Interesting. Lots of political accounts have posted about the Epstein letter since last night, but this story hadn't really gone viral.
But a pop culture account tweeted about it this morning, and the engagement absolutely explodes. Finally.
Fascinating that we have a pdf from the DOJ's website of this Epstein letter to Nassar, which was confirmed to have existed by Rolling Stone in a 2023 article (but letter hadn't been opened yet per reporting), and the contents of which are absolutely explosive and pointed directly at Trump...yet everyone is treading lightly about it. In a previous world, this alleged piece of evidence would be a global story and all anyone talks about.
Trump getting away with everything and the constant misinformation we are fed has completed altered our reality.
Chef's kiss that Bari Weiss spiking this segment actually brought it so much attention. And now she's put herself under the microscope moving forward as well.
DOJ spent 30 days trying to create the messiest and biggest fuck you release possible with the Epstein Files. So much so that real reporters are tweeting out misinformation as they dig to find anything worthwhile. What a mockery of justice.
I don't fucking know. Epstein killing himself? Everyone assumes its a fake.
Apparently the video has been around, but for some reason it's in the DOJ files.
EDIT: Apparently it's a 3D rendering some YouTuber created 5 years ago.
Feel like this clip is a perfect microcosm for what's going on in the world. Connie Chung ringing the alarm bells, while her POS husband Maury Povich tries to downplay and normalize it. This interview was almost 3 weeks ago.
- I agree with Mitch that Shepard got exposed defensively last night. I still think he can improve, but right now it's a liability. He needs to continue to get stronger and more physical.
- Jabari has reached his ceiling. He can make big shots, but totally overrated as a defender and he's just a little too stiff athletically. His contract is fine, having him out there is fine, but expectations should be tempered.
- Since Houston is considered a real contender this year and with the addition of Durant, we're gonna get opponents best shot every night. Don't think they've adapted well to that yet. Last year we were able to sneak up on the league a little bit and took advantage of it in the W/L column.
- The individual pieces are there, still looking for best lineups and defining roles to maximize potential. I think Ime will figure it out.
The reality is all of our institutions are deeply compromised at this point. The authoritarian regime and billionaire class are trying to force all this shit on us (including AI).
Rejecting this bullshit and potentially hurting their pocketbooks is the one thing we have some control over.
What are the other options? Staying the course which ends up validating and normalizing this stuff?
The potential cancellation of 60 Minutes and downfall of CBS News is gonna set off more alarms than a continued Trumpified version of it.
All of these results should be framed as "a quite startling underperformance for Republicans". It's a more factual read on what is happening.
There is no Democratic Party momentum. People are rejecting the GOP and Trump.
That's not the bar they're trying to set. You're buying her bullshit. The whole point of Ellison and Weiss taking over CBS News is to normalize pro-Trump and pro-Israel "policies" and rhetoric. They will enthusiastically rehash "old" stories if it paints Trump and/or Israel in a positive light.
You can't "fight the good fight" as a CBS journalist in this situation. Ellison gave Bari the keys to create a "palatable" pro-Trump and pro-Israel news division. The goal is to manipulate and further shift the Overton window right with middle of the road viewers.
If the key staff members all leave, that will get tons of coverage and longtime 60 Minutes viewers will walk away from the show. In the end, ratings are all that matter. If people stop watching, then Bari Weiss fails.
Good.
That's fine, let her have it. No one would watch Bari's vision of 60 Minutes, it would effectively kill off the show.
This is a line in the sand moment.