Silviana Russo
@silviana.bsky.social
Producer. Three-time award-winning mad-libs writer. She/Her.
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In “Politics and the English Language” George Orwell writes a scathing critique of the way that writers use vapid phrases to hit large word counts while saying nothing at all. Today we’ve learned that Orwell was a time traveler because he was definitely talking about Olivia Nuzzi’s American Canto.
November 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
In “Politics and the English Language” George Orwell writes a scathing critique of the way that writers use vapid phrases to hit large word counts while saying nothing at all. Today we’ve learned that Orwell was a time traveler because he was definitely talking about Olivia Nuzzi’s American Canto.
In “Politics and the English Language” George Orwell writes a scathing critique of the way that writers use vapid phrases to hit large word counts while saying nothing at all. Today we’ve learned that Orwell was a time traveler because he was definitely talking about Olivia Nuzzi’s American Canto.
November 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
In “Politics and the English Language” George Orwell writes a scathing critique of the way that writers use vapid phrases to hit large word counts while saying nothing at all. Today we’ve learned that Orwell was a time traveler because he was definitely talking about Olivia Nuzzi’s American Canto.
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AIPAC sucks, supports genocide, and is a hub for Christian Zionists as much as anyone. *And* at the same time:
When you vaguepost like this about issues unrelated to Israel suggesting an org associated with Judaism is to blame, you are at least FLIRTING with antisemitic conspiracy theory.
When you vaguepost like this about issues unrelated to Israel suggesting an org associated with Judaism is to blame, you are at least FLIRTING with antisemitic conspiracy theory.
November 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
AIPAC sucks, supports genocide, and is a hub for Christian Zionists as much as anyone. *And* at the same time:
When you vaguepost like this about issues unrelated to Israel suggesting an org associated with Judaism is to blame, you are at least FLIRTING with antisemitic conspiracy theory.
When you vaguepost like this about issues unrelated to Israel suggesting an org associated with Judaism is to blame, you are at least FLIRTING with antisemitic conspiracy theory.
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Omg I’m dying 😂😂😂…so…So Emily Austin, a right wing 'influencer' who works for Bibi and the GOP, launched 'Hot Girls for Cuomo'.
Guess who didn't bother to register the URL when she did that? What do you think Hot Girls for Cuomo dot com leads to now?... 😄 Enjoy.
[ HotGirlsforCuomo.com ]
Guess who didn't bother to register the URL when she did that? What do you think Hot Girls for Cuomo dot com leads to now?... 😄 Enjoy.
[ HotGirlsforCuomo.com ]
November 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Omg I’m dying 😂😂😂…so…So Emily Austin, a right wing 'influencer' who works for Bibi and the GOP, launched 'Hot Girls for Cuomo'.
Guess who didn't bother to register the URL when she did that? What do you think Hot Girls for Cuomo dot com leads to now?... 😄 Enjoy.
[ HotGirlsforCuomo.com ]
Guess who didn't bother to register the URL when she did that? What do you think Hot Girls for Cuomo dot com leads to now?... 😄 Enjoy.
[ HotGirlsforCuomo.com ]
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He's about to pass Lindsay '69, and he might pass Lindsay '65. But Fiorello Laguardia got 1.3 million votes in NINETEEN FUCKING THIRTY-SEVEN.
Fucking batshit. I love this city.
Fucking batshit. I love this city.
November 5, 2025 at 3:11 AM
He's about to pass Lindsay '69, and he might pass Lindsay '65. But Fiorello Laguardia got 1.3 million votes in NINETEEN FUCKING THIRTY-SEVEN.
Fucking batshit. I love this city.
Fucking batshit. I love this city.
Ok, but I know someone who has this, and the flowers are frogs. They are little pink frogs. LEGO used the frog mold that they already had and made pink ones and those are the flowers. The flowers are frogs.
Growing and maintaining a bonsai tree is not easy. It takes patience. Dexterity. Botanical knowledge. Most people don't have these skills, so tonight's Low Quality Ad is for the LEGO Botanicals Bonsai Tree Building Set. This is much easier to not kill than a real tree.
www.amazon.com/dp/B08HVXZW8...
www.amazon.com/dp/B08HVXZW8...
October 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Ok, but I know someone who has this, and the flowers are frogs. They are little pink frogs. LEGO used the frog mold that they already had and made pink ones and those are the flowers. The flowers are frogs.
I have never posted about #over/under before because I feel like anything that I could say would be a spoiler. But, I announced a fund today for new public works, and everyone wants to eliminate taxes and build a train.
Someone who is good at the economy please help me, my space station is dying.
Someone who is good at the economy please help me, my space station is dying.
October 29, 2025 at 3:26 AM
I have never posted about #over/under before because I feel like anything that I could say would be a spoiler. But, I announced a fund today for new public works, and everyone wants to eliminate taxes and build a train.
Someone who is good at the economy please help me, my space station is dying.
Someone who is good at the economy please help me, my space station is dying.
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All these people avoiding m-dashes because “AI uses them” simply means that there’s more for me!
October 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
All these people avoiding m-dashes because “AI uses them” simply means that there’s more for me!
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Devastating news for those like me who were sure Taylor could fix them.
CNN: Hopes for Swift Trump-Putin Meeting May Be Put on Hold
October 21, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Devastating news for those like me who were sure Taylor could fix them.
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Obamacare was passed by people who took for granted Hillary Clinton’s presidency would have concluded months ago
Mike Johnson: It's Obama's fault that we can't repeal Obamacare.
October 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Obamacare was passed by people who took for granted Hillary Clinton’s presidency would have concluded months ago
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Lmao is this supposed to be a bad thing?
October 11, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Lmao is this supposed to be a bad thing?
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David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
October 9, 2025 at 4:42 AM
David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
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October 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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"The idea that if a political movement garners mass support, it can’t possibly be extremism, incompatible with democratic self-government, or beyond the pale in a broader cultural and societal sense is utterly implausible and historically illiterate."
democracyamericana.com/posts/c5d024...
democracyamericana.com/posts/c5d024...
Where Is the Line?
On Ezra Klein, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and the struggle to define the boundaries of what is acceptable in America
democracyamericana.com
October 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
"The idea that if a political movement garners mass support, it can’t possibly be extremism, incompatible with democratic self-government, or beyond the pale in a broader cultural and societal sense is utterly implausible and historically illiterate."
democracyamericana.com/posts/c5d024...
democracyamericana.com/posts/c5d024...
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Someone needs to make Adolescence, but for grown-ups who lose their marbles on the internet. And also make it funny. Like Four Lions
September 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Someone needs to make Adolescence, but for grown-ups who lose their marbles on the internet. And also make it funny. Like Four Lions
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Schumer’s seat is Lander’s for the taking, if Lander wants it.
Schumer is absolutely risking his career here. He's extremely vulnerable to a progressive primary challenge in 2028 because he's seen as being unwilling to confront Trump, and refusing to support the future NYC mayor who is being attacked by Trump plays right into that narrative.
September 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Schumer’s seat is Lander’s for the taking, if Lander wants it.
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It is fucked up what they did to the headphone jack
i don't want to hear your most boomer complaint. what's your most millennial complaint?
September 20, 2025 at 12:24 AM
It is fucked up what they did to the headphone jack
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is sinclair really something that liberals can't just buy? 200 TV stations across the nation does not sound like an insurmountable thing to start chipping away at? this feels like a problem a few megarich liberals can stop pretty quickly.
September 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
is sinclair really something that liberals can't just buy? 200 TV stations across the nation does not sound like an insurmountable thing to start chipping away at? this feels like a problem a few megarich liberals can stop pretty quickly.
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Today is La fête du travail the 3rd of Sansculottides in the year 233.
Sansculottides is the month of complementary days.
Today we celebrate labor.#JacobinDay
More information on labor
Sansculottides is the month of complementary days.
Today we celebrate labor.#JacobinDay
More information on labor
September 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Today is La fête du travail the 3rd of Sansculottides in the year 233.
Sansculottides is the month of complementary days.
Today we celebrate labor.#JacobinDay
More information on labor
Sansculottides is the month of complementary days.
Today we celebrate labor.#JacobinDay
More information on labor
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A lot of the discourse is really how do Dems win in November 2028. That's an issue where the answers will be clearer in June 2028. Also participating in policy/activism/organizing/defending one another has never before and should not now depend on you analyzing how every action affects elections.
My view 1. it is critical to focus on the fascism and doing whatever we can to protect people from it NOW; everything is not electoral 2. Dems winning the House in 2026 is useful but may do little to stop the fascism 3. Dems are favored in 26 because out-party wins midterms and Trump is unpopular.
It might be worth engaging a more charitable reading of his comment. I (and others on here) have criticized the Third Way/Dems must throw people under the bus strategy. I/others have also criticized the "this is a stunt, let's talk about the economy" strategy. So what are we for?
August 27, 2025 at 1:29 PM
A lot of the discourse is really how do Dems win in November 2028. That's an issue where the answers will be clearer in June 2028. Also participating in policy/activism/organizing/defending one another has never before and should not now depend on you analyzing how every action affects elections.
Italy literally has a fascist government right now, and Trump’s actions are still too far for them.
Highly skeptical of all "in running for Nobel Peace Prize" discussion.
But if anything should, miraculously, come of today's emergency intervention, there's an eight-person slate that would be strong contention for the award. Here they are together.
But if anything should, miraculously, come of today's emergency intervention, there's an eight-person slate that would be strong contention for the award. Here they are together.
August 19, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Italy literally has a fascist government right now, and Trump’s actions are still too far for them.
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as usual when the subway is safe and the roads are dangerous, the message the media leads with is still "look at what a mess the freakin' subway is!" it's kinda fascinating
July 15, 2025 at 9:24 PM
as usual when the subway is safe and the roads are dangerous, the message the media leads with is still "look at what a mess the freakin' subway is!" it's kinda fascinating
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This story should not have been published. They hint at an accusation (Mamdani said he is black to get into a fancy college) they can't back up. That this was published tells me that Mamdani's most important opponent may not be Cuomo or Adams but a paper whose NEWS section will run stuff like this.
You know, when I heard that all of our personal data had been hacked, I didn't expect the first major use of it to be the NYT trying to fuck over Zohran but maybe I'm naive www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/n...
Mamdani Identified as Asian and African American on College Application
www.nytimes.com
July 3, 2025 at 10:52 PM
This story should not have been published. They hint at an accusation (Mamdani said he is black to get into a fancy college) they can't back up. That this was published tells me that Mamdani's most important opponent may not be Cuomo or Adams but a paper whose NEWS section will run stuff like this.
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brad u should primary chuck schumer
Brad Lander has arrived at his election night party. "The ranked choice tabulations will take a few days, but this much is clear: We are sending Andrew Cuomo back to the suburbs," Lander said to applause. "With our help, Zohran Mamdani will be the Democratic nominee"
June 25, 2025 at 3:14 AM
brad u should primary chuck schumer
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I WILL HATE ON CUOMO FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE, I WILL NOT RANK CUOMO ON LISTS THAT DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH NEW YORK POLITICS -- GROCERY LIST? CUOMO UNRANKED. TO DO LIST? CUOMO UNRANKED. BESTSELLER LIST? CUOMO SURE AF UNRANKED.
btw i'm gonna KEEP ON NOT RANKING CUOMO i don't give a damn I WILL NEVER STOP NOT RANKING CUOMO
June 25, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I WILL HATE ON CUOMO FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE, I WILL NOT RANK CUOMO ON LISTS THAT DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH NEW YORK POLITICS -- GROCERY LIST? CUOMO UNRANKED. TO DO LIST? CUOMO UNRANKED. BESTSELLER LIST? CUOMO SURE AF UNRANKED.