Nicholas Sarwark
@sarwark.org
Self determination advocate.
Keeping Phoenix families on the road with Consolidated Auto Sales & Service, educating civic leaders with the Libertarian Policy Foundation, providing affordable self-defense with the Altor.
https://nsarwark.substack.com/
Keeping Phoenix families on the road with Consolidated Auto Sales & Service, educating civic leaders with the Libertarian Policy Foundation, providing affordable self-defense with the Altor.
https://nsarwark.substack.com/
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The present moment is no longer about politics, it's about ethics, which is more fundamental and universal than R v D or left v right.
There are people in this country who are aware of what time it is in American politics and those who are still living in the 1990s.
2025 is 1860.
#WideAwake
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There are people in this country who are aware of what time it is in American politics and those who are still living in the 1990s.
2025 is 1860.
#WideAwake
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In 2024 I said "this all gets real when they started going door-to-door in Hialeah" and they seem to completely misunderstand that in America we have lots of crazy paranoid people with guns. Shooting probably won't be political, just some guy convinced he's being home invaded.
January 15, 2026 at 5:20 PM
In 2024 I said "this all gets real when they started going door-to-door in Hialeah" and they seem to completely misunderstand that in America we have lots of crazy paranoid people with guns. Shooting probably won't be political, just some guy convinced he's being home invaded.
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Someone is totally gonna shoot an ICE agent. And what's more, they've been acting out tyrannically enough that it doesn't even have to be a nutjob. It could literally just be a terrified and/or morally outraged homeowner being illegally home invaded without a warrant.
It'd be *legal* in that case
It'd be *legal* in that case
Even if you assume that protestors exercise superhuman levels of restraint, this is a country that has culturally enshrined a fantasy of using force against people that step on your lawn. All it takes is one person to generate an incident that will serve as a pretext.
January 15, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Someone is totally gonna shoot an ICE agent. And what's more, they've been acting out tyrannically enough that it doesn't even have to be a nutjob. It could literally just be a terrified and/or morally outraged homeowner being illegally home invaded without a warrant.
It'd be *legal* in that case
It'd be *legal* in that case
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Stephen Miller should not be a free man after 2029. Let the Supreme Court enforce the pardon when it's stripped of jurisdiction over the Trump administration crimes.
January 15, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Stephen Miller should not be a free man after 2029. Let the Supreme Court enforce the pardon when it's stripped of jurisdiction over the Trump administration crimes.
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“This is a regime that is at a dead end.”
My conversation with @crisisgroup.org’s Ali Vaez, about what happens next in #Iran:
My conversation with @crisisgroup.org’s Ali Vaez, about what happens next in #Iran:
Pressure Is Mounting on Iran's Regime
Podcast Episode · Big Take · 01/14/2026 · 19m
podcasts.apple.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:57 AM
“This is a regime that is at a dead end.”
My conversation with @crisisgroup.org’s Ali Vaez, about what happens next in #Iran:
My conversation with @crisisgroup.org’s Ali Vaez, about what happens next in #Iran:
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Worth remembering: The world has been spending more on solar than oil for the last two years.
January 15, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Worth remembering: The world has been spending more on solar than oil for the last two years.
School evacuation text messages are always unwelcome.
January 15, 2026 at 5:18 PM
School evacuation text messages are always unwelcome.
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‼️ Russia: The Russian Ministry of Finance announces that:
“The expected volume of additional oil and gas revenues of the federal budget is forecasted in January 2026 in the amount of -231.9 billion rubles.”
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minfin.gov.ru/ru/press-cen...
“The expected volume of additional oil and gas revenues of the federal budget is forecasted in January 2026 in the amount of -231.9 billion rubles.”
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minfin.gov.ru/ru/press-cen...
January 15, 2026 at 4:53 PM
‼️ Russia: The Russian Ministry of Finance announces that:
“The expected volume of additional oil and gas revenues of the federal budget is forecasted in January 2026 in the amount of -231.9 billion rubles.”
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minfin.gov.ru/ru/press-cen...
“The expected volume of additional oil and gas revenues of the federal budget is forecasted in January 2026 in the amount of -231.9 billion rubles.”
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minfin.gov.ru/ru/press-cen...
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I feel like the Insurrection Act being triggered somewhere is now a default future that alternative scenarios have to be measured against
This is where it is going. This is what Stephen Miller is pushing to Trump. The only reason it has not happened yet is that the violence is obviously coming from state actors. There is no insurrection to control. But we are one incident away from Trump sending in the military.
President threatens to deploy the Insurrection Act against Minnesota.
January 15, 2026 at 1:23 PM
I feel like the Insurrection Act being triggered somewhere is now a default future that alternative scenarios have to be measured against
Fish cop seeks House seat in landlocked state.
Madison Sheahan is a 28-year-old former political aide to Kristi Noem with little law enforcement experience before being named ICE Deputy Director. Prior reporting said she was mocked internally as "fish cop" because she somehow got made director of Louisiana Fish and Wildlife in 2024.
January 15, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Fish cop seeks House seat in landlocked state.
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Madison Sheahan is a 28-year-old former political aide to Kristi Noem with little law enforcement experience before being named ICE Deputy Director. Prior reporting said she was mocked internally as "fish cop" because she somehow got made director of Louisiana Fish and Wildlife in 2024.
January 15, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Madison Sheahan is a 28-year-old former political aide to Kristi Noem with little law enforcement experience before being named ICE Deputy Director. Prior reporting said she was mocked internally as "fish cop" because she somehow got made director of Louisiana Fish and Wildlife in 2024.
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For my @xtramagazine.com column this month, I wrote about the simultaneous mainstream media erasure of Renee Good's queerness and the right wing amplification of it as a post hoc justification for her murder. xtramagazine.com/power/activi...
Renee Nicole Good’s queerness isn’t an aside—it’s a key part of her story | Xtra Magazine
We can’t ignore the misogyny and homophobia baked into Good’s killing—and erasing her wife does just that
xtramagazine.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:42 AM
For my @xtramagazine.com column this month, I wrote about the simultaneous mainstream media erasure of Renee Good's queerness and the right wing amplification of it as a post hoc justification for her murder. xtramagazine.com/power/activi...
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I am not sharing a lot of out of state reporting on this moment, I am sharing this.
“We can’t ignore the outright misogyny and homophobia baked into this incident—and yes, erasing Good’s wife from the story of her life and death is also misogyny and homophobia.”
“We can’t ignore the outright misogyny and homophobia baked into this incident—and yes, erasing Good’s wife from the story of her life and death is also misogyny and homophobia.”
For my @xtramagazine.com column this month, I wrote about the simultaneous mainstream media erasure of Renee Good's queerness and the right wing amplification of it as a post hoc justification for her murder. xtramagazine.com/power/activi...
Renee Nicole Good’s queerness isn’t an aside—it’s a key part of her story | Xtra Magazine
We can’t ignore the misogyny and homophobia baked into Good’s killing—and erasing her wife does just that
xtramagazine.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:39 PM
I am not sharing a lot of out of state reporting on this moment, I am sharing this.
“We can’t ignore the outright misogyny and homophobia baked into this incident—and yes, erasing Good’s wife from the story of her life and death is also misogyny and homophobia.”
“We can’t ignore the outright misogyny and homophobia baked into this incident—and yes, erasing Good’s wife from the story of her life and death is also misogyny and homophobia.”
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ICYMI: FBI agents searched the home of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson on Wednesday as part of a leak investigation into a Pentagon contractor accused of removing classified information.
FBI searches a Washington Post reporter’s home as part of a classified documents investigation
www.stripes.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:31 AM
ICYMI: FBI agents searched the home of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson on Wednesday as part of a leak investigation into a Pentagon contractor accused of removing classified information.
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KTOWN NOW | Rheinland-Pfalz will suspend deportations to Iran for the next three months due to heightened unrest in the country.
Deportations to Iran suspended in Rheinland-Pfalz due to unrest
Rheinland-Pfalz officials have imposed an immediate three‑month halt on deportations to Iran, citing heightened risks to returnees.
www.stripes.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:08 PM
KTOWN NOW | Rheinland-Pfalz will suspend deportations to Iran for the next three months due to heightened unrest in the country.
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This is what decline looks like. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
January 15, 2026 at 1:26 PM
This is what decline looks like. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
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Tesla's European sales are a "total bloodbath," and exporting RHD units to India was never going to make up for such a steep drop, but even that effort is wildly underperforming... Giga Berlin is going to start gushing red ink, if it isn't already.
Should be fun!
electrek.co/2026/01/06/t...
Should be fun!
electrek.co/2026/01/06/t...
Tesla's full 2025 data from Europe is in, and it is a total bloodbath
The data is in for Tesla’s full year 2025 in Europe, and frankly, it’s a bloodbath across most major markets....
electrek.co
January 15, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Tesla's European sales are a "total bloodbath," and exporting RHD units to India was never going to make up for such a steep drop, but even that effort is wildly underperforming... Giga Berlin is going to start gushing red ink, if it isn't already.
Should be fun!
electrek.co/2026/01/06/t...
Should be fun!
electrek.co/2026/01/06/t...
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That's right, Tesla literally tooled up "Giga Berlin" to produce right-hand drive vehicles for the Indian market last year. By the latest count they have imported around 600 units, and registered fewer than half that number.
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
Tesla begins making cars in Germany for export to India this year -sources
Tesla has begun production of right-hand drive cars at its plant in Germany for export to India later this year, three people aware of the company's plans told Reuters, as it moves ahead with a possib...
www.reuters.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:06 PM
That's right, Tesla literally tooled up "Giga Berlin" to produce right-hand drive vehicles for the Indian market last year. By the latest count they have imported around 600 units, and registered fewer than half that number.
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
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This isn't just the inevitable failure of Tesla's designs on the Indian market, where the average car sells for ~$13k, it's also the inevitable failure of Tesla's effort to keep its doomed German factory from going dark
Tesla’s India letdown spurs discounts on unsold Model Y SUVs
Tesla Inc. is struggling to offload about a third of the initial vehicles it imported to India last year, as some prospective buyers who made early bookings have backed out, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Tesla Inc. is struggling to offload about a third of the initial vehicles it imported to India last year, as some prospective buyers who made early bookings have backed out, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Tesla’s India letdown spurs discounts on unsold Model Y SUVs
Its an early sign of challenges as Tesla attempts to crack the worlds third-largest passenger-vehicle market with one of its cheaper entry-level models. The carmaker, which debuted in India in July, w...
economictimes.indiatimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:05 PM
This isn't just the inevitable failure of Tesla's designs on the Indian market, where the average car sells for ~$13k, it's also the inevitable failure of Tesla's effort to keep its doomed German factory from going dark
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This absolutely tracks with what journal article submissions now look like. Tons from scholars at East Asian institutions, fewer and fewer from the US.
This is what decline looks like. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
January 15, 2026 at 3:35 PM
This absolutely tracks with what journal article submissions now look like. Tons from scholars at East Asian institutions, fewer and fewer from the US.
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Please take a moment to listen and share
As Trump is salivating to institute the Insurrection Act
(imho) ..the plan all along
Start with Minneapolis and then slip into more blue cities and states...
After all, he can't win the midterms and he knows it..
Please listen ⬇️⬇️
As Trump is salivating to institute the Insurrection Act
(imho) ..the plan all along
Start with Minneapolis and then slip into more blue cities and states...
After all, he can't win the midterms and he knows it..
Please listen ⬇️⬇️
January 15, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Please take a moment to listen and share
As Trump is salivating to institute the Insurrection Act
(imho) ..the plan all along
Start with Minneapolis and then slip into more blue cities and states...
After all, he can't win the midterms and he knows it..
Please listen ⬇️⬇️
As Trump is salivating to institute the Insurrection Act
(imho) ..the plan all along
Start with Minneapolis and then slip into more blue cities and states...
After all, he can't win the midterms and he knows it..
Please listen ⬇️⬇️
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Important to highlight: This move is coming from African health officials. It signals that “the institutions are getting stronger” by pushing back on unethical and exploitative studies in Africa, @boghuma.bsky.social said.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Controversial US study on hepatitis B vaccines in Africa is cancelled
$1.6m project drew outrage over ethical questions about withholding vaccines proven to prevent disease
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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Kennedy, obsessed with vaxxed/unvaxxed studies that would not be approved by US ethical review boards, planned to fund one in West Africa — one that would have caused unnecessary disease and death for extremely vulnerable children. After negative media attention, it was canceled. Coverage matters.
BREAKING: The controversial hepatitis B vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau has been *cancelled,* I can now report. A senior official with Africa CDC confirmed the cancellation and said GB officials are working to make sure any research is conducted ethically:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Controversial US study on hepatitis B vaccines in Africa is cancelled
$1.6m project drew outrage over ethical questions about withholding vaccines proven to prevent disease
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Kennedy, obsessed with vaxxed/unvaxxed studies that would not be approved by US ethical review boards, planned to fund one in West Africa — one that would have caused unnecessary disease and death for extremely vulnerable children. After negative media attention, it was canceled. Coverage matters.
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From Charlotte this morning.
January 15, 2026 at 4:18 PM
From Charlotte this morning.
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Since 1904, The Explorers Club has recognized the world’s greatest explorers with exploration’s highest honors. The history of this Club is written in the legacy of the giants we celebrate. Learn about our incredible awardees at explorers.org/ecad-2026-awardees
explorers.org
January 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Since 1904, The Explorers Club has recognized the world’s greatest explorers with exploration’s highest honors. The history of this Club is written in the legacy of the giants we celebrate. Learn about our incredible awardees at explorers.org/ecad-2026-awardees