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Freeloader

@freeloadersb.bsky.social

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Former child actor, former mechanical engineer, former marketer, former coach, former streamer, former podcaster, current realtor. Dad of two, husband, and cancer survivor. The epitome of white male privilege, I continue to fail upwards.

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Freeloader @freeloadersb.bsky.social · Dec 31

My PvP is from a custom piece of art made by the amazing developers of Stormbound (which you should try if you like digital card games!).

I used to stream it pretty heavily before my cancer diagnosis… to cheer me up, they made this hilarious depiction of me playing while watching with my two kids.

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Freeloader @freeloadersb.bsky.social · 10m

This sounds pretty dope

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Bessent: "This crazy No Kings rally this weekend, which is gonna be the farthest left, the hardest core, the most unhinged in the Democratic Party, which is a big title. No Kings equals no paychecks."

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 1h

Quite a day.

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LOWρUF🐸 🇵🇦🇬🇱🇨🇦🇲🇽 @lowrhoufo.bsky.social · 1h

I feel like Ben Gvir personally being in the room when Greta Thunberg was being tortured should be bigger news

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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 24m

And yet there are hundreds of journalists in Washington who are willing to accept as true allegations by the Republicans that the Democrats are communists.

Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 29m

Today, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the US govt. would set “price floors” across a range of industries.

The reporter doing the interview didn’t follow up on that comment, so we don’t know anything more about what he meant.

Bessent Says U.S. Government Will ‘Set Price Floors’ Across Industries

The treasury secretary made the eyebrow-raising comment during a conversation about trade and industrial policy with CNBC.

www.notus.org

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Freeloader @freeloadersb.bsky.social · 20m

💯💯💯💯

utopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 1h

absolutely unthinkable to help pass a budget as long as he feels comfortable saying this

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Trump: "We're just at the start. We're going to go into other cities that we're not talking about purposely. We're getting ready to go in."

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 1h

Politico has now confirmed this.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office

An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

www.politico.com

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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 1h

The hoods are all the way off over on the hellsite

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Blue Georgia @bluegeorgia.bsky.social · 5h

These are some of the leaked messages Young Republicans were sending in group chats.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Owen Barcala @obarcala.bsky.social · 2h

The "don't call us Nazis" crowd sure has a lot of swastikas

Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 2h

Holy shit. This is Angelo Elia, a legislative correspondent for Congressman Dave Taylor.

According to @rooster.info, during a Zoom meeting today, he had an American nazi flag displayed in the background.

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Freeloader @freeloadersb.bsky.social · 1h

I honestly love this man

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Mamdani: "I just want to speak directly to the president. I will not be a mayor like Mayor Adams who will call you to stay out of jail. I won't be a disgraced governor like Andrew Cuomo who will call you to ask how to win this election. I can do those things on my own."

Freeloader @freeloadersb.bsky.social · 2h

What the hell was that link in my last post??

Freeloader @freeloadersb.bsky.social · 2h

So what are the state police doing at Broadview?

Freeloader @freeloadersb.bsky.social · 2h

As I’m reading, they LIMIT the ways in which state police can cooperate with federal authorities - specifically with immigration enforcement.

Freeloader @freeloadersb.bsky.social · 2h

Ok but this still doesn’t obligate state police to protect ICE facilities… so I fail to see how this supports your position?

Freeloader @freeloadersb.bsky.social · 2h

Oooh. I learned something today.

Freeloader @freeloadersb.bsky.social · 3h

And the New Way Forward Act isn’t even law yet, so it has no bearing on what the governor can or cannot do:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Way....

New Way Forward Act - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Freeloader @freeloadersb.bsky.social · 3h

Vicki…
The Trust Act has to do with immigration enforcement, not state protection of federal facilities.

Illinois State police are LIMITED in what they can do to help ICE by the Trust act, not obligated to stand guard outside ICE facilities.

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Freeloader @freeloadersb.bsky.social · 3h

One of us has posted several pieces of video evidence.

The other has now twice disparaged anti ICE protesters.

I’m comfortable with the side of the line I’m standing on. If that’s the mental gymnastics you’re willing to make to support your argument, I can tell we ain’t gonna see eye to eye.

Freeloader @freeloadersb.bsky.social · 3h

That’s a second video I’ve posted to your replies, filmed 1 day apart.

Again, the ask is: STOP using the State Police to protect the ICE facility and instead use them to protect your citizenry.

Freeloader @freeloadersb.bsky.social · 3h

How many posts do you require?

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Dan Mihalopoulos @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social · 3d

Saturday night suppression by Illinois State Police near Broadview ICE facility

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 3d

Troopers just violently attacked protesters, tackled several, several arrests, shoving activists and press with batons.

Freeloader @freeloadersb.bsky.social · 3h

I’m so happy for you!

It must be nice to have your support on this platform… a real boost to have you out here casting dispersions on the ICE protestors.

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Freeloader @freeloadersb.bsky.social · 3h

*like us respect her.

And I do like JB as well… but he can do more, especially when it comes to his state police.

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Freeloader @freeloadersb.bsky.social · 3h

Patches on the arm indicate state police:

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 4d

JB wants you to believe he’ll stop trmp when he won’t even stop the Illinois state police from attacking residents

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 4h

This Supreme Court case in Louisiana is about one thing, and one thing only: reinstituting Jim Crow by way of ensuring that Black Americans are taxed without receiving representation in Congress.

Everything else is noise and bluster.

This stolen Supreme Court is going to send us back to the 1860s.

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Freeloader @freeloadersb.bsky.social · 4h

Two quick points, JD:

1: A lot of the people in the chat are in their 30s and 40s… so, maybe not kids.

2: Most of your teenage escapades might not be on the internet, but at least your fucking of a sofa has gone viral.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

JD Vance dismisses Young Republicans who in a group chat said "I love Hitler" and joked about slavery and rape as "a bunch of kids" who "told stupid jokes" and adds that "most of the stupid things I did when I was a teenager and young adult, they're not on the internet."