Bobby Silverman
@robertsilverman.bsky.social
Reporter and whatnot
email: RASilverman@protonmail.com
Signal: RobertSilverman.71
email: RASilverman@protonmail.com
Signal: RobertSilverman.71
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Exits: Something darker
Writer Robert Silverman on the Knicks, the authoritarian need of humiliation, outgrowing childhood fears, and Karl-Anthony Towns.
www.basketballfeelings.com
At @wtevs.bsky.social's BASKETBALL FEELINGS, the Zesty KAT stuff took me right back to my own dumb childhood jock dreams and the ugly homophobia that’s seeping into ever corner of the current fascist moment—even the '24-25 Knicks. www.basketballfeelings.com/p/exits-some...
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And whose primary focus right now is to defend the Epstein files as "nonsense"
February 15, 2026 at 4:07 PM
And whose primary focus right now is to defend the Epstein files as "nonsense"
Penguin-ass mfer
February 15, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Penguin-ass mfer
the New York Knicks are the NBA Emirates Cup AND the KIA Shooting Stars champions. Hang the banner!
February 14, 2026 at 11:37 PM
the New York Knicks are the NBA Emirates Cup AND the KIA Shooting Stars champions. Hang the banner!
YOU CAN GO STRAIGHT TO HELL, DNC SPAM TEXT. I ALREADY LOATHE THIS HOLIDAY AND YET SOMEHOW YOU MADE IT WORSE
February 14, 2026 at 8:03 PM
YOU CAN GO STRAIGHT TO HELL, DNC SPAM TEXT. I ALREADY LOATHE THIS HOLIDAY AND YET SOMEHOW YOU MADE IT WORSE
vaxxed?
Breaking WSJ:
Casey Wasserman is putting his talent and marketing agency up for sale, he said in a memo to staff Friday night.
The move follows the release of suggestive emails he exchanged years ago with Ghislaine Maxwell and the departure of high-profile talent from his firm.
Casey Wasserman is putting his talent and marketing agency up for sale, he said in a memo to staff Friday night.
The move follows the release of suggestive emails he exchanged years ago with Ghislaine Maxwell and the departure of high-profile talent from his firm.
Exclusive | Casey Wasserman Putting His Talent Agency Up for Sale After Epstein Fallout
Wasserman has said he “never had a personal or business relationship with Jeffrey Epstein” and told staff he felt that he had “become a distraction” to the firm’s work.
www.wsj.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:09 AM
vaxxed?
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“Konstantin, 4, a sociable boy, is often frightened by loud noises and guards, his parents said. He once cried for hours after a small toy airplane was confiscated.”
This post is really taking off. I know the Thanksgiving detail is grabbing, but I would encourage everyone to also read the full article about this family’s struggle at Dilley.
They’ve been locked up for 130+ days.
I spent hours with them on Zoom this week, and their story deserves to be heard.
They’ve been locked up for 130+ days.
I spent hours with them on Zoom this week, and their story deserves to be heard.
'Even in Russia, they don't treat children like this': A family's nightmare in ICE detention
A Russian couple and their children sought asylum in the U.S. In a Texas detention center, they say they endured worms in the food and hourslong waits for medicine.
www.nbcnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
“Konstantin, 4, a sociable boy, is often frightened by loud noises and guards, his parents said. He once cried for hours after a small toy airplane was confiscated.”
thank god it's almost time for Whiskey Friday the 13th with Tony Dokoupil
February 13, 2026 at 8:46 PM
thank god it's almost time for Whiskey Friday the 13th with Tony Dokoupil
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SCOOP: Social Security workers are being told to give the details of appointments customers are making to ICE, raising the prospect of secret police abducting people going to mandatory SSA appointments. @zoeschiffer.bsky.social, @telliotter.bsky.social, and @leahfeiger.bsky.social have more.
Social Security Workers Are Being Told to Hand Over Appointment Details to ICE
The recent request goes against decades of precedent, and puts noncitizens at further risk of immigration enforcement actions.
www.wired.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:18 PM
SCOOP: Social Security workers are being told to give the details of appointments customers are making to ICE, raising the prospect of secret police abducting people going to mandatory SSA appointments. @zoeschiffer.bsky.social, @telliotter.bsky.social, and @leahfeiger.bsky.social have more.
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If you're currently a student at a college with a faculty member who showed up in the Epstein files, I'd like to talk to you about the campus response for an article. You can reach me at miles_klee@wired.com or millionbear.44 on Signal.
February 13, 2026 at 12:14 AM
If you're currently a student at a college with a faculty member who showed up in the Epstein files, I'd like to talk to you about the campus response for an article. You can reach me at miles_klee@wired.com or millionbear.44 on Signal.
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NEW ISSUE OF MAMDANI'S FIRST 100 DAYS
Hell Gate's weekly deep dive into what's actually going on in the Mamdani administration.
This week: Numbers crunched. Tisch in control. And CityFHEPS stalled out. The rubber is meeting the road in the Mamdani administration.
hellgatenyc.com/mamdanis-bud...
Hell Gate's weekly deep dive into what's actually going on in the Mamdani administration.
This week: Numbers crunched. Tisch in control. And CityFHEPS stalled out. The rubber is meeting the road in the Mamdani administration.
hellgatenyc.com/mamdanis-bud...
February 12, 2026 at 10:50 PM
NEW ISSUE OF MAMDANI'S FIRST 100 DAYS
Hell Gate's weekly deep dive into what's actually going on in the Mamdani administration.
This week: Numbers crunched. Tisch in control. And CityFHEPS stalled out. The rubber is meeting the road in the Mamdani administration.
hellgatenyc.com/mamdanis-bud...
Hell Gate's weekly deep dive into what's actually going on in the Mamdani administration.
This week: Numbers crunched. Tisch in control. And CityFHEPS stalled out. The rubber is meeting the road in the Mamdani administration.
hellgatenyc.com/mamdanis-bud...
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The documents show there may be little scientific merit to claims that injection wells are a safe means of disposal.
“We really do not know what happens to the waste down there. We just hope," an EPA official admitted in 1971.
Read: rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
“We really do not know what happens to the waste down there. We just hope," an EPA official admitted in 1971.
Read: rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
February 12, 2026 at 8:01 PM
The documents show there may be little scientific merit to claims that injection wells are a safe means of disposal.
“We really do not know what happens to the waste down there. We just hope," an EPA official admitted in 1971.
Read: rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
“We really do not know what happens to the waste down there. We just hope," an EPA official admitted in 1971.
Read: rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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I’m proud to be endorsed by Justice Democrats and PAL PAC.
The only way we can fight fascism is with bold progressive ideas and accountability for all in power.
It’s a new moment. And it requires new leadership:
@justicedemocrats.com @votepalpac.bsky.social
The only way we can fight fascism is with bold progressive ideas and accountability for all in power.
It’s a new moment. And it requires new leadership:
@justicedemocrats.com @votepalpac.bsky.social
February 12, 2026 at 3:02 PM
I’m proud to be endorsed by Justice Democrats and PAL PAC.
The only way we can fight fascism is with bold progressive ideas and accountability for all in power.
It’s a new moment. And it requires new leadership:
@justicedemocrats.com @votepalpac.bsky.social
The only way we can fight fascism is with bold progressive ideas and accountability for all in power.
It’s a new moment. And it requires new leadership:
@justicedemocrats.com @votepalpac.bsky.social
Herman Melville (I attended a very old prep school)
Who's the most famous alum of your high school?
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
guys i just found out i went to the same high school as howard lutnick. please respect my privacy at this time.
February 12, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Herman Melville (I attended a very old prep school)
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He literally says in this clip that ICE will keep in Minnesota “quick reaction forces” — a military term — to go after “agitators.” Remember that those on the ground in MPLS have spent more than a week trying to tell everyone that Trump’s prior “deescalation” was a ruse and ICE is still operational
Homan: "Operation Metro Surge is ending. In the next week, we're going to deploy the officers here on detail back to their home stations or to other areas of the country where they're needed."
February 12, 2026 at 2:44 PM
He literally says in this clip that ICE will keep in Minnesota “quick reaction forces” — a military term — to go after “agitators.” Remember that those on the ground in MPLS have spent more than a week trying to tell everyone that Trump’s prior “deescalation” was a ruse and ICE is still operational
Every now and then, but particularly late at night, when I should be asleep, thoughts like, "Wow, being an American at this particular moment in history is a stain and an enduring shame that I'll have to live with—forever," rattle around in my head.
Full disclosure: not a fan!
Full disclosure: not a fan!
February 12, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Every now and then, but particularly late at night, when I should be asleep, thoughts like, "Wow, being an American at this particular moment in history is a stain and an enduring shame that I'll have to live with—forever," rattle around in my head.
Full disclosure: not a fan!
Full disclosure: not a fan!
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This is a pogrom
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 2:19 AM
This is a pogrom
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EXCLUSIVE: A whistleblower tells @thebarbedwire.com he spent years burying radioactive fracking waste, which melted the bones in his neck and jaw. Then a residential community — and an elementary school — was built on top. 🧵
thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/11/a...
thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/11/a...
Whistleblower Says Radioactive Fracking Waste Site Melted His Jaw. Now There’s an Elementary School There.
Then an elementary school was built on top of it.
thebarbedwire.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:05 PM
EXCLUSIVE: A whistleblower tells @thebarbedwire.com he spent years burying radioactive fracking waste, which melted the bones in his neck and jaw. Then a residential community — and an elementary school — was built on top. 🧵
thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/11/a...
thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/11/a...
Me, to the Knicks:
February 11, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Me, to the Knicks:
Pretty much every Coen Bros flick is about the insane/dumb shit dudes pull when not closely supervised (laudatory)
OK, we're all familiar with the concept of "Dudes Rock" movies
I would like to propose a counterpart: "Dudes Suck" movies
Great films with nearly no women in them — but which are ultimately about how certain kinds of Dudes, when left to their own devices, really Suck
(e.g. below)
I would like to propose a counterpart: "Dudes Suck" movies
Great films with nearly no women in them — but which are ultimately about how certain kinds of Dudes, when left to their own devices, really Suck
(e.g. below)
If you don't know about the Wannsee Conference and its horrifying consequences, I have an amazing, star-studded movie for you that will lay it all out:
February 10, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Pretty much every Coen Bros flick is about the insane/dumb shit dudes pull when not closely supervised (laudatory)
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NEW: Over the last several months, ICE has carried out a secret campaign to place new and expanded facilities for its agents and lawyers in nearly every state and major metro area in the US—over 150 in all. @wired.com is publishing dozens of these locations; @leahfeiger.bsky.social has the scoop:
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:10 PM
NEW: Over the last several months, ICE has carried out a secret campaign to place new and expanded facilities for its agents and lawyers in nearly every state and major metro area in the US—over 150 in all. @wired.com is publishing dozens of these locations; @leahfeiger.bsky.social has the scoop: