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Gary Sanders

@intpolemic.bsky.social
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Believer in equality, justice, and accountability. Former Republican. Love the outdoors, and being trapped on the couch because the dog won't get off my lap. Exploring the transition from the bird.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 8h
We’ve been talking about this for years. None of these far-right movements are organic.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 24/09/2026
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. The one person he told was a ProPublica reporter. (Published Jan. 2025)
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A 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....
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Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Hey folks, you heard of bitcoin? Let me introduce you to shitcoin.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 25/08/2026
This 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.”
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Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Well worth the read.
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Sinclair 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...
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Trump’s Thank You Gift to the Nation’s Worst Local TV News Owner
Sinclair 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.
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Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
How long before Trump proposes using rubber bands to launch jets from aircraft carriers?
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Jack Mirkinson @jackmirkinson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Today 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...
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One Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE Detention
My husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record. It is an unendurable, unending nightmare.
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Excellent, 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/...
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Why the world trusts China more than America
Countries suspicious of the US are to be found on every continent, not just in its own back yard
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Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Anyone know if Jerry Sandusky is willing to give a speech on child safety? It would carry more weight than Trump on election security.
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Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Remember when Hegseth's leadership saw a downed commercial flight. Next time he may not have the option to blame a woman.
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Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Trump has one goal, to put his thumb on elections.
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Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Know who is most threatened by birthright citizenship? Those who's greatest accomplishment was where they were born.
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Wolfgang Blau @wblau.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Edward Luce in the Financial Times about Musk:
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Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Trump couldn't sell Trump water in the middle of the desert.
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Shaun Pinner @shaunpinner.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
In 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...
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Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
So, if Trump can only be safe with a WH ballroom then he shouldn't be doing any events at Mar-a-lago.
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John 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...
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If You Want to Understand Russian Power, Listen to the People Who Leave It
Defectors have been warning the West about the power and brutality of the Russian security services, writes former CIA officer John Sipher
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
To 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.
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Tim Hannan @timhannan.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
There’s more evidence Donald Trump raped kids than there is evidence the 2020 election was stolen.
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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 23/03/2026
The 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. 🧵
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Marty Taylor @realmartyt7.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
As 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%
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Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
The Epstein victims are and were innocent. DJT was never innocent under Mueller's determination.
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Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
This is crazy this happens.
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Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Brilliant!
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Eliza Orlins @elizaorlins.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
What 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...
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Objection: What Happened in Dallas County Was Not a Glitch
What happened in Dallas County tonight should scare the hell out of you.
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Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Two F15s shot down allegedly by friendly fire.
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Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Who would've thought the guy who renamed the Dept of Defense, the Dept of War would start a war.
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Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
What's the odds the US pulls a Putin and starts a war after the Olympics?
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Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Laugh of the day: could you imagine Donald Trump's meltdowns if he was an Olympian. Every loss was rigged or stolen. Sorry stollen.
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Kerryman 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...
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‘Absolute hell’: Irish man with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
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Jochen 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.
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After years spent documenting state terror, I know it when I see it. And I see it now in the US and Israel | Janine di Giovanni
It’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
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Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
We 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.
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Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Remember 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.
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Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
People from Minnesota hate tyrants and Packer fans. I don't see ICE wearing Packer gear.
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Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
May we make MAGA the low point of our modern times and use this time of what we don't want to become.
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Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
If 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...
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The ‘Melania’ Movie Isn’t Selling Out Theaters—Despite Trump’s Claim
Amazon MGM Studios reportedly paid $40 million for the rights to “Melania,” a documentary about the first lady, which opens in theaters Friday.
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Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
MAGA: 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.
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Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
I 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.
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Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Remember 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.
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Rev. Prof. Matthew J. M. Coomber @mjmcoomber.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
My friend Sara posted this about the superb care her father received from with Alex Pretti Absolutely heartbreaking
Photos of Alex Pretti with Sara’s caption:

On August 16th at approximately 10:00 pm
I received a call from the ICU at the VA saying my Dad had sepsis and needed to be intubated to stay alive so Josh and I headed in. We were greeted by the kindest, most calming and warm soul who helped us understand what was happening and showed deep care for us and my Dad. He continued to show utmost patience and kindness over the next few days as my Dad remained in the ICU and we were there continually. It was Alex Pretti, the man shot today by ICE. If you see this video and don't think it's murder, I don't understand your thinking and ask you to question your heart. He was out there trying to help and protect and from the little we knew of him, it doesn't surprise me he was not afraid to be on the front lines of this horrible scene in our Minneapolis. Weeping for his family and all those at the VA who no longer get to work with him or receive his care.
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Aaron Stewart-Ahn @badideas.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
A 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.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Local 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
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 18/01/2026
She is an expert on authoritarian regimes, in case you're wondering whether peaceful protests matter.
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Olivia of Troye @oliviaoftroye.com · 17/01/2026
Minnesota 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.
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Saturday Morning Covfefe: 5 Things That Don’t Happen by Accident
None are isolated. All are connected.
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Robert L. Tsai @robertltsai.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Few 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
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Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Have 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.
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Worth every second
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Gary Sanders @intpolemic.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Just another day listening to folks saying everyone should listen to government officials while bragging how they never got vaccinated.
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