Bob Gatty
@bobgatty.bsky.social
Editor and publisher of the LeantotheLeft.net blog and podcast, and co-author of Hijacked Nation, Donald Trump's Attack on America's Greatness available at Amazon. Blue dot in a sea of red in Myrtle Beach, SC. Will never give up the fight against fascism.
IS ICE AMERICA'S GESTAPO? Interview with Human Rights Lawyer-Author Joshua Colangelo-Bryan. What do you think? youtube.com/shorts/aSZ0d...
IS ICE AMERICA'S GESTAPO? Human Rights Lawyer-Author Joshua Colangelo-Bryan
YouTube video by The Lean to the Left Podcast
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February 1, 2026 at 9:49 PM
IS ICE AMERICA'S GESTAPO? Interview with Human Rights Lawyer-Author Joshua Colangelo-Bryan. What do you think? youtube.com/shorts/aSZ0d...
From Guantanamo Bay to immigration policy, cruelty is being used as a message. We talk with Joshua Colangelo-Bryan about how fear replaces justice—and what it costs our democracy. Listen now. 🎧 leantotheleft.net/podcast/echo...
Echoes of Injustice: Trump and the Legacy of Guantanamo Bay – Lean to the Left
Guantanamo was supposed to be history—but it’s still being used as political theater. Human rights attorney Joshua Colangelo-Bryan joins Lean to the Left to explain how fear, demagoguery, and cruelty ...
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February 1, 2026 at 9:23 PM
From Guantanamo Bay to immigration policy, cruelty is being used as a message. We talk with Joshua Colangelo-Bryan about how fear replaces justice—and what it costs our democracy. Listen now. 🎧 leantotheleft.net/podcast/echo...
From sauna diplomacy to tariff threats, Europe is trying to calm Trump down.
He’s responding with ultimatums, trade wars, and fantasies of conquest.
This is not peace. It’s ego run amok.
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He’s responding with ultimatums, trade wars, and fantasies of conquest.
This is not peace. It’s ego run amok.
leantotheleft.net/sauna-diplom...
January 20, 2026 at 10:14 PM
From sauna diplomacy to tariff threats, Europe is trying to calm Trump down.
He’s responding with ultimatums, trade wars, and fantasies of conquest.
This is not peace. It’s ego run amok.
leantotheleft.net/sauna-diplom...
He’s responding with ultimatums, trade wars, and fantasies of conquest.
This is not peace. It’s ego run amok.
leantotheleft.net/sauna-diplom...
Trump says the mid-term elections should be cancelled, "when you think about it." Really? Here what Robin Biro, a political analyst who's regularly featured on conservative news outlets, has to say about that. He was interviewed on the The Lean to the Left Podcast. youtube.com/shorts/-nQQS...
Will the 2026 Midterm Elections Be Canceled
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January 18, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Trump says the mid-term elections should be cancelled, "when you think about it." Really? Here what Robin Biro, a political analyst who's regularly featured on conservative news outlets, has to say about that. He was interviewed on the The Lean to the Left Podcast. youtube.com/shorts/-nQQS...
From Georgia to South Carolina and North Carolina, the Dixie Dems dig into Southern politics with guest Robin Biro. Veterans, healthcare , Trump, and the fight for accountability—this one covers it all. 🎙️
👉 Lean to the Left Podcast youtu.be/BN2Yk2Cg6cs?... via @YouTube
👉 Lean to the Left Podcast youtu.be/BN2Yk2Cg6cs?... via @YouTube
Dixie Dems Podcast: Amplifying Progressive Politics in the South
YouTube video by The Lean to the Left Podcast
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January 18, 2026 at 4:46 PM
From Georgia to South Carolina and North Carolina, the Dixie Dems dig into Southern politics with guest Robin Biro. Veterans, healthcare , Trump, and the fight for accountability—this one covers it all. 🎙️
👉 Lean to the Left Podcast youtu.be/BN2Yk2Cg6cs?... via @YouTube
👉 Lean to the Left Podcast youtu.be/BN2Yk2Cg6cs?... via @YouTube
🎂 I turned 83 yesterday — equal parts joy and trepidation.
Family, friends, caregiving, politics… and those ghoulish insurance calls reminding me I’m “running out of runway.”
Life is still good — and I’m not done yet.
👉 leantotheleft.net/turning-83-f...
Family, friends, caregiving, politics… and those ghoulish insurance calls reminding me I’m “running out of runway.”
Life is still good — and I’m not done yet.
👉 leantotheleft.net/turning-83-f...
Turning 83: Finding Joy, Caregiver Challenges, and Staying in the Fight – Lean to the Left
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January 14, 2026 at 1:33 AM
🎂 I turned 83 yesterday — equal parts joy and trepidation.
Family, friends, caregiving, politics… and those ghoulish insurance calls reminding me I’m “running out of runway.”
Life is still good — and I’m not done yet.
👉 leantotheleft.net/turning-83-f...
Family, friends, caregiving, politics… and those ghoulish insurance calls reminding me I’m “running out of runway.”
Life is still good — and I’m not done yet.
👉 leantotheleft.net/turning-83-f...
Meet SC Democratic gov. candidate Mullins McCleod, who:
💥 Wants to break the cycle of corruption
💰 Fight for fair wages
🤖 Protect workers from AI-driven job loss
🏛️ Put PEOPLE over donors
On the Lean to the Left Podcast 🎙️
#SouthCarolina #SCPolitics #MullinsMcLeod
leantotheleft.net/podcast/mull...
💥 Wants to break the cycle of corruption
💰 Fight for fair wages
🤖 Protect workers from AI-driven job loss
🏛️ Put PEOPLE over donors
On the Lean to the Left Podcast 🎙️
#SouthCarolina #SCPolitics #MullinsMcLeod
leantotheleft.net/podcast/mull...
January 12, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Meet SC Democratic gov. candidate Mullins McCleod, who:
💥 Wants to break the cycle of corruption
💰 Fight for fair wages
🤖 Protect workers from AI-driven job loss
🏛️ Put PEOPLE over donors
On the Lean to the Left Podcast 🎙️
#SouthCarolina #SCPolitics #MullinsMcLeod
leantotheleft.net/podcast/mull...
💥 Wants to break the cycle of corruption
💰 Fight for fair wages
🤖 Protect workers from AI-driven job loss
🏛️ Put PEOPLE over donors
On the Lean to the Left Podcast 🎙️
#SouthCarolina #SCPolitics #MullinsMcLeod
leantotheleft.net/podcast/mull...
There are monsters among us—and they don’t lurk in the shadows. They hold power, preach from pulpits, hoard wealth, and terrorize democracy.
Read this blistering call-out of greed, hypocrisy & corruption.
👉
leantotheleft.net/monsters/
#MonstersAmongUs #DemocracyUnderSiege
Read this blistering call-out of greed, hypocrisy & corruption.
👉
leantotheleft.net/monsters/
#MonstersAmongUs #DemocracyUnderSiege
Monsters – Lean to the Left
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January 10, 2026 at 4:25 PM
There are monsters among us—and they don’t lurk in the shadows. They hold power, preach from pulpits, hoard wealth, and terrorize democracy.
Read this blistering call-out of greed, hypocrisy & corruption.
👉
leantotheleft.net/monsters/
#MonstersAmongUs #DemocracyUnderSiege
Read this blistering call-out of greed, hypocrisy & corruption.
👉
leantotheleft.net/monsters/
#MonstersAmongUs #DemocracyUnderSiege
How Small Actions Spark Big Social Change in a Broken System
Change doesn’t start with power. It starts with participation. Michael Brownstein joins Lean to the Left to explain how everyday actions -- voting, visibilkity, community -- can spark systemic social change. Even now. youtu.be/Wo245QRtoQw
Change doesn’t start with power. It starts with participation. Michael Brownstein joins Lean to the Left to explain how everyday actions -- voting, visibilkity, community -- can spark systemic social change. Even now. youtu.be/Wo245QRtoQw
How Small Actions Spark Big Social Change in a Broken System
YouTube video by The Lean to the Left Podcast
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January 6, 2026 at 4:35 PM
How Small Actions Spark Big Social Change in a Broken System
Change doesn’t start with power. It starts with participation. Michael Brownstein joins Lean to the Left to explain how everyday actions -- voting, visibilkity, community -- can spark systemic social change. Even now. youtu.be/Wo245QRtoQw
Change doesn’t start with power. It starts with participation. Michael Brownstein joins Lean to the Left to explain how everyday actions -- voting, visibilkity, community -- can spark systemic social change. Even now. youtu.be/Wo245QRtoQw
Impact of USAID Shutdown:Let Them Eat Cake
What happens when the U.S. walks away from humanitarian aid? Former USAID insider Clifford Brown explains the real human cost of dismantling USAID. 🎧 #USAID #ForeignAid #LeanToTheLeft youtu.be/3nqZHFnWGEQ?...
What happens when the U.S. walks away from humanitarian aid? Former USAID insider Clifford Brown explains the real human cost of dismantling USAID. 🎧 #USAID #ForeignAid #LeanToTheLeft youtu.be/3nqZHFnWGEQ?...
Impact of USAID Shutdown:Let Them Eat Cake
YouTube video by The Lean to the Left Podcast
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December 29, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Impact of USAID Shutdown:Let Them Eat Cake
What happens when the U.S. walks away from humanitarian aid? Former USAID insider Clifford Brown explains the real human cost of dismantling USAID. 🎧 #USAID #ForeignAid #LeanToTheLeft youtu.be/3nqZHFnWGEQ?...
What happens when the U.S. walks away from humanitarian aid? Former USAID insider Clifford Brown explains the real human cost of dismantling USAID. 🎧 #USAID #ForeignAid #LeanToTheLeft youtu.be/3nqZHFnWGEQ?...
On Dec. 9, 1965, something fell near Kecksburg, PA.
Police. Armed soldiers. Arrest threats.
Officials said: nothing happened.
Nearly 60 years later, the mystery remains.
So what do you think really happened? 🛸
Police. Armed soldiers. Arrest threats.
Officials said: nothing happened.
Nearly 60 years later, the mystery remains.
So what do you think really happened? 🛸
December 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
On Dec. 9, 1965, something fell near Kecksburg, PA.
Police. Armed soldiers. Arrest threats.
Officials said: nothing happened.
Nearly 60 years later, the mystery remains.
So what do you think really happened? 🛸
Police. Armed soldiers. Arrest threats.
Officials said: nothing happened.
Nearly 60 years later, the mystery remains.
So what do you think really happened? 🛸
🎄 The holidays don’t stop politics in the South.
The Dixie Dems break down shifting power in GA, NC & SC—and why the South is turning bluer than you think. 🎧https://leantotheleft.net/podcast/dixie-dems-a-progressive-voice-in-the-south-during-the-holidays/
#DixieDems #BlueSouth #ProgressivePolitics
The Dixie Dems break down shifting power in GA, NC & SC—and why the South is turning bluer than you think. 🎧https://leantotheleft.net/podcast/dixie-dems-a-progressive-voice-in-the-south-during-the-holidays/
#DixieDems #BlueSouth #ProgressivePolitics
December 23, 2025 at 8:34 PM
🎄 The holidays don’t stop politics in the South.
The Dixie Dems break down shifting power in GA, NC & SC—and why the South is turning bluer than you think. 🎧https://leantotheleft.net/podcast/dixie-dems-a-progressive-voice-in-the-south-during-the-holidays/
#DixieDems #BlueSouth #ProgressivePolitics
The Dixie Dems break down shifting power in GA, NC & SC—and why the South is turning bluer than you think. 🎧https://leantotheleft.net/podcast/dixie-dems-a-progressive-voice-in-the-south-during-the-holidays/
#DixieDems #BlueSouth #ProgressivePolitics
Retired Marine Gunnery Sgt. Carl Abel says that if he were one of the war fighters ordered to kill those two sailers clinging from that bombed out fishing boat supposedly filled with drugs, he “probably would have refused” following illegal orders. leantotheleft.net/marine-gunne...
Marine Gunnery Sgt. Ret. Carl Able on Following Illegal Orders – Lean to the Left
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December 19, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Retired Marine Gunnery Sgt. Carl Abel says that if he were one of the war fighters ordered to kill those two sailers clinging from that bombed out fishing boat supposedly filled with drugs, he “probably would have refused” following illegal orders. leantotheleft.net/marine-gunne...
He served his country.
Then he questioned his party.
In a powerful new episode of the Lean to the Left Podcast, Marine Corps veteran Carl Able explains why he walked away from the GOP—and why today’s politics demand courage, clarity, and values over labels.
youtu.be/hFkxVrERMro
Then he questioned his party.
In a powerful new episode of the Lean to the Left Podcast, Marine Corps veteran Carl Able explains why he walked away from the GOP—and why today’s politics demand courage, clarity, and values over labels.
youtu.be/hFkxVrERMro
From Republican to Democrat: A Marine Dumps Trump's GOP
YouTube video by The Lean to the Left Podcast
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December 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM
He served his country.
Then he questioned his party.
In a powerful new episode of the Lean to the Left Podcast, Marine Corps veteran Carl Able explains why he walked away from the GOP—and why today’s politics demand courage, clarity, and values over labels.
youtu.be/hFkxVrERMro
Then he questioned his party.
In a powerful new episode of the Lean to the Left Podcast, Marine Corps veteran Carl Able explains why he walked away from the GOP—and why today’s politics demand courage, clarity, and values over labels.
youtu.be/hFkxVrERMro
Saving the Mountains from Political & Corporate Collusion youtu.be/u5UKdnhr0ms?... via @YouTube See this clip from the Lean to the Left podcast with Julie Eisenberg, who with co-producer Babette Hogan, created the documentary, #RunningfortheMountains.
Saving the Mountains from Political & Corporate Collusion
YouTube video by The Lean to the Left Podcast
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December 13, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Saving the Mountains from Political & Corporate Collusion youtu.be/u5UKdnhr0ms?... via @YouTube See this clip from the Lean to the Left podcast with Julie Eisenberg, who with co-producer Babette Hogan, created the documentary, #RunningfortheMountains.
youtube.com/shorts/g3x7n...
This clip from the Lean to the Left Podcast "Environment Sold Out" shows how corporate and political greed threaten our environment. It features Babette Hogan, who produced the documentary film, "Running for the Mountain", with Julie Eisenberg.
This clip from the Lean to the Left Podcast "Environment Sold Out" shows how corporate and political greed threaten our environment. It features Babette Hogan, who produced the documentary film, "Running for the Mountain", with Julie Eisenberg.
The New Gold Rush: Ruining Our Air & Water for Profit
YouTube video by The Lean to the Left Podcast
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December 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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This clip from the Lean to the Left Podcast "Environment Sold Out" shows how corporate and political greed threaten our environment. It features Babette Hogan, who produced the documentary film, "Running for the Mountain", with Julie Eisenberg.
This clip from the Lean to the Left Podcast "Environment Sold Out" shows how corporate and political greed threaten our environment. It features Babette Hogan, who produced the documentary film, "Running for the Mountain", with Julie Eisenberg.
Join us on the Lean to the Left Podcast as we explore the entwined fate of politics and the environment with "Running for the Mountains" directors Babette Hogan & Julie Eisenberg. Discover the story behind the sacrifice zones and the fight for change. 🌱 #Environment
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youtube.com/shorts/vImbp...
Running for the Mountains 2024
YouTube video by The Lean to the Left Podcast
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December 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Join us on the Lean to the Left Podcast as we explore the entwined fate of politics and the environment with "Running for the Mountains" directors Babette Hogan & Julie Eisenberg. Discover the story behind the sacrifice zones and the fight for change. 🌱 #Environment
youtube.com/shorts/vImbp...
youtube.com/shorts/vImbp...
🎥 "Running for the Mountains" exposes how extractive industries shape power in West Virginia. Filmmakers Babette Hogan & Julie Eisenberg join @LeanToTheLeft to discuss the real cost of silence -- nationwide. 🎙️🌎https://leantotheleft.net/podcast/greed-politics-and-environmental-sacrifice/
December 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
🎥 "Running for the Mountains" exposes how extractive industries shape power in West Virginia. Filmmakers Babette Hogan & Julie Eisenberg join @LeanToTheLeft to discuss the real cost of silence -- nationwide. 🎙️🌎https://leantotheleft.net/podcast/greed-politics-and-environmental-sacrifice/
Step inside Trump’s psyche… if you dare. It’s a nightmare carnival of Ego, Anger, Lust, Hate, and Lies.
New from CJ Waldron. leantotheleft.net/inside-trump...
New from CJ Waldron. leantotheleft.net/inside-trump...
Inside Trump’s Head – Lean to the Left
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December 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Step inside Trump’s psyche… if you dare. It’s a nightmare carnival of Ego, Anger, Lust, Hate, and Lies.
New from CJ Waldron. leantotheleft.net/inside-trump...
New from CJ Waldron. leantotheleft.net/inside-trump...
U.S. boat strikes on “narco-vessels” don’t meet the legal threshold for war.
No war = no lawful kill-on-sight authority.
If survivors were targeted, that’s a war crime.
This should alarm every American. leantotheleft.net/do-deadly-bo...
No war = no lawful kill-on-sight authority.
If survivors were targeted, that’s a war crime.
This should alarm every American. leantotheleft.net/do-deadly-bo...
Do Deadly Boat Strikes in South America Violate International Law? – Lean to the Left
leantotheleft.net
December 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
U.S. boat strikes on “narco-vessels” don’t meet the legal threshold for war.
No war = no lawful kill-on-sight authority.
If survivors were targeted, that’s a war crime.
This should alarm every American. leantotheleft.net/do-deadly-bo...
No war = no lawful kill-on-sight authority.
If survivors were targeted, that’s a war crime.
This should alarm every American. leantotheleft.net/do-deadly-bo...
Politics Gone Wild: Dixie Dems on Trump, Greene, and the Shifting South
🎙️On this episode of Dixie Dems, we tackle Trump, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Southern elections, and why progressive momentum is real (with a little humor thrown in).
youtu.be/LnqUw4an2kU?... via @YouTube
🎙️On this episode of Dixie Dems, we tackle Trump, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Southern elections, and why progressive momentum is real (with a little humor thrown in).
youtu.be/LnqUw4an2kU?... via @YouTube
Politics Gone Wild: Dixie Dems on Trump, Greene, and the Shifting South
YouTube video by The Lean to the Left Podcast
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December 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Politics Gone Wild: Dixie Dems on Trump, Greene, and the Shifting South
🎙️On this episode of Dixie Dems, we tackle Trump, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Southern elections, and why progressive momentum is real (with a little humor thrown in).
youtu.be/LnqUw4an2kU?... via @YouTube
🎙️On this episode of Dixie Dems, we tackle Trump, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Southern elections, and why progressive momentum is real (with a little humor thrown in).
youtu.be/LnqUw4an2kU?... via @YouTube
Trump calling constitutional speech “sedition” isn’t law — it’s authoritarian projection, writes @MarkMBello.
Reminding troops to refuse unlawful orders is U.S. military doctrine, not a crime.
The real threat to democracy isn’t Congress. It’s Trump.
leantotheleft.net/the-sedition...
Reminding troops to refuse unlawful orders is U.S. military doctrine, not a crime.
The real threat to democracy isn’t Congress. It’s Trump.
leantotheleft.net/the-sedition...
November 30, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Trump calling constitutional speech “sedition” isn’t law — it’s authoritarian projection, writes @MarkMBello.
Reminding troops to refuse unlawful orders is U.S. military doctrine, not a crime.
The real threat to democracy isn’t Congress. It’s Trump.
leantotheleft.net/the-sedition...
Reminding troops to refuse unlawful orders is U.S. military doctrine, not a crime.
The real threat to democracy isn’t Congress. It’s Trump.
leantotheleft.net/the-sedition...
The shooting of two National Guard members in DC is a tragedy—but when courts ruled the deployment illegal, Trump ignored the law—and put lives at risk. It was about intimidation. Trump is responsible for her death.
👉https://leantotheleft.net/fake-maga-outrage-and-a-horrific-shooting/ #MAGAhypocrisy
👉https://leantotheleft.net/fake-maga-outrage-and-a-horrific-shooting/ #MAGAhypocrisy
November 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The shooting of two National Guard members in DC is a tragedy—but when courts ruled the deployment illegal, Trump ignored the law—and put lives at risk. It was about intimidation. Trump is responsible for her death.
👉https://leantotheleft.net/fake-maga-outrage-and-a-horrific-shooting/ #MAGAhypocrisy
👉https://leantotheleft.net/fake-maga-outrage-and-a-horrific-shooting/ #MAGAhypocrisy
"AI is the most dangerous tool predators have ever had," warns former New York City special victims prosecutor Roger Canaff. "Nudifying" photos is one way people are facing sexual exploitation, Canaff says. #AIexploitation #LeantotheLeft #onlinesafety
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youtube.com/shorts/3xkCv...
Roger Canaff Sexual Exploitation by Nudifying Photos
YouTube video by The Lean to the Left Podcast
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November 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
"AI is the most dangerous tool predators have ever had," warns former New York City special victims prosecutor Roger Canaff. "Nudifying" photos is one way people are facing sexual exploitation, Canaff says. #AIexploitation #LeantotheLeft #onlinesafety
youtube.com/shorts/3xkCv...
youtube.com/shorts/3xkCv...
youtube.com/shorts/WeXCt... Who'da thunk it?
Marjorie Taylor Greene Defies Trump
YouTube video by The Lean to the Left Podcast
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November 22, 2025 at 8:23 PM
youtube.com/shorts/WeXCt... Who'da thunk it?