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[–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It looks like Kevin Coyne, DuPage County GOP Chairman may be the source of this.

CHICAGO (WKRC) - A GOP chairman was slammed as a "dork *** loser" after he criticized a gruesome political stunt that occurred at "Riot Fest" in Chicago.

DuPage County, Illinois GOP Chairman Kevin Coyne went viral on Monday after criticizing a gruesome political stunt at "Riot Fest" in a now-deleted post to X.

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Screenshots of the now-deleted post appear to show that Coyne, who was in attendance at Riot Fest, wrote the following in reaction to GWAR's stunt:

"Riot Fest, it's always so .... Interesting. Could've done without all the politics from the stage but it was fun nonetheless. Apparently we can't even go to concerts now without the political divide being tossed in our faces. We'll still go back but it was obnoxious."