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dead [he/him]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 15 days ago

Photo of President Nicolas Maduro taken hostage

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Photo of President Nicolas Maduro taken hostage

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https://web.archive.org/web/20260103162459/https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115832088990838303

https://www.newsweek.com/photo-of-nicolas-maduro-captured-released-11302442

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  • dead [he/him]@hexbear.netOP
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    Trump posted this photo alongside a video of the US bombing Venezuela set to the ‘Fortunate Son’ by CCR. This seems to be Trump’s favorite song because he played it at all of his campaign rallies. The song is about rich men who dodged the draft during the Vietnam War.

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      That’s such a weird choice. Isn’t he basically everything the song ridicules?

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        He’s a boomer, he probably just associates it with Vietnam war movies and cool manly soldiers in helicopter, like all burgerreich boomers he thinks they are glorifying the war

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        lyrics don’t have meaning if you don’t listen to them

        • Horse {they/them}@lemmygrad.ml
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          and surprisingly most people don’t
          people are still surprised when you tell them pumped up kicks is about school shootings

          • StarkWolf [she/her]@hexbear.net
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            When did Rage Against The Machine get so political??

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              Peacefully Protest Against the Machine

          • FortifiedAttack [any]@hexbear.net
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            …what? But that’s obvious???

            Oh my god

      • sandinista209 [he/him]@hexbear.net
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        Most Americans have no media literacy so it makes sense

      • ComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.ml
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        Maybe he is gloating?

      • MarmiteLover123 [comrade/them, any]@hexbear.net
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        The video was made by some chud as the bombings happened, I’m guessing a Trump staffer saw it, downloaded it and reposted it.

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          This is true that the video was made by a Trump fan. Trump reposts a lot of bullshit videos that he finds from fans. He’s posted a number of fan-made ai slop videos, including one which claimed that Trump invented magical healing ‘medbeds’.

          However, Trump has played the song at most of his campaign rallies. I’ve watched dozens of Trump rallies. Another frequently played song was ‘YMCA’ by The Village People.

          Here’s an article from 2020 where the founding member of CCR comments on Trump’s frequent usage of ‘Fortunate Son’ at his campaign rallies.

          https://deadline.com/2020/09/john-fogerty-donald-trump-fortunate-son-1234575603/

      • MohammedTheCommunistPalestinian [he/him]@hexbear.net
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        could be sarcasm

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      Is there anyway to see the video without going on truth social?

      • dead [he/him]@hexbear.netOP
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        RapidResponse47 is a US-government-owned Trump twitter account. The video is on the link below

        https://xcancel.com/RapidResponse47/status/2007486869722833186#m

        or internet archive

        https://web.archive.org/web/20260103162121/https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115832049332877712

        • dead [he/him]@hexbear.netOP
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          You can also search all of his truthsocial posts on this website.

          https://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/topic/social

          This website allows you to search things said by Donald Trump in video recording.

          https://rollcall.com/factbase/

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    Maduro has more dignity than the entire us armed forces

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    Sensory deprivation is cruel and unusual.

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      Increasingly ‘usual’ tbh

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    This is bad man. I can’t be online this week. I am gonna scare the fuck outta my coworkers and get committed otherwise. Google flagging yadda yadda

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    They’re forcing him to listen to Kanye, the war crimes never stop

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    It’s eerie because the other day was the anniversary of the execution of Saddam

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    Too bad that isn’t reversed and a picture of [REDACTED] being taken into custody on behalf of the ICC.

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    Happy New War, everyone!

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      New Year, New Me War a-little-trolling

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    Adidas enjoyers in tears!

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      (S)He like the Nikes, I like Adidas…

      https://youtu.be/_D5nPVDMIzI

      • HexReplyBot [none/use name]@hexbear.netB
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        I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

        • yewtu.be
        • inv.nadeko.net
        • yt.artemislena.eu
        • piped.video
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    This sucks

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    Death to the USA

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    Oh shit this is bad

  • Mindfury [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    setting aside my rage for a second - how is he always so dripped out goddamn

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      The People’s Drip

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      Despite everything, this still goes hard

    • SkingradGuard [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      It’s Bus Driver drip. The undeniable rizz of the people flows through him.

      • SpookyBogMonster@lemmy.ml
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        Riding my local bus system in solitary with noted bus driver Nicolas Maduro

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      He has great posture.

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      he looks like he’s in VRchat

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      Fr fr

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    Key word, “ostensibly.”

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