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Ben Silverstein ❌👑

@bensilverstein.bsky.social
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I like burritos, dislike fascism, and do digital at @indivisible.org. Opinions my own.

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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
lol didn't expect Trump-world to walk back the dividend bribe lie until after the election, but his PAC is already describing it as merely *up to* $5,000. Next week it'll be a coupon for $5 off a Trump phone.
Screenshot of an email from Trump's PAC reading: At the Convention, I told you:


If Republicans win the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate – BOTH OF THEM – I will look to issue a dividend check to every adult citizen in the United States of America for up to $5,000.


IF WE WIN: How might a dividend check be written out to you?
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
What El-Sayed has actually said about his views on Israel/Palestine (vs. what others claim he believes) is quite good, so here it is:
I believe we have a responsibility to uphold international law. I believe we have a responsibility to treat every single state the same way, around international law. I believe in a process that offers a free Palestinian people the equal rights to peace, dignity and self-determination that a free Jewish Israeli people ought to have. And then I will support whatever the outcome is that a free Palestinian people and a free Jewish Israeli people decide is the right outcome. If that’s two states, great, I’m for it. If it’s one state, I’m for that. If it’s this “land for all” model, or twenty-three states, or whatever it is that they decide.
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Suuuuuuper impeachable in a normal world
Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Never seen an administration brag about how much the public opposes its dumb war and wants it to end
A screenshot of a White House instagram post showing 60.4% support for a peace deal
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Brilliant tactician Donald Trump, coming off successive defeats by Iran and algae, threatening to keep his name off popular bipartisan legislation that'll become law in 10 days whether he signs or not.
A "truth" from Trump: Today's Housing News Conference and Signing is hereby cancelled until such time as we pass the desperately needed SAVE AMERICA ACT, which I consider to be a National Emergency. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DJT
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Trump throwing millions of dollars into a literal hole in the ground to try to fix a problem nobody cares about and he actually created is a wildly on the nose visual for an admin that has an economic approval rating of 33%.
green reflecting pool
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
This isn't in the top ten most racist things he's said, but it's still... really....racist.
Reporter: How do you define ceasefire? 

Trump: In that part of the world, ceasefire is when you're shooting in a more moderate manner
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
I thought calling Trump a wannabe king was seditious hate speech
Screenshot of a White House tweet reading two kings and showing Charles III and the guy from the Epstein files
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Stop calling ICE Nazis what?
CNN headline screenshot: Tom Homan to critics: Stop calling ICE Nazis
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Gorgeous look at the #NoKings demonstration in Savannah via @savindivisible.bsky.social
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
No Kings #TwinCities
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
The Philly #NoKings march has no end.
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Washington, DC #NoKings Main event begins soon: freedcproject.org/event-list/n...
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Arlington, VA! #NoKings
Screenshot of a Andrew Leyden tweet: Thousands are gathering on the site of Donald Trump’s proposed new arch in Arlington ahead of a march into DC as part of the #nokings protest.
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Trump had congressional Republicans block Dem efforts to fund TSA 11 times before killing an agreement that would have funded the agency. Then he realized he'd shit the bed so bad it was a national emergency. CNN headline:
Screenshot of CNN headline: Talks to end DHS shutdown collapse as Trump orders TSA agents be paid
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
If Trump believes he has the power to pay TSA now, it means he believes he's had this power from the start of the shutdown. It's an admission he could have tried this from day 1, but chose not to because he hoped making travelers suffer would pressure Dems to cave and fund Border Patrol and ICE.
The Radical Left Democrats, and their “Leader,” Cryin’ Chuck Schumer, have made it very clear where they stand, and that is, ON THE SIDE OF CRIMINAL ILLEGAL ALIENS, AND NOT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. They are refusing to fund Immigration Enforcement unless the Republicans agree to their Open Border Policies, which will never, ever happen again. They almost destroyed our Country, allowing 25 Million People to enter from Prisons, Mental Institutions, and Insane Asylums, those that are Drug Dealers, and thousands of Murderers, many of whom killed more than one person. Because the Democrats have recklessly created a true National Crisis, I am using my authorities under the Law to protect our Great Country, as I always will do! Therefore, I am going to sign an Order instructing the Secretary of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, to immediately pay our TSA Agents in order to address this Emergency Situation, and to quickly stop the Democrat Chaos at the Airports. It is not an easy thing to do, but I am going to do it! I want to thank our hardworking TSA Agents and also, ICE, for the incredible help they have given us at the Airports. I will not allow the Radical Left Democrats to hold our Country hostage any longer. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
It's not new for the US government to lie about wars. But it's not clear at this point if Trump is lying or living in his own hallucinated reality. www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Politico screenshot: But the White House press office declined to answer any follow-up questions. Several people close to the White House said they were baffled by the president’s remarks.

What’s especially strange about the mystery gift is that the war with Iran does not seem to be winding down.
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Imagine voting no on a war powers resolution when the president himself is out there saying this shit
Acyn tweet: you could make the case that maybe we shouldn't even be there at all
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
cc The Hague
A Truth Social Post from Donald J Trump reading: If Iran does anything that stops the flow of Oil within the Strait of Hormuz, they will be hit by the United States of America TWENTY TIMES HARDER than they have been hit thus far. Additionally, we will take out easily destroyable targets that will make it virtually impossible for Iran to ever be built back, as a Nation, again — Death, Fire, and Fury will reign upon them — But I hope, and pray, that it does not happen! This is a gift from the United States of America to China, and all of those Nations that heavily use the Hormuz Strait. Hopefully, it is a gesture that will be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Andy Ogles is a genocidal bigot who should be shunned from public life.
A tweet from Rep Andy ogles: Muslims don't belong in American society.

Pluralism is a lie.
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Screenshot of a Kristi Noem tweet reading: Thank you 
@POTUS
 Trump for appointing me as the Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas. 
@SecRubio
 and 
@SecWar
 are incredible leaders and I look forward to working with them closely to dismantle cartels that have poured drugs into our nation and killed our children and grandchildren.A meme from the office. Jim in a tuxedo and the text 'Do you want to keep this made up position? It's important to you?'
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
I genuinely don't know if DHS policies will be any different under Mullin (if confirmed). As long as Stephen Miller is calling the shots, I don't expect a big difference. But this was some of the most evil shit I've seen from a US official in my lifetime, so yeah - I'm thrilled she's gone.
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
No lefty memes mocking JD Vance are meaner than what the White House is doing
White House instagram account photo of JD Vance with his mouth agape looking like a huge 
dumb dumb White House instagram account photo of JD Vance with his mouth agape looking like a dumb dumb 
White House instagram account photo of JD Vance with his mouth agape looking like a dumb dumb. Zoomed in.
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Or, hear me out, Republicans could back the Dem bill to fund all the parts of DHS that aren’t themselves terrorizing our communities and murdering Americans.
Screenshot of tweet by dweeb congressman Mike Lawler reading: Given the situation in the Middle East and the potential for Iran and its terrorist proxies to attempt some type of attack, it is imperative that @SenSchumer and @RepJeffries immediately drop all opposition to funding the Department of Homeland Security and pass the funding bill.
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
If you don't want a vote on matters of war and peace, gtfo of congress, because that's literally your job. If you think it's better to leave those matters to the likes of Trump and Hegseth, gtfo of Democratic politics.
Headline: Moskowitz, Gottheimer oppose Iran war powers resolution, breaking with most Dems. (official portraits of Moskowitz and Gottheimer). Subhead: They should just rename it the Ayatollah Protection Act because that’s what it does Rep. Jared Moskowitz said
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
The NRA is condemning *progressive politicians* for Border Patrol's murder of a citizen legally recording federal agents while carrying a permitted firearm.
“For months, radical progressive politicians like Tim Walz have incited violence against law enforcement officers who are simply trying to do their jobs. Unsurprisingly, these calls to dangerously interject oneself into legitimate law-enforcement activities have ended in violence, tragically resulting in injuries and fatalities.

As there is with any officer-involved shooting, there will be a robust and comprehensive investigation that takes place to determine if the use of force was justified. As we await these facts and gain a clearer understanding, we urge the political voices to lower the temperature to ensure their constituents and law enforcement officers stay safe.”

- 
@NRA
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
I didn't say it. The Germans did.
Der Spiegel headline: Der ICE-Kommandant im Nazi-Look
Martialisch und effektheischend, so tritt ICE-Kommandant Gregory Bovino gern auf.
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
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.
The partisanship we’ll see today is yet another striking example of the inability of Republicans and Democrats to unite around just about anything these days. In years gone by, a successful U.S. military operation against a hated foe would likely have triggered at least a brief “rally around the flag” moment in Congress, but we’ve seen no such thing under Trump 2.0.
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
This man regularly sends innocent people to torture prisons.
Screenshot of headline: Trump says pictures of innocent people in Epstein files could ‘ruin’ reputations
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
A photo of the Trump's presidential walk of fame with Trump's photos blacked out.
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
A screenshot of a fully redacted page of the Epstein Files with the caption "The most transparent administration in history releases the files."
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
It’s a little on the nose for the guy kicking millions off SNAP to announce the first annual Hunger Games
Tweet screenshot: Trump announces the “Patriot Games”, an "four-day athletic event" with "one young man and one young woman from each state and territory".
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
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.
Tweet from rep fine: Rep. Fine on How to Deal with Mainstream Muslims: “I don’t know how you make peace with those who seek your destruction, I think you destroy them first.” 🔥🔥🔥
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Brilliant social media practitioners, these guys
An insanely long truth social post by Trump that the White House screenshot and out on Instagram. It’s so long you cannot read it without zooming.
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
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.”
A tweet from Mychael Schnell: Speaker Johnson tells me he’s “deeply disappointed” the Senate approved the Epstein files bill without making changes.

He said he spoke to Trump about it tonight: “We both have concerns,” Johnson said.

I asked if Trump may veto it: “I’m not saying that. I don’t know.”
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Never forget that the Trump regime waged a desperate legal battle with the goal of starving Americans.
NYT headline: Court Denies President’s Bid to Halt Food Stamp Funding
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
So you agree…you think this is a Republican shutdown.
Trump truth social post: “TRUMP WASN’T ON THE BALLOT, AND SHUTDOWN, WERE THE TWO REASONS THAT REPUBLICANS LOST ELECTIONS TONIGHT,” according to Pollsters.
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Trump keeps calling Jews stupid, but we keep getting Nobel prizes and him - not so much.
Trump truth social post: Any Jewish person that votes for Zohran Mamdani, a proven and self professed JEW HATER, is a stupid person
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
The best minds couldn’t put together a political ad better than these back to back NYT push notifications.
Two NYT notifications: 

BREAKING NEWS: the Trump administration will send only partial payments this month to the millions who receive food stamps. 

TRUMP ENDORSES CUOMO: President Trump urged New Yorkers to vote for Andrew Cuomo for mayor, writing on social media “you really have no choice”
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Per an organizer in Platte City, MO (population 4,867): June #NoKings attendance: 20 October #NoKings attendance: 550
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Wow. Massive #NoKings crowd in Minneapolis.
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
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.
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
The inflatable frog has gone global. Today’s #NoKings #NoTyrants rallies in Japan, Australia, Spain, and Germany.
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
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)
screenshot of Spelling Bee letters for 10/17: OMBEZIL
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
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.
Ted Cruz tweet on Mamdani: NYC's wanna-be jihadist mayor
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
It's clear what they're trying to do. Fortunately, not a soul in history has felt intimidated by Ted Cruz.
Cruz: Follow the money. Cut off the money. You look at this No Kings rally—there’s considerable evidence that George Soros and his network is behind funding these rallies which may well turn into riots. 

I've introduced legislation that would allow DOJ to use RICO to prosecute the money that is funding these No Kings Protests
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Not a single word about the victims -- detainees who were shot in government custody. Depraved.
Screenshot of a Truth Social post from Trump reading: I have been briefed on the deadly shooting at the ICE Field Office in Dallas, Texas. It has now been revealed the deranged shooter wrote “Anti-ICE” on his shell casings. This is despicable! The Brave Men and Women of ICE are just trying to do their jobs, and remove the “WORST of the WORST” Criminals out of our Country, but they are facing an unprecedented increase in threats, violence, and attacks by Deranged Radical Leftists. This violence is the result of the Radical Left Democrats constantly demonizing Law Enforcement, calling for ICE to be demolished, and comparing ICE Officers to “Nazis.” The continuing violence from Radical Left Terrorists, in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, must be stopped. ICE Officers, and other Brave Members of Law Enforcement, are under grave threat. We have already declared ANTIFA a Terrorist Organization, and I will be signing an Executive Order this week to dismantle these Domestic Terrorism Networks. I AM CALLING ON ALL DEMOCRATS TO STOP THIS RHETORIC AGAINST ICE AND AMERICA’S LAW ENFORCEMENT, RIGHT NOW! The Trump Administration is fully committed to backing Law Enforcement, Strong Borders, securing our Homeland, deporting Violent Illegal Criminals, and fully rooting out the Left Wing Domestic Terrorism that is terrorizing our Country. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Out from the Disney Vault!
An image from the Little Mermaid of Ursula stealing Ariel's voice. Ariel is labeled 'comedians who offend the regime' and Ursula is labeled ABC/Disney
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
This is like that joke from the office, where literally they’re just talking about targeting speech they hate.
“And there’s no place, especially now, especially after what happened to Charlie, in our society … We will absolutely target you, go after you, if you are targeting anyone with hate speech.”
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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
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.
CBS headline: Trump shares video message after Charlie Kirk shooting deathTIME:
‘A Dark Moment for America’: Trump Responds to Charlie Kirk’s Death
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