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Gvnzng aka Victor @gvnzng.bsky.social · 6h

More of this please. A hell of a lot more.

He's like the Rodney Dangerfield of VPs without any of the respect.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

Gvnzng aka Victor @gvnzng.bsky.social · 8h

The Cure doing a DMCA take down of ICE propaganda that used "Friday I'm in love" is making today Just like heaven

In all fairness, there really is no RWNJ talent for them to use
consequence.net/2025/10/ice-...

ICE Propaganda Video Hit with DMCA Takedown Over Use of The Cure's "Friday I'm in Love"

A Department of Homeland Security social media post featuring The Cure’s “Friday I’m in Love” has been removed following a DMCA takedown request.

consequence.net

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Gvnzng aka Victor @gvnzng.bsky.social · 11h

Gvnzng aka Victor @gvnzng.bsky.social · 13h

Trump is the boomer final boss.

Like I always say, trump makes the dumb feel smart. (And the racist feel validated). And that's why they will be loyal to the bitter end.

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Gvnzng aka Victor @gvnzng.bsky.social · 13h

...And who was president that morning?

Yup, the next No Kings March is coming up. Trump must have just stepped out of a meeting discussing how they are going to infiltrate these protests to instigate violence.

So he's definitely placing false flag agents into protests... Got it.

Trump falsely claims "Biden FBI" placed agents in Jan. 6 crowd

“THE BIDEN FBI PLACED 274 AGENTS INTO THE CROWD ON JANUARY 6,” the president wrote in a late-night post to Truth Social.

www.newsweek.com

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

When you fail the intelligence test to join the Marines, the ethics test to be a political appointee and the physical fitness test for a desk job, ICE is the place for you.

www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Opinion | The Chicago raids send a worrying signal about the ideal ICE agents in Trump's America

The agency is on a hiring spree. But we know what that kind of breakneck expansion of the workforce can result in because we’ve seen it before.

www.msnbc.com

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

Buried deep in a report, the Trump Administration admits that their immigration policy is causing damage to the food supply

www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations in the United States

The Department of Labor (Department or DOL) is issuing this interim final rule (IFR) to amend its regulations governing the certification of agricultural labor or services to be performed by temporary...

www.federalregister.gov

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

Teachers will be required to tell kids to eavesdrop on their parents to see if they criticize Trump. America is less white all the time. This is stupid.

These are people who would commit atrocities and have you forget them. Yes, that is future tense.

michiganadvance.com/2025/10/11/r...

Trump undertakes a MAGA-centric makeover of US civics education • Michigan Advance

WASHINGTON — A slew of conservative groups will lead a new coalition to spur civics education and push the subject in a more patriotic direction, the U.S. Education Department announced last month, ra...

michiganadvance.com

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

Again. Every accusation is a confession. This was all shame and retaliation. Once trumps gone and his shiatkicker admin is out real law will take over and they will claim retaliation. Nazis didn't get mercy. Neither should they for following orders.

Prosecutors Sucking Lemons in Their Vindictive Prosecution of Jim Comey - emptywheel

Unless prosecutors find a way to make the Jim Comey prosecution go away, in nine days, we'll get details (in the Vindictive and Selective Prosecution motion) of the efforts Trump has already made to p...

www.emptywheel.net

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

Some good news for we, the people and the rule of law.

Donald Trump on Saturday got hit with a legal loss when an appeals court blocked his administration from deploying the National Guard on the streets of Chicago, Illinois.

www.rawstory.com/trump-blocke...

Appeals court blocks Trump from deploying National Guard on streets of Chicago

Donald Trump on Saturday got hit with a legal loss when an appeals court blocked his administration from deploying the National Guard on the streets of Chicago, Illinois.NBC News legal affairs reporte...

www.rawstory.com

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

What Happens After We Die? These UVA Researchers Are Investigating It.

When our bodies perish, can our consciousness persist? At the University of Virginia, researchers are searching for answers, one near-death experience at a time.
www.washingtonian.com/2025/09/18/w...

What Happens After We Die? UVA Researchers Are Investigating It.

When our bodies perish, can our consciousness persist? At the University of Virginia, researchers are searching for answers, one near-death experience at a time.

www.washingtonian.com

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

He's a virus and wiping us all out

Just as we've got measles outbreaks and are heading into flu season.

Trump did the same when he scuttled Obama pandemic initiatives at the CDC and NIH along with WHO collaboration on the verge of COVID.

economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/interna...

Trump administration lays off dozens of disease detectives and scientists

Dozens of CDC employees, including top scientists, “disease detectives,” and the entire Washington office, were notified Friday that they were being laid off as part of the Trump administrations lates...

economictimes.indiatimes.com

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

Qatar really raised the bar for bribes with that flying national security threat they gave him.

Gotta up your bribery game now.

Who could ever have foreseen this turn of events

like, besides everybody?

www.rawstory.com/trump-solar/

Trump kills major project backed by company donating millions to his White House ballroom

A firm that cut millions of dollars in donations to President Donald Trump's plan for a massive new ballroom wing of the White House has suddenly found one of its flagship energy projects canceled by ...

www.rawstory.com

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

This "comedy" deep dive on Steven Miller is excellent if you can stomach it....

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlKD...

The Making Of Stephen Miller - SOME MORE NEWS

YouTube video by Some More News

www.youtube.com

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

At the Hexacon offensive security conference in Paris on Friday, Apple vice president of security engineering and architecture Ivan Krstić announced a new maximum payout of $2 million for a chain of software exploits that could be abused for spyware.

arstechnica.com/security/202...

Apple ups the reward for finding major exploits to $2 million

With bonuses, maximum rewards can be as high as $5 million.

arstechnica.com

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

Bribe for Cheetolini in form of a "donation" to the White House ballroom fund: $5 million. Cheetolini still cancelling your flagship government project with no explanation: Priceless

Did you make a deal with the deal artist?
Have the business success you bribed for
www.rawstory.com/trump-solar/

Trump kills major project backed by company donating millions to his White House ballroom

A firm that cut millions of dollars in donations to President Donald Trump's plan for a massive new ballroom wing of the White House has suddenly found one of its flagship energy projects canceled by ...

www.rawstory.com

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

Florida resident James O’Gara received a surprise visit from law enforcement at his home last week in what First Amendment experts have labeled a clear attempt at intimidation in response to a “pretty innocuous postcard” he had sent a government official.

www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...

Police visit over 'You lack values' postcard sparks First Amendment debate

A Largo man sent a postcard to Florida's chief financial officer that said "YOU LACK VALUES." Then armed police showed up at this doorstep.

www.tallahassee.com

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

OK now we’re ready for Halloween. Fully.
Happy Saturday!

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

Disarray? Almost like there was a struggle or something? Or, maybe he had undiagnosed epilepsy or was a poor homemaker. I guess we'll nevar know.

...have they considered it might be because Epstein didn't kill himself?

www.cbsnews.com/news/jeffrey...

In cell where Jeffrey Epstein died, a scene of disarray that never underwent thorough inspection, experts said

Photos of Jeffrey Epstein's cell show a scene of disarray that never underwent a proper inspection, according to experts.

www.cbsnews.com

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

Hey Gym Jordan, sorry to interrupt you - holy crap the entire politics is vile. Not evil, vile it's the same word. I thought things couldn't get worse. Guess what, they got worse. Get out. There's the exit over there. Out.

www.rawstory.com/jim-jordan-t...

'On the table': Jim Jordan opens the door to impeaching judges who restrain Trump

House Judiciary Committee chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) is making noises that he is open to the idea of impeaching judges who use the law to restrain Donald Trump’s policies that do not pass constitutional ...

www.rawstory.com

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

Yesterday a judge told ICE to stop using force against Chicago journalists. Guess what they did today. Go on, guess

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/10/w...

WGN-TV producer detained during ICE enforcement action in Lincoln Square

A WGN-TV video editor and producer was roughly detained by two Border Patrol agents on Friday morning during a highly visible rush hour enforcement action in Lincoln Square.

www.chicagotribune.com

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

Naziferatu accidentally says "I" when discussing Cheetolini's powers. Dick Cheney unavailable for comment

Well he's not covered by any scotus immunity yet so let's hope he gets a reckoning down the line

newrepublic.com/post/201663/...

Stephen Miller Accidentally Says “I” When Discussing Trump’s Powers

Miller’s slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge.

newrepublic.com

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

Trump needs to feel like everyone sees Miller as the top dog and Trump as the face (yikes). His narcissism will take over. Get Miller on screen overstepping and back-pedaling and make sure Trump sees it so often he dreams about it.

Call Trump Miller Lite
newrepublic.com/post/201663/...

Stephen Miller Accidentally Says “I” When Discussing Trump’s Powers

Miller’s slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge.

newrepublic.com

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

"So now Trump is left watching from the sidelines - furious, while the Nobel Peace Prize goes to someone backed by members of his own team."

Team Trump did not help defeat Trump. Trump defeated Trump. He never stood a chance.
dailyboulder.com/letter-emerg...

Letter Emerges Showing Marco Rubio and Several GOP Lawmakers Backed Machado for Nobel Peace Prize — Now Trumpworld Is Fuming

Donald Trump has spent years arguing he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, citing everything from foreign policy deals to "ending wars." But this year, the prize went to Venezuelan opposition leader Marí...

dailyboulder.com

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

That lopsided smile doesn't look good. IANAD but bilateral asymmetry like that suggests a stroke. I wonder if it's because while he was sequestered, he found out he didn't get the Nobel Peace Prize and he stroked out, or had a full-on aneurysm?
www.irishstar.com/news/politic...

Shocking theory about Trump's Walter Reed visit for his second 'annual' check up

Trump was 78 when he was inaugurated back in January and is on track to become the country’s oldest president by the end of his second term

www.irishstar.com