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Lara Stapleton

@larastap.bsky.social

Author, The Ruin of Everything, Paloma Press. Prof., BMCC of CUNY. Mixed Filipino-Am. I love: books, my students who have excellent brains & deserve the world, historical linguistics, Austronesian brilliance, bingewatching, decent humans. Art is everything

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Boycott the Olympics?
By the US Team?
Until Trump’s Impeachment?

Now THAT would get headlines.

28.02.2026 19:08 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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#Epstein
#EpsteinFiles

Release the files!

25.02.2026 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Have we already forgotten what happened in Iraq?

Over 8,000 Americans killed. The deaths of hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians. Trillions of dollars spent.

Nobody has explained how a war with Iran helps America. Because it won't.

25.02.2026 12:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2283    πŸ” 656    πŸ’¬ 148    πŸ“Œ 34
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Panicking Trump proves he sees a real threat The pattern is clear: Corporate billionaires who either own or are purchasing U.S. media are censoring content to support Donald Trump. Trump’s blatantly illegal carrot is the conditioning of federal contracts, mergers, licensing, tax and regulatory relief on partisan fealty. His stick? Threatening ...

OPINION: The pattern is clear: Corporate billionaires who either own or are purchasing U.S. media are censoring content to support Donald Trump.

21.02.2026 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 172    πŸ” 81    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 3

Is the country going to learn his name?

21.02.2026 03:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'Uproar' as Epstein fallouts 'rocks' Europe β€” and it’s 'just getting started' In contrast to the relatively muted consequences seen in the U.S., an extensive breakdown from the Global Post on Thursday showed the "intense" fallout of the Epstein files across Europe and Asia, and...

It sure says a lot about if a prince can be arrested.... why can't a Wall Street tycoon or a billionaire, or even a powerful official

Epstein fallout rocks Europe – and it’s 'just getting started' www.alternet.org/epstein-euro...

19.02.2026 12:54 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

"Congressman"

17.02.2026 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Except those that lead to Isthatreal.

16.02.2026 23:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Let's stop reining in ICE amd abolish it. Follow the model of 50 thousand abolitionist who drove 2 thousand federal martial out of Boston. Next time they occupy a city, we send 100 thousand from neighboring cities and STOP them. Reining in is white supremacist. Don't slow them down, STOP them.

15.02.2026 13:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🎯🎯

15.02.2026 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 20549    πŸ” 8411    πŸ’¬ 469    πŸ“Œ 340

No one tells you that ending generational trauma is a form of self sacrifice. you might end up completely alone. I’d still do it again. There are so many worse things than being alone

11.02.2026 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 99    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 0
The media is still missing the biggest story in the Epstein emails.
The emails show Epstein helped Russia blackmail Donald Trump. He was advising Putin's circle on how to control the US President.
Trump is compromised.
We need to make sure everyone sees this:

The media is still missing the biggest story in the Epstein emails. The emails show Epstein helped Russia blackmail Donald Trump. He was advising Putin's circle on how to control the US President. Trump is compromised. We need to make sure everyone sees this:

11.02.2026 03:56 β€” πŸ‘ 510    πŸ” 293    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 21

Terrific video: how 50 thou abolitionists chased off 2,000 marshalls. Time to send 100,000 people to Twin Cities. Activists from neighb cities, students, everyone who can spare a day, rotate..Chase them out, and do it again wherever they go. We've got to STOP them. www.instagram.com/reel/DUdgpRR...

11.02.2026 04:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Here is my conclusion after sitting through Maxwell's deposition with her refusing to answer a single question about the men who raped underage girls, saying she would only do so for clemency.

She must immediately be sent back to the maximum security prison where she belongs.

10.02.2026 00:41 β€” πŸ‘ 23107    πŸ” 5619    πŸ’¬ 760    πŸ“Œ 295
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Only a coincidence she interviewed Virgina Guffrey and other survivors. Why does Rump sound like he has something to do with this?

07.02.2026 02:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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www.rawstory.com Trump hints at 'solution' in Nancy Guthrie kidnapping as answersΒ  expected 'fairly soon'

Trump hints at 'solution' in Nancy Guthrie kidnapping as answersΒ  expected 'fairly soon'

07.02.2026 02:38 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1

Let's see if a ton of bots come out if you post the words "Israel" and "Epstein."

06.02.2026 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Schumie won't do it. After all, he's an Israel 1st guy and Epstein was a Mossad asset working the billionaires.

People need to understand the Israel/Epstein/Putin connection.
And, by extension, the Epstein/AIPAC connection.

05.02.2026 01:28 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
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Why Is the Media Not Touching Jeffrey Epstein’s Clear Connection to Israel? They’re instead focusing on the possibility that Epstein was a Russian asset.

"Why Is the Media Not Touching Jeffrey Epstein’s Clear Connection to Israel?"

They’re instead focusing on the possibility that Epstein was a Russian asset, writes Prem Thakker for Zeteo.

05.02.2026 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1756    πŸ” 517    πŸ’¬ 116    πŸ“Œ 30

Why is there only talk of Russia and not Isthatreal?

06.02.2026 06:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why is the I country (1000 trolls came for me last time I spelled it out, being eliminated in this equaltion)?

06.02.2026 05:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Jeffrey Bezos is destroying the Washington Post for the same reason Musk destroyed Twitter and Ellison is destroying CBSβ€”oligarchs oppose the free press when if it threatens their wealth and power.

They don’t want normal people to see what is happening in America.

04.02.2026 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 14121    πŸ” 4483    πŸ’¬ 408    πŸ“Œ 203

I mention isthatrealinapost and the rabid voices crying antisemitism from people who normally don't know I exist is rather striking.

05.02.2026 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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it’s genuinely reassuring to me that this is the most miserable and paranoid person in the entire world

05.02.2026 01:16 β€” πŸ‘ 43022    πŸ” 6209    πŸ’¬ 2325    πŸ“Œ 1306

Two ops on social media. 1: a massive flood of made up things about the files so people don't know what is true. 2: a flood of argument attacking anyone who states the obvious that Epstein worked for Isthatreal. Those voices say it was R ussia, not Isthatreal, when clearly it was both.

05.02.2026 04:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I am here to announce that I dont engage with people who call criticism of Israel antisemitic.

04.02.2026 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Disgusted by how little the MSM is covering the Epstein files. Thank God for independent media.

04.02.2026 03:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well...a post doesn't prove that but it does make a lot of sense.

04.02.2026 03:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There is even more reason to believe he was Mossad. Though probably both. Tulsi Gabbard is certainly a Russian implant.

04.02.2026 01:47 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0