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Frances Elizabeth @franceselizabeth.bsky.social · Aug 29

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Steve Silberman @stevesilberman.bsky.social · Aug 29

I preferred America before it was overrun with Republican goons and thugs.

Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · Aug 29

www.nytimes.com/2024/08/28/u...

A woman who works at the cemetery filed an incident report with the military authorities over the altercation. But the official, who has not been identified, later declined to press charges. Military officials said she feared Mr. Trump’s supporters pursuing retaliation.

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Steve Silberman @stevesilberman.bsky.social · Aug 28

I'm so proud to be a columnist for Scientific American. The late Oliver Sacks' assistant Kate Edgar told me it was his favorite magazine. Oliver not only read every issue, he saved them in his library in bound volumes.

Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · Aug 28

Scientific American is the oldest continuous publication in the U.S. & today's our birthday! We're 179 years old. If this gif works, it shows the evolution of our logo from 1845 to today

a gif of Scientific American's logos from 1845 to today

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Steve Silberman @stevesilberman.bsky.social · Aug 28

"Nation's Republicans Admit They Were Totally Kidding About Electing Trump Again, 'Do You Think We're Nuts?'" #plausibleheadlines

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Steve Silberman @stevesilberman.bsky.social · Aug 28

Fact check: "No, Trump Did Not 'Literally Dance' on a Veteran's Grave at Arlington Cemetery. At Worst, He Engaged in a Bit of Finger Puppetry, Which Children Find Amusing" - Politifact, probably

Trump giving a thumbs-up at an illegal campaign event at Arlington National Cemetery.

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Steve Silberman @stevesilberman.bsky.social · Aug 28

The ever-astute Will Bunch on how the media is blowing the most important election of our lifetime. www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...

How the media blew 2024′s election | Opinion

Plus, does America really need the world’s 'most lethal' military?

www.inquirer.com

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Erik Gunn @erikgunn.bsky.social · Aug 28

How does French TV show "Astrid" (streaming on PBS app) land w/ #autistic folks? As someone who is not but learned a lot following folks who are over at 🐦, I've found the show really compelling. I hope I'm not missing something important. @ericmgarcia.bsky.social @stevesilberman.bsky.social

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Steve Silberman @stevesilberman.bsky.social · Aug 27

Freakshow: To get that grotesquely disrespectful thumb's-up photo opp at a veterans' grave, Trump campaign staff had a "physical altercation" with an Arlington Cemetery official. These people are TERRIFYING. www.npr.org/2024/08/27/n...

Trump campaign staff had altercation with official at Arlington National Cemetery

The cemetery official tried to prevent Trump staffers from filming and photographing in a section where recent U.S. casualties are buried, a source with knowledge of the event told NPR.

www.npr.org

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Steve Silberman @stevesilberman.bsky.social · Aug 27

The best hashtag I've seen yet for JD Vance: #HillbillyVanilli.

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · Aug 23

"Mask bans are a threat not just to disabled people, but to all of us. It’s never too late to start masking again—to protect not just your health and the health of people around you, but also to protect our fundamental human rights." By @k8lin.bsky.social:

www.statnews.com/2024/08/20/m...

Mask bans disenfranchise millions of Americans with disabilities

“I have a kidney transplant and will take immunosuppressant medication for the rest of my life. I can’t return to your mask-free ‘normal,’” writes Kaitlin Costello.

www.statnews.com

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Steve Silberman @stevesilberman.bsky.social · Aug 28

It's not just a meme. There's something seriously, seriously wrong with this dude and his unrelenting, obsessive, white-knuckling hyperfocus on whether women are having enough children. He's obviously making up for some profound, gnawing inadequacy about his masculinity. It's freakish!

Ghost of GC (@gtconway3dg) on Threads

New Vance Audio via @heartlandsignal - During a Center for Christian Virtue forum in 2021, JD Vance attacked American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten for "brainwashing" children...

www.threads.net

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Steve Silberman @stevesilberman.bsky.social · Aug 27

Freakshow: To get that grotesquely disrespectful thumb's-up photo opp at a veterans' grave, Trump campaign staff had a "physical altercation" with an Arlington Cemetery official. These people are TERRIFYING. www.npr.org/2024/08/27/n...

Trump campaign staff had altercation with official at Arlington National Cemetery

The cemetery official tried to prevent Trump staffers from filming and photographing in a section where recent U.S. casualties are buried, a source with knowledge of the event told NPR.

www.npr.org

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Steve Silberman @stevesilberman.bsky.social · Aug 27

Freakshow: To get that grotesquely disrespectful thumb's-up photo opp at a veterans' grave, Trump campaign staff had a "physical altercation" with an Arlington Cemetery official. www.npr.org/2024/08/27/n...

Trump campaign staff had altercation with official at Arlington National Cemetery

The cemetery official tried to prevent Trump staffers from filming and photographing in a section where recent U.S. casualties are buried, a source with knowledge of the event told NPR.

www.npr.org

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Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · Aug 27

Two statements that demonstrate when someone has no empathy and therefore assumes that nobody has empathy:

"If you don't have children, you have no stake in the future."

"If you don't believe in god, you have no motivation to be a good person."

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Steve Silberman @stevesilberman.bsky.social · Aug 27

The best hashtag I've seen yet for JD Vance: #HillbillyVanilli.

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Steve Silberman @stevesilberman.bsky.social · Aug 27

I have such a feeling of déja vu not caring about Oasis all over again.

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Aaron Ross Powell ☸️ @aaronrosspowell.com · Aug 27

The very online right-wing ideologues of Silicon Valley are in model collapse: Like an AI trained on its own output, they're growing increasingly divorced from reality, and are reinforcing their own worst habits of thought. My latest: www.reimaginingliberty.com/silicon-vall...

Silicon Valley’s Very Online Ideologues are in Model Collapse

The dangers of talking only among yourselves.

www.reimaginingliberty.com

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Steve Silberman @stevesilberman.bsky.social · Aug 27

Those headlines, translated: "Zuckerberg Regrets that His Tool to Enable Global Fascism Didn't Kill More People By Spreading COVID-19 Misinformation"

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Steve Silberman @stevesilberman.bsky.social · Aug 27

Deeply thoughtful and fair piece by John Harwood on how our media is struggling to meet this dire historical moment. [via @jayrosen.bsky.social] niemanreports.org/articles/war...

Warped | Nieman Reports

As the U.S. presidential election draws closer between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, confusion over the news media’s role in American life has only deepened, writes John Harwood.

niemanreports.org

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Steve Silberman @stevesilberman.bsky.social · Aug 27

It's amusing to watch all this legacy media try to pretend that Kamala not giving their publication an interview is some sort of "crisis." Instead, just hire the Goodyear blimp to fly over your HQ flashing WE GOT NUTHIN.'

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Steve Silberman @stevesilberman.bsky.social · Aug 26

This, with the caveat that it's also never too late to have NEVER STOPPED masking. #COVID19

A '50s style advertisement featuring a redheaded housewife and a box of N95 masks with the caption, "It's never too late -- to start masking again! You can restart COVID-safe practices at anytime! No matter when and why you stopped!"

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Steve Silberman @stevesilberman.bsky.social · Aug 27

I blocked him, Matt. Life is too short.

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LOLGOP ❌👑❌ @thefarce.org · Aug 26

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Think Harris/Walz will have plenty of cash?

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⬇Harris/Walz will have enough money⬇ While cash can still make a big difference, let’s give where our money will matter the most and can make the most difference. Just decide how down you want to ge...

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Steve Silberman @stevesilberman.bsky.social · Aug 27

...who supported gun control. Nobody's perfect, and I was obviously talking about his film persona, not the actor himself.

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Steve Silberman @stevesilberman.bsky.social · Aug 26

Say what you will about joy not being a strategy, we're all going to live a little longer after the DNC vaccine against despair. #HarrisWalz2024

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