Victoria Silas
@victoriasvisions.bsky.social
🩺 retired orthopedic surgeon 📚 lifelong learner 💫 professional/life coach 🌀 retreat leader 🌅 spiritual seeker ♾ 🎼 music lover 🎧 🌍 world traveller 🌟
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but there's actually no need to tolerate swastikas in our military ever. We don't need policy papers on this. We don't need long discussions and to "better understand" those who wear them. We can just ban all Nazi imagery and call it a day.
November 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I don't know who needs to hear this, but there's actually no need to tolerate swastikas in our military ever. We don't need policy papers on this. We don't need long discussions and to "better understand" those who wear them. We can just ban all Nazi imagery and call it a day.
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Thank you so much, Jack 👊🏼👊🏾👊👊🏿👊🏻👊🏽
A must-read. Jack gifted it.
Here’s a snippet all Americans must hear:
“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘫𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬, 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨,” 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘎𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥. “𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰, 𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭.”
A must-read. Jack gifted it.
Here’s a snippet all Americans must hear:
“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘫𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬, 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨,” 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘎𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥. “𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰, 𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭.”
Do you want another sign that Trump's grip is slipping? Your wish is my command. 😎
Please take a look at this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/u...
Please take a look at this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/u...
Trump’s National Guard Troops Are Questioning Their Mission in L.A.
www.nytimes.com
July 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Thank you so much, Jack 👊🏼👊🏾👊👊🏿👊🏻👊🏽
A must-read. Jack gifted it.
Here’s a snippet all Americans must hear:
“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘫𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬, 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨,” 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘎𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥. “𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰, 𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭.”
A must-read. Jack gifted it.
Here’s a snippet all Americans must hear:
“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘫𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬, 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨,” 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘎𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥. “𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰, 𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭.”
That ankle swelling, it ain’t mild.
I share @charlotteclymer.bsky.social 's aversion to conspiratorial nonsense. But, her piece strikes me as a logical analysis of the available facts. My biggest hesitation is that I highly doubt that Trump is capable of this level of strategic thinking. Even so... something's up.
"It begs the question: why would Donald Trump, of all people, give a damn what the public speculates about photos of his swollen ankles and bruised hands? Normally, he and his people would just ignore it. They’d probably slam the media for even asking."
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/trump-may-...
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/trump-may-...
July 17, 2025 at 10:29 PM
That ankle swelling, it ain’t mild.
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This is something to ask your Senators about.
I’m not kidding.
Bove needs to stay off the bench no matter how it happens. Call and ask your MAGA senators to investigate whether he helped to stop the release of the Epstein files.
I’m not kidding.
Bove needs to stay off the bench no matter how it happens. Call and ask your MAGA senators to investigate whether he helped to stop the release of the Epstein files.
An important question: Are MAGA Republicans in the Senate 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 going to confirm principal associate deputy AG Emil Bove to a judgeship without finding out if he played any role in, or knows anything about, DOJ’s withholding of the Epstein files?
I don’t think their voters will like that.
I don’t think their voters will like that.
July 13, 2025 at 12:43 AM
This is something to ask your Senators about.
I’m not kidding.
Bove needs to stay off the bench no matter how it happens. Call and ask your MAGA senators to investigate whether he helped to stop the release of the Epstein files.
I’m not kidding.
Bove needs to stay off the bench no matter how it happens. Call and ask your MAGA senators to investigate whether he helped to stop the release of the Epstein files.
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Sociopaths are very prone to self-destruction. It’s almost guaranteed. The only wildcard is how much else will get destroyed before it happens.
July 13, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Sociopaths are very prone to self-destruction. It’s almost guaranteed. The only wildcard is how much else will get destroyed before it happens.
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Wondering why no one is making a stink about the obvious mental decline of our current President.
Trump: "People from mental institutions and insane asylums. You know what that is? Insane asylum, that's a mental institution on steroids. During the campaign I'd talk about the late great Hannibal Lecter."
June 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Wondering why no one is making a stink about the obvious mental decline of our current President.
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conversations going on in my family these days
June 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
conversations going on in my family these days
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"Women often don’t even get first acts, and men like Andrew Cuomo, always the complicated hero in their own stories, feel entitled to at least five."
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/down-goes-...
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/down-goes-...
Down Goes Macbeth of Manhattan
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow...
charlotteclymer.substack.com
June 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"Women often don’t even get first acts, and men like Andrew Cuomo, always the complicated hero in their own stories, feel entitled to at least five."
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/down-goes-...
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/down-goes-...
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Over 10 million people would lose health care under Medicaid if Trump's budget bill passes.
Mitch McConnell says we'll "get over it."
Think he's right?
Mitch McConnell says we'll "get over it."
Think he's right?
June 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Over 10 million people would lose health care under Medicaid if Trump's budget bill passes.
Mitch McConnell says we'll "get over it."
Think he's right?
Mitch McConnell says we'll "get over it."
Think he's right?
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"Donald Trump’s loyalty test for judges has reached new — and concerning — heights. As Trump prepares to appoint new judges, he’s made it clear that he expects loyalty to him over the constitution." - Rachel Rossi
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
Trump’s Spat with the Federalist Society Signals a Heightened Threat to the Rule of Law
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
June 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
"Donald Trump’s loyalty test for judges has reached new — and concerning — heights. As Trump prepares to appoint new judges, he’s made it clear that he expects loyalty to him over the constitution." - Rachel Rossi
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
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Since May:
Federal district courts have ruled against Trump admin 94% of the time.
Supreme Court has sided with the Trump admin 94% of the time.
A judiciary at war with itself.
Federal district courts have ruled against Trump admin 94% of the time.
Supreme Court has sided with the Trump admin 94% of the time.
A judiciary at war with itself.
June 25, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Since May:
Federal district courts have ruled against Trump admin 94% of the time.
Supreme Court has sided with the Trump admin 94% of the time.
A judiciary at war with itself.
Federal district courts have ruled against Trump admin 94% of the time.
Supreme Court has sided with the Trump admin 94% of the time.
A judiciary at war with itself.
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Not an original point but worth saying again - there is not a single element in this picture that identifies any of these folks as law enforcement agents. No badges, no uniforms, no vests. Out of context it just looks like a bunch of random guys are kidnapping a mayoral candidate.
Breaking News: Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller who is running for mayor, was detained by ICE agents at an immigration court as he tried to escort a migrant out of the courthouse to prevent his arrest. nyti.ms/4jWkANE
June 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Not an original point but worth saying again - there is not a single element in this picture that identifies any of these folks as law enforcement agents. No badges, no uniforms, no vests. Out of context it just looks like a bunch of random guys are kidnapping a mayoral candidate.
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If you want to be a savvier consumer of the news as Israel and Iran duke it out in 2025 and as the USA considers joining in, please educate yourself by watching this special: www.ricksteves.com/watch-iran. Shalom and Salam.
Iran
Join Rick as he explores the most surprising and fascinating land he's ever visited: Iran. In a one-hour, ground-breaking travel special on public television, you'll discover the splendid monuments of...
www.ricksteves.com
June 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
If you want to be a savvier consumer of the news as Israel and Iran duke it out in 2025 and as the USA considers joining in, please educate yourself by watching this special: www.ricksteves.com/watch-iran. Shalom and Salam.
Good!
“I told him it was brutal and cruel.”
Minnesota Senator @tinasmithmn (D) pulled Utah’s @senmikelee out of a Republican meeting and confronted him for his ugly tweets blaming Democrats for the shootings of Dems in Minnesota — by a man friends say was a staunch conservative.
Minnesota Senator @tinasmithmn (D) pulled Utah’s @senmikelee out of a Republican meeting and confronted him for his ugly tweets blaming Democrats for the shootings of Dems in Minnesota — by a man friends say was a staunch conservative.
June 17, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Good!
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Every single Republican president in my lifetime has crashed the goddamn economy and gotten us into the middle of an idiotic, poorly planned war in the Middle East.
June 17, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Every single Republican president in my lifetime has crashed the goddamn economy and gotten us into the middle of an idiotic, poorly planned war in the Middle East.
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The Minnesota shooter apparently used data broker websites to find the home addresses of the people he shot and murdered.
Congress has had years to do something about data brokers and they've sided with the tech lobby over and over again.
Their inaction is deadly.
Congress has had years to do something about data brokers and they've sided with the tech lobby over and over again.
Their inaction is deadly.
June 16, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The Minnesota shooter apparently used data broker websites to find the home addresses of the people he shot and murdered.
Congress has had years to do something about data brokers and they've sided with the tech lobby over and over again.
Their inaction is deadly.
Congress has had years to do something about data brokers and they've sided with the tech lobby over and over again.
Their inaction is deadly.
This used to be funny. Frank
Burns’s was written as a caricature. Which is why Larry Linville decided to stop playing him.
“Unless we each conform, unless we obey orders, unless we follow our leaders blindly there is no possible way we can remain free” (At 2:00 min)
youtu.be/Q2Q4mUJDGzA?...
Burns’s was written as a caricature. Which is why Larry Linville decided to stop playing him.
“Unless we each conform, unless we obey orders, unless we follow our leaders blindly there is no possible way we can remain free” (At 2:00 min)
youtu.be/Q2Q4mUJDGzA?...
MASH Hawkeye Tried for Mutiny
YouTube video by Zeeshan Hayat
youtu.be
June 17, 2025 at 12:39 AM
This used to be funny. Frank
Burns’s was written as a caricature. Which is why Larry Linville decided to stop playing him.
“Unless we each conform, unless we obey orders, unless we follow our leaders blindly there is no possible way we can remain free” (At 2:00 min)
youtu.be/Q2Q4mUJDGzA?...
Burns’s was written as a caricature. Which is why Larry Linville decided to stop playing him.
“Unless we each conform, unless we obey orders, unless we follow our leaders blindly there is no possible way we can remain free” (At 2:00 min)
youtu.be/Q2Q4mUJDGzA?...
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“No one is safe, until everyone is safe.” Daniel Griffin on @microbetv.bsky.social / UN / WHO
Vaccines save lives.
That’s it. That’s the post.
That’s it. That’s the post.
June 16, 2025 at 12:22 AM
“No one is safe, until everyone is safe.” Daniel Griffin on @microbetv.bsky.social / UN / WHO
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"Again and again, I arrived at the same conclusion without fail: no, my eyes did not deceive me and my standards are not too high and I’m not being unfair. That was, hands down, the worst military parade I’ve ever seen."
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/the-worst-...
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/the-worst-...
The Worst Military Parade I've Ever Seen
Hands down.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
June 15, 2025 at 11:02 PM
"Again and again, I arrived at the same conclusion without fail: no, my eyes did not deceive me and my standards are not too high and I’m not being unfair. That was, hands down, the worst military parade I’ve ever seen."
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/the-worst-...
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/the-worst-...
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The joke of the weekend is going to be a man who was so scared that he had his daddy keep him from having to fight in a war...and is now having a military parade to try and convince people that he is brave. #BoneSpurs
June 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The joke of the weekend is going to be a man who was so scared that he had his daddy keep him from having to fight in a war...and is now having a military parade to try and convince people that he is brave. #BoneSpurs
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NEW: The CBP confirmed to @404media.co that it has been flying Predator drones over LA amid the protests. These Predator B drones are military-caliber UAVs used for aerial reconnaissance that can be armed.
It further breaks the seal on federal involvement in civilian matters. More here:
It further breaks the seal on federal involvement in civilian matters. More here:
The High-Flying Escalation of CBP's Predator Drone Flights Over LA
Custom and Border Protection flying powerful Predator B drones over Los Angeles further breaks the seal on federal involvement in civilian matters typically handled by state or local authorities.
www.wired.com
June 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
NEW: The CBP confirmed to @404media.co that it has been flying Predator drones over LA amid the protests. These Predator B drones are military-caliber UAVs used for aerial reconnaissance that can be armed.
It further breaks the seal on federal involvement in civilian matters. More here:
It further breaks the seal on federal involvement in civilian matters. More here:
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AOC: “They’re making people undocumented by removing LEGAL status, then having the audacity to call them illegal… correct?”
@govpritzker.illinois.gov: “Taking their legal right to be here away.”
@aoc.bsky.social: “The Republican majority is anti-LEGAL immigration, I want to make that very clear.”
@govpritzker.illinois.gov: “Taking their legal right to be here away.”
@aoc.bsky.social: “The Republican majority is anti-LEGAL immigration, I want to make that very clear.”
June 12, 2025 at 11:38 PM
AOC: “They’re making people undocumented by removing LEGAL status, then having the audacity to call them illegal… correct?”
@govpritzker.illinois.gov: “Taking their legal right to be here away.”
@aoc.bsky.social: “The Republican majority is anti-LEGAL immigration, I want to make that very clear.”
@govpritzker.illinois.gov: “Taking their legal right to be here away.”
@aoc.bsky.social: “The Republican majority is anti-LEGAL immigration, I want to make that very clear.”
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ICE has now rescinded the requirement to document warantless arrests.
Which means people can now be disappeared without a trace.
Which means people can now be disappeared without a trace.
SCOOP — ICE employees received an email yesterday telling them the agency's warrantless arrest policy had been rescinded. It's likely part of the Trump administration's efforts to further loosen enforcement restrictions to meet the new quota of 3,000 immigration arrests per day.
My report:
My report:
ICE agents get green light to make unjustified warrantless arrests
The agency announced an accountability policy has been rescinded.
www.thehandbasket.co
June 13, 2025 at 12:31 AM
ICE has now rescinded the requirement to document warantless arrests.
Which means people can now be disappeared without a trace.
Which means people can now be disappeared without a trace.
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🚨BREAKING: 300+ NIH employees call out the harm of censorship & politicized science in scathing email to Bhattacharya, demanding an end to political interference, a lift on funding freezes, & rehiring of fired staff whose work saves lives.
This is historic - insiders are blowing the whistle.
🧵(1/5)
This is historic - insiders are blowing the whistle.
🧵(1/5)
June 9, 2025 at 12:03 PM
🚨BREAKING: 300+ NIH employees call out the harm of censorship & politicized science in scathing email to Bhattacharya, demanding an end to political interference, a lift on funding freezes, & rehiring of fired staff whose work saves lives.
This is historic - insiders are blowing the whistle.
🧵(1/5)
This is historic - insiders are blowing the whistle.
🧵(1/5)