Steve Silberman

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Award-winning science writer, author of the New York Times bestseller "NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity," and an upcoming book on cystic fibrosis, "The Taste of Salt."

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Trump is already promising MAGA that he'll "move" elections. *Why isn't this the top story on every news site in America?* www.threads.net/@bidenharris...

Biden-Harris HQ (@bidenharrishq) on Threadswww.threads.net Trump says he “wants to be able” to override the Constitution to “pick” when elections are held

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Watching American democracy kill itself in real time, suffocating on bullshit.

One of the most rapturous descriptions of the sensory delights of grilling meat ever. (Sorry, vegans.) By Howard Mitcham.

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13 years ago, Ry Cooder wrote an ASTONISHINGLY prescient song. "And then the day dawned bright and hard When I stole away the court of nine The Judas men served the cause And the sacred church of law is mine Justice has been cast down I want my crown, I want my crown" youtu.be/9pQtYznW9qc?...

I Want My Crownyoutu.be Provided to YouTube by NonesuchI Want My Crown · Ry CooderPull Up Some Dust and Sit Down℗ 2011 Nonesuch Records Inc.Composer: Ry CooderAuto-generated by YouT...

Watching American democracy kill itself in real time, suffocating on bullshit.

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there was once a President who actually DID require a mobility aid to get around, and America and our allies whipped the Axis under his leadership.

I'm not going to spread that Economist cover with the Presidential seal on a walker because I don't spread stomach-churning ableist trash, but what a shocking collapse of editorial standards. The editor who commissioned that image should be forced to resign in shame.

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Oh don't worry, all that Nazi stuff is just talk. He'll never carry out those wacky policies. [ @latimes.com, 1933]

I Want My Crownyoutu.be Provided to YouTube by NonesuchI Want My Crown · Ry CooderPull Up Some Dust and Sit Down℗ 2011 Nonesuch Records Inc.Composer: Ry CooderAuto-generated by YouT...

Oh don't worry, all that Nazi stuff is just talk. He'll never carry out those wacky policies. [ @latimes.com, 1933]

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"But just think of the RATINGS!" shrieks the clammy-handed up-and-coming executive at one of the conglomerates that now owns the news industry. "Trump shouting 'YOU'RE FIRED' as the firing squad takes aim at Jack Smith - *that's* must-see TV!" www.nytimes.com/2024/07/01/u...

It's as if our press just can't process a threat as grave as Trump. They no longer have the skills or backing from their top editors to grapple with such a grand-scale horror as the death of our democracy. So they've shrunk the issues down to a size they feel comfortable with: Shaming an old man.

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entirely unclear why the founders set up a system where the congress could remove someone from the office of the presidency for conduct that was absolutely, unquestionably and at all times legal

Superb, revealing, witty article by Mary H.K. Choi on what she learned by being diagnosed with autism in her 40s. www.thecut.com/article/mary...

I Was Diagnosed With Autism in My 40s. It Gave Me Answers.www.thecut.com By 43, Mary HK Choi had come up with many explanations for her strangeness around other people. Was it something else all along?

State of the 2024 election: The rapist is still beating the babysitter molester exploiting his family name to throw the election to the rapist. www.theguardian.com/us-news/arti...

Robert F Kennedy Jr brushes off sexual assault allegation: ‘I am who I am’www.theguardian.com Independent candidate says ‘I am not a church boy’ after ex-nanny tells Vanity Fair he assaulted her at his home in 1998

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Thought experiment: Imagine if Obama, after claiming an election had been stolen from him and being convicted of 34 felonies, was granted immunity by SCOTUS justices who had taken undisclosed luxury trips on George Soros' dime. The fact that you can't even imagine this scenario tells you something.

THIS is the context in which to consider the Heritage Foundation President's threat that the "2nd American Revolution" might not be "bloodless": Trump ordering troops to shoot American protesters, which he was only stopped from doing last time by his Scty of Defense. www.threads.net/@gtconway3dg...

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Early summer dinner, caprese salad with wax beans. Yum.

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Still my most prescient post in social media, more true every day. RT @stevesilberman The Trump presidency is going to be the least satisfying "I told you so" in history. - Nov. 14, 2016

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Guess who this headline is about? LOL, not Trump. Obama in 2014, by George Will, still employed at the Washington Post, because in that line of work, no matter how wrong you've been for decades, you still get invited to the "right" cocktail parties.

SCOTUS Cancels 4th of July Celebrations, Says Holiday was Not in Constitution and May Upset Monarch

Every day, this bizarre man manages to distill and concentrate the worst aspects of the Kennedy legacy while stripping away the good they did. RFK Jr.'s exploitation of the family name is stolen valor. www.threads.net/@keithedward...

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Still my most prescient post in social media, more true every day. RT @stevesilberman The Trump presidency is going to be the least satisfying "I told you so" in history. - Nov. 14, 2016

This is one of the most dystopian signs I've ever seen. Republicans are quickly turning this country into an unrecognizable freakshow.

Rest in power June Leaf, artist and photographer who focused on women, and was married to the equally brilliant photographer Robert Frank. [gift link] www.nytimes.com/2024/07/01/a...

June Leaf, Artist Who Explored the Female Form, Dies at 94www.nytimes.com Womanly power was a recurring theme of her work, expressed in idiosyncratic sculpture and paintings that did not align with prevailing trends.

Ex-fucking-actly. No notes.

We finally saw Makoto Shinkai’s gorgeous, bittersweet "Your Name," a 2017 anime about love, yearning, destiny, and time, and adored it. Thanks to @ferrisjabr.bsky.social for the tip. On Apple+.