Alison Cook
@alisoncook.bsky.social
Omnivore, part-time misanthrope, rabid Houstonian. Lapsed restaurant critic, newsletter writer at https://alison-cooks-htown.ghost.io
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Alison Cook
@alisoncook.bsky.social
· Dec 3
Eating my weight in laminated pastries here in Copenhagen. You are looking at the innards of Hart Bageri’s cardamom croissant.
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So Barri Weiss, Epstein pal, is staffing CBS News with all the other Epstein pals? Cool cool cool.
Oh look, according to Peter Attia MD “pussy is low carb” something that is totally normal for a doctor to say to Epstein, who had previously been convicted of procuring a child for prostitution
January 31, 2026 at 6:23 PM
So Barri Weiss, Epstein pal, is staffing CBS News with all the other Epstein pals? Cool cool cool.
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I just visited one of our city’s child care providers to spread the word about 3-K & Pre-K.
50,000+ families have already applied & we’re going block by block to make sure every eligible New Yorker enrolls.
Applications are open through Feb. 27. Apply: myschools.nyc
50,000+ families have already applied & we’re going block by block to make sure every eligible New Yorker enrolls.
Applications are open through Feb. 27. Apply: myschools.nyc
January 31, 2026 at 6:24 PM
I just visited one of our city’s child care providers to spread the word about 3-K & Pre-K.
50,000+ families have already applied & we’re going block by block to make sure every eligible New Yorker enrolls.
Applications are open through Feb. 27. Apply: myschools.nyc
50,000+ families have already applied & we’re going block by block to make sure every eligible New Yorker enrolls.
Applications are open through Feb. 27. Apply: myschools.nyc
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No one should be surprised that the guy who cosplayed an SS officer — and helped lead a militarized immigration policy rooted in white supremacist “invasion” conspiracies — also engages in overt antisemitism. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:20 PM
No one should be surprised that the guy who cosplayed an SS officer — and helped lead a militarized immigration policy rooted in white supremacist “invasion” conspiracies — also engages in overt antisemitism. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
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Seeing that photo of Obama putting the Medal of Freedom on Tom Homan circulate again. It's fake. Homan did get a civil service award during the Obama administration, but it wasn't the Medal of Freedom, it wasn't a medal (it was a certificate), and Obama didn't present it to him in person.
January 31, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Seeing that photo of Obama putting the Medal of Freedom on Tom Homan circulate again. It's fake. Homan did get a civil service award during the Obama administration, but it wasn't the Medal of Freedom, it wasn't a medal (it was a certificate), and Obama didn't present it to him in person.
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Also trying to parse all the emails that read like they were written by a concussed golden retriever I think I finally get why these guys are so enthusiastic about getting chatbots to write for them
January 31, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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Capitalists will look you dead in your face and tell you that the greatest economic system ever created is the one that took all of earth’s infinite bounty and made it finite.
January 31, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Capitalists will look you dead in your face and tell you that the greatest economic system ever created is the one that took all of earth’s infinite bounty and made it finite.
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Jeffrey Epstein, Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, and Marc Andreessen share an enduring fascination with eugenics, race science, and transhumanism and there is an entire generation of public intellectuals who benefited and continue to benefit from their patronage.
Pinker, Huberman, Attia, Weinstein, etc.
Pinker, Huberman, Attia, Weinstein, etc.
January 31, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Jeffrey Epstein, Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, and Marc Andreessen share an enduring fascination with eugenics, race science, and transhumanism and there is an entire generation of public intellectuals who benefited and continue to benefit from their patronage.
Pinker, Huberman, Attia, Weinstein, etc.
Pinker, Huberman, Attia, Weinstein, etc.
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DM me? We used to get hundreds of highly qualified applicants for a single job posting. Good prosecutors are increasingly hesitant to work for this DOJ.
January 31, 2026 at 3:51 PM
DM me? We used to get hundreds of highly qualified applicants for a single job posting. Good prosecutors are increasingly hesitant to work for this DOJ.
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I have been spending the last few days searching random words on the Epstein list. Words like sheets, bikini, birthday girl, drama queen, those words yield some very interesting documents.
January 31, 2026 at 2:13 PM
I have been spending the last few days searching random words on the Epstein list. Words like sheets, bikini, birthday girl, drama queen, those words yield some very interesting documents.
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The South Carolina measles outbreak is now bigger than last year's Texas outbreak and is happening as the U.S. is poised to lose its measles elimination status.
The U.S. will likely lose its measles elimination status. Here's what that means
The South Carolina measles outbreak is now bigger than last year's Texas outbreak and is happening as the U.S. is poised to lose its measles elimination status.
n.pr
January 31, 2026 at 3:35 PM
The South Carolina measles outbreak is now bigger than last year's Texas outbreak and is happening as the U.S. is poised to lose its measles elimination status.
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"MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened Thursday afternoon to prevent federal immigration agents from arresting a local resident" who had been observing federal agents. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
St. Peter police chief intervenes, prevents federal agents from arresting resident
The police chief of St. Peter intervened to prevent federal agents from taking a local resident who was observing ICE enforcement actions into custody. It is believed to the first time local police in...
www.mprnews.org
January 31, 2026 at 2:48 PM
"MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened Thursday afternoon to prevent federal immigration agents from arresting a local resident" who had been observing federal agents. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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If this is the same Peter Attia MD who was just revealed as one of Bari Weiss's big new additions to CBS News, he can just tell the stories about the "outrageous" life Jeffrey Epstein led on the Evening News.
Think of the ratings!
Think of the ratings!
And Peter Attia MD telling Epstein the biggest problem with being his friend is he can’t tell anyone about the life he lives. Nice.
January 31, 2026 at 2:48 PM
If this is the same Peter Attia MD who was just revealed as one of Bari Weiss's big new additions to CBS News, he can just tell the stories about the "outrageous" life Jeffrey Epstein led on the Evening News.
Think of the ratings!
Think of the ratings!
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oh shit we got hennepin hannah
January 31, 2026 at 2:55 PM
oh shit we got hennepin hannah
Always with his eye on the ball:
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who leads the Texas Senate, just released his first five big priorities for the next legislative session. Among them: “Preventing Sharia Law in Texas” and ensuring schools are teaching American and Texas exceptionalism.
January 30, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Always with his eye on the ball:
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NEW: Elon Musk has insisted that Jeffrey Epstein invited him to the notorious island and he declined. But new emails show the opposite -- Musk was practically begging to party with Epstein in the Caribbean, years after Epstein's sex convictions were public knowledge
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...
Elon Musk Emailed Extensively With Jeffrey Epstein, Begging to Visit His Notorious Island
Newly released documents show how Elon Musk extensively communicated with Jeffrey Epstein to plan parties and trips to his island.
futurism.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:25 PM
NEW: Elon Musk has insisted that Jeffrey Epstein invited him to the notorious island and he declined. But new emails show the opposite -- Musk was practically begging to party with Epstein in the Caribbean, years after Epstein's sex convictions were public knowledge
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...
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Turns out that you can simply chose not to sell your warehouse and prevent it from becoming a detention center
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Jim Pattison won't sell U.S. warehouse proposed as new ICE facility | CBC News
Jim Pattison Developments has announced it will not sell an industrial building in Ashland, Va., that was set to be turned into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing facility.
www.cbc.ca
January 30, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Turns out that you can simply chose not to sell your warehouse and prevent it from becoming a detention center
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Please don't put in the paper that I specifically asked to go to the wildest party hosted by the worlds most famous pedophile
OK, so Musk was planning to go to Epstein's island, but it's not like he went there with the intent to go to a wild party or something, it was probably just some business. Excuse me, an email just came in.
*Reads:* "What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?"
*Reads:* "What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?"
January 30, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Please don't put in the paper that I specifically asked to go to the wildest party hosted by the worlds most famous pedophile
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i think this is exactly right. fascism is the Death Drive as ideology. it's why the catastrophic end of the Nazi Party does not deter people from worshipping Nazis. that the Nazis destroyed Germany along with the rest of Europe is part of the appeal.
January 30, 2026 at 7:54 PM
i think this is exactly right. fascism is the Death Drive as ideology. it's why the catastrophic end of the Nazi Party does not deter people from worshipping Nazis. that the Nazis destroyed Germany along with the rest of Europe is part of the appeal.
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It's clear the increased ICE/CBP funding under Trump is being used primarily as a tool of repression, not as a means of law enforcement, and that's all the more reason why Democrats should use this opportunity—while the public hates ICE and the GOP is on the defensive—to eviscerate both agencies.
ICE used facial recognition software on a MN resident who was trailing agents in her car. Three days later she received an email from DHS saying her Global Entry and TSA travel privileges had been revoked. No explanation was provided.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:01 PM
It's clear the increased ICE/CBP funding under Trump is being used primarily as a tool of repression, not as a means of law enforcement, and that's all the more reason why Democrats should use this opportunity—while the public hates ICE and the GOP is on the defensive—to eviscerate both agencies.
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LOCK TRUMP AND HIS FRIENDS UP!
January 30, 2026 at 6:59 PM
LOCK TRUMP AND HIS FRIENDS UP!
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If you answer “No” you get an invitation to Mar-a-Lago
January 30, 2026 at 7:32 PM
If you answer “No” you get an invitation to Mar-a-Lago
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my "not procured by jeffrey epstein as a child bride" shirt is raising questions answered by the shirt
Interesting.
January 30, 2026 at 8:03 PM
my "not procured by jeffrey epstein as a child bride" shirt is raising questions answered by the shirt
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OK, so Musk was planning to go to Epstein's island, but it's not like he went there with the intent to go to a wild party or something, it was probably just some business. Excuse me, an email just came in.
*Reads:* "What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?"
*Reads:* "What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?"
January 30, 2026 at 7:28 PM
OK, so Musk was planning to go to Epstein's island, but it's not like he went there with the intent to go to a wild party or something, it was probably just some business. Excuse me, an email just came in.
*Reads:* "What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?"
*Reads:* "What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?"
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Source familiar with Don Lemon's arrest tells me DOJ went to a grand jury to secure an indictment (DOJ's effort to get a criminal complaint had already been rejected in court twice).
This is ugly. More soon.
This is ugly. More soon.
January 30, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Source familiar with Don Lemon's arrest tells me DOJ went to a grand jury to secure an indictment (DOJ's effort to get a criminal complaint had already been rejected in court twice).
This is ugly. More soon.
This is ugly. More soon.
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Nothing in the videos from that church show anything worse than disorderly conduct, at the absolute most maybe misdemeanor trespassing. State offenses, and here well within reasonable prosecutorial discretion. There is no federal crime here even for the actual protestors, much less reporters present
January 30, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Nothing in the videos from that church show anything worse than disorderly conduct, at the absolute most maybe misdemeanor trespassing. State offenses, and here well within reasonable prosecutorial discretion. There is no federal crime here even for the actual protestors, much less reporters present