Matthew Sheffield
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The fact that it looks like Murdoch is very apt, even if that was not the intent.
February 10, 2026 at 4:49 AM
The fact that it looks like Murdoch is very apt, even if that was not the intent.
Yes, they want your life to be miserable, so you do not have the time or ability to think clearly about who is doing this to you.
Their belief is that the worse they can make things, the better it is for them.
Their belief is that the worse they can make things, the better it is for them.
February 10, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Yes, they want your life to be miserable, so you do not have the time or ability to think clearly about who is doing this to you.
Their belief is that the worse they can make things, the better it is for them.
Their belief is that the worse they can make things, the better it is for them.
Republicans prey upon low-informed voters. They need stupidity and ignorance. This is part of why they attack education so much.
February 10, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Republicans prey upon low-informed voters. They need stupidity and ignorance. This is part of why they attack education so much.
It's a massive subject, sadly, so I have not been on it for a bit, but here is the first piece which I published in January of 2025.
This essay is about how the modern right is a fusion of Nietzsche and Christianism through Rene Girard.
plus.flux.community/p/09f0ecb9-9...
This essay is about how the modern right is a fusion of Nietzsche and Christianism through Rene Girard.
plus.flux.community/p/09f0ecb9-9...
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February 10, 2026 at 12:42 AM
It's a massive subject, sadly, so I have not been on it for a bit, but here is the first piece which I published in January of 2025.
This essay is about how the modern right is a fusion of Nietzsche and Christianism through Rene Girard.
plus.flux.community/p/09f0ecb9-9...
This essay is about how the modern right is a fusion of Nietzsche and Christianism through Rene Girard.
plus.flux.community/p/09f0ecb9-9...
Yep. Whatever he had been in the 90s and earlier, by the last years of his life, Jeffrey Epstein was a member of the Republican establishment.
The files are basically a chronicle of him trying to profit and influence from Trump policies. Noam Chomsky seems to be the only left-winger in the files.
The files are basically a chronicle of him trying to profit and influence from Trump policies. Noam Chomsky seems to be the only left-winger in the files.
February 9, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Yep. Whatever he had been in the 90s and earlier, by the last years of his life, Jeffrey Epstein was a member of the Republican establishment.
The files are basically a chronicle of him trying to profit and influence from Trump policies. Noam Chomsky seems to be the only left-winger in the files.
The files are basically a chronicle of him trying to profit and influence from Trump policies. Noam Chomsky seems to be the only left-winger in the files.
Epstein was living the life his friends wanted for themselves. They do quite literally see themselves as ubermenschen. It's the same reason Trump's most horrible fans love his stupidity and cruelty.
February 9, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Epstein was living the life his friends wanted for themselves. They do quite literally see themselves as ubermenschen. It's the same reason Trump's most horrible fans love his stupidity and cruelty.