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October, 2000:
"By the end of December, public health experts hope to declare the virus gone from this hemisphere...
All it took to start an epidemic was a sick person or two bringing the disease to town...
The same scenario could occur again if cracks develop in vaccination coverage."
"By the end of December, public health experts hope to declare the virus gone from this hemisphere...
All it took to start an epidemic was a sick person or two bringing the disease to town...
The same scenario could occur again if cracks develop in vaccination coverage."
November 18, 2025 at 3:26 AM
October, 2000:
"By the end of December, public health experts hope to declare the virus gone from this hemisphere...
All it took to start an epidemic was a sick person or two bringing the disease to town...
The same scenario could occur again if cracks develop in vaccination coverage."
"By the end of December, public health experts hope to declare the virus gone from this hemisphere...
All it took to start an epidemic was a sick person or two bringing the disease to town...
The same scenario could occur again if cracks develop in vaccination coverage."
Bannon media appearances, plaudits for Bannon's 2018
Trump@War film, etc. BFFs.
As for Trump:
Bannon: There's nothing to admire about Donald Trump
Epstein: Agreed that he is stupid
Bannon: The nerve of him accusing the woman of being in the low IQ club when he is the king of the low IQ club
4/4
Trump@War film, etc. BFFs.
As for Trump:
Bannon: There's nothing to admire about Donald Trump
Epstein: Agreed that he is stupid
Bannon: The nerve of him accusing the woman of being in the low IQ club when he is the king of the low IQ club
4/4
November 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Bannon media appearances, plaudits for Bannon's 2018
Trump@War film, etc. BFFs.
As for Trump:
Bannon: There's nothing to admire about Donald Trump
Epstein: Agreed that he is stupid
Bannon: The nerve of him accusing the woman of being in the low IQ club when he is the king of the low IQ club
4/4
Trump@War film, etc. BFFs.
As for Trump:
Bannon: There's nothing to admire about Donald Trump
Epstein: Agreed that he is stupid
Bannon: The nerve of him accusing the woman of being in the low IQ club when he is the king of the low IQ club
4/4
In another exchange, Rød-Larsen offers to assist in setting up a meeting for Bannon with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, and forwards a copy of his solicitation — highlighting Bannon's close work w/ Victor Orban — for Epstein's review. Epstein adds Kurz could meet them in
Paris for dinner. 3/4
Paris for dinner. 3/4
November 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
In another exchange, Rød-Larsen offers to assist in setting up a meeting for Bannon with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, and forwards a copy of his solicitation — highlighting Bannon's close work w/ Victor Orban — for Epstein's review. Epstein adds Kurz could meet them in
Paris for dinner. 3/4
Paris for dinner. 3/4
In a 2018 exchange not noted in the piece, Bannon seems to gloat about his role in the trajectory of the political outcome in Belgium.
In response, Terje Rød-Larsen, a former U.N. Under-Secretary-General & former Deputy Prime Minister of Norway, ticks off right-wing gains: "Done done and done."
2/4
In response, Terje Rød-Larsen, a former U.N. Under-Secretary-General & former Deputy Prime Minister of Norway, ticks off right-wing gains: "Done done and done."
2/4
November 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
In a 2018 exchange not noted in the piece, Bannon seems to gloat about his role in the trajectory of the political outcome in Belgium.
In response, Terje Rød-Larsen, a former U.N. Under-Secretary-General & former Deputy Prime Minister of Norway, ticks off right-wing gains: "Done done and done."
2/4
In response, Terje Rød-Larsen, a former U.N. Under-Secretary-General & former Deputy Prime Minister of Norway, ticks off right-wing gains: "Done done and done."
2/4
BTW, E.B. White finished the 1940 essay that @chrisgeidner.bsky.social highlights in his piece with the following line:
"If freedom were denied me by force of earthly circumstances, I am the same as dead and would infinitely prefer to go into Fascism without my head than with it."
"If freedom were denied me by force of earthly circumstances, I am the same as dead and would infinitely prefer to go into Fascism without my head than with it."
November 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
BTW, E.B. White finished the 1940 essay that @chrisgeidner.bsky.social highlights in his piece with the following line:
"If freedom were denied me by force of earthly circumstances, I am the same as dead and would infinitely prefer to go into Fascism without my head than with it."
"If freedom were denied me by force of earthly circumstances, I am the same as dead and would infinitely prefer to go into Fascism without my head than with it."
As @jim-stewartson.bsky.social notes, Thiel lived there from 1971-1977. His father worked for a firm that helped develop the Rossing uranium mine that poisoned untold numbers of workers with radiation & silica dust.
Black liberation struggles framed as a "serious threat to western energy supplies":
Black liberation struggles framed as a "serious threat to western energy supplies":
November 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
As @jim-stewartson.bsky.social notes, Thiel lived there from 1971-1977. His father worked for a firm that helped develop the Rossing uranium mine that poisoned untold numbers of workers with radiation & silica dust.
Black liberation struggles framed as a "serious threat to western energy supplies":
Black liberation struggles framed as a "serious threat to western energy supplies":
From 1976:
"Goringstrasse is not named after the Nazi leader, but his father, a colonial administrator..."
On a monument to German soldiers killed in the 1904 Herero uprising – a genocidal slaughter that killed 80% of the indigenous Herero people – the Kaiser flag was flown on "festive occasions."
"Goringstrasse is not named after the Nazi leader, but his father, a colonial administrator..."
On a monument to German soldiers killed in the 1904 Herero uprising – a genocidal slaughter that killed 80% of the indigenous Herero people – the Kaiser flag was flown on "festive occasions."
November 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
From 1976:
"Goringstrasse is not named after the Nazi leader, but his father, a colonial administrator..."
On a monument to German soldiers killed in the 1904 Herero uprising – a genocidal slaughter that killed 80% of the indigenous Herero people – the Kaiser flag was flown on "festive occasions."
"Goringstrasse is not named after the Nazi leader, but his father, a colonial administrator..."
On a monument to German soldiers killed in the 1904 Herero uprising – a genocidal slaughter that killed 80% of the indigenous Herero people – the Kaiser flag was flown on "festive occasions."
Another wartime, 1941 syndicated piece:
"Unlike most Germans living outside the Fatherland, those in Swakopmund are rabidly pro-Nazi. They listen only to German broadcasts. Their parades of 'might' are tiny replicas of Nuremberg rallies. They always use the lifted right arm to greet one another."
"Unlike most Germans living outside the Fatherland, those in Swakopmund are rabidly pro-Nazi. They listen only to German broadcasts. Their parades of 'might' are tiny replicas of Nuremberg rallies. They always use the lifted right arm to greet one another."
November 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Another wartime, 1941 syndicated piece:
"Unlike most Germans living outside the Fatherland, those in Swakopmund are rabidly pro-Nazi. They listen only to German broadcasts. Their parades of 'might' are tiny replicas of Nuremberg rallies. They always use the lifted right arm to greet one another."
"Unlike most Germans living outside the Fatherland, those in Swakopmund are rabidly pro-Nazi. They listen only to German broadcasts. Their parades of 'might' are tiny replicas of Nuremberg rallies. They always use the lifted right arm to greet one another."
In 1944, Harry Levin wrote:
"The Germans of South-West Africa dominate its economic life, and to intern all who were avowed Nazis would completely disrupt the economic life of the territory. Although only a third of the white population, they control 85 per cent of the trade and commerce."
"The Germans of South-West Africa dominate its economic life, and to intern all who were avowed Nazis would completely disrupt the economic life of the territory. Although only a third of the white population, they control 85 per cent of the trade and commerce."
November 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
In 1944, Harry Levin wrote:
"The Germans of South-West Africa dominate its economic life, and to intern all who were avowed Nazis would completely disrupt the economic life of the territory. Although only a third of the white population, they control 85 per cent of the trade and commerce."
"The Germans of South-West Africa dominate its economic life, and to intern all who were avowed Nazis would completely disrupt the economic life of the territory. Although only a third of the white population, they control 85 per cent of the trade and commerce."
Thiel's school was in Swakopmund, Namibia. Jonathan Manthorpe @mogadishu92.bsky.social wrote of Swakopmund in 2001:
"The exiles are at their most overt on the night of April 20, Hitler's birthday. Then, to the embarrassment of the younger generation of hotel managers, restaurants are booked solid."
"The exiles are at their most overt on the night of April 20, Hitler's birthday. Then, to the embarrassment of the younger generation of hotel managers, restaurants are booked solid."
November 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Thiel's school was in Swakopmund, Namibia. Jonathan Manthorpe @mogadishu92.bsky.social wrote of Swakopmund in 2001:
"The exiles are at their most overt on the night of April 20, Hitler's birthday. Then, to the embarrassment of the younger generation of hotel managers, restaurants are booked solid."
"The exiles are at their most overt on the night of April 20, Hitler's birthday. Then, to the embarrassment of the younger generation of hotel managers, restaurants are booked solid."
A Minnesota climate change indicator:
The date of peak fall color has been moving ever later, as summer extends further each year.
In the 1970s, the peaks in Carver County (just west of Minneapolis) clustered in late September – early Oct.
In the 2020s, the date is pushing well into mid–October.
The date of peak fall color has been moving ever later, as summer extends further each year.
In the 1970s, the peaks in Carver County (just west of Minneapolis) clustered in late September – early Oct.
In the 2020s, the date is pushing well into mid–October.
November 14, 2025 at 2:59 AM
A Minnesota climate change indicator:
The date of peak fall color has been moving ever later, as summer extends further each year.
In the 1970s, the peaks in Carver County (just west of Minneapolis) clustered in late September – early Oct.
In the 2020s, the date is pushing well into mid–October.
The date of peak fall color has been moving ever later, as summer extends further each year.
In the 1970s, the peaks in Carver County (just west of Minneapolis) clustered in late September – early Oct.
In the 2020s, the date is pushing well into mid–October.
In the local Palm Beach press, many times over the years it's been related that Harry Thaw (Stanford White's killer) saw Mar-a-Lago for the first time and said, "My god, I shot the wrong architect."
The statement has also been attributed to Addison Mizner, a well-known Palm Beach architect... 2/2
The statement has also been attributed to Addison Mizner, a well-known Palm Beach architect... 2/2
November 11, 2025 at 8:13 AM
In the local Palm Beach press, many times over the years it's been related that Harry Thaw (Stanford White's killer) saw Mar-a-Lago for the first time and said, "My god, I shot the wrong architect."
The statement has also been attributed to Addison Mizner, a well-known Palm Beach architect... 2/2
The statement has also been attributed to Addison Mizner, a well-known Palm Beach architect... 2/2
Great piece, Greg.
Has it been noted that this is the second Gatsby-themed party Trump has thrown at Mar-a-Lago? He also had one in 1995 when he opened it as a club, after having lived there 10 years.
And, there's an apocryphal story connecting murdered pedophile Stanford White and Mar-a-Lago. 1/2
Has it been noted that this is the second Gatsby-themed party Trump has thrown at Mar-a-Lago? He also had one in 1995 when he opened it as a club, after having lived there 10 years.
And, there's an apocryphal story connecting murdered pedophile Stanford White and Mar-a-Lago. 1/2
November 11, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Great piece, Greg.
Has it been noted that this is the second Gatsby-themed party Trump has thrown at Mar-a-Lago? He also had one in 1995 when he opened it as a club, after having lived there 10 years.
And, there's an apocryphal story connecting murdered pedophile Stanford White and Mar-a-Lago. 1/2
Has it been noted that this is the second Gatsby-themed party Trump has thrown at Mar-a-Lago? He also had one in 1995 when he opened it as a club, after having lived there 10 years.
And, there's an apocryphal story connecting murdered pedophile Stanford White and Mar-a-Lago. 1/2
BTW, the “15-year car loan“ has been a thing in the past half-century, as home equity lines of credit have been known to cover things like car purchases and stretch payments way out (esp. in the 1980s and 1990s), albeit ill-advisedly.
A hoax, yes, but never say never w/Trump…
(snips: 1991, 1992)
A hoax, yes, but never say never w/Trump…
(snips: 1991, 1992)
November 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
BTW, the “15-year car loan“ has been a thing in the past half-century, as home equity lines of credit have been known to cover things like car purchases and stretch payments way out (esp. in the 1980s and 1990s), albeit ill-advisedly.
A hoax, yes, but never say never w/Trump…
(snips: 1991, 1992)
A hoax, yes, but never say never w/Trump…
(snips: 1991, 1992)
And let’s consult the USDA’s helpful online archive for more on the excellent 1913 roads:
“At the beginning of the year 1913, 90 per cent, or approximately 2,000,000 miles, of the roads in this country were earth. The repair and proper maintenance of earth roads are therefore of great importance.”
“At the beginning of the year 1913, 90 per cent, or approximately 2,000,000 miles, of the roads in this country were earth. The repair and proper maintenance of earth roads are therefore of great importance.”
November 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
And let’s consult the USDA’s helpful online archive for more on the excellent 1913 roads:
“At the beginning of the year 1913, 90 per cent, or approximately 2,000,000 miles, of the roads in this country were earth. The repair and proper maintenance of earth roads are therefore of great importance.”
“At the beginning of the year 1913, 90 per cent, or approximately 2,000,000 miles, of the roads in this country were earth. The repair and proper maintenance of earth roads are therefore of great importance.”
In 1990, Donald and Ivana Trump's former maid said she quit her job at Mar-a-Lago because the Trumps "put plastic Trump Castle ice buckets in each of the guest bedrooms," weren't very nice to the help, and had "no class."
"I'm sorry they bought Mar-a-Lago," she said.
"I'm sorry they bought Mar-a-Lago," she said.
November 5, 2025 at 6:44 PM
In 1990, Donald and Ivana Trump's former maid said she quit her job at Mar-a-Lago because the Trumps "put plastic Trump Castle ice buckets in each of the guest bedrooms," weren't very nice to the help, and had "no class."
"I'm sorry they bought Mar-a-Lago," she said.
"I'm sorry they bought Mar-a-Lago," she said.
Not the first time, though:
(Omaha World Herald, Feb. 7, 1993)
(Omaha World Herald, Feb. 7, 1993)
November 1, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Not the first time, though:
(Omaha World Herald, Feb. 7, 1993)
(Omaha World Herald, Feb. 7, 1993)
And Frederick himself saw Hitler and Mussolini "up close" as a boy (likely hanging out with mom and pops on the job), attended Mussolini's son's birthday party, worked for the CIA (hmm...), met Margaret Thatcher and Ollie North, and ran Ronald Reagan's election campaigns in Broward County, Florida.
October 31, 2025 at 4:41 AM
And Frederick himself saw Hitler and Mussolini "up close" as a boy (likely hanging out with mom and pops on the job), attended Mussolini's son's birthday party, worked for the CIA (hmm...), met Margaret Thatcher and Ollie North, and ran Ronald Reagan's election campaigns in Broward County, Florida.
Frederick, the son mentioned in Countess Guardabassi's 1971 obit, was married to Marilyn (Jaspert) Guardabassi, somewhat euphemistically described in her own obit from 2002 with the words "activist, journalist." In 1977, she penned "Homosexuals Want To Take Over Here" for the Fort Lauderdale News:
October 31, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Frederick, the son mentioned in Countess Guardabassi's 1971 obit, was married to Marilyn (Jaspert) Guardabassi, somewhat euphemistically described in her own obit from 2002 with the words "activist, journalist." In 1977, she penned "Homosexuals Want To Take Over Here" for the Fort Lauderdale News:
Countess Rosalind Guardabassi, widow of Count Francesco, was a financial backer of the Christ of the Ozarks statue in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, a project of white supremacist and ardent fascist Gerald L. K. Smith, the founder of the America First Party (and later, the Christian Nationalist Party)...
October 31, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Countess Rosalind Guardabassi, widow of Count Francesco, was a financial backer of the Christ of the Ozarks statue in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, a project of white supremacist and ardent fascist Gerald L. K. Smith, the founder of the America First Party (and later, the Christian Nationalist Party)...
Author Burton Hersh, interviewing Timothy Mellon nearly half a century ago, quoted him as saying, "My view of families is that they're an anachronism. The family unit is not a functioning entity anymore. It no longer serves an economic need. I suppose it's interesting as a social phenomenon."
October 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Author Burton Hersh, interviewing Timothy Mellon nearly half a century ago, quoted him as saying, "My view of families is that they're an anachronism. The family unit is not a functioning entity anymore. It no longer serves an economic need. I suppose it's interesting as a social phenomenon."
Tim's cousin, Audrey Bruce Currier, who disappeared with her husband on a lost plane in the Caribbean in 1967, founded the Taconic Foundation, donating millions to civil rights causes. And the majority of Tim's side (the Andrew Mellon branch) of the family are said to be Democrats.
(Graphic: 1971)
(Graphic: 1971)
October 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Tim's cousin, Audrey Bruce Currier, who disappeared with her husband on a lost plane in the Caribbean in 1967, founded the Taconic Foundation, donating millions to civil rights causes. And the majority of Tim's side (the Andrew Mellon branch) of the family are said to be Democrats.
(Graphic: 1971)
(Graphic: 1971)