Goldy
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David Goldstein • Sr. Fellow at Civic Ventures • Economic storyteller • Co-host PitchforkEconomics.com • Truth is the best defense against prosecution for libel, but rhetorical hyperbole is more fun.
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“Epstein’s brother, Mark Epstein, told the FBI in 2023 that Epstein was murdered in his jail cell because he was about to ‘name names.’ Mark Epstein, 71, who has long believed that his brother was killed, also alleged in the tip that President Trump ‘authorized’ the late sex trafficker’s murder.”
Latest Epstein files name Trump multiple times
In the more than 10,000 files released Tuesday, Jeffrey Epstein’s brother, Mark Epstein, said the sex trafficker was killed because he was going to name co-conspirators.
www.miamiherald.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
“Epstein’s brother, Mark Epstein, told the FBI in 2023 that Epstein was murdered in his jail cell because he was about to ‘name names.’ Mark Epstein, 71, who has long believed that his brother was killed, also alleged in the tip that President Trump ‘authorized’ the late sex trafficker’s murder.”
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I'm not saying something that people don't already know. But it's worth making the issue explicit. We have an elaborate jurisprudence of probable cause, rooted in explicit strictures in the constitution that places big limits on what police can do to you. Those limits may be honored in the breach...
only a bit above the paywall but you get the horrible gist www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Body cam footage shows feds threatening U.S. citizen detained in Key Largo
The woman, dressed in medical scrubs, was on her way to work when she was forcibly removed from her car and cuffed before being let go.
www.miamiherald.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:10 AM
I'm not saying something that people don't already know. But it's worth making the issue explicit. We have an elaborate jurisprudence of probable cause, rooted in explicit strictures in the constitution that places big limits on what police can do to you. Those limits may be honored in the breach...
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The story is insane. The acting head of cyber security, a Noem crony, repeatedly demanded to see highly classified information he didn’t need access to, and when staff set up a lie detector test as a condition to grant him access, he failed it. So DHS suspended the staffers.
Acting CISA director failed a polygraph. Career staff are now under investigation.
Acting CISA director failed a polygraph. Career staff are now under investigation.
At least six career staff were placed on leave after DHS opened an investigation into whether they misled the agency’s acting director, Madhu Gottumukkala, into taking the test.
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December 22, 2025 at 3:20 AM
The story is insane. The acting head of cyber security, a Noem crony, repeatedly demanded to see highly classified information he didn’t need access to, and when staff set up a lie detector test as a condition to grant him access, he failed it. So DHS suspended the staffers.
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Bari Weiss and DHS don't want you to watch this.
December 23, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Bari Weiss and DHS don't want you to watch this.
My daughter is in an Uber on her way to LAX and she's having me track her location because her driver keeps talking about how Trump messages him privately.
December 23, 2025 at 2:48 AM
My daughter is in an Uber on her way to LAX and she's having me track her location because her driver keeps talking about how Trump messages him privately.
This is why I do not use X, TikTok, Twitch, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads, or YouTube.
The 6 richest men in the world are all Trump allies.
They control your algorithms and data on X, TikTok, Twitch, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads, and YouTube.
Just in case you’re wondering why more isn’t done to stop right-wing bots and misinformation on social media.
They control your algorithms and data on X, TikTok, Twitch, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads, and YouTube.
Just in case you’re wondering why more isn’t done to stop right-wing bots and misinformation on social media.
December 20, 2025 at 4:14 AM
This is why I do not use X, TikTok, Twitch, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads, or YouTube.
That headline is misleading. Mitt doesn't actually want to "tax the rich, like me." He advocates for taxing his heirs. But mostly it's just fear-mongering about "entitlements" and the "debt cliff" to make the case for means testing future retirees.
Mitt Romney is in the New York Times saying we should tax the rich.
December 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
That headline is misleading. Mitt doesn't actually want to "tax the rich, like me." He advocates for taxing his heirs. But mostly it's just fear-mongering about "entitlements" and the "debt cliff" to make the case for means testing future retirees.
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Noem is using the Brown University shooter to end an entire visa program, but it should be noted that Pete Hegseth, just today, murdered more than twice as many people
December 19, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Noem is using the Brown University shooter to end an entire visa program, but it should be noted that Pete Hegseth, just today, murdered more than twice as many people
Nobody can definitively PROVE they are a citizen. If the burden of proof is on the accused, they can detain and deport anyone.
“They’re denying that any of her birth certificates, which are from Laurel, Maryland, her records of immunization, medical records — they’re denying the authenticity of them. It is something I’ve never encountered.” www.huffpost.com/entry/us-cit...
Trump Administration Says Maryland Woman's Birth Certificate Is Fake In Dystopian Move
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship, her attorneys told HuffPost.
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December 19, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Nobody can definitively PROVE they are a citizen. If the burden of proof is on the accused, they can detain and deport anyone.
Great idea. We should rename more things in honor of Trump.
December 18, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Great idea. We should rename more things in honor of Trump.
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We might have a mass murderer on the loose and the FBI Director is going on podcasts talking about his love life.
This would be a national scandal if a Democrat was president.
This would be a national scandal if a Democrat was president.
(AP) — Authorities are investigating a connection between last weekend’s mass shooting at Brown University and the killing of an MIT professor two days later.
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December 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
We might have a mass murderer on the loose and the FBI Director is going on podcasts talking about his love life.
This would be a national scandal if a Democrat was president.
This would be a national scandal if a Democrat was president.
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So... The Hunger Games?
Trump announces an "unprecedented four-day athletic event" with "one young man and one young woman from each state and territory"
December 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM
So... The Hunger Games?
In Nacua's defense, how could he have possibly known that the "Covetous Jew" dance might be perceived of as offensive?
www.sbnation.com/nfl/1095655/...
www.sbnation.com/nfl/1095655/...
Nacua apologizes, 'had no idea' gesture offensive
Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua issued a statement apologizing for performing a gesture on an internet livestream that was "antisemitic in nature and perpetuated harmful stereotypes against Jewish peopl...
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December 18, 2025 at 8:38 PM
In Nacua's defense, how could he have possibly known that the "Covetous Jew" dance might be perceived of as offensive?
www.sbnation.com/nfl/1095655/...
www.sbnation.com/nfl/1095655/...
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As a journalist, David Brooks regularly attends events to speak with noted and important business leaders to inform his columns, which is exactly what happened at this 2011 event. Mr. Brooks had no contact with him before or after this. Oh, and his wife is 23 years younger than him. But whatever.
December 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
As a journalist, David Brooks regularly attends events to speak with noted and important business leaders to inform his columns, which is exactly what happened at this 2011 event. Mr. Brooks had no contact with him before or after this. Oh, and his wife is 23 years younger than him. But whatever.
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In the 90 minutes since I posted this, I've gotten two more death notifications.
ICE has a responsibility to take care of these people, something they are clearly disregarding. This is beyond horrifying. We must ensure dignity and humanity for detained people in this country.
ICE has a responsibility to take care of these people, something they are clearly disregarding. This is beyond horrifying. We must ensure dignity and humanity for detained people in this country.
Within 15 minutes today, I got two back-to-back notifications of deaths at ICE facilities.
28 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office. These facilities are overcrowded & are putting their own profits over health and safety. We need oversight & accountability NOW.
28 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office. These facilities are overcrowded & are putting their own profits over health and safety. We need oversight & accountability NOW.
December 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
In the 90 minutes since I posted this, I've gotten two more death notifications.
ICE has a responsibility to take care of these people, something they are clearly disregarding. This is beyond horrifying. We must ensure dignity and humanity for detained people in this country.
ICE has a responsibility to take care of these people, something they are clearly disregarding. This is beyond horrifying. We must ensure dignity and humanity for detained people in this country.
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Congratulations to the exotic dance industry in Fayetteville, North Carolina on the $1,776 "warrior dividend"
December 18, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Congratulations to the exotic dance industry in Fayetteville, North Carolina on the $1,776 "warrior dividend"
This is what Roman emperors did to secure the loyalty of the Praetorian Guard.
In a nationwide address that major US TV networks are carrying live, President Trump announces 1,450,000 military members will receive a "warrior dividend" of $1776 before Christmas.
December 18, 2025 at 2:37 AM
This is what Roman emperors did to secure the loyalty of the Praetorian Guard.
Trump is a fucking monster and anyone who supports or defends him is a monster too.
Trump levels political attack on Rob Reiner in inflammatory post after his killing
In a social media post Monday, President Donald Trump is blaming Rob Reiner’s outspoken opposition to the president for the actor-director’s killing.
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December 15, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Trump is a fucking monster and anyone who supports or defends him is a monster too.
The "Trump Memorial" should be a dance floor over his grave.
Trump: We’re building an arc like the Arc de Triomphe. It will be like the one in Paris but it blows it away.
December 14, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The "Trump Memorial" should be a dance floor over his grave.
The only time I see television commercials these days is when I watch a live sporting event, and it really makes me despair for humanity.
December 14, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The only time I see television commercials these days is when I watch a live sporting event, and it really makes me despair for humanity.
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American Gestapo.
This is appalling. Again, Trump and ICE have had the option to deport Abrego Garcia to Costa Rica for weeks and weeks. They won't explain why they refuse to do this. But we know why: Because they've decided it isn't dehumanizing or cruel enough.
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
December 14, 2025 at 4:22 PM
American Gestapo.
This is both heartbreaking and infuriating. I love Infinite Monkey Cage and profoundly admire the job Robin Ince has done making complicated science both accessible and entertaining. The powers that be at BBC should resign in disgrace.
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 14, 2025 at 1:45 AM
This is both heartbreaking and infuriating. I love Infinite Monkey Cage and profoundly admire the job Robin Ince has done making complicated science both accessible and entertaining. The powers that be at BBC should resign in disgrace.
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The fact is no presenter has ever had to leave the BBC for expressing conservative views, or even explicitly endorsing a right-wing party.
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The fact is no presenter has ever had to leave the BBC for expressing conservative views, or even explicitly endorsing a right-wing party.
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
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Go to your doctor and get your measles titers checked to make sure you are still immune and if not get re-vaccinated. It’s more and more likely all of us are going to eventually come in contact with it.
The thing about measles is that it’s the only known virus that triggers immune amnesia - it causes your immune system to forget everything it has previously learned. Meaning you essentially reset to zero and are now at risk of basically everything.
It can take 2-3 years to get immunities back.
It can take 2-3 years to get immunities back.
December 14, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Go to your doctor and get your measles titers checked to make sure you are still immune and if not get re-vaccinated. It’s more and more likely all of us are going to eventually come in contact with it.