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David Saia

@gentilidiot.bsky.social
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❤️>😱 David Saia is the author of the Native Human column on Substack. He is a proud member of the sui generis pigeon hole. Temporarily located in Texas since 2007, he has his reasons.

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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
In Normal Times, the prez would apologize and instruct his people to immediately refund the money. Just in case we forgot how it’s supposed to be. apnews.com/article/paid...
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US government foots bill for television advertisement featuring Trump's midterm messaging
An ad running on Fox News and Newsmax showing images of President Donald Trump and calling for the defeat of communism was paid for by the U.S. government.
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
They shot an unarmed man in the back, and then arrested him, with the bullet still in his back. This not valor. Texas oughtta rear back & yell ENOUGH! apnews.com/article/aust...
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Man shot by ICE officer is detained in Texas with a bullet still in his back, attorney says
The attorney for a Venezuelan man shot by a federal immigration officer in Texas says he is being held at a detention center after being released from a hospital with a bullet still in his back.
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It’s no longer a radical notion: ICE must be disbanded. apnews.com/article/aust...
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ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Austin, Texas, officials say
Local authorities say a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded a man in Austin, Texas, where anti-ICE protesters gathered for hours.
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
How to defeat the Ogre: We must all say, frequently, "Donald Who? Never heard of him."
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
50,000 ICE arrests in one month is not law enforcement; it’s a Pogrom. apnews.com/article/bord...
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Just ignore the bully, and do what's right. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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Trump threatens to impose ‘serious tariffs’ on Europe if Canada joins EU as associate member
The president's threat comes as Canada seeks closer ties with Europe amid its deteriorating relationship with Washington.
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
…adding, “Because of course I would; Don’t you know how much of an evil narcissistic FUCK I am?” apnews.com/article/ai-z...
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Well, at least somebody’s trying! apnews.com/article/trum...
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
TEXAS VOTERS: Midterms Coming Fast. Check Your Registration: votesaveamerica.com/be-a-voter/?...
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BE A VOTER | Vote Save America
HEY. Don’t know if you know, but dozens of states have important down-ballot elections this year. VOTE!
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Goddammit, Elected Republicans, Open Up Your Eyes!! An obvious Russian asset is occupying the White House, and you are afraid to lift a finger to stop him. Find your goddam spine before the whole country collapses! apnews.com/article/dona...
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Prediction: If Vladimir Putin dies during Trump’s term, he will order that U.S. flags be flown at half mast.
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Wordle in 1 Bonus September 2, 2026 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 1:56
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Hmmm “… including an ownership stake and rights to buy oil at cost.“ Isn’t there another word for “rights to buy at cost”? apnews.com/article/vene...
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What we know about Trump's deal giving US access to vast oil reserves in Venezuela
There's a lot that's not immediately clear about President Donald Trump's deal giving the United States a stake in Venezuela’s vast oil reserves.
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I watch in slow motion as the concept of subject-verb agreement falls away from common spoken English. I noticed in this old game (rel. 2011) the mistake I keep seeing--s/b "greatness... HAS", not "HAVE," even 15 yrs ago. Thankfully, the British narrator corrected it, saying "has" in the audio.
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Hey, they retire the jersey numbers of great football players; shouldn’t they retire the names of great jazz artists? apnews.com/article/texa...
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Miles Davis' TD run lifts Panthers to 16-13 win over Texans in preseason finale
Rookie Miles Davis ran for a 1-yard touchdown, Ryan Fitzgerald kicked three field goals and the Carolina Panthers held on to defeat the Houston Texans 16-13 in the preseason finale for both teams.
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
This is all happening because our political system has failed. A merciless dictator has seized the machinery of government left vulnerable by the unchecked onslaught of private money. apnews.com/article/trum...
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How the Trump administration is expanding its immigration crackdown to people entering legally
The Trump administration has trained much of its immigration crackdown on people who entered the United States illegally from Mexico and elsewhere, but it is intensifying another battle, this time wit...
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
All Bad Things Must Come to an End www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Hook, hold, harvest and hide: Meta’s alleged strategy laid out in first week of landmark trial
In trial that opened on Tuesday, California and 28 other states accused the company of designing addictive sites and violating laws protecting children’s privacy
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
And in today’s Most Easily Predictable News… apnews.com/article/trum...
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Supreme Court's chief justice allows work on Trump’s $400M White House ballroom to continue for now
President Donald Trump has expressed his gratitude to the Supreme Court for allowing the White House to continue construction for now on his $400 million White House ballroom project.
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
So disturbing that, based on past reporting on Putin’s undue influence on his puppet U.S. President, I read headlines like this and instantly know where the idea came from. apnews.com/article/dron...
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Army will shut down a unit in Europe focused on learning drone warfare
The Army's top general has directed a Europe-based unit specializing in drone warfare to revert to traditional infantry roles.
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Meta’s Verse: apnews.com/article/meta...
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Former Meta engineer says Instagram took a 'don't ask, don't tell' approach on kids under 13
A former engineering director at Meta who has testified before Congress about child safety on Instagram told jurors at a landmark trial that the company took a “don’t ask, don’t tell” approach on kids...
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
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Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare Has Podcaster Arrested For Saying "Bullsh*t"
This is what it looks like when a county judge decides dissent is a crime.
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
“THERE CAN BE NO GREATER INSULT TO THOSE AMERICAN HEROES WHO DIED IN WORLD WAR II.” said he who had earlier also said that dead service members were “suckers and losers.” apnews.com/article/wwii...
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World War II Memorial in Washington vandalized with bubbles and graffiti, upsetting Trump
The World War II Memorial on the National Mall has been vandalized, with bubbles filling a fountain and “Clean hands dirty $” written in red paint.
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I don’t get it. This pattern is repeating: A. Trimp does sth outrageous via his lackeys; B. A court blocks it; C. Months later, they decide to do the exact same thing again??? #ThisIsFascism apnews.com/live/trump-l...
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Live updates: Kennedy Center board votes to close for renovations and add Trump's name to the building
The Kennedy Center board voted Thursday to add President Donald Trump’s name to the facade of the building and proceed with a two-year closure to allow for substantial renovation work.
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
When a photo of ICE officers looks more like Proud Boys than police officers, it may be time to rethink this whole thing.
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
“Fears” of misuse? How about “Expectations” of misuse? The whole organization will need disbanding when this is all over. apnews.com/article/ice-...
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ICE's plan to give officers electric shock gloves draws outrage and fears of misuse
Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s plan to give officers gloves that deliver painful electric shocks is facing criticism from Democratic elected officials and civil rights advocates, who call it un...
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
And in Trunkian Newspeak, they call this a “de-escalation device.” apnews.com/article/ice-...
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AP Exclusive: ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks that are intended to gain compliance from combative individuals.
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Prediction. This two-week “stay” of the order will allow Trunq’s contractors to keep on building, and SCOTUS Shadow Dockett will grant a further stay, long enough to allow the construction to get so advanced that reversing it would seem ill-advised. apnews.com/article/trum...
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Appeals court rules Trump can't build White House ballroom without congressional approval
President Donald Trump says a federal appeals court's decision that he cannot build a $400 million ballroom at the White House without congressional approval is unjust.
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
When an airplane finishes its flight, it LANDS. But when it starts one, it “takes off.” Why don’t we say it AIRS?
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Historians will look back atb the infamous Trump II Years as the hideous gash in America’s good name that they are. #ThisIsFascism #ImmigrationIsPatriotic #ImmigrantsAreGoodProple apnews.com/article/daca...
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US cites 'unauthorized travel' to end DACA status for a mother of 3 deported to Mexico
A woman deported to Mexico despite having legal permission to remain in the U.S. has filed suit against the federal government.
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
… to save the Government $3.6B while spending $90B+ on ICE and $160B+ on a completely unnecessary war that we appear to be losing. apnews.com/article/medi...
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The Trump administration is ending a Medicare drug subsidy program. Here's how it could affect costs
Millions of older adults on Medicare prescription drug coverage could face higher monthly costs in 2027.
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Fed up with the obvious failure of the Congressional impeachment provision to function as designed? Try this: davidsaia.substack.com/p/replacing-...
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Our Constitution should be amended such that Impeachment and Conviction happens immediately when a President's disapproval passes this threshold, not when a bunch of compromised, beholden senators disingenuously vote on whether charges pass the "amounts to serious crimes and misdemeanors" threshold.
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
It always makes me especially sad to see this kind of rift between our government and France. Literally, "America's Oldest Ally." www.bbc.com/news/article...
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US walks out of UN Security Council meeting during France's remarks
The row sparked after the US joined North Korea and Russia in voting against extending the term of the UN high commissioner for human rights.
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Just saw thus in our backyard; anyone know what it is? #Gardening
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I keep getting this weird message when starting Bsky. I'm in TX; don't know if this is TX GOP meddling or Palantir, or what, but it's not cool. I keep having to re-verify too. Will reproduce the message as a comment to this post.
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Remember in the horrible days of lynching when the problem was violent xenophobes killing other innocent people and the government wasn’t doing anything about it? Now the government has cut out the middle man and is doing the murdering itself.
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Sure would be nice to get up in the morning and read news stories about normal things happening in the military instead of this daily freak-show. apnews.com/article/hegs...
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Hegseth announces new policy to test troops for low testosterone
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he's rolling out a new screening program for “testosterone deficiency” among troops.
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
IMMIGRANTS ARE GOOD PEOPLE. A Government That Continues To Murder Innocent People Has Lost Its Legitimacy.
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Again,What’s It Gonna Take, Republicans? Are these innocent peoples’ lives that much less important than your political careers???? apnews.com/article/man-...
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Man fleeing immigration officers in Florida is struck and killed by tractor trailer, police say
Authorities say a man running from an encounter with immigration and other federal agents in Florida was struck and killed by a tractor trailer.
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
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David Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
I recoil fr anyone relishing in the death of an opposition politician & will most likely block anyone who does so here. But accurately assessing the acts that he undertook in life is fair game. As for realpolitik, 1. WOW, no one saw that coming & 2) Is a “Sen. Stephen Colbert (D-SC)” even thinkable?
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