B Lanson
@blanson100.bsky.social
Formerly of twitter...Elmo fucked it
#ProudDem 🗳️
#PNW #Mariners 🔱
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#PNW #Mariners 🔱
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B Lanson
@blanson100.bsky.social
· Nov 14
He could work in an org dedicated to getting men like him out of what he euphemistically calls "a bad place"🙄
He has no standing to be Senator
& yet w his background, & his zero experience he wholly believes he DESERVES it, as do his very recent followers because he repeats the Prog Bro buzzwords
He has no standing to be Senator
& yet w his background, & his zero experience he wholly believes he DESERVES it, as do his very recent followers because he repeats the Prog Bro buzzwords
In what way does "allowing folks to redeem themselves" mean that the path of redemption *begins* by leapfrogging into a US Senate seat?
Why should those who have NOT done "abhorrent things," step aside from leadership, in order to make way for HIM to be one of the most powerful ppl in the world?
Why should those who have NOT done "abhorrent things," step aside from leadership, in order to make way for HIM to be one of the most powerful ppl in the world?
Soon-Yi Previn (Woody Allen's wife) wrote lots of emails to Epstein over the years, thru 2018
In one, she describes her sneering contempt of a 15 year old girl, calling her manipulative, despicable & disgusting, says she preyed on the "vulnerable" Anthony Weiner
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
In one, she describes her sneering contempt of a 15 year old girl, calling her manipulative, despicable & disgusting, says she preyed on the "vulnerable" Anthony Weiner
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
![She for instance sent a September 2016 Daily Mail article to Epstein about how former congressman Anthony Weiner had texted a 15-year-old asking her to undress for him and engage in rape fantasies. The article had ignited another scandal for Weiner, whose political career had already nosedived upon previously being caught sexting young women while he was still married.
“Wow,” Epstein replied to Previn.
“I know,” Previn responded, before adding, “I also thought it was disgusting what the 15-year-old did to” Weiner.
“I hate women who take advantage of guys and she is definitely one of them. She knew exactly what she was doing and how vulnerable [Weiner] was and she reeled him in like fish to bait,” Previn said of the child at the center of the case. “What is her excuse for being a despicable and disgusting person who preys on the [weak]?”
She concluded the screed with: “So manipulative on her part. She should be ashamed of herself.”
Weiner subsequently pleaded guilty in May 2017 to federal charges of transferring obscene material to a minor and would get a one-year-and-nine-month prison sentence.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rmxocpybxzgqlbvr6gf5neun/bafkreiaiiwfns4rs6hco255yqpva26o64qilmtdufyewcn3qqnuyvltoge@jpeg)
February 4, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Soon-Yi Previn (Woody Allen's wife) wrote lots of emails to Epstein over the years, thru 2018
In one, she describes her sneering contempt of a 15 year old girl, calling her manipulative, despicable & disgusting, says she preyed on the "vulnerable" Anthony Weiner
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
In one, she describes her sneering contempt of a 15 year old girl, calling her manipulative, despicable & disgusting, says she preyed on the "vulnerable" Anthony Weiner
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
A lot of big businesses had mostly decided to eat the tariff costs, thinking Mad King was blustering like always, he'd change his mind like he does 20 times a day, or the GOP would rein that stupidity in...
February 4, 2026 at 7:17 PM
A lot of big businesses had mostly decided to eat the tariff costs, thinking Mad King was blustering like always, he'd change his mind like he does 20 times a day, or the GOP would rein that stupidity in...
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NIH banned fetal tissue research to appease anti-abortion extremists—and at a committee hearing, the NIH Director couldn't provide scientific evidence to prove otherwise.
I demanded to know how many projects will be halted by this anti-abortion policy decision.
I demanded to know how many projects will be halted by this anti-abortion policy decision.
February 4, 2026 at 6:56 PM
NIH banned fetal tissue research to appease anti-abortion extremists—and at a committee hearing, the NIH Director couldn't provide scientific evidence to prove otherwise.
I demanded to know how many projects will be halted by this anti-abortion policy decision.
I demanded to know how many projects will be halted by this anti-abortion policy decision.
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People pull the smol bean "I still vote for them so what does what I say matter" thing but to believe that one has to ignore 10,000 generations of human social behavior. We all know the threat of outgrouping is more persuasive than facts or logic -- it's why you dogpile people.
your friends laughing at Democrats does more to dissuade you from voting Democrat than a cop telling you not to ever could
February 4, 2026 at 6:56 PM
People pull the smol bean "I still vote for them so what does what I say matter" thing but to believe that one has to ignore 10,000 generations of human social behavior. We all know the threat of outgrouping is more persuasive than facts or logic -- it's why you dogpile people.
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If someone is concerned about ICE potentially scaring away voters, it would make sense to volunteer as a poll watcher or organize something akin to the escorts at abortion clinics. But I'm sure the OP is doing something like that and not just doom posting. Right.
February 4, 2026 at 6:44 PM
If someone is concerned about ICE potentially scaring away voters, it would make sense to volunteer as a poll watcher or organize something akin to the escorts at abortion clinics. But I'm sure the OP is doing something like that and not just doom posting. Right.
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I've seen maybe 2 or 3 people point this out, sadly, and it's nowhere in the Popular Account Discourse.
Yesterday someone blocked me for pointing out that the Homeland Security Act (HSA) legally requires the existence of an agency to fill the role DHS and it’s sub-agencies perform, and abolishing ICE requires amending or repealing it first.
People just want to yell.
People just want to yell.
February 4, 2026 at 2:31 PM
I've seen maybe 2 or 3 people point this out, sadly, and it's nowhere in the Popular Account Discourse.
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People are so mad about this, but this is what's on the table for *right now*.
If you wanna talk about what could be possible in 2029, that's fine, but don't confuse it for the set of things that are possible *within the next 2 weeks*.
If you wanna talk about what could be possible in 2029, that's fine, but don't confuse it for the set of things that are possible *within the next 2 weeks*.
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 4, 2026 at 1:40 PM
People are so mad about this, but this is what's on the table for *right now*.
If you wanna talk about what could be possible in 2029, that's fine, but don't confuse it for the set of things that are possible *within the next 2 weeks*.
If you wanna talk about what could be possible in 2029, that's fine, but don't confuse it for the set of things that are possible *within the next 2 weeks*.
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this is a wicked man who knows he is being wicked and does it anyway
Reporter: Do you plan to apologize to the family of Alex Pretti?
Vance: For what?
Vance: For what?
February 4, 2026 at 4:41 PM
this is a wicked man who knows he is being wicked and does it anyway
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Again, I know everyone wants to yell at The Democrats & Chuck Schumer & Hakeem Jefferies, but there are 10-25 people in Washington who could literally end all of this tomorrow, & none of them are Democrats, & they continue to get 24/7 free passes for being absolute oath-violating cowards. Focus.
Yes, we’re looking at you, Lisa Murkowski & Susan Collins & Thom Tillis, you absolute oath-violating cowards.
These 5 people could caucus with the Democrats, giving them a majority & firmly opposing the fascism, any time. It might be nice for an enterprising journalist to ask them why they keep not doing this every day as the crimes & corruption continue & John Thune refuses to fulfill his oath of office.
February 4, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Again, I know everyone wants to yell at The Democrats & Chuck Schumer & Hakeem Jefferies, but there are 10-25 people in Washington who could literally end all of this tomorrow, & none of them are Democrats, & they continue to get 24/7 free passes for being absolute oath-violating cowards. Focus.
#Mariners fans, you're gonna want to read this - just a lovely story, my oh my... 🥹
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February 4, 2026 at 12:31 AM
#Mariners fans, you're gonna want to read this - just a lovely story, my oh my... 🥹
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Sen Chris Murphy: A UAE investor secretly gave Trump 187 million dollars and his top Middle East envoy 31 million dollars. And then Trump gave that investor access to sensitive defense technology that broke decades of national security precedent
February 3, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Sen Chris Murphy: A UAE investor secretly gave Trump 187 million dollars and his top Middle East envoy 31 million dollars. And then Trump gave that investor access to sensitive defense technology that broke decades of national security precedent
RFK jr. & his grifting MAHA movement are encouraging people to get sick & suffer lifetime health consequences because they make money on selling supplements, protocols, retreats, tinctures, devices...all in the "wellness space"
Remember: "health" influencers & podcasters make millions off "MAHA"
Remember: "health" influencers & podcasters make millions off "MAHA"
February 3, 2026 at 10:36 PM
RFK jr. & his grifting MAHA movement are encouraging people to get sick & suffer lifetime health consequences because they make money on selling supplements, protocols, retreats, tinctures, devices...all in the "wellness space"
Remember: "health" influencers & podcasters make millions off "MAHA"
Remember: "health" influencers & podcasters make millions off "MAHA"
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I don't know if non-lawyers understand how insane this statement is. I honestly can't think of anything remotely comparable in non-lawyer speak. I guess the closest would be a surgeon saying "Imagine if I had to wash my HANDS before doing surgery!"
Mike Johnson speaks out against the use of judicial warrants in immigration cases:
"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
February 3, 2026 at 4:08 PM
I don't know if non-lawyers understand how insane this statement is. I honestly can't think of anything remotely comparable in non-lawyer speak. I guess the closest would be a surgeon saying "Imagine if I had to wash my HANDS before doing surgery!"
Kid Rock, the proper kind of content for families watching the Super Bowl per TPUSA, Vance and the religious right.
"Young ladies, young ladies
I like them underage, see
Some say it's statutory,
But I say it's mandatory."
'Cool, Daddy Cool' by Kid Rock ft. Joe C as featured on the soundtrack for 'Osmosis Jones'
See also: 'Seventeen' by Winger, 'Christine Sixteen' by KISS, and 'Jailbait' by Ted Nugent.
I like them underage, see
Some say it's statutory,
But I say it's mandatory."
'Cool, Daddy Cool' by Kid Rock ft. Joe C as featured on the soundtrack for 'Osmosis Jones'
See also: 'Seventeen' by Winger, 'Christine Sixteen' by KISS, and 'Jailbait' by Ted Nugent.
February 3, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Kid Rock, the proper kind of content for families watching the Super Bowl per TPUSA, Vance and the religious right.
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We don’t owe them anything. They spent a decade ignoring obvious evidence implicating the most guilty while fabricating insane accusations against the innocent.
February 1, 2026 at 9:44 PM
We don’t owe them anything. They spent a decade ignoring obvious evidence implicating the most guilty while fabricating insane accusations against the innocent.
I was just put on a new list 🙄
They're not sending their best.
They're not sending their best.
February 3, 2026 at 2:21 AM
I was just put on a new list 🙄
They're not sending their best.
They're not sending their best.
...and Trump didn't want the continued drumbeat of cancellations and people speaking out about it being in the news anymore.
"Closed for renovations" is the fig leaf that his ego demands.
"Closed for renovations" is the fig leaf that his ego demands.
The Kennedy Center isn’t closing for “renovations.” It’s closing because audiences fled, artists withdrew, and its reputation collapsed under the pressures forced upon it. Cultural trust doesn’t evaporate by accident. It happens when power treats the arts as a tool, not a public good.
February 2, 2026 at 10:05 PM
...and Trump didn't want the continued drumbeat of cancellations and people speaking out about it being in the news anymore.
"Closed for renovations" is the fig leaf that his ego demands.
"Closed for renovations" is the fig leaf that his ego demands.
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Gift link:
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
February 2, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Gift link:
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Larry Gagosian was an old friend of Jeffrey Epstein: he was part of Epstein's 2010 Christmas at St. Bart's, along with Fed Chair nominee Paul Warsh & Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich. The New York art world was awash with money, scandal, and Epstein pals who needed legal help - hence Brad Karp. 6/
January 31, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Larry Gagosian was an old friend of Jeffrey Epstein: he was part of Epstein's 2010 Christmas at St. Bart's, along with Fed Chair nominee Paul Warsh & Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich. The New York art world was awash with money, scandal, and Epstein pals who needed legal help - hence Brad Karp. 6/
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Brad Karp of Paul, Weiss was so close to Jeffrey Epstein that Epstein could ask him for a "personal favor" in 2018. Seems like it was for the corrupt art dealer Larry Gagosian, already busted for tax evasion in 2016, who got sued in 2018 over an even bigger fraud. Epstein asked Karp to help. 5/
January 31, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Brad Karp of Paul, Weiss was so close to Jeffrey Epstein that Epstein could ask him for a "personal favor" in 2018. Seems like it was for the corrupt art dealer Larry Gagosian, already busted for tax evasion in 2016, who got sued in 2018 over an even bigger fraud. Epstein asked Karp to help. 5/
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When questioned last month about his relationship to Epstein, Brad Karp denied any personal or even business relationship and said he knew Epstein only as a legal adversary. Guess it's time to call him up at Paul, Weiss and ask those questions again. 4/
After earlier emails, here was Karp's statement on December 15, 2025: www.law.com/americanlawy...
January 31, 2026 at 12:24 AM
When questioned last month about his relationship to Epstein, Brad Karp denied any personal or even business relationship and said he knew Epstein only as a legal adversary. Guess it's time to call him up at Paul, Weiss and ask those questions again. 4/
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Chris Geidner points out that Brad Karp had agreed to dine with Jeffrey Epstein the year before, 2018. 3/
Jan. 31, 2018: Paul Weiss Chair Brad Karp wrote, "I'm planning on coming" to a dinner with Epstein, Michael Wolff, and Miroslav Lajčák, but notes that he had to be on call with Citi's Audit Committee at 8:00pm. www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
![To:
Jeffrey Epstein[jeevacation@gmail.com]
From:
Sent:
Wed 4/25/2018 1:30:36 PM
Subject: Brad Karp DID have dinner with Miro on Jan. 31, 2018
I show Brad Karp DID come to dinner on Jan. 31, 2018 w/Miro and Michael Wolff (as long as he truly did make it-I did not hear otherwise)
Wed. Jan. 31, 2018 NY
7:000m DINNER w/President Lajcak, Brad Karp and Michael Wolff (Pres. Lajcak:
(Brad
) (Michael
Begin forwarded message:
From: "Karp, Brad S".
Subject: RE: Jeffrey Epstein
Date: January 31. 2018 at 3:17:57 PM EST
To:
Cc: "jeffrey E." <jeevacation@gmail.com>
Hi
I'm planning on coming.
The problem is that I was just asked to make a presentation, telephonically or by video
conference, to Citi's Audit Committee at 8 pm.
Would it be appropriate/possible to come by at 6:45 and stay an hour -- or would that be
disruptive.
I'm so sorry; this just came up.
Brad
Brad S. Karp | Chairman
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
1285 Avenue of the Americas | New York, NY 10019-6064](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreigi3rtqccilokynlughsmwlet3zesp2qzutlyn5sddlqfmdv35kam@jpeg)
January 31, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Chris Geidner points out that Brad Karp had agreed to dine with Jeffrey Epstein the year before, 2018. 3/
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Brad Karp, chairman of Paul, Weiss, settled with Trump only six days after getting Trump's crazy demands. No fight at all. The New Yorker, baffled, thought the issue might be that a Paul, Weiss partner had worked for Robert Mueller. But maybe it's all even simpler. 2/
web.archive.org/web/20251105...
web.archive.org/web/20251105...
January 30, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Brad Karp, chairman of Paul, Weiss, settled with Trump only six days after getting Trump's crazy demands. No fight at all. The New Yorker, baffled, thought the issue might be that a Paul, Weiss partner had worked for Robert Mueller. But maybe it's all even simpler. 2/
web.archive.org/web/20251105...
web.archive.org/web/20251105...
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Yes, this friendly 2019 Jeffrey Epstein email exchange is about the owner of the Patriots, Robert Kraft. But it's more important who it is WITH: Brad Karp, the chairman of Paul, Weiss. And Karp was still chairman when Paul, Weiss became the first law firm to cave to Trump's demands in 2025. 1/
January 30, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Yes, this friendly 2019 Jeffrey Epstein email exchange is about the owner of the Patriots, Robert Kraft. But it's more important who it is WITH: Brad Karp, the chairman of Paul, Weiss. And Karp was still chairman when Paul, Weiss became the first law firm to cave to Trump's demands in 2025. 1/
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In the days before the presidential inauguration, an Emirati sheikh paid $187 million to entities controlled by Donald Trump’s family to take a major stake in one of the president’s crypto companies, World Liberty Financial.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
‘Spy Sheikh’ Bought Secret Stake in Trump Company
$500 million investment for 49% of World Liberty came months before U.A.E. won access to tightly guarded American AI chips.
www.wsj.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:31 PM
In the days before the presidential inauguration, an Emirati sheikh paid $187 million to entities controlled by Donald Trump’s family to take a major stake in one of the president’s crypto companies, World Liberty Financial.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...