Sergei Brin is on The List

[Archer]

And just look at the grotesqueries in that article from the guardian, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... ew-charges

Dershowitz, once part of Epstein’s legal team that made a 2008 deal for the financier to avoid prison time on solicitation of a minor charges, has always strongly denied allegations in 2015 that he had sex with an underage girl. Flight logs show he frequently flew on the “Lolita Express” – Epstein’s private plane – and he has admitted receiving a massage at Epstein’s home, but says that it was carried out by a middle-aged woman named Olga.

Yeah, right.

“Jeffrey Epstein was a hedge-fund guy, and wealthy people did business with him outside of what he’s now known for. It wasn’t uncommon for people to be in touch with him and mingle with him. Just being there, being in his book, doesn’t mean anything, and people need to maintain that.”

Well then let's hear who did and who didn't. You can't expect people to believe that these rich and wealthy 'associates' knew nothing about the man they were consorting with. That's ridiculous.

The Palm Beach Post reported in 2021 that school administrators turned a blind eye to what was an “open secret” at the school. Epstein’s masseuses, it said, “endured teasing and classmates called them prostitutes”.

There's one for the Florida-or-Germany-game.

“Judge Preska released selectively some of the documents, but she did not release all of the documents that raise the questions about the credibility of some of the accusers, and that’s unfair,” Dershowitz said.

In November 2022, Giuffre dropped her allegations against Dershowitz, saying she “may have made a mistake” identifying him as one of her abusers, explaining that she was young at the time and in a “very stressful and traumatic environment”.

You just have to assume that all these witnesses are being threatened. Dershowitz, what a scumbag, even for a lawyer.

[ericbarbour]

AFAIK firefox mobile will let you install an ad blocker (or any extension on their website) and does not require rooting your phone. I do not use the youtube app.

Yes, but you should be telling other Android phone users. Not us. I've struggled with Firefox mobile--sometimes blockers work and sometimes they don't, and I have no idea why. And AT&T forces me to look at ad-saturated YT videos on the app only, because this locked Samsung phone was specially set up to FORCE it on me. Jailbreak attempts have failed. Major carriers like AT&T and Verizon are making "sweetheart deals" with online advertisers to cram the ads down our throats. Phone manufacturers are perfectly okay with making locked OSes that can't be unlocked. Android started out okay, but as time wears on and giant corporations want their "cut", it becomes increasingly shaky.

I'd get rid of this damn locked phone but we still have several months to go on the contract. They automatically renew the contract unless you fight with them to cancel it.

I suppose nymag's article isn't that bad, in and of itself. It's great they're publishing the info but the language they use is very vague and large networks like cnn, fox, msnbc, etc. have mostly ignored this full-blown scandal. It's a tremendous reproach toward the mass media and if nothing else I hope it wises up the public a bit and shatters the credulous, unspoken presumption that "if x happened they'd report it".

Try getting a JOB in journalism with a major outlet. Then try doing serious investigative reporting on certain types of corruption involving rich and powerful people. Chances are good you won't be employed there for long.

People used to blindly support the New York Times because they thought it "spoke truth to power". But in recent years they've been discovering it's just another monster news-thing with connections and nasties. "All the news that's fit to print, unless it reflects badly on the board of directors and their NYC media friends, and politicians we want to be friendly to". Read the book Manufacturing Consent sometime.

And if you're really lucky, one of the people you were reporting on will murder you. Classic Las Vegas "politics".
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/28/us/rober ... index.html

[Archer]

Yes, but you should be telling other Android phone users. Not us. I've struggled with Firefox mobile--sometimes blockers work and sometimes they don't, and I have no idea why. And AT&T forces me to look at ad-saturated YT videos on the app only, because this locked Samsung phone was specially set up to FORCE it on me. Jailbreak attempts have failed. Major carriers like AT&T and Verizon are making "sweetheart deals" with online advertisers to cram the ads down our throats. Android started out okay, but as time wears on and giant corporations want their "cut", it becomes increasingly shaky.

I've never had any problems running firefox and ublock origin. It even gives you options for blocking javascript, images, etc. Really it's just a content blocker, it will block whatever you tell it to block. Use your favorite ad list, or use them all. Personally I don't think I'll ever buy another smart phone though.

People used to blindly support the New York Times because they thought it "spoke truth to power". But in recent years they've been discovering it's just another monster news-thing with connections and nasties. "All the news that's fit to print, unless it reflects badly on the board of directors and their NYC media friends, and politicians we want to be friendly to". Read the book Manufacturing Consent sometime.

I read Herman and Chomsky's book several years ago. I've been meaning to read it again as I've forgotten some details. Speaking of Chomsky, he and Epstein were apparently fond acquaintances https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... -president "Chomsky, a linguist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and political activist, told the Journal that he met Epstein occasionally to discuss political and academic topics."

And if you're really lucky, one of the people you were reporting on will murder you. Classic Las Vegas "politics".
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/28/us/rober ... index.html

If only. This is a miserable time to live.

[ericbarbour]

I've got more on the Times, if you "like".....

https://archive.ph/NrvOl
https://presswatchers.org/2024/03/why-i ... her-wants/

Is that fucked up enough for you?

[Archer]

I've got more on the Times, if you "like".....

https://archive.ph/NrvOl
https://presswatchers.org/2024/03/why-i ... her-wants/

Is that fucked up enough for you?

Thanks, I'll give them a read, yet I already know that the media haven't any scruples about misleading the public. Anyone can deduce it from general principles, not just from the distorted coverage and articles they do publish, but also because of what they do not report upon. Sure one can find Epstein stories if one looks, but how often would you see the scandal on television? And this is a huge scandal. Token coverage at best - likewise for Palestine (and the coverage they do provide is grossly distorted), just as a topical example. Our "greatest ally" has been taken to the world court for violating the genocide convention. Are congress and the state department not breaking the law by sponsoring these crimes? Even ignoring the world court case, damaged international relations and the fact that they're breaking domestic laws, how does this foreign policy serve the public interest in the first place? it doesn't. Huge scandal - implicating most of congress, the state department, the president, the lobby, and probably many others. Hardly a word from the media. If that's not a complete debauch, a wholesale rape of the American constitution and American principles, I don't know what is. Political media is no more informative, candid, or dignified than professional wrestling. I'll not let anyone say otherwise.

[Archer]

I've got more on the Times, if you "like".....

https://archive.ph/NrvOl
https://presswatchers.org/2024/03/why-i ... her-wants/

Is that fucked up enough for you?

Well I skimmed over them and they don't seem particularly different from the usual humbug. Am I missing something? Campaign coverage is tiresome and irrelevant. I'm not voting anyway, both candidates are crooks and it doesn't matter which one wins.

[Archer]

Speaking of Chomsky, he and Epstein were apparently fond acquaintances https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... -president "Chomsky, a linguist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and political activist, told the Journal that he met Epstein occasionally to discuss political and academic topics."

And not to labor the point, but you'd think a figure like Chomsky could call upon any number of people that aren't child traffickers/rapists, with whom to have a good conversation. From what I've read, Epstein was not particularly cerebral. Chomksy disappoints me, on the whole.