Richard Silvia
@yesrising.bsky.social
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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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The FBI seizure of 2020 election records last month was “a serious attempt to overturn and to take control of elections in Fulton County, Georgia,” Robb Pitts, the chair of the county board, said Thursday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Fulton County chair: FBI raid was ‘a serious attempt to overturn and to take control of elections’
“If they're successful here in Fulton County, in taking over our election, it's going to spread,” Pitts said.
www.democracydocket.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:27 AM
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This ad should concern Susan Collins.
February 13, 2026 at 1:54 AM
This ad should concern Susan Collins.
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The potential foreign agent was Saudi foreign agent Jared Kushner.
I mean, I was betting on Roger Stone but this is actually far more problematic.
I mean, I was betting on Roger Stone but this is actually far more problematic.
News: The top-secret whistleblower complaint against Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Gabbard Whistleblower Complaint Based on Intercepted Conversation About Jared Kushner
The substance of the conversation, which covered in part issues related to Iran, isn’t known.
www.wsj.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:03 PM
The potential foreign agent was Saudi foreign agent Jared Kushner.
I mean, I was betting on Roger Stone but this is actually far more problematic.
I mean, I was betting on Roger Stone but this is actually far more problematic.
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This is all performative bullshit.
Believe it when you don't see ICE in Minneapolis/Saint Paul anymore.
Believe it when you don't see ICE in Minneapolis/Saint Paul anymore.
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 5:58 PM
This is all performative bullshit.
Believe it when you don't see ICE in Minneapolis/Saint Paul anymore.
Believe it when you don't see ICE in Minneapolis/Saint Paul anymore.
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Yikes — Epstein showing appreciation for @GovBillLee pal Betsy Devos making it harder to report sexual abuse on campuses
February 12, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Yikes — Epstein showing appreciation for @GovBillLee pal Betsy Devos making it harder to report sexual abuse on campuses
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The right's "whatabout Laken Riley?" deflection deliberately ignores the fact her killer has already been tried, convicted and sentenced to life in prison without parole. The only reason they bring her up is to justify the brutalization and terror of ICE and CBP against thousands of innocents.
Rick Scott: "No one wanted Renee Good or Alex Pretti to die, but ... "
February 12, 2026 at 11:07 PM
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Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...
www.pbs.org
February 12, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
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HASSAN: You said you don't want to comment on these ongoing investigations because you don't want to bias them. So did Noem and Stephen Miller bias the investigation when they called Pretti a domestic terrorist?
LYONS: I don't want to comment. That's their comments
H: That doesn't make any sense
LYONS: I don't want to comment. That's their comments
H: That doesn't make any sense
February 12, 2026 at 5:22 PM
HASSAN: You said you don't want to comment on these ongoing investigations because you don't want to bias them. So did Noem and Stephen Miller bias the investigation when they called Pretti a domestic terrorist?
LYONS: I don't want to comment. That's their comments
H: That doesn't make any sense
LYONS: I don't want to comment. That's their comments
H: That doesn't make any sense
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⚡️ NEW MEXICO SENATE UPDATE
Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D) will face no Republican opponent in his re-election bid after his GOP challenger was disqualified for failing to meet ballot requirements.
Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D) will face no Republican opponent in his re-election bid after his GOP challenger was disqualified for failing to meet ballot requirements.
February 12, 2026 at 8:57 PM
⚡️ NEW MEXICO SENATE UPDATE
Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D) will face no Republican opponent in his re-election bid after his GOP challenger was disqualified for failing to meet ballot requirements.
Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D) will face no Republican opponent in his re-election bid after his GOP challenger was disqualified for failing to meet ballot requirements.
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This was totally fun! A nice break from my usual beat.
It’s Lincoln’s birthday so I asked @hcrichardson.bsky.social to come on the pod to talk about him, the war, public memory….and vampires. You’re welcome, America.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
Episode 183: Heather Cox Richardson on Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Podcast Episode · Reckoning with Jason Herbert · 02/12/2026 · 1h 46m
podcasts.apple.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:34 PM
This was totally fun! A nice break from my usual beat.
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🚨BREAKING: An election-denying former Donald Trump campaign staffer who was subpoenaed by the FBI over his role in the attempt to steal the 2020 election is now taking credit for writing the sweeping voter suppression bill passed by the House Wednesday that could disenfranchise millions.
Election denier involved in fake electors plot wrote much of SAVE America Act, Trump-aligned think tank claims
“I’m here to do everything I can to make this work,” Thomas Lane wrote in a December 2020 email to other organizers of the Trump campaign’s fake electoral plot in Arizona.
www.democracydocket.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:30 PM
🚨BREAKING: An election-denying former Donald Trump campaign staffer who was subpoenaed by the FBI over his role in the attempt to steal the 2020 election is now taking credit for writing the sweeping voter suppression bill passed by the House Wednesday that could disenfranchise millions.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated Sen. Mark Kelly’s First Amendment rights by moving to strip him of his retired military rank for reminding troops in a video last year that they are obligated to refuse illegal orders, a federal judge ruled Thursday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
‘Horsefeathers!’: Judge blasts Hegseth’s attempt to demote Sen. Kelly over video to U.S. troops
The fiery decision against Hegseth included 15 exclamation points.
www.democracydocket.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated Sen. Mark Kelly’s First Amendment rights by moving to strip him of his retired military rank for reminding troops in a video last year that they are obligated to refuse illegal orders, a federal judge ruled Thursday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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This, from @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social, is really perfect. open.substack.com/pub/johnpavl...
Dear Pam Bondi, (A Letter From A Father)
Dear Ms Bondi,
open.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:17 PM
This, from @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social, is really perfect. open.substack.com/pub/johnpavl...
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Epstein survivor Haley Robson: I’m so tired of having this administration just completely dismiss us. They’re supposed to be the party of, you know, family values and protecting children. And I just feel like if that’s the party you are, it seems like Thomas Massie is the only one showing up for it.
February 12, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Epstein survivor Haley Robson: I’m so tired of having this administration just completely dismiss us. They’re supposed to be the party of, you know, family values and protecting children. And I just feel like if that’s the party you are, it seems like Thomas Massie is the only one showing up for it.
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One more quick thread, and then I'm getting out of here to walk my dog in the sun.
I think a lot about the authoritarian personality. I won't start going on about that because this thread would last forever, but I just want to say one thing about it.
I think a lot about the authoritarian personality. I won't start going on about that because this thread would last forever, but I just want to say one thing about it.
February 12, 2026 at 8:57 PM
One more quick thread, and then I'm getting out of here to walk my dog in the sun.
I think a lot about the authoritarian personality. I won't start going on about that because this thread would last forever, but I just want to say one thing about it.
I think a lot about the authoritarian personality. I won't start going on about that because this thread would last forever, but I just want to say one thing about it.
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Trump nominated a legit white nationalist to a top post at the State Department. I asked him some basic questions about his belief in the “erasure of white culture”. Watch this embarrassing, fumbling answer. Like he has never before been asked to explain his views.
February 12, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Trump nominated a legit white nationalist to a top post at the State Department. I asked him some basic questions about his belief in the “erasure of white culture”. Watch this embarrassing, fumbling answer. Like he has never before been asked to explain his views.
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Admin Officials in the Epstein Files:
Donald J. Trump
Melania Trump
Howard Lutnick (Commerce)
John Phelan (Navy)
Paolo Zampolli (Kennedy Center)
RFK Jr. (HHS)
Kevin Warsh (Fed Nom)
Mehmet Oz (CMS)
Elon Musk (Fmr DOGE)
Steve Bannon (Fmr WH)
Alex Acosta (Fmr Labor)
Bill Barr (Fmr AG)
Donald J. Trump
Melania Trump
Howard Lutnick (Commerce)
John Phelan (Navy)
Paolo Zampolli (Kennedy Center)
RFK Jr. (HHS)
Kevin Warsh (Fed Nom)
Mehmet Oz (CMS)
Elon Musk (Fmr DOGE)
Steve Bannon (Fmr WH)
Alex Acosta (Fmr Labor)
Bill Barr (Fmr AG)
February 12, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Admin Officials in the Epstein Files:
Donald J. Trump
Melania Trump
Howard Lutnick (Commerce)
John Phelan (Navy)
Paolo Zampolli (Kennedy Center)
RFK Jr. (HHS)
Kevin Warsh (Fed Nom)
Mehmet Oz (CMS)
Elon Musk (Fmr DOGE)
Steve Bannon (Fmr WH)
Alex Acosta (Fmr Labor)
Bill Barr (Fmr AG)
Donald J. Trump
Melania Trump
Howard Lutnick (Commerce)
John Phelan (Navy)
Paolo Zampolli (Kennedy Center)
RFK Jr. (HHS)
Kevin Warsh (Fed Nom)
Mehmet Oz (CMS)
Elon Musk (Fmr DOGE)
Steve Bannon (Fmr WH)
Alex Acosta (Fmr Labor)
Bill Barr (Fmr AG)
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Pam Bondi forced to admit Donald Trump appears countless times in the Epstein Files. #OpDeathEaters #EpsteinCoverup #EpsteinFiles
February 12, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Pam Bondi forced to admit Donald Trump appears countless times in the Epstein Files. #OpDeathEaters #EpsteinCoverup #EpsteinFiles
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Remember, Donald Trump desperately does everything he can think of to project power. People who have real power...and know it...don't need to do that. He fears us...we the people...because he knows our collective energy...can absolutely send the GOP packing. Never forget that.
February 12, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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BREAKING: Big loss in court for Pete Hegseth and Trump Admin
Judge rules in favor of Sen Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and urges Hegseth to “be grateful for the wisdom.. of retired service members”
youtube.com/shorts/ADTlR...
Judge rules in favor of Sen Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and urges Hegseth to “be grateful for the wisdom.. of retired service members”
youtube.com/shorts/ADTlR...
BREAKING: Big loss in court for Trump Admin & Pete Hegseth. Judge rules in favor of Sen Mark Kelly
YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane Reports
youtube.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:56 PM
BREAKING: Big loss in court for Pete Hegseth and Trump Admin
Judge rules in favor of Sen Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and urges Hegseth to “be grateful for the wisdom.. of retired service members”
youtube.com/shorts/ADTlR...
Judge rules in favor of Sen Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and urges Hegseth to “be grateful for the wisdom.. of retired service members”
youtube.com/shorts/ADTlR...
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If there isn’t any bipartisan effort to impeach Pam Bondi after her criminal clownery today, we should stop pretending Congress has any authority to enforce rule of law.
February 11, 2026 at 5:34 PM
If there isn’t any bipartisan effort to impeach Pam Bondi after her criminal clownery today, we should stop pretending Congress has any authority to enforce rule of law.
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It’s the Epstein Administration.
No wonder Bondi spent the entire hearing screeching and deflecting.
H/T: @aaronparnas.bsky.social
No wonder Bondi spent the entire hearing screeching and deflecting.
H/T: @aaronparnas.bsky.social
February 12, 2026 at 2:35 PM
It’s the Epstein Administration.
No wonder Bondi spent the entire hearing screeching and deflecting.
H/T: @aaronparnas.bsky.social
No wonder Bondi spent the entire hearing screeching and deflecting.
H/T: @aaronparnas.bsky.social
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I tend to agree with House Dems here.
Bondi’s performance was historically, epically, virally bad.
She threw a big log onto America’s angry fire today.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Bondi’s performance was historically, epically, virally bad.
She threw a big log onto America’s angry fire today.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
House Democrats think Pam Bondi just helped them in the midterms
Tensions flared between Democrats and the Attorney General during a House Judiciary Committee hearing.
www.politico.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:51 AM
I tend to agree with House Dems here.
Bondi’s performance was historically, epically, virally bad.
She threw a big log onto America’s angry fire today.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Bondi’s performance was historically, epically, virally bad.
She threw a big log onto America’s angry fire today.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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This is as big a lie as the one about the 2020 election, probably even more dangerous because so many "normie" Republican officials glommed onto it to curry favor with Trump. Corporate media never exposed it, and an uneducated electorate remains confused.
Bondi shamelessly lies: "Robert Mueller found no evidence of foreign interference in 2016. Have you apologized to President Trump?"
February 12, 2026 at 4:25 AM
This is as big a lie as the one about the 2020 election, probably even more dangerous because so many "normie" Republican officials glommed onto it to curry favor with Trump. Corporate media never exposed it, and an uneducated electorate remains confused.
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We live in challenging times. But these are also clarifying times, where the choices are clear, and we have examples to admire.
All honor to the Epstein survivors.
All honor to the people of Minneapolis.
All honor to the people of Ukraine.
All honor to the Epstein survivors.
All honor to the people of Minneapolis.
All honor to the people of Ukraine.
February 12, 2026 at 12:57 PM
We live in challenging times. But these are also clarifying times, where the choices are clear, and we have examples to admire.
All honor to the Epstein survivors.
All honor to the people of Minneapolis.
All honor to the people of Ukraine.
All honor to the Epstein survivors.
All honor to the people of Minneapolis.
All honor to the people of Ukraine.