Richard Silvia
@yesrising.bsky.social
YesRising | Hope for the weird ones still standing.
Essays, poetry, music, & meaning.
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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 Trumpists like to present themselves as defenders of the West.
There is one country fighting against brutality and barbarism, and in defense of everything we cherish about the West: Ukraine.
The Trumpists are hostile to Ukraine.
The Trumpists are betrayers of the West.
There is one country fighting against brutality and barbarism, and in defense of everything we cherish about the West: Ukraine.
The Trumpists are hostile to Ukraine.
The Trumpists are betrayers of the West.
February 15, 2026 at 2:48 PM
The Trumpists like to present themselves as defenders of the West.
There is one country fighting against brutality and barbarism, and in defense of everything we cherish about the West: Ukraine.
The Trumpists are hostile to Ukraine.
The Trumpists are betrayers of the West.
There is one country fighting against brutality and barbarism, and in defense of everything we cherish about the West: Ukraine.
The Trumpists are hostile to Ukraine.
The Trumpists are betrayers of the West.
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For those unaware, a quick primer on perhaps the most dangerous of the oligarchs.
Peter Thiel.
Peter Thiel.
February 15, 2026 at 12:05 AM
For those unaware, a quick primer on perhaps the most dangerous of the oligarchs.
Peter Thiel.
Peter Thiel.
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This.
Every democrat attending that mess should bring a survivor with them.
Every democrat attending that mess should bring a survivor with them.
If Democrats attend the State of the Union, they should invite an Epstein survivor as a guest.
If they skip the speech, they should invite an Epstein survivor to sit in their seat.
If they skip the speech, they should invite an Epstein survivor to sit in their seat.
February 15, 2026 at 1:33 PM
This.
Every democrat attending that mess should bring a survivor with them.
Every democrat attending that mess should bring a survivor with them.
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Inside the Debacle That Led to the Closure of El Paso’s Airspace
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:07 AM
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Most people probably focus on the damage ICE has caused in Minnesota
But their violent, fascist tactics affect people all over the country
Here they are-terrorizing 4th and 5th graders at a bus stop in New Jersey
May Trump and Stephen Miller rot in hell
www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/f...
But their violent, fascist tactics affect people all over the country
Here they are-terrorizing 4th and 5th graders at a bus stop in New Jersey
May Trump and Stephen Miller rot in hell
www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/f...
ICE raid at apartment complex causes elementary students to run from their bus stop in NJ Thursday
Students were seen running away from their bus stop on Thursday morning as ICE agents conducted an operation at an apartment in Lindenwold, NJ.
www.nbcphiladelphia.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Most people probably focus on the damage ICE has caused in Minnesota
But their violent, fascist tactics affect people all over the country
Here they are-terrorizing 4th and 5th graders at a bus stop in New Jersey
May Trump and Stephen Miller rot in hell
www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/f...
But their violent, fascist tactics affect people all over the country
Here they are-terrorizing 4th and 5th graders at a bus stop in New Jersey
May Trump and Stephen Miller rot in hell
www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/f...
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Between this and the story about the ice agents who ate at a Mexican restaurant and then arrested some of its workers when they were done, it's a reminder that these people reject even the most basic social agreements of hospitality and of helping others. They're sociopaths.
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 15, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Between this and the story about the ice agents who ate at a Mexican restaurant and then arrested some of its workers when they were done, it's a reminder that these people reject even the most basic social agreements of hospitality and of helping others. They're sociopaths.
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Over in Hell, the billionaires are fighting with each other over who hung out with Epstein more. 🍿
February 15, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Over in Hell, the billionaires are fighting with each other over who hung out with Epstein more. 🍿
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Rep. Angie Craig: "The attacks on Black and brown people in Minnesota have been egregious. At the end of the day, what they wanted out of Minnesota was for us to riot. I think this will go down in American history as one of the greatest examples of peaceful resistance from an entire community."
February 15, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Rep. Angie Craig: "The attacks on Black and brown people in Minnesota have been egregious. At the end of the day, what they wanted out of Minnesota was for us to riot. I think this will go down in American history as one of the greatest examples of peaceful resistance from an entire community."
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Romanian President skipped the Munich conference, but decided to attend Trump’s “board of peace” alongside Hungary, Belarus, etc
February 15, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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Jeffries on VA's new proposed map: "When they go low, we strike back. That's the D approach and Rs are feeling it now ... Trump is the one who instructed 5 different R states to gerrymander. He wanted to rig the midterms and didn't think Democrats were going to forcefully respond. He got that wrong"
February 15, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Jeffries on VA's new proposed map: "When they go low, we strike back. That's the D approach and Rs are feeling it now ... Trump is the one who instructed 5 different R states to gerrymander. He wanted to rig the midterms and didn't think Democrats were going to forcefully respond. He got that wrong"
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Jeffries: "That's the difference between Democrats and Republicans. They are passing maps that they are intentionally gerrymandering, often wiping away Black and Latino districts, in the dead of night, because they are petrified of taking these things to the voters. We are taking them to the voters"
February 15, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Jeffries: "That's the difference between Democrats and Republicans. They are passing maps that they are intentionally gerrymandering, often wiping away Black and Latino districts, in the dead of night, because they are petrified of taking these things to the voters. We are taking them to the voters"
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Schumer: "Every other police department in America is unmasked. ICE can do the same. This is a rogue force. They are almost trained it looks like to be nasty and mean and cruel."
February 15, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Schumer: "Every other police department in America is unmasked. ICE can do the same. This is a rogue force. They are almost trained it looks like to be nasty and mean and cruel."
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Schumer on DHS reforms: "I believe Republicans will have no choice but to go along with us because it's so common sense"
February 15, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Schumer on DHS reforms: "I believe Republicans will have no choice but to go along with us because it's so common sense"
Key: “current form” doesn’t mean social collapse, but ⚖️🗽for all.
Counterpoint: If the system in its current form does not collapse, you can bid farewell to democracy and become enslaved to techno-authoritarianism.
February 15, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Key: “current form” doesn’t mean social collapse, but ⚖️🗽for all.
[Theodore] Roosevelt’s profound personal tragedy turned out to have national significance. The diseases that killed his wife and mother were diseases of filth and crowding—the hallmarks of the growing Gilded Age American cities.”
—Letters from an American 🇺🇸 by @hcrichardson.bsky.social
—Letters from an American 🇺🇸 by @hcrichardson.bsky.social
February 15, 2026 at 1:19 PM
[Theodore] Roosevelt’s profound personal tragedy turned out to have national significance. The diseases that killed his wife and mother were diseases of filth and crowding—the hallmarks of the growing Gilded Age American cities.”
—Letters from an American 🇺🇸 by @hcrichardson.bsky.social
—Letters from an American 🇺🇸 by @hcrichardson.bsky.social
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February 15, 2026 at 4:49 AM
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Hegseth to US military: if you get into MIT, we won't let you attend because of the risk that you will be exposed to ideas hostile to MAGA when you study there.
February 14, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Hegseth to US military: if you get into MIT, we won't let you attend because of the risk that you will be exposed to ideas hostile to MAGA when you study there.
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Ask not what happens to the economy if billionaires are held accountable for their crimes.
Ask what happens next if they are not.
Ask what happens next if they are not.
February 14, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Ask not what happens to the economy if billionaires are held accountable for their crimes.
Ask what happens next if they are not.
Ask what happens next if they are not.
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Rep. Jason Crow on Rubio's Munich speech: "Not only did he say things I found disturbing, what was also important was what he did not say. He never mentioned Russia once. He never mentioned China once. There was historically revisionism."
February 14, 2026 at 5:47 PM
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We murdered three more people in a boat today
February 14, 2026 at 12:36 AM
We murdered three more people in a boat today
Let me close with a final request. I say it not as your president or commander-in-chief, I say it as a man who spent 50 years of his life serving his country in a different way. Remember your oath"
—Joe Biden January 16, 2025, farewell address to U.S. troops.
—Joe Biden January 16, 2025, farewell address to U.S. troops.
I realize media doesn’t think it’s a big deal that Trump, Vance & Hegseth continue to give partisan political speeches to troops, evidenced by the fact that they are never asked about it nor are members of Congress, but it is one of the most dangerous things happening right now.
February 14, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Let me close with a final request. I say it not as your president or commander-in-chief, I say it as a man who spent 50 years of his life serving his country in a different way. Remember your oath"
—Joe Biden January 16, 2025, farewell address to U.S. troops.
—Joe Biden January 16, 2025, farewell address to U.S. troops.
Multiple sources reporting ⬇️
l.smartnews.com/p-7a9W1O2Q/L...
A self serving prediction. Who is asking for robots and self driving cars? The people that make those things want them. Our species depends of social cooperative interactions to survive.
A self serving prediction. Who is asking for robots and self driving cars? The people that make those things want them. Our species depends of social cooperative interactions to survive.
Microsoft AI chief gives it 18 months—for all white-collar work to be automated by AI (Fortune)
For the back half of the 20th century (what Fortunefounder Henry Luce called “The American Century”), MBA and law degree programs were a...
l.smartnews.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Multiple sources reporting ⬇️
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Today marks eight years since the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, FL.
This anniversary is a painful reminder that gun violence prevention is on the ballot this year. It’s up to the politicians WE elect to pass gun safety laws to protect our communities.
This anniversary is a painful reminder that gun violence prevention is on the ballot this year. It’s up to the politicians WE elect to pass gun safety laws to protect our communities.
February 14, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Today marks eight years since the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, FL.
This anniversary is a painful reminder that gun violence prevention is on the ballot this year. It’s up to the politicians WE elect to pass gun safety laws to protect our communities.
This anniversary is a painful reminder that gun violence prevention is on the ballot this year. It’s up to the politicians WE elect to pass gun safety laws to protect our communities.