Scott Warriston Sanderson
@scottwsanderson.bsky.social
Traveller, sailor, atheist, progressive, Citizen.
Observers note that the story of Trump wanting immunity from IRS audits and the revelation that his bank activity mirrored that of money launderers might well be the same story. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
August 4, 2026
On Friday night, a court filing from Capital One denied there was any political motivation behind the closure of more than 380 bank accounts in the names of Donald Trump and the Trump Organization.
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Incredible nonsense from John Cornyn. True, the harm to Epstein’s victims can’t be remedied by a “no” vote. But why should Blanche’s corrupt cover-up of the Epstein files—in violation of a Congressional mandate(!)—be rewarded by “yes”? Can’t get any more craven than this.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayCornyn justifies his support for Blanche: "That's one of those things that can't be remedied by a 'no' vote"
If you aren't angry then you aren't paying attention.
What will the media companies who are publishing stories that Blanche agreed to a “deal” with Cornyn & Tillis to kill the slush fund write when people start getting paid with our tax dollars & this whole thing is revealed as a sham? Since they aren’t writing how it’s a sham now.
I’m shocked. Shocked, I say. 🤬 Republican Holdouts Say They Now Support Blanche Nomination www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08...
Trump Live Updates: Blanche Wins Over G.O.P. Holdouts; Iran Denies Direct U.S.-Iran Talks (Gift Article)
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"The people will believe what the media tells them they believe." ~ George Orwell
The smell of death surrounds Donald Trump’s regime from Guatemala to Pittsburgh “Trump's strongman rule is becoming a death cult. The indifference to the humanity of anyone not part of the MAGA movement is spreading as fast as the virus ended his first presidency.” WB share.inquirer.com/NFO5p0
The smell of death surrounds Donald Trump’s regime from Guatemala to Pittsburgh | Will Bunch
In just a year and a half, Donald Trump’s warped agenda is killing innocent people at home and around the world.
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I bet Jeanine Pirro was eager to drop the case before the judge asked to see grand jury transcripts, which would probably contain evidence to disbar her.
Goodbye, Minneapolis, Chicago. Hello, Mt. Holly Springs, Pa., pop. 2,300 The inhumanity of mass deportation hits small-town America as a tiny borough with just 4 cops partners with ICE and pulls over dozens of drivers, turning over 32 for deportation My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/moun...
This quaint Pa. borough is a ‘speed trap’ nabbing immigrants for ICE | Will Bunch
Police in Mount Holly Springs, a tiny borough in central Pennsylvania, have turned over 32 immigrants to ICE since March.
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Baby beavers born in Scotland's 'most beautiful glen' for the first time in 400 years share.google/wyHc2nND754q...
Baby beavers born in Scotland's 'most beautiful glen' for the first time in 400 years
There are known to be at least two beaver kits in the Highlands.
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The most vile, disgusting and disrespectful president EVER! SMALL "p" intentional!
One of the greatest policy achievements of the 20th century. Now under attack.
Novel idea. Investigate Rand Paul. Probe his ass with a microscope, plenty of corrupt dirty shit there to find, no doubt.
Fascinating science: let’s hope RFK Jr. and the MAHA morons don’t defund this research or kill us all in the meantime. Inflammation Keeps Us Alive. It's Also Making Us Sick. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Inflammation Keeps Us Alive. It's Also Making Us Sick. (Gift Article)
The discovery that chronic inflammation is a cause of myriad illnesses could be this century's biggest medical breakthrough.
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A mother gave the government her fingerprints, tax records, and DNA to get her 6-year-old daughter back. She did everything officials asked. ICE used that information to find and arrest her. A child welfare system became a deportation tool. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
ICE Turned Family Reunification Into A Deportation List
A program created to place migrant children with relatives has become a pipeline for deportation arrests.
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I lay out Trump's three-part strategy to attack the midterm elections and what we need t do to fight back. Read, share and act! www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...
The GOP has a plan to undermine free and fair elections. We must stop them
The GOP is not acting like a party trying to persuade voters to support its candidates — because it isn’t.
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🚨BREAKING: A North Carolina Senate committee greenlit new voter suppression measures Tuesday, moving forward a bill that would make it easier to purge voters from the rolls and impose stricter requirements for registering to vote. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
North Carolina advances more voter suppression measures
The bill also reduces the early voting period for primaries, runoffs and special elections from 17 to 10 days.
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ICE Arrests Surge at Airports, Opening New Front in Deportation Drive www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/u...
ICE Arrests Surge at Airports, Opening New Front in Deportation Drive (Gift Article)
Federal agents are arresting spouses of Americans, tech workers and others whose visas have expired, including many who have active applications to stay in the country.
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“Organization and institution-building is the path back.” - JM Democratic Activism in an Anti-Institutional Age talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/democ...
Democratic Activism in an Anti-Institutional Age
A few days ago I wrote about popular constitutionalism and Slate’s new...
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Wu Shaoping escaped China’s repression, only to get busted by ICE in Pa. share.inquirer.com/dOQ7dQ
Wu Shaoping escaped China’s repression, only to get busted by ICE in Pa. | Will Bunch
The U.S. reputation as safe haven for the world's dissidents takes another hit with Pa. arrest of Chinese human rights lawyer.
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