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Victor Von Doomscroll

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I look at politics in China and the United States. I will also yell about my cats and video games here. This is a private social media account I talk about pens. 🖋️

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Victor Von Doomscroll @redderbeanpaste.bsky.social · Sep 5

As we finish this first week in September I want to talk about my writing and ask for some help in keeping my blog going. I've been trying this summer to intentionally write things that could be useful for the months ahead the-haters-guide-to-international-politics.ghost.io/the-state-vi...

The State Violence Apologia Machine

Support my Writing with a Tip We have this structured and almost procedural cycle of protest violence in the United States a lot. It goes like this: 1. Grievances bubble up en masse, and people the...

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Victor Von Doomscroll @redderbeanpaste.bsky.social · 4h

Btw in kingdom come deliverance ii the devs mocapped the heroes getting vegetables thrown at them in the stocks youtube.com/shorts/Xgw6A...

This is why KCD2 has such incredible detail

YouTube video by Johnny's Codex

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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 9h

incredibly, bleakly funny that trump is going after christopher wray, who spent his entire tenure at the fbi with his head down desperately trying to avoid trump's attention and did nothing to protect the bureau from trump's attacks www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Other prosecutors are investigating former CIA director John Brennan, another prominent Trump critic, and former FBI director Christopher Wray, who was originally appointed by Trump but enraged conservatives who came to believe he had wielded the bureau’s powers against them. Former officials have received subpoenas in recent days in the Wray inquiry, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter.

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Victor Von Doomscroll @redderbeanpaste.bsky.social · 4h

Btw she does hit a dude with a chair also :)

Victor Von Doomscroll @redderbeanpaste.bsky.social · 4h

Tfw u are corny but u still got the baddie

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Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 6h

When the Yankees get eliminated

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James G @orth.ca · 6h

Vladdy: "DAAAAAA YANKEES LOSE!"

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Victor Von Doomscroll @redderbeanpaste.bsky.social · 7h

People on zoom calls: who is this DIVA

Victor Von Doomscroll @redderbeanpaste.bsky.social · 7h

Another year since I adopted Yuebing

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Victor Von Doomscroll @redderbeanpaste.bsky.social · 7h

Disgusted by how democrats discard power. As a naturalized Chinese immigrant this shit sucks

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 15h

And this was an open secret on the Hill. She just could avoid it because #Resist liberals liked her white board.

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Victor Von Doomscroll @redderbeanpaste.bsky.social · 7h

They pulled your funding and you’re still going could be controversial

NPR @npr.org · 7h

The Health Secretary's affinity for saturated fat and his ire over ultra-processed foods could influence federal food guidelines, expected out this fall. n.pr/3VRNB3H

RFK Jr.'s new dietary guidelines could be controversial. Here's what to watch for

The health secretary's affinity for saturated fat and his ire over ultraprocessed foods could influence federal food guidelines, expected out this fall.

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Victor Von Doomscroll @redderbeanpaste.bsky.social · 7h

Chickenshit response

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 12h

Durbin on whether Democrats can use reining in ICE in Chicago as a precondition to rein in the government says “can’t do that. It’s gotta be health care all the way.”

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Shepherd @neolithicsheep.bsky.social · 8h

You either defend trans people and people of color now, or you go out alone when it's your turn. Just like Niemoller thought the Nazis would leave him alone if he was a good German. You're as wrong as he was. You'll find out.

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Shepherd @neolithicsheep.bsky.social · 8h

Y'all told these motherfuckers it was OK to let trans people lose their rights. Now they're banking on people letting them abandon everyone who looks vaguely Latino as well as actual immigrants. Who are y'all advocating for moderation gonna abandon next?

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 12h

Durbin on whether Democrats can use reining in ICE in Chicago as a precondition to rein in the government says “can’t do that. It’s gotta be health care all the way.”

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Victor Von Doomscroll @redderbeanpaste.bsky.social · 8h

I’m crying lmfao

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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 1d

Solidarity with @mark-bray.bsky.social, a fantastic, thoughtful, and generous scholar whose work about antifa is so important in this moment.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations

Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violence

www.theguardian.com

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Remora House DC 🎃 @remorahousedc.bsky.social · 8h

I know we’re making jokes cause shit is terrifying & we’re coping…

but this shit is real.

Solidarity with Mark Bray, who has done tremendous research on fascism that has informed our struggle. Wishing you & your family safety.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 9h

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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Victor Von Doomscroll @redderbeanpaste.bsky.social · 8h

Most politicians are terrible managers and have some sort of issue or another in terms of boundaries. Like.

Victor Von Doomscroll @redderbeanpaste.bsky.social · 8h

Speaking as a former staffer for dc spaces lmfao the way our pain gets reduced to nothing

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 8h

It was only a matter of time before these stories started to come out
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘Get out of my f--king shot’: Katie Porter tears into staffer in newly released video

The former member of Congress, who is now running for California governor, also vented that she was snubbed by the Biden White House, complaining she raised the president “a shit ton of money.”

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Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 8h

Please update us when you can, Mark.

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Victor Von Doomscroll @redderbeanpaste.bsky.social · 8h

Joe Biden should never know peace tbh

utopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 9h

Happy there seems to be a ceasefire, it will be an objectively good thing if it holds together, but every weak wristed defense of this genocide regime that I saw on here, man, aged like shit.

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utopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 9h

Happy there seems to be a ceasefire, it will be an objectively good thing if it holds together, but every weak wristed defense of this genocide regime that I saw on here, man, aged like shit.

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Travis @someforeignfield.bsky.social · 9h

It's clear that when the US wants a ceasefire deal, one miraculously occurs. Makes the "working tirelessly for a ceasefire" stuff from last year even more disgusting.

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Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · 8h

GC wrote a great thread about the recasting of Hamazaki with Teruyuki Kagawa that I really suggest reading (along with the article from @unseenjapan.com) to get full context of RGG Studios deliberate decision to stand by this choice.

GC Vazquez @gcvazquez.bsky.social · 10d

So for people wondering about the Teruyuki Kagawa stuff (or for people who don't know,) yeah. The new actor portraying Hamazaki in Kiwami 3 admitted to sexually harassing a hostess club employee in 2022.
www.unseen-japan.com/kagawa-teruy...

Everyone Knew About Kagawa Teruyuki - Unseen Japan

The more we learn about the ongoing Kagawa Teruyuki scandal, the worse it gets. Some recent commentary translated for our Patreon subscribers.

www.unseen-japan.com

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