Ben Silverstein โŒ๐Ÿ‘‘

Ben Silverstein โŒ๐Ÿ‘‘

@bensilverstein.bsky.social

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

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$250k down the drain and El-Sayed got this clip for free

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social

Huge follow-up reporting to my scoop: The Guardian confirmed America Nextโ€”the conservative nonprofit founded by Bobby Jindal that was offering students $ to disrupt El-Sayed eventsโ€”paid a firm registered to Tommy Teepellโ€™s dad Timmy $250k for โ€œcanvassing and influencer marketingโ€ against El-Sayed.

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Account seems back, but no word from Meta on why. Smart move by @indivisible.org to build on Bluesky, Mastodon, & direct newsletters instead of relying on Big Tech's whims. Meta needs to explain exactly what the hell happened on such a critical day. #Meta #NoKings

Ezra Levin โŒ๐Ÿ‘‘@ezralevin.bsky.social

โ—โ—โ—Mark Zuckerberg's meta just suspended the No Kings Instagram account. I just rushed back from my local No Kings to jump on this. Bottom line, would be helpful for all pro-No Kings folks to elevate the issue and help us get the word out about No Kings today. The Nerd Reich strikes again.

Around the same time the No Kings Instagram was suspended yesterday, my Facebook algorithm mysteriously and dramatically changed for a couple hours. I was suddenly getting right-wing, Christian Nationalist, often homophobic and weirdly pro-Ken Paxton content. Somethingโ€™s going on with Meta.

But Hegseth and Trump will keep on posting videos of extrajudicial murders in the Caribbean on their X and Truth Social feeds.

memeorandum@memeorandum.com

Trump, after bipartisan backlash, says Pentagon won't livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter (Associated Press) Main Link | memeorandum Permalink

Diesel surged because Trump started a war with Iran, so Trump made a diesel deal with Russia which hurts Ukraine, who weโ€™ve been aiding in its defense against Russia, and gives billions to Russia, which is helping Iran in its war against the US, which Trump started, causing diesel prices to surgeโ€ฆ

People psych themselves out of phone banking or knocking doors because they worry they aren't eloquent enough or an expert on all the issues. Meanwhile, this is the WH Press Secretary. Believe me, people: You're better than this. And there are no tv cameras. You can do it. Pick up a shift today.

In case some voters forgot that Republicans have kicked millions off their healthcare, the White House had a press conference today, 42 days out from Election Day, about how they're kicking more people off their healthcare. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

washingtonpost.comTrump officials cut 760,000 enrollees from ACA, claiming fraudVice President JD Vanceโ€™s anti-fraud task force concluded that the people were wrongly signed up for the government health care program.

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Amazing stuff buried in new NYT poll: *Dems lead GOP on economy AND ON IMMIGRATION *70% of Latinos disapprove of Trump (!), 63% STRONGLY (!!) *60% of independents disapprove of Trump STRONGLY (!!!) On the pod, we bring you all these numbers and much more: newrepublic.com/article/2154...

newrepublic.comTrump Rages Openly at Midterm Woes as His Worst Poll Yet Lands HardAs a gold-standard poll delivers harsh news to a seething Trump, a Democratic strategist with experience in midterms explains what the data is really telling usโ€”and how to prepare for whatโ€™s coming.

The candidate, Marshall Rawson, has admitted his involvement in the hate group League of the South. Several members of League of the South attacked counter protesters at Unite the Right. They bragged their involvement helped recruitment & fundraising before the Sines v. Kessler lawsuit was filed.

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Yikes, if this is accurate, its basically the owner class using their power to shut down dissent. The Patriots Robert Kraft told Sheerhan his concert would be cancelled if Mackelmore stayed on the your, and that other stadium owners would follow suit.

Joe Noonan@joenoonan.bsky.social

Banned: Macklemore's powerful statement deserves reading. www.instagram.com/p/DdRdsy0m2H...

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THREAD ๐Ÿงต This week, Elon Musk's America PAC launched hundreds of anti-trans ads, part of a $100 million midterm spend. In 2024, a Musk-funded PAC ran antisemitic ads reminding Muslim voters that Doug Emhoff is Jewish. That's not a coincidence.

Itโ€™s very, very bad for the fight against antisemitism if a corporation can call someone an antisemite for criticizing a merger and that actually catches on. Itโ€™s an escalation of the weaponization of false antisemitism smears which make regular people skeptical of actual incidents of antisemitism

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El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"

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Chicago teen shares his experience in ICE detention centers: I am 18 years old and I just graduated from high school in Chicago. I was in ICE detention for 2 months and 10 days. They kept me in solitary for 2 days for no reason, alone in a room with just a toilet. They never let us go outside.

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If youโ€™re considering whether terms like ethnic cleansing or pogrom might be applicable to impending government action, there could be a problem.

We're 99 days away from election day, 69 days from the earliest registration deadlines, just over 50 from the earliest early voting. Hard to exaggerate the chaos that would be caused if the SAVE Act were actually passed at this point. Fortunately, Trump doesn't have the votes.

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NEW: The Trump admin just published a new regulation allowing asylum officers at USCIS to deny hundreds of thousands of โ€œaffirmative asylumโ€ applications without an interview, sending applicants directly to deportation proceedings. This means many people will never get a chance to argue their case.