V𝚊̶𝚑̶𝚊̶𝚔̶ 𝙋𝙖𝙪𝙡 Janbazian
@vpjan.bsky.social
★🎛️🥁֎ drummer/percussionist • noisemaker • producer • designer • father/husband🗿↙️↙️↙️✊🏼music minor dropout 🐈⬛🪘🪇🦾
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The 🆕 episode of my podcast, The Basements Were Stars is finally up! Had a good time chatting with my old friend, Eli Nowak of the bands/projects, Break to Broken and No Wake. Available now on most streaming platforms: campsite.bio/tbws
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A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
The 🆕 episode of my podcast, The Basements Were Stars is finally up! Had a good time chatting with my old friend, Eli Nowak of the bands/projects, Break to Broken and No Wake. Available now on most streaming platforms: campsite.bio/tbws
January 13, 2026 at 4:29 PM
The 🆕 episode of my podcast, The Basements Were Stars is finally up! Had a good time chatting with my old friend, Eli Nowak of the bands/projects, Break to Broken and No Wake. Available now on most streaming platforms: campsite.bio/tbws
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CNN graphics put the asterisk in the wrong place, it appears…
January 8, 2026 at 2:24 AM
CNN graphics put the asterisk in the wrong place, it appears…
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The Trump regime’s internal security enforcers murdered an American citizen in broad daylight.
The regime is illegally blocking the release of evidence of Trump’s extensive collaboration with Epstein. They’re agitating for war with France and Germany.
It’s completely insane anyone supports them.
The regime is illegally blocking the release of evidence of Trump’s extensive collaboration with Epstein. They’re agitating for war with France and Germany.
It’s completely insane anyone supports them.
January 7, 2026 at 10:23 PM
The Trump regime’s internal security enforcers murdered an American citizen in broad daylight.
The regime is illegally blocking the release of evidence of Trump’s extensive collaboration with Epstein. They’re agitating for war with France and Germany.
It’s completely insane anyone supports them.
The regime is illegally blocking the release of evidence of Trump’s extensive collaboration with Epstein. They’re agitating for war with France and Germany.
It’s completely insane anyone supports them.
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1. ICE will kill you.
2. Trumpists will lie to justify it.
3. Because they are all thug trash.
2. Trumpists will lie to justify it.
3. Because they are all thug trash.
January 8, 2026 at 1:10 AM
1. ICE will kill you.
2. Trumpists will lie to justify it.
3. Because they are all thug trash.
2. Trumpists will lie to justify it.
3. Because they are all thug trash.
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A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
January 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM
A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
We do a little night time gaming.
January 8, 2026 at 1:26 AM
We do a little night time gaming.
My new podcast, The Basememts were stars is in this weeks @goodpods.bsky.social Top 10 Music Interviews Podcasts! go.goodpods.com/YKl1fB
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January 7, 2026 at 8:42 PM
My new podcast, The Basememts were stars is in this weeks @goodpods.bsky.social Top 10 Music Interviews Podcasts! go.goodpods.com/YKl1fB
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Colombian President Petro commenting on the US;
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein's list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil."
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein's list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil."
January 4, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Colombian President Petro commenting on the US;
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein's list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil."
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein's list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil."
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“#SST was not a label you could pigeonhole. They had #Minutemen, they had #SaccharineTrust, they had #MeatPuppets. None of the bands on SST sounded like Black Flag, except for #BlackFlag.”
Plans That They Made: #HüskerDü Interviewed
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Plans That They Made: #HüskerDü Interviewed
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October 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
“#SST was not a label you could pigeonhole. They had #Minutemen, they had #SaccharineTrust, they had #MeatPuppets. None of the bands on SST sounded like Black Flag, except for #BlackFlag.”
Plans That They Made: #HüskerDü Interviewed
buff.ly/k3f6SEV
Plans That They Made: #HüskerDü Interviewed
buff.ly/k3f6SEV
The 1st ep of my new podcast, The Basements Were Stars is finally out! Good times chatting w/Vram/Tarra Thiessen Kherlopian of the bands Gustaf @teaeatertv.bsky.social MamajoeVramajoe &The Big Drops. We get into their upbringings, classic BK/NJ venues & more! caspianseal.substack.com/p/the-baseme...
December 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The 1st ep of my new podcast, The Basements Were Stars is finally out! Good times chatting w/Vram/Tarra Thiessen Kherlopian of the bands Gustaf @teaeatertv.bsky.social MamajoeVramajoe &The Big Drops. We get into their upbringings, classic BK/NJ venues & more! caspianseal.substack.com/p/the-baseme...
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very convenient that the rich ruling class techbros solution to income and wealth inequality will be solved by letting them accumulate even more wealth
December 29, 2025 at 3:29 AM
very convenient that the rich ruling class techbros solution to income and wealth inequality will be solved by letting them accumulate even more wealth
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The disgusting, sick genocidal people at the New York Times are out here trying to claim that al Sharaa is like Mandela
Yes, you read that correctly. This is not satire!
A Militant’s Transformation - The New York Times share.google/9JvmEYPJVkNh...
Yes, you read that correctly. This is not satire!
A Militant’s Transformation - The New York Times share.google/9JvmEYPJVkNh...
share.google
December 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The disgusting, sick genocidal people at the New York Times are out here trying to claim that al Sharaa is like Mandela
Yes, you read that correctly. This is not satire!
A Militant’s Transformation - The New York Times share.google/9JvmEYPJVkNh...
Yes, you read that correctly. This is not satire!
A Militant’s Transformation - The New York Times share.google/9JvmEYPJVkNh...
Here’s another preview of the inaugural episode from my new podcast, The Basements Were Stars, with the dynamic duo, Vram and Tarra Thiessen Kherlopian of the bands Gustaf, @teaeatertv.bsky.social MamajoeVramajoe, Sharkmuffin, and The Big Drops …Episode coming very soon. @deathbyaudio.bsky.social
December 14, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Here’s another preview of the inaugural episode from my new podcast, The Basements Were Stars, with the dynamic duo, Vram and Tarra Thiessen Kherlopian of the bands Gustaf, @teaeatertv.bsky.social MamajoeVramajoe, Sharkmuffin, and The Big Drops …Episode coming very soon. @deathbyaudio.bsky.social
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WEALTHY WHITE PEOPLE ARE IN A CLUB THAT YOU ARE NOT IN
IT TRANSCENDS INDIVIDUAL POLITICS
IT TRANSCENDS INDIVIDUAL POLITICS
Well, there's a photo I never expected to see in my life. Noam Chomsky palling around with Steve Bannon.
December 13, 2025 at 5:57 AM
WEALTHY WHITE PEOPLE ARE IN A CLUB THAT YOU ARE NOT IN
IT TRANSCENDS INDIVIDUAL POLITICS
IT TRANSCENDS INDIVIDUAL POLITICS
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If only she hadn't completely ignored an ongoing genocide
This could’ve been our future
So much better than the orange Ferengi we currently have...
So much better than the orange Ferengi we currently have...
December 12, 2025 at 12:26 PM
If only she hadn't completely ignored an ongoing genocide
Here’s a preview of the inaugural episode from my new podcast, The Basements Were Stars, with none other than, Vram and Tarra Thiessen Kherlopian of the bands Gustaf, @teaeatertv.bsky.social MamajoeVramajoe, Sharkmuffin, and The Big Drops …Episode coming very soon. substack.com/profile/2075...
V. Paul Janbazian (@caspianseal)
I haven’t been too active on here lately (that will change going forward) as I’ve been busy with other projects, my clients, and launching my new podcast, The Basements Were Stars. Here’s a preview of...
substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Here’s a preview of the inaugural episode from my new podcast, The Basements Were Stars, with none other than, Vram and Tarra Thiessen Kherlopian of the bands Gustaf, @teaeatertv.bsky.social MamajoeVramajoe, Sharkmuffin, and The Big Drops …Episode coming very soon. substack.com/profile/2075...
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After Russia’s full-scale invasion, hundreds of Ukrainian orphans were hastily evacuated to Turkey. But what looked like safety became a nightmare: violence, poor care, pressure to appear in fundraising videos — and two underage girls becoming pregnant by Turkish men www.occrp.org/en/investiga...
Fleeing Russian Bombs, Ukrainian Orphans Faced Abuse and Neglect in Turkish Hotels
Documents and first-person accounts show how a hastily organized evacuation by a private charity left hundreds of Ukrainian children in a Turkish seaside town with little oversight.
www.occrp.org
December 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
After Russia’s full-scale invasion, hundreds of Ukrainian orphans were hastily evacuated to Turkey. But what looked like safety became a nightmare: violence, poor care, pressure to appear in fundraising videos — and two underage girls becoming pregnant by Turkish men www.occrp.org/en/investiga...
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Jeff Bezos and the Washington Post are at it again.
December 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Jeff Bezos and the Washington Post are at it again.
Smoothie time, happy time🥤
December 3, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Smoothie time, happy time🥤
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"No no no! I said a CHILD's medium you asshole! Now go get another or I'm not getting off this plane! Harumph!" - #KashPatel
December 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
"No no no! I said a CHILD's medium you asshole! Now go get another or I'm not getting off this plane! Harumph!" - #KashPatel
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Who could have possibly foreseen that?
A leaked 115 page report by current & former FBI personnel describes the bureau under Kash Patel as a “rudderless ship” & says he is “in over his head,” lacking the experience & bearing needed to be an effective FBI director—
December 2, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Who could have possibly foreseen that?