Sam Carliner
@saminthecan.bsky.social
Journalist - I mostly write about U.S. foreign policy, immigration policy, and internationalism - Newsletter below:
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Sam Carliner
@saminthecan.bsky.social
· Aug 11
Trump’s War on Immigrants is a Trojan Horse to Normalize Domestic Use of the Military
Opposition to domestic militarization must come from an understanding of the military’s role as a repressive institution of the state.
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NEW: For a few weeks I've been working on a big analysis of how Trump is using war on immigrants to normalize domestic use of the military. I hate how timely this piece turned out to be.
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Workers at the International Rescue Committee have been bargaining for a contract for over 18 months. They say their contract struggle is all the more urgent in light of Trump's anti-refugee policies.
Read my report for
@documentedny.bsky.social:
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As Refugee Needs Grow, Workers at International Rescue Committee Are Reaching a Breaking Point - Documented
International Rescue Committee workers from across the U.S. have come together to demand a contract that guarantees living wages and strong layoff protections, citing the strain of providing services ...
documentedny.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Workers at the International Rescue Committee have been bargaining for a contract for over 18 months. They say their contract struggle is all the more urgent in light of Trump's anti-refugee policies.
Read my report for
@documentedny.bsky.social:
documentedny.com/2025/10/28/i...
Read my report for
@documentedny.bsky.social:
documentedny.com/2025/10/28/i...
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On this episode of the podcast, we discuss how the working class in Italy is leading the way for the movement for Palestine.
www.leftvoice.org/allthatsleft...
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#AllThatsLeftPod: How Workers and Students in Italy Are Fighting for Palestine - Left Voice
On this episode of the podcast, we discuss how the working class in Italy is leading the way for the movement for Palestine.
www.leftvoice.org
October 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
On this episode of the podcast, we discuss how the working class in Italy is leading the way for the movement for Palestine.
www.leftvoice.org/allthatsleft...
www.leftvoice.org/allthatsleft...
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Professor Wadie Said has been writing about the hollowness of a "narco-terrorism" threat since 2018. I spoke with him about the limits of the term and how it enables limitless government power.
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October 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Professor Wadie Said has been writing about the hollowness of a "narco-terrorism" threat since 2018. I spoke with him about the limits of the term and how it enables limitless government power.
Link to read in replies.
Link to read in replies.
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IRC workers from across the U.S. have come together to demand a contract that guarantees living wages and strong layoff protections under the Trump administration's immigration policies.
As Refugee Needs Grow, Workers at International Rescue Committee Are Reaching a Breaking Point - Documented
International Rescue Committee workers from across the U.S. have come together to demand a contract that guarantees living wages and strong layoff protections, citing the strain of providing services to refugee communities under the Trump administration's immigration policies.
documentedny.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM
IRC workers from across the U.S. have come together to demand a contract that guarantees living wages and strong layoff protections under the Trump administration's immigration policies.
Workers at the International Rescue Committee have been bargaining for a contract for over 18 months. They say their contract struggle is all the more urgent in light of Trump's anti-refugee policies.
Read my report for
@documentedny.bsky.social:
documentedny.com/2025/10/28/i...
Read my report for
@documentedny.bsky.social:
documentedny.com/2025/10/28/i...
As Refugee Needs Grow, Workers at International Rescue Committee Are Reaching a Breaking Point - Documented
International Rescue Committee workers from across the U.S. have come together to demand a contract that guarantees living wages and strong layoff protections, citing the strain of providing services ...
documentedny.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Workers at the International Rescue Committee have been bargaining for a contract for over 18 months. They say their contract struggle is all the more urgent in light of Trump's anti-refugee policies.
Read my report for
@documentedny.bsky.social:
documentedny.com/2025/10/28/i...
Read my report for
@documentedny.bsky.social:
documentedny.com/2025/10/28/i...
Professor Wadie Said has been writing about the hollowness of a "narco-terrorism" threat since 2018. I spoke with him about the limits of the term and how it enables limitless government power.
Link to read in replies.
Link to read in replies.
October 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Professor Wadie Said has been writing about the hollowness of a "narco-terrorism" threat since 2018. I spoke with him about the limits of the term and how it enables limitless government power.
Link to read in replies.
Link to read in replies.
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NEW: The latest edition of our virtual magazine includes debates on Abundance and the Zohran Mamdani campaign, a deep dive on Argentina's lessons for fighting the Far Right, and more!
www.leftvoice.org/introducing-...
www.leftvoice.org/introducing-...
Introducing Left Voice Magazine: "The Mamdani Moment and the Fight Against the Far Right" - Left Voice
The latest issue of Left Voice Magazine engages with the great energy that has coalesced around Zohran Mamdani's mayoral candidacy as a response to the strengthening authoritarianism of the Right and ...
www.leftvoice.org
October 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
NEW: The latest edition of our virtual magazine includes debates on Abundance and the Zohran Mamdani campaign, a deep dive on Argentina's lessons for fighting the Far Right, and more!
www.leftvoice.org/introducing-...
www.leftvoice.org/introducing-...
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Anti-imperialists need to be very clear: the only reason Trump is interested in "ending" wars in Ukraine and genocide in the Middle East is so he'll have more focus and assets for terrorizing the Western Hemisphere.
No illusions in his "peacemaking"
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
No illusions in his "peacemaking"
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
US sending aircraft carrier towards Caribbean as Trump increases pressure campaign | CNN Politics
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered an aircraft carrier strike group currently stationed in Europe to the Caribbean region amid a massive buildup of US military forces in the region.
www.cnn.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Anti-imperialists need to be very clear: the only reason Trump is interested in "ending" wars in Ukraine and genocide in the Middle East is so he'll have more focus and assets for terrorizing the Western Hemisphere.
No illusions in his "peacemaking"
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
No illusions in his "peacemaking"
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
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A friend recently told me that they didn’t think ICE would deploy tear gas in well to do neighborhoods with a high density of white people. I understood their thinking, but disagreed. Today, they gassed Lakeview. Nothing is off limits to these people.
October 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
A friend recently told me that they didn’t think ICE would deploy tear gas in well to do neighborhoods with a high density of white people. I understood their thinking, but disagreed. Today, they gassed Lakeview. Nothing is off limits to these people.
Anti-imperialists need to be very clear: the only reason Trump is interested in "ending" wars in Ukraine and genocide in the Middle East is so he'll have more focus and assets for terrorizing the Western Hemisphere.
No illusions in his "peacemaking"
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
No illusions in his "peacemaking"
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
US sending aircraft carrier towards Caribbean as Trump increases pressure campaign | CNN Politics
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered an aircraft carrier strike group currently stationed in Europe to the Caribbean region amid a massive buildup of US military forces in the region.
www.cnn.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Anti-imperialists need to be very clear: the only reason Trump is interested in "ending" wars in Ukraine and genocide in the Middle East is so he'll have more focus and assets for terrorizing the Western Hemisphere.
No illusions in his "peacemaking"
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
No illusions in his "peacemaking"
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
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INTERNATIONAL STATEMENT: We firmly denounce and repudiate the new imperialist aggression of the United States against Venezuela.
www.leftvoice.org/hands-off-ve...
www.leftvoice.org/hands-off-ve...
Hands Off Venezuela! Stop the U.S. Escalation of Imperialist Aggression in the Region! - Left Voice
From the Trotskyist Fraction – Fourth International (FT-CI) and the International Network La Izquierda Diario, we firmly denounce and repudiate the new imperialist aggression of the United States agai...
www.leftvoice.org
October 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
INTERNATIONAL STATEMENT: We firmly denounce and repudiate the new imperialist aggression of the United States against Venezuela.
www.leftvoice.org/hands-off-ve...
www.leftvoice.org/hands-off-ve...
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Trump’s threats of imposing tariffs on Colombia and accusations against Gustavo Petro are policies meant to punish any gesture that questions U.S. imperialism.
www.leftvoice.org/trump-target...
www.leftvoice.org/trump-target...
Trump Targets Colombia with Blackmail Diplomacy - Left Voice
Trump's threats of imposing tariffs on Colombia and accusations against Gustavo Petro are policies meant to punish any gesture that questions U.S. imperialism.
www.leftvoice.org
October 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Trump’s threats of imposing tariffs on Colombia and accusations against Gustavo Petro are policies meant to punish any gesture that questions U.S. imperialism.
www.leftvoice.org/trump-target...
www.leftvoice.org/trump-target...
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This article has only increased in relevance since I wrote it 2 months ago. At risk of sounding very not humble, I cannot urge people to read it enough.
NEW: For a few weeks I've been working on a big analysis of how Trump is using war on immigrants to normalize domestic use of the military. I hate how timely this piece turned out to be.
saminthecan.substack.com/p/trumps-war...
saminthecan.substack.com/p/trumps-war...
Trump’s War on Immigrants is a Trojan Horse to Normalize Domestic Use of the Military
Opposition to domestic militarization must come from an understanding of the military’s role as a repressive institution of the state.
saminthecan.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
This article has only increased in relevance since I wrote it 2 months ago. At risk of sounding very not humble, I cannot urge people to read it enough.
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The US military has struck two boats in the Pacific Ocean, killing several people, as Defense Secretary Hegseth promises the strikes will continue. Congress members say the Pentagon still hasn’t presented evidence justifying the attacks.
US Strikes Two Boats in Pacific Ocean as Hegseth Pledges “Strikes Will Continue, Day After Day”
Members of Congress say the Pentagon has still not provided any evidence to back justifications for the attacks.
buff.ly
October 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The US military has struck two boats in the Pacific Ocean, killing several people, as Defense Secretary Hegseth promises the strikes will continue. Congress members say the Pentagon still hasn’t presented evidence justifying the attacks.
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Today's Border Chronicle post is a bit different.🦂🧐
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October 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Today's Border Chronicle post is a bit different.🦂🧐
We have ambitious plans for change on this horizon but we need your help! Please fill out this survey and help us take that next step. It's short and painless. We promise!
We have ambitious plans for change on this horizon but we need your help! Please fill out this survey and help us take that next step. It's short and painless. We promise!
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I have never collected any money from Substack. However, I may soon try to use the platform to pay contributors (well!) to North South Notes, writing from around the world. If you are interested in that idea, please feel free to subscribe and pledge support
October 23, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I have never collected any money from Substack. However, I may soon try to use the platform to pay contributors (well!) to North South Notes, writing from around the world. If you are interested in that idea, please feel free to subscribe and pledge support
This article has only increased in relevance since I wrote it 2 months ago. At risk of sounding very not humble, I cannot urge people to read it enough.
NEW: For a few weeks I've been working on a big analysis of how Trump is using war on immigrants to normalize domestic use of the military. I hate how timely this piece turned out to be.
saminthecan.substack.com/p/trumps-war...
saminthecan.substack.com/p/trumps-war...
Trump’s War on Immigrants is a Trojan Horse to Normalize Domestic Use of the Military
Opposition to domestic militarization must come from an understanding of the military’s role as a repressive institution of the state.
saminthecan.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
This article has only increased in relevance since I wrote it 2 months ago. At risk of sounding very not humble, I cannot urge people to read it enough.
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Hundreds of people protesting ICE in downtown manhattan right now. Reads and Broadway. NYPD cops in riot gear on scene.
October 21, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Hundreds of people protesting ICE in downtown manhattan right now. Reads and Broadway. NYPD cops in riot gear on scene.
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Saturday’s rallies reveal the depth of the ongoing crisis of representation in the United States and the need for a real united front against Trump and the Far Right.
@jamesdennishoff.bsky.social
www.leftvoice.org/massive-no-k...
@jamesdennishoff.bsky.social
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Massive No Kings Rallies Express Rising Discontent with Trump’s Authoritarian Agenda - Left Voice
Saturday's rallies reveal the depth of the ongoing crisis of representation in the United States and the need for a real united front against Trump and the Far Right.
www.leftvoice.org
October 21, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Saturday’s rallies reveal the depth of the ongoing crisis of representation in the United States and the need for a real united front against Trump and the Far Right.
@jamesdennishoff.bsky.social
www.leftvoice.org/massive-no-k...
@jamesdennishoff.bsky.social
www.leftvoice.org/massive-no-k...
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Despite threats of a crackdown, cities around the US are rallying against ICE, deportations, and domestic troop deployments.
By: @tylerfromtexas.bsky.social
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By: @tylerfromtexas.bsky.social
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Trump's 'Terrorism' Narrative Puts Dissent in the Crosshairs
Donald Trump's administration is accusing its opponents of supporting terrorism, but cities around the US are fighting back.
inkstickmedia.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Despite threats of a crackdown, cities around the US are rallying against ICE, deportations, and domestic troop deployments.
By: @tylerfromtexas.bsky.social
inkstickmedia.com/trumps-terro...
By: @tylerfromtexas.bsky.social
inkstickmedia.com/trumps-terro...
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We updated our Truthout Folks starter pack! This is a great way to follow Truthout staff and contributing writers on Bluesky!
October 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
We updated our Truthout Folks starter pack! This is a great way to follow Truthout staff and contributing writers on Bluesky!
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We've been slowly uploading four years worth of Border Chronicle podcasts to YouTube. And it's wild what we've accomplished with so few resources. Very proud of us. Take a listen 🦂🔥
The Border Chronicle
The Border Chronicle is a weekly newsletter that publishes original, on-the-ground reporting, analysis, and commentary. Every Tuesday and Thursday subscribers will receive our latest dispatch in their...
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October 20, 2025 at 11:08 PM
We've been slowly uploading four years worth of Border Chronicle podcasts to YouTube. And it's wild what we've accomplished with so few resources. Very proud of us. Take a listen 🦂🔥
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EXCLUSIVE: Two Survivors of Caribbean Boat Strike Are Held by U.S. Navy
They are being held on a warship and are believed to be the first prisoners of Trump's undeclared war against "narcoterrorist” groups.
theintercept.com/2025/10/17/c...
They are being held on a warship and are believed to be the first prisoners of Trump's undeclared war against "narcoterrorist” groups.
theintercept.com/2025/10/17/c...
Two Survivors of Caribbean Boat Strike Are Held by U.S. Navy
The survivors are believed to be the first prisoners of Trump's undeclared war against "narcoterrorist” groups.
theintercept.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Two Survivors of Caribbean Boat Strike Are Held by U.S. Navy
They are being held on a warship and are believed to be the first prisoners of Trump's undeclared war against "narcoterrorist” groups.
theintercept.com/2025/10/17/c...
They are being held on a warship and are believed to be the first prisoners of Trump's undeclared war against "narcoterrorist” groups.
theintercept.com/2025/10/17/c...