Abigail Esman
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Writer. Award-winning author. Words: NYT, WSJ, WaPo,Bulwark, Slate, 1stDibs, Sotheby's, Vogue, etc: art and extremism. Latest: RAGE (not that one) - tracing links between narcissism, domestic abuse, public violence & extremism. Doing the work.
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Today, we're learning why DOJ didn't release the redacted files last March. Because the multitude of redactions exposes how much they're covering up.
December 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Today, we're learning why DOJ didn't release the redacted files last March. Because the multitude of redactions exposes how much they're covering up.
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Sen. Ron Wyden on the Trump DOJ not producing all of the Epstein files, as required by law:
"Anything short of a full release today is a violation of the law and a continuation of this administration’s coverup on behalf of a bunch of pedophiles and sex traffickers."
"Anything short of a full release today is a violation of the law and a continuation of this administration’s coverup on behalf of a bunch of pedophiles and sex traffickers."
December 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Sen. Ron Wyden on the Trump DOJ not producing all of the Epstein files, as required by law:
"Anything short of a full release today is a violation of the law and a continuation of this administration’s coverup on behalf of a bunch of pedophiles and sex traffickers."
"Anything short of a full release today is a violation of the law and a continuation of this administration’s coverup on behalf of a bunch of pedophiles and sex traffickers."
I give it two months max before there's a gold "TRUMP" sign on the roof of the White House.
December 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I give it two months max before there's a gold "TRUMP" sign on the roof of the White House.
so now that they've admitted they're not going to release the files, who is going to hold them accountable, and how?
December 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
so now that they've admitted they're not going to release the files, who is going to hold them accountable, and how?
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When will people learn
December 19, 2025 at 11:18 AM
When will people learn
meantime, look carefully at the photo. His eyes are not on her face.
Piggy.
Piggy.
Sobering guidance from Politico.
Epstein Files release will create new problems and the DOJ can not be trusted to act in good faith.
Still, in this time of crisis, public pressure on this regime not to bury info that implicates Trump is important.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Epstein Files release will create new problems and the DOJ can not be trusted to act in good faith.
Still, in this time of crisis, public pressure on this regime not to bury info that implicates Trump is important.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
5 Rules for Reading the Epstein Files
How to review a mountain of potentially explosive documents like a pro.
www.politico.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM
meantime, look carefully at the photo. His eyes are not on her face.
Piggy.
Piggy.
I still can't get over that Rob Reiner was killed.
December 19, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I still can't get over that Rob Reiner was killed.
Breaking: Trump succeeds in renaming the Kennedy Center "Trump-Kennedy Center."
There is no end to this man's need, nothing he knows more clearly than his own inferiority.
There is no end to this man's need, nothing he knows more clearly than his own inferiority.
December 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Breaking: Trump succeeds in renaming the Kennedy Center "Trump-Kennedy Center."
There is no end to this man's need, nothing he knows more clearly than his own inferiority.
There is no end to this man's need, nothing he knows more clearly than his own inferiority.
Proof, in case you needed it, that the racist machismo of ICE is rooted deeply in their fear and (consequentially) hatred of women.
WCCO / CBS News Minnesota: Reported on the scene as dozens of residents swarmed ICE agents. Their coverage included eyewitness accounts of agents holding a woman face-down in the snow while onlookers shouted that she was pregnant and could not breathe. www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
December 18, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Proof, in case you needed it, that the racist machismo of ICE is rooted deeply in their fear and (consequentially) hatred of women.
Except the fact is clear that if he can run for a third term, so can Obama, and that will be the end of Trump forever. So okay.
The only people missing from this are Jonathan Turley, Mike Lindell and the rest of the characters from the the Mos Eisley Cantina.
December 18, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Except the fact is clear that if he can run for a third term, so can Obama, and that will be the end of Trump forever. So okay.
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And don't you forget it...
December 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM
And don't you forget it...
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Stop comparing what Trump is doing with Venezuela to the war in Iraq. W’s decision to invade Iraq is as a massive mistake. But that decision is NOT comparable to what’s happening right now. Trump’s move is an actual “war for oil” and to distract from his many scandals. By contrast…
December 17, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Stop comparing what Trump is doing with Venezuela to the war in Iraq. W’s decision to invade Iraq is as a massive mistake. But that decision is NOT comparable to what’s happening right now. Trump’s move is an actual “war for oil” and to distract from his many scandals. By contrast…
Dog. Tail.
I don't think Trump even mentions drugs here, which is supposedly one of the reasons for American aggression toward Venezuela
Trump on Venezuela: "Getting land, oil rights, whatever we had -- they took it away because we had a president that maybe wasn't watching. But they're not gonna do that. We want it back. They took our oil rights. We had a lot of oil there. They threw our companies out. And we want it back."
December 17, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Dog. Tail.
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He'll never, ever, ever, get over the fact that Joe Biden beat him to bits.
WH added text to the pictures hanging on the wall… to sum it up: it is deranged.
December 17, 2025 at 9:31 PM
He'll never, ever, ever, get over the fact that Joe Biden beat him to bits.
Well, damn, everyone. We've had it wrong all along. It's not the guns. It's the cameras.
Law enforcement has been solving crimes without cameras for decades. Quit blaming the university and hold the inept FBI and their unqualified joke of a Director accountable…
December 17, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Well, damn, everyone. We've had it wrong all along. It's not the guns. It's the cameras.
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Hegseth repeatedly misled the public about this strike.
The boat was headed for Suriname, not the U.S.
It wasn't carrying fentanyl.
The survivors didn't "radio for backup."
This strike was illegal, and Hegseth is trying to cover up what happened by refusing to release video.
The boat was headed for Suriname, not the U.S.
It wasn't carrying fentanyl.
The survivors didn't "radio for backup."
This strike was illegal, and Hegseth is trying to cover up what happened by refusing to release video.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that the Pentagon will not publicly release unedited video of a strike that killed two survivors of an initial attack on a boat allegedly carrying cocaine in the Caribbean. https://to.pbs.org/4pZJb8p
Hegseth says he won't publicly release video of boat strike that killed survivors in the Caribbean
Hegseth said that members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committee would have an opportunity this week to review the video, but did not say whether all members of Congress would be allowed to ...
to.pbs.org
December 16, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Hegseth repeatedly misled the public about this strike.
The boat was headed for Suriname, not the U.S.
It wasn't carrying fentanyl.
The survivors didn't "radio for backup."
This strike was illegal, and Hegseth is trying to cover up what happened by refusing to release video.
The boat was headed for Suriname, not the U.S.
It wasn't carrying fentanyl.
The survivors didn't "radio for backup."
This strike was illegal, and Hegseth is trying to cover up what happened by refusing to release video.
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December 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Speaking for myself alone, I would love, love, to see back-to-back 24-hour-a-day reruns of All In The Family from now until November 2028. And if not that, at least until New Year's.
December 16, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Speaking for myself alone, I would love, love, to see back-to-back 24-hour-a-day reruns of All In The Family from now until November 2028. And if not that, at least until New Year's.
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December 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Understand, this is as close to empathy as Donald Trump can get. His response to the murder of Rob and Michelle Reiner is as close to his soul as we will ever see.
Sociopathic & Sadistic Jesus? Trump 👺responded to the mass shooting at Brown University, telling a crowd at the White House that "things can happen" while offering "deepest regards" to the families of students who died and urging a speedy recovery for the injured.🤬🤑😎
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
'Things can happen.' Trump responds to Brown University shooting.
The attack at Brown, an Ivy League school in Rhode Island, on Dec. 13 left at least two dead and nine injured. 'Get well fast,' Trump said in a statement.
www.usatoday.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Understand, this is as close to empathy as Donald Trump can get. His response to the murder of Rob and Michelle Reiner is as close to his soul as we will ever see.
Worst of all about Rob and Michelle Reiner is the way in which it happened. Their son. Stabbing. A horror no one could imagine. I just... can't.
Yes, their memory is a blessing.
But their lives were a blessing and a loss we will never overcome.
Yes, their memory is a blessing.
But their lives were a blessing and a loss we will never overcome.
December 15, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Worst of all about Rob and Michelle Reiner is the way in which it happened. Their son. Stabbing. A horror no one could imagine. I just... can't.
Yes, their memory is a blessing.
But their lives were a blessing and a loss we will never overcome.
Yes, their memory is a blessing.
But their lives were a blessing and a loss we will never overcome.
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Rob Reiner had the most enviable career in Hollywood. He starred in one of the biggest shows of all time for a whole decade. For most people that would have been the peak, but he went on to turn out one classic film after another. Not to mention produce some of the biggest shows ever. What a sad day
December 15, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Rob Reiner had the most enviable career in Hollywood. He starred in one of the biggest shows of all time for a whole decade. For most people that would have been the peak, but he went on to turn out one classic film after another. Not to mention produce some of the biggest shows ever. What a sad day
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