Reposted by Gary SandersAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 8hWe’ve been talking about this for years. None of these far-right movements are organic. 373146105359
Reposted by Gary SandersProPublica @propublica.org · 24/09/2026Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was a ProPublica reporter. (Published Jan. 2025)propublica.orgA Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. This Is What He Found.Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends.... 4927671129
Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Hey folks, you heard of bitcoin? Let me introduce you to shitcoin. 010
Reposted by Gary SandersGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 25/08/2026This girl I used to waitress with in Austin, we moved to New York together in 2003 on a literal Greyhound bus. Shared a fifth floor walk-up studio that, when it rained, had more leaks in the ceiling than we had pots and pans. We used to get drunk and smoke off the fire escape and do “sad-offs.” 244357996
Reposted by Gary Sanders@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Sinclair is sneaky. It filters MAGA propaganda through popular local news anchors & TV stations with respected network affiliations. But it was the high profile crusade against Jimmy Kimmel that scored the company its biggest win yet. My latest: jenniferschulze.substack.com/p/trumps-tha...jenniferschulze.substack.comTrump’s Thank You Gift to the Nation’s Worst Local TV News OwnerSinclair uses its nearly 200 stations as a MAGA megaphone. Now it can gobble up even more stations after a recent move by Trump's FCC. That's bad news for local communities & our democracy. 10249122
Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 14/08/2026How long before Trump proposes using rubber bands to launch jets from aircraft carriers? 021
Reposted by Gary SandersJack Mirkinson @jackmirkinson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Today in @thenation.com: a harrowing piece written from inside the Dilley ICE detention center by Maryam Tahmasebi, a green card holder who's been locked up along with her husband and son for months despite none of them committing any crime. www.thenation.com/article/soci...thenation.comOne Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE DetentionMy husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record. It is an unendurable, unending nightmare. 11835222210
Reposted by Gary SandersDavid Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Excellent, insightful and correct piece from @edwardluce.bsky.social about the decline in America's standing and what (and how long) it will take to recover the stature we have lost under Trump (and before). Who's the beneficiary? China, of course. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...giftarticle.ft.comWhy the world trusts China more than AmericaCountries suspicious of the US are to be found on every continent, not just in its own back yard 24400158
Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Anyone know if Jerry Sandusky is willing to give a speech on child safety? It would carry more weight than Trump on election security. 010
Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Remember when Hegseth's leadership saw a downed commercial flight. Next time he may not have the option to blame a woman. 030
Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Trump has one goal, to put his thumb on elections. 010
Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Know who is most threatened by birthright citizenship? Those who's greatest accomplishment was where they were born. 010
Reposted by Gary SandersWolfgang Blau @wblau.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Edward Luce in the Financial Times about Musk: 11749621688
Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Trump couldn't sell Trump water in the middle of the desert. 010
Reposted by Gary SandersShaun Pinner @shaunpinner.bsky.social · 21/05/2026In response to JD Vance’s comments claiming nobody has done more for Ukraine than Trump, I decided to take a closer look at the actual record rather than the slogans. My latest piece for London Business News. londonlovesbusiness.com/trump-did-no... 1724493
Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 27/04/2026So, if Trump can only be safe with a WH ballroom then he shouldn't be doing any events at Mar-a-lago. 020
Reposted by Gary SandersJohn Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 23/04/2026“Russian spies have told a consistent story…They warned us again and again that the Kremlin is propped up by an evil state-within-a-state, and that Russia will never be a responsible member of the community of nations until its security services are destroyed.” time.com/6281663/russ...time.comIf You Want to Understand Russian Power, Listen to the People Who Leave ItDefectors have been warning the West about the power and brutality of the Russian security services, writes former CIA officer John Sipher 8280132
Reposted by Gary SandersPhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 18/04/2026To understand why the USA is where it is today, all you need to do is see that Trump cannot tolerate even the mildest, insightful criticism from the Pope, but Trump will allow Putin to humiliate him deeply and constantly, while still craving Putin’s approval. 512309588
Reposted by Gary SandersTim Hannan @timhannan.bsky.social · 30/03/2026There’s more evidence Donald Trump raped kids than there is evidence the 2020 election was stolen. 520687
Reposted by Gary SandersAustin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 23/03/2026The US government collected over $1 billion in immigration fees then refused to process the applications. No denials. No refunds. Just silence. This is the largest fee fraud in the history of the American immigration system. Here's what's happening. 🧵 8279593839
Reposted by Gary SandersMarty Taylor @realmartyt7.bsky.social · 23/03/2026As a retired airline Captain I flew into LGA and NY airspace hundreds of times. It is some of the world’s busiest airspace. To have only one ATC in the tower at LGA is criminal negligance. Not only is the airspace crowded and chaotic, so are the ground operations. Sean Duffy’s FAA owns this 100% 8757451819
Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 21/03/2026The Epstein victims are and were innocent. DJT was never innocent under Mueller's determination. 001
Reposted by Gary SandersEliza Orlins @elizaorlins.bsky.social · 04/03/2026What just happened in Dallas County is one of the most blatant voter suppression operations I've ever seen—and it happened in a *primary*. In March. Imagine November. I broke it down here: open.substack.com/pub/objectio...open.substack.comObjection: What Happened in Dallas County Was Not a GlitchWhat happened in Dallas County tonight should scare the hell out of you. 10026841482
Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Who would've thought the guy who renamed the Dept of Defense, the Dept of War would start a war. 000
Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 19/02/2026What's the odds the US pulls a Putin and starts a war after the Olympics? 000
Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Laugh of the day: could you imagine Donald Trump's meltdowns if he was an Olympian. Every loss was rigged or stolen. Sorry stollen. 000
Reposted by Gary SandersJoe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Kerryman who is married, living and working legally in the United States for >20 years has been incarcerated by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) since September 2025. Profoundly disturbing report by Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...irishtimes.com‘Absolute hell’: Irish man with valid US work permit held by Ice since SeptemberSeamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record 501439736
Reposted by Gary SandersJochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 08/02/2026“Terror is not only masked men and arbitrary detention. It also operates through fear. Policies are designed to make people more compliant, more submissive.” @janinedigi.bsky.social writing in @theguardian.com Opinions.theguardian.comAfter years spent documenting state terror, I know it when I see it. And I see it now in the US and Israel | Janine di GiovanniIt’s chilling to watch as Trump and Netanyahu adopt the methods of regimes their countries once condemned, says war correspondent and author Janine di Giovanni 112849
Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 06/02/2026We will need to tackle some hard realities in the coming months and years. On guns, a woman and a male nurse did way more to stand up to tyranny than anyone associated with the NRA. 110
Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 01/02/2026Remember how much Trump cares about protecting government employees trying to legally do their job. Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss needed to go into hiding and then have security because of Trump. MAGA didn't care about the law then and they don't now. 000
Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 28/01/2026People from Minnesota hate tyrants and Packer fans. I don't see ICE wearing Packer gear. 000
Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 28/01/2026May we make MAGA the low point of our modern times and use this time of what we don't want to become. 031
Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 28/01/2026If Trump was a strategic genius he'd get some of those mobile theater trucks and use the Melania movie to clear the streets of Minneapolis. www.forbes.com/sites/conorm...forbes.comThe ‘Melania’ Movie Isn’t Selling Out Theaters—Despite Trump’s ClaimAmazon MGM Studios reportedly paid $40 million for the rights to “Melania,” a documentary about the first lady, which opens in theaters Friday. 010
Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 28/01/2026MAGA: Trump is being treated badly with these protests. Sure. Fox would've been singing Obama praises if he sent masked officers without identification to even get him coffee. 000
Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 28/01/2026I wonder if the reason MAGA fears transgender so much is because they can't comprehend how anyone would give their manhood away to anyone other than a old man who wears more tanner than a Kardashian. 010
Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Remember in 2021 when MAGA was upset about the FBI investigating threats to school officials. Guess they were just upset that Biden didn't use ICE. 000
Reposted by Gary SandersRev. Prof. Matthew J. M. Coomber @mjmcoomber.bsky.social · 25/01/2026My friend Sara posted this about the superb care her father received from with Alex Pretti Absolutely heartbreaking 9393783160
Reposted by Gary SandersAaron Stewart-Ahn @badideas.bsky.social · 25/01/2026A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son. 10054690218036
Reposted by Gary SandersRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Local news Fox9 reports: ICE detains Minnesota city worker, a snow plow driver, and transfers him to detention facility in Texas. Where he remains. "He had every federal authorization to be here," public works director in interview. hat tip: @longtimehistory.bsky.social 8722821104
Reposted by Gary SandersAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 18/01/2026She is an expert on authoritarian regimes, in case you're wondering whether peaceful protests matter. 10254051732
Reposted by Gary SandersOlivia of Troye @oliviaoftroye.com · 17/01/2026Minnesota today. Who’s next tomorrow? DOJ targets state leaders after criticizing federal action. That’s not coincidence, it’s part of the ongoing intimidation and the weaponization of power.livingitwitholiviatroye.comSaturday Morning Covfefe: 5 Things That Don’t Happen by AccidentNone are isolated. All are connected. 918254
Reposted by Gary SandersRobert L. Tsai @robertltsai.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Few people have heard of Patsy Morris. When the Supreme Court allowed capital punishment to resume in 1976, she kept track of Georgia citizens condemned to death row who desperately needed a lawyer. She called lawyers around the country begging them to take a case. #DemandTheImpossible 312634
Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Have to love MAGA's dedication to enforcing 8 U.S.C. § 1325 illegal immigration that they're will to sacrifice half the bill of rights. And that whole 2nd amendment, that only applies to MAGA. 000
Reposted by Gary SandersAdam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Worth every second 581201038127
Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Just another day listening to folks saying everyone should listen to government officials while bragging how they never got vaccinated. 000