SilkyNewt
@silkynewt.bsky.social
Imagining better since the mid 20th century. I watched the historic first televised presidential debate on my own when I was seven years old, and then explained to my parents why they should vote for Kennedy. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gbrcRKqLSRw
“He’s setting the foundation for an attack on the election.” @samsteindc.bsky.social asks whether Trump could cite foreign interference to send federal agents after ballot boxes and disrupt the chain of custody. Rep. @jahimes.bsky.social says the scenario is “absolutely” realistic.
The fascist strategy is clear: attack the press, outlaw protest, purge voters, and crown a king. This Saturday, No Kings shatters the plan in every city and town. Join us. VoteEarlyForNoKings social.demcast.com/s/TWr7SwRP #Pinks
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They believe they can disrupt our midterms. October 17, we take to the streets by the millions to secure our democracy and our future. First we march, then we vote. The wanna-be king won't know what hit him. #VoteEarlyForNoKings social.demcast.com/s/I3bumaZ9 #momsky#sheshed
Fvck DC legacy media. No one will report that trump legal chief heading this shit in Mark Paoletta, Leonard Leo consiglieri. Leo is the guy who picked all six far right Catholics in Supreme Court, the Opus Dei guy who picked Kevin Roberts to run Heritage…etc www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/u...
More Than 500 Trees to Be Cut Down at D.C. Golf Course That Trump Wants to Redo (Gift Article)
The National Park Service notified a court of the plan as part of continuing litigation over the president’s proposal to create a “champion-level” course.
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Elon Musk has been vocal against Alex Gibney's documentary "Musk," calling the filmmaker names like "idiot" and "horrible human."
Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ has already gotten under Elon Musk’s skin. It goes nationwide this week
Elon Musk has been vocal against Alex Gibney's documentary “Musk,” calling the filmmaker names like “idiot” and “horrible human.”
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Sacramento: Masked person caught on video stealing trays of mail from a USPS truck in College Glen, Sacramento. USPIS confirms break-in; ballots may have been taken. Up to $100k reward. Request a replacement if yours is missing. #USDemocracy #Sacramento #USPO #Reward
Schatz: The reason that people were frustrated with Joe Biden was that the cost of everything was too high... And one of the reasons that people are pissed off at Trump is that the cost of everything is even higher, and he did it on purpose, and he can’t explain himself.
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Americans will soon be blocked from ordering prescriptions from Canada, costing millions of people thousands of dollars a year. Canadian pharmacies and advocates warn this will effectively shut down individual mail-order prescriptions. www.whec.com/top-news/u-s...
A new world can begin November 4th. Make it happen. Vote early #VoteBlue 22 days!
Thiel declared the incompatibility of freedom and democracy, he also said “the vast increase in welfare beneficiaries and the extension of the franchise to women” made capitalist democracy impossible. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘If we don’t fight back, we don’t have a future’: the journalist taking on the ‘tech fascists’ of Silicon Valley
As Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and their peers have grown richer and more influential, Gil Durán argues they have all but abandoned democracy – and found the perfect government to enable them
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#Texas Seniors! Paxton is on board with gutting Medicare & SS! It’s almost as if they really want you to suffer more than you already are! Do not vote for this corrupt, cold man. Vote for James Talarico! #ProudBlue #Pinks #OneV1
Yes. We know. We have heard them ourselves and watched them cheer.
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