This is a great thread & a terrific article. Every Chicagoan (including those in the ‘burbs) who’s done anything to protect their neighbors should know their work is part of a long history in Chicago.

Interesting that so many of these reactionary clowns worship a fantasy idea of ancient Greece and Rome when you consider the sort of sex crimes that were rationalized as unremarkable behavior by public servants

how much you wanna bet that some highly placed people at the times were in Epstein's orbit

Anyway we gon' need a whole new ass executive branch, so uh, that's fun.

Analysis | The Epstein revelations have roiled Trump’s base. Here’s how many kids worldwide his administration will have to starve to win the base back.

"Trump Administration to Drastically Cut Housing Grants: In a major shift, HUD’s plan would direct most of the $3.5 billion in homelessness funds away from Housing First to programs that prioritize work and drug treatment." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...

i feel like there’s going to be a slew of important people tomorrow and in the weeks to come claiming to have had a damascene experience in the midst of all this… and i think it’s good to establish up front and right away that all of those people are huge fucking liars.

Keep asking. Every damn day.

One of the amazing things about the Internet is that random TV show tapings I attended in college are somehow on YouTube. RIP Sally Kirkland, one of the weirder participants in this episode of The Dennis Miller Show. www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9I1...

"Thank you. Thank you." - woman ushering out press who absolutely should be embarrassed that she is protecting Trump today

Oh btw I don’t know if I did the filing a claim right, but as long as you look up your books via the claim search books link, it will have the ISBN, and copyright number, which you need for the forms, and you’ll also need: the addresses and emails for your publishers, and your bank details.

Goose meme: “cherry-picked from where, mfer? cherry-picked from where?”

As a reporter, I have covered over 750 investigations. (2010-2025 on inside Edition/CBS News) Many of my stories involved sexual assault. I have never seen “innocent people” do anything remotely close to this.

For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files: splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app

"Be clear: I blame the protectors of the predators just as much as the rapists themselves because without them, this cycle might’ve ended long ago with sexual abusers, especially those ensconced in politics and media, rooted out," MFP Founding Editor Donna Ladd wrote in August. "Maybe."

we need a department of kerning

Katie Wilson looks poised to become Seattle’s next mayor. Wilson, 43, would be Seattle’s first Millennial mayor. She ran on a populist platform, decrying the city’s high cost of living and criticizing Harrell’s progress on addressing homelessness.

In 2019, Trump claimed "he hadn’t spoken to Epstein in 15 years"

Faint aurora possibly viewable with cameras away from city lights in DC area. The geomagnetic storm is not as intense as last night but strong enough for cameras to pick up a bit of color away from light pollution in the DC area! Starting to see some pics on our other social media feeds.

I can often take or leave Joanie in her relative youth, but there's not a single one of her films from Mildred Pierce to Trog in which she isn't absolutely riveting.

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.

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.

The photos crossed our radar first and we genuinely thought they were faked but nope! The Pope hates Illinois Nazis! www.thetimes.com/world/europe...

Good work @stephaniemiller.bsky.social ! Bravo, mama! #ClusterFox

Abuse. At. Scale.

Scum, she has a 14 year old daughter

I'm having flashbacks to that period when the government was investigating ties between Trump and Russia re: the election, as well as them pulling Trump's strings w/money & kompromat, and being told very authoritatively by Very Serious Men that it was "a nothingburger" and "a distraction"

Put it on billboards

In 1989, Neil Young was part of a US/Russia cultural exchange that fell apart. His guitarist said, “Man, I guess we're just gonna have to keep on rockin’ in the free world.” “Poncho,” said Young, “that's a good line. I'm gonna use that.” Born today in 1945. 🎸

Scoop: News Corp’s California Post will court advertisers on the Fox studio lot next week, where the NY Post’s offshoot has quietly set up shop The Murdochs are planting a flag out West, aiming to exploit the vacuum left by a hollowed-out LAT www.status.news/p/california...

"Look at Survivor and its downhill trajectory since the celebratory 40th season. Jeff Probst’s self-aggrandizement has led to a program that is a shell of its former self, only as a place for Probst to try to sound out smart words in the hopes of getting a brand deal for cargo shorts"—Marshal Knight

I think the stuff they’re trying to stop from getting out are photos. They must be some photos.

Jeffrey Epstein said Trump was worse than gross. Jeffrey Epstein.

If I’m talking about dinner or TV or the dog, I probably don’t want a bleak joke about the state of the world. I promise: I know about it.

A ProPublica analysis revealed a stark pattern across the Deep South, where about 200 majority-Black public school districts educate 1.3 million students. Alongside those districts are private academies filled almost entirely with white students. (Published Dec. 2024)

Lookin' like Aretha just told him not to blaspheme in here

3 Bob Ross paintings were auctioned to support PBS — and raised $662k. 27 more paintings will be sold, all to combat Trump's attempt to destroy public broadcasting. "These funds will help local stations continue to serve their communities" www.yahoo.com/news/article... #PBS #PublicBroadcasting

i saw a police memo this year that accused some random Harvard grad of being a violent extremist for a post that just said “ICE is a terrorist organization.” somehow this is even dumber than that. great work, @safety.bsky.app

My former upstairs neighbor, out there doing the work <3

"There's a Lieutenant Columbo here to see you." OH FUCK

Brett Kavanaugh should be impeached

The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121. #epstein

Micky Dolenz will honor the Monkees' 60th w/ a tour — including an L.A. gig on the anniversary of the TV show's debut. “I want to look back and share with the fans the sheer joy of what the Monkees accomplished — and what it all still means to so many” www.rollingstone.com/music/music-... #Monkees

Paul Skenes wins NL Cy Young unanimously! Pirates added Tommy Pham as their big free agent acquisition last year!

Ken Starr, the Zelig of sex crime cover-ups

wtaf “13-year-old student was expelled from a Louisiana middle school after hitting a male classmate who she said created and shared a deepfake pornographic image of her” www.waff.com/2025/11/12/g...

Ken Starr sends hugs to Epstein. Yes, the Ken Starr who had Clinton impeached for an extramarital affair. The Ken Starr who covered up abuse at Baylor University. That Ken Starr Satan’s waitin’ on ya, Ken.

All this Epstein stuff just reminds me that on most days of the week, mainstream media doesn't give a shit that Trump's a pedophile.

A story in 3 acts

Read it twice