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The banality of evil: how Epstein’s powerful friends normalised him
The banality of evil: how Epstein’s powerful friends normalised him
Long after his conviction for sexual abuse, people in royalty, academia, business, journalism and politics sought his ear
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The banality of evil: how Epstein’s powerful friends normalised him
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"Some people don't want to pay money for art"
Okay well I don't want to pay £60 a month for gas, I guess it's ok if I go hose it out of someone else's car, right?
RIGHT?
Okay well I don't want to pay £60 a month for gas, I guess it's ok if I go hose it out of someone else's car, right?
RIGHT?
November 16, 2025 at 12:32 PM
"Some people don't want to pay money for art"
Okay well I don't want to pay £60 a month for gas, I guess it's ok if I go hose it out of someone else's car, right?
RIGHT?
Okay well I don't want to pay £60 a month for gas, I guess it's ok if I go hose it out of someone else's car, right?
RIGHT?
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Easy way to hire better personnel is for the bad personnel to quit first
November 8, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Easy way to hire better personnel is for the bad personnel to quit first
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The number of CHUDlets who insisted Vic Mignogna couldn't possibly be a pedophile because "technically it's ephibophilia"... 😂🤢
November 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The number of CHUDlets who insisted Vic Mignogna couldn't possibly be a pedophile because "technically it's ephibophilia"... 😂🤢
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i honestly don't understand what could possibly require more than like, 2 rounds. maybe a LOT of candidates i guess but like... what.
also if they rescind after-the-fact they should have to pay you a year's wages up-front. shitty hiring practices need to hurt
also if they rescind after-the-fact they should have to pay you a year's wages up-front. shitty hiring practices need to hurt
November 15, 2025 at 10:05 PM
i honestly don't understand what could possibly require more than like, 2 rounds. maybe a LOT of candidates i guess but like... what.
also if they rescind after-the-fact they should have to pay you a year's wages up-front. shitty hiring practices need to hurt
also if they rescind after-the-fact they should have to pay you a year's wages up-front. shitty hiring practices need to hurt
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The historical lesson of Nazism is to destroy Nazis before they get control of the government. We should actually follow the lesson, but we are not.
November 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The historical lesson of Nazism is to destroy Nazis before they get control of the government. We should actually follow the lesson, but we are not.
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oh my god
Born February 22, 1975, Drew Barrymore is 18,530 days old today, matching Wilford Brimley’s age on the day ‘Cocoon’ was released. Congrats Drew! You’ve reached the Brimley/Cocoon Line.
November 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
oh my god
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Fascist, pro-pedophile garbage rag The New York Times, at it again. Thread.
I’m going to be honest with you: The headline is appalling, but the piece, which indeed has an absolutely bizarre tone of nostalgia, is worse.
Jesus fucking Christ
November 16, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Fascist, pro-pedophile garbage rag The New York Times, at it again. Thread.
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The fact that the American president’s former best friend is helping Russia blackmail the president should be a far bigger story than it is.
It should be on the front page of every major news outlet
It should be on the front page of every major news outlet
November 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The fact that the American president’s former best friend is helping Russia blackmail the president should be a far bigger story than it is.
It should be on the front page of every major news outlet
It should be on the front page of every major news outlet
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The journalists waxing nostalgic over Epstein's NYC sex trafficking parties are the same ones also freaking out about Mamdani and they're all in the fucking emails chatting with the guy a decade after his conviction.
November 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The journalists waxing nostalgic over Epstein's NYC sex trafficking parties are the same ones also freaking out about Mamdani and they're all in the fucking emails chatting with the guy a decade after his conviction.
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that's right, fraud is when you take money for something you don't do
November 16, 2025 at 7:15 AM
that's right, fraud is when you take money for something you don't do
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November 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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and you might think sexual harassment at work is about desire, or maybe a lack of boundaries
let me tell you it is about shrinking the pool of competitors
if it's a boys' club you only have to be better than the other boys to look good
let me tell you it is about shrinking the pool of competitors
if it's a boys' club you only have to be better than the other boys to look good
November 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
and you might think sexual harassment at work is about desire, or maybe a lack of boundaries
let me tell you it is about shrinking the pool of competitors
if it's a boys' club you only have to be better than the other boys to look good
let me tell you it is about shrinking the pool of competitors
if it's a boys' club you only have to be better than the other boys to look good
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Immigration raids in Hawaiʻi are especially ironic since the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi was illegally overthrown and the Hawaiian Islands annexed by the United States against the will of the people.
Immigration arrests surge in Hawaii as federal agents target courthouses
Advocates and legal experts say many arrests are happening quietly, often when immigrants show up at state courts.
www.hawaiinewsnow.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Immigration raids in Hawaiʻi are especially ironic since the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi was illegally overthrown and the Hawaiian Islands annexed by the United States against the will of the people.
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Reupping my theory that when he suddenly drops dead, the smartest person in the White House is going to have a hard time getting their briefcase home.
To negotiate a trade deal with the President of the United States, the Swiss government arrived with a "special Rolex desktop clock" and "a 1-kilogram personalized gold bar"
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Reupping my theory that when he suddenly drops dead, the smartest person in the White House is going to have a hard time getting their briefcase home.
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This. THIS. No one is so good they get a free pass on assaulting others. And I guarantee you that we've lost more brilliance because they drove it away or broke it than what they personally possess.
indeed, for every academic abuser and enabler: i promise there’s an amazing grad student out there who is doing work that’s as good or better.
we’ve let the myth of the lone genius guy carry on too long. it’s caused so much harm, in so many ways.
we’ve let the myth of the lone genius guy carry on too long. it’s caused so much harm, in so many ways.
I refuse to believe that Larry Summers' expertise and skills are indispensable in any way. Please find another economist and policy expert, @americanprogress.bsky.social. There are loads out there.
November 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
This. THIS. No one is so good they get a free pass on assaulting others. And I guarantee you that we've lost more brilliance because they drove it away or broke it than what they personally possess.
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Oh golly goodness me thank heavens someone did.
November 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Oh golly goodness me thank heavens someone did.
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one argument thats always struck me as funny is the one about people coming to america to drain the budget of our many social services. such as free university, free healthcare, UBI, etc. you know, all those things we dont have
November 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
one argument thats always struck me as funny is the one about people coming to america to drain the budget of our many social services. such as free university, free healthcare, UBI, etc. you know, all those things we dont have
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people don't even notice how at the beginning of the last chapter of The Lord of the Rings, Frodo defunds the police
February 28, 2025 at 7:56 AM
people don't even notice how at the beginning of the last chapter of The Lord of the Rings, Frodo defunds the police
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The definition of audacity: ICE asking WA tribes to host detention centers.
They got a very polite “fuck off.”
“The Nisqually people are not in favor of, nor will the tribal council allow, the detention of individuals by ICE on our reservation or in our facilities.” - Tribal Chair E.K. Choke
They got a very polite “fuck off.”
“The Nisqually people are not in favor of, nor will the tribal council allow, the detention of individuals by ICE on our reservation or in our facilities.” - Tribal Chair E.K. Choke
ICE looks to WA tribes to house detained immigrants
The Nisqually Indian Tribe says it is turning down a request from ICE to house detained immigrants on tribal land.
www.seattletimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:17 AM
The definition of audacity: ICE asking WA tribes to host detention centers.
They got a very polite “fuck off.”
“The Nisqually people are not in favor of, nor will the tribal council allow, the detention of individuals by ICE on our reservation or in our facilities.” - Tribal Chair E.K. Choke
They got a very polite “fuck off.”
“The Nisqually people are not in favor of, nor will the tribal council allow, the detention of individuals by ICE on our reservation or in our facilities.” - Tribal Chair E.K. Choke
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A bunch of guys who can’t read Ancient Greek have very strong opinions about how to translate Ancient Greek
November 16, 2025 at 3:44 AM
A bunch of guys who can’t read Ancient Greek have very strong opinions about how to translate Ancient Greek
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“There’s a difference between a 5 year old and a 15 year old.”
I mean yes, obviously, there is a difference. But that difference isn’t “It’s fine to have sex with one of them.”
I mean yes, obviously, there is a difference. But that difference isn’t “It’s fine to have sex with one of them.”
November 16, 2025 at 5:49 AM
“There’s a difference between a 5 year old and a 15 year old.”
I mean yes, obviously, there is a difference. But that difference isn’t “It’s fine to have sex with one of them.”
I mean yes, obviously, there is a difference. But that difference isn’t “It’s fine to have sex with one of them.”
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The only fic, to my knowledge, ever inspired by a tweet of mine. It includes a phrase I would be proud to have written: “A man who does not love naked hot sauerkraut wrestling truly cannot be said to love our country.”
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This is a reference to a simpler time (apparently 7:10 PM · Jul 2, 2021) . Fic thoughtfully bearing witness is archiveofourown.org/works/33342418
This is a reference to a simpler time (apparently 7:10 PM · Jul 2, 2021) . Fic thoughtfully bearing witness is archiveofourown.org/works/33342418
![Screenshot in intro to a fic (citation above)of two tweets [The link for the first one no longer works]:
Once upon a time, Ursula Vernon a.k.a. T. Kingfisher tweeted these two tweets in response to a troll:
https://twitter.com/UrsulaV/status/1411096126657335303
FATHER? WHY DO YOU LOOK SO FORLORN? HAS THE PIG GOTTEN INTO THE VODKA AGAIN?
WHAT? MOTHER? MOTHER HAS DIED?!
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "CABBAGE POISONING?!"
https://twitter.com/UrsulaV/status/1411100077079339023
NO, FATHER. PUT DOWN THE AXE. PUT IT DOWN, I SAY! WE SHALL BURY MOTHER AMONG THE CABBAGES.
...VERY WELL, WE SHALL BURY HER WHERE THE CABBAGES WOULD BE IF THE TSAR'S MEN HAD NOT TAKEN THEM ALL FOR THEIR INDECENT HOT SAUERKRAUT WRESTLING RING.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:i33m3atdwnpjjocc2spipqex/bafkreicosl3pqxufuxkfufqrqhwg6wtm6pg6rv2e7ou3jrhmlfi2gk6ft4@jpeg)
November 15, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The only fic, to my knowledge, ever inspired by a tweet of mine. It includes a phrase I would be proud to have written: “A man who does not love naked hot sauerkraut wrestling truly cannot be said to love our country.”
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Sorry, I know this was a while ago, but I'm still upset about it. They literally edited a video of a High Holiday sermon to make it sound like she said the opposite of what she really said, and then pretended it was about Zionism to get people outraged for clicks.
Keep an eye out for this: There's deceptively edited video floating around Instagram & TikTok which appears to show a rabbi speaking in favor of human sacrifice and saying "some need to die for the world to flourish."
In fact, she is reading a post by R. Tali Adler which decries that very attitude.
In fact, she is reading a post by R. Tali Adler which decries that very attitude.
November 16, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Sorry, I know this was a while ago, but I'm still upset about it. They literally edited a video of a High Holiday sermon to make it sound like she said the opposite of what she really said, and then pretended it was about Zionism to get people outraged for clicks.
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dana terrace, creator of owl house, speaks out against AI and disney+
November 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
dana terrace, creator of owl house, speaks out against AI and disney+