N Silv
@nsilv.bsky.social
Whatever "what is", is,
is what I want.
Only that.
But that.
is what I want.
Only that.
But that.
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JUST IN: Trump personally asserts executive privilege to protect 4K+ documents/messages from discovery in J6 civil suit. Court given very bare bones list. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26... As first reported by POLITICO last week w/ @kyledcheney.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
December 8, 2025 at 11:01 PM
JUST IN: Trump personally asserts executive privilege to protect 4K+ documents/messages from discovery in J6 civil suit. Court given very bare bones list. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26... As first reported by POLITICO last week w/ @kyledcheney.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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The maga 6 now gonna have to come up with something to justify “You’re fired on grounds of insufficient racism.” www.aol.com/articles/12-...
12 FBI agents fired for kneeling during racial justice protest sue to get their jobs back
Twelve former FBI agents fired after kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest in Washington sued Monday to get their jobs back, saying their action had been intended to de-escalate a volatile sit...
www.aol.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The maga 6 now gonna have to come up with something to justify “You’re fired on grounds of insufficient racism.” www.aol.com/articles/12-...
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⚠️ ROLLBACK: Trump’s Transportation pick, a former airline lobbyist, just wiped $11 million off Southwest’s punishment for chronic flight delays. It’s the latest step in a fast rollback of airline enforcement and passenger protections under Trump’s DOT.
December 8, 2025 at 11:04 PM
⚠️ ROLLBACK: Trump’s Transportation pick, a former airline lobbyist, just wiped $11 million off Southwest’s punishment for chronic flight delays. It’s the latest step in a fast rollback of airline enforcement and passenger protections under Trump’s DOT.
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Exclusive: ICE has developed a plan to arrest undocumented migrants who try to voluntarily leave the U.S. via the Mexico border, so they can face formal removal.
Why bother? Possibly to juice deportation numbers.
It's being referred to as "Operation Irish Goodbye."
www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-pl...
Why bother? Possibly to juice deportation numbers.
It's being referred to as "Operation Irish Goodbye."
www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-pl...
ICE Has A Surprising New Plan To Arrest People Already Leaving The U.S.
“Operation Irish Goodbye,” as it’s being called, could be aimed at boosting numbers for Trump’s much-hyped deportation campaign.
www.huffpost.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Exclusive: ICE has developed a plan to arrest undocumented migrants who try to voluntarily leave the U.S. via the Mexico border, so they can face formal removal.
Why bother? Possibly to juice deportation numbers.
It's being referred to as "Operation Irish Goodbye."
www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-pl...
Why bother? Possibly to juice deportation numbers.
It's being referred to as "Operation Irish Goodbye."
www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-pl...
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"oh, so when dems take back the presidency does that mean they can . . .?"
no, come on
the court's position is that having the department of education forgive some loans was unconstitutional overreach, but abolishing the thing outright is fine
no, come on
the court's position is that having the department of education forgive some loans was unconstitutional overreach, but abolishing the thing outright is fine
December 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
"oh, so when dems take back the presidency does that mean they can . . .?"
no, come on
the court's position is that having the department of education forgive some loans was unconstitutional overreach, but abolishing the thing outright is fine
no, come on
the court's position is that having the department of education forgive some loans was unconstitutional overreach, but abolishing the thing outright is fine
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Today’s “One First” tackles the grant of certiorari in one of the birthright citizenship cases, and then Justice Kagan’s TX redistricting dissent—“yet another warning about the majority’s seeming willingness to do … whatever it wants, at least where rulings on emergency applications are concerned.”
196. Justice Kagan's Texas Redistricting Dissent
As unsurprising as the Supreme Court's intervention in the Texas redistricting case may have been, Justice Kagan's dissent is still a telling indictment of another emergency ruling that lost its way.
www.stevevladeck.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Today’s “One First” tackles the grant of certiorari in one of the birthright citizenship cases, and then Justice Kagan’s TX redistricting dissent—“yet another warning about the majority’s seeming willingness to do … whatever it wants, at least where rulings on emergency applications are concerned.”
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I'm not sure what Trump thought he was doing by posting the Cuellar daughters' letter & his "lack of LOYALTY" rant, but, in addition to making clear the transactional nature of the pardon in his mind, he also admitted that a transparently flattering letter is all it takes for him to grant a pardon.
December 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I'm not sure what Trump thought he was doing by posting the Cuellar daughters' letter & his "lack of LOYALTY" rant, but, in addition to making clear the transactional nature of the pardon in his mind, he also admitted that a transparently flattering letter is all it takes for him to grant a pardon.
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This is just how we do mergers now.
"Paramount executives also plan to argue their deal will have a much shorter regulatory approval process given the company’s smaller size and friendly relationship with the Trump administration."
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/08/p...
"Paramount executives also plan to argue their deal will have a much shorter regulatory approval process given the company’s smaller size and friendly relationship with the Trump administration."
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/08/p...
Paramount Skydance launches hostile bid for WBD after Netflix wins bidding war
Netflix won a bidding war for the Warner Bros. film studio and HBO Max streaming service, but it doesn't plan to buy WBD's TV networks.
www.cnbc.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
This is just how we do mergers now.
"Paramount executives also plan to argue their deal will have a much shorter regulatory approval process given the company’s smaller size and friendly relationship with the Trump administration."
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/08/p...
"Paramount executives also plan to argue their deal will have a much shorter regulatory approval process given the company’s smaller size and friendly relationship with the Trump administration."
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/08/p...
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Son-in-Law Watch:
When he’s not brokering geopolitical surrenders in meetings with Putin, he’s financing global media consolidation.
When he’s not brokering geopolitical surrenders in meetings with Putin, he’s financing global media consolidation.
December 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Son-in-Law Watch:
When he’s not brokering geopolitical surrenders in meetings with Putin, he’s financing global media consolidation.
When he’s not brokering geopolitical surrenders in meetings with Putin, he’s financing global media consolidation.
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Holy shit this back and forth between Kagan/Alito/Jackson/&the SG.
Kagan: Doesn't your logic mean a whole raft of other agencies must be invalidated?
SG: Yes, but that's not being litigated right now
Kagan: So what?
Alito: What if we just want to say "but maybe don't apply our logic elsewhere?"
Kagan: Doesn't your logic mean a whole raft of other agencies must be invalidated?
SG: Yes, but that's not being litigated right now
Kagan: So what?
Alito: What if we just want to say "but maybe don't apply our logic elsewhere?"
December 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Holy shit this back and forth between Kagan/Alito/Jackson/&the SG.
Kagan: Doesn't your logic mean a whole raft of other agencies must be invalidated?
SG: Yes, but that's not being litigated right now
Kagan: So what?
Alito: What if we just want to say "but maybe don't apply our logic elsewhere?"
Kagan: Doesn't your logic mean a whole raft of other agencies must be invalidated?
SG: Yes, but that's not being litigated right now
Kagan: So what?
Alito: What if we just want to say "but maybe don't apply our logic elsewhere?"
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The same gangsters who want measles in your kid’s classroom, a tariff on your Xmas gifts and free reign for ethnic cleansing also want to control what you can watch. www.axios.com/2025/12/08/j...
Jared Kushner is part of Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount is telling WBD shareholders that it has a smoother path to regulatory approval than does Netflix.
www.axios.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The same gangsters who want measles in your kid’s classroom, a tariff on your Xmas gifts and free reign for ethnic cleansing also want to control what you can watch. www.axios.com/2025/12/08/j...
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NEW:
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
w/ @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
w/ @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
NEW:
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
w/ @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
w/ @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
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They are going after that college students' family now. JFC www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/u...
Immigration Agents Target Family of Deported College Student
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
They are going after that college students' family now. JFC www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/u...
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Trump-branded industrial parks...
Built on federal lands...
And owned by the federal government?
Yikes. www.wsj.com/tech/trump-s...
Built on federal lands...
And owned by the federal government?
Yikes. www.wsj.com/tech/trump-s...
December 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Trump-branded industrial parks...
Built on federal lands...
And owned by the federal government?
Yikes. www.wsj.com/tech/trump-s...
Built on federal lands...
And owned by the federal government?
Yikes. www.wsj.com/tech/trump-s...
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The hostile bid Paramount is launching to get Warner is backed by the Saudis, Abu Dhabi, and Qataris (and Jared).
www.axios.com/2025/12/08/p...
www.axios.com/2025/12/08/p...
December 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The hostile bid Paramount is launching to get Warner is backed by the Saudis, Abu Dhabi, and Qataris (and Jared).
www.axios.com/2025/12/08/p...
www.axios.com/2025/12/08/p...
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Incredibly galling to hear Sauer talk about how the president is accountable to the public through elections, when the president he's referring to is one who attempted to illegally overturn an election he lost
December 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Incredibly galling to hear Sauer talk about how the president is accountable to the public through elections, when the president he's referring to is one who attempted to illegally overturn an election he lost
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December 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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That 50k signing bonus with ICE is a lot of money. No question about it.
December 8, 2025 at 3:23 AM
That 50k signing bonus with ICE is a lot of money. No question about it.
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BREAKING: At least 373 Palestinians have been killed and 970 wounded since the start of the ceasefire in October, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/ro90fr
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December 7, 2025 at 1:23 PM
BREAKING: At least 373 Palestinians have been killed and 970 wounded since the start of the ceasefire in October, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/ro90fr
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I don't think authoritarianism is popular in authoritarian states, but usually their people take no actions to oppose it.
public will doesn't matter if there is no public action, unpopularity doesn't matter if it produces no opposition.
public will doesn't matter if there is no public action, unpopularity doesn't matter if it produces no opposition.
December 8, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I don't think authoritarianism is popular in authoritarian states, but usually their people take no actions to oppose it.
public will doesn't matter if there is no public action, unpopularity doesn't matter if it produces no opposition.
public will doesn't matter if there is no public action, unpopularity doesn't matter if it produces no opposition.
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It's a bit of a whitewash that erases the utter extremism of men like Balaji Srinivasan (the guy who wants the tech "gray tribe" to purge Democratic "blue tribe").
But it shows the mainstream press can no longer ignore the reality of the Network State cult.
www.ft.com/content/b127...
But it shows the mainstream press can no longer ignore the reality of the Network State cult.
www.ft.com/content/b127...
Tech elites are starting their own for-profit cities
They want to escape from regulation and ‘failing’ democracy — but are they more opportunistic than libertarian?
www.ft.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
It's a bit of a whitewash that erases the utter extremism of men like Balaji Srinivasan (the guy who wants the tech "gray tribe" to purge Democratic "blue tribe").
But it shows the mainstream press can no longer ignore the reality of the Network State cult.
www.ft.com/content/b127...
But it shows the mainstream press can no longer ignore the reality of the Network State cult.
www.ft.com/content/b127...
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The Financial Times finally covers the Network State cult.
Is this tech fascism?
"I mean,we are funding companies that will operate non-democratic cities...and if you're not into that you shouldn't move there," says Peter Thiel protégé Patri Friedman.
Is this tech fascism?
"I mean,we are funding companies that will operate non-democratic cities...and if you're not into that you shouldn't move there," says Peter Thiel protégé Patri Friedman.
December 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The Financial Times finally covers the Network State cult.
Is this tech fascism?
"I mean,we are funding companies that will operate non-democratic cities...and if you're not into that you shouldn't move there," says Peter Thiel protégé Patri Friedman.
Is this tech fascism?
"I mean,we are funding companies that will operate non-democratic cities...and if you're not into that you shouldn't move there," says Peter Thiel protégé Patri Friedman.
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Key thing to remember is: They want these fascist fortress cities because *they believe existing nations are going to collapse*
These are escape hatches for a post-democracy world they seek to create. I would argue that they have gotten much farther than they should have. See: DOGE, crypto, etc
These are escape hatches for a post-democracy world they seek to create. I would argue that they have gotten much farther than they should have. See: DOGE, crypto, etc
The Financial Times finally covers the Network State cult.
Is this tech fascism?
"I mean,we are funding companies that will operate non-democratic cities...and if you're not into that you shouldn't move there," says Peter Thiel protégé Patri Friedman.
Is this tech fascism?
"I mean,we are funding companies that will operate non-democratic cities...and if you're not into that you shouldn't move there," says Peter Thiel protégé Patri Friedman.
December 8, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Key thing to remember is: They want these fascist fortress cities because *they believe existing nations are going to collapse*
These are escape hatches for a post-democracy world they seek to create. I would argue that they have gotten much farther than they should have. See: DOGE, crypto, etc
These are escape hatches for a post-democracy world they seek to create. I would argue that they have gotten much farther than they should have. See: DOGE, crypto, etc
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Have you heard of “The Populist Playbook?”
A few years ago, I posted what I still consider one of my most important messages.
It was about “The Populist Playbook” that I’ve watched play out often over my 33+ years of city planning.
Since then, it’s only gotten worse.
Do the steps sound familiar?
A few years ago, I posted what I still consider one of my most important messages.
It was about “The Populist Playbook” that I’ve watched play out often over my 33+ years of city planning.
Since then, it’s only gotten worse.
Do the steps sound familiar?
November 8, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Have you heard of “The Populist Playbook?”
A few years ago, I posted what I still consider one of my most important messages.
It was about “The Populist Playbook” that I’ve watched play out often over my 33+ years of city planning.
Since then, it’s only gotten worse.
Do the steps sound familiar?
A few years ago, I posted what I still consider one of my most important messages.
It was about “The Populist Playbook” that I’ve watched play out often over my 33+ years of city planning.
Since then, it’s only gotten worse.
Do the steps sound familiar?
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This is quite precisely the playbook being run in Ann Arbor right now by the people who think we should aspire to be less diverse, affordable, and interesting.
Have you heard of “The Populist Playbook?”
A few years ago, I posted what I still consider one of my most important messages.
It was about “The Populist Playbook” that I’ve watched play out often over my 33+ years of city planning.
Since then, it’s only gotten worse.
Do the steps sound familiar?
A few years ago, I posted what I still consider one of my most important messages.
It was about “The Populist Playbook” that I’ve watched play out often over my 33+ years of city planning.
Since then, it’s only gotten worse.
Do the steps sound familiar?
December 8, 2025 at 2:58 AM
This is quite precisely the playbook being run in Ann Arbor right now by the people who think we should aspire to be less diverse, affordable, and interesting.