty crazy that the president and his family are just stealing billions and billions of dollars directly from taxpayers and the political media is like “It’s Trump so this isn’t a big deal, probably”
See how it might be useful to have someone on your team with a giant megaphone who can rally attention to this, Stancil haters?
By the way, for those of you not in MN: Homan’s strategy was to withdraw some agents, so it felt like we were in the denouement of the crisis, and then escalate hard against observers. They’re being incredibly aggressive with observers now. National media may not want to check out just yet
February 7, 2026 at 4:24 AM
See how it might be useful to have someone on your team with a giant megaphone who can rally attention to this, Stancil haters?