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I say that as someone who has started newsrooms from scratch sometimes with two people - if you’re doing your job correctly you will need a lawyer because the first thing rich people do when you write something they don’t like is threaten you legally. It’s cheap for them and expensive for you
December 23, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I say that as someone who has started newsrooms from scratch sometimes with two people - if you’re doing your job correctly you will need a lawyer because the first thing rich people do when you write something they don’t like is threaten you legally. It’s cheap for them and expensive for you
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"Hysteria" "alarmism" "[so-and-so] derangement syndrome" etc. are synonyms for the centrist orthodoxy of "this is normal and you're overreacting" that brought us to this
“Bari Weiss hysteria” yes this is the thing about the overseas torture camp that the Atlantic would like you to be upset about
December 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
"Hysteria" "alarmism" "[so-and-so] derangement syndrome" etc. are synonyms for the centrist orthodoxy of "this is normal and you're overreacting" that brought us to this
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Any investigative materials, tips, or raw correspondence that post-date Epstein's 2019 arrest and especially after his death should be taken with a grain of salt. Conversely, stuff that predates Epstein's 2006 arrest is probably reliable
December 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Any investigative materials, tips, or raw correspondence that post-date Epstein's 2019 arrest and especially after his death should be taken with a grain of salt. Conversely, stuff that predates Epstein's 2006 arrest is probably reliable
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I don't understand any rhyme or reason to the organization or provenance of the various tranches of Epstein Files, but they clearly contain tons of raw investigative materials of dubious reliability/value and—at the risk of being a huge buzzkill—we all should exercise some careful discernment
December 23, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I don't understand any rhyme or reason to the organization or provenance of the various tranches of Epstein Files, but they clearly contain tons of raw investigative materials of dubious reliability/value and—at the risk of being a huge buzzkill—we all should exercise some careful discernment
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And now someone has uploaded a version that wasn't filmed off a TV.
There's also the torrent link there, which is probably the fastest way to download the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT if you want to save the file locally to your computer.
There's also the torrent link there, which is probably the fastest way to download the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT if you want to save the file locally to your computer.
Pulled 60 Minutes segment on CECOT : CBS : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
This is a screen recording of a 60 Minutes segment about the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) prison in El Salvador, which was intended to be...
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December 22, 2025 at 11:51 PM
And now someone has uploaded a version that wasn't filmed off a TV.
There's also the torrent link there, which is probably the fastest way to download the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT if you want to save the file locally to your computer.
There's also the torrent link there, which is probably the fastest way to download the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT if you want to save the file locally to your computer.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — At least 16 files from Epstein release disappeared from DOJ webpage, including photo of Trump, with no explanation.
December 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — At least 16 files from Epstein release disappeared from DOJ webpage, including photo of Trump, with no explanation.
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Society will not be fixed until the billionaires fear everyone so much that they look at having their wealth confiscated as their best option
December 6, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Society will not be fixed until the billionaires fear everyone so much that they look at having their wealth confiscated as their best option
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"Don't follow illegal orders" would be more meaningful if Democrats had prosecuted literally any of the prominent war criminals of the last 30 years instead of, you know, fucking campaigning with them
November 30, 2025 at 3:21 AM
"Don't follow illegal orders" would be more meaningful if Democrats had prosecuted literally any of the prominent war criminals of the last 30 years instead of, you know, fucking campaigning with them
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rich dudes got freakier after butlers fell out of fashion, like say what you will about having domestic servants but clearly it was some sort of moderating force on old rich dudes having a fancy man follow you around saying shit like "oh dear sir, that wouldn't be very becoming"
November 29, 2025 at 6:43 AM
rich dudes got freakier after butlers fell out of fashion, like say what you will about having domestic servants but clearly it was some sort of moderating force on old rich dudes having a fancy man follow you around saying shit like "oh dear sir, that wouldn't be very becoming"
The day before Trump announces he’s nominating Bill Barr for Attorney General, Jeffrey Epstein emails Steve Bannon: “do you know bill barr. CIA.”
The official story is that Barr only worked for the CIA briefly way back in the 1970s.
The official story is that Barr only worked for the CIA briefly way back in the 1970s.
November 29, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The day before Trump announces he’s nominating Bill Barr for Attorney General, Jeffrey Epstein emails Steve Bannon: “do you know bill barr. CIA.”
The official story is that Barr only worked for the CIA briefly way back in the 1970s.
The official story is that Barr only worked for the CIA briefly way back in the 1970s.
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One explanation for economic populism in the US is the recurring cycle of bubbles and bailouts that happens without any democratic input
November 24, 2025 at 10:35 PM
One explanation for economic populism in the US is the recurring cycle of bubbles and bailouts that happens without any democratic input
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We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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They lied about it. All of it. A thug cop shot an unarmed woman five times without justification, boasted about it to his colleagues, and then this administration tried cover it all up by arresting her and charging her with felonies.
Absolutely incredible; after shooting Marimar Martinez 5 times and arresting her on claims that she rammed them and pulled a gun, prosecutors have now moved to dismiss ALL criminal charges against her and her codefendant.
New: the govt has moved to dismiss its assault case against Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, two people accused of "box[ing] in" a Border Patrol vehicle in Chicago on Oct. 4.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
November 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
They lied about it. All of it. A thug cop shot an unarmed woman five times without justification, boasted about it to his colleagues, and then this administration tried cover it all up by arresting her and charging her with felonies.
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Massie was crucial to forging the Epstein bill coalition. What he's saying here -- that Epstein had CIA and Mossad ties -- is supported by reporting, notably the excellent series at Drop Site on Epstein's as an international power broker. The mainstream media has almost entirely ignored this topic.
Rep. Thomas Massie: Epstein had close ties to our own intelligence agency and Israel's intelligence agencies. That’s why they’re trying to stop this.
(Learn about those ties in Drop Site News - link below)
(Learn about those ties in Drop Site News - link below)
November 20, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Massie was crucial to forging the Epstein bill coalition. What he's saying here -- that Epstein had CIA and Mossad ties -- is supported by reporting, notably the excellent series at Drop Site on Epstein's as an international power broker. The mainstream media has almost entirely ignored this topic.
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The Jeffrey Esptein scandal the main stream press is ignoring; he was a major player in American foreign policy with deep ties to Israel and other satrapies: www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Jeffrey Epstein Was a Warlord. We Have to Talk About It.
Mainstream media is ignoring the fact that the late sex trafficker was a power broker who shaped global policy.
www.thenation.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The Jeffrey Esptein scandal the main stream press is ignoring; he was a major player in American foreign policy with deep ties to Israel and other satrapies: www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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the child sex predators who run the country and shape our society around protecting each other? that's who the senate dems surrendered to rather than standing with their base
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
the child sex predators who run the country and shape our society around protecting each other? that's who the senate dems surrendered to rather than standing with their base
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The Epstein story gets a something that is tearing at the heart of the electorate: elite impunity. The idea that wealthy and powerful people can do terrible things *at scale* and face no consequences for them. Whatever political party actually stops it could rule the country for a generation.
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The Epstein story gets a something that is tearing at the heart of the electorate: elite impunity. The idea that wealthy and powerful people can do terrible things *at scale* and face no consequences for them. Whatever political party actually stops it could rule the country for a generation.
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Just by sheer chance we are always exactly one vote short of doing good stuff, and one vote over the line to do bad stuff.
Nancy Mace is expected to pull her support for the petition to release the Epstein Files, the day before Adelita Grijalva is sworn in.
November 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Just by sheer chance we are always exactly one vote short of doing good stuff, and one vote over the line to do bad stuff.
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this is literally never not accurate
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
this is literally never not accurate
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If I give the bully my lunch money every day eventually he will die of old age
March 21, 2025 at 12:33 AM
If I give the bully my lunch money every day eventually he will die of old age
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he's just proved you can steamroll your way through shit that virtually everyone agrees fucking sucks. he's literally razing the institutions. there's fertile ground for a new order literally there to be tilled. "lets calibrate a new bland bipartisanship" is like a message from a lost civilization
Say what you want about the guy but the public has been clamoring for a different politics and the guy hasn't even needed a full year to do it.
November 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
he's just proved you can steamroll your way through shit that virtually everyone agrees fucking sucks. he's literally razing the institutions. there's fertile ground for a new order literally there to be tilled. "lets calibrate a new bland bipartisanship" is like a message from a lost civilization
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Israel’s Defence Minister is accusing the IDF’s top lawyer of spreading blood libel because the lawyer leaked a video of IDF soldiers raping a Palestinian prisoner
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Israeli military's top lawyer resigns over leak of video allegedly showing abuse of Palestinian detainee
Maj Gen Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi was facing an investigation into how the video at a detention facility holding detainees from Gaza was leaked last year.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Israel’s Defence Minister is accusing the IDF’s top lawyer of spreading blood libel because the lawyer leaked a video of IDF soldiers raping a Palestinian prisoner
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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For years people made fun of big tech for inventing things that already exist and they responded with their magnum opus: inventing fascism. Incredible work
November 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
For years people made fun of big tech for inventing things that already exist and they responded with their magnum opus: inventing fascism. Incredible work