Ben Silverstein ❌👑
@bensilverstein.bsky.social
I like burritos, dislike fascism, and do digital at @indivisible.org. Opinions my own.
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.
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.
It’s a little on the nose for the guy kicking millions off SNAP to announce the first annual Hunger Games
December 18, 2025 at 8:35 PM
It’s a little on the nose for the guy kicking millions off SNAP to announce the first annual Hunger Games
The House has gone a little crazy with the reprimands lately, but calling for the destruction of an entire religion (genocide, I believe you call that), would warrant some action in a normal legislative body.
December 11, 2025 at 10:55 PM
The House has gone a little crazy with the reprimands lately, but calling for the destruction of an entire religion (genocide, I believe you call that), would warrant some action in a normal legislative body.
Brilliant social media practitioners, these guys
November 20, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Brilliant social media practitioners, these guys
Republican leaders don’t care if Americans go hungry w/o SNAP, if citizens are detained by ICE, if migrants are killed in illegal strikes on “drug boats”, or if millions die from USAID cuts.
But when it comes to their rich friends in the Epstein files, they suddenly must protect the “innocent.”
But when it comes to their rich friends in the Epstein files, they suddenly must protect the “innocent.”
November 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Republican leaders don’t care if Americans go hungry w/o SNAP, if citizens are detained by ICE, if migrants are killed in illegal strikes on “drug boats”, or if millions die from USAID cuts.
But when it comes to their rich friends in the Epstein files, they suddenly must protect the “innocent.”
But when it comes to their rich friends in the Epstein files, they suddenly must protect the “innocent.”
Never forget that the Trump regime waged a desperate legal battle with the goal of starving Americans.
November 7, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Never forget that the Trump regime waged a desperate legal battle with the goal of starving Americans.
So you agree…you think this is a Republican shutdown.
November 5, 2025 at 3:19 AM
So you agree…you think this is a Republican shutdown.
Trump keeps calling Jews stupid, but we keep getting Nobel prizes and him - not so much.
November 5, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Trump keeps calling Jews stupid, but we keep getting Nobel prizes and him - not so much.
The best minds couldn’t put together a political ad better than these back to back NYT push notifications.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The best minds couldn’t put together a political ad better than these back to back NYT push notifications.
Every side street leading to the Capitol is packed with more people streaming into #NoKings. There’s no way to capture the size of this thing in a photo.
October 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Every side street leading to the Capitol is packed with more people streaming into #NoKings. There’s no way to capture the size of this thing in a photo.
The inflatable frog has gone global. Today’s #NoKings #NoTyrants rallies in Japan, Australia, Spain, and Germany.
October 18, 2025 at 11:39 AM
The inflatable frog has gone global. Today’s #NoKings #NoTyrants rallies in Japan, Australia, Spain, and Germany.
Not saying today's pangram was a subtle #NoKings promotion, but also not not saying that.
(pls don't spoil for those who haven't played yet)
(pls don't spoil for those who haven't played yet)
October 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Not saying today's pangram was a subtle #NoKings promotion, but also not not saying that.
(pls don't spoil for those who haven't played yet)
(pls don't spoil for those who haven't played yet)
Politicians freely peddling bigoted anti-Muslim filth like this for decades without being held accountable by media or colleagues is how you end up with young Republicans believing it's cool to say they love Hitler in group chats.
October 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Politicians freely peddling bigoted anti-Muslim filth like this for decades without being held accountable by media or colleagues is how you end up with young Republicans believing it's cool to say they love Hitler in group chats.
It's clear what they're trying to do. Fortunately, not a soul in history has felt intimidated by Ted Cruz.
October 16, 2025 at 1:23 PM
It's clear what they're trying to do. Fortunately, not a soul in history has felt intimidated by Ted Cruz.
Not a single word about the victims -- detainees who were shot in government custody. Depraved.
September 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Not a single word about the victims -- detainees who were shot in government custody. Depraved.
Out from the Disney Vault!
September 19, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Out from the Disney Vault!
This is like that joke from the office, where literally they’re just talking about targeting speech they hate.
September 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
This is like that joke from the office, where literally they’re just talking about targeting speech they hate.
I don’t know how you cover Trump’s video as anything other than an inflammatory warning of political repression to come, but everywhere it’s being sanitized by corporate media intent on normalizing the slide into authoritarianism.
September 11, 2025 at 12:07 PM
I don’t know how you cover Trump’s video as anything other than an inflammatory warning of political repression to come, but everywhere it’s being sanitized by corporate media intent on normalizing the slide into authoritarianism.
This man threatened to go to war with Chicago FIVE days ago.
September 11, 2025 at 11:44 AM
This man threatened to go to war with Chicago FIVE days ago.
Historic day for vegetarians. The 7-layer burrito is back at @tacobell.bsky.social.
September 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Historic day for vegetarians. The 7-layer burrito is back at @tacobell.bsky.social.