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US comedians defend decision to play in Saudi Arabia: ‘They’re paying me enough to look the other way’

The lineup features Dave Chappelle, Louis CK, Bill Burr, Kevin Hart, Whitney Cummings, Pete Davidson, Aziz Ansari and Jo Koy, among many others who are all taking their fees directly from the Saudi government.

Burr being on that list surprises me, but it said he’s also been to UAE. Davidson is pissing on his father’s grave.

They have also taken flak from their peers. “The same guy that’s gonna pay them is the same guy that paid that guy to bone-saw Jamal Khashoggi and put him in a fucking suitcase,” said Marc Maron in a standup clip posted on his Facebook.

Exactly.

Greedy fucks, all of them.

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James Van Der Beek, the 'Dawson's Creek' star who later mocked his own hunky persona, has died at 48

From his Wikipedia:

Illness and death

On August 31, 2023, Van Der Beek was diagnosed with colorectal cancer; he did not make his diagnosis public until November 2024. He stated that he had "been privately dealing with this diagnosis and [has] been taking steps to resolve it" with the support of his family.[42] In November 2025, he announced that he would be auctioning items from Dawson's Creek and Varsity Blues to help cover costs associated with his cancer treatment.[43]

Van Der Beek died on February 11, 2026, at the age of 48.[1][37]

Emphasis mine. Fuck cancer and fuck for-profit healthcare even more. RIP

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House Judiciary GOP account posts 'Rickroll' instead of Epstein files link, sparking backlash

Just double checked and the chairman is indeed Jim “Gym” Jordan Sick fuck

Jordan was an assistant coach with Ohio State University's wrestling program from 1987 to 1995.

Richard Strauss was the wrestling team physician during Jordan's tenure. Strauss died by suicide in 2005. In April 2018, Ohio State University began an independent investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by Strauss. Of the 177, 153 were student-athletes, of which a plurality (48) were members of the men's wrestling team.: 43 

Several involved persons have stated that Jordan surely knew of Strauss's criminal misconduct but did not report it. Other wrestlers and Head Coach Russ Hellickson said he may not have known about the abuse. A spokesperson for Jordan denied the allegation, saying that "chairman Jordan never saw or heard of any abuse, and if he had, he would have dealt with it". No wrestlers have accused Jordan himself of sexual misconduct, but four former wrestlers named him as a defendant in a lawsuit against the university.Jordan has denied any wrongdoing and has described his accusers as "pawns in a political plot".

(Sorry the formatting is messed up. On my phone and just woke up lol)

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Leaked Interior Department database reveals US plans to revise historical information

Excerpt:

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Interior Department said a database revealing how President Donald Trump's administration planned to revise information on key phases of ​American history at national park sites was deliberative and the employees ‌who released it "will be held accountable."

An internal government database first reported by the Washington Post and posted on two public websites on Monday revealed the scope of the Trump administration's ​effort to revise or remove information on African-American history, LGBT rights, ​climate change and other topics at hundreds of national park ⁠sites.

"The narrative being advanced is false and these draft, deliberative internal ​documents are not a representation of final action taken by the department," ​an Interior Department spokesperson said. The National Park Service is part of the Interior Department.

Trump has targeted cultural and historical institutions - from museums to monuments to national ​parks - to remove what he calls "anti-American" ideology.

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Full list of Republicans who blocked Epstein files vote

Here’s the list

Republicans Representatives Who Blocked Epstein Files Vote

  • Charwoman Virginia Foxx — North Carolina 5th
  • Michelle Fischbach — Minnesota 7th
  • Erin Houchin — Indiana 9th
  • Nick Langworthy — New York 23rd
  • Austin Scott — Georgia 8th
  • Morgan Griffith — Virginia 9th
  • Brian Jack — Georgia 3rd

Those Who Voted for Release Vote

  • Jim McGovern (D-Mass.)
  • Mary Gay Scanlon (D-Penn.)
  • Joe Neguse (D-Colo.)
  • Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.)
  • Ralph Norman (R-S.C)
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US lawmaker names DP World CEO as sender of 'torture video' to Jeffrey Epstein

Republican US Representative Thomas Massie said on 10 February that prominent Emirati businessman Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem was the sender of the “torture video” received by convicted pedophile, sex trafficker, financier, and intelligence asset Jeffrey Epstein. 

The revelation comes after several US representatives obtained access to unredacted parts of Epstein’s emails from the Department of Justice (DOJ).

“In response to my posts on X today, DOJ unredacted an FBI file that LABELS two individuals as co-conspirators, unredacted a file that lists several men who might be implicated, and tacitly admitted that Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem was the sender of the torture video,” Massie said on X.

“Until tonight no one knew who sent the torture video to Epstein. I went to DOJ, unredacted the email, and reverse searched the email to discover it was a Sultans. Our law requires VICTIM’s information to be redacted, not information of men who sent Epstein torture porn!”

Earlier, Massie wrote on social media that “a Sultan seems to have sent” the email to Epstein. 

The email in question is part of the recent flood of shocking releases made by the DOJ, relating to Epstein and his close ties with prominent figures across the globe – including US President Donald Trump, former Israeli premier Ehud Barak, Prince Andrew of the UK, and others. 

“Where are you? Are you ok, I loved the torture video,” Epstein wrote in the mail. 

The person whose name has been redacted in the files made public responded saying, “I am in china I will be in the US 2nd week of May.”

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche also said on Tuesday that Sulayem’s name was available unredacted in file EFTA00666117.

The Epstein files have recently revealed other confirmed correspondences between the late pedophile and the Emirati businessman, some of which related to sexual matters.

In September 2015, Sulayem wrote to Epstein about a foreign exchange student at a Dubai university, saying, “She got engaged but now she back with me. Amazing body, best sex I've ever had.”

Sulayem is the CEO of multinational logistics firm DP World, which specializes in port terminal operations and maritime services, among other things. 

Several images have been released of Sulayem and Epstein together.

The recent DOJ releases have reinforced, if not confirmed, the belief that Epstein worked for the Mossad, despite some who have tried to label him as a Russian asset. 

A declassified FBI memo released on 30 January states that Trump was “compromised by Israel,” that Epstein was an Israeli intelligence agent, and that a Jewish religious movement, Chabad Lubavitch, had coopted Trump’s presidency.

Trump is mentioned thousands of times in the Epstein files. Documents released last month included allegations that the US president raped a 13-year-old girl.

Several twitter posts are also embedded.

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The difference is real

Unlike Capt. Bonespurs, Mueller enlisted for Vietnam and was a highly decorated Marine.

After waiting a year so a knee injury could heal, Mueller was accepted for officer training in the United States Marine Corps in 1968, attending training at Parris IslandOfficer Candidate SchoolArmy Ranger School, and Army jump school. Of these, he said later that he considered Ranger School the most valuable because he felt "more than anything teaches you about how you react with no sleep and nothing to eat."[27][28]

In the summer of 1968, he was sent to South Vietnam, where he served as a rifle platoon leader as a second lieutenant with Second Platoon, H Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines3rd Marine Division.[10][29] On December 11, 1968, during an engagement in Operation Scotland II, he earned the Bronze Star with "V" device for combat valor for rescuing a wounded Marine under enemy fire during an ambush in which he saw half of his platoon become casualties.[30][31] In April 1969, he received an enemy gunshot wound in the thigh, recovered, and returned to lead his platoon until June 1969.[32] For his service in and during the Vietnam War, his military decorations and awards included additionally, the Purple Heart, two Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals with Combat "V", Combat Action RibbonNational Defense Service MedalVietnam Service Medal with four service starsRepublic of Vietnam Gallantry CrossRepublic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, and Parachutist Badge.

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Reflecting on his service in the Vietnam War, Mueller said, "I consider myself exceptionally lucky to have made it out of Vietnam. There were many—many—who did not. And perhaps because I did survive Vietnam, I have always felt compelled to contribute."[35] In 2009, he told a writer that despite his other accomplishments, he was still "most proud the Marine Corps deemed me worthy of leading other Marines."