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Jim Silver

@jimlsilver.bsky.social
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Ph.D. in mathematics and M.S. in computer science. Retired college professor and software engineer. Decidedly liberal with hard edges when needed. I do not suffer fools gladly as you will soon discover.

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Jim Silver @jimlsilver.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Republicans love to compare current data with 2022. This shows what a massive lie that is.
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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It is hard to articulate how insanely stupid & destructive the war against Iran has been, but as one clear data point, there is no reason to assume the price of gas would have been anything other than flat had Trump not chosen to start his absurd war.
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Jim Silver @jimlsilver.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
How the hell did we get here?
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Jim Silver @jimlsilver.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The jokes write themselves.
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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Todd Blanche: “I am not sure of the uproar of having a Border Patrol or ICE agent at a polling location. What's the risk?” Uhm, maybe because it’s illegal? Federal statute 18 U.S.C. § 592 prohibits deploying “troops or armed men” to locations where elections are held. An AG should know this.
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Jim Silver @jimlsilver.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
It says "Israei is paying." But m make no mistake, we're paying too - paying to teach LLMs scraping the internet to lie for Zionism.
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Cwnidog @cwnidog.eurosky.social · 13/07/2026
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Jim Silver @jimlsilver.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Fireworks always put me to sleep. That's why I sleep so well when my neighbors are making my windows rattle at midnight.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
CARTOON OF THE DAY (From @andertoon.bsky.social)
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Blue Dot of Omaha @omahabluedot.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Americans should be ashamed that we’ve NORMALIZED CORRUPTION.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Staggering levels of corruption. They’re using every possible lever of power to enrich themselves and their friends and families. And the “party of fiscal responsibility” simply doesn’t care.
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Charlie Savage @charliesavage.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
On Journalism and American Democracy (my short speech at the George Polk Awards last week) charliesavage.com/2026/04/on-j...
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On Journalism and American Democracy - Charlie Savage
Here are some brief remarks I delivered about journalism and American democracy at the 2025 George Polk Awards ceremony.
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Jim Silver @jimlsilver.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Spot on!
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Just wanted to remind folks, especially the GOP and the FDD, that Barack Obama’s 2015 nuclear deal didn’t give Iran control of the Strait of Hormuz or allow it to keep 60% enriched uranium. It sent $1.7 billion to Iran versus the tens of billions Iran will now make from tolls. 🤷🏽‍♂️
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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Raskin letter to Bondi regarding the newly released Smith memo about Trump's misuse of classified documents: www.documentcloud.org/documents/27...
March 24, 2026The Honorable Pamela J. BondiAttorney GeneralU.S. Department of Justice950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20530Attorney General Bondi:We have long known that, as he left office in 2021, President Donald Trump stoleclassified documents, hoarded them in the ballrooms and bathrooms of his Mar-a-Lagoclubhouse, defied subpoenas, and obstructed law enforcement. One lingering question has been:why? Why would Donald Trump go to such extraordinary lengths to steal classified documents,hoard them, and refuse to return them? Together with Donald Trump, your Department of Justice(DOJ) has been fighting tooth and nail to gag Special Counsel Jack Smith and bury his report inorder to cover-up the answer to this key question.For the past year, DOJ has been working with Republicans of the House JudiciaryCommittee to wage a campaign of retribution against career prosecutors and federal agents whodid their duty, followed the facts and the law, and investigated Donald Trump both forconspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and for hiding and lying aboutthe classified documents he stole. As part of this effort, DOJ earlier this month produced yetanother set of cherry-picked documents relating to Jack Smith’s Arctic Frost and Plasmic Echoinvestigations. Apparently blinded by the frenzied search to find any scrap of evidence that couldbe twisted and distorted to level an attack against Special Counsel Smith (despite constantlycoming up empty-handed), you have, quite amazingly, missed the fact that some of thedocuments you provided include damning evidence about your boss’s conduct and may wellviolate the gag order your DOJ and Donald Trump demanded from Judge Aileen Cannon.These new disclosures suggest that Donald Trump stole documents so sensitive thatonly six people in the entire U.S. government had access to them, that the documentsPresident Trump stole pertained to his business interests, and that Susie Wiles, then theCEO of Donald Trump…
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Jim Silver @jimlsilver.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Do or do not. There is no try.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Just saying, but when people are trying to do everything they can to prevent you from voting, that’s when you absolutely need to vote. Ready to make this the biggest midterm turnout in history?
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/02/2026
NEW: This isn't about "training." The two agents who murdered Alex Pretti - Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez - have been with Border Patrol for 8 and 12 years respectively. You can't reform CBP. Abolish ICE/CBP. www.propublica.org/article/alex...
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Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
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Jim Silver @jimlsilver.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Welcome to the Fascist United States.
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C Hanna @chcowgirl.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
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BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
his name is Jonathan Ross and he shouldn't get a good night's sleep for the rest of his life www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...
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Star Tribune identifies ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis
Jonathan Ross was dragged in a separate incident last year by a fleeing driver, according to court records.
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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
If everyone received a truly equal share of the American pie, every person would receive approximately $471,465. That’s $942,930 per couple and $1.89 million for those with two kids. That would be a life-changing windfall for a large majority of Americans. www.upworthy.com/sharing-all-...
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If all the money in America was equally redistributed overnight, how much would you get?
If only it were this simple.
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Jim Silver @jimlsilver.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Absolute truth!
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C Hanna @chcowgirl.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
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Jim Silver @jimlsilver.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
How much longer are decent Americans going allow this to be done in our name?
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Man, someone went OFF on MAGA and how their irresponsible voting choices affect them negatively. I can't really say shit beyond this. They nailed it. 🫳🎤
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Did you know Trump has added 2.2 trillion to the national debt since taking office 10 months ago?
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Me too
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
How will this go? Witkoff & Kushner: We tried to get you what you want, but we couldn’t. Putin: Oh? W&K: How about most of what you want? P: No. W&K: If we get you all you want we still can make a lot of money together? P: Yes. W&K: And if not, stall while you attack more? P: Yes. W&K: OK!
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Putin to Meet With Witkoff and Kushner as U.S. Pushes for Ukraine Deal
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🕊 Sharon ~ NHDogLover ⚖️ 🗽 @nhdoglover.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Healthcare Truth ...
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Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Republicans want you to think they’re steely-eyed realists They’re actually just assholes
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
REUTERS: “Trump blamed Biden-era vetting failures for the admission of an Afghan immigrant suspected of shooting two National Guard members — but the alleged gunman was granted asylum this year under Trump…” www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
I really wish journalists would stop using the word "retribution" to describe Trump's efforts to criminalize opposition to him, as it treats his claim that his adversaries did something wrong in the first place. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
The investigation is part of a broader campaign by the Trump administration to seek retribution against the president’s perceived political enemies. It comes one day after the Pentagon said it was investigating Senator Mark Kelly, Democrat of Arizona, for his participation in the same video.
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Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
A classic from Tom the Dancing Bug. From 2016
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Please watch this. The Senate killed a bill to ban state regulation of AI by a vote of 99-1 this spring. Now the industry - eager to stay unregulated - and Trump are scheming to shove the provision in the national defense bill. You need to know this, so you can help stop it.
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L Forte @lforte26.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Total BS. Individuals have no leverage to negotiate rates or hold companies’ feet to the fire. Trump will never give people the money; he will find some way to pocket it. And in the end it goes to insurance companies anyway.
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Jim Silver @jimlsilver.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Exactly. This is where the Lucy deke misses reality.
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Jim Silver @jimlsilver.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
We got a reprieve, but as long as our rights depend on the whims of people in black robes, we have no rights.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 09/11/2025
Apparently, the media is asleep too. Where’s @jaketapper.bsky.social ???
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Jim Silver @jimlsilver.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
I'm old. Really old. Old enough to remember Eisenhower's heart attack being in the news for weeks. Yet here we have Trump falling asleep while Oz is talking about obesity and dementia. It's a lede to die for. But not a peep.
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Jim Silver @jimlsilver.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
We once had a decent person as president.
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Jim Silver @jimlsilver.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Ladies and gentlemen, The President of The United States!
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Hey look. Communism.
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Jim Silver @jimlsilver.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Catonsville, MD
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Cwnidog @cwnidog.eurosky.social · 10/10/2025
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Fuck this. This is nothing but red meat for Trump’s base. A federal law that *Trump* signed into law guarantees backpay to furloughed workers. There’s no disputing this.
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George Pearkes @peark.es · 07/10/2025
It's black letter, can't get more explicit, printed in US code you ignoramus. 31 U.S. Code § 1341 (c)(2) *JOHNSON: SOME LEGAL ANAYLYSTS DON'T BELIEVE IN SHUTDOWN BACKPAY
(2)Each employee of the United States Government or of a District of Columbia public employer furloughed as a result of a covered lapse in appropriations shall be paid for the period of the lapse in appropriations, and each excepted employee who is required to perform work during a covered lapse in appropriations shall be paid for such work, at the employee’s standard rate of pay, at the earliest date possible after the lapse in appropriations ends, regardless of scheduled pay dates, and subject to the enactment of appropriations Acts ending the lapse.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Did you know that your healthcare premiums are about to double because the GOP is intentionally sabotaging the Affordable Care Act and pretending that Democrats are trying to give undocumented immigrants free insurance?
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