Scott Warriston Sanderson
@scottwsanderson.bsky.social
Traveller, sailor, atheist, progressive, Citizen.
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Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
November 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
Post-Trump Reform Requires Reinvigorating American Democracy talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/post-...
Post-Trump Reform Requires Reinvigorating American Democracy
After I wrote this “status interview” piece on Tuesday, I heard from...
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November 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Post-Trump Reform Requires Reinvigorating American Democracy talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/post-...
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📍Senator Fetterman had a VFIB—the leading cause of cardiac arrest—he almost died if not for his implanted defibrillator, which can cost $34,000 to over $51,000. Days ago, he also just voted with GOP to gut health insurance tax credits for millions. Hope he has a change of heart.
November 14, 2025 at 12:07 PM
📍Senator Fetterman had a VFIB—the leading cause of cardiac arrest—he almost died if not for his implanted defibrillator, which can cost $34,000 to over $51,000. Days ago, he also just voted with GOP to gut health insurance tax credits for millions. Hope he has a change of heart.
A Dead Glacier Is a Loss. A Dying One Is a Threat. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Melting Glaciers in the Himalayas Feed Lakes That Threaten Towns Below
Melting ice from the Himalayas is creating thousands of unstable lakes, a growing menace to towns and cities below.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
A Dead Glacier Is a Loss. A Dying One Is a Threat. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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In Kyiv rescuers have recovered another body from the rubble of a nine‑story building in the Desnianskyi district. This brings the death toll from the russian attack of the capital last night to 6.
November 14, 2025 at 12:28 PM
In Kyiv rescuers have recovered another body from the rubble of a nine‑story building in the Desnianskyi district. This brings the death toll from the russian attack of the capital last night to 6.
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NEW:
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
w @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
w @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
NEW:
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
w @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
w @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
“We paid El Salvador to torture, abuse, and rape completely innocent Venezuelans so that [Secretary of State] Marco Rubio, [White House deputy chief of staff] Stephen Miller, and Donald Trump could claim they were tough on immigrants.”
November 14, 2025 at 12:32 PM
“We paid El Salvador to torture, abuse, and rape completely innocent Venezuelans so that [Secretary of State] Marco Rubio, [White House deputy chief of staff] Stephen Miller, and Donald Trump could claim they were tough on immigrants.”
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Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
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A 1-year-old girl was pepper-sprayed through the window of a moving vehicle by ICE agents in Chicago. She was briefly hospitalized.
The dad said a masked agent pointed pepper-spray at a Sam's parking lot when they were hit.
#ProudBlue
Video Credit: NowThisImpact/IG
The dad said a masked agent pointed pepper-spray at a Sam's parking lot when they were hit.
#ProudBlue
Video Credit: NowThisImpact/IG
November 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
A 1-year-old girl was pepper-sprayed through the window of a moving vehicle by ICE agents in Chicago. She was briefly hospitalized.
The dad said a masked agent pointed pepper-spray at a Sam's parking lot when they were hit.
#ProudBlue
Video Credit: NowThisImpact/IG
The dad said a masked agent pointed pepper-spray at a Sam's parking lot when they were hit.
#ProudBlue
Video Credit: NowThisImpact/IG
Really? 😂
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Verdict in E. Jean Carroll Case www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Verdict in E. Jean Carroll Case www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Verdict in E. Jean Carroll Case
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November 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Really? 😂
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Verdict in E. Jean Carroll Case www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Verdict in E. Jean Carroll Case www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
A Quick Take on Team Cave’s Big Win talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-qui...
A Quick Take on Team Cave’s Big Win
I have what I suspect is a somewhat counterintuitive take on the...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
A Quick Take on Team Cave’s Big Win talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-qui...
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Chiuck Schumer:
attempted a strategic play, which failed miserably
OR
couldn’t unify democratic senators for one of the most consequential votes of our time.
Either scenario warrants Chuck Schumer’s replacement as Senate minority leader.
attempted a strategic play, which failed miserably
OR
couldn’t unify democratic senators for one of the most consequential votes of our time.
Either scenario warrants Chuck Schumer’s replacement as Senate minority leader.
November 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Chiuck Schumer:
attempted a strategic play, which failed miserably
OR
couldn’t unify democratic senators for one of the most consequential votes of our time.
Either scenario warrants Chuck Schumer’s replacement as Senate minority leader.
attempted a strategic play, which failed miserably
OR
couldn’t unify democratic senators for one of the most consequential votes of our time.
Either scenario warrants Chuck Schumer’s replacement as Senate minority leader.
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I think the time is NOW to encourage @aoc.bsky.social to primary the current complacent complicit senate minority “leader” who continues to rely on his brother, Robert, a longtime partner at complacent complicit Paul Weiss.
NY deserves a strong, fierce Senator.
#Pinks #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory
NY deserves a strong, fierce Senator.
#Pinks #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I think the time is NOW to encourage @aoc.bsky.social to primary the current complacent complicit senate minority “leader” who continues to rely on his brother, Robert, a longtime partner at complacent complicit Paul Weiss.
NY deserves a strong, fierce Senator.
#Pinks #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory
NY deserves a strong, fierce Senator.
#Pinks #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory
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November 9, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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Over the almost 40 days the government has been shut down, Trump:
- spent all or part of nine days overseas
- spent all or part of ten days at Trump Org properties, and
- likely played golf on six days.
www.pbump.net/o/an-officia...
- spent all or part of nine days overseas
- spent all or part of ten days at Trump Org properties, and
- likely played golf on six days.
www.pbump.net/o/an-officia...
An official accounting of Trump’s golf and customer service time
It remains the case that President Trump doesn't particularly seem to like the White House. During his first time in office, there was reporting to this effect; in 2017, he allegedly told members of h...
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November 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Over the almost 40 days the government has been shut down, Trump:
- spent all or part of nine days overseas
- spent all or part of ten days at Trump Org properties, and
- likely played golf on six days.
www.pbump.net/o/an-officia...
- spent all or part of nine days overseas
- spent all or part of ten days at Trump Org properties, and
- likely played golf on six days.
www.pbump.net/o/an-officia...
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The makeup line is insane but we should talk about how the cartilage in his ear magically grew back
November 8, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The makeup line is insane but we should talk about how the cartilage in his ear magically grew back
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Not ICE. Border Patrol. They’re wearing Border Patrol uniforms with clear Border Patrol patches on them.
There are many videos of ICE officers doing outrageous stuff but a lot of the absolute worst videos are of Border Patrol, who are basically Bovino and Miller’s most aggressive tool right now.
There are many videos of ICE officers doing outrageous stuff but a lot of the absolute worst videos are of Border Patrol, who are basically Bovino and Miller’s most aggressive tool right now.
ICE agents in Chicago violently detain a non verbal autistic man for being “non compliant”
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
November 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Not ICE. Border Patrol. They’re wearing Border Patrol uniforms with clear Border Patrol patches on them.
There are many videos of ICE officers doing outrageous stuff but a lot of the absolute worst videos are of Border Patrol, who are basically Bovino and Miller’s most aggressive tool right now.
There are many videos of ICE officers doing outrageous stuff but a lot of the absolute worst videos are of Border Patrol, who are basically Bovino and Miller’s most aggressive tool right now.
Great little documentary about the true costs required to fight and defeat fascism:
pbs.org/show/the-gre...
PS: Speaker Johnson is an abomination; release the Epstein files.
pbs.org/show/the-gre...
PS: Speaker Johnson is an abomination; release the Epstein files.
The Green Box: At the Heart of War
Hidden mementos reveal: a hero, love, and the tragic costs of WW2. Martin Sheen narrates.
pbs.org
November 9, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Great little documentary about the true costs required to fight and defeat fascism:
pbs.org/show/the-gre...
PS: Speaker Johnson is an abomination; release the Epstein files.
pbs.org/show/the-gre...
PS: Speaker Johnson is an abomination; release the Epstein files.
“The great seal of the United States says ‘E pluribus unum’ from many, one.’ Every life matters no matter where you came from. No matter how you got here, no matter how you identify, you have the right to live a life that is free.” - Sean Dunn, hero.
newsletters.democracydocket.com/an-unlikely-...
newsletters.democracydocket.com/an-unlikely-...
An unlikely hero is born — and vindicated
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November 8, 2025 at 11:08 PM
“The great seal of the United States says ‘E pluribus unum’ from many, one.’ Every life matters no matter where you came from. No matter how you got here, no matter how you identify, you have the right to live a life that is free.” - Sean Dunn, hero.
newsletters.democracydocket.com/an-unlikely-...
newsletters.democracydocket.com/an-unlikely-...
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
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November 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
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Trump’s aid cuts are killing far more Nigerian Christians than Islamic terrorists are. Independent monitors in Nigeria report 33 deaths this year in attacks against Christians (fewer than the 88 Muslims killed). But Trump cut off aid that helped save 270,000 lives a year in Nigeria. 270,000 > 33.
Opinion | Trump Aid Cuts Kill More Christians Than Jihadists Do
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November 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Trump’s aid cuts are killing far more Nigerian Christians than Islamic terrorists are. Independent monitors in Nigeria report 33 deaths this year in attacks against Christians (fewer than the 88 Muslims killed). But Trump cut off aid that helped save 270,000 lives a year in Nigeria. 270,000 > 33.