Karl Sander
@karlsander.bsky.social
Writer | Editor | Content Manager |Travel Advisor
Navy Vet | Aspiring bon vivant
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Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
February 7, 2026 at 9:50 PM
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What is “The Craft of Writing”?
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What is “The Craft of Writing”?
“Writing is easy. All you do is cross out all the wrong words.” – Mark Twain You’ve written an action-packed plot full of great twists. It’s got fascinating characters who grow and develop. You’ve …
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February 4, 2026 at 7:16 PM
What is “The Craft of Writing”?
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Abolish DHS. If you can imagine a world before Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, you can imagine a world without the Department of Homeland Security. My latest at @startribune.com. (gift link)
Perry: Abolish ICE? How about DHS altogether.
"We have models for how to structure federal immigration oversight that doesn't rely on an unaccountable masked secret police force running rampant in our streets," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Abolish DHS. If you can imagine a world before Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, you can imagine a world without the Department of Homeland Security. My latest at @startribune.com. (gift link)
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Non-masked MN National Guard are out handing out hot chocolate, coffee and donuts to protesters. One simple act has de-escalated the situation and helped gain the trust of people. See the difference between professional soldiers and the pretend tough guys in CBP and ICE?
January 25, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Non-masked MN National Guard are out handing out hot chocolate, coffee and donuts to protesters. One simple act has de-escalated the situation and helped gain the trust of people. See the difference between professional soldiers and the pretend tough guys in CBP and ICE?
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White supremacy requires us to remain loyal to our whiteness in order to be afforded the protections of said whiteness. You stand with immigrants, Black and brown folks? You forfeit those privileges and no longer receive those protections, and you will perhaps be shot in the street as a result
They are telling us in unequivocal terms that if you show solidarity with immigrants who are in the literal crosshairs of Trump/MAGA, you're risking a death sentence.
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
January 25, 2026 at 6:48 PM
White supremacy requires us to remain loyal to our whiteness in order to be afforded the protections of said whiteness. You stand with immigrants, Black and brown folks? You forfeit those privileges and no longer receive those protections, and you will perhaps be shot in the street as a result
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I have spent my entire adult life being lectured by Republican politicians and conservative legal movement types about how important it is to preserve the sacred constitutional right to self-defense of *specifically this person* and then secret police murdered him in the street
Minneapolis police chief Brian O'Hara says that the victim was a 37-year-old white man and US citizen with no criminal record and that he was a legally permitted gun owner.
January 24, 2026 at 6:29 PM
I have spent my entire adult life being lectured by Republican politicians and conservative legal movement types about how important it is to preserve the sacred constitutional right to self-defense of *specifically this person* and then secret police murdered him in the street
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ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
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In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
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People might argue that ICE is not recruiting quality agents.
But I would insist that they are in fact successfully recruiting the exact sort of person needed to carry out the mission: reactionary, angry, violent people who don’t believe in democracy.
www.ms.now/opinion/ice-...
But I would insist that they are in fact successfully recruiting the exact sort of person needed to carry out the mission: reactionary, angry, violent people who don’t believe in democracy.
www.ms.now/opinion/ice-...
Opinion | ICE's violence is no accident
Alan Elrod: The killing of a woman by an immigration enforcement officer in Minneapolis was the raw application of Trumpist authoritarianism.
www.ms.now
January 10, 2026 at 9:31 PM
People might argue that ICE is not recruiting quality agents.
But I would insist that they are in fact successfully recruiting the exact sort of person needed to carry out the mission: reactionary, angry, violent people who don’t believe in democracy.
www.ms.now/opinion/ice-...
But I would insist that they are in fact successfully recruiting the exact sort of person needed to carry out the mission: reactionary, angry, violent people who don’t believe in democracy.
www.ms.now/opinion/ice-...
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We are far past the stage of permissiveness with white-supremacist violence inside DHS. We are witnessing ICE transition into a death squad.
This cannot be reformed. The only question is who will fight to abolish it, and who will accommodate it instead.
This cannot be reformed. The only question is who will fight to abolish it, and who will accommodate it instead.
Either ICE Is Abolished or It Will Kill Many More Renee Goods
Minnesota is just the beginning of ICE's transformation into a right-wing death squad. But it can be the end
www.forever-wars.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:46 PM
We are far past the stage of permissiveness with white-supremacist violence inside DHS. We are witnessing ICE transition into a death squad.
This cannot be reformed. The only question is who will fight to abolish it, and who will accommodate it instead.
This cannot be reformed. The only question is who will fight to abolish it, and who will accommodate it instead.
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We are the shithole nation. From Caracas to Greenland to Minneapolis, we are the problem in the world, we are the source of the tragedy, we are the affront to all human dignity. This is the United States now. We are the evil.
NEWS: In a heartbreaking video, after ICE shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis, a woman who was in the same SUV cries out: “They killed my wife. I don’t know what to do."
“We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head,” the distraught woman sobs.
www.advocate.com/news/minneso...
“We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head,” the distraught woman sobs.
www.advocate.com/news/minneso...
Distraught woman says ICE killed her wife in video after deadly Minneapolis shooting
“They killed my wife,” the distraught woman says, adding, “They shot her in the head.”
www.advocate.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:33 PM
We are the shithole nation. From Caracas to Greenland to Minneapolis, we are the problem in the world, we are the source of the tragedy, we are the affront to all human dignity. This is the United States now. We are the evil.
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If you aren't angry, you aren't paying attention. A woman was murdered by ICE in Minneapolis today. This should outrage us all. ICE out of our cities now. youtube.com/shorts/ecsmn...
ICE Out of Cities Now
YouTube video by Ed Markey for Senate
youtube.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:33 PM
If you aren't angry, you aren't paying attention. A woman was murdered by ICE in Minneapolis today. This should outrage us all. ICE out of our cities now. youtube.com/shorts/ecsmn...
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The entire city of Burlington has been ordered to evacuate immediately, as Gages Slough is flooding into homes.
Live updates: Rivers have crested, but Western Washington flood threat continues to loom
The Skagit River near Mount Vernon crested at record-breaking levels in the wee hours of Friday morning, but it’s still running dangerously high hours later.
The flood wall has held so far, but a lot ...
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December 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The entire city of Burlington has been ordered to evacuate immediately, as Gages Slough is flooding into homes.
Ahem. @lucasfilm.bsky.social
I think this includes you.
We can wait for Ahsoka S2, Mandalorian and Grogu, Starfighter, and all the rest.
It’s what Cassian would do. It’s what Leia would do.
You’d have friends everywhere.
I think this includes you.
We can wait for Ahsoka S2, Mandalorian and Grogu, Starfighter, and all the rest.
It’s what Cassian would do. It’s what Leia would do.
You’d have friends everywhere.
September 18, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Ahem. @lucasfilm.bsky.social
I think this includes you.
We can wait for Ahsoka S2, Mandalorian and Grogu, Starfighter, and all the rest.
It’s what Cassian would do. It’s what Leia would do.
You’d have friends everywhere.
I think this includes you.
We can wait for Ahsoka S2, Mandalorian and Grogu, Starfighter, and all the rest.
It’s what Cassian would do. It’s what Leia would do.
You’d have friends everywhere.
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They should do this to Stephen Miller when It Happens
August 30, 2025 at 4:38 AM
They should do this to Stephen Miller when It Happens
Admittedly, I’ve been a bit behind - but @georgemann.bsky.social did an absolutely marvelous job with “Tears of the Nameless.”
January 14, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Admittedly, I’ve been a bit behind - but @georgemann.bsky.social did an absolutely marvelous job with “Tears of the Nameless.”
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Bring back humanities education to keep Americans from getting mad about French people making fun of a gay Italian man's painting by doing a dance performance based on the Greek god of partying
July 28, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Bring back humanities education to keep Americans from getting mad about French people making fun of a gay Italian man's painting by doing a dance performance based on the Greek god of partying
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Giving up hope is also complying with authoritarians in advance. It’s saying that fascism is inevitable, that there is no other way to be. I know it’s hard to keep hope alive, but I hope you find a way. ❤️
Don’t despair — here’s why https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/04/fourth-july-us-trump-biden-politics?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
This Fourth of July, it’s hard to feel optimistic about the US. But I have hope | Margaret Sullivan
Let’s remember that we’ve come a long way – and the journey isn’t yet complete
www.theguardian.com
July 4, 2024 at 12:41 PM
Giving up hope is also complying with authoritarians in advance. It’s saying that fascism is inevitable, that there is no other way to be. I know it’s hard to keep hope alive, but I hope you find a way. ❤️
I hope bartenders feel the same way about me.
I get so much joy from feeding my cat treats and he gets so much joy from eating them. It’s perfect, really.
June 7, 2024 at 4:46 AM
I hope bartenders feel the same way about me.
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computer scientists: we have invented a virtual dumbass who is constantly wrong
tech CEOs: let's add it to every product
tech CEOs: let's add it to every product
May 31, 2024 at 10:27 PM
computer scientists: we have invented a virtual dumbass who is constantly wrong
tech CEOs: let's add it to every product
tech CEOs: let's add it to every product
I know online publishing was getting rough, but I hadn’t realized things had reached the point of needing to terminate a writer who was still mourning a recently deceased parent.
Anyway, looks like I’ve got some openings for freelance work.
Anyway, looks like I’ve got some openings for freelance work.
April 21, 2024 at 10:27 PM
I know online publishing was getting rough, but I hadn’t realized things had reached the point of needing to terminate a writer who was still mourning a recently deceased parent.
Anyway, looks like I’ve got some openings for freelance work.
Anyway, looks like I’ve got some openings for freelance work.
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Please Like and Share my dying microblog
March 23, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Please Like and Share my dying microblog