Vaughn Derderian
@jst1vaughn.bsky.social
Reforming bar owner | General purpose Oakland County Democrat | Special Needs Dad
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Vaughn Derderian
@jst1vaughn.bsky.social
· May 23
My favorite social media emotion is the shame and embarrassment I feel when someone follows me. Like…I’m just not ever going to talk a lot, so…thanks. I will try to occasionally be hilarious, but I can’t promise more than that.
Watching The Dark Knight - for whole chunks of the movie, I was absolutely enthralled because you didn't *quite* know exactly which way things were going to go. The boat sequence sticks out in my mind - there were a *ton* of ways you could resolve that premise and make it fit with the Joker's ethos.
Raising the always fun question: What are your most memorable theater-going experiences?
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
It was hands-down one of the most memorable theater-going experiences I can remember, a collective 30-minute butt-clench/armrest-grab for the final climb. And we knew he lived! Wild.
December 13, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Watching The Dark Knight - for whole chunks of the movie, I was absolutely enthralled because you didn't *quite* know exactly which way things were going to go. The boat sequence sticks out in my mind - there were a *ton* of ways you could resolve that premise and make it fit with the Joker's ethos.
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In this Very Serious country where we are Very Concerned about incitements of political violence, people were fired from their careers for quoting a podcaster’s own words but it will barely be remarked upon that the president posted a video of himself bombing his own citizens
October 19, 2025 at 5:54 AM
In this Very Serious country where we are Very Concerned about incitements of political violence, people were fired from their careers for quoting a podcaster’s own words but it will barely be remarked upon that the president posted a video of himself bombing his own citizens
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On the eve of #NoKings
The effect of Trump’s policies on health insurance have been revealed
A 60 year couple in Kentucky making $85,000 might pay $23,700 more
In Nevada-$18,100 more
In Minnesota-$15,500
In Maryland-$13,700
It’s absolutely unsustainable
THIS is why there is a Trump shutdown
The effect of Trump’s policies on health insurance have been revealed
A 60 year couple in Kentucky making $85,000 might pay $23,700 more
In Nevada-$18,100 more
In Minnesota-$15,500
In Maryland-$13,700
It’s absolutely unsustainable
THIS is why there is a Trump shutdown
October 18, 2025 at 3:44 AM
On the eve of #NoKings
The effect of Trump’s policies on health insurance have been revealed
A 60 year couple in Kentucky making $85,000 might pay $23,700 more
In Nevada-$18,100 more
In Minnesota-$15,500
In Maryland-$13,700
It’s absolutely unsustainable
THIS is why there is a Trump shutdown
The effect of Trump’s policies on health insurance have been revealed
A 60 year couple in Kentucky making $85,000 might pay $23,700 more
In Nevada-$18,100 more
In Minnesota-$15,500
In Maryland-$13,700
It’s absolutely unsustainable
THIS is why there is a Trump shutdown
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Being a Lions fan means learning g about rules that hasn’t been called since 1966 in a game that ended 12-6.
October 13, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Being a Lions fan means learning g about rules that hasn’t been called since 1966 in a game that ended 12-6.
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Everyone is so on edge. Maybe think about not being an asshole before you post something to someone.
October 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Everyone is so on edge. Maybe think about not being an asshole before you post something to someone.
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Jesus.
ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.
Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.
He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.
Houston, Texas
Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.
He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.
Houston, Texas
October 12, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Jesus.
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Thankful for the new season of Peacemaker for putting this song into my personal rotation youtu.be/Om_VWBua0_M?...
Foxy Shazam - Oh Lord (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by RHINO
youtu.be
October 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Thankful for the new season of Peacemaker for putting this song into my personal rotation youtu.be/Om_VWBua0_M?...
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The president just gathered the highest ranking officers in the military to tell them that he may order them to kill American citizens -- and that they better follow his orders. All in response to a series of crises that have no basis in reality.
I don't know how to yell any louder.
I don't know how to yell any louder.
September 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The president just gathered the highest ranking officers in the military to tell them that he may order them to kill American citizens -- and that they better follow his orders. All in response to a series of crises that have no basis in reality.
I don't know how to yell any louder.
I don't know how to yell any louder.
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So this is apparently how it goes these days:
(violence occurs)
TRANSPHOBE: It's the evil violent trans people who have done this!
(perpetrator revealed not to be trans)
TRANSPHOBE: Ah! Nevertheless -
(violence occurs)
TRANSPHOBE: It's the evil violent trans people who have done this!
(perpetrator revealed not to be trans)
TRANSPHOBE: Ah! Nevertheless -
September 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
So this is apparently how it goes these days:
(violence occurs)
TRANSPHOBE: It's the evil violent trans people who have done this!
(perpetrator revealed not to be trans)
TRANSPHOBE: Ah! Nevertheless -
(violence occurs)
TRANSPHOBE: It's the evil violent trans people who have done this!
(perpetrator revealed not to be trans)
TRANSPHOBE: Ah! Nevertheless -
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It’s funny seeing all the right wing talking heads try and condemn violence, only to be reposted with screenshots of their own calls to violence.
Your ethos means nothing if your praxis contradicts it.
Your ethos means nothing if your praxis contradicts it.
September 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
It’s funny seeing all the right wing talking heads try and condemn violence, only to be reposted with screenshots of their own calls to violence.
Your ethos means nothing if your praxis contradicts it.
Your ethos means nothing if your praxis contradicts it.
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If you had told me in 2012 that Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign manager would be posting like this 13 years later i would not have believed you
August 30, 2025 at 3:27 PM
If you had told me in 2012 that Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign manager would be posting like this 13 years later i would not have believed you
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Newsom being treated like the sole voice of resistance and defiance to Trump shows how absurdly coastal based both our country and party are (to be clear, both coasts). Pritzker was being defiant while Newsom was paling around w/right wingers and throwing Transgendered folks under the bus.
August 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Newsom being treated like the sole voice of resistance and defiance to Trump shows how absurdly coastal based both our country and party are (to be clear, both coasts). Pritzker was being defiant while Newsom was paling around w/right wingers and throwing Transgendered folks under the bus.
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There’s a theme here, between Miller and Vermeule, which is that the authoritarian right has a view of “order” which has nothing to do with actual crime and has everything to do with violently enforcing their preferred cultural hierarchies.
August 13, 2025 at 2:56 AM
There’s a theme here, between Miller and Vermeule, which is that the authoritarian right has a view of “order” which has nothing to do with actual crime and has everything to do with violently enforcing their preferred cultural hierarchies.
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🚨 House Republicans passed the #MAGAMurderBill into law.
EVERY GOP-HELD SEAT LISTED HERE IS WITHIN REACH.
WIN. THESE. SEATS. Donate today. #Blue26
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August 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
🚨 House Republicans passed the #MAGAMurderBill into law.
EVERY GOP-HELD SEAT LISTED HERE IS WITHIN REACH.
WIN. THESE. SEATS. Donate today. #Blue26
secure.actblue.com/donate/house...
EVERY GOP-HELD SEAT LISTED HERE IS WITHIN REACH.
WIN. THESE. SEATS. Donate today. #Blue26
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If you’re an immigrant with legal status who’s committed 0 crimes you can be sent to a torture prison where you’ll be raped and dehumanized.
If you’re old pals with Trump and ran a pedophile ring you get sent to a cushy minimum security prison despite being ineligible because you’re a sex offender.
If you’re old pals with Trump and ran a pedophile ring you get sent to a cushy minimum security prison despite being ineligible because you’re a sex offender.
August 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
If you’re an immigrant with legal status who’s committed 0 crimes you can be sent to a torture prison where you’ll be raped and dehumanized.
If you’re old pals with Trump and ran a pedophile ring you get sent to a cushy minimum security prison despite being ineligible because you’re a sex offender.
If you’re old pals with Trump and ran a pedophile ring you get sent to a cushy minimum security prison despite being ineligible because you’re a sex offender.
The problem with the left writ large is that our side has “Stephen Miller’s”, they just get paid to attack the Democratic Party.
I will note something I keep hearing from different lawyers, immigration activists, Dem operatives et al:
There is no Democratic Stephen miller . And that’s a problem
There is no Democratic Stephen miller . And that’s a problem
August 2, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The problem with the left writ large is that our side has “Stephen Miller’s”, they just get paid to attack the Democratic Party.
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Pretty much.
Spoiled brats threw a temper tantrum because someone beat them at checkers a few times & flipped the board over. Except the board was the United States.
Spoiled brats threw a temper tantrum because someone beat them at checkers a few times & flipped the board over. Except the board was the United States.
Congratulations white people. You’ve successfully destroyed this country. You couldn’t handle that someone Black, Brown, LGTBQ or non Christian was happy & maybe had something you felt they didn’t deserve so you turned this country over to the worst people imaginable. Take a fucking bow.
two men are sitting on a couch in front of a wall with trees and the word viceland on it
ALT: two men are sitting on a couch in front of a wall with trees and the word viceland on it
media.tenor.com
July 15, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Pretty much.
Spoiled brats threw a temper tantrum because someone beat them at checkers a few times & flipped the board over. Except the board was the United States.
Spoiled brats threw a temper tantrum because someone beat them at checkers a few times & flipped the board over. Except the board was the United States.
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BREAKING: Metadata shows the FBI’s ‘raw’ Jeffrey Epstein prison video was likely modified.
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Metadata Shows the FBI’s ‘Raw’ Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified
There is no evidence the footage was deceptively manipulated, but ambiguities around how the video was processed may further fuel conspiracy theories about Epstein's death.
www.wired.com
July 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
BREAKING: Metadata shows the FBI’s ‘raw’ Jeffrey Epstein prison video was likely modified.
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"rather than being a direct export from the prison’s surveillance system, the footage was modified, likely using the professional editing tool Adobe Premiere Pro."
Oh dear. Oh no.
#TrumpIsLyingToYou
Oh dear. Oh no.
#TrumpIsLyingToYou
BREAKING: Metadata shows the FBI’s ‘raw’ Jeffrey Epstein prison video was likely modified.
🧵
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Metadata Shows the FBI’s ‘Raw’ Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified
There is no evidence the footage was deceptively manipulated, but ambiguities around how the video was processed may further fuel conspiracy theories about Epstein's death.
www.wired.com
July 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
"rather than being a direct export from the prison’s surveillance system, the footage was modified, likely using the professional editing tool Adobe Premiere Pro."
Oh dear. Oh no.
#TrumpIsLyingToYou
Oh dear. Oh no.
#TrumpIsLyingToYou
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Seriously…has the MSM forgotten about grocery prices now that it doesn’t hurt Biden/Harris?
www.wsj.com/finance/comm...
www.wsj.com/finance/comm...
Your July Fourth Burgers Cost More Than Ever as Beef Prices Hit Record
Americans hosting cookouts will have to pay up to buy ground beef because of a historically low cattle supply.
www.wsj.com
July 3, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Seriously…has the MSM forgotten about grocery prices now that it doesn’t hurt Biden/Harris?
www.wsj.com/finance/comm...
www.wsj.com/finance/comm...
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at least he didn't do something truly reckless like try to forgive student loans
June 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
at least he didn't do something truly reckless like try to forgive student loans
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There's a weird left-QAnon thing starting up centered around dubious claims about the 2024 results popping up at the periphery of the internet. I feel like we're gonna hear more and more about this so just laying down my understanding of it now.
I think its basically a hoax.
1/a lot
I think its basically a hoax.
1/a lot
June 19, 2025 at 4:56 AM
There's a weird left-QAnon thing starting up centered around dubious claims about the 2024 results popping up at the periphery of the internet. I feel like we're gonna hear more and more about this so just laying down my understanding of it now.
I think its basically a hoax.
1/a lot
I think its basically a hoax.
1/a lot
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huh. almost like widespread automated police surveillance of motorists might have some civil liberties implications after all
Scoop: Texas police used Flock's license plate cameras to search *nationwide* for a woman who had a self-managed abortion. Claim it was "about her safety"
www.404media.co/a-texas-cop-...
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A Texas Cop Searched License Plate Cameras Nationwide for a Woman Who Got an Abortion
The sheriff said the woman self-administered the abortion and her family were concerned for her safety, so authorities searched through Flock cameras. Experts are still concerned that a cop in a state...
www.404media.co
May 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
huh. almost like widespread automated police surveillance of motorists might have some civil liberties implications after all
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they are trying to outlaw being transgender in this country and this is just the first step. they were never going to stop at sports. they weren’t going to stop at bathrooms. they want a trans genocide. it is so important to spread awareness of this
🚨 The US House of Reps have now PASSED their budget bill that includes a BAN on Gender Affirming Care for Medicaid for ALL AGES.
This bill now goes to the Senate where it’s likely to pass.
Call your Senators!
This bill now goes to the Senate where it’s likely to pass.
Call your Senators!
May 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
they are trying to outlaw being transgender in this country and this is just the first step. they were never going to stop at sports. they weren’t going to stop at bathrooms. they want a trans genocide. it is so important to spread awareness of this