Epstein Secrets

e reporters. One little news item quoted her latest pronouncement, and after the quote that sentence was completed with, “Martha Mitchell confided to the Washington Star yesterday...” Confided, indeed—to a newspaper. But in the process of becoming a public character, she developed many contacts in the media. By the t

ist was the inspiration that kept pushing me to the next level; there was no way I could continue reading it and remain the same.” --George Carlin “Paul Krassner--confidant of Lenny Bruce, co-founder of the Yippies, defiler of Disney characters, publisher of The Realist, and investigative satirist extraordinai

blic figures. He would rather savor a piquant irony about a public figure than eat a bowl of fresh strawberries and ice cream.” --Ken Kesey “T told Krassner one time that his writings made me hopeful. He found this an odd compliment to offer a satirist. I explained that he made supposedly serious matters

the organization is riddled with fraud and self dealing." But the group's "profound influence on the nation's debate over gun regulation endures." A Washington Post (5/16, 10.52M) editorial says the bankruptcy ruling "means the NRA will have to face the charges brought by Ms. James in a civil case that seeks to

challenge amid a rise in homicides and shootings in Philadelphia. Challenging Krasner is ex- prosecutor Carlos Vega, who was previously dismissed by Krasner. Pennsylvanians To Vote On Proposed Safeguards Against Racial Discrimination. The AP (5/14, Scolforo) says demonstrations over George Floyd's death

A POLITE INTERVIEW = Skin So Thin, It’s Inside Out” Ethan Persoff talks with Paul Krassner about running The Realist, hacking The New York Times Bestseller list, and that “true, extraordinary liar,” Donald Trump. of American comedy: Lenny

hese days — it’s the fate of truly seminal sources to seem inevitable, when in fact they reshaped the world in their own image. Fortunately, in 2006 Krassner teamed with archivist/comic artist Ethan Persoff on The Realist Archive Project (http:// www.ep.tc/realist/), a free online repository of every issue

) People who said they believed the article, if only for a moment, included Daniel Ellsberg, who released The Pen- 2“Trump’s Presidency is Doomed,” The Washington Post, January 16, 2017. tagon Papers. He said the reason he be- lieved it, was because he just so much wanted it to be true. EP: Speaking of Ellsberg, a