Scott Silver
@hihosilver28.bsky.social
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What’s crazy … we have all the laws to prevent presidential profiteering
Just enforce them
Just enforce them
Could Trump’s self-enrichment trigger a backlash similar to Watergate?
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Is There a Remedy for Presidential Profiteering?
Until now, Trump always seemed unembarrassed to crow about his side hustles. But, if the Emirati payment was kept secret, what else might be?
www.newyorker.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:09 PM
What’s crazy … we have all the laws to prevent presidential profiteering
Just enforce them
Just enforce them
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Turns out democracy *does* die in darkness
February 8, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Turns out democracy *does* die in darkness
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Let's be honest, they are still market-testing what generates outrage
Memes of Obamas as apes=seems too much
Sending masked kidnappers to disappear Black & Brown folks=seems fine
Murdering white people & lying=seems too much
Murdering Black & Brown people in concentration camps=seems to be ok
Memes of Obamas as apes=seems too much
Sending masked kidnappers to disappear Black & Brown folks=seems fine
Murdering white people & lying=seems too much
Murdering Black & Brown people in concentration camps=seems to be ok
Trump market tested his campaign with Birtherism and inaugurated his run calling Mexicans “rapists and murderers.” There’s no new information in the latest outrage. But there is further confirmation that commentators who denied racism was Trumpism’s central motivating factor should be shunned.
February 6, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Let's be honest, they are still market-testing what generates outrage
Memes of Obamas as apes=seems too much
Sending masked kidnappers to disappear Black & Brown folks=seems fine
Murdering white people & lying=seems too much
Murdering Black & Brown people in concentration camps=seems to be ok
Memes of Obamas as apes=seems too much
Sending masked kidnappers to disappear Black & Brown folks=seems fine
Murdering white people & lying=seems too much
Murdering Black & Brown people in concentration camps=seems to be ok
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"No I meant that shit" -- and he won't lose a single supporter because that's what we are as a country now. Dumb and racist
BREAKING: Trump says he 'didn't make a mistake' with his racist video post.
Q: "A number of Republicans are calling on you to apologize for that post. Is that something you're going to do?"
Trump: "No, I didn't make a mistake."
He adds later: "I guess it was a take off on the Lion King."
Q: "A number of Republicans are calling on you to apologize for that post. Is that something you're going to do?"
Trump: "No, I didn't make a mistake."
He adds later: "I guess it was a take off on the Lion King."
February 7, 2026 at 1:49 AM
"No I meant that shit" -- and he won't lose a single supporter because that's what we are as a country now. Dumb and racist
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It's so weird how many Democrats hate this guy and what he stands for because he literally stands for families having what they need and also for having fun
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 5:03 PM
It's so weird how many Democrats hate this guy and what he stands for because he literally stands for families having what they need and also for having fun
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pointing this out has nothing to do with motivating people to outrage. it has to do with understanding the path we took to get here, the consequences of what was often called "common sense" politics, and the work ahead to not just dismantle it but prevent it from recurring.
And I get the carceral state of America is not a new issue, but I think when they’ve set aside an enormous amount of money to build concentration camps that seem to be worse than the worst prisons, I’m not sure “we’ve always been this way” is the most helpful way to motivate righteous outrage.
February 6, 2026 at 5:34 PM
pointing this out has nothing to do with motivating people to outrage. it has to do with understanding the path we took to get here, the consequences of what was often called "common sense" politics, and the work ahead to not just dismantle it but prevent it from recurring.
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Every time you look at a story about sports betting, you think “how is this legal?,” and the answer is: it didn’t used to be
February 6, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Every time you look at a story about sports betting, you think “how is this legal?,” and the answer is: it didn’t used to be
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A tough one to sit with--but we must--is that some people's ability to make good art in part derived from, or was protected by, the fact that they were enabling or doing terrible things. See also: We Need to Talk about Cosby doc. Even more troubling on this score: Read deep reporting on Alice Munro
"actually his stuff was very Derivative and not Original" like, you don't have to do this. it is good for us all to sit with the cognitive dissonance that a very bad person can make very good art. it is good for us to work through the moral ramifications of that.
February 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
A tough one to sit with--but we must--is that some people's ability to make good art in part derived from, or was protected by, the fact that they were enabling or doing terrible things. See also: We Need to Talk about Cosby doc. Even more troubling on this score: Read deep reporting on Alice Munro
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There is a case to be made that any board of a university that signed an agreement that required paying a fee has breached their fiduciary duty and I think somebody should explore it
The Trump administration is no longer trying to get cash from Harvard as it seeks a settlement. At this point, the White House seems happy to get a signature on anything they can call a compact.
Trump Drops Demand for Cash From Harvard After Stiff Resistance
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:57 AM
There is a case to be made that any board of a university that signed an agreement that required paying a fee has breached their fiduciary duty and I think somebody should explore it
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I always like to remind folks that George Lucas originally wanted Toshirô Mifune to play Obi-Wan Kenobi in the StarWars series, because he was a huge fan of Akira Kurosawa films. We could’ve had a FINE as Obi-Wan.
February 3, 2026 at 5:27 AM
I always like to remind folks that George Lucas originally wanted Toshirô Mifune to play Obi-Wan Kenobi in the StarWars series, because he was a huge fan of Akira Kurosawa films. We could’ve had a FINE as Obi-Wan.
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we are going to win
A new poll finds that 1 in 4 Minnesota voters took part in the Jan 23 shutdown against ICE, or have a loved one who did. Of those, 38% DID NOT WORK, either because they made the choice to stay out, or their workplaces closed. By me, @thomasbirm.bsky.social, @bloomekatz.bsky.social
Poll Shows Massive Participation in Minnesota Shutdown Against ICE
1 in four Minnesota voters took part in January 23 day of action, or had a loved one who did.
inthesetimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:43 PM
we are going to win
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Wild that there was an open lane called "what if we just explain things clearly to people?" and he's the first one to ever fill it
The City’s Budget is our future. And you deserve to know how it works.
January 30, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Wild that there was an open lane called "what if we just explain things clearly to people?" and he's the first one to ever fill it
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We need to talk about the rise of "smol bean fascism" where you have all the guns and the immunity but the really scary people are the ones with whistles and phone cameras and they're giving you generational trauma and ptsd by filming you killing people for no reason
January 28, 2026 at 9:25 PM
We need to talk about the rise of "smol bean fascism" where you have all the guns and the immunity but the really scary people are the ones with whistles and phone cameras and they're giving you generational trauma and ptsd by filming you killing people for no reason
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January 29, 2026 at 4:26 AM
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What makes Gavin Newsom such a skilled politician is that he stands up to Trump’s bullying with piping hot memes AND is able to agree with Trump about policy
www.sacbee.com
www.sacbee.com
Gov. Gavin Newsom: ‘I disagree’ with calls to abolish ICE
The 2028 presidential contender came out against calls to dismantle ICE after an agent fatally shot a Minneapolis woman.
www.sacbee.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:20 AM
What makes Gavin Newsom such a skilled politician is that he stands up to Trump’s bullying with piping hot memes AND is able to agree with Trump about policy
www.sacbee.com
www.sacbee.com
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Okay I think I've mapped out ICE politics as of Monday night
January 27, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Okay I think I've mapped out ICE politics as of Monday night
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North Carolina bought up all them people grocery… now stay in the house and eat it
January 28, 2026 at 12:39 AM
North Carolina bought up all them people grocery… now stay in the house and eat it
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Wouldn’t have made it out of the VEEP writers room
January 26, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Wouldn’t have made it out of the VEEP writers room
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if bovino is out and conservatives are turning on noem then there is a real opportunity to demand that miller resign too.
January 27, 2026 at 1:07 AM
if bovino is out and conservatives are turning on noem then there is a real opportunity to demand that miller resign too.
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Certainly appears moms with whistles won the Battle of Minneapolis.
January 27, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Certainly appears moms with whistles won the Battle of Minneapolis.
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As has happened with so many Hollywood monsters, they are teaching the people around them a lesson, and it’s absolutely not the one they planned on
After Portland, LA, Chicago, and Charlotte, they wanted a smaller city to pick on to get the fear going because they don't have the numbers to pacify the whole country. They thought they would teach the twin cities a lesson, and frighten them, and everybody else.
They were wrong.
They were wrong.
January 26, 2026 at 6:20 PM
As has happened with so many Hollywood monsters, they are teaching the people around them a lesson, and it’s absolutely not the one they planned on
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i think this attitude — that all opposition is illegitimate and nothing we do can be questioned— is probably pervasive in the white house and helps explain why they keep making terrible political choices
Putin pioneered this. No opposition is legitimate. Regular, decent, “ordinary” people cannot possibly be against us because only we represent “the real people.”
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
January 25, 2026 at 3:02 PM
i think this attitude — that all opposition is illegitimate and nothing we do can be questioned— is probably pervasive in the white house and helps explain why they keep making terrible political choices
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January 25, 2026 at 5:06 PM