Richard Silvia
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Essays, poetry, music, & meaning.
You’re not alone. 🏳️🌈
👉🏻 https://linktr.ee/YesRising
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Richard Silvia
@yesrising.bsky.social
· Dec 14
A lot of people feel exhausted, out of place, and quietly hopeful anyway. That’s not a contradiction. That’s a sign you’re still human.
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When I wrote Section 230 I did so knowing it would be critical for protecting free speech online. 30 years later and it’s one of the last things standing in the way of Republican censorship of the internet. Here’s to many more years of defending this vital safeguard of free speech.
February 8, 2026 at 6:28 PM
When I wrote Section 230 I did so knowing it would be critical for protecting free speech online. 30 years later and it’s one of the last things standing in the way of Republican censorship of the internet. Here’s to many more years of defending this vital safeguard of free speech.
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February 9, 2026 at 10:59 PM
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We all know big corporations have too much influence in Washington. I've never taken a dime of corporate PAC money because Arizonans need to know their elected leaders are working for them. We need to put people first and get corporate money out of politics.
February 9, 2026 at 9:18 PM
We all know big corporations have too much influence in Washington. I've never taken a dime of corporate PAC money because Arizonans need to know their elected leaders are working for them. We need to put people first and get corporate money out of politics.
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Emerging from his viewing of the UNRELEASED Epstein case files at Justice Dept, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) says:
"The Dept of Justice has been in a cover-up mode for months... trying to sweep the entire thing under the rug"
"The Dept of Justice has been in a cover-up mode for months... trying to sweep the entire thing under the rug"
February 9, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Emerging from his viewing of the UNRELEASED Epstein case files at Justice Dept, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) says:
"The Dept of Justice has been in a cover-up mode for months... trying to sweep the entire thing under the rug"
"The Dept of Justice has been in a cover-up mode for months... trying to sweep the entire thing under the rug"
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Jamie Raskin said he reviewed an email sent from Epstein to co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell that was a forwarded conversation between Epstein’s lawyers and lawyers for Donald Trump.
The DOJ (illegally) redacted Trump's name in the public files.
What else are they hiding?
The DOJ (illegally) redacted Trump's name in the public files.
What else are they hiding?
Rep. Raskin Confirms ‘Troubling’ And ‘Unnecessary’ Epstein File Redactions
www.huffpost.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:20 PM
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Ghislaine Maxwell has made it abundantly clear that she will continue protecting pedophiles and sex traffickers until she is granted clemency by Donald Trump.
She doesn’t care about the crimes that she has committed and is completely unremorseful.
She doesn’t care about the crimes that she has committed and is completely unremorseful.
February 9, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Ghislaine Maxwell has made it abundantly clear that she will continue protecting pedophiles and sex traffickers until she is granted clemency by Donald Trump.
She doesn’t care about the crimes that she has committed and is completely unremorseful.
She doesn’t care about the crimes that she has committed and is completely unremorseful.
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Footage taken from inside Trump’s Super Bowl party at his Mar-a-Lago golf club showed the president and his guests watching Bad Bunny’s halftime show rather than TPUSA’s night of Jesus Christ, Kid Rock, and country music. trib.al/ivGSXQ3
February 9, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Footage taken from inside Trump’s Super Bowl party at his Mar-a-Lago golf club showed the president and his guests watching Bad Bunny’s halftime show rather than TPUSA’s night of Jesus Christ, Kid Rock, and country music. trib.al/ivGSXQ3
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I think if your name comes up 38,000 times in the Epstein files, there a good chance that you did stuff that was very bad.
February 9, 2026 at 6:01 PM
I think if your name comes up 38,000 times in the Epstein files, there a good chance that you did stuff that was very bad.
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Secretary Howard Lutnick lied to the country about his ties to Epstein.
Now we learned that they were in business together.
He has no business being our Commerce Secretary.
He should resign.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Now we learned that they were in business together.
He has no business being our Commerce Secretary.
He should resign.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Howard Lutnick faces bipartisan calls to resign over latest Epstein revelations
Recently disclosed records suggest a closer relationship than the Commerce secretary previously indicated.
www.politico.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Secretary Howard Lutnick lied to the country about his ties to Epstein.
Now we learned that they were in business together.
He has no business being our Commerce Secretary.
He should resign.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Now we learned that they were in business together.
He has no business being our Commerce Secretary.
He should resign.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
A world forward together. YesRising
February 9, 2026 at 6:22 PM
A world forward together. YesRising
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MAGA complaining that they didn't understand Bad Bunny's performance has nothing to do with a language barrier.
It has EVERYTHING to do with a HUMANITY barrier.
It has EVERYTHING to do with a HUMANITY barrier.
February 9, 2026 at 1:26 PM
MAGA complaining that they didn't understand Bad Bunny's performance has nothing to do with a language barrier.
It has EVERYTHING to do with a HUMANITY barrier.
It has EVERYTHING to do with a HUMANITY barrier.
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Ten years ago today, #SCOTUS issued five unsigned and unexplained 5-4 rulings granting emergency applications to block President Obama’s Clean Power Plan—a completely unprecedented move that helped to usher in the Court’s modern … (mis)adventures … with its shadow docket.
Me in today’s “One First”:
Me in today’s “One First”:
209. The Modern Emergency Docket Turns Ten
The February 2016 rulings blocking the Clean Power Plan were unprecedented; in retrospect, they were harbingers of a paradigm shift in the Supreme Court's role.
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February 9, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Ten years ago today, #SCOTUS issued five unsigned and unexplained 5-4 rulings granting emergency applications to block President Obama’s Clean Power Plan—a completely unprecedented move that helped to usher in the Court’s modern … (mis)adventures … with its shadow docket.
Me in today’s “One First”:
Me in today’s “One First”:
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Reposting
February 9, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Reposting
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Americans deserve law enforcement that goes after violent criminals.
Instead, ICE is murdering U.S. citizens & making our streets less safe.
Instead, ICE is murdering U.S. citizens & making our streets less safe.
February 9, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Americans deserve law enforcement that goes after violent criminals.
Instead, ICE is murdering U.S. citizens & making our streets less safe.
Instead, ICE is murdering U.S. citizens & making our streets less safe.
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Rep. Stansbury on the Epstein files: "Congress is controlled by Donald Trump's allies…He is being actively shielded by members of his own party…We need to hold these people accountable. And my message to Donald Trump is we're coming for you. We are not moving on."
February 9, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Rep. Stansbury on the Epstein files: "Congress is controlled by Donald Trump's allies…He is being actively shielded by members of his own party…We need to hold these people accountable. And my message to Donald Trump is we're coming for you. We are not moving on."
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Ghislaine Maxwell invoked her Fifth Amendment right today and didn't answer questions about Epstein and Trump, including this one posed to her by Rep. Ro Khanna. But this question must be answered:
February 9, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Ghislaine Maxwell invoked her Fifth Amendment right today and didn't answer questions about Epstein and Trump, including this one posed to her by Rep. Ro Khanna. But this question must be answered:
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Gulf of Mexico vs Gulf of America. 😆
February 9, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Gulf of Mexico vs Gulf of America. 😆
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Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."
February 9, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."
We’ve got to rid ourselves of Susan Collins.
Strategize, Organize, Lionize, Vote.
SOLVe
Strategize, Organize, Lionize, Vote.
SOLVe
Sen. Collins' seat is crucial for Republican Senate majority. Morning Consult poll: Sen. Collins is the 2nd most unpopular US senator: 54% disapprove of her performance, 41% approve.“ICE’s impact on Maine has been devastating,” Portland organizer.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Maine shaken by ICE raids as backlash threatens Republican Senate control
Workers and unions condemn ICE operation as ‘horrific’ as pressure builds on Susan Collins, facing re-election this year
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:13 PM
We’ve got to rid ourselves of Susan Collins.
Strategize, Organize, Lionize, Vote.
SOLVe
Strategize, Organize, Lionize, Vote.
SOLVe
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The Ukraine War Grows Deadlier
More civilians are dying now than when Biden was president
open.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:03 AM
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This is hilarious.
SpaceX shifts focus from something that it will never do on Mars to something it will never do on the Moon.
February 9, 2026 at 3:40 AM
This is hilarious.
This thread from Just Jack is everything. ⚖️🗽❤️
I read a ton of reactions to Bad Bunny’s halftime show, both here and in the bad place.
I watched the show again this morning.
Yes, it was an incredible performance. Joyful, emotional, uplifting.
It was a love letter to humanity…to Puerto Rico…and more.
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I watched the show again this morning.
Yes, it was an incredible performance. Joyful, emotional, uplifting.
It was a love letter to humanity…to Puerto Rico…and more.
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February 9, 2026 at 1:51 PM
This thread from Just Jack is everything. ⚖️🗽❤️
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• A doc sued for prescribing a debunked autism therapy
• A man who says vaccines are “poisoning children”
• A woman boosting autism "treatments" using stem cells from rabbits
This is not a QAnon conference line-up, it is the people now guiding US autism research
www.wired.com/story/rfk-jr...
• A man who says vaccines are “poisoning children”
• A woman boosting autism "treatments" using stem cells from rabbits
This is not a QAnon conference line-up, it is the people now guiding US autism research
www.wired.com/story/rfk-jr...
RFK Jr.’s Picks for a Key Autism Panel Include Advocates for Bizarre Theories
Among those Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently named to a federal autism committee are people who tout dangerous treatments and say vaccine manufacturers are “poisoning children.”
www.wired.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:26 PM
• A doc sued for prescribing a debunked autism therapy
• A man who says vaccines are “poisoning children”
• A woman boosting autism "treatments" using stem cells from rabbits
This is not a QAnon conference line-up, it is the people now guiding US autism research
www.wired.com/story/rfk-jr...
• A man who says vaccines are “poisoning children”
• A woman boosting autism "treatments" using stem cells from rabbits
This is not a QAnon conference line-up, it is the people now guiding US autism research
www.wired.com/story/rfk-jr...
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MAGA Kryptonite!! 💃🏾🫶🏾
February 9, 2026 at 1:29 PM
MAGA Kryptonite!! 💃🏾🫶🏾