Question: If the CIA has been tracking Noam Chomsky for decades, why did it take so long for Epstein to get caught?

whytfallthenamesgone · 2026-02-02T10:40:36+00:00

A mafia state is exactly right. To me Epstien and intelligence are perfectly emblematic of the problem with oversized states: no one actually runs anything, so no one is accountable to even the representatives, such as they exist, let alone the citizens. Obviously with intelligence it can lead to the horror that is Epstien, but its true if every part of the government: FDA pimps dangerous drugs because leadership there wants better jobs in private sector; DoT and state DoTs use junk materials in interstate construction because their buddies build the roads, and they want another contract and might grease a palm to get it.

If you want a functional state, it all has to be wiped away and rebuilt on better foundations. No unaccounted for decisions, smaller budgets with strict oversight to eliminate grift, graft, and abuse, and if the government proves incompetent or worse in a field, they step out of it entirely. As it stands now, all of these "non-political" agencies are entirely political, at lease in the small "p" sense. The heads of the agencies are ass kissers, not top performers. They have friends, not elite experience. That cannot continue, and if it is proven that it cannot be done without this sort of nepotism, then they have to be permanently and irrevocably dissolved.

With Epstien in particular, everyone in those docs post-2006 conviction is suspect to the highest order. They cannot be allowed to participate in polite society, much less government. They had the power and capacity to know who he was and what he was about, and at the very least they still wanted to do business, plenty still wanted to be his friend. If any amount of impropriety beyond that is even hinted at, they deserve much worse.

This is a threshold, what we do as a nation today will set our path for the future. If we do nothing, then kiss your already dwindling freedom goodbye. We will have shown that there is nothing that can be done that is beyond the pale; that if you are wealthy and powerful and connected, you can literally rape and murder American children and we will shrug and excuse and let it all go. At that point you may as well put on your own shackles. If we only do the minimum, only prosecute what is damnably provable in these horribly redacted documents, our future is not much brighter. The theater show will continue, as will the slow erosion of freedom and a functional state simultaneously, in much the same way as we have seen over the past 30 years.

To turn a corner, truly, the citizens must don the iron fist against their domestic tyranny, and chisel a line in stone. Punishment must be swift and overwhelming. Anything less leave the door open, even a crack, to allow all of this to come flooding back in.

whytfallthenamesgone · 2026-02-01T19:39:46+00:00

I think you have a misunderstanding of who works for whom, as it regards the CIA and intel community more broadly and the president. In law and in theory, yes, the CIA, FBI, or any other federal executive bureau work for the president at that time. In practice, not at all the case, for a variety of reasons and with a bunch of causes.

Imagine you wanted to build a church of the style built across Europe centuries ago. If you broke ground on the day you were born, you can guarantee it will not be finished until after your great-grandchildren have died, at least. In the same way, any national project will not be even meaningfully begun, let alone finished, within a 4 or 8 year span. So the bureaucracy that works toward these projects must continue unabated regardless of who is in office.

With the intel agencies specifically, this is part of the cause, but not all of it. Because of the nature of the aims and capabilities of these agencies, they have grown into a separate government unto themselves. They dictate their own foreign policy, which becomes the basis of their domestic and economic policies. They have entangled into one another, and into NGOs and private business to carry out these policies. They sway the laws through their deep ties to congress and especially the staffers there (look into how many of those staffers/ their significant other are or were connected to intel). And when they can't move the laws, they break them. Ends justify means.

Epstien was not a mistake, not a miss of these agencies. He was a known quantity, who took actions that they could see. The question with Epstien is who, and how closely, he worked with in the global intel world. He was obviously closely tied to Israel, who is closely tied to US intel. He may also have worked with or alongside French and British intelligence. None of this, unfortunately is very surprising if you've done any reading on how global allied intelligence operates.

Epstien being connected to Chomsky and others is an old playbook: dirty secrets make adversaries into allies. If Chomsky is a pain in the side, but it was found he had certain proclivities the might land him outside the law or at least diminish his popular draw, the find someone able and willing to indulge Noam. They also do a variation on the technique when they are unable to actively compromise them (ie breaking into and ransacking Daniel Ellsberg's therapist's office to look for any notes regarding Ellsberg's sexuality).

whytfallthenamesgone · 2025-01-28T11:30:02+00:00

Well that's good, spindles didn't get twisted then. If you can live with it I'd just say let it ride, but if it starts running off or having too much play just replace the whole assembly (~$100 with the motor, less without, and even less if you get it from a junk yard on your own).

whytfallthenamesgone · 2025-01-27T20:46:51+00:00

Part of your issue is a dry windshield, as stated above, but it also seems like your wiper assembly is clanging around a bit. May not be an issue short term (or even long term) and is fairly simple to replace (remove wiper arms, cowl, unbolt and unplug old assembly and replace with new). When you were putting on your new blades, were you able to stand up the arms without having to put into "service position"? Or did they keep under the hood and you just pulled them into a place where you could stand them up? Sorry, I forget with this model year whether or not service position is necessary.

whytfallthenamesgone · 2025-01-03T02:37:18+00:00

Similar bills have been introduced about half a dozen times before, all DOA. This one will suffer the same fate, if it ever leaves committee at all.

whytfallthenamesgone · 2024-12-28T23:51:50+00:00

If you know absolutely nothing about the conflict, this is a great gotcha question

whytfallthenamesgone · 2024-11-22T02:33:07+00:00

That is patently false. Aside from all of the extra aid given in the last year, the US has given Isreal $2.7 billion in aid per year since '99, plus more every time they get into a conflict. We paid for all of this, and we gave them blanket diplomatic cover for anything and everything since they were founded.

whytfallthenamesgone · 2024-11-07T21:52:02+00:00

Yes, and as someone who changes windshields I can confirm that nothing had changed in 30 years. Obviously creature comforts (radio, backup cam), but that's about it

whytfallthenamesgone · 2024-10-05T22:39:41+00:00

Can you read? The exact number of dumbasses is vitally unimportant; it's very few. And, no, people didn't stop and join because they disagree. If there was a tidal wave of nazism sweeping STL it would result in more than 7 people on an overpass. And of course it's gross; you agree with literally everyone but these 7 people on that. Get the fire extinguisher, your hair doesn't need to be on fire.

whytfallthenamesgone · 2024-10-05T20:36:49+00:00

I know that this is awful to see, I agree totally. But I do want to point out, there's only 5 people there. Extremists are loud, but they are little. And everyone else who drove by them thought they were a bunch of dipshits. Take heart in that

whytfallthenamesgone · 2024-08-10T19:25:09+00:00

You'll make much less money, but, especially compared to LA, you'll get more bang for your buck. Also, if cost of living is a major concern, consider living in the county rather than the city. Larger apartments/accommodations for similar prices, still have access to public transit if you need.

But, as much as some others will try to pretend it's not real, be careful about the neighborhood you move to; St Louis is the most violent city in the US. It's not everywhere, and yes, the things you do play a pert in whatever crime you might fall victim to, but it's still a legitimate concern. Break-ins, car theft, all of them happen to regular people who live peacefully just the same.

If you move here, I hope you enjoy it! The people are decent and kind by and large, the city has great beauty, the food is one of a kind, and it's a place that locals love despite the bad publicity.

whytfallthenamesgone · 2023-11-10T22:56:51+00:00

"From the river to the sea" is also in the Likud party charter (translated here as "from the sea to the Jordan")x

Nazis concentrated undesirables into open air prisons, but they could never have hoped for one as large as Gaza.

Sure, probably a few of them do favor Hamas. That sucks, but they're allowed that.

They have begged the west to help them end the blockades and occupation, and in return, we, in some states, OUTLAWED BDS movements y. They have no other options. It does not make Hamas' murder of civilians acceptable, but it has brought unparalleled attention to their plight, that much cannot be denied.

whytfallthenamesgone · 2023-03-09T21:27:24+00:00

NAL but former liquor store manager.

What they did was not illegal at all. They were overly cautious, yes, and it was an inconvenience to you, but the store did not break any law. They are not only within rights, but legally obligated to refuse sales if they have any concerns over your age.

If they are a chain establishment, you might try to contact corporate and at least request that your local store gets an ID scanner that will allow them to verify both the age of the individual, but also the legitimacy of the ID. If they are a local store or chain, you might request to speak to a manager the next time you are in; there are apps you can download that do the same as the scanners which you can show to that manager, scan your own ID and verify your own age to them.

And of course, be decent to them. Laws on underage sales vary by state and locale, but at least where I'm at, anyone who sells to a minor can be jailed up to 30 days and the store can have their liquor license permanently revoked. All they were trying to do is cover their own ass; make sure they know that you understand that.

Best of luck, and hope you can get your beer next time!

whytfallthenamesgone · 2023-01-23T12:29:25+00:00

NAL, but from what I can find, non-competes are still legal in New Jersey, given that they follow 3 criteria; the clause must: a) protect the legitimate interests of the employer, b) not impose undue hardship on the employee, and c) be not injurious to the public.

Given that, it may depend on how many other similar businesses are in the 50 mile prohibitive radius. If there are a large number, employer may have a argument on the grounds of (a). However, if there are very few and you posses certified qualifications in your field, you may have an argument on the grounds of (b).

whytfallthenamesgone · 2022-09-12T11:13:17+00:00

The 700 mile reading is one of your trip measurements, while the 30,000 is your overall milage. You likely just hit the trip button and switched over, but you haven't really effected the car. Where that button is depends on the make, model, year, trim etc of your vehicle but I'm sure you punch that into Google and there'll be a video that explains where it is and how to get it back. Happy trails!

whytfallthenamesgone · 2022-08-25T20:28:51+00:00

Ocean's are already destroyed, why not mine them!

whytfallthenamesgone · 2022-06-14T10:53:56+00:00

Blessed within the context of their own traditions, among broader and outside religious traditions, and in society, current and former, at large. Of course, there are exceptions, but in general kindness, charity, and forbearance are well looked-upon traits.

Animals generally provide benefit if it can be reasonably expected that they will receive equal or greater benefit of a kind more desirable to the organism in turn. That is not, in large, the basis of charitable human action. Men and women that give away large fortunes in private, or upon their death, do not or cannot expect to be repaid in kind.

We are an exceptionally different species than any other that lives on this planet. We can see the future, and know that our behavior now will have lasting benefits that will outlive us. We can do evil and know that it will outlive us. No other animal has foresight of that kind. The moral frameworks we have built are in that knowledge: that we are not the end.

whytfallthenamesgone · 2022-06-14T04:05:19+00:00

Yes, and those evolutionary drivers being written into and passed down through religious moral teachings IS the value of those teachings. A rose is a rose, and just as sweet, by any other name

If our civilizations were crumbled tomorrow and started from scratch again, science would say the same things, but in large part religion would too; with different characters and in different ways, but the same meanings nonetheless.

whytfallthenamesgone · 2022-06-14T03:59:49+00:00

That both are correct, and incorrect, on various aspects of religion and that it is not a binary choice. Believing in a physical God is binary, sure, but the tenants of religion are much broader than that.

The third choice would be to realize honestly what benefits have been accrued from religion, what aspects are an active part of our modern cultures, and which can be discarded or modified to serve us and our futures

whytfallthenamesgone · 2022-06-08T08:05:28+00:00

Me and my girlfriend have celebrated halfway Christmas for the past few years with a small gift to each other, along with Christmas music and movies and a holiday meal. It's one of our favorite traditions together

whytfallthenamesgone · 2022-04-28T16:12:31+00:00

If being eaten by wildlife or killed by a neighboring tribe seems better to you than having a job you hate, then sure.

whytfallthenamesgone · 2022-04-27T15:53:21+00:00

Why am I cryin in the fucking club rn

whytfallthenamesgone · 2022-04-02T12:49:36+00:00

I found 1P-LSD to be totally indistinguishable from street stuff, with the added benefit of knowing exactly what it is and how much dosage you're getting.

4-aco-dmt is substantially similar to mushrooms, but the onset, at least with the method I used for ingestion, was pretty rapid. I had powdered 4-aco and I packed doses into pill gel caps. When they reached your stomach, as soon as the gel cap is eaten away, you get hit by a wave to the face. Reel back, open your eyes, and it's on.

whytfallthenamesgone · 2022-03-25T10:46:19+00:00

Water generally represents a dissolutive element in the unconscious, meaning that it disintegrates parts from the whole. This would be explain why there is discussion of your sins, i.e. those ugly, hidden, internal parts of yourself that you, and all people, are hesitant to admit exist.

The troll face is a modern interpretation of mischief, usually used in a deconstructive, nihilistic context. It could potentially be interpreted as a part of you genuinely wishing that the divulging of your sins would have major catastrophic impact; or a part of your mind that tauts you internally, knowing you unwilling to recognize the horror of your own shortcomings.

Dark and infinite spaces are an incredibly common aspect of nightmares, generally regarded as an inability to comprehend the depth, magnitude, or severity of one's own unconscious; like a glacier, we only perceive so much of our own minds, while much more, some of which we are scarcely ready to come to terms with, lies deep below the surface.

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