Kenneth Silber
@kensil.bsky.social
Writer, editor, fact-checker. Politics, science, history. Based in NJ. https://substack.com/@kensilber https://www.splicetoday.com/authors/Kenneth%20Silber https://www.eriecanalbook.com/
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The Hard Way
America-as-predator is a national disgrace. || Kenneth Silber
www.splicetoday.com
I write about a national disgrace. www.splicetoday.com/politics-and...
I write about a national disgrace. www.splicetoday.com/politics-and...
The Hard Way
America-as-predator is a national disgrace. || Kenneth Silber
www.splicetoday.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:32 AM
I write about a national disgrace. www.splicetoday.com/politics-and...
Another assault on the Constitution. apnews.com/article/ice-...
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
apnews.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Another assault on the Constitution. apnews.com/article/ice-...
"The man whose ancestors fled persecution now oversees a draconian campaign to terrorize immigrants—wielding state power against the most vulnerable in a bitter repudiation of his own family’s history." open.substack.com/pub/theunpop...
Stephen Miller’s Assault on America’s Immigrant Legacy: Part I
The man whose Russian Jewish ancestors fled persecution now oversees a sweeping deportation machine designed to terrorize immigrant families
open.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:30 PM
"The man whose ancestors fled persecution now oversees a draconian campaign to terrorize immigrants—wielding state power against the most vulnerable in a bitter repudiation of his own family’s history." open.substack.com/pub/theunpop...
Concise diagram of an effort to create a dictatorship. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump Tests Presidential Power: Venezuela Operation, Iran Bombing and More
A breakdown of the presidential powers President Trump has sought for himself, including what he did to obtain power and what’s next.
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Concise diagram of an effort to create a dictatorship. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Multi-layered “look what you made me do” lie.
Because Norway didn’t give a him prize (it doesn’t decide winners) for ending wars (he didn’t end) the US won’t be peaceful anymore (bombing multiple countries) and will take Greenland (part of Denmark, not Norway) to stop Russia (it’d help Russia).
Because Norway didn’t give a him prize (it doesn’t decide winners) for ending wars (he didn’t end) the US won’t be peaceful anymore (bombing multiple countries) and will take Greenland (part of Denmark, not Norway) to stop Russia (it’d help Russia).
![NEW: @potus letter to @jonasgahrstore links @NobelPrize to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials:
Dear Ambassador:
President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state]
“Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/bafkreie7itpptx3xbxhpsnlaqmwk752h7pcrion5ija2apksljtax2adx4@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Multi-layered “look what you made me do” lie.
Because Norway didn’t give a him prize (it doesn’t decide winners) for ending wars (he didn’t end) the US won’t be peaceful anymore (bombing multiple countries) and will take Greenland (part of Denmark, not Norway) to stop Russia (it’d help Russia).
Because Norway didn’t give a him prize (it doesn’t decide winners) for ending wars (he didn’t end) the US won’t be peaceful anymore (bombing multiple countries) and will take Greenland (part of Denmark, not Norway) to stop Russia (it’d help Russia).
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Deutsche Bank here with the good stuff.
Game on.
Game on.
January 18, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Deutsche Bank here with the good stuff.
Game on.
Game on.
"Trump’s megalomania is transforming the United States from international leader into international pariah, and the American people will suffer the consequences for years to come." www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
America vs. the World
President Trump wants to return to the 19th century’s international order. He will leave America less prosperous—and the whole world less secure.
www.theatlantic.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:10 PM
"Trump’s megalomania is transforming the United States from international leader into international pariah, and the American people will suffer the consequences for years to come." www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
I review @andrew-yang.bsky.social's upcoming book and political prospects. www.splicetoday.com/politics-and...
Andrew Yang’s Ready for the Next Campaign
His new book’s an eclectic mix of autobiography and aspiration. || Kenneth Silber
www.splicetoday.com
January 19, 2026 at 11:32 AM
I review @andrew-yang.bsky.social's upcoming book and political prospects. www.splicetoday.com/politics-and...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol... Congress rebuffed Trump's science cuts. Background: www.theunpopulist.net/p/the-admini...
Congress passes bill to fund U.S. science agencies, rebuffing Trump's requested cuts
The Senate voted to provide billions more to NASA, NOAA and the National Science Foundation than the president had asked for.
www.nbcnews.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:08 PM
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol... Congress rebuffed Trump's science cuts. Background: www.theunpopulist.net/p/the-admini...
A look at how much worse things have gotten in just the past few days. open.substack.com/pub/damonlin...
A Five-Alarm Fire in Minnesota
The Trump administration experiments with dictatorship
open.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 12:00 AM
A look at how much worse things have gotten in just the past few days. open.substack.com/pub/damonlin...
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a year in and trump is in free fall with the public across every conceivable issue
CNN poll finds majority of Americans say Trump is focused on the wrong priorities | CNN Politics
Public opinion on nearly every aspect of President Donald Trump’s first year back in the White House is negative, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds, with a majority of Americans saying Trump is f...
www.cnn.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:27 PM
a year in and trump is in free fall with the public across every conceivable issue
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The EU making a free trade deal with Mercosur and opening the path to more Chinese electric vehicle sales.
Canada buying more cars from Mexico and South Korea while also cutting a deal for Chinese EVs.
The world didn't stop because the US threw a tantrum. Mostly just pushed others closer together.
Canada buying more cars from Mexico and South Korea while also cutting a deal for Chinese EVs.
The world didn't stop because the US threw a tantrum. Mostly just pushed others closer together.
January 16, 2026 at 4:14 PM
The EU making a free trade deal with Mercosur and opening the path to more Chinese electric vehicle sales.
Canada buying more cars from Mexico and South Korea while also cutting a deal for Chinese EVs.
The world didn't stop because the US threw a tantrum. Mostly just pushed others closer together.
Canada buying more cars from Mexico and South Korea while also cutting a deal for Chinese EVs.
The world didn't stop because the US threw a tantrum. Mostly just pushed others closer together.
Good idea. apnews.com/article/fake...
Finnish children learn media literacy at 3 years old. It's protection against Russian propaganda
Finland has been fighting fake news by teaching media literacy to children as young as 3. The Nordic nation includes this in its national curriculum to help citizens recognize disinformation, especial...
apnews.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Good idea. apnews.com/article/fake...
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This is the way.
80 co-sponsors on resolution impeaching Noem on three articles: obstruction of Congress, 'violation of public trust' (ICE crimes), and self-dealing corruption.
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
January 16, 2026 at 1:32 PM
This is the way.
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The total NSF budget was 9 billion. I doubt they spend 89% of it on quail.
January 15, 2026 at 9:21 PM
The total NSF budget was 9 billion. I doubt they spend 89% of it on quail.
"Tyranny requires constant effort, and even more so when trying to impose it on a country which has no history at the national level of overtly authoritarian rule. Hence there are cracks in the façade." substack.com/home/post/p-...
The Dictator's Treadmill
Once you're on it, you can't get off
substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:48 PM
"Tyranny requires constant effort, and even more so when trying to impose it on a country which has no history at the national level of overtly authoritarian rule. Hence there are cracks in the façade." substack.com/home/post/p-...
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In an interview yesterday with Reuters, President Trump boasted that he has accomplished so much that “when you think of it, we shouldn't even have an election.”
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
January 15, 2026 at 1:48 PM
In an interview yesterday with Reuters, President Trump boasted that he has accomplished so much that “when you think of it, we shouldn't even have an election.”
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
"The right-wing talking points, the disgusting social media comments cheering on the violence, the expected milquetoast both-sidesism of legacy news media have all contributed to a surrealness around the actual events on the ground..." www.liberalcurrents.com/so-hows-the-...
So, How’s the Occupation Going for You?
What’s it like to live in America with a domestic military occupation? Minnesota has the answer.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:39 PM
"The right-wing talking points, the disgusting social media comments cheering on the violence, the expected milquetoast both-sidesism of legacy news media have all contributed to a surrealness around the actual events on the ground..." www.liberalcurrents.com/so-hows-the-...
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We've gone from broken windows policing to breaking windows policing.
January 14, 2026 at 4:06 AM
We've gone from broken windows policing to breaking windows policing.
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Marco Rubio, June 2012.
January 14, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Marco Rubio, June 2012.
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Reposted by Kenneth Silber
No president has ever more clearly deserved impeachment, conviction, and disqualification than Donald J. Trump after Jan 6, 2020. The failure of most Senate Republicans to do their duty will echo for eons. They should be forever defined by their disgrace, cowardice, and betrayal.
January 7, 2026 at 12:38 AM
No president has ever more clearly deserved impeachment, conviction, and disqualification than Donald J. Trump after Jan 6, 2020. The failure of most Senate Republicans to do their duty will echo for eons. They should be forever defined by their disgrace, cowardice, and betrayal.
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Greenland's prime minister says:
"We don't want to be part of the USA (...) If we have to choose between the USA and Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark"
www.dr.dk/nyheder/udla...
"We don't want to be part of the USA (...) If we have to choose between the USA and Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark"
www.dr.dk/nyheder/udla...
Jens-Frederik Nielsen: ’Vi vælger Kongeriget Danmark’
Der var klar tale fra den grønlandske regeringsleder, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, da han holdt pressemøde med statsminister Mette Frederiksen (S). Her gjorde Nielsen det klart, at Grønland vælger Danmark o...
www.dr.dk
January 13, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Greenland's prime minister says:
"We don't want to be part of the USA (...) If we have to choose between the USA and Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark"
www.dr.dk/nyheder/udla...
"We don't want to be part of the USA (...) If we have to choose between the USA and Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark"
www.dr.dk/nyheder/udla...
A libertarian nightmare. reason.com/2026/01/12/t...
Trump 2.0, year 1: A libertarian nightmare
Trump's specific, documented exertions of state power over the past year should be enough to declare him a dangerous foe of American liberty.
reason.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:49 AM
A libertarian nightmare. reason.com/2026/01/12/t...
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Remember who you are, liberal.
January 12, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Remember who you are, liberal.