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Gvnzng aka Victor @gvnzng.bsky.social · 2h

Remember when the federal government asked Facebook to take down COVID misinformation, and Zuckerberg whined about freedom of speech and censorship to Joe Rogan? Good times, good times

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/14/f...

Facebook removes Chicago-area page dedicated to ICE sightings after Justice Department intervenes

The Facebook page ICE Sighting-Chicagoland amassed over 70,000 members in recent weeks as the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” has ramped up in Chicago and the suburbs.

www.chicagotribune.com

Gvnzng aka Victor @gvnzng.bsky.social · 3h

Gvnzng aka Victor @gvnzng.bsky.social · 5h

I mean look at this horrible stuff, no one should ever hire or associate with people this awful.

Reproduced here just in case the article goes away

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Gvnzng aka Victor @gvnzng.bsky.social · 10h

Leaked Telegram chats among the leadership of the Young Republicans exposed a mixture of racist comments, rape fantasies, and suggestions on how to drive their opponents to suicide.

There were jokes about “loving Hitler,” how to construct gas chambers....

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Gvnzng aka Victor @gvnzng.bsky.social · 14h

Putin is scared shitless that Ukrainians will get their hands on Tomahawk cruise missiles. Come on Trump give them what they need to defeat Putin once and for all. That is how you end a war with a brutal dictator like Putin, no other way.

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Russia's Medvedev says supplying US Tomahawks to Ukraine could end badly for all, especially Trump

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday that supplying U.S. Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine could end badly for everyone, especially U.S. President Donald Trump. Medved...

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Gvnzng aka Victor @gvnzng.bsky.social · 15h

Who knew beating up band kids in school would lead to a career in ICE? They're bullies, they found her annoying, she was an easy target. That's all.

Who you gonna call? A lawyer.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

You need to see this:

“The show of force is the point. They want these images to be out…The Department of Homeland Security is walking around Chicago with a film crew.” @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

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Gvnzng aka Victor @gvnzng.bsky.social · 15h

We are living in a dystopian movie, apparently.

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Gvnzng aka Victor @gvnzng.bsky.social · 16h

How bad is the Pentagon's revised media credentialing agreement? Even Newsmax has refused to sign it

Lemme try to understand this. The Pentagon's new press policies are too fascist for NewsMax? How the everloving fuck can that be possible?

www.newsweek.com/newsmax-trum...

Newsmax refuses to sign Trump admin’s new Pentagon press access policy

Newsmax refuses to sign Pentagon media rules as press corps warns of threats to access and free reporting.

www.newsweek.com

Gvnzng aka Victor @gvnzng.bsky.social · 17h

Scientists have found that immersive virtual reality may offer a way to replicate some of the psychological benefits associated with psychedelic substances, but without the use of any drugs.

thedebrief.org/cyberdelics-...

'Cyberdelics' Enable Researchers to Produce Mind-Altering VR Hallucinations that Mimic the Effects of Psychedelic Drugs

Scientists have found that immersive virtual reality may offer a way to replicate some of the psychological benefits associated with psychedelic substances, but without the use of any drugs.

thedebrief.org

Gvnzng aka Victor @gvnzng.bsky.social · 17h

If you are running around town masked and armed looking for criminals, but you can't find any, then you're most likely the criminal

If you want to know who wants a riot, look who's dressed for a riot.

www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...

Masked ICE agents struggling to find violent criminals in spite of terrorizing cities like Chicago

Jacob Soboroff, MSNBC Senior National and Political Correspondent, Cornell Belcher, Political Strategist, and Tim Miller, Host of “The Bulwark Podcast” join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House to ...

www.msnbc.com

Gvnzng aka Victor @gvnzng.bsky.social · 17h

Article takes until tthe 12th paragraph to give the REAL answer "The bailout would deliver a major windfall to Rob Citrone, a billionaire hedge fund manager. Bessent's personal and professional relationship with Citrone has spanned decades,"

finance.yahoo.com/news/faq-why...

FAQ: Why America just bailed out Argentina with a $20 billion lifeline

The Trump administration is bailing out Argentina in a move critics are saying has more to do with politics than economics or American interests.

finance.yahoo.com

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Gvnzng aka Victor @gvnzng.bsky.social · 17h

Yes, and in a couple weeks trump will have a meeting with Putin, where Putin will say reassuring and obvious lies and trump will fall directly in line and f*ck up support for Ukraine.

Donnie dipshit has the attention span of a mayfly and the integrity of a soap bubble.

'Why is he suddenly changing course?' MAGA stars bash Trump after eye-popping 180

MAGA stars Tucker Carlson and Alex Jones bashed President Donald Trump during a new episode of Carlson's show over the president's recent embrace of Ukraine and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump re...

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Gvnzng aka Victor @gvnzng.bsky.social · 17h

It's unbelievable that these people support what ICE is doing. A lot of these same people are the 2A gun nuts that were preparing for this very thing. But since they're MAGAs and this is against brown people, they cheer lead it.

deadline.com/2025/10/dhs-...

DHS Uses ‘Billy Madison’ Quote To Respond To Political Strategist’s Criticism That ICE Is Engaged In “Egregious, Criminal Behavior”

The DHS response followed Maria Cardona's X post, saying ICE was engaged in "egregious, criminal behavior."

deadline.com

Gvnzng aka Victor @gvnzng.bsky.social · 1d

MAGA falls for fake TPUSA halftime show poster promising performances by Kid Rock and 'Measles'

They are not smart people.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Gvnzng aka Victor @gvnzng.bsky.social · 1d

Is it really Ultra-Conservative to be a Right-wing Trad Wife and also be on OnlyFans? It is in Trump World apparently. Which is very on brand

Someone is going to have to create an OnlyFans for Face-Eating Leopards when the GOP bans porn.

english.elpais.com/society/2025...

Ultraconservative housewives on OnlyFans: The paradox of the ‘MAGA’ women who strip naked on social media

Anya Lacey is just one example: she has over a million followers by combining far-right messaging with explicit sexual content

english.elpais.com

Gvnzng aka Victor @gvnzng.bsky.social · 1d

Surely the Republicans who were outraged over Hunter Biden getting a board seat on Burisma will also be irate about Barron Trump landing a board seat on TikTok. They wouldn't want anyone to think they were hypocrites and tarnish their reputations as paragons of integrity.

Could Barron Trump get seat on TikTok board? What we know

Trump's former social media manager Jack Advent proposed the role, arguing that the younger Trump's appointment could broaden TikTok's appeal among young users.

www.newsweek.com

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Gvnzng aka Victor @gvnzng.bsky.social · 1d

Looks like somebody saw the Meal Team 6 pictures. Look, Pete, I prefer my Defense Secretaries to be sober during the days but here we all are.

0 days without our government causing national embarrassment. Just remove the troops from IL altogether, you DUI hire POS.

thehill.com/policy/defen...

thehill.com

Gvnzng aka Victor @gvnzng.bsky.social · 1d

Ultimately, agents verified his legal status in their database but still issued him a $130 fine for not having his documentation at the time.

“America has never been a place where people need to ‘show one’s papers.’

Hell no. Not here. Not ever.
www.rawstory.com/ice-26741802...

'Awful': Outrage as legal US resident fined for not having 'papers' proving residency

Two immigrants were sitting in Rogers Park, Chicago, when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrived and demanded their papers. What unfolded was detailed by the Chicago Tribune: Rueben Antoni...

www.rawstory.com

Gvnzng aka Victor @gvnzng.bsky.social · 1d

Trump's latest meltdown had reporters ducking for cover and viewers questioning his grip on reality and It kinda feels like Trump's impulse control problems are getting worse.

So... Monday?
atlantablackstar.com/2025/10/13/t...

‘Senile’: Trump Abruptly Cuts Off Reporter Mid-Question, Then Turns On Her with an Unhinged Outburst That Sent the Room Scrambling and Viewers Stunned

Witness President Trump's shocking outburst as he abruptly cuts off a reporter, unleashing a tirade that left the room in chaos and viewe...

atlantablackstar.com

Gvnzng aka Victor @gvnzng.bsky.social · 1d

Everything the current MAGA crowd say they feared from Obama that never came to pass, like this, concentration camps ("FEMA camps"), and trying to stay in office beyond the end of his term, Trump actually openly does with few defections.

thehill.com/homenews/adm...

thehill.com

Gvnzng aka Victor @gvnzng.bsky.social · 1d

President Donald Trump’s holdings in the cryptocurrency Bitcoin are estimated to be around $870 million — a revelation that, coupled with his administration’s pro-crypto policies, has sparked an online uproar with critics accusing him of “fraud.”
www.forbes.com/sites/chrisd...

Forbes Daily: Trump’s Bitcoin Renaissance

Today’s Forbes Daily covers the latest on trade with China, declining consumer sentiment, a billionaire’s $400,000 treehouse and the race for NYC’s casinos.

www.forbes.com

Gvnzng aka Victor @gvnzng.bsky.social · 1d

What? No shoes to throw? Everyone there has shoes. Throw shoes! Also, what kind of land deal did Bibi give Trump? There's no way Trump cares about any of this unless he's grifting.

Invite a chaos goblin, get chaos.
www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-...

Chaos at Donald Trump address as shouting men rush at US President

During United States President Donald Trump speech in Israel's Knesset, he was heckled and rushed at by two member's of Parliament before they were quickly removed

www.dailystar.co.uk

Gvnzng aka Victor @gvnzng.bsky.social · 1d

The next NO Kings Day is coming. Time to remind him whose the boss. What do you think, 20, 30, 40 million? Do you think Trump will still want to brag about his crowd sizes after this coming weekend?

factkeepers.com/why-ill-be-m...

Why I’ll Be Marching on No Kings Day - Factkeepers.com

Next weekend scores of millions of Americans will gather together in great cities, small towns and rural villages to stand together for their country against the abominations and miseries of the MAGA ...

factkeepers.com

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Gvnzng aka Victor @gvnzng.bsky.social · 1d

Wearing a shirt and hat that bore the phrase “Proud dad of a U.S. Marine,” Rios’ father, alongside Rios’ mother, made good on their pledge to check back in with ICE officials, only for the father to be deported on Friday

www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/i...

ICE detains parents of U.S. Marine in San Diego

The couple's children told NBC 7 their parents were taken into custody by ICE while trying to visit their pregnant daughter on Camp Pendleton.

www.nbcsandiego.com