Ben Silverstein ❌👑
@bensilverstein.bsky.social
I like burritos, dislike fascism, and do digital at @indivisible.org. Opinions my own.
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Some places to find LOCAL groups to join - @indivisible.org has chapters all around the country that do really great, practical things to push back against fascism! Find your local group here: groups.indivisible.org
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groups.indivisible.org
January 9, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Some places to find LOCAL groups to join - @indivisible.org has chapters all around the country that do really great, practical things to push back against fascism! Find your local group here: groups.indivisible.org
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No I said don’t tread on *me*. You can get treaded on.
January 9, 2026 at 3:17 PM
No I said don’t tread on *me*. You can get treaded on.
Things are awful, but a few bright spots this week that show increased opposition (from the public, business, and electeds) to Trump’s fascist agenda.
1. The GOP-controlled House broke with Trump and Johnson by voting to extend ACA subsidies.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
1. The GOP-controlled House broke with Trump and Johnson by voting to extend ACA subsidies.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
17 Republicans vote to restore lapsed Obamacare subsidies
Democrats and moderate Republicans hope the bill's passage will put pressure on the Senate to come up a bipartisan compromise.
www.politico.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Things are awful, but a few bright spots this week that show increased opposition (from the public, business, and electeds) to Trump’s fascist agenda.
1. The GOP-controlled House broke with Trump and Johnson by voting to extend ACA subsidies.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
1. The GOP-controlled House broke with Trump and Johnson by voting to extend ACA subsidies.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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Yes, JD. Let’s ask them if they think a stay at home mom, avowed Christian, and widow of a veteran deserved to be shot in the face and left to bleed out in her own car after dropping her 6-year-old off at school, for the crime of looking out for her neighbors. Let’s ask everyone running for office.
January 8, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Yes, JD. Let’s ask them if they think a stay at home mom, avowed Christian, and widow of a veteran deserved to be shot in the face and left to bleed out in her own car after dropping her 6-year-old off at school, for the crime of looking out for her neighbors. Let’s ask everyone running for office.
Politico with more bonkers normalizing of an illegal attack on a sovereign nation, the kidnapping of a foreign leader, and the murder of civilians for the explicit purpose of extracting oil.
January 8, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Politico with more bonkers normalizing of an illegal attack on a sovereign nation, the kidnapping of a foreign leader, and the murder of civilians for the explicit purpose of extracting oil.
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Monstrous.
After the killing of Ms Good, Greg Bovino of the CPB led a raid on a Minneapolis HS. An official there said: They don’t care. They’re just animals,” I’ve never seen people behave like this.”
All MPLS schools now closed for the week.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
All MPLS schools now closed for the week.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Minneapolis schools cancel classes after Border Patrol clash disrupts dismissal at Roosevelt
Minneapolis schools closed for the week citing safety concerns after an encounter involving armed Border Patrol agents near Roosevelt High School.
www.mprnews.org
January 8, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Monstrous.
Every time you think Kristi Noem couldn't possibly become a worse human being, she proves you wrong.
January 8, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Every time you think Kristi Noem couldn't possibly become a worse human being, she proves you wrong.
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the video is out, there is no reason to not send local law enforcement to arrest the ice agent in question and yes i know they will refuse to hand them over and you treat that exactly how you would treat it under any other similar circumstance
January 7, 2026 at 6:36 PM
the video is out, there is no reason to not send local law enforcement to arrest the ice agent in question and yes i know they will refuse to hand them over and you treat that exactly how you would treat it under any other similar circumstance
Watching the video, it's very clear ICE just murdered an American citizen.
January 7, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Watching the video, it's very clear ICE just murdered an American citizen.
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on ICE’s justification for the shooting:
“Having seen the video I can tell you that
is bullshit…to ICE, get the fuck out of Minneapolis.”
“Having seen the video I can tell you that
is bullshit…to ICE, get the fuck out of Minneapolis.”
January 7, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on ICE’s justification for the shooting:
“Having seen the video I can tell you that
is bullshit…to ICE, get the fuck out of Minneapolis.”
“Having seen the video I can tell you that
is bullshit…to ICE, get the fuck out of Minneapolis.”
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I know there's too much going on right now with the destabilization of the world order but what the actual fuck. It is disgraceful that any Dem electeds still use that platform. Boycott X and prosecute Musk.
BREAKING: X’s chatbot Grok isn’t just making AI porn deepfakes, it’s now making Nazi AI porn deepfakes, undressing women and showing them wearing “swastika bikinis”. Many of these women are Jewish, including a recently deceased Holocaust survivor.
Elon Musk’s “Grok” is undressing women and showing them in swastika bikinis
One woman targeted is a Jewish Holocaust survivor
decoherence.media
January 7, 2026 at 2:52 PM
I know there's too much going on right now with the destabilization of the world order but what the actual fuck. It is disgraceful that any Dem electeds still use that platform. Boycott X and prosecute Musk.
The same Republican leaders who insist they can't afford to subsidize healthcare are talking about buying a whole-ass Alaska-sized territory.
January 7, 2026 at 2:02 PM
The same Republican leaders who insist they can't afford to subsidize healthcare are talking about buying a whole-ass Alaska-sized territory.
“Hilton is - and has always been - a welcoming place for all.”
Insane line to include in a statement siding with ICE.
apple.news/A8ZVzY2ovQRm...
Insane line to include in a statement siding with ICE.
apple.news/A8ZVzY2ovQRm...
Hilton drops Minneapolis hotel over cancelled ICE bookings — Reuters
Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT.N) has removed from its system a Minneapolis hotel that has refused to accept the bookings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, the hotel operator said on Tues...
apple.news
January 7, 2026 at 12:19 AM
“Hilton is - and has always been - a welcoming place for all.”
Insane line to include in a statement siding with ICE.
apple.news/A8ZVzY2ovQRm...
Insane line to include in a statement siding with ICE.
apple.news/A8ZVzY2ovQRm...
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we have not "apprehended" the president of venezuela. we have invaded a foreign country and kidnapped its leader. what the fuck are we doing here, i am going to lose my mind
January 3, 2026 at 9:34 AM
we have not "apprehended" the president of venezuela. we have invaded a foreign country and kidnapped its leader. what the fuck are we doing here, i am going to lose my mind
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Im seeing discussions about consultations with congress, authorizations of force etc. I have to say this transcends any of what I would call sub constitutional technicalities. The president has gone to war with a foreign power and, it seems, kidnapped a foreign head of state on the basis of nothing.
January 3, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Im seeing discussions about consultations with congress, authorizations of force etc. I have to say this transcends any of what I would call sub constitutional technicalities. The president has gone to war with a foreign power and, it seems, kidnapped a foreign head of state on the basis of nothing.
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So we’re just announcing foreign strikes and kidnappings of foreign leaders on social media now? No Congress. No explanation.
This is madness.
This is madness.
January 3, 2026 at 9:28 AM
So we’re just announcing foreign strikes and kidnappings of foreign leaders on social media now? No Congress. No explanation.
This is madness.
This is madness.
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Axios has learned the White House has begun managing the DOJ's account on X to respond to posts highlighting mentions of Trump in the Epstein files.
In typical administrations, there is a wall between the White House and what is supposed to be an independent Justice Department.
In typical administrations, there is a wall between the White House and what is supposed to be an independent Justice Department.
Scoop: Trump administration expects Epstein files release could last another week
The White House has begun managing the DOJ's account on X, an effort to finish out the year and the Epstein file disclosure requirements set by Congress.
www.axios.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Axios has learned the White House has begun managing the DOJ's account on X to respond to posts highlighting mentions of Trump in the Epstein files.
In typical administrations, there is a wall between the White House and what is supposed to be an independent Justice Department.
In typical administrations, there is a wall between the White House and what is supposed to be an independent Justice Department.
"We have to make redactions to protect witnesses"
... Also bad actors already got access to the private DOJ website with all the witness information?
... Also bad actors already got access to the private DOJ website with all the witness information?
“bad actors gained unauthorized access to a private DOJ website” is not the kind of thing you want to say when a lot of your work has to do with witnesses, confidential informers, and undercover agents…right?
Crowd poll, who thinks they got hacked and who thinks they’re lying
December 23, 2025 at 7:44 PM
"We have to make redactions to protect witnesses"
... Also bad actors already got access to the private DOJ website with all the witness information?
... Also bad actors already got access to the private DOJ website with all the witness information?
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“bad actors gained unauthorized access to a private DOJ website” is not the kind of thing you want to say when a lot of your work has to do with witnesses, confidential informers, and undercover agents…right?
Crowd poll, who thinks they got hacked and who thinks they’re lying
December 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
“bad actors gained unauthorized access to a private DOJ website” is not the kind of thing you want to say when a lot of your work has to do with witnesses, confidential informers, and undercover agents…right?
Any candidate doing this sends a message, but having an exciting candidate with great content make this move also has an important fomo impact - Get off that site people, and come over here where the cool kids are and the Nazis aren’t.
This has always been a Bluesky-first campaign. But as of today, we will no longer be using Twitter. At all.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
December 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Any candidate doing this sends a message, but having an exciting candidate with great content make this move also has an important fomo impact - Get off that site people, and come over here where the cool kids are and the Nazis aren’t.
This man regularly sends innocent people to torture prisons.
December 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
This man regularly sends innocent people to torture prisons.
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DOJ briefly uploaded this letter from Jeff Epstein to serial child molester Larry Nassar:
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
December 23, 2025 at 6:03 AM
DOJ briefly uploaded this letter from Jeff Epstein to serial child molester Larry Nassar:
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
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Think I have conclusively demonstrated that the search tool for the limited release Epstein Files published so far by the Justice Department does not work
December 19, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Think I have conclusively demonstrated that the search tool for the limited release Epstein Files published so far by the Justice Department does not work
