Bobby Silverman
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Exits: Something darker
Writer Robert Silverman on the Knicks, the authoritarian need of humiliation, outgrowing childhood fears, and Karl-Anthony Towns.
www.basketballfeelings.com
At @wtevs.bsky.social's BASKETBALL FEELINGS, the Zesty KAT stuff took me right back to my own dumb childhood jock dreams and the ugly homophobia that’s seeping into ever corner of the current fascist moment—even the '24-25 Knicks. www.basketballfeelings.com/p/exits-some...
Truly a load-bearing post from @internethippo.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Truly a load-bearing post from @internethippo.bsky.social
the aristocrats!
Rep. Ben Cline at the National Prayer Breakfast: "We are reminded that leadership is not only about policy and power, but about character, conscience, and the recognition that all authority that all authority is ultimately accountable to God. We are honored to welcome President Bukele."
February 5, 2026 at 2:23 PM
the aristocrats!
That’s right. Fran Leibowitz on celebrity row at tonight’s Knicks- Nuggets game
February 5, 2026 at 1:45 AM
That’s right. Fran Leibowitz on celebrity row at tonight’s Knicks- Nuggets game
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Big tech has gutted ad revenue and monopolized distribution, billionaires have exerted a corrosive control over the platforms, and both squeezed the industry away. We have to organize. We have to get systematic, and think and act collectively.
February 4, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Big tech has gutted ad revenue and monopolized distribution, billionaires have exerted a corrosive control over the platforms, and both squeezed the industry away. We have to organize. We have to get systematic, and think and act collectively.
Gotta narrow it down a bit. Which one?
a pedophile nazi is trying to take away your right to have a say in how you are governed
February 4, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Gotta narrow it down a bit. Which one?
total haul on the Luka trade: Max Christie, Khris Middleton, AJ Johnson, Malaki Branham, Marvin Bagley III, one first from the Lakers, two firsts from the Wizards (tho one is fake/protected and the other is this year's OKC pick), and three seconds.
Amazing stuff. Bezos is going to hire Nico
Amazing stuff. Bezos is going to hire Nico
BREAKING: The Dallas Mavericks are trading 10-time NBA All-Star Anthony Davis, Jaden Hardy, D'Angelo Russell and Dante Exum to the Washington Wizards for Khris Middleton, AJ Johnson, Malaki Branham, Marvin Bagley III, 2 first-round picks and 3 second-rounders, sources tell ESPN.
February 4, 2026 at 7:11 PM
total haul on the Luka trade: Max Christie, Khris Middleton, AJ Johnson, Malaki Branham, Marvin Bagley III, one first from the Lakers, two firsts from the Wizards (tho one is fake/protected and the other is this year's OKC pick), and three seconds.
Amazing stuff. Bezos is going to hire Nico
Amazing stuff. Bezos is going to hire Nico
Washington Post (DNP - billionaires)
amazing that the Washington Post cuts sports coverage right as the Wizards land two All-Star caliber players
February 4, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Washington Post (DNP - billionaires)
"We're just trying to stop undocumented immigrants from illegally voting. Sure, that doesn't happen and is entirely a product of our (racist) imagination. And if a few people of color who are US citizens don't vote b/c they're scared of being black-bagged, that's not our problem"
🚨BREAKING: Steve Bannon said Tuesday that the federal government is planning to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to patrol polling stations during this year’s midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections
Trump doubled down on his comments to nationalize voting Tuesday during an Oval Office press conference. “If you think about it, a state is an agent for the federal government in elections,” Trump sai...
www.democracydocket.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:05 PM
"We're just trying to stop undocumented immigrants from illegally voting. Sure, that doesn't happen and is entirely a product of our (racist) imagination. And if a few people of color who are US citizens don't vote b/c they're scared of being black-bagged, that's not our problem"
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BREAKING: The Trump administration repeatedly said the aggressive apartment raid in Chicago last fall was prompted by intel on a gang takeover.
New docs show the real motivation was to get alleged squatters. And the landlord and manager helped them.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
New docs show the real motivation was to get alleged squatters. And the landlord and manager helped them.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building
The Trump administration has claimed the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building. But new documents make no mention of the gang and reveal federal agents had information about “ille...
www.propublica.org
February 4, 2026 at 3:47 PM
BREAKING: The Trump administration repeatedly said the aggressive apartment raid in Chicago last fall was prompted by intel on a gang takeover.
New docs show the real motivation was to get alleged squatters. And the landlord and manager helped them.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
New docs show the real motivation was to get alleged squatters. And the landlord and manager helped them.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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Reposted by Bobby Silverman
We at the @postguild.bsky.social are raising money for the hundreds of journalists the Post just laid off. This goes to the people who are hurting, not the Post. Or if you'd rather, go subscribe to an independent journalist. Support is hugely appreciated.
www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund
www.gofundme.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
We at the @postguild.bsky.social are raising money for the hundreds of journalists the Post just laid off. This goes to the people who are hurting, not the Post. Or if you'd rather, go subscribe to an independent journalist. Support is hugely appreciated.
www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
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its gonna be so funny when you kill this website, you fuckin jackasses. i honestly cant wait @safety.bsky.app @jay.bsky.team @pfrazee.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:27 PM
its gonna be so funny when you kill this website, you fuckin jackasses. i honestly cant wait @safety.bsky.app @jay.bsky.team @pfrazee.com
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Please don't report this as a straightforward business story; it's a story about coercive social transformation being imposed by people so rich they've ceased to see the rest of us as legitimate stakeholders in our own lives
February 4, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Please don't report this as a straightforward business story; it's a story about coercive social transformation being imposed by people so rich they've ceased to see the rest of us as legitimate stakeholders in our own lives
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always bears repeating that this is NOT a financial decision. jeff bezos is worth over 250 billion dollars. he can afford to lose many millions and never even notice it. this is, at its core, a political and personal decision by bezos to destroy the post
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments, not just the newsroom, is being laid off.
February 4, 2026 at 3:04 PM
always bears repeating that this is NOT a financial decision. jeff bezos is worth over 250 billion dollars. he can afford to lose many millions and never even notice it. this is, at its core, a political and personal decision by bezos to destroy the post
“Surprise, AZ Concentration Camp” sounds like something ripped straight from the pages of a George Saunders novel
It’s hard to put into perspective how truly massive the warehouse is that was recently sold by the Rockefeller Group to the Department of Homeland Security for $70 million to build a concentration camp in Surprise, AZ. Across the street is a huge neighborhood and a school. It’s 400,000-square-feet.
February 4, 2026 at 6:41 AM
“Surprise, AZ Concentration Camp” sounds like something ripped straight from the pages of a George Saunders novel
there's only one answer:
February 4, 2026 at 3:21 AM
there's only one answer:
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It's called Moltbook, it's like when your exes get together and share notes, but instead it's the machines you watch pörn on.
February 4, 2026 at 2:46 AM
It's called Moltbook, it's like when your exes get together and share notes, but instead it's the machines you watch pörn on.
love too have desires met here
(dumping contracts and shuffling around various fringe rotation players in service of a [probably] futile attempt at trading for Giannis)
(dumping contracts and shuffling around various fringe rotation players in service of a [probably] futile attempt at trading for Giannis)
Bulls and Pistons have desires met here in a young and veteran guards to Chicago and a sharpshooter goes to Detroit. Minnesota creates significant tax savings and roster space as they pursue a Milwaukee star this week.
February 3, 2026 at 9:44 PM
love too have desires met here
(dumping contracts and shuffling around various fringe rotation players in service of a [probably] futile attempt at trading for Giannis)
(dumping contracts and shuffling around various fringe rotation players in service of a [probably] futile attempt at trading for Giannis)
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3 yrs ago I started writing a book that is in stores TODAY. It's narrative nonfiction, anti-fascist spy thriller set in Trump era. It's timely as hell & I'm proud of it.
A thread of what people are saying abt it & why I hope you'll help make it a bestseller www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Cat...
A thread of what people are saying abt it & why I hope you'll help make it a bestseller www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Cat...
February 3, 2026 at 4:11 PM
3 yrs ago I started writing a book that is in stores TODAY. It's narrative nonfiction, anti-fascist spy thriller set in Trump era. It's timely as hell & I'm proud of it.
A thread of what people are saying abt it & why I hope you'll help make it a bestseller www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Cat...
A thread of what people are saying abt it & why I hope you'll help make it a bestseller www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Cat...
The annual Silverman family birthday card from dad has arrived. (Re: The Great Replacement, He's referring to some recent weight loss on my part, not the white nationalist conspiracy. But maybe a little of both?)
February 2, 2026 at 9:29 PM
The annual Silverman family birthday card from dad has arrived. (Re: The Great Replacement, He's referring to some recent weight loss on my part, not the white nationalist conspiracy. But maybe a little of both?)
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An NFL team can lose. (Trust me, I'm a Jets fan.)
But NFL owners are essentially guaranteed success — no matter how bad their team is, no matter how blatantly they disregard their fans, no matter how odious they are personally.
My feature for @prospect.org's Sports Issue!
But NFL owners are essentially guaranteed success — no matter how bad their team is, no matter how blatantly they disregard their fans, no matter how odious they are personally.
My feature for @prospect.org's Sports Issue!
The Permanent Overclass - The American Prospect
The NFL’s billionaire owners literally can’t lose when it comes to making money. On the field? That’s another matter.
prospect.org
February 2, 2026 at 2:58 PM
An NFL team can lose. (Trust me, I'm a Jets fan.)
But NFL owners are essentially guaranteed success — no matter how bad their team is, no matter how blatantly they disregard their fans, no matter how odious they are personally.
My feature for @prospect.org's Sports Issue!
But NFL owners are essentially guaranteed success — no matter how bad their team is, no matter how blatantly they disregard their fans, no matter how odious they are personally.
My feature for @prospect.org's Sports Issue!
A Knicks win tonight could fix me
February 2, 2026 at 1:34 AM
A Knicks win tonight could fix me
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When people from outside Minnesota ask me what it's like here, I tell them there is so much going on besides the protests you see in videos.
February 1, 2026 at 9:03 PM
When people from outside Minnesota ask me what it's like here, I tell them there is so much going on besides the protests you see in videos.
this is who runs this account
February 1, 2026 at 8:56 PM
this is who runs this account