What would really unlock the Epstein scandal is finding out why Acosta cut that insane plea deal. Epstein plead to soliciting a minor. Which is bad. But not nearly as bad as what he was doing. And so the world acted accordingly. Some times in ignorance, some times with greed and cynicism.

"Everyone should have the right to refuse to engage with technologies that harm them, their students, and the planet."

Just saw the terrible news that US Bishops just banned gender affirming care at Catholic hospitals. A reminder, from the reproductive justice front - For a lot of people, Catholic hospitals are their only option. Even places where they aren't, they sometimes set standard of care.

I am currently in Newport, OR for a public hearing at city hall to listen to resident concerns on a potential ICE facility that officials are considering putting in town. The room is completely packed, the hallways are packed, there and tons of people protesting ICE outside and

The last decade has been one moral injury after another No wonder we’re all so messed up

Here’s a gift link (no paywall) to the article, “Catholic bishops condemn ‘indiscriminate mass deportation’ in rare statement”: wapo.st/448fDw6

Wilma Rudolph overcame childhood polio & years in a leg brace to become the fastest woman runner in the world! #inspiration The first American woman, as well as the first Black woman, to win 3 gold medals in a single Olympiad, Rome 1960. 🥇🥇🥇 She died #OTD in 1994.

I'm going to actively say at this point that I don't think people should donate to any Dem-run PACs. What guarantee do we have that they won't give the money to cowards to stave off primary challengers? I mean, it rather feels like the reverse will happen.

turns out the emails we should have been reading in 2016 were from the NYT

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Jeffrey Epstein advised Steve Bannon that the lawyers representing Brett Kavanaugh in his confirmation hearing should accuse Christine Blasey Ford of being on medications that cause false memories or memory loss.

The thing the American Online Tradcaths don't get is that Catholicism allows paternalistic racism and, historically, convert by the sword racism, but it doesn't allow "deny immigrants the eucharist while they're detained" racism because the whole point is they want everyone to take the eucharist.

Again, I’m not a fan of any pope in general, but damn

The 150-year old Yūsai-tei (祐斎亭) overlooks the Ōi-gawa (大堰川) in Arashiyama. Once a 'ryōri ryokan' (料理旅館), a traditional inn priding itself on its cuisine, the buildings are now a workshop and exhibition space for 'yume kōro' dyeing. #Kyoto #京都 #Japan #紅葉 #momiji #autumn

A morning of quiet reflection. #Kyoto #京都 #Japan #紅葉 #momiji #autumn #Arashiyama #嵐山 #Yūsaitei #祐斎亭 #Ōigawa #大堰川 #zen

It all would have been much easier if, as would have happened if we were remotely a serious country, it all ended with the Access Hollywood interview.

I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win. Please do repeat this insight.

The Kremlin disguised a nearly $100 mn payment to Trump in the form of a brokered real estate deal... and both Jeffrey Epstein and William Pulte were involved in the deal. That's very interesting.

Okay, so, we’re all going to have to agree that it’s wrong to have sex with children. Like, if you don’t agree with me inside your own head, you should keep that inside until you tell a therapist. Also, people who defend pedophiles can not be trusted with your children. At all. AT ALL. EVERRRRRRRRR.

I’m going to think about watching this moment unfold in real time for a long time. for all the horrors coming out of Chicago and its metro area, the principled courage of everyday people, in the face of such intimidation, never ceases to astonish. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/12/k...

Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.

I am shooting my shot. I love writing op-eds. @teenvogue.com was my main outlet, but if there are any others (especially independently ran) that are looking for a contributing writer on race, gender, and the economy, I'd love to work with you. Signed, A Black woman who writes for the public

This Isn’t Even The Worst Stuff.

I want to uplift the once-were-boys who managed to push back against all that & tell their stories anyway & all who carry a secret that feels like a nuclear bomb inside them because they can't tell a soul. I want you to know that even as your society denies your reality, I see it & I won't forget.

Federal stats say 1 in 10 boys, but the real number is probably 1 in 6. Boys disclosed to me during forensic interviews were universally ashamed, worried about how their parents would react etc.

Looks useful, but they may not cover an important topic: if you need a #map for your book, where do you go? Many authors, faced with that question, have no idea where to start. If that’s you, I can help! I draw maps for a living, and specialize in maps for academic books. surprisedeelmaps.com

From Lutsen tonight

Tom Tiffany says the quiet part out loud: The GOP has no health care plan

Very, very important observation.

I’m in!

AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"

🔥 The White House released an article on Monday citing a DoorDash report as confirmation that "inflation has been tamed." I asked a DoorDash spokesperson today if the company had concluded from its report that inflation had been tamed. DoorDash spokesperson told me, "We did not write that."

I would be utterly thrilled to rid the Democratic Party of everyone who was pals with Jeffrey fucking Epstein why exactly would I want a child abuser to make government policy

Anyway... did we ever figure out whether or not women ruined the workplace?

there are whole generations of men whose idea of How Men Are Cool was formed by, like, rock stars casually sleeping with 16 year olds and writing hit songs about it. confronting the inherent predation of those powerful men feels like such a personal attack on their own construction of masculinity

Harvard grads can call the Harvard Alumni Association and politely let them know they won't donate to the school as long as Summers is working there. Their number is 617-496-0559.

None of this is good. Most especially for the victims.

I enjoyed learning about gymnastics and the Turners during the Preserve Minnesota Conference in New Ulm last September.

"You also have no guaranteed access to an aisle from an aisle seat. The inflight meal might be rocks -- we don't promise it's edible. Also just because it says 'plane' do not expect a plane, a tractor might show up, or just a guy who is going to carry you to your destination on piggyback."

Dog ate my homework.

Todd Blanche would have had these emails before interviewing Maxwell. Why didn’t he question her directly about her exchanges? Why did he not follow up when she said things that were onviously a lie?? This shows that was a performance intended to dupe the public and benefit her (and Trump)

This headline is journalistic malpractice. This isn't Epstein "alleging" that Trump knew. This is Epstein and Maxwell discussing - in 2011, long before Trump had political salience - how the FACT that Trump knew might play out Both of them took as a given that this was a fact in a private email

Wisconsin Democrats unveil bill to cap energy costs Via @henry-redman.bsky.social buff.ly/Gg4ELNV

Fact check: true! religionnews.com/2025/11/04/c...

the only thing democrats should be saying today is “the entire republican party is engaged in a coverup of the most notorious child sex trafficking ring in world history”

I guess dead men DO tell tales. Take that, pirate proverbs!

Maxwells compliance with Trump also has to be viewed through the lens that Maxwell could reasonably assume that Trump ordered that Jeffrey Epstein be killed while he was in prison.

“Jeffrey #Epstein said Trump "knew about the girls" in 2019 email to Michael Wolff, House Democrats allege” #EpsteinFiles www.cbsnews.com/news/jeffrey...

I'm a firm believer that the dead don't deserve secrets. Whatever they left with the living now belongs behind — their stories are now our stories. Their joy and heartache, the wrong they did and right. Unwilling or not, it all was willed to us. As those who carry the weight, sharing is up to us.

obviously this is bad, but it’s long been true of other countries we praise to the skies for their healthcare and a lot of progressive Americans don’t want to acknowledge that as a huge vector of oppression. there are a lot of places I couldn’t emigrate to even if I wanted bc they have BMI limits