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Paladin

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23. My turn: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 02:44 PM

19 hrs ago

And here I thought that trump's decline and fall couldn't get any more satisfying. David Brooks, going down in flames. Life is good.

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David Brooks, NYT Columnist who scolded Dems for releasing Epstein materials, is in new photos from Epstein estate [View all] Miles Archer 19 hrs ago OP

Oopsie. Ocelot II 19 hrs ago #1

I was going to post the same reaction PatSeg 19 hrs ago #14

Did he do bad things to girls???? Trueblue1968 18 hrs ago #33

So much sin and scandal to go around PatSeg 16 hrs ago #68

We still really know very little on what financial dealings he offered his clients. Was he shielding his clients money LiberalArkie 18 hrs ago #38

Everyone is so focused on the many PatSeg 16 hrs ago #67

Like maybe Epstein was a big part of hiding money off shore? LiberalArkie 15 hrs ago #73

That would make sense PatSeg 15 hrs ago #78

Uh, this is David Brooks we are talking about. Nothing innocent about him. PurgedVoter 30 min ago #100

LMAO BeyondGeography 19 hrs ago #2

Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha not fooled 19 hrs ago #20

Came to post smarmy n/t hibbing 19 hrs ago #22

Never fails malaise 18 hrs ago #28

He was just following his compass' pointer. Qutzupalotl 12 hrs ago #87

I'm sure his objection was principled. spooky3 19 hrs ago #3

Of course malaise 18 hrs ago #31

This message was self-deleted by its author MarineCombatEngineer 19 hrs ago #4

Alrighty then ....... Lovie777 19 hrs ago #5

I wonder how many times he visited "Fantasy Island"...Epstein, Epstein, Epstein... wcmagumba 19 hrs ago #6

+1 dalton99a 19 hrs ago #15

Of course he is! RockRaven 19 hrs ago #7

Glad to have popsdenver 14 hrs ago #82

Oh my. Wednesdays 19 hrs ago #8

Well, well, well mcar 19 hrs ago #9

That's a karmic full circle that took more than twenty-five year to complete itself. Baitball Blogger 19 hrs ago #10

Oh My! malaise 19 hrs ago #11

Brooks is an ass PJMcK 18 hrs ago #39

Why is it that the biggest scolds are often the biggest perpetrators? SupportSanity 17 hrs ago #49

In psychiatric terms popsdenver 14 hrs ago #83

He tries so hard to seem reasonable and moderate Freddie 15 hrs ago #72

Explains a LOT. Kid Berwyn 19 hrs ago #12

Wait... he was a Moonie? nt. druidity33 2 hrs ago #93

LOL. NewHendoLib 19 hrs ago #13

Kick. N/T Upthevibe 19 hrs ago #16

Ha ha ha ! - was just discussing that pretentious asshole in another thread harumph 19 hrs ago #17

LOL - his hypocrisy knows NO bounds! Everyone on that list, and I mean EVERYONE, needs to be held accountable PatrickforB 19 hrs ago #18

WOW. Is there anyone Epstein didn't taint? Sogo 19 hrs ago #19

Yippers... REAL people with functioning hearts, minds, and souls. slightlv 15 hrs ago #80

THAT'S funny! no_hypocrisy 19 hrs ago #21

My turn: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Paladin 19 hrs ago #23

It would be delicious if Trump takes a lot of people down with him. SupportSanity 17 hrs ago #51

Gotta figure Trump has been using what he knows about Epstein's friends & 'clients' to blackmail a lot of rich guys Attilatheblond 17 hrs ago #61

Wadda ya know MustLoveBeagles 19 hrs ago #24

My my my! Isn't that interesting! liberalla 19 hrs ago #25

Well, well, well. StarryNite 19 hrs ago #26

HAHAHAHA HAHAHAHA HAHAHAHA CatWoman 18 hrs ago #27

Well, isn't that convenient. C_U_L8R 18 hrs ago #29

No way in hell was Brooks looking for libidinous pleasures. It's not in his DNA. He's allegorical oracle 18 hrs ago #30

He left his wife for a younger woman he was working with SamuelTheThird 18 hrs ago #35

Yep -- hang him for hypocrisy because he's probably guilty. And I've never been a fan of allegorical oracle 16 hrs ago #65

He is Jewish Bluestocking 17 hrs ago #58

I personally have Jewish friends who for all-the-world would sound waspish. Brooks allegorical oracle 16 hrs ago #63

Brooks converted to Christianity during his mid-life crisis involving second wife wishstar 15 hrs ago #81

How many in the media, congress, courts, corporations, banks are in the Epstein files? Irish_Dem 18 hrs ago #32

So, when I see reports like this, intheflow 18 hrs ago #34

Pictures of people at an event isn't evidence of a crime EdmondDantes_ 17 hrs ago #57

True, but when Brooks writes a column criticizing Democrats for "obsessing" over Epstein tanyev 17 min ago #102

I agree OrangeJoe 17 hrs ago #62

Ro Kahna said basicly the same thing on Jim Acosta today. Volaris 15 hrs ago #74

Nobody has demanded anything. MorbidButterflyTat 15 hrs ago #76

K&R spanone 18 hrs ago #36

Complicit milquetoast. tblue37 18 hrs ago #37

Of course he is. He's always been a republican AllyCat 18 hrs ago #40

I just dropped the link in the NYT comments. N/T tonekat 18 hrs ago #41

Good riversedge 2 hrs ago #96

Brooks was always a creep. rustbeltvoice 17 hrs ago #42

He was always a slimy prick... PCIntern 17 hrs ago #43

Maybe he will talk about it Friday night on the News Hour displacedvermoter 17 hrs ago #44

This is the best Johonny 17 hrs ago #45

The saying goes, "You made your bed, now lie in it." Bluetus 17 hrs ago #46

Paraphrasing Desi Arnaz... Dave Id 17 hrs ago #47

Out yourself much, Brooks? Obvious. Cha 17 hrs ago #48

Nothing to see here.... SergeStorms 17 hrs ago #50

Surprise, Surprise, Surprise! Rhiagel 17 hrs ago #52

I recall him writing a book about how to kairos12 17 hrs ago #53

Hey David Clouds Passing 17 hrs ago #54

Boom SheltieLover 17 hrs ago #55

He just liked to watch. BamaRefugee 17 hrs ago #56

Gonna be a lot of mansplaing coming. Joinfortmill 17 hrs ago #59

He doth protested too much. BlueKota 17 hrs ago #60

"The Epstein Story? Count Me Out." Dave Bowman 16 hrs ago #64

But Is he finished?😀 malaise 16 hrs ago #71

Well, yeah, TSF isn't finished Wednesdays 11 hrs ago #89

Should have resigned already malaise 11 hrs ago #90

The schadenfreude is especially delicious today nt Rob H. 16 hrs ago #66

Yesterday Steve Schmidt mentioned what Marcus Aurelius had to say about the wisdom of keeping your big mouth shut. flashman13 16 hrs ago #69

Oh My !!!!!!!!!! Ford_Prefect 16 hrs ago #70

K&R Scott Alan Swaggerty 15 hrs ago #75

David Brooks has always been Alice Kramden 15 hrs ago #77

Surprise, Surprise, Surprise Deep State Witch 15 hrs ago #79

Ah, yes, Mr. American Moral Fiber. . . . hatrack 14 hrs ago #84

Further proof, as if it were needed, those that are tainted are Buddyzbuddy 14 hrs ago #85

David Brooks has always been an snob and elite belittling jerk Bread and Circuses 13 hrs ago #86

Not surprised. Brooks has always seemed to be hiding something. A bit too right wing and phonily moral. Martin68 12 hrs ago #88

Conspiracy theories are starting to look like our reality. #EpsteinFiles #davidbrooks Buttoneer 10 hrs ago #91

I'm waiting for the compromising pictures of Dershowitz and George Will. NBachers 9 hrs ago #92

Shazam Sgt Carter. The event was 2 years AFTER the conviction rpannier 2 hrs ago #94

"The Epstein Story? Count Me Out." UpInArms 2 hrs ago #95

This is who he is, and why those of us don't give him quarter Cosmocat 1 hr ago #97

Important note - this happened AFTER Epstein's Florida conviction. hatrack 1 hr ago #98

Never met him, didn't even know who he was! kellytore 48 min ago #99

Sometimes, it's best to just keep quiet, but fear sometimes makes us run our mouths. Joinfortmill 22 min ago #101