We the People vs The Epstein Class
Keeping it simple for Fox viewers.
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...as you know. But they hit the jackpot with the tinpot dick-tater.
Per Mother Jones:
America’s 806 Billionaires Are Now Richer Than Half the Population Combined—a Lot Richer
They have 57 percent more wealth, all told, than 65 million US households.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/04/american-billionaires-richer-half-population-wealth-inequality/
(Looking for numbers for '25.)
And it's not just Epstein.
We all live in Jeffrey Epstein's world
The most disturbing revelation so far
Carole Cadwalladr
How to Survive the Broligarchy, February 7, 2026
Excerpt...
It’s not just Epstein. That’s what these files reveal. Epstein is communicating with hundreds of men in these millions of pages. Men from every country and power structure: US finance, petrodollar royalty, Russian oligarchy, Hollywood, Palo Alto, Washington, Westminster. We know that more than 1,000 women and girls were trafficked and there are hundreds of Epstein survivors. As well as those who tragically didn’t survive, such as Virginia Guiffre. We must keep them front and centre, always.
Epstein was a criminal. Whether any of the men named in these files are too is not something we can know: no charges or prosecutions have been brought. But it’s not just Epstein. That’s what we now have to realise. Obsessive, pervasive sexual interest in teenage girls - and to some degree, boys - is threaded insistently through our culture.
We just choose to ignore it. We redact it. It’s a darkness that we cover with more darkness.
Are we going to reckon with that? Can we?
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https://broligarchy.substack.com/p/we-all-live-in-jeffrey-epsteins-world
Peter Thiel und Der Elon
My family's Shelties: Happy and Chico. My heart soars at the thought of them.
Why Woody Guthrie’s guitar was a killer of fascists
Music, like culture, has the power to defeat right-wing extremists and their antidemocratic ideas rooted in xenophobia, racism, homophobia and sexism
Fernando Navarro
El Pais, July 21, 2023
There was a time, not so long ago, when we believed fascism had met its eternal demise. In the 1960s, Donovan, hailed as “the British Bob Dylan,” strummed a guitar with a bold message on it, a tribute to his hero Woody Guthrie. The words read: “This machine kills.” Donovan deliberately chose to omit a single word — “fascists.” Years later, when an interviewer asked why he had altered Guthrie’s iconic message, Donovan replied, “I reckoned fascism had breathed its last.” How wrong he was. How wrong we all were.
Fascism never completely dies because some people never lose the desire to engage in what dictionaries define as “authoritarian and antidemocratic behavior.” There’s a 21st-century mindset linked to fascism, the far-right, authoritarian, ultranationalist political ideology and movement that emerged in the early 20th century. In a democratic society, it is crucial to recognize that those who think differently are not automatically fascists. Merely having diverse viewpoints should not warrant the casual usage of this term. It is important to reserve the “fascist” label for ideas and attitudes that actively promote authoritarianism, antidemocratic activity, and even nationalism or corporatism, often at the expense of equality, tolerance and justice.
The major concern now is that fascists have managed to infiltrate democratic societies and influence others who may not consider themselves extremists. These individuals may not hold extreme views but have aligned themselves with what are now called “alternative right-wingers.” These leaders openly embrace fascist or right-wing extremist ideologies. They have ignited a political revolution by capitalizing on discontent, provoking and mobilizing dissatisfied citizens. This phenomenon is happening in a Western world where turbocharged capitalism often prevails.
Argentine journalist and author Pablo Stefanoni published a book a few years ago about how today’s rebels are mostly right-wingers. He wrote that the rise of anti-progressivism is defined by its deliberate political incorrectness, and the right has co-opted righteous indignation from the left. The pressing issue is the institutional infiltration of right-wing movements, as seen today in Spain, which will hold crucial elections on July 23. This electoral cycle revealed how these movements are actively shaping the narrative of conservative and traditional right-wing parties, their influence growing with each passing day.
In the 1930s, as Woody Guthrie traveled from coast to coast across the United States, he witnessed the struggles of marginalized and disaffected people firsthand. Through his songs, Guthrie not only exposed their reality but also proposed ways to bring about change. With a sense of urgency that seems distant today amidst all the slick commercial and promotional strategies, Guthrie’s music spoke to the present while envisioning a near future. After all, tomorrow cannot afford to wait when faced with the relentless surge of fascist ideas. That’s why Guthrie pleaded, “Good people, what are we waiting on?” in his song, Tear the Fascists Down.
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https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-07-21/why-woody-guthries-guitar-was-a-fascist-killer.html
It's a real honor to resist with you, alittlelark. FTR: I have long loved New Mexico.
