David Sandahl
@dsandahl.bsky.social
Civically-engaged. Federal Budget (OMB and SBC) background, followed by 40 years of management consulting. Now retired, focused on building a more perfect union.
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I’ll clarify: applied for asylum in December 2024, granted asylum in April 2025 - under the Trump admin.
November 27, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I’ll clarify: applied for asylum in December 2024, granted asylum in April 2025 - under the Trump admin.
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What Americans Die from?
And what the media reports on...
Our World in Data ourworldindata.org/does-the-new...
And what the media reports on...
Our World in Data ourworldindata.org/does-the-new...
October 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
What Americans Die from?
And what the media reports on...
Our World in Data ourworldindata.org/does-the-new...
And what the media reports on...
Our World in Data ourworldindata.org/does-the-new...
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Reminder:
Timeline of U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan
"Trump administration in Feb 2020 negotiated a withdrawal agreement with Taliban..set a date of May 1, 2021 for withdrawal..President Biden delayed the withdrawal date..until Aug 2021"
www.factcheck.org/2021/08/time...
Timeline of U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan
"Trump administration in Feb 2020 negotiated a withdrawal agreement with Taliban..set a date of May 1, 2021 for withdrawal..President Biden delayed the withdrawal date..until Aug 2021"
www.factcheck.org/2021/08/time...
Timeline of U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan - FactCheck.org
We lay out many of the key diplomatic decisions, military actions, presidential pronouncements and expert assessments of the withdrawal agreement that ended the U.S. military's 20-year war in Afghanis...
www.factcheck.org
November 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Reminder:
Timeline of U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan
"Trump administration in Feb 2020 negotiated a withdrawal agreement with Taliban..set a date of May 1, 2021 for withdrawal..President Biden delayed the withdrawal date..until Aug 2021"
www.factcheck.org/2021/08/time...
Timeline of U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan
"Trump administration in Feb 2020 negotiated a withdrawal agreement with Taliban..set a date of May 1, 2021 for withdrawal..President Biden delayed the withdrawal date..until Aug 2021"
www.factcheck.org/2021/08/time...
We have work to do. But American democracy requires our devotion.
Many thanks to @hcrichardson.bsky.social
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Many thanks to @hcrichardson.bsky.social
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November 26, 2025
Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday…but not for the reasons we generally remember.
open.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
We have work to do. But American democracy requires our devotion.
Many thanks to @hcrichardson.bsky.social
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Many thanks to @hcrichardson.bsky.social
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"We need the government to get out of the way and unleash American innovation in the area of AI, like with the Apollo Mission and the Manhattan Project." Chris Wright | Energy Secretary.
A gov official using two textbook examples of gov projects while to tell us the gov needs to get out of the way!
A gov official using two textbook examples of gov projects while to tell us the gov needs to get out of the way!
November 26, 2025 at 6:06 AM
"We need the government to get out of the way and unleash American innovation in the area of AI, like with the Apollo Mission and the Manhattan Project." Chris Wright | Energy Secretary.
A gov official using two textbook examples of gov projects while to tell us the gov needs to get out of the way!
A gov official using two textbook examples of gov projects while to tell us the gov needs to get out of the way!
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Hilarious to see Trump aide Steve Witkoff coach Yuri Ushakov, the top foreign policy aide to Putin, on how to butter up the perpetually praise-needy, Donald Trump. They all know he’s a thirsty pushover if given enough false flattery.
November 26, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Hilarious to see Trump aide Steve Witkoff coach Yuri Ushakov, the top foreign policy aide to Putin, on how to butter up the perpetually praise-needy, Donald Trump. They all know he’s a thirsty pushover if given enough false flattery.
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There's well over 10,000 unsold new cybertrucks sitting in storage lots all over Texas.
That's $800+ million in unsold inventory
Resistance is NOT futile.
That's $800+ million in unsold inventory
Resistance is NOT futile.
November 25, 2025 at 4:51 AM
There's well over 10,000 unsold new cybertrucks sitting in storage lots all over Texas.
That's $800+ million in unsold inventory
Resistance is NOT futile.
That's $800+ million in unsold inventory
Resistance is NOT futile.
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Murphy: "Congress doesn't work the way it used to. It used to be you could negotiate with Senate Republicans and they would stick to the agreement. Today all that matters is what Trump believes, so you really can't negotiate w/ Republicans bc they are just waiting for Trump to tell them what to do"
November 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Murphy: "Congress doesn't work the way it used to. It used to be you could negotiate with Senate Republicans and they would stick to the agreement. Today all that matters is what Trump believes, so you really can't negotiate w/ Republicans bc they are just waiting for Trump to tell them what to do"
November 14, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Harris does a poll about billionaires. Some results:
November 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Harris does a poll about billionaires. Some results:
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Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Germany, France, Spain, UK, Iceland, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Portugal, Australia, and Canada all have a high quality of life.
Healthcare
Education
Living Wages
Vacation Time
They are also Socialist Democracies.
America, you’ve been lied to.
Healthcare
Education
Living Wages
Vacation Time
They are also Socialist Democracies.
America, you’ve been lied to.
November 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Germany, France, Spain, UK, Iceland, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Portugal, Australia, and Canada all have a high quality of life.
Healthcare
Education
Living Wages
Vacation Time
They are also Socialist Democracies.
America, you’ve been lied to.
Healthcare
Education
Living Wages
Vacation Time
They are also Socialist Democracies.
America, you’ve been lied to.
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We’re trusting the former federal prosecutor on this one!
Elect Mikie Sherrill 4 NJ Governor. #VoteNJ
Elect Mikie Sherrill 4 NJ Governor. #VoteNJ
October 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
We’re trusting the former federal prosecutor on this one!
Elect Mikie Sherrill 4 NJ Governor. #VoteNJ
Elect Mikie Sherrill 4 NJ Governor. #VoteNJ
So you're saying the wealth of the top 1% is 7x the entire federal budget and over 25x the deficit?
from "The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy" by Ray D. Madoff
October 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
So you're saying the wealth of the top 1% is 7x the entire federal budget and over 25x the deficit?
If you live in NJ, early in-person voting starts today. Vote now. If voting by mail, go to track my ballot to be sure it's received and counted.
NJ DOS - Division of Elections - Track My Ballot share.google/lUdBVy0Poib3...
NJ DOS - Division of Elections - Track My Ballot share.google/lUdBVy0Poib3...
October 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
If you live in NJ, early in-person voting starts today. Vote now. If voting by mail, go to track my ballot to be sure it's received and counted.
NJ DOS - Division of Elections - Track My Ballot share.google/lUdBVy0Poib3...
NJ DOS - Division of Elections - Track My Ballot share.google/lUdBVy0Poib3...
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Voter Guide for NY, NJ, and CT 🚨
Please do what you can to be sure your registration status hasn't changed, and vote!
#EveryVoteMatters
#Pinks
#ProudBlue
Please do what you can to be sure your registration status hasn't changed, and vote!
#EveryVoteMatters
#Pinks
#ProudBlue
What to know about early elections in CT, NY and NJ. There is no going back, we need to organize ourselves and vote.
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What to know about early voting in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut for Election Day 2025
Here's what New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut residents need to know about registering and early voting.
abc7ny.com
October 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Voter Guide for NY, NJ, and CT 🚨
Please do what you can to be sure your registration status hasn't changed, and vote!
#EveryVoteMatters
#Pinks
#ProudBlue
Please do what you can to be sure your registration status hasn't changed, and vote!
#EveryVoteMatters
#Pinks
#ProudBlue
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Instead of orange Mussolini, this should be Time Magazine’s 2025 Photo of the Year:
October 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Instead of orange Mussolini, this should be Time Magazine’s 2025 Photo of the Year:
This is the best insight, relating Trump's power over elites to the ballroom.
Very rich, very needy men who crave the approval of each other. No other people matter.
And Trump II can make or break them.
Very rich, very needy men who crave the approval of each other. No other people matter.
And Trump II can make or break them.
the point of the ballroom obvs has nothing to do with aesthetics. it's to create an architectural structure to honor the patronage networks that currently dominate US politics. previous WH venues hosted maybe a couple of hundred people; this hosts nearly 1,000 rich donors.
October 25, 2025 at 11:02 AM
This is the best insight, relating Trump's power over elites to the ballroom.
Very rich, very needy men who crave the approval of each other. No other people matter.
And Trump II can make or break them.
Very rich, very needy men who crave the approval of each other. No other people matter.
And Trump II can make or break them.
Delays for air travelers to increase, as TSA agent paychecks end. As it is, agents, key to air travel safety, average less than $25 per hour.
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Here’s Why Travelers Can Expect Longer Airport Lines Starting Friday
The first missed paycheck was an inflection point in previous government shutdowns and TSA workers expect the same this time around.
www.forbes.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Delays for air travelers to increase, as TSA agent paychecks end. As it is, agents, key to air travel safety, average less than $25 per hour.
www.forbes.com/sites/suzann...
www.forbes.com/sites/suzann...
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I’m shocked the guy who hired undocumented immigrants (Polish laborers) w/no safety equipment and paid them $4 an hour in 1980 (then stiffed them) to tear down Bonwit Teller (including art deco friezes promised to the MET) is demolishing the East Wing of White House w/bad intent.
October 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I’m shocked the guy who hired undocumented immigrants (Polish laborers) w/no safety equipment and paid them $4 an hour in 1980 (then stiffed them) to tear down Bonwit Teller (including art deco friezes promised to the MET) is demolishing the East Wing of White House w/bad intent.
Beware.
Just a week or so ago, Wall Street was advising we buy gold.
That didn't last long, per Business Week:
"Gold extended losses in European trading after suffering the biggest rout in more than 12 years yesterday on concern its rally had run too far, too fast."
Just a week or so ago, Wall Street was advising we buy gold.
That didn't last long, per Business Week:
"Gold extended losses in European trading after suffering the biggest rout in more than 12 years yesterday on concern its rally had run too far, too fast."
October 22, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Beware.
Just a week or so ago, Wall Street was advising we buy gold.
That didn't last long, per Business Week:
"Gold extended losses in European trading after suffering the biggest rout in more than 12 years yesterday on concern its rally had run too far, too fast."
Just a week or so ago, Wall Street was advising we buy gold.
That didn't last long, per Business Week:
"Gold extended losses in European trading after suffering the biggest rout in more than 12 years yesterday on concern its rally had run too far, too fast."
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"Trump is going to invade American cities and bulldoze the White House" would have been seen as an alarmist liberal fever dream thing to say a year ago
October 21, 2025 at 10:49 PM
"Trump is going to invade American cities and bulldoze the White House" would have been seen as an alarmist liberal fever dream thing to say a year ago
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There’s that K-shaped economy again.
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October 20, 2025 at 1:32 PM
There’s that K-shaped economy again.
@nytimes.com @peteratwater.bsky.social
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@nytimes.com @peteratwater.bsky.social
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“For as in absolute governments the King is Law, so in free countries the law ought to be King; and there ought to be no other.”
Thomas Paine in Common Sense
#nokings
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Thomas Paine in Common Sense
#nokings
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October 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
“For as in absolute governments the King is Law, so in free countries the law ought to be King; and there ought to be no other.”
Thomas Paine in Common Sense
#nokings
🐸🐸🐸
Thomas Paine in Common Sense
#nokings
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