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RogueGrunt

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“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.“ • Celer, Silens, Mortalis • Semper Fidelis • Sic Semper Tyrannis •

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RogueGrunt @roguegrunt.bsky.social · Sep 11

"The spectacle of right-wing grievance politics collapses under the weight of its own contradictions. When migrants drown at sea or refugees are caged, cruelty is rebranded as comedy and monetized through merchandise, memes, and talking-point theatrics.

Yet when violence returns home, when one of their tribunes is struck the discourse shifts overnight from sadism to sanctimony. Suddenly, 'empathy' and 'the sanctity of life' are invoked, not as universal values but as tribal shields.

It reveals a morality less concerned with human suffering than with preserving the imagined innocence of their own political cohort.

Equally revealing is the grotesque idolatry of the Second Amendment. Its defenders treat firearms not as tools but as civic sacraments, brushing aside the predictable carnage as 'the cost of freedom.'

The irony is staggering: a movement that insists mass death is acceptable collateral in the name of liberty also demands national mourning when its own suffers.

This is not empathy but selective outrage, rooted in the same supremacist logic that has always rationed compassion along racial, national, and ideological lines. The dissonance is not incidental it is the defining feature of the politics itself."

~ Heather Lyle.

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RogueGrunt @roguegrunt.bsky.social · 10h

As the nation reels from another devastating mass shooting—this time at a Mormon church in suburban Michigan—Republican leaders have remained notably silent following revelations that the gunman was a devoted Trump supporter who once proudly wore the label “Ultra MAGA.”

GOP Silent as Mormon Church Gunman Identified as ‘Ultra MAGA’ Trump Supporter

The man who stormed a Mormon church with an assault rifle and left four people dead was a self-described "Ultra MAGA" Trump supporter, a former Marine, and a father of one.

dailyboulder.com

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RogueGrunt @roguegrunt.bsky.social · 14h

RogueGrunt @roguegrunt.bsky.social · 16h

Let’s not forget the real evil architect of all this behind the scenes is Stephen Miller.

RogueGrunt @roguegrunt.bsky.social · 16h

Thiel is a vile caricature of a comic book villian who lurks in the background and pulls strings as he projects his own self-hatred upon others.

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RogueGrunt @roguegrunt.bsky.social · 16h

ICE agents shot and killed a family dog in Texas and then fled the scene. Absolutely vile.

RogueGrunt @roguegrunt.bsky.social · 2d

www.rawstory.com/maga-account...

RogueGrunt @roguegrunt.bsky.social · 3d

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RogueGrunt @roguegrunt.bsky.social · 3d

Got caught. Then chickened out and ran like the little dickless ghoul that he is.

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RogueGrunt @roguegrunt.bsky.social · 3d

ICE, CBP and DHS are hiring unhinged, unstable and incompetent individuals and giving them firearms.

It was only a matter of time before something like this happened. Now that it has happened they are trying to cover it up.

RogueGrunt @roguegrunt.bsky.social · 3d

Republicans have a serious Pedophilia problem on their hands. Release the Epstein Files!

Republican Sexual Predators

Exposing the Corruption of the "Family Values" Party

goppredators.wordpress.com

RogueGrunt @roguegrunt.bsky.social · 4d

Legacy media’s reporting has also been a profile in cowardice. At this point they are pretty much complicit.

RogueGrunt @roguegrunt.bsky.social · 4d

RogueGrunt @roguegrunt.bsky.social · 5d

All told, ICE’s practices of transfers, isolation, and overcrowding amount to a desperate situation where due process rights are too easily ignored. “To me, it seems like cruelty is the point,” Chua said.

How ICE Hides Detainees From Their Lawyers

‘It seems like cruelty is the point,’ one attorney said.

prospect.org

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RogueGrunt @roguegrunt.bsky.social · 5d

I’d say that applies to our fellow brothers of the knuckle dragging persuasion as well. Seen some amazing leaders and some god awful sociopaths that shouldn’t be trusted with a butter knife in the time in service.

RogueGrunt @roguegrunt.bsky.social · 7d

It’s getting worse and worse every day. Extrajudicial killings and paramilitary death squads are just around the corner. We should ALL be worried. Arm up, folks.

RogueGrunt @roguegrunt.bsky.social · 7d

Absolutely vile.

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RogueGrunt @roguegrunt.bsky.social · 8d

Trump Publishes Enemies List To White House Website, And It’s Just Democrats Speaking The Truth.

From the 1000-percent-bullshit dept.

Trump Publishes Enemies List To White House Website, And It’s Just Democrats Speaking The Truth

God, what I wouldn’t give for another Nixon administration. Sure, it was corrupt and built from the ground up to punish the opposing party for being the opposing party. But that administratio…

www.techdirt.com

RogueGrunt @roguegrunt.bsky.social · 9d

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RogueGrunt @roguegrunt.bsky.social · 9d

Handcuffed to a Ventilator in His Dying Breathes, Miguel Ángel García-Hernández Dies in Shackles October 1st, 2025 After Being Shot 5 Times in ICE Custody While Detained in a Transport Van.

RogueGrunt @roguegrunt.bsky.social · 9d

'Surreal Moment for America': ICE Agents in Chicago Drag Children Out of Their Homes, Ransack Building www.commondreams.org/news/ice-rai...

'Surreal Moment for America': ICE Agents in Chicago Drag Children Out of Their Homes, Ransack Building | Common Dreams

Federal law enforcement officials in Chicago conducted a controversial raid, dragging residents, including children, from their homes.

www.commondreams.org

RogueGrunt @roguegrunt.bsky.social · 10d

Miller’s like the little chihuahua that yips at you like he’s a big dog while hiding behind his owner’s leg. He’s the kind of loser that you don’t leave your drink unattended by in a bar.

RogueGrunt @roguegrunt.bsky.social · 10d

BINGO

RogueGrunt @roguegrunt.bsky.social · 10d

You’re not wrong. Even Floridians think Floridians are batshit crazy.

RogueGrunt @roguegrunt.bsky.social · 10d

The most concerning part of the entire Hegeseth dog and pony show? The SecDef essentially just gave the green light for our military to deliberately target and kill American citizens on US soil.

The ROE is there specifically to discourage the targeting of civilians during wartime. This is very bad.