Wow! I let over a month go without posting! Which goes to show the problems with waiting. I had several such posts turning around in my head. In particular:
- A comparison and contrast between the Epstein files and the Steel Dossier
- A post commenting that the Charlie Kirk assassination had failed to become our Reichstag Fire moment
- A post saying that Kash Patel and Dan Bongino were not as bad as I had feared
- A post on what I think the right wing wants from journalism
And who knows. Maybe I will write those someday. But between the invasion of Venezuela, the potential invasion of Greenland, and the crisis in Minneapolis, it seems hard to care much about the Epstein files.* And any celebration about dodging a Reichstag Fire moment or the FBI not being weaponized to the extent I feared seems premature.
Stay tuned.
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*Yes, I know. Some people say the whole thing is an attempt to distract from the Epstein files. I don't buy it. Yes, I know, many a dictator has sought to distract attention from his declining domestic fortunes with foreign adventures. Invading Venezuela is par for the course. But Trump's declining domestic fortunes are broad-based and primarily about economic issues. Blaming it on the Epstein files is making the same mistake as with Russiagate -- looking for the one silver bullet that will slay the dictator.
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