Silverman on Security
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They have now removed the Pride flag from the Stonewall Inn.
Erasure. Just like the Nazis.
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Erasure. Just like the Nazis.
gaycitynews.com/trump-rainbo...
Trump administration removes Rainbow Flag from Stonewall National Monument
The Trump administration removed a large Rainbow Flag from a flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument, the National Park Service confirmed to Gay City News
gaycitynews.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:12 AM
They have now removed the Pride flag from the Stonewall Inn.
Erasure. Just like the Nazis.
gaycitynews.com/trump-rainbo...
Erasure. Just like the Nazis.
gaycitynews.com/trump-rainbo...
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10 February 1941 | A Hungarian Jewish girl Sura Ferencz was born.
In 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in the gas chamber.
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📖 Deportations of Jews from Hungary to Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_6_dep_zydow/
In 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in the gas chamber.
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📖 Deportations of Jews from Hungary to Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_6_dep_zydow/
February 10, 2026 at 6:00 AM
10 February 1941 | A Hungarian Jewish girl Sura Ferencz was born.
In 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in the gas chamber.
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📖 Deportations of Jews from Hungary to Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_6_dep_zydow/
In 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in the gas chamber.
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📖 Deportations of Jews from Hungary to Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_6_dep_zydow/
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Me yesterday morning: idk I don’t listen to bad bunny but I hope he has fun :)
Me this morning, running through a wall: AND WHEN HE IS HOLDING THE PUERTO RICO FLAG FOR INDEPENDENCE ??????
Me this morning, running through a wall: AND WHEN HE IS HOLDING THE PUERTO RICO FLAG FOR INDEPENDENCE ??????
February 9, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Me yesterday morning: idk I don’t listen to bad bunny but I hope he has fun :)
Me this morning, running through a wall: AND WHEN HE IS HOLDING THE PUERTO RICO FLAG FOR INDEPENDENCE ??????
Me this morning, running through a wall: AND WHEN HE IS HOLDING THE PUERTO RICO FLAG FOR INDEPENDENCE ??????
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The choice to frame this rhetorically as a negotiation *with ICE and DHS* rather than, you know, a decision about their future made by their rightful superiors in the popularly elected legislature is, to me, incredibly grating.
Our DHS reform demands are exceedingly reasonable.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
February 10, 2026 at 4:55 AM
The choice to frame this rhetorically as a negotiation *with ICE and DHS* rather than, you know, a decision about their future made by their rightful superiors in the popularly elected legislature is, to me, incredibly grating.
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you cannot get these people to believe reality, you cannot kill the imaginary trump in their mind, it's mass psychosis
February 10, 2026 at 4:34 AM
you cannot get these people to believe reality, you cannot kill the imaginary trump in their mind, it's mass psychosis
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These people are just crazy. Trump gets up and says "MASS DEPORTATIONS MASS DEPORTATIONS MASS DEPORTATIONS" and they're like "he probably means a path to legal status for deserving immigrants"
February 10, 2026 at 4:32 AM
These people are just crazy. Trump gets up and says "MASS DEPORTATIONS MASS DEPORTATIONS MASS DEPORTATIONS" and they're like "he probably means a path to legal status for deserving immigrants"
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If you want to understand how far-reaching the corporate rot in media is, read this gutting piece about the fall of Oregon Public Broadcasting.
(And follow @ryanjhaas.bsky.social and @leahsottile.bsky.social’s new publication @thewesternedge.bsky.social which will be amazing bc they’re amazing)
(And follow @ryanjhaas.bsky.social and @leahsottile.bsky.social’s new publication @thewesternedge.bsky.social which will be amazing bc they’re amazing)
This is easily the hardest thing I've ever had to write.
I Had a Dream Journalism Job. Here's Why I Quit.
The rot that hollowed out trust in corporate media finally reached OPB. I had to go.
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February 10, 2026 at 4:58 AM
If you want to understand how far-reaching the corporate rot in media is, read this gutting piece about the fall of Oregon Public Broadcasting.
(And follow @ryanjhaas.bsky.social and @leahsottile.bsky.social’s new publication @thewesternedge.bsky.social which will be amazing bc they’re amazing)
(And follow @ryanjhaas.bsky.social and @leahsottile.bsky.social’s new publication @thewesternedge.bsky.social which will be amazing bc they’re amazing)
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it drives you insane how much erosion of freedom is justified by concern for kids when the people who actually hurt them will never face consequences
February 9, 2026 at 2:42 PM
it drives you insane how much erosion of freedom is justified by concern for kids when the people who actually hurt them will never face consequences
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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 3:18 AM
Thomas Massie is cooking right now and explicitly states that UAE Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem was sending torture videos to Epstein
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Chris Rufo doesn't have a career outside of being a "culture warrior." This is his movement. He made his bed. Now he gets to lie in it.
February 10, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Chris Rufo doesn't have a career outside of being a "culture warrior." This is his movement. He made his bed. Now he gets to lie in it.
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That post should be ratio’d to death and the fact that it’s not is telling about how much y’all give a fuck about protecting people’s health.
February 10, 2026 at 3:39 AM
That post should be ratio’d to death and the fact that it’s not is telling about how much y’all give a fuck about protecting people’s health.
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The media should be PRAISING these athletes who know and understand the importance of public health. These articles should be about how they are setting an example for EVERYONE. And how we should all take their lead.
Instead their positioning is: “look at these fucking weirdos”
Instead their positioning is: “look at these fucking weirdos”
For most people, the pandemic days of masking are behind us. In certain corners of the Winter Olympics, though, things still look a lot like they did in Covid times. Some athletes are taking extreme measures to stay healthy. n.pr/4akK70l
Olympic Covid restrictions are gone, but some athletes still self-quarantining
For most people, the pandemic days of masking are behind us. In certain corners of the Winter Olympics, though, things still look a lot like they did in Covid times. Some athletes are taking extreme measures to stay healthy.
n.pr
February 10, 2026 at 3:36 AM
The media should be PRAISING these athletes who know and understand the importance of public health. These articles should be about how they are setting an example for EVERYONE. And how we should all take their lead.
Instead their positioning is: “look at these fucking weirdos”
Instead their positioning is: “look at these fucking weirdos”
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This proposed act is so evil.
Tomorrow I will testify before subcommittee of House Judiciary Committee against the proposed "Preserving a Sharia-Free America Act," which would authorize exclusion/deportation of all or most non-citizen Muslim immigrants. My written testimony posted here: reason.com/wp-content/u...
reason.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:32 AM
This proposed act is so evil.
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The idea of a bill rendering people deportable for following religious law should make every Jew ill
Tomorrow I will testify before subcommittee of House Judiciary Committee against the proposed "Preserving a Sharia-Free America Act," which would authorize exclusion/deportation of all or most non-citizen Muslim immigrants. My written testimony posted here: reason.com/wp-content/u...
reason.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:47 AM
The idea of a bill rendering people deportable for following religious law should make every Jew ill
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AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
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Trump Allies Near ‘Total Victory’ in Wiping Out U.S. Climate Regulation www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/c...
I gifted this so you could read it
Essential reading
I gifted this so you could read it
Essential reading
Trump Allies Near ‘Total Victory’ in Wiping Out U.S. Climate Regulation
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:26 AM
Trump Allies Near ‘Total Victory’ in Wiping Out U.S. Climate Regulation www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/c...
I gifted this so you could read it
Essential reading
I gifted this so you could read it
Essential reading
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Also: Oswald the Lucky Rabbit met plush Oswald today!
February 10, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Also: Oswald the Lucky Rabbit met plush Oswald today!
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Daily bunny no.3225 had a late night brew
February 10, 2026 at 4:42 AM
Daily bunny no.3225 had a late night brew
War for Ukraine Day 1,446 update has posted.
Balloon Juice - War for Ukraine Day 1,446: The Plot Thins
The cost: This is Mykhailo Spitsyn. He was ten. His mother, Svitlana, was killed beside him when a russian drone hit their house in Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv Oblast. [image or embed] — Iryna Voichuk (@iryna...
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February 10, 2026 at 4:47 AM
War for Ukraine Day 1,446 update has posted.
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The Air Reconnaissance Unit of the 35th Marine Brigade is raising funds to complete vehicle repairs and return them to service.
🎯 Remaining amount: $1,880 💳 PayPal: vmiasnykov83@gmail.com
The last part needed to finish the repairs. Any support or sharing will help close this fundraiser.
🎯 Remaining amount: $1,880 💳 PayPal: vmiasnykov83@gmail.com
The last part needed to finish the repairs. Any support or sharing will help close this fundraiser.
February 9, 2026 at 7:46 PM
The Air Reconnaissance Unit of the 35th Marine Brigade is raising funds to complete vehicle repairs and return them to service.
🎯 Remaining amount: $1,880 💳 PayPal: vmiasnykov83@gmail.com
The last part needed to finish the repairs. Any support or sharing will help close this fundraiser.
🎯 Remaining amount: $1,880 💳 PayPal: vmiasnykov83@gmail.com
The last part needed to finish the repairs. Any support or sharing will help close this fundraiser.
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Even if your nights aren't as cold as ours, I strongly recommend it anyways
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Make russia Small Again - Dignitas
make russia small again Recently, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wore a t-shirt featuring the bold slogan: “make russia small again” during his evening address. Today, in partnership with AntAC (Центр ...
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February 9, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Even if your nights aren't as cold as ours, I strongly recommend it anyways
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I have a really warm sweater for these cold nights #makerussiapay #makerussiasmallagain
February 9, 2026 at 6:33 PM
I have a really warm sweater for these cold nights #makerussiapay #makerussiasmallagain
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Our children are also under constant threat, living under russian drones and missiles attack. Russia kills them. This is a memorial in Kharkiv dedicated to the "little angels who will never grow up." Those are their names on the cubes.
February 9, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Our children are also under constant threat, living under russian drones and missiles attack. Russia kills them. This is a memorial in Kharkiv dedicated to the "little angels who will never grow up." Those are their names on the cubes.
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Kharkiv has moved *some* schools underground. It is good that we now have 8 of them, but it is very important to understand that for a city as large as Kharkiv, 8 schools are just a drop in the ocean. Most children here have been studying online for 4 years.
How Ukraine's 'Fortress Kharkiv,' has withstood 4 years on frontlines by sending kids to school underground
How Ukraine's 'Fortress Kharkiv,' has withstood 4 years on frontlines by sending kids to school underground
"We are the only city in the world with so-called metro schools. Those are underground schools. We have modified seven underground metro stations to allow our kids to study beneath the ground."
nypost.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Kharkiv has moved *some* schools underground. It is good that we now have 8 of them, but it is very important to understand that for a city as large as Kharkiv, 8 schools are just a drop in the ocean. Most children here have been studying online for 4 years.
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I’m running out of new words, because russia isn’t running out of violence. The only thing that changes is how easily the world absorbs it — another mother, another child, folded into the background noise of a long war.
February 9, 2026 at 3:05 PM
I’m running out of new words, because russia isn’t running out of violence. The only thing that changes is how easily the world absorbs it — another mother, another child, folded into the background noise of a long war.