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Even among the brutal ranks of the transnational gang called MS-13, Vladimir Arévalo Chávez stands out as a highly effective manager of murder, prosecutors say. Known as "Vampiro," he has been accused of overseeing killings in at least three countries: of migrants in Mexico, rivals in El Salvador and his own compatriots in the United States. His arrest in February 2023 was a major triumph for American investigators, who only months earlier had accused him and 12 other gang leaders of terrorism, bloodshed and corruption in a wide-ranging federal indictment on Long Island

But the Trump administration has not acknowledged another reason Mr. Bukele would want them back: U.S. prosecutors have amassed substantial evidence of a corrupt pact between the Salvadoran government and some high-ranking MS-13 leaders, who they say agreed to drive down violence and bolster Mr. Bukele politically in exchange for cash and perks in jail, a New York Times investigation found.| The deal with El Salvador heralded by Mr. Trump as a crackdown on crime is actually undermining a longstanding U.S. inquiry into the gang, according to multiple people with knowledge of the initiative. Two major ongoing cases against some of the gang's highest-

The dealh also undercut Mr. Trump’s own repeated pledges to dismantle MS-13, a central plank of his tough-on-crime brand. Earlier this year, Attorney General Pam Bondi issued an internal memo calling for the "total elimination" of the gang, which the White House has designated as a foreign terrorist organization. In his first term, Mr. Trump established a group of prosecutors and investigators known as Task Force Vulcan that brought expansive cases against the gang's leadership. Some who were part of that effort are now alarmed by the deal with Mr. Bukele, and worry that he wants the gang leaders back to prevent them from revealing damaging information about his government

His name was Osiris Luna Meza, and he was a top Bukele aide who ran the Salvadoran prison system. Although Mr. Bukele has long denied having corrupt ties with his country's gangs, Mr. Luna — one of Mr. Bukele's closest confidants - told U.S. diplomats that just such a pact existed between the Salvadoran government and MS-13, according to a State Department cable reviewed by The Times Confessing his "discomfort at the government's interactions" with the gang, the Sept. 10, 2020, cable said, Mr. Luna showed officials at the embassy a security camera screenshot of several masked men entering one of the prisons he oversaw.

🚨Explosive story🚨
The Trump administration is dropping charges against MS-13 gang leaders after they agreed to use their power as gang leaders to support President Bukele’s policies in El Salvador. Remember when Reagan sold missiles to Iran? It’s that bad. Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/u...

this is what every anti-zohran attack sounds like

another rep to primary 😪

NYC Comptroller Brad Lander: "I don't think the line for the [Democratic] party right now is between progressives and moderates; I think it's between fighters and folders."

we need Brad Lander to primary Schumer while teaming up with progressive challengers for Jeffries and Pelosi and they travel around doing events together to boost other progressives in primaries

that cross-endorsement camaraderie really appeals to people. let us imagine a better leadership team!

we need a factory covering at least 4 states for the all-seeing robot to read

romhacks are the future (unfortunately)

This is a Hall of Fame reader comment on a very reactionary op-ed about Zohran Mamdani's victory that was published in my local paper today.

Worth a watch:

Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.

Chris Cuomo on NewsNation, with the chyron: DEVELOPING STORY: DO YOU KNOW WHO MY DAD IS

image of charlie kirk’s twitter? handle that for some reason has “11” at the end. plane emoji headed towards the 11 in the pic

Please share your favorite Zohran crash outs here. Thank you in advance.

Here's a fun thing that a top donor to Andrew Cuomo's super PAC just told me.

I'm hearing a lot of "Jews in New York are scared" today. So, a couple of thoughts: 1) Jews should be angry, not scared. We were targeted with a relentless, heavily funded barrage of lies playing off of real fears of antisemitism by a man who came within 7 points of winning. That reeks of contempt.>

free her!!

Finally, my long awaited tribute to new york city in celebration of mamdani's win

LMAO

Flashback to 2018 when @aoc.bsky.social won her primary against Joe Crowley.

Zohran standing amidst a crowd in winter clothing

Zohran at the rally for trans youth on february 8 ❣️ he was polling single digits.

Zohran to NYC landlords tomorrow

Organized people > organized money.

Zohran Mamdani’s win goes well beyond NYC.

It’s a sign of where our country stands, of where we want to go, of what we want our future to hold.

Our government will no longer be owned by billionaires and corporations—it will serve the people.

This is only just the beginning of a national movement.

How many pre-written "#MeToo Is Over" columns had to be shelved tonight?

If ever there was a time for Democrats to right the wrongs of turning on the working class, it would be now, with a candidate like Zohran Mamdani.

They could show the world they understand this moment.

Instead, they put the full force of their party behind a disgraced politician of the old guard.

A message from Bernie.

zohranfornyc.com/vote

I don't think we'll have a stable or prosperous nation until we get people in power who practice a sort of politics/pursue a kind of policy brief that will specifically put the New York Times edit board into a state of constant psychological trauma

Palantir's CEO Throws Money Behind Andrew Cuomo in NYC Mayoral Race The creepy company's chief creep is backing a mayoral candidate who has been called a creep.

Thinking about how Palantir is literally funding Cuomo’s campaign.
#DontRankCuomo

identity of jack the ripper confirmed; endorses cuomo