Reposted by CSilbermanFactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A 21-year-old Navy sailor on the USS Fort Lauderdale died by suicide after an extended deployment for the Trump administration's so-called "drug boat" operations. 68143 0
Reposted by CSilbermanGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Something remarkable is happening: James Talarico is running an expansively pro-immigrant campaign in Texas, a state Trump won by 14 points, speaking in Biblical terms about our duty to "the stranger." And it's resonating. That's seismic. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2160...newrepublic.comIn Texas, Something Seismic Is Happening—and It’s All Trump’s FaultThanks to the economy and ICE, Trump has lost Texas Latinos. And James Talarico is developing a humane pro-immigrant message that’s resonating—even in this ultra-Trumpy state. 9940891023 0
CSilberman @csilberman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026A documentary reminder of what happened on "9/12". 912film.com912film.comDiscover 9/12: From Chaos to Community, a documentary about the volunteer effort at Ground Zero in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks.9/12: From Chaos to Community is a 60-minute character-driven documentary about a community of people that grew out of the volunteer effort at Ground Zero in New York City after the World Trade Center... 002 0
CSilberman @csilberman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026A documentary about Community. 912film.com912film.comDiscover 9/12: From Chaos to Community, a documentary about the volunteer effort at Ground Zero in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks.9/12: From Chaos to Community is a 60-minute character-driven documentary about a community of people that grew out of the volunteer effort at Ground Zero in New York City after the World Trade Center... 000 0
CSilberman @csilberman.bsky.social · 25/08/2026www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...militarytimes.comICE detained an Army sergeant’s wife. His family is still waiting for answers.On July 11, ICE detained Cristy Maryori Villafranca Trejo as her family drove home from the grocery store. Last week, she was almost deported to Honduras. 000 0
CSilberman @csilberman.bsky.social · 25/08/2026www.military.com/father-navy-...military.comNavy Sailor Deployed on USS Abraham Lincoln Takes to Social Media to Comment on Father Detained by ICEA sailor's father was detained by immigration authorities during a traffic stop in Florida while his son was nine months into deployment. 000 0
Reposted by CSilbermanTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 19/08/2026recapping the night: —Dems flip school board of Sarasota County, FL (a stronghold of M4L). —Dems flip school board chair seat in Orange County, FL. —Dems flip at-large city council seat in Jacksonville. —Dems lead in a red Pennsylvania state House seat (all precincts in, though no AP call). 121472344 0
Reposted by CSilbermanLincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 19/08/2026The national park barely sees any border crossings. But that's not the point. www.lincolnsquare.media/p/trump-is-… Subscribe to read the latest from @sjdemas.bsky.social for Lincoln Square!lincolnsquare.mediaTrump Wants to Bulldoze Big Bend. He’s Already Looted the Rest of the Park System.The national park barely sees any border crossings. But that's not the point. 01911 0
Reposted by CSilbermanJames Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 10/08/2026God already built a wall through Big Bend — it's called the Chisos Mountains. We don't need to give billions of our tax dollars to out of state vendors. We don't need to desecrate this sacred land. We don't need this useless, disgraceful, corrupt Big Bend border wall. 420138254758 0
Reposted by CSilbermanRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Published Tuesday; living it Sunday: aqi is so bad thanks to a local fire I have to close all the windows in a high-desert house with no air conditioning. "...the smoke, dangerous to breathe, hangs in the air, dimming the view, changing the very color of sunlight into something grimly unsettling.theguardian.comWe launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate warzone | Rebecca SolnitSummer is not what it once was. We have been robbed of one of life’s great joys 13547183 0
Reposted by CSilbermanJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 10/08/2026This week marks one year of Trump’s military occupation of D.C. A backward look at what happened is essential to understanding where we are: joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...joycevance.substack.comThe Week AheadAugust 9, 2026 7643219 0
Reposted by CSilbermanPBS News @pbsnews.org · 08/08/2026Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States, has plummeted to its lowest water level since it was filled some 90 years ago, another sign of the crisis plaguing the Colorado River system. to.pbs.org/4zaPI52to.pbs.orgLake Mead hits historic low water level as Colorado River strugglesThe record follows a winter that produced the worst snowpack on record in the Colorado River Basin. 813358 0
Reposted by CSilbermanHannah Levintova @h-lev.bsky.social · 28/07/20261/ Last summer, @acleek.bsky.social and I started getting emails from staffers of a company called American Healthcare Systems. They told us that their hospitals were in financial chaos and that they were struggling to care for patients. So we started digging: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comA for-profit hospital slashed costs. Then a patient froze to death on its roof.A little-known company grew on promises to save distressed hospitals. Instead, it sunk them into financial chaos. 516593 0
Reposted by CSilbermanThe Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 09/07/2026He's not just another person killed by ICE. His name is Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, and he should still be here with his family and friends. @joycewhitevance.bsky.social 328490 0
Reposted by CSilbermanGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Juan Proano of LULAC just confirmed our story on a call with reporters, saying the three men in the van are facing pressure to self deport. "We have great concern that DHS is trying to move these witnesses out of the country. They may be the only eyewitnesses as to what happened." 7432172 0
CSilberman @csilberman.bsky.social · 09/07/2026@votemama.bsky.social is a great (and important) organization: Check out this article from USA TODAY: She used campaign funds to pay for child care. Other political moms are following suit. www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...usatoday.comShe used campaign funds to pay for child care. Other political moms are following suit.Liuba Grechen Shirley was the first mom to use campaign funds to pay for child care. She's starting a movement – and helping put more moms in office. 000 0
Reposted by CSilbermanVoteVets @votevets.org · 08/07/2026Iran has officially become Forever War 3.0, and Major Gen. Paul Eaton has a simple message for Republicans: Do your job. End this conflict NOW because Americans are fed up. 11339158 0
CSilberman @csilberman.bsky.social · 07/07/2026substack.com/@dougjonesal...substack.comAlabama’s Upset ArtistThe Atlantic’s new article on my campaign 000 0
Reposted by CSilbermanAltSSA @altssa.altgov.info · 30/06/2026Today, the Epstein survivors launched their website. They put a lot of time and effort into putting their stories together for the general public. They deserve our support. Please check it out if you have the mental capacity, and please share widely. ❤️survivorsisters.orgSurvivor SistersSurvivor Sisters of Epstein & Maxwell 10516287 0
Reposted by CSilbermanBethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 29/06/2026You may have heard about the OMB rule change that will put politics over federal grants. However bad you think it is? It's probably worse. Thanks to @theverge.com for letting me report this one out. There is still time to comment. bit.ly/4v2X4nQbit.lyThe war against ‘woke’ could end US science as we know it“Everyone will be affected, not just scientists. Every community in the country.“ 311361787 0
Reposted by CSilbermanProPublica @propublica.org · 25/06/2026UnitedHealth is the nation’s largest health insurance conglomerate. ProPublica obtained what is effectively the company’s internal playbook for limiting and cutting therapy costs. Here’s what we found. (Published Nov. 2024)propublica.orgHow UnitedHealth’s Playbook for Limiting Mental Health Coverage Puts Countless Americans’ Treatment at RiskUnited used an algorithm system to identify patients who it determined were getting too much therapy and then limited coverage. It was deemed illegal in three states, but similar practices persist due... 47977529 0
Reposted by CSilbermanChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 24/06/2026This is what Tuberville says because he has no plan to lower grocery prices for Alabama, just another imaginary enemy. 125651175 0
Reposted by CSilbermanAlliance for Justice @afj.org · 23/06/2026Today the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety, ruling 6–3 that there is no meaningful accountability for incarcerated people when prison officials violate their religious freedoms. Our statement: afj.org/article/supr...afj.orgSupreme Court Eliminates Path to Justice for Religious Persecution - Alliance for Justice 033 0
Reposted by CSilbermanProPublica @propublica.org · 23/06/2026ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions. Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her. (Published Nov. 2025)propublica.org“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions. 411147595 0
Reposted by CSilbermanThe City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 22/06/2026NEW: Grieving relatives of a teenage tourist killed in a Central Park horse carriage crash last week pleaded Monday with Mayor Zohran Mamdani to immediately shut down the industry on the eve of the rides resuming. buff.ly/YYrQHrOthecityreporter.nycFamily of Teen Killed in Carriage Crash Calls for End of Central Park Horse RidesThe death of 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan is thought to be the first fatality in the carriage industry’s 150-plus year history in the park. 13910 0
Reposted by CSilbermanThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 22/06/2026What's one of the larger issues that are causing Republican voters to reconsider their candidates? @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social argues it's abortion rights.lnk.thebulwark.comSwing Voters Are Still Mad at Republicans About AbortionIn tight elections, that might make all the difference. 47324 0
Reposted by CSilbermanKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 22/06/2026BREAKING: Judge Patrick Schiltz has quashed several DOJ grand jury subpoenas aimed Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey, saying they were part of a retaliatory effort over their refusal to aid Trumpa dmin immigration enforcement efforts. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 174121863394 0
Reposted by CSilbermanCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 20/06/2026The Trump administration detained a Colombian immigrant this week in Phoenix after he spoke out against a Trump-endorsed candidate in his home country’s upcoming presidential election. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/u...nytimes.comMemo by Rubio Approved Detention of Immigrant Who Criticized Trump Ally 25429196 0
Reposted by CSilbermanBolts @boltsmag.org · 20/06/2026Orolua Eluonyechie has been held in immigration detention for more than two years. He filed a habeas petition to be released, but it sat for nine months without ever being reviewed. “It is a black hole. Nobody is paying attention to him,” his lawyer says.boltsmag.org“Stuck in Purgatory”: ICE Detention in Louisiana Can Stretch on for Years - BoltsLouisiana has more ICE lockups than almost any other state. Now as a surge in habeas petitions overloads courts, people are held “unfathomably” long without recourse. 3217133 0
Reposted by CSilbermanLittle Lobbyists @littlelobbyists.com · 20/06/2026Disability Groups Fear RFK Jr.’s New Special Education Role Alienated by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claims about autism, advocates for disabled students are sounding the alarm about the Trump administration's shifting special education programs to his department.nytimes.comDisability Groups Fear RFK Jr.’s New Special Education Role 45933 0
Reposted by CSilbermanMother Jones @motherjones.com · 20/06/2026"Our entirely predictable Social Security 'crisis,' to put it bluntly, is a political choice made by a pay-to-play government that under President Donald Trump."motherjones.comThere is no Social Security crisisThe Trump administration has priorities. Helping the little guy just isn't one of them. 14419171 0
Reposted by CSilbermanpublic health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 18/06/2026“A major flu outbreak has sickened nearly 160 troops at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas” ¯\_(ツ)_/¯nytimes.comScores Fall Ill at Air Force Base After Hegseth Makes Flu Vaccine Optional 852691701 0
Reposted by CSilbermanstrea3m.bsky.social @strea3m.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Crap. While ppl's attn is pulled all over by their fire hose of nasty crap, they're quietly continuing their destruction of the Dept of Education. Civil rights in education ➡️ DOJ Spec Ed ➡️ RFK 's HHS Two of the worst transfers of responsibility imaginable. Not subtle abt wanting to break things😡apnews.comTrump moves oversight of special education and civil rights out of the Education DepartmentPresident Donald Trump’s administration is further dismantling the Department of Education, moving oversight of special education and civil rights to other agencies. 8122102 0
Reposted by CSilbermanGail Waldby ❌👑 @gailwaldby.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Superpower Suicide/Murder, Weak "Strongmen," and Why the Trump Administration Hates Science A recording from Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Timothy Snyder's live video lucid.substack.com/p/superpower-sui…lucid.substack.comSuperpower Suicide/Murder, Weak "Strongmen," and Why the Trump Administration Hates ScienceA recording from Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Timothy Snyder's live video 064 0
Reposted by CSilbermanThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15/06/2026Republicans insist the program is full of fake enrollees. Meanwhile, millions of real people are losing coverage. Read the latest Breakdown from Jonathan Cohn right here.lnk.thebulwark.comThe Obamacare ‘Phantom’ MenaceRepublicans insist the program is full of fake enrollees. Meanwhile, millions of real people are losing coverage. 1222469 0
Reposted by CSilbermanSimon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 14/06/2026The Knicks win and inspire while Trump desecrates and betrays..... New, from me 👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/the-knicks...hopiumchronicles.comThe Knicks Triumph And Inspire While Trump Desecrates And BetraysCongrats to all Knicks fans. This a team for the ages........ 515647 0
Reposted by CSilbermanpuppykittynycity.bsky.social @puppykittynycity.bsky.social · 07/06/2025🐱 June is Adopt a Shelter Pet Month! 🐱 It’s kitten season, and shelters everywhere including ours, are full of incredible cats and kittens who need loving homes. From tiny bottle babies to senior lap warmers, there’s a purring companion for everyone. #adoptashelterpet 011 0
Reposted by CSilbermanSahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Crazy fact about this series: The Knicks trailed the Spurs by double digits in FIVE OUT OF FIVE GAMES. Still won 4 of them. 837763 0
Reposted by CSilbermanAdam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Coming to the Kennedy Center this fall 27641901370 0
Reposted by CSilberman❌👑🐸 Deb Verla 💙 Register Democrats 🌎 Save the world ❌👑🐸 @villaverla.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Let's win SO many elections this Midterm that kids will study 2026 in history classes! How? Help @fieldteam6.org register more Democrats so we're ready to elect more Dems in November! You can help by making a donation here: secure.actblue.com/donate/ft6i-... #Voterizersecure.actblue.comI just donated to Field Team 6 to help register Democrats in Texas!!You can help register Democrats in Texas (and other swing states) too! 21310 0
Reposted by CSilbermanAndrew Weissmann @weissmann.substack.com · 10/06/2026substack.com/@weissmann/n...substack.comTrump’s Pick for Attorney General Is Even Worse Than You ThinkTrump's AG nominee Todd Blanche lost Trump's own criminal trial, built an illegal slush fund, and lied on Fox News—and Republicans are confirming him anyway. 419877 0
Reposted by CSilbermanCassandra Jaramillo @cassandrajaramillo.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Update: North Dakota Republican State Rep. Eric Murphy, the incumbent of District 43, lost his June 9 primary race, falling short by 130 votes. That makes now five conservative abortion reformers in state legislatures who have been ousted. www.propublica.org/article/repu...propublica.orgThese Republican Lawmakers Challenged Abortion Bans. Then They Faced Backlash.At least four of them lost reelection bids after anti-abortion groups and key party allies backed their challengers instead. Two others — a state representative from North Dakota and a state senator f... 219141 0
Reposted by CSilbermanTech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 10/06/2026The UK's CMA just forced Google to let news publishers opt out of AI Overviews without vanishing from Search. Martha Dark of tech justice nonprofit Foxglove argues this is a landmark win — and a blueprint regulators in the EU, Brazil and beyond should follow next.buff.lyThe UK Just Said No to Google's AI News Grab. Who's Next?The UK has shown intervention is possible, writes Foxglove co-executive director Martha Dark. Now other regulators must act, she says. 12619 0
CSilberman @csilberman.bsky.social · 10/06/2026www.ajc.com/sports/2026/...ajc.comUGA AD forbids school from scheduling Texas Tech in wake of Sorsby rulingJosh Brooks suggests programs consider not playing Texas Tech in any sports after judge grants injunction overriding NCAA ban on QB who gambled. 000 0
Reposted by CSilbermanMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 07/06/2026A reminder that when Trump attended the US Open final back in September, they had to move back the start time multiple times and at one point paused secret service screening, causing ticket holders to miss a significant portion of the match. Imagine the mutiny if Knicks fans miss tip-off. 1312872632 0
