aburtch

Brand builder, #bluegrass aficionado, BBQ enthusiast & award-winning baker. #AbolishICE. Never miss a Sunday show. (He / Him)

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Location: Durham, NC
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2026-07-02 02:11:49 UTC

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I think his health is going downhill quickly. He’s not long for this world.

2026-06-26 18:06:11 UTC

RE: https://c.im/@cdarwin/116817603130405565
Publicly subsidized stadiums are ALWAYS a scam. They only help the billionaires who can already afford to build a stadium.
#note1g66…85gm

2026-06-26 03:09:23 UTC

Just lost a shitload of respect for Rick Rubin appearing in Polymarket ads.

2026-06-25 01:12:54 UTC

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That's not enough. Everyone with eyes can see the Israeli government is committing genocide. Any support of the Israeli government is a political third rail.

2026-06-25 00:58:41 UTC

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Because the progressive wing gets kneecapped by the establishment at every step. Plus corporations feed status quo Democrats mountains of money to swing opinions.
As for the specific races you mention I don't know enough about those or those candidates to comment on them.
Harris' problem is that she was 'anointed' and chosen by party leadership and not chosen by the people through an actual primary.

2026-06-25 00:38:48 UTC

Great! Let these status quo idiots who keep losing very winnable elections with their centrist candidates and Wall Street money go. Good riddance!
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/im-done-im-not-in-that-fcking-political-party-james-carville-freaks-out-after-progressives-win-big-in-democratic-primaries/
#Democrats

2026-06-24 15:08:25 UTC

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If you're interested in this kind of thing, check out https://petapixel.com. They are covering this issue extensively. Vogue, J.Crew, H&M are all starting to use AI models to cut costs with big implications for models, photographers, stylists, crew, etc.

2026-06-24 14:38:57 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.social/@DamnInteresting/116805572641078731
If we had any #privacy laws in this country at all, they could cover this kind of thing. But since our government is essentially run by corporations, we don't.
#note10eu…y66r

2026-06-22 13:19:40 UTC

My absolute favorite piece of software is Library Extension. It's the thing that brings me the most joy and is by far the most useful program I interact with on a daily basis.
It's a (free) browser extension where anytime you land on a page that is selling a book or audiobook, the extension automatically looks to see if it's available at your local library.
I cannot recommend it enough.
https://www.libraryextension.com/
#Books #Bookstodon

2026-06-21 01:59:48 UTC

Must read. Mamdani proves politicians have been gaslighting us forever.
https://davidgate.substack.com/p/mamdani-proves-we-have-been-gaslit

2026-06-10 11:53:04 UTC

RE: https://techhub.social/@Techmeme/116724934569522830
At some point people will just stop paying. Corporations cannot just raise prices continuously.
Plus, after we all get laid off because AI replaced us, who’s going to have any money to buy anything at all?
#note1gvs…almr

2026-06-09 22:25:25 UTC

Update on the new #Fullsteam Brewery going in at the American Tobacco Campus in #Durham, NC.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZYFN9NNgUc/

2026-06-09 18:32:11 UTC

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Yes, I’ve heard that as well. It only edits from when you made the change moving forward. Anything boosted before your edit doesn’t change. (At least that was my understanding.)

2026-06-09 17:56:16 UTC

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And that's why Fedi gave us the edit button. It was the one thing about old Twitter that I hated, not being able to edit.

2026-06-09 17:09:31 UTC

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Kinda love it.

2026-06-09 17:06:28 UTC

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Seems like this is the play for every service now. The old “make it too hard to cancel” so they won’t.
I had to cancel my father-in-law’s cell phone service and it was a nightmare. Took a big phone tree like the one you mentioned and then I had to call back THREE more times! Seems whoever was “authorized” to cancel my service was conveniently never there.

2026-06-09 17:01:04 UTC

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Sounds very cool!

2026-06-09 14:59:30 UTC

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This feels like a metaphor for all of us. Not really sure what direction to go we try different things but end up headed there eventually.

2026-06-09 14:30:50 UTC

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#7 is the best. You don't "find yourself" you build yourself one step at a time.

2026-06-09 14:28:48 UTC

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This album is incredible. "Excited Delirium" is one of the best protest songs of our time.

2026-06-09 14:03:57 UTC

You're familiar with the greatest flatpicker of all time, Tony Rice (or you should be), but did you know his brother Wyatt is also an incredible #bluegrass #guitar player?
His 1990 solo release “New Market Gap" is fantastic. A pure traditional instrumental bluegrass album, it makes for great background listening. Don't let his dashing good looks scare you, it's highly recommended.
https://album.link/s/3oGJeTI0tImcuhopXTokoS
https://files.shakedown.social/media_attachments/files/116/720/522/595/881/899/original/4860349aca818226.png

2026-06-09 12:48:39 UTC

RE: https://sauropods.win/@futurebird/116719673911406906
Backrooms II: the Data Center Chronicles
#note1g79…q2g4

2026-06-09 12:47:41 UTC

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#7 is the BEST. Live by it.

2026-06-09 01:40:26 UTC

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Check out https://www.worseonpurpose.com/
Their backpack article talks about YKK, and what’s happing to lots of other brands as they (very quietly) cut costs and reduce quality while relying on the established brand name to make you think it’s still a quality product.

2026-06-08 19:17:42 UTC

A UFC cage match on the front lawn of the White House!? It doesn't get any more #Idiocracy than that. Straight up bread and circuses…

2026-06-08 19:15:40 UTC

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The grifter-in-chief destroys everything he touches. And even fucks up most things he doesn't touch.

2026-06-08 16:54:24 UTC

Love this (relatively new) song from Josiah and the Bonnevilles.
It's got a magical chord progression that you've heard in many other songs, but never fails to evoke the feels.
https://youtu.be/48iLL1YEyTM

2026-06-08 15:45:41 UTC

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Is it a hardcore band? This is totally normal for that scene.

2026-06-08 15:45:08 UTC

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I love this band! They're local for me and are incredible. I describe them to people as what it would sound like if you went to an old-time jam, but all the participants were on LSD.

2026-06-08 13:00:32 UTC

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Ah yes! Now I remember that one, thanks!

2026-06-08 12:48:41 UTC

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Is that the crazy one where the ambassador tries to take over Troi's mind?

2026-06-08 12:14:20 UTC

I'm very familiar with Gordon Lightfoot, mostly thanks to Tony Rice. But when I randomly heard "Sundown" last week it hit me like a ton of bricks. Such a powerful, timeless melody.
https://youtu.be/1IBdZ645S-o

2026-06-08 11:46:16 UTC

RE: https://flipboard.com/@newyorktimes/opinion-3eu4n9eez/-/a-wbJtrr63TsqjjWYzh9EeKw%3Aa%3A3195393-%2F0
This is the equivalent of the carnival barker saying “everyone’s a winner” when in fact only the house ever wins.
#note10q2…9873

2026-06-08 04:30:38 UTC

www.maptap.gg
June 8
100🎯 98🔥 99🔥 100🎯 85😁
Final score: 951
I don’t know Japan to save my life…

2026-06-08 03:46:59 UTC

This is #America
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYI6lMbT7KA

2026-06-08 03:34:22 UTC

#Mamdani is awesome because he says what needs to be said without fear or cowardice.
#Democrats should ignore party leaders and embrace a “new vision.”
https://youtube.com/shorts/RBDJ50huTEE

2026-06-08 03:12:07 UTC

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This is incredible. Thanks for the detailed history. Congratulations on the find.

2026-06-08 03:06:14 UTC

RE: https://journa.host/@z_everson/116711335221803435
Grifter in chief
#note134a…tlgc

2026-06-07 20:45:26 UTC

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They forgot oligarchy and whatever you call rule by corporate power, corporatocracy?

2026-06-06 14:48:34 UTC

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“Hench” by Natalie Zina Walschots. Like Lower Decks in the Marvel universe. Mix in The Office and an excellent revenge story. Can’t put it down.

2026-06-06 14:44:17 UTC

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Does Citizens United count?

2026-06-06 13:45:06 UTC

Republican #election interference in #NorthCarolina
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZPmmzptBSk/

2026-06-06 02:45:43 UTC

Hey #GenX this is the beginning of the end. We’ll never see a dime of social security. It will be completely gone by the time we can collect.
https://files.shakedown.social/media_attachments/files/116/700/868/040/062/668/original/28dca00b1e8070e8.png

2026-06-05 23:06:26 UTC

RE: https://mstdn.social/@990000/116699061381101797
This is literally #fascism.
#note1e7x…g4qn

2026-06-05 21:03:11 UTC

Dude built an awesome vertical smoker out of a filing cabinet. #BBQ
https://www.ncrabbithole.com/p/a-conversation-with-a-man-who-built-a-barbecue-smoker-out-of-a-file-cabinet-and-put-it-on-facebook-m
And if you want to hear an interview with the creator, here's the podcast: https://pca.st/2r8hmmha

2026-06-05 15:16:12 UTC

Great interview with one of my favorite musicians, Lou Hazel.
https://www.westernaf.net/westerndispatch/lou-hazel

2026-06-05 04:01:16 UTC

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Exactly! It wouldn’t even be that expensive. I’ll bet if you crowd funded it, tons of people would donate.

2026-06-05 03:43:55 UTC

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@MHowell/116695233151696804
This is not superficial, I mean this sincerely. This is the most effective kind of protest.
Project the core message onto an asset that clearly illustrates how the rich get a different kind of treatment.
Don’t let them show their faces or their assets in public without branding them as tax-evading fucks.
How cool would it be if every time Mark Zuckerberg even showed his face in public a “tax the rich” message was projected onto his face.
#note1gt8…xz29

2026-06-05 01:36:55 UTC

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I’m so glad!

2026-06-04 17:41:55 UTC

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Proof that independent investigative journalism matters.
"Consumer Reports, which has been testing products for 90 years, recently pushed Instacart to abandon algorithmic grocery pricing, after an investigation with More Perfect Union and others. The investigative non-profit ProPublica examined exploitive drug pricing in life-saving medications and Public Health Watch pushed Houston to change its permitting policies. The Guardian series The Price We Pay has investigated corporate overcharging and sparked state action.”

2026-06-04 17:12:24 UTC

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‘These experiences are not just frustrating. US households are losing $165 billion a year on the “annoyance economy” or “what we pay in time, fees and irritation to navigate our daily lives”, the Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank that focuses on concentrations of private power, estimated in February. It is having an impact on the daily quality of life, in a country already reeling from political chaos and divisions and a rising gap between the haves and have-nots.’

2026-06-04 17:05:51 UTC

Yes.
“It feels like a war on consumers,” said Sally Greenberg, the executive director of the National Consumers League, a 125-year-old consumer advocacy group. Households are being hit by “a tsunami of fees and hidden charges and tricks and traps”, she said.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jun/04/us-consumer-rage-prices-economy

2026-06-04 16:39:23 UTC

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Looks like particle collision deterioration patterns.

2026-06-04 16:37:58 UTC

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I love the new album. “Who You Gonna Run to?" and “Shaky Eyes" are my favorite.

2026-06-04 16:34:16 UTC

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That's fantastic! Glad he's getting out there touring. Go if you're able, his live band is really fun and you're almost guaranteed a killer Dead cover.

2026-06-04 16:17:12 UTC

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Raising Arizona (1987) #NameThisMovie

2026-06-04 16:14:13 UTC

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After that show, I listed to the next two from the run (4/16 & 4/17) and they are all incredible.

2026-06-04 15:46:37 UTC

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I would say “college kids" but UNC is in Orange county, so not sure. Maybe just young professionals going out on the weekends?

2026-06-04 14:37:40 UTC

Hello Wisconsin…
https://files.shakedown.social/media_attachments/files/116/692/343/634/170/358/original/2f86ffc066c1195d.png

2026-06-04 13:53:24 UTC

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https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZH69_tORam/ #Mamdani

2026-06-03 20:26:22 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.social/@QasimRashid/116688005137683517
This is why we need to reverse Citizens United and completely ban dark money in politics.
#note1q8z…nme9

2026-06-03 17:06:09 UTC

This is absolutely amazing and I wish more artists did this.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DZFd1Jmjeyl/

2026-06-03 10:03:16 UTC

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Thanks for the recommendation, just placed a library hold for it.

2026-06-03 09:45:19 UTC

At RDU for an early morning flight and there is literally a woman jogging in the airport. Full workout clothes, earbuds on and her phone in one of those armband cases. I’ve seen her jog by four times now, she’s going up and back the entire length of terminal 2. I’m struck by how odd her choice of workout location is, but what’s funnier is that running in airports is so common, no one is even noticing her.

2026-06-03 08:37:56 UTC

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And more writers need headshots like this one.
#Science #Astronomy
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2026-06-03 00:14:33 UTC

This is a fascinating article.
https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/gravitational-wave-astronomy-fully-mature-science/
tl;dr - the gravitational wave detectors that came online in 2016 have been incredibly successful and herald a new field of science.
#Science #Astronomy

2026-06-02 22:34:06 UTC

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Water valves for cooling the old school overheated chips.

2026-06-02 17:36:47 UTC

New "How to Rob a Bank" trailer looks great.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORxw68y3lyw

2026-06-02 15:08:24 UTC

This is #fascism
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZFbqMYNd_3/

2026-06-02 14:11:54 UTC

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They used to, but the political winds are blowing in the opposite direction. And since corporations aren't people, aren't capable of empathy, and only answer to profit, they've abandoned the performative measure and now stay silent in order to escape unwanted attention that may harm those profits.

2026-06-02 13:35:02 UTC

BuT wHeRe iS thE ProTeSt mUsiC oF toDaY!?
Johnny Blue Skies (Sturgill Simpson) says “Hold my beer…”
"Excited Delirium”
You got the wrong guy, got the wrong house
You knocking down the wrong door
You got a warrant to show me?
Never mind, my hands are up and I'm down on the floor
Why you dressed up like a soldier?
What the hell are you wearing a face mask for?
How the hell are you gonna protect the peace
Running 'round looking like you're going to war?
Call it excited delirium
Call it whatever you need
Somebody help, somebody do something
Somebody call my mama 'cause I can't breathe

2026-06-02 13:16:19 UTC

For years the question was 'does YouTube success translate to movie theaters?' and the answer was no. But it seems the tide may be turning. #movies
https://www.wired.com/story/amazing-digital-circus-shake-up-the-box-office/

2026-06-02 02:34:04 UTC

#Cuba isn’t a threat to the US, so why is the current administrations suddenly blustering on about regime change? Because the #oligarchs smell profit, that’s why.
https://youtube.com/shorts/ll1v8yfcwLc

2026-05-30 13:16:00 UTC

If all the #Mamdani news seems too good to be true, it’s because politicians haven’t worked for the average person for decades and we’ve gotten so use to it a politician doing their job correctly seems completely foreign.
https://files.shakedown.social/media_attachments/files/116/663/710/972/302/708/original/31b2d60cb3d0776e.png

2026-05-27 19:24:42 UTC

I've been hearing for years about the Phil & Friends Warfield run with Trey & Page back in ‘99. Finally got around to listening to 4/15 and holy smokes, Viola Lee Blues, Uncle John's Band, and Rider are all incredible!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mY0WJQsZcxk

2026-05-21 14:57:25 UTC

#Trans
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2026-05-21 00:05:32 UTC

“We have deluded ourselves into believing the myth that Capitalism grew out of the Protestant work ethic of hard work and sacrifice. The fact is Capitalism was built on the exploitation and suffering of black slaves and continues to thrive on exploitation of the poor - both black and white, both here and abroad.”
-Martin Luther King Jr.

2026-05-20 14:57:58 UTC

“If a man has an apartment stacked to the ceiling with newspapers, we call him crazy. If a woman has a trailer house full of cats, we call her nuts. But when people pathologically hoard so much cash that they impoverish the entire nation, we put them on the cover of Fortune magazine and pretend that they are role models.”
- Lester B. Pearson

2026-05-14 14:14:54 UTC

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Wish I could boost this a billion times…

2026-05-06 17:34:28 UTC

More rock stars should be photographed like this.
https://files.shakedown.social/media_attachments/files/116/528/831/888/744/103/original/8ae8735869eacce4.png

2026-05-05 19:12:54 UTC

https://jacobin.com/2026/05/michael-jackson-biopic-film-review
Biopics are…
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2026-04-18 20:15:35 UTC

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#Fust
https://files.shakedown.social/media_attachments/files/116/427/543/757/650/992/original/9a95e9beaeda5327.mp4

2026-04-18 20:14:04 UTC

#Fust is one of my favorite bands right now. They were so good last night at Motorco.
https://files.shakedown.social/media_attachments/files/116/427/537/515/228/718/original/b3c974ce986f223e.jpeg
https://files.shakedown.social/media_attachments/files/116/427/537/815/766/864/original/ce12db4e358151f5.jpeg

2026-04-06 20:48:36 UTC

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I've always wondered why all that beautiful land was so desolate.

2026-04-06 12:18:52 UTC

I’ve been saying for a while now that this is coming sooner than people think. Even in a “conservative” state dominated by a GOP-led legislature. Especially now that #Virginia has legalized recreationally and is working on licensing. #NorthCarolina #Cannabis
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2026-03-28 22:51:11 UTC

#NoKings #EpsteinClass #TaxTheRich
https://files.shakedown.social/media_attachments/files/116/309/247/107/624/748/original/ca95fffa4e2e3232.jpeg

2026-03-28 19:58:15 UTC

#NoKings
https://files.shakedown.social/media_attachments/files/116/308/567/134/684/339/original/d8fe7fab8c6f8ef7.png

2026-03-27 21:43:39 UTC

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Right! Totally agree. With his history, he should have a designated driver at all times.

2026-03-27 21:33:22 UTC

RE: https://twitter.com/Ian_OConnor/status/2037636937310179500
If you’re as rich as Tiger why not just hire a driver or taken an Uber!?
#note1zrq…3lu4

2026-03-23 15:26:52 UTC

RE: https://social.freedom.press/@freedomofpress/116279138003638838
The death of democracy, freedom of the press, freedom from tyranny, all happening in real time, right before our eyes. The SCOTUS is equally as guilty as POTUS and congressional Republicans. (And yes, even a vast majority of corporate Democrats too.)
#note1a9x…ue6e

2026-03-18 23:03:51 UTC

I like @npub1fdr…lvhs ‘s writing because he can succinctly summarize exactly what’s happening with tech today.
https://files.shakedown.social/media_attachments/files/116/252/673/810/200/189/original/88c38862856ff609.png

2026-03-18 19:22:59 UTC

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That’s interesting. I surmised not from the photo quality (although the color is better on the Nikon), but moreso from the aspect ratio and field of vision.

2026-03-18 19:12:29 UTC

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Left: Nikon,Right iPhone.

2026-03-11 22:16:51 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.social/@randahl/116212764694043220
The most infuriating thing about the #Trump era is the ability for politicians to knowingly lie and there are zero consequences for it and everyone just shrugs and moves on.
There is literally more evidence that Trump raped children, than there is that Iran has a working nuclear enrichment program.
And yet he’s allowed to run the country and get us into another never-ending war that will destabilize the entire region and cost us trillions of dollars without any kind of check or balance on those decisions.
#note17mf…6pk4

2026-02-25 00:30:04 UTC

The current administration is legitimately evil. There’s no other way to describe it.
“500 metric tons of high-energy food, intended for child refugees in Afghanistan and Pakistan under the age of five, were incinerated, as were ten million dollars of contraceptives at a cost of $167,000.”
https://www.liberalcurrents.com/what-elon-has-done/

2026-02-13 14:48:21 UTC

Iconic #scifi series #Babylon5 is slowly being uploaded to YouTube in its entirety for free.
https://cordcuttersnews.com/babylon-5-is-now-free-to-watch-on-youtube/
(via @npub184y…qsmx)

2026-02-10 14:18:26 UTC

The names of the abusers are in the files. There are graphic descriptions of what they did with underage girls. Where are the arrests? Where are the prosecutions?
We’re all just supposed to pretend this is ok and allow them all to walk away?
Society is over. Literal pedophiles can have sex with your children, retain their place in society, and not suffer any consequences.
The #Epstein class needs to be permanently abolished. Prosecute them, take their assets, and lock them in jail forever. Every. Single. One.

2026-02-10 00:04:32 UTC

Google makes their search results worse on purpose.
From “Enshittification” by @npub1fdr…lvhs
https://files.shakedown.social/media_attachments/files/116/043/406/910/404/067/original/d5c405e4ab04cfae.jpeg

2026-02-09 15:26:38 UTC

This @npub1fdr…lvhs essay draws a clear connection between Wall Street’s desire to buy cheap assets in order to rent them back to you, the Epstein class, and why Trump is purposefully trying to tank the economy.
It all makes sense when you look at the bigger picture.
https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/09/sloppy-steve/#mckinley-fanfic-panic

2026-02-04 20:08:40 UTC

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This is the best article I've seen that explains how he was connected to so many people: https://the.ink/p/its-so-much-bigger-than-epstein.