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amdiamanti
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Armchair historian, lawyer by trade. Assume sarcasm unless otherwise indicated.
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As late as July 2025 the NYT is still taking Trump at his word re a "fallout" with Epstein, conveniently timed to just before Epstein's first arrest. And while it notes Trump's appointment of Acosta, there's no context (e.g. that the Epstein deal was already controversial or that Trump defended it).
Speaking to reporters about Mr. Acosta’s decision, Mr. Trump reiterated that he had broken off his ties with Mr. Epstein “many, many years ago.” He added: “It shows you one thing: that I have good taste.” When asked if he had any suspicions that Mr. Epstein was molesting young women, Mr. Trump replied, “No, I had no idea.”
November 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Some more data points:
May 2016 NYT Barbaro/Twohey piece Crossing the Line: How Donald Trump Behaved With Women in Private presents a "Is Trump a sexual predator? Gee, it's complicated!" tone with *no* mention of Trump's long-time relationship with Epstein.
Their accounts — many relayed here in their own words — reveal unwelcome romantic advances, unending commentary on the female form, a shrewd reliance on ambitious women, and unsettling workplace conduct, according to the interviews, as well as court records and written recollections. The interactions occurred in his offices at Trump Tower, at his homes, at construction sites and backstage at beauty pageants. They appeared to be fleeting, unimportant moments to him, but they left lasting impressions on the women who experienced them. What emerges from the interviews is a complex, at times contradictory portrait of a wealthy, well-known and provocative man and the women around him, one that defies simple categorization. Some women found him gracious and encouraging. He promoted several to the loftiest heights of his company, a daring move for a major real estate developer at the time. He simultaneously nurtured women’s careers and mocked their physical appearance. “You like your candy,” he told an overweight female executive who oversaw the construction of his headquarters in Midtown Manhattan. He could be lewd one moment and gentlemanly the next.
November 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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"no dumb women"
Tweet by Rachel Haywire @AltCulture Jul 5, 2024: "Harassing people for defending their friends in mass groups is not anti-fascist. It’s authoritarian mob behavior. I support Nina Power. If she is a Nazi we are all Nazis. Compact Magazine is finished." Tweet by Rachel Haywire @AltCulture Nov 20, 2024: "Groups of upper middle class Asian girls in their early 20s are beyond insufferable. They should not live in America, even if they were born here."
November 10, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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I like it.
Mamdani for NYC font and logo but it reads “Democracy Manifest for A Succulent Chinese Meal.”
November 8, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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Says the guy who keeps blowing off public opinion for his own conservative preferences.
Yglesias skeet from 9/30/25: “But really — I just want Democrats to be broadly more conservative on energy, on crime, on immigration, on guns, on trans issues, on race, on abortion, more business friendly, all the things (except Israel). Not super important to rank, what matters is moderating.”
November 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Poor Bethany not getting a great ROI from her Nazi friends.
Screenshot of Mandel’s piece for The Forward: “We Need To Start Befriending Neo-Nazis.”
November 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Billionaires should not exist.
Screenshot of OP with embedded video paused at the chart showing the millions spent by the top 5 billionaires against Mamdani.
November 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Maybe played it as a nod to Silwa, the realest hater in the race.
Screenshot of Silwa mid sentence and pointing his finger from the debate captioned “Curtis Silwa: I’d rather be impaled than work for Andrew Cuomo.”
November 5, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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When and where the fuck were these soft on crime policies? When the fuck were the lax immigration policies? When the fuck are you going to join the reality-based community?
Chart showing the percent increase in incarceration skyrocketing from 1978-2012 while the violent crime and property crime rates decreased over the same time period. Chart showing monthly deportations at a steady rate from 2014-2020, then skyrocketing from 2021-2023, then dropping in 2024 but still higher than the decade prior.
November 4, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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LOL WTF is this???
Text I received today reading “Leo, you will have an important decision to make: Who to support for Mayor? Remember: who you vote for is private, but whether or not you vote is public information. Be true to your Leo self and make your voice heard. Polls in NYC are open from 6 am-9 pm. Find your polling site: findmypollsite.vote.nyc Stop to End” followed by a drawing of a lion’s face captioned “Leo Horoscope.”
November 3, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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His skilled exposure of Tom and Daisy's polite "intellectual" racism:
"Civilization's going to pieces," broke out Tom violently. "I've gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. Have you read 'The Rise of the Coloured Empires' by this man Goddard?" "Why, no," I answered, rather surprised by his tone. "Well, it's a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. The idea is if we don't look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. It's all scientific stuff; it's been proved." "Tom's getting very profound," said Daisy with an expression of unthoughtful sadness. "He reads deep books with long words in them. What was that word we—" "Well, these books are all scientific," insisted Tom, glancing at her impatiently. "This fellow has worked out the whole thing. It's up to us who are the dominant race to watch out or these other races will have control of things." "We've got to beat them down," whispered Daisy, winking ferociously toward the fervent sun. "You ought to live in California—" began Miss Baker but Tom interrupted her by shifting heavily in his chair. "This idea is that we're Nordics. I am, and you are and you are and—" After an infinitesimal hesitation he included Daisy with a slight nod and she winked at me again. "—and we've produced all the things that go to make civilization—oh, science and art and all that. Do you see?"
November 1, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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Caturday gift: a hint of bean.
Grey and white kitty sleeping facedown on a messy bed with his tail extended and his front right paw turned out so you can see a few pink toe beans.
November 1, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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VI for several reasons, but especially this sight gag:
The Lard Lad from "Attack of the 50ft Eyesores" peering angrily into the open front door at Homer.
October 31, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Closeup of Erica Kirk's face looking like the "unamused" emoji after saying "and his wife" referring to Usha Vance.
October 31, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Wait, Cuomo's fake I'll jump start your car videos didn't resonate with car owners???
screenshot of the portion of OP's table showing Mamdani at +16 with car owners and +17 with non-owners
October 31, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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If you were calling it your Totenkopf, then yes you would have known.
His campaign has since fielded questions about whether Platner was aware of the tattoo’s resemblance earlier than he has said. Jewish Insider first reported about the former acquaintance, who recalled Platner referring to the image as “my Totenkopf” in a joking way more than a decade ago. CNN spoke with that same acquaintance, who reiterated the recollection. In the 2019 Reddit thread titled “Battle-weary SS,” featuring a wartime photo of Nazi soldiers, users discussed the “Totenkopf” — or skull emblem — visible on one soldier’s cap. Platner joined the discussion, noted that skull imagery remained common among US military units, citing the Punisher logo.
October 29, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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What a load of horseshit. Tax the Rich originated during FDR's admin, when Jewish Americans were largely working/lower class recent immigrants, when there was a historic increase in the number of Jews appointed to federal positions, and it was widely popular among Jewish voters.
From Wikipedia: The Revenue Act of 1935, 49 Stat. 1014 (Aug. 30, 1935), raised federal income tax on higher income levels, by introducing the "Wealth Tax". It was a progressive tax that took up to 75 percent of the highest incomes (over $1 million per year). The Congress separately also passed new taxes that were regressive, especially the Social Security tax. It was signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt over strong opposition from business, the rich, and conservatives from both parties. The 1935 Act also was popularly known at the time as the "Soak the Rich" tax. To solve the problem of tax evasion through loopholes, the Revenue Act of 1937 revised tax laws and regulations to increase the efficacy of the tax.
October 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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“Purity”
Screenshot from the quoted skeet showing that only users followed by Melissa Chan can reply.
October 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Dressed for No Kings day.
Me in a Mike Wazouwski from Monsters Inc. costume minus my head.
October 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Think you might appreciate (negative) this:
Exchange between 2 Bluesky users: “l'd never be judgmental about accessing the Web. Apps are not the Web. Sir Tim is shaking his head at you.” “Tell me what app store is free in the free software sense?” “See this is the kind of pedantic bullshit people are calling you out for, you could just be normal but no you have to deflect to some random other topic to save face. Pathetic.” “Normlacy gave us facism.”
October 14, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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No, it’s a small large cat.
Chart showing relative sizes of all the big cats with puma right in the middle.
October 14, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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*taps sign*
Screenshot from my profile page with the “Assume sarcasm unless otherwise indicated” description highlighted.
October 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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This reminds me of ATHF Hoppy Bunny and I love it so much.
Screenshot from the Aqua Teen Hunger Force "Hoppy Bunny" episode showing a group of furries on the lawn of the main characters' home at what becomes a wildly out of control party.
October 10, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Rosie the Riveter
October 9, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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I admire her for many things, but this is definitely in the top 3:
screenrant.com/far-side-con...
The strip in question, which ran in 1987, shows two chimpanzees, one male and one female, sitting on a branch in a tree. The female chimpanzee is picking hairs off the back of the male and says, “Well, well–another blond hair. Conducting a little more ‘research’ with that Jane Goodall tramp?” When the strip ran, the Jane Goodall Institute was not amused, promptly drafting a cease and desist letter. Larson maintained he had no ill will towards Doctor Goodall. At the time of the controversy, Goodall had been out of the country, but saw the cartoon for herself when she returned–and loved it. Goodall instructed the institute to drop the issue. In the aftermath, Goodall reached out to Larson, and the two became friends; Larson even licensed the cartoon to the Institute to produce a t-shirt that was then used to raise funds. Goodall even went so far as to write a preface for one of The Far Side’s collected editions. Gary Larson Far Side comic showing 2 apes in a tree, one plucking a hair off the other, captioned "Well, well–another blond hair. Conducting a little more ‘research’ with that Jane Goodall tramp?" Picture of Goodall's Foreword from The Far Side Gallery 5, referencing the "controversy" over the cartoon.
October 1, 2025 at 9:09 PM