Canadian journalist, radio producer ex-CBC. Former Atkinson Fellow. Grand Prix Nova 2020. Prix Marulic 2018, 2019, 2021. Spoutible: @neil_sandell
Nice, France
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Neil Sandell @neilsandell.bsky.social retweeted
So, Premier Ford’s ad, citing Pres Reagan’s opposition to tariffs, was regarded by the U.S. Administration as grotesque and unacceptable foreign involvement in the U.S. process. But the U.S. Treasury Secty promoting separation of a province from Canada is okay?
Neil Sandell @neilsandell.bsky.social retweeted
Whew. I have never seen a more brutal takedown of Trump’s cabinet than Pete Buttigieg here. No academic, high-brow rhetoric. Just simple, vivid language that everyone can understand & get behind. A masterclass from Pete. Watch this.
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Neil Sandell @neilsandell.bsky.social retweeted
On his first day in office, Donald Trump pardoned 169 people who were convicted of assaulting police officers on January 6.
Hit a cop, you’re going to jail… doesn’t matter where you came from, how you got here, or what movement speaks to you. If the local police force won’t back our men and women on the thin blue line, we @FBI will.
#France-Tv retrouve le 4iem manche mi-jeu. c'est le pire.#RolandGarros
Neil Sandell @neilsandell.bsky.social retweeted
Poilievre campaign has given more questions to Sun’s Brian Lilley than all reporters with CTV, Canadian Press and CBC combined
CBC has not been able to put a question to Poilievre since March 27 hilltimes.com/story/2025/04/…
Neil Sandell @neilsandell.bsky.social retweeted
There is increasing fear in Germany that F-35 jets purchased for the German army can be "turned off" remotely by Washington. This fear is shared by defense and security specialists.
Joachim Schranzhofer, head of communications at Hensoldt:
"The F-35 kill switch is not just a rumor. A simpler way is through a mission planning system that will not allow the fighter to land."
Wolfgang Ischinger, former diplomat and head of the Munich Security Conference:
"If we fear that the US could do the same to the German F-35 fighter jets as they did to Ukraine, we should consider canceling the contract."
Source: Bild
ALT F-35 fighter Credit: AP / Aijaz Rahi
Neil Sandell @neilsandell.bsky.social retweeted
You guys the Vice President of the United States just blew off the Chancellor of Germany to meet with Nazis instead.
Does it need to be more fucking clear to Americans what kind of people are running the country & what they are doing? Time to decide how you want to be remembered
Neil Sandell @neilsandell.bsky.social retweeted
Who TF in Canada will vote for Poilievre knowing that these enemies of Canada endorsed him or are rooting for him:
Alex Jones
Tucker Carlson
Jordan Peterson
Elon Musk (and thus Donald Trump)
Joe Rogan
JD Vance (Jamil Jivani’s best friend, and thus, Trump again)
Be very careful.
Neil Sandell @neilsandell.bsky.social retweeted
TRUMP: I am going to tariff France until they start eating croissants.
FRANCE: Okay Monsieur Trump, we will eat zee croissants.
ELON: Donald Trump is getting things done!
MAGA: Trump wins again!
Just mass deleted 8 tweets from Twitter with @redactdev redact.dev
Neil Sandell @neilsandell.bsky.social retweeted
Canadians are mostly terrified & dreading a Trump victory but they’ll vote for Con premiers & potentially Poilievre as PM? As much as I can’t stand Trump, I can’t stand Poilievre even more.
Trump = Poilievre
Republicans = Canadian Conservatives
Same crap, different countries.
Neil Sandell @neilsandell.bsky.social retweeted
Tonight, I’m thinking about Justice Murray Sinclair and of the times that I was lucky enough to hear him speak about his work with the TRC. This moment stands out for me. It’s his answer when he was asked, “Why can’t you just get over it?”
Neil Sandell @neilsandell.bsky.social retweeted
It's worth highlighting that both Trump and Elon Musk have talked openly in recent days about bad things happening early in a second Trump term. (short 🧵)
Neil Sandell @neilsandell.bsky.social retweeted
Please understand that this platform is about to become the very least reliable source of information in the aggregate if Trump starts losing tomorrow.
Coup Two requires people to feel "robbed" and Musk is going to go into overdrive making the MAGAs feel that.