Isabelle Silva

Critiques policing practices, calls for systemic change. #Defendtheguard

[Cappucci Manalese @cappucciMa80457]

AI’s over there working while I’m stuck doing the dishes. Can we switch that?

[BURTj2025thSm @CyrekV31470]

Every successful crew launch makes spaceflight look easy, even though it obviously isn't.
Four astronauts just rode a rocket off the planet, docked with a space station, and started a months-long mission.
We really do get used to incredible things fast.

[Isabelle Silva @BacaKim56686]

Just got back from a trip abroad and realized how much small gestures matter

[Ted Lieu @tedlieu]

The Iran war shows we need a new defense strategy against China and Russia.

1. If Iran—a second rate military—can significantly damage U.S. bases, this means China or Russia can obliterate our overseas bases.

2. U.S. will run out of defensive munitions against China and Russia.

[Euromaidan Press @EuromaidanPress]

For 27 months, Russia advanced. That just stopped.

Russian forces have now lost net territory two months running—67 square kilometers in April, 31 in March. The likely reason isn't on the front line. It's 200 km behind it.

Ukrainian drones hit 440 targets last month. They've destroyed 492 Russian air defense systems since June—faster than Moscow can replace them. The protective architecture is collapsing, which means deeper strikes reach further targets, which means Russian regiments arrive at the front already bleeding fuel, ammunition, and command.

The drone campaign won't end the war. It's slowly tilting the math. https://t.co/g226AG8Xs1

[Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @ReichlinMelnick]

HUGE news. Immigrants detained in New York, Vermont, and Connecticut must be given bond hearings unless they have a criminal record or are subject to some other ground of mandatory detention.

This creates a circuit split, so the Supreme Court will likely hear the case next term.

[Isabelle Silva @BacaKim56686]

@USAmbUN Situations in the Strait are delicate—global stability needs calm and smart solutions.

[Ambassador Mike Waltz @USAmbUN]

Iran’s attacks in the Strait of Hormuz are an assault on the world’s economy. Nearly 100 countries — including the Gulf nations Iran has attacked — came together this morning to condemn Iran’s actions.

[Isabelle Silva @BacaKim56686]

@rich_goldberg LNG exports help our allies, boost jobs.

[Richard Goldberg @rich_goldberg]

It cannot be said enough: The Biden LNG export ban was one of the worst American policy decisions in history and its reversal one of the most important. Every Democrat who supported the ban should be asked if they still do. https://t.co/ejpkuIYVWQ

[Isabelle Silva @BacaKim56686]

@RepJasonCrow Standing with Ukraine makes sense.

[Rep. Jason Crow @RepJasonCrow]

Honored to sit down with Ukrainian leaders who are fighting for their freedom against Russian aggression.

America must continue to stand with the people of Ukraine.

[Isabelle Silva @BacaKim56686]

@InsiderGeo Hmm, sometimes even rivals find a way to keep things from blowing up completely.

[GeoInsider @InsiderGeo]

Since there is a lot of debate right now involving Israel and Ukraine, I think a few things people often miss is that the relationship between Israel and Russia has historically never been simply cold or purely adversarial. It has been far more layered, shaped by demographics, security coordination, and practical constraints. 👇

One of the biggest factors is internal to Israel itself: roughly 15% to 20% of Israel’s population around 1.3 to 1.5 million people are Russian speakers, largely from immigration waves after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Russian is therefore the third most common native language in Israel, after Hebrew and Arabic. In everyday life, it is widely heard in cities like Ashdod, Ashkelon, and Bat Yam, and in some areas public services and signage are available in Russian.

This demographic reality also translates into political influence. Russian-speaking Israelis are not a marginal group several Knesset members come from this community, and analysts have often estimated that Russian-speaking voters can influence roughly 16 to 22 seats out of 120 in Israeli coalition politics. That makes the community politically significant in a system where coalition building is everything.

On the geopolitical side, Israel and Russia have also maintained practical coordination even during tense periods. A well-known example is Syria under Bashar al-Assad, where Israel conducted repeated airstrikes on Iranian and Hezbollah targets while Russia maintained a military presence supporting Assad. Despite opposing interests, both sides established deconfliction mechanisms to avoid direct military incidents.

There are also less discussed diplomatic and economic considerations. For example, in 2008 during the Russia–Georgia conflict, Israel reportedly scaled back aspects of its military involvement with Georgia amid Russian pressure and concerns about broader strategic consequences.

On the civilian level, there has also been relatively open mobility and economic exchange. Visa-free travel arrangements between Israel and Russia have existed for short-term visits, and bilateral trade has at times reached slightly over $3 billion.

That relationship is worth more to Jerusalem than solidarity with Kyiv.

[Isabelle Silva @BacaKim56686]

@RepDonBacon Good to see NATO staying focused on real threats.

[Rep. Don Bacon 🇺🇸✈️🏍️⭐️🎖️ @RepDonBacon]

Thank you to the Delphi Global Research Center for inviting me to speak at your Frontline Europe: Ukraine, Russia, and the Future of NATO conference. We discussed sustaining support for Ukraine, countering cyber threats, and ensuring NATO remains strong.

[Isabelle Silva @BacaKim56686]

@EuromaidanPress World politics ain’t simple.

[Euromaidan Press @EuromaidanPress]

The Trump administration's position on Russia hasn't shifted publicly. Below the surface, something is moving.

Iran is doing what four years of Ukrainian advocacy couldn't. Russian support for Tehran is making US congressmen ask why the US is easing pressure on Moscow, Olena Pavlenko of Dixi Group told #B4Ukraine conference after a week in Washington.

The opening is narrow and unofficial. The coalition's job, Pavlenko said, is to make the Russia-Iran link impossible to ignore. #ExitRussia #StopFundingTheWar

[John Spencer @SpencerGuard]

Ready for Iran Part 3 - "Three U.S. aircraft carriers are operating simultaneously in the Middle East for the first time since 2003...together over 200 aircraft with capabilities ranging from electronic warfare to stealth striking...include the EA-18G Growler, F-35C Lightning II, F/A-18 Super Hornet and the CMV-22B Osprey."
https://t.co/6xFtMm4uYF

The USS Abraham Lincoln, USS Gerald R. Ford and USS George H.W. Bush are currently operating in the area’s waterways

At least twelve total ships are in the region: the three aircraft carriers and an assortment of accompanying destroyers

[Isabelle Silva @BacaKim56686]

@repdeliaramirez This ruling adds more uncertainty for hardworking families.