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November 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Now here's what the UN says, according to a Sept 10 Atrocity Report from the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect.

6,764 civilian deaths confirmed between Feb. 2021 and May 2025, "half of which resulted from direct military aerial attacks."

www.globalr2p.org/publications...
ESCALATING ATROCITIES IN MYANMAR DEMAND URGENT INTERNATIONAL ACTION A new report by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) warns of a rapidly worsening crisis in Myanmar (Burma), particularly in Rakhine State, and highlights disturbing new trends in abuses against civilians. Amid escalating hostilities between the military and the Arakan Army armed group in Rakhine State, civilians from the Rohingya and ethnic Rakhine communities are caught in the crossfire. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said, “The military and the Arakan Army have acted with near complete impunity enabling the recurrence of violations in an endless cycle of suffering… Videos and pictures show death, destruction and desperation, distressingly similar to images that we already saw during the 2017 atrocities committed by the military against the Rohingya. It pains me deeply to see the same happening again.” The report documents widespread and systematic patterns of indiscriminate attacks against civilians and protected objects, the razing of villages, forced recruitment, denial of humanitarian assistance and mass forced displacement. Since November 2023 approximately 150,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh, adding to the nearly one million Rohingya refugees already confined to overcrowded and under-resourced refugee camps. Across the country, OHCHR verified at least 6,764 civilian deaths from February 2021 to May 2025, including over 1,400 women and 800 children. Nearly half of these deaths resulted from direct military aerial attacks, illustrating the junta’s increasing reliance on airpower to commit atrocities. Alarmingly, the report also identifies two emerging trends: the use of chemicals and armed paramotors. During the reporting period, OHCHR received 26 allegations involving the use of chemicals, including fertilizers, attached to explosive devices in attacks against civilians across six states and regions. Armed paramotors, near-silent aircraft typically used for reconnaissance, have now been repurposed to drop munitions from high altitudes with little to no targeting precision. Since December 2024, there have been 137 paramotor attacks. Torture in detention centers also remains pervasive. Detainees, including children and political prisoners, have faced electric shocks, strangulation and sexual violence, often leading to death. The documented abuses, including indiscriminate and targeted attacks on civilians, the use of chemical weapons, torture and sexual violence, among others, are prohibited under international law and may amount to crimes against humanity and war crimes. Amid the deteriorating crisis, the upcoming UN High-Level Conference on the Situation of Rohingya Muslims and Other Minorities in Myanmar on 30 September presents a critical opportunity for meaningful action. Member states must seize this moment to increase coordinated and targeted sanctions on military leaders, businesses, arms suppliers, financial institutions and aviation fuel networks that sustain the junta’s military capabilities. It is equally vital to scale up humanitarian support and ensure aid reaches communities beyond the junta’s control. International support for accountability mechanisms remains essential to ending the cycle of impunity that enables continued atrocities.
November 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Here's what mrs private jet glamour shots says.
“This decision restores TPS to its original status as temporary,” said Secretary Kristi Noem. “The situation in Burma has improved enough that it is safe for Burmese citizens to return home, so we are terminating the Temporary Protected Status. Burma has made notable progress in governance and stability, including the end of its state of emergency, plans for free and fair elections, successful ceasefire agreements, and improved local governance contributing to enhanced public service delivery and national reconciliation.” 
November 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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DHS just removed temporary protected status for Myanmar, just a few weeks after the UN said that atrocities there are on the rise. But it's safe to return home, according to Kristi.
Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Burma (Myanmar). The termination will be effective on Jan 26, 2026. At least 60 days before a TPS designation expires, the secretary, after consultation with appropriate U.S. government agencies, is required to review the conditions in a country designated for TPS to determine whether the conditions supporting the designation continue to be met, and, if so, how long to extend the designation. If the Secretary determines that the conditions in the foreign state continue to meet the specific statutory criteria for Temporary Protected Status designation, Temporary Protected Status will be extended for an additional period of 6 months or, in the Secretary’s discretion, 12 or 18 months. If the Secretary determines that the foreign state no longer meets the conditions for Temporary Protected Status designation, the Secretary must terminate the designation.
November 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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lolol
A reader comment that goes "Mr. Brooks' editorials of late have been a bit - how shall I put it -- weird. This one ascends to new heights of weirdness."
November 22, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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This is the column they're discussing.

www.nytimes.com/2014/09/19/o...
November 22, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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November 22, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Darializa told me that standing with Palestine isn't just empty symbolism, it reflects budgetary priorities. She wants to fund programs to help improve peoples' lives, not the war machine. Standing with Palestine is also an extremely popular position among voters, a point TAP has made repeatedly.
November 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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November 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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The conversation continues, with Epstein saying that Idi Amin was "ok," but that rehabilitating the image of someone who is captured in damning footage is "not what I do."
The conversation continues. GUID: BD018C77-0CO3-48A7-8A72-68233738AED7 Message: Oh yeah that's done but was that ever a reality for any Saudi head??? Sender: e:jeeitunes@gmail.com Time: 11/23/18 12:16:54 PM (564697014) Flags: 1085445 Is Read: No Is Invitation: No GUID: 81454D59-8EFF-47C2-86C3-87E2D899CD47 HOUSE OVERSIGHT 027508 Message: Idi amin was ok, until they had a video of him eating the liver of his opponent. The past did not have the internet. Where the leaders are seen in real time shaking the hand of the butcher. Tricky. But it's not what I do. Sender: e:jeeitunes@gmail.com Time: 11/23/18 12:19:27 PM (564697167) Flags: 1085445 Is Read: No Is Invitation: No GUID: E2588533-49B0-4A76-955F-3CEC3E03464F Message: Unlikely that lambchop moves to replace shari, but aljazera won't let up. So he should make peace with Q Sender: Time: 11/23/18 12:19:57 PM (564697197) Flags: 1060865 Is Read: Yes Is Invitation: No GUID: 5217879F-3AD6-401B-AF96-001A07129B68 Message: Agree; and I think mbz does also
November 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Here's Epstein and his circle talking about a possible video recording of the Saudi government's assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, calling it "making Saudi sausage."
Online conversation between Epstein and others, whose names are redacted, on Nov. 22-23, 2018. An unnamed sender begins this section, misspelling the name of Jamal Khashoggi. GUID: 809303C4-4C70-4818-88D8-E550317D037A Message: There may be a video of kasshohgi. If so game over Sender: Time: 11/22/18 04:01:25 PM (564624085) Flags: 1060865 GUID: 4C2B8204-4560-4D8B-9ABC-285422BD582A Message: I'm sure they do Sender: e:jeeitunes@gmail.com Time: 11/23/18 03:22:35 AM (564664955) The conversation between Epstein and redacted others continues: GUID: 3E23E475-9A3F-4351-B05A-DED6904FF110 Message: I'm pretty impressed by how they are trying to power thru this Sender: Time: 11/23/18 12:12:28 PM (564696748) Flags: 1060865 Is Read: Yes Is Invitation: No GUID: 848EF218-A171-4F7F-9765-D2B3840C79AF Message: Yes -- just departed mbz Sender: e:jeeitunes@gmail.com Time: 11/23/18 12:13:57 PM (564696837) Flags: 1085445 Is Read: No Is Invitation: No GUID: 05F602EE-7477-4D8E-976B-98B25A1B8DFE Message: My best guess is that it becomes impossible for him to sit at a table of leaders. And have any gravitas left. Especially if a video of them making Saudi sausage surfaces in the press Sender: Time: 11/23/18 12:15:09 PM (564696909) Flags: 1060865 Is Read: Yes Is Invitation: No GUID: BD018C77-0CO3-48A7-8A72-68233738AED7 Message: Oh yeah that's done but was that ever a reality for any Saudi head??? Sender: e:jeeitunes@gmail.com Time: 11/23/18 12:16:54 PM (564697014) Flags: 1085445 Is Read: No Is Invitation: No GUID: 81454D59-8EFF-47C2-86C3-87E2D899CD47 HOUSE OVERSIGHT 027508 Message: Idi amin was ok, until they had a video of him eating the liver of his opponent. The past did not have the internet. Where the leaders are seen in real time shaking the hand of the butcher. Tricky. But it's not what I do. Sender: e:jeeitunes@gmail.com Time: 11/23/18 12:19:27 PM (564697167) Flags: 1085445 Is Read: No Is Invitation: No GUID: E2588533-49B0-4A76-955F-3CEC3E03464F Message: Unlikely that lambchop moves to replace shari, but aljazera won't let up. So he should make peace with Q Sender: Time: 11/23/18 12:19:57 PM (564697197) Flags: 1060865 Is Read: Yes Is Invitation: No GUID: 5217879F-3AD6-401B-AF96-001A07129B68 Message: Agree; and I think mbz does also Sender: e:jeeitunes@gmail.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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I stayed up too late reading Epstein's emails and dms and I know I'm not the first to say it but holy shit all these people are so fucking stupid. The whole elite crew is full of the most idiotic, arrogant fucks in the world. Look at this exchange with a literary agent. "Keep it coming."
Get a load of this absolutely braindead email between two idiots, Epstein and what appears to be the literary agent John Brockman. Date: Thursday, December 15 2011 02:57 AM Subject: Re: The Edge Annual Question 2012 - Invitation (Confidential) From: John Brockman To: jeffrey epstein <jeevacation@gmail.com>, Keep it coming. JB On Dec 14, 2011, at 3:47 PM, jeffrey epstein wrote: > Mathematics ideals are universal truths, biology is intrinsically based in deception. Predators in search of free energy, would be able to decipher and consume, if it weren't couched in a multi layered encrypted form. Even self deception acts as a defensive strategy. More later > Sorry for all the typos .Sent from my iPhone
November 15, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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An email chain between Michael Wolff and Epstein in 2017 that reads: From: jeffrey E. [jeeyacation@gmail.com] Sent: 12/11/2017 7:54:19 PM To: Michael Wolff [ Subject: Re: beleive you me, i do On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 8:52 PM, Michael Wolff < Cross your fingers. On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 8:39 PM jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: you and i are old news? :). On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 5:57 PM, Michael Wolff <MMMNIMMIMMI> wrote: wrote: And they won't be the last. My buddy, Lorin Stein, who runs the Paris Review--the Paris Review for god's sake!--just went down. The 80-year-old father of my friend Rachel Horovitz--the playright Israel Horovitz--whacked. Big names on the horizon: Michael Douglas, Larry Gagosian, and still my favorite, Arthur Sulzberger. On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 5:52 PM, jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: Strange time I have two more friends up to bat On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 5:47 PM Michael Wolff 111111111111111.1111111111.1.1.11111111111111. wrote: Looks like I can't get away. But will be back in NYC on Sunday. Let me know when you're back too. I have a bad feeling about this new Woody round. It could pull him into the general Harvey pool of the despised and shunned. Clearly what Ronan and company are hoping for. I think Bannon may be right. This is not going to end until Trump goes down.
November 15, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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I can't get over how much these guys hate each other. Here, writer Jesse Kornbluth asks publicist Peggy Siegal questions about Epstein, saying he assumes the conversation will stay between them and that he cares about her. She forwards the convo to Epstein, calls Kornbluth a broke loser.
Text of an email from Jesse Kornbluth to Peggy Siegal on Saturday, April 30, 2011. It says: Peg -- Obviously, I'm sharing what follows on the assumption that everything here is just between us. The thesis of the Times piece is that the rich and their corporations have SO much power that we no longer live in a democracy. Can "we the people" make change? Not really. Who can? The rich and powerful. Huh? All they want is the status quo. Or more. But they could --- okay, its not likely, but they could --- turn on the bad actors at their social/economic level. For example: Wall Street CEOs, donors to the Tea Party, etc. That's the topic. Shaming. Shunning. One of the people I deal with --- there are several others. --- is Jeffrey Epstein. Reading the clips, I don't see that Jeffrey as been shunned. In this piece --- http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-04-01/bill-clinton-katie-couric-woody-allen-jeffrey-epsteins- society-friends-close-ranks/ --- I read: The crowd at the events top publicist Peggy Siegal has organized for Epstein proves the point, at least behind closed doors. "I and many others that know him describe him as brilliant," says Siegal. "His unique mind is what attracts the world's smartest people to his home." Last September, with Siegal's help, Epstein hosted a Break Fast after Yom Kippur. A group of 120 friends brought their children over for a buffet dinner This was just a few months after he finished his prison obligations in Florida. And here he is, entertaining --- with children present. The email continues: This Break Fast is one of a number of social events involving post-prison Jeffrey that attracted celebrated, powerful people. Of course I have zero idea who said, "NO WAY" and didn't cross his doorway. My questions are: 1) I You have known him for decades, were/are friends, etc. Why was your reaction to his crimes to continue being his friend --- and not in a covert way? 2) What would he have had to do for you to shun him --- to cut him out of your life? You're the ultimate professional; you may not want to respond. Especially because I'm NOT reaching out to anyone else who's named in the piece. I don't care about them. But it ain't me to blindside you. JK Below that email is the beginning of the conversation, in which Kornbluth tells Siegal she's mentioned in a story and she says "would love to talk to you." Peggy Siegal then forwards the email to Epstein with this message: Jesse Kornbluth could never make a dime. He is an angry loser who was married to Annette Tapert years ago.(She now is married to Joe Allen and they live near you in PB) Annette left him because there was no bread on the table and he is nasty. What should I do? Call him or not? Peg
November 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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God these Epstein emails are so gross and depressing. Here’s Harvard literature professor and Poetry in America host Elisa New, who is married to Larry Summers, casually chatting with Epstein about the novels Lolita and My Antonia. 🤮
A screenshot of an email that says the following: On Sun, Nov 25, 2018 at 10:52 AM Lisa New < wrote: Dear Jeffrey, Here is an invitation you can forward. Fingers crossed. I'm going upstairs to hunt for my copy of Lolita, or will get on my kindle and reread on our way to Australia. I may have lent it to one of my kids. I would recommend reading My Antonia by Cather next time you're on a long plane trip. The prose is gorgeous, and the book has-- come to think of it-- similar themes to Lolita in that it's about a man whose whole life is stamped forever by his impression of a young girl. Thank you for this help with Serena. I'm so sorry about what happened with WA. I will keep the "bootleg" episode and hope to release someday. It's so good, and he was so kind to read the poem with me and you were so kind to make it happen. Lisa Elisa New Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature
November 14, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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All these guys hate/hated each other. Here's Epstein telling Michael Wolff how Trump's entire "non-family senior staff" wanted to "take him down" and that "Jared and Ivanka have to go."

Also, no dinner :(
The text of an email from Jeffrey Epstein to Michael Wolff, that says "Just spent two hours on the phone with Bannon. I saw Spicer and Priebus his week. I'd pretty much say that nearly 100% of the non-family senior staff of the first six months now believe that Trump can't function in this job. I think they all become part of a Republican initiative to take him down. I hear Kelly trying to make Trump understand that Jared and Ivanka have to go." Then beneath that is an earlier email that just says "I assume no dinner." Priorities!
November 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Originally organizers told me that the strike would start in 25 cities. Today that number has grown to more than 40. LETS GO!!!
The Starbucks mermaid on a red background, holding a hammer in one hand and a sickle in the other. Above her head is the word "Starbucks" in Cyrillic. my colleague Lauren made this and I think it's great.
November 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Just look at what they're paying their top executive.
THERE IS NO FINANCIAL REASON holding Starbucks back from finishing the contract. After all, the company paid its new chief executive, Brian Niccol, $95 million in compensation last year, about 6,666 times the compensation of average workers, as well as a $5 million signing bonus. Starbucks’s corporate board decided it would also cover Niccol’s housing expenses, COBRA reimbursements, security, a personal driver, use of the company aircraft to travel back and forth between Starbucks headquarters in Seattle and his “city of primary residence,” the cost of setting up a remote office, executive insurance, legal fees, and a physical exam, according to the company’s most recent proxy statement. In fact, the cost of settling the contract would amount to no more than a single day of sales, Starbucks Workers United said, or about four months’ worth of Niccol’s 2024 pay.
November 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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lol
November 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Reposting the image with #AltText because I forgot to add that yesterday. Thank you to @circaliz.bsky.social for the alert.
SOME NUMBER 1.2 million  That’s the weekly number of ChatGPT users who “have conversations that include explicit indicators of potential suicidal planning or intent,” according to a press release parent company OpenAI issued yesterday. The company represented the findings as 0.15 percent of “users active in a given week.” Based on CEO Sam Altman’s statement earlier this month that ChatGPT has 800 million weekly active users, we can do the math to find out how many people we’re talking about. 0.15 percent of 800 million is 1.2 million. The company also said that 0.07 percent of weekly users show “signs of mental health emergencies related to psychosis or mania.” That’s 560,000 people.
October 29, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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I did some math for today's @majorityreport.bsky.social newsletter.
October 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM