Samantha Silva
@samanthasilva.bsky.social
Novelist, playwright, recovering screenwriter. Mr Dickens and His Carol, Love and Fury: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft (Flatiron Books) 📚
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If we really want to “make America healthy again,” we’d have Medicare for All.
September 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
If we really want to “make America healthy again,” we’d have Medicare for All.
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mRNA vaccines are safe, have been in development for decades, & have far broader applications than older vaccine technologies.
New vaccine technologies evolve when scientists have tools & knowledge to make something more elegant or complex that wasn’t possible before.
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New vaccine technologies evolve when scientists have tools & knowledge to make something more elegant or complex that wasn’t possible before.
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August 31, 2025 at 1:06 AM
mRNA vaccines are safe, have been in development for decades, & have far broader applications than older vaccine technologies.
New vaccine technologies evolve when scientists have tools & knowledge to make something more elegant or complex that wasn’t possible before.
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New vaccine technologies evolve when scientists have tools & knowledge to make something more elegant or complex that wasn’t possible before.
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The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe.
Will we listen to his words today?
Will we listen to his words today?
July 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe.
Will we listen to his words today?
Will we listen to his words today?
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Trump is closing a major airport to accommodate a military parade for his birthday – the parade is estimated to cost as much as $45 million.
This coming from the president who said little girls are fine with 2 dolls not 30.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
This coming from the president who said little girls are fine with 2 dolls not 30.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
D.C.’s Reagan National Airport will close during Army’s birthday bash
Military flyovers and fireworks at the National Mall in D.C. on June 14, which coincides with Trump’s birthday, are expected to disrupt commercial passenger flights.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Trump is closing a major airport to accommodate a military parade for his birthday – the parade is estimated to cost as much as $45 million.
This coming from the president who said little girls are fine with 2 dolls not 30.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
This coming from the president who said little girls are fine with 2 dolls not 30.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Cory Booker at 20 hours+ 🔥❤️💪 www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCUK...
LIVE: Cory Booker speaks on the Senate floor
YouTube video by Associated Press
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April 1, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Cory Booker at 20 hours+ 🔥❤️💪 www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCUK...
Bring on the George Bailey! youtube.com/shorts/9skv6...
Vince Gilligan has a Proposal for Writers
YouTube video by Outstanding Screenplays
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March 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Bring on the George Bailey! youtube.com/shorts/9skv6...
The Dutch nail Trump.
Rutger Bregman (@rutgerbregman) on Threads
Dutch television on Trump, Vance, Zelensky and "Have you even said 'thank you'?"
Excellent summary of the current geopolitical situation.
www.threads.net
March 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The Dutch nail Trump.
Go Canada!
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We Are Canadian
YouTube video by Jeff Douglas
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March 6, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Go Canada!
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"These young men need better stories — and they need to see themselves as belonging to the world of storytelling.”
The Disappearance of Literary Men Should Worry Everyone www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/o...
The Disappearance of Literary Men Should Worry Everyone www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/o...
Opinion | The Disappearance of Literary Men Should Worry Everyone
What happens if half the population is no longer involved in reading and writing?
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2024 at 4:01 PM
"These young men need better stories — and they need to see themselves as belonging to the world of storytelling.”
The Disappearance of Literary Men Should Worry Everyone www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/o...
The Disappearance of Literary Men Should Worry Everyone www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/o...
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It has been 1,164 days since the Taliban barred Afghan girls from attending school, robbing 1.4 million girls of their right to education. This is not only a tragedy but a global failure. #LetHerLearn
November 24, 2024 at 2:00 PM
It has been 1,164 days since the Taliban barred Afghan girls from attending school, robbing 1.4 million girls of their right to education. This is not only a tragedy but a global failure. #LetHerLearn