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Josh V

@bruiserchgo.bsky.social

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Josh V @bruiserchgo.bsky.social · Feb 26

I keep seeing claims that Democrats need to shift more to the center, and I think that’s wrong. I wrote about my thoughts for how Democrats can move forward here: bruiserblog.com/2025/02/07/n...

Now What?

Well, well, well. We’re a little over two weeks into the second Trump presidency and… holy fucking shit! I think even many of us who were shouting warnings about Trump have been a little taken abac…

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 23h

Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.

Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 23h

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 22h

Trump just bombed six more people in the Caribbean, for a total of 27 civilians who have been killed so far by the US military. It’s illegal for the military to target civilians who do not pose an immediate threat. This is murder.

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says
In a social media post, the president said the people aboard a boat were suspected of smuggling drugs for an unspecified group his team had labeled terrorists.

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Josh V @bruiserchgo.bsky.social · 2d

They are rounding people up first and asking for papers later

Josh V @bruiserchgo.bsky.social · 2d

Don’t forget the bribes from Twitter and Google

Josh V @bruiserchgo.bsky.social · 2d

I got that same text about pizza for college kids. I was like… what?

Josh V @bruiserchgo.bsky.social · 2d

Damn I couldn’t make the secret meeting, I was hoping I could get paid via Venmo.

Josh V @bruiserchgo.bsky.social · 2d

Paid protesters on a massive scale, but they’re mystified as to who could be funding it. 🤔

Almost as if they’re making this all up.

Josh V @bruiserchgo.bsky.social · 2d

“fired in error a day earlier”. These are not serious people.

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Josh V @bruiserchgo.bsky.social · 3d

Good gods, yes! Get adults in charge again so we can get back to complaining about long waits at brunch and not the fall of the republic.

Josh V @bruiserchgo.bsky.social · 4d

10 years if you obtain it as an adult. But otherwise yes

Josh V @bruiserchgo.bsky.social · 4d

If you switch sides you can also become his vice president!

Josh V @bruiserchgo.bsky.social · 4d

What is Antifa short for, Pam? SAY THE WHOLE THING!

Josh V @bruiserchgo.bsky.social · 4d

Don’t forget SPECTRE!

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Kyle @kyleshivers.bsky.social · 4d

Join ICE today cmon

Post from the New Yorker: ICE wants YOU to put on a MASK to do your JOB. But NOT like
during COVID when YOU didn't WANT to wear a MASK. This time, it's NOT for protecting OTHERS from HARM-it's for protecting your IDENTITY while YOU harm OTHERS.

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Josh V @bruiserchgo.bsky.social · 4d

But are they gluten free?

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4d

The president says there are very few stores left in Portland, Oregon, and the ones that are left are made of plywood.

I know we’re numb to this, but in any other time he’d have been removed by the 25th Amendment by now

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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Josh V @bruiserchgo.bsky.social · 4d

We welcome our frog 🐸 brethren to the Windy City

Josh V @bruiserchgo.bsky.social · 4d

A banana ball game would never go 15 innings and 4 and half hours. It’s clearly the superior sport!

Josh V @bruiserchgo.bsky.social · 4d

I mean…

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 4d

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

Josh V @bruiserchgo.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you and @duckworth.senate.gov for showing up. Please keep up the pressure. Every elected Republican should be getting pressed on this—and the outright lies that places like Chicago and Portland are “burning”—at every opportunity.

Josh V @bruiserchgo.bsky.social · 4d

It seems increasingly likely that Trump is suffering from dementia and diminished capacity and his inner circle is either showing him fake videos or something that happened long ago (or far away). That he’s being manipulated and someone else is pulling the strings and acting as President #25thnow

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

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Josh V @bruiserchgo.bsky.social · 4d

Like wtf do they need to have her pinned to the ground for? They don’t, they’re just thugs.

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Josh V @bruiserchgo.bsky.social · 4d

“Obstruction of justice” is literally anything they don’t like. Most likely to get tossed but they don’t care, they aren’t after convictions, they’re after intimidation.

Josh V @bruiserchgo.bsky.social · 4d

Man, I love Portland! 🐸

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 5d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

Josh V @bruiserchgo.bsky.social · 4d

Show you MY papers? How about you show ME YOUR papers?!

Oowwww tear gas, my eyes!! 😭

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