Emma Silvers
@emmaruthless.bsky.social
Writer, editor, cofounder @coyotemedia.org
Erstwhile arts / culture / music editor @ KQED, SF Chronicle, various beloved & defunct alt-weeklies
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Erstwhile arts / culture / music editor @ KQED, SF Chronicle, various beloved & defunct alt-weeklies
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Emma Silvers
@emmaruthless.bsky.social
· Oct 30
In Which We Deserve Options Other Than Rapists and Robots
I don’t want to be assaulted by a driver, nor surveilled by cat-killing robot cars. Is this really the best we can do?
www.coyotemedia.org
One reason it took me so long to write this @coyotemedia.org essay is I kept trying to find a positive, productive note to end on. All I really got is “fund the goddamn bus.” www.coyotemedia.org/in-which-we-...
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Some immigrant parents, fearful of their children facing similar uncertainty if they were to be arrested, detained or deported are taking the extreme step of legally transferring parental authority to teachers, co-workers, fellow parishioners and neighbors.
Fearing ICE, parents make plans for their children’s care
Some families give legal authority to others to make key decisions about a child’s life if a parent is detained and deported.
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January 25, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Some immigrant parents, fearful of their children facing similar uncertainty if they were to be arrested, detained or deported are taking the extreme step of legally transferring parental authority to teachers, co-workers, fellow parishioners and neighbors.
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hey everybody lifelong tech expert here
> "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility
that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps
> "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility
that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps
And what is happening inside ICE detention centers? 404 Media also learned that the federal government claimed that the day after it was sued for allegedly abusing detainees at an ICE detention center, a “system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility.
ICE Says Critical Evidence In Abuse Case Was Lost In 'System Crash' a Day After It Was Sued
The government also said "we don't have resources" to retain all footage and that plaintiffs could supply "endless hard drives that we could save things to."
www.404media.co
January 25, 2026 at 5:26 PM
hey everybody lifelong tech expert here
> "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility
that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps
> "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility
that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps
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The majority of organizing happening in Minnesota isn’t just peaceful, it’s INVISIBLE. Moms showing up who won’t be interviewed on TV, people whose ICE patrols don’t turn into viral video. The grocery runs, the donations, the people filming bc they happen to be there. Please remember this.
January 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The majority of organizing happening in Minnesota isn’t just peaceful, it’s INVISIBLE. Moms showing up who won’t be interviewed on TV, people whose ICE patrols don’t turn into viral video. The grocery runs, the donations, the people filming bc they happen to be there. Please remember this.
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James O'Keefe says he's never seen anything so organized as the anti-ICE movement, observers--he seems to think this term is code--everywhere he goes. Who is paying for it??? he demands to know. It's like he can't even imagine people caring for one another.
January 25, 2026 at 4:41 AM
James O'Keefe says he's never seen anything so organized as the anti-ICE movement, observers--he seems to think this term is code--everywhere he goes. Who is paying for it??? he demands to know. It's like he can't even imagine people caring for one another.
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protesting in the camps apnews.com/article/texa...
Immigrant families protest at Texas facility housing 5-year-old boy, father detained in Minnesota
Dozens of immigrant families protested behind the fences of a Texas detention facility where a 5-year-old boy Ecuadorian boy and his father were sent this week after being detained in Minnesota.
apnews.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:43 AM
protesting in the camps apnews.com/article/texa...
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
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The Star-Tribune is taking donations to help fund the purchase vital newsroom supplies and equipment, including protective and tactical gear for street reporters and photogs. If you live in MSP, pls subscribe. If you don't and want to help, here's a way -- www.startribunecompany.com/donate-payme....
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January 25, 2026 at 4:10 AM
The Star-Tribune is taking donations to help fund the purchase vital newsroom supplies and equipment, including protective and tactical gear for street reporters and photogs. If you live in MSP, pls subscribe. If you don't and want to help, here's a way -- www.startribunecompany.com/donate-payme....
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We are seeing ordinary citizens — a children’s face painter and a doctor — come forth with sworn affidavits to describe the killing of the Minneapolis nurse.
In case you were wondering what courage looks like.
Links threaded below
In case you were wondering what courage looks like.
Links threaded below
January 25, 2026 at 2:17 AM
We are seeing ordinary citizens — a children’s face painter and a doctor — come forth with sworn affidavits to describe the killing of the Minneapolis nurse.
In case you were wondering what courage looks like.
Links threaded below
In case you were wondering what courage looks like.
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over here googling normal shit like “how talk to 6 year old about government murdering people in the street”
January 25, 2026 at 3:17 AM
over here googling normal shit like “how talk to 6 year old about government murdering people in the street”
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Mood in minneapolis right now
January 24, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Mood in minneapolis right now
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Worth noting that one reason you’re benefitting so fully from the Star-Tribune’s timely, extensive coverage of unfolding events is that it’s a metro newspaper that hasn’t been systematically starved to further enrich shareholders and executives.
January 24, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Worth noting that one reason you’re benefitting so fully from the Star-Tribune’s timely, extensive coverage of unfolding events is that it’s a metro newspaper that hasn’t been systematically starved to further enrich shareholders and executives.
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every single one of them should spend the rest of their fucking lives looking over their shoulder for the guy who's coming to kidnap them and drag them in front of a tribunal.
January 24, 2026 at 8:04 PM
every single one of them should spend the rest of their fucking lives looking over their shoulder for the guy who's coming to kidnap them and drag them in front of a tribunal.
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they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
January 24, 2026 at 7:48 PM
they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
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"Slavery was real"
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
January 23, 2026 at 3:22 PM
"Slavery was real"
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
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what could be possible for all of us if we got help with housing? how many more potential activists, organizers, and artists could there be? I love that this feature shows us how someone could really bloom into their political work, thanks to having that resource available
"Having a space like this really took a burden off me," says Stone Selseth of his permanent supportive housing unit. In our latest Homeless to Housed story, Stone shares how his tiny room is "a reflection of me."
✍️ @nuala.bsky.social
📸 @estefancy.bsky.social
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📸 @estefancy.bsky.social
Homeless to Housed: Stone's Story
A room in a permanent supportive housing unit can offer safety and security, an opportunity to design a space that’s all your own, and the chance to build community.
www.coyotemedia.org
January 23, 2026 at 5:41 PM
what could be possible for all of us if we got help with housing? how many more potential activists, organizers, and artists could there be? I love that this feature shows us how someone could really bloom into their political work, thanks to having that resource available
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"Having a space like this really took a burden off me," says Stone Selseth of his permanent supportive housing unit. In our latest Homeless to Housed story, Stone shares how his tiny room is "a reflection of me."
✍️ @nuala.bsky.social
📸 @estefancy.bsky.social
✍️ @nuala.bsky.social
📸 @estefancy.bsky.social
Homeless to Housed: Stone's Story
A room in a permanent supportive housing unit can offer safety and security, an opportunity to design a space that’s all your own, and the chance to build community.
www.coyotemedia.org
January 23, 2026 at 4:22 PM
"Having a space like this really took a burden off me," says Stone Selseth of his permanent supportive housing unit. In our latest Homeless to Housed story, Stone shares how his tiny room is "a reflection of me."
✍️ @nuala.bsky.social
📸 @estefancy.bsky.social
✍️ @nuala.bsky.social
📸 @estefancy.bsky.social
woman on a moped absolutely BELTING “red wine supernova” pretty off-key as she drives very slowly up 16th street 👍
January 22, 2026 at 9:09 PM
woman on a moped absolutely BELTING “red wine supernova” pretty off-key as she drives very slowly up 16th street 👍
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Hello from Portland Maine, where 88 of about 550 kids were absent from my youngest’s middle school yesterday, hiding from ICE.
January 22, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Hello from Portland Maine, where 88 of about 550 kids were absent from my youngest’s middle school yesterday, hiding from ICE.
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Talked with folks involved in the flood of rap shows at Yoshi's, once known for traditional jazz, and deliberately changing with the times. Yes, they have received complaints! But not many.
(Gotta say, as someone who's seen Scarface / Quik / Spice 1 and others at Yoshi's — it really works.)
(Gotta say, as someone who's seen Scarface / Quik / Spice 1 and others at Yoshi's — it really works.)
Rap Shows on the Rise at Yoshi's in Oakland | KQED
Yoshi’s has turned quiet weeknights into sold-out shows by Too Short, Scarface and others.
www.kqed.org
January 21, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Talked with folks involved in the flood of rap shows at Yoshi's, once known for traditional jazz, and deliberately changing with the times. Yes, they have received complaints! But not many.
(Gotta say, as someone who's seen Scarface / Quik / Spice 1 and others at Yoshi's — it really works.)
(Gotta say, as someone who's seen Scarface / Quik / Spice 1 and others at Yoshi's — it really works.)
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Great thread
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Great thread
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Please help us bring Liam Adrian Cornejo Ramos (he’s only 5 years of age and is currently in pre-K. Yesterday, he and his father were kidnapped by ICE. This will help the family with legal services to help reunite Liam and his dad with their family.
gofund.me/be8a1b2ab
gofund.me/be8a1b2ab
Donate to Help Bring 5-Year-Old Liam Home, organized by sarai Orquiz
Liam Adrian Cornejo Ramos is just 5 years old and currently in pre-K. Yesterday, he and h… sarai Orquiz needs your support for Help Bring 5-Year-Old Liam Home
gofund.me
January 22, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Please help us bring Liam Adrian Cornejo Ramos (he’s only 5 years of age and is currently in pre-K. Yesterday, he and his father were kidnapped by ICE. This will help the family with legal services to help reunite Liam and his dad with their family.
gofund.me/be8a1b2ab
gofund.me/be8a1b2ab
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You should take a moment to check out the Oakland Syllabus from @oaklandreviewofbooks.org because:
1. I helped make it and I feel proud.
2. I *guarantee* you will discover something new, no matter how well you know Oakland.
3. It is a living document!
www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/introducing-...
1. I helped make it and I feel proud.
2. I *guarantee* you will discover something new, no matter how well you know Oakland.
3. It is a living document!
www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/introducing-...
Introducing the Oakland Review of Books Syllabus
How do you really know this place?
www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org
January 21, 2026 at 10:32 PM
You should take a moment to check out the Oakland Syllabus from @oaklandreviewofbooks.org because:
1. I helped make it and I feel proud.
2. I *guarantee* you will discover something new, no matter how well you know Oakland.
3. It is a living document!
www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/introducing-...
1. I helped make it and I feel proud.
2. I *guarantee* you will discover something new, no matter how well you know Oakland.
3. It is a living document!
www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/introducing-...
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Have a pal who will match the first $1,000 you all donate to the Immigrant Law Center TODAY. You can reply with verification (make sure ID info obscured) or DM me. Thanks everyone!
I spoke to a friend on the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota board. They need financial donations to keep up with the heightened demand for their services: www.ilcm.org
ILCM is a nonprofit that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in MN & ND
ILCM is a nonprofit that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in MN & ND
Home - Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota
www.ilcm.org
January 21, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Have a pal who will match the first $1,000 you all donate to the Immigrant Law Center TODAY. You can reply with verification (make sure ID info obscured) or DM me. Thanks everyone!
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Big thanks to all the students, faculty, staff and alums who called in and sent their thoughts to this show. 💔
🎙️ON AIR:
We're talking to @laura-waxmann.bsky.social, @sahotchkiss.bsky.social and author Jeff Selingo about what Vanderbilt's purchase of the California College of the Arts means for the Bay Area, arts in our region, and higher education overall.
❓What are your Qs about the deal?
📻 Listen:
We're talking to @laura-waxmann.bsky.social, @sahotchkiss.bsky.social and author Jeff Selingo about what Vanderbilt's purchase of the California College of the Arts means for the Bay Area, arts in our region, and higher education overall.
❓What are your Qs about the deal?
📻 Listen:
What the Closure of California College of the Arts and Vanderbilt Expansion Mean for the Bay Area | KQED
We’ll dig into the deal and talk about what the demise of the 120 year-old CCA and expansion of a new university means for the Bay Area, arts in our region, and higher education overall.
buff.ly
January 21, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Big thanks to all the students, faculty, staff and alums who called in and sent their thoughts to this show. 💔