Russ Silva
@russellsilva.bsky.social
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📍 𝐃𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐘, 𝐓𝐗:
A 2-month-old baby reportedly suffering from bronchitis was deported to Mexico with his family after weeks in a Texas immigration detention center, according to a member of Congress, even after the infant had been hospitalized for respiratory symptoms. #AbuseOfPowerWatch
A 2-month-old baby reportedly suffering from bronchitis was deported to Mexico with his family after weeks in a Texas immigration detention center, according to a member of Congress, even after the infant had been hospitalized for respiratory symptoms. #AbuseOfPowerWatch
2-Month-Old Reportedly Suffering from Bronchitis Deported to Mexico After Weeks at Texas Detention Center
A 2-month-old baby reportedly suffering from bronchitis was deported to Mexico after three weeks at a Texas detention center, Congressman Joaquin Castro said.
people.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:03 PM
📍 𝐃𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐘, 𝐓𝐗:
A 2-month-old baby reportedly suffering from bronchitis was deported to Mexico with his family after weeks in a Texas immigration detention center, according to a member of Congress, even after the infant had been hospitalized for respiratory symptoms. #AbuseOfPowerWatch
A 2-month-old baby reportedly suffering from bronchitis was deported to Mexico with his family after weeks in a Texas immigration detention center, according to a member of Congress, even after the infant had been hospitalized for respiratory symptoms. #AbuseOfPowerWatch
So many examples put forth as exemplars of LLM utility are just so strikingly unimpressive. "I asked it how long an unheated house would have before the pipes would freeze, and it gave me an answer I don't trust." Unimpressive!
And of course, the tell is always when they're asked 'well, what do you think are the use cases we're missing' and the answer is inevitably identical to whatever the worst chuds are promoting it for
February 18, 2026 at 9:02 AM
So many examples put forth as exemplars of LLM utility are just so strikingly unimpressive. "I asked it how long an unheated house would have before the pipes would freeze, and it gave me an answer I don't trust." Unimpressive!
It's a mistake to make inferences about LLM capabilities using heuristics derived from observations of human capabilities. Knowledge in the form of "if a human can do A, they can also do B" can't be used to evaluate LLMs.
February 18, 2026 at 8:43 AM
It's a mistake to make inferences about LLM capabilities using heuristics derived from observations of human capabilities. Knowledge in the form of "if a human can do A, they can also do B" can't be used to evaluate LLMs.
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We are laser-focused on tracking them down, holding ICE accountable for this monstrous action, demanding specific details on their whereabouts and wellbeing, and ensuring their safety.
February 18, 2026 at 12:49 AM
We are laser-focused on tracking them down, holding ICE accountable for this monstrous action, demanding specific details on their whereabouts and wellbeing, and ensuring their safety.
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To unnecessarily deport a sick baby and his entire family is heinous. My staff and I are in contact with Juan’s family.
February 18, 2026 at 12:49 AM
To unnecessarily deport a sick baby and his entire family is heinous. My staff and I are in contact with Juan’s family.
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After a discussion with their attorney, I have confirmed that Juan, his 16-month-old sister, his mom, and his dad have been deported.
February 18, 2026 at 12:49 AM
After a discussion with their attorney, I have confirmed that Juan, his 16-month-old sister, his mom, and his dad have been deported.
Yup. President Coolidge's son Calvin Jr. died from a blister he got playing tennis at age 16.
![The Coolidges had two sons: John (1906–2000) and Calvin Jr. (1908–1924). On June 30, 1924, Calvin Jr. played tennis with his brother on the White House tennis courts without putting on socks and developed a blister on one of his toes. The blister subsequently degenerated into sepsis. He died a little over a week later at the age of 16.[23]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:elnkpk4lkgz6s63itucoo3jn/bafkreigqoqsseawgrl7te5txwp7hzbxauif6xrhzc4n5omym3nx272ifvq@jpeg)
February 17, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Yup. President Coolidge's son Calvin Jr. died from a blister he got playing tennis at age 16.
Basically just a murder conspiracy if the government is going to shoot a guy and then refuse to cooperate with a state investigation into the killing
Minnesota's top investigative agency says federal government has formally refused to hand over evidence and information in the killing of Alex Pretti
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
FBI formally refuses to share evidence in Alex Pretti killing, Minnesota investigators say
Minnesota's top investigative agency said Monday the federal government has formally refused to hand over evidence and information in the killing of Alex Pretti.
www.cbsnews.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Basically just a murder conspiracy if the government is going to shoot a guy and then refuse to cooperate with a state investigation into the killing
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How is @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social and @adriennelaf.bsky.social's version of the Atlantic functionally any better than Fox News or The Federalist?
It's actually much, much worse, because those more-explicit propaganda organs aren't pretending. to be serious, so they're not luring normies.
It's actually much, much worse, because those more-explicit propaganda organs aren't pretending. to be serious, so they're not luring normies.
Believe it or not, I’ve discovered an even worse version of the “liberals are responsible of racism” argument.
February 17, 2026 at 1:44 PM
How is @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social and @adriennelaf.bsky.social's version of the Atlantic functionally any better than Fox News or The Federalist?
It's actually much, much worse, because those more-explicit propaganda organs aren't pretending. to be serious, so they're not luring normies.
It's actually much, much worse, because those more-explicit propaganda organs aren't pretending. to be serious, so they're not luring normies.
Grotesque.
Wrote for @theglobeandmail.com:
I spent months hearing from African survivors of Myanmar scam camps, where trafficking victims are forced to run scams targeting westerners. Chinese criminals & at least one pro-junta militia cooperate to dish out horrific abuse against migrants to ensure compliance.
I spent months hearing from African survivors of Myanmar scam camps, where trafficking victims are forced to run scams targeting westerners. Chinese criminals & at least one pro-junta militia cooperate to dish out horrific abuse against migrants to ensure compliance.
Africans are being confined and beaten in scam camps in Myanmar
Migrants toil for long hours on social-media platforms, targeting people with crypto and romance scams
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Grotesque.
An important principle to remember.
agree with this (hah) but also think a particular mistake the left made for a long time online, and still makes to an extent, is failing to understand that the person whose mind you may actually change is the one reading the argument you're having, not the one you're arguing with
The secret to engaging in social media debate is knowing you will never win anyone over. The best you can hope for is to have people who already agree with tell you you're awesome. You might great a dopamine thrill from the righteousness of your anger! Fine benefits, all. But you will never win.
February 17, 2026 at 1:23 AM
An important principle to remember.
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I don't think I've ever seen gears shift this fast before.
February 15, 2026 at 9:50 PM
I don't think I've ever seen gears shift this fast before.
Vile
We cannot separate the history of the nation from the history of slavery.
George Washington was an enslaver. As President he brought enslaved people to Philadelphia, and rotated them out to evade a Pennsylvania law that promised emancipation after six months in the state. /1
George Washington was an enslaver. As President he brought enslaved people to Philadelphia, and rotated them out to evade a Pennsylvania law that promised emancipation after six months in the state. /1
February 16, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Vile
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A New York Times op-ed last week boasted libertarians "told you so" about Trump.
But it was only a few, since politically exiled, who saw Trump's rise and said: “You know what? I think he and a lot of his followers mean it with the racism, violence and fascism.”
(new @ms.now column)
But it was only a few, since politically exiled, who saw Trump's rise and said: “You know what? I think he and a lot of his followers mean it with the racism, violence and fascism.”
(new @ms.now column)
Opinion | Libertarians warned about executive power. Only a few actually warned about Trump.
Anthony L. Fisher: A recent New York Times op-ed showed the blind spot many libertarians still have for President Donald Trump.
www.ms.now
February 16, 2026 at 2:43 PM
A New York Times op-ed last week boasted libertarians "told you so" about Trump.
But it was only a few, since politically exiled, who saw Trump's rise and said: “You know what? I think he and a lot of his followers mean it with the racism, violence and fascism.”
(new @ms.now column)
But it was only a few, since politically exiled, who saw Trump's rise and said: “You know what? I think he and a lot of his followers mean it with the racism, violence and fascism.”
(new @ms.now column)
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transphobes don't actually have opinions on science, they just think they're so enlightened that their beliefs must be inherently scientific
"Biology is deeply important to me!"
- Transphobe who hasn't bothered to learn basic biological facts of the topic they're opining on
- Transphobe who hasn't bothered to learn basic biological facts of the topic they're opining on
March 31, 2025 at 1:16 PM
transphobes don't actually have opinions on science, they just think they're so enlightened that their beliefs must be inherently scientific
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Like, when you argue against most public figures, you are implicitly arguing with their organization and/or fanbase. When you argue with Brianna Wu you're arguing with literally just a single annoying and unintelligent person.
June 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Like, when you argue against most public figures, you are implicitly arguing with their organization and/or fanbase. When you argue with Brianna Wu you're arguing with literally just a single annoying and unintelligent person.
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To my knowledge, Brianna Wu neither has a real job in politics nor does she have any significant fanbase. She has name recognition but is otherwise a nobody. Is there any point to talking about her?
June 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
To my knowledge, Brianna Wu neither has a real job in politics nor does she have any significant fanbase. She has name recognition but is otherwise a nobody. Is there any point to talking about her?
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A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
Ofelia Torres, teen who fought to have her father released from ICE custody, dies from rare cancer
Ofelia Torres, 16, died on Friday from Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, her father's lawyer confirmed.
www.cbsnews.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:20 PM
A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
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Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.
The decisions amount to a huge legal rebuke, but the administration has continued jailing people indefinitely.
www.reuters.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Trump's whole deal is "I FIRE PEOPLE!!!" so it's worth noting who he *doesn't* fire
Notice that he didn’t “lash” out at the “staffer” who allegedly posted it, he’s vowing retribution against those critical of the racist video.
No staffer has been reprimanded or fired. Trump did that racism.
No staffer has been reprimanded or fired. Trump did that racism.
Hours after refusing to apologize for a racist video posted to his Truth Social account, Trump hadn’t let go.
He spent last weekend complaining to allies about Republicans who had condemned the video depicting the Obamas as apes, questioning the lawmakers’ loyalty and vowing consequences.
He spent last weekend complaining to allies about Republicans who had condemned the video depicting the Obamas as apes, questioning the lawmakers’ loyalty and vowing consequences.
February 15, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Trump's whole deal is "I FIRE PEOPLE!!!" so it's worth noting who he *doesn't* fire
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So much of our present crisis is coddled, ignorant, and short sighted people tearing down the institutions that protect them because they don’t understand that bad things can happen.
February 14, 2026 at 8:37 PM
So much of our present crisis is coddled, ignorant, and short sighted people tearing down the institutions that protect them because they don’t understand that bad things can happen.
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It's exactly this. Musk never gets called on the fact that he's been 10 years out from a moon colony for the last 16 years; Republicans never get called on anything; why wouldn't CEOs start testing out this new accountability-free zone and just say whatever's convenient to manipulate the moment?
I work in procurement and our vendors have been rolling out AI systems and... it has been a disaster. The AI gets everything wrong and I have to navigate a labyrinthian telephone menu to get to a human to fix it.
This has big "We'll colonize the moon in 10 years!" Musk energy.
This has big "We'll colonize the moon in 10 years!" Musk energy.
February 14, 2026 at 2:55 PM
It's exactly this. Musk never gets called on the fact that he's been 10 years out from a moon colony for the last 16 years; Republicans never get called on anything; why wouldn't CEOs start testing out this new accountability-free zone and just say whatever's convenient to manipulate the moment?