Gary Sanders
@intpolemic.bsky.social
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.
Exploring the transition from the bird.
The "No new wars" MAGA claim went into the trash along with the "I need guns to fight tyranny".
December 23, 2025 at 12:13 PM
The "No new wars" MAGA claim went into the trash along with the "I need guns to fight tyranny".
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The FBI finally figured out how to catch spies in a globalized, tech-driven world. Then Kash Patel came along. A longread and must-read:
The FBI Spent a Generation Relearning How to Catch Spies. Then Came Kash Patel.
As China’s spies grow more aggressive, the FBI is distracted and off-balance.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The FBI finally figured out how to catch spies in a globalized, tech-driven world. Then Kash Patel came along. A longread and must-read:
Is it me or when I hear someone use the term "common sense", I think they're either a bot or full of 💩
December 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Is it me or when I hear someone use the term "common sense", I think they're either a bot or full of 💩
With a possible name change to Trump-Kennedy Center, will the video booths be in the front or back?
December 18, 2025 at 11:16 PM
With a possible name change to Trump-Kennedy Center, will the video booths be in the front or back?
Have to say the GOP's support of State's rights is on full display with Tina Peters.
The only thing members of my former party care about: personal ambition and trying to call it patriotism.
The only thing members of my former party care about: personal ambition and trying to call it patriotism.
December 12, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Have to say the GOP's support of State's rights is on full display with Tina Peters.
The only thing members of my former party care about: personal ambition and trying to call it patriotism.
The only thing members of my former party care about: personal ambition and trying to call it patriotism.
Thoughts and prayers to Tina Peters.
May these words embrace you with the same results as when your fellow politicians say it after mass shootings.
May these words embrace you with the same results as when your fellow politicians say it after mass shootings.
December 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Thoughts and prayers to Tina Peters.
May these words embrace you with the same results as when your fellow politicians say it after mass shootings.
May these words embrace you with the same results as when your fellow politicians say it after mass shootings.
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By its own admission, ICE now poses a serious threat to Americans’ free speech and privacy rights. bit.ly/3Kq348R
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
December 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
By its own admission, ICE now poses a serious threat to Americans’ free speech and privacy rights. bit.ly/3Kq348R
All prejudice is an attack on humanity.
We should all be able to agree that no student should ever experience this.
Antisemitism is at unprecedented levels, and it’s a danger to everyone.
🎞️ @EndJewHatred on IG
Antisemitism is at unprecedented levels, and it’s a danger to everyone.
🎞️ @EndJewHatred on IG
December 8, 2025 at 8:11 PM
All prejudice is an attack on humanity.
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Study after study shows campaign ads barely move the needle. So where does money’s real power come from? I ranked the five ways money corrupts politics—from least to most corrosive. What I’ve learned from 15 years of tracking political money:
Money Doesn't Buy Elections. It Does Something Worse.
Campaign ads barely move the needle. The real influence is hiding in plain sight.
open.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Study after study shows campaign ads barely move the needle. So where does money’s real power come from? I ranked the five ways money corrupts politics—from least to most corrosive. What I’ve learned from 15 years of tracking political money:
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So he’s saying when he was a podcaster he was being paid to lie and invent conspiracies for his listeners but now he has to tell the truth.
December 5, 2025 at 10:53 AM
So he’s saying when he was a podcaster he was being paid to lie and invent conspiracies for his listeners but now he has to tell the truth.
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oh my god, he admit it x.com/Acyn/status/...
December 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
oh my god, he admit it x.com/Acyn/status/...
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I taught composition and technical writing at OU for three years. This decision is a disgrace. If instructors are expected to treat personal beliefs as formal “evidence,” then why even bother offering courses?
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
December 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I taught composition and technical writing at OU for three years. This decision is a disgrace. If instructors are expected to treat personal beliefs as formal “evidence,” then why even bother offering courses?
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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Some undeniable truth about misinformation coverage, from @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social: www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
November 14, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Some undeniable truth about misinformation coverage, from @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social: www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
The Epstein scandal is huuuge. If it hits like it should, Vance, Johnson, Thune, Rubio, etc should all be gone.
Is there any Republican that can bring any dignity back to the WH and the party?
Is there any Republican that can bring any dignity back to the WH and the party?
November 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The Epstein scandal is huuuge. If it hits like it should, Vance, Johnson, Thune, Rubio, etc should all be gone.
Is there any Republican that can bring any dignity back to the WH and the party?
Is there any Republican that can bring any dignity back to the WH and the party?
Right wing pundits will spend their time questioning sources and details in the coming weeks and months.
Remember this same group condemned Biden over the reference "Big Guy".
Trump didn't operate alone.
Remember this same group condemned Biden over the reference "Big Guy".
Trump didn't operate alone.
November 13, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Right wing pundits will spend their time questioning sources and details in the coming weeks and months.
Remember this same group condemned Biden over the reference "Big Guy".
Trump didn't operate alone.
Remember this same group condemned Biden over the reference "Big Guy".
Trump didn't operate alone.
I remember watching HBO years ago. This woman was trading oral sex for maybe 2 or 3 cigarettes behind a 7-11.
This poor woman was still a better deal maker than some Democratic Senators.
This poor woman was still a better deal maker than some Democratic Senators.
November 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I remember watching HBO years ago. This woman was trading oral sex for maybe 2 or 3 cigarettes behind a 7-11.
This poor woman was still a better deal maker than some Democratic Senators.
This poor woman was still a better deal maker than some Democratic Senators.
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A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
For all the claims of having the US government run like "a business", shutting down 10% of flight revenue doesn't say much for the proposed model or American business models.
November 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
For all the claims of having the US government run like "a business", shutting down 10% of flight revenue doesn't say much for the proposed model or American business models.
Anyone else worried that Mamdani will bring Sara Lee law to NYC?
November 6, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Anyone else worried that Mamdani will bring Sara Lee law to NYC?
The House under Johnson is there to serve one person.
The US House of Representatives committee calendar for October 2025
It's .... quite something
It's .... quite something
October 31, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The House under Johnson is there to serve one person.
If you think the WH ballroom is free to the tax payer, I know a guy that will get Mexico to pay for a wall.
Oh wait, a guy who will have a new health care plan in 2 weeks.
Ugh, a guy who will end the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 24 hours.
Oh wait, a guy who will have a new health care plan in 2 weeks.
Ugh, a guy who will end the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 24 hours.
October 24, 2025 at 11:14 AM
If you think the WH ballroom is free to the tax payer, I know a guy that will get Mexico to pay for a wall.
Oh wait, a guy who will have a new health care plan in 2 weeks.
Ugh, a guy who will end the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 24 hours.
Oh wait, a guy who will have a new health care plan in 2 weeks.
Ugh, a guy who will end the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 24 hours.
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Democracy requires decency.
Our democracy is devolving because we neglected to demand common decency of the most powerful individual in our country; the President.
Our democracy is devolving because we neglected to demand common decency of the most powerful individual in our country; the President.
October 23, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Democracy requires decency.
Our democracy is devolving because we neglected to demand common decency of the most powerful individual in our country; the President.
Our democracy is devolving because we neglected to demand common decency of the most powerful individual in our country; the President.
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The same people who lost their minds over renovations to Cracker Barrel are totally fine with the White House getting bulldozed
October 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The same people who lost their minds over renovations to Cracker Barrel are totally fine with the White House getting bulldozed
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If the National Guard is really in D.C. to protect federal
property, they should probably have been at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days ago
property, they should probably have been at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days ago
October 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
If the National Guard is really in D.C. to protect federal
property, they should probably have been at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days ago
property, they should probably have been at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days ago