Capybaron Goldstein
@goldstein.bsky.social
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." -Upton Sinclair
Never again is now.
"Fascism is imperialism turned inwards." -Cesaire
Never again is now.
"Fascism is imperialism turned inwards." -Cesaire
The half of the presidents in my lifetime have had dementia and its been an open secret. Reagan, definitely. Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama, no. But Then Trump Biden Trump? Definitely. The Boomers took power and they refused to give it up. And that was in no small part to their freak out of a black prez
His enablers shouldn't be allowed to skip away from this to become edgy pundits on the lecture circuit. We really need to agree the penalty now for people who'll go 'ha ha it was an open secret he had dementia'.
Just. Fucking. Insane.
When his disaster comes - because crazy people like Trump cause disasters - the current GOP and every Trump supporter will own it, and will have to atone, forever
When his disaster comes - because crazy people like Trump cause disasters - the current GOP and every Trump supporter will own it, and will have to atone, forever
February 3, 2026 at 12:54 PM
The half of the presidents in my lifetime have had dementia and its been an open secret. Reagan, definitely. Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama, no. But Then Trump Biden Trump? Definitely. The Boomers took power and they refused to give it up. And that was in no small part to their freak out of a black prez
The Parisian Twitter raids are an example of Gaullism.
February 3, 2026 at 12:45 PM
The Parisian Twitter raids are an example of Gaullism.
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Now, you might say, "Not everyone who benefits from tax breaks becomes a sex pest!" But I'd counter with, "And not everyone who benefits from tax breaks creates jobs!"
February 3, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Now, you might say, "Not everyone who benefits from tax breaks becomes a sex pest!" But I'd counter with, "And not everyone who benefits from tax breaks creates jobs!"
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The GOP loves to tout the positive externalities of low taxes ("we're empowering job creators!"). But they never mention the negative externalities ("we're empowering creeps!").
I had a moment this morning when I realized that all these evil men would just have been depraved internet trolls if we actually taxed the rich.
February 3, 2026 at 11:47 AM
The GOP loves to tout the positive externalities of low taxes ("we're empowering job creators!"). But they never mention the negative externalities ("we're empowering creeps!").
She hid them? Maybe it was more obvious to me since the incredibly antisemitic goblin bankers were so on the nose and her response to criticism of that was to add in a single random Jew and give him my last name.
The only thing that happened to JK Rowling is she levelled up from a bigot to a billionaire bigot.
It is quite evident in Harry Potter what her real views were even though she did everything she could to try hide them
It is quite evident in Harry Potter what her real views were even though she did everything she could to try hide them
February 3, 2026 at 12:31 PM
She hid them? Maybe it was more obvious to me since the incredibly antisemitic goblin bankers were so on the nose and her response to criticism of that was to add in a single random Jew and give him my last name.
The question is who is the other half of that 2/3? Clearly half is Diaper Don fans, but are people who supported and insisted on a bad candidate to blame or the people who refused to support either candidate because they were both bad to blame.
And why accept a system that forces only bad choices?
And why accept a system that forces only bad choices?
1/3 of the country voted for Kamala. 1/3 of the country voted for Diaper Don. 1/3 of the country voted for “other,” or just sat on their fat asses and didn’t vote. So, 2/3 of the country put this vindictive toddler, this pedophile, this stupid egomaniac in the Oval Office.
February 3, 2026 at 12:28 PM
The question is who is the other half of that 2/3? Clearly half is Diaper Don fans, but are people who supported and insisted on a bad candidate to blame or the people who refused to support either candidate because they were both bad to blame.
And why accept a system that forces only bad choices?
And why accept a system that forces only bad choices?
So reading the Epstein Files now makes you a possessor of CSAM.
NEW: The Justice Department published dozens of unredacted images of nude women (and possibly teens) as part of its Epstein release.
The faces of those people were also left unredacted.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
The faces of those people were also left unredacted.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
The Government Published Dozens of Nude Photos in the Epstein Files
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:25 PM
So reading the Epstein Files now makes you a possessor of CSAM.
I kinda wonder to what extent ICE buying up all these vacant properties is helping the commercial real estate market. Or at least, wealthy people whose fortunes depend on it.
February 3, 2026 at 12:24 PM
I kinda wonder to what extent ICE buying up all these vacant properties is helping the commercial real estate market. Or at least, wealthy people whose fortunes depend on it.
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Yeah, it brings me zero pleasure to report that not only is Groening mentioned in the Epstein Emails (albeit not alongside any implications of wrongdoing), but the late Virginia Giuffre said she was forced to give him a foot massage on the Lolita Express when she was 16:
February 3, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Yeah, it brings me zero pleasure to report that not only is Groening mentioned in the Epstein Emails (albeit not alongside any implications of wrongdoing), but the late Virginia Giuffre said she was forced to give him a foot massage on the Lolita Express when she was 16:
This is a little funny to me given who his partner in crime is. Maxwell's money comes from textbooks (her dad owned McGraw hill).
Jeffrey Epstein was working to replace teachers with computers and subvert traditional education with video games. In case you needed further confirmation of the rot at the center of the EdTech industry.
February 3, 2026 at 12:20 PM
This is a little funny to me given who his partner in crime is. Maxwell's money comes from textbooks (her dad owned McGraw hill).
Did Epstein hang out with any antizionists? Everyone i can think of that's been revealed has been pretty pro israel as far as I can tell.
February 3, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Did Epstein hang out with any antizionists? Everyone i can think of that's been revealed has been pretty pro israel as far as I can tell.
Oooooo, is the commercial real estate bubble about to burst?
How much is a brand-new empty office building in Cambridge worth these days? We’re about to find out. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/03/b... @bycathcarlock.bsky.social
How much is a brand-new empty office building in Cambridge worth these days? We’re about to find out. - The Boston Globe
Owners of an empty, brand-new office building in Cambridge are being forced by their bank to seek new investors or risk losing the building to foreclosure.
www.bostonglobe.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Oooooo, is the commercial real estate bubble about to burst?
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The IDF targeted water infrastructure in Gaza on day 1 of the genocide. Biden's USAID humanitarian chief, Sonali Korde, personally intervened in the Response in order to prevent water/sanitation projects from going forward because water infrastructure "helped Hamas."
JUST IN | Israeli forces detonated & destroyed the Morag Water Station in Rafah today, a facility that supplied water to roughly one-third of the city’s residents before the war, Palestinian investigative journalist Younis Tirawi Reuters w/ footage purportedly circulated by Israeli soldiers. The...
February 2, 2026 at 9:07 PM
The IDF targeted water infrastructure in Gaza on day 1 of the genocide. Biden's USAID humanitarian chief, Sonali Korde, personally intervened in the Response in order to prevent water/sanitation projects from going forward because water infrastructure "helped Hamas."
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The cover of RIP OFF COMIX #17 still hits
February 3, 2026 at 12:10 PM
The cover of RIP OFF COMIX #17 still hits
Civilization is coming to Americans.
White Sox are adding bidets in their clubhouse as requested by Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami
"One thing he did notice is we didn’t have a bidet in our locker room. That’s new to him. It was like, ‘Ok, that’s new. We can do that.’” -GM Chris Getz
(via @scottmerkin)
"One thing he did notice is we didn’t have a bidet in our locker room. That’s new to him. It was like, ‘Ok, that’s new. We can do that.’” -GM Chris Getz
(via @scottmerkin)
February 3, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Civilization is coming to Americans.
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yeah seeing the "Minneapolis took off because the so-called 'activists' got out of the way and let normal people in" takes is really frustrating. that's not at all an accurate look at what's happening in Mpls or anywhere else. All these movements rely on cores of people who have experience.
Lots of regular degular, never-done-an-activism folks have been activated in recent months and are working alongside a bunch of seasoned, die-hard, been-tired-for-ten-years-or-more organizers, and you don't know all of those stories bc most people are moving with a bit of discretion in these times.
February 3, 2026 at 4:42 AM
yeah seeing the "Minneapolis took off because the so-called 'activists' got out of the way and let normal people in" takes is really frustrating. that's not at all an accurate look at what's happening in Mpls or anywhere else. All these movements rely on cores of people who have experience.
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I should not have to say this but if you are a legal observer your job is not to go snitch on any and all illegal things.
Your job is SPECIFICALLY AND EXCLUSIVELY to record law enforcement brutality, illegality, and overreach.
It is ABSOLUTELY NOT to snitch on protests you find too spicy.
Your job is SPECIFICALLY AND EXCLUSIVELY to record law enforcement brutality, illegality, and overreach.
It is ABSOLUTELY NOT to snitch on protests you find too spicy.
February 3, 2026 at 5:49 AM
I should not have to say this but if you are a legal observer your job is not to go snitch on any and all illegal things.
Your job is SPECIFICALLY AND EXCLUSIVELY to record law enforcement brutality, illegality, and overreach.
It is ABSOLUTELY NOT to snitch on protests you find too spicy.
Your job is SPECIFICALLY AND EXCLUSIVELY to record law enforcement brutality, illegality, and overreach.
It is ABSOLUTELY NOT to snitch on protests you find too spicy.
I wish I thought this was a principled stance from these lawyers rather than a cowardly desire to not face consequences from angry judges who can punish them for actions that they know their bosses will hang them out to dry over (despite ordering). But hey, a win is a win.
They're literally running out of lawyers in a state where the district judges are practically at war with the administration.
BREAKING: 8 more U.S. Attorneys in MN resign from Trump’s DOJ in protest as backlash grows.
This isn’t normal; isn’t routine reshuffling. It’s a rebellion.
Last month, 6 veteran prosecutors quit in protest. Normal staffing for the MN DOJ’s office is around 50 attorneys. They’re down to just 9.
This isn’t normal; isn’t routine reshuffling. It’s a rebellion.
Last month, 6 veteran prosecutors quit in protest. Normal staffing for the MN DOJ’s office is around 50 attorneys. They’re down to just 9.
February 3, 2026 at 8:36 AM
I wish I thought this was a principled stance from these lawyers rather than a cowardly desire to not face consequences from angry judges who can punish them for actions that they know their bosses will hang them out to dry over (despite ordering). But hey, a win is a win.
Periodic reminder: mainstream media deliberately adopts preferred narratives that are not reflective of reality and this is easily visible because this very site will provide tons of examples of reputable journalists telling us that Israel isn't/wasn't committing a genocide.
Periodic reminder: When someone shares news with "BREAKING" and they aren't a journalist and don't link to a news story, it's probably not the best source for people to be resharing. It might be trying to get rage reposts, even! Better to find a news article that is accurately describing facts.
February 3, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Periodic reminder: mainstream media deliberately adopts preferred narratives that are not reflective of reality and this is easily visible because this very site will provide tons of examples of reputable journalists telling us that Israel isn't/wasn't committing a genocide.
So rightwingers are turning Epstein into a hero and adopting his clothing?
February 3, 2026 at 8:27 AM
So rightwingers are turning Epstein into a hero and adopting his clothing?
Its not a crime to party with Pablo Escobar or Osama bin Laden.
February 3, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Its not a crime to party with Pablo Escobar or Osama bin Laden.
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Blanche: It's not a crime to party with Mr. Epstein.
February 3, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Blanche: It's not a crime to party with Mr. Epstein.
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Tear gas is banned in international warfare, yet classified as a “riot control agent” that law enforcement can use for crowd control.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On
In the middle of a respiratory pandemic, law enforcement agencies have used tear gas in especially dangerous ways. The chemical agent also seeps into homes, contaminates food, furniture, skin and surf...
www.propublica.org
February 3, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Tear gas is banned in international warfare, yet classified as a “riot control agent” that law enforcement can use for crowd control.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
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I read thousands of pages of Epstein files this weekend trying to understand what he wanted out of his meeting with 4chan's Christopher Poole. Here's everything we know about Epstein's plans to dismantle the internet and, eventually, democracy.
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...
February 2, 2026 at 11:39 PM
I read thousands of pages of Epstein files this weekend trying to understand what he wanted out of his meeting with 4chan's Christopher Poole. Here's everything we know about Epstein's plans to dismantle the internet and, eventually, democracy.
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...