On Sun, Feb 8, 2026 at 8:49 PM Charles Keener via groups.io <ckeener20005= [email protected]> wrote:
> > I don’t expect much from politicians, corporate tycoons, the presidents of > prestigious universities, billionaire philanthropists, celebrities, royalty > or oligarchs. > ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ > ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ > ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ > ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ > ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ > ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ > ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ > ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ > ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ > ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ > ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ > ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ > ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ > ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ > ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ > ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ > ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ > ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ > ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ > Forwarded this email? 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They live in narcissistic and hedonistic bubbles that cater > to their self-worship and moral depravity. But I do expect a lot from > intellectuals such as Noam Chomsky. The explanation by his wife Valéria - > Noam suffered a severe stroke in June 2023 and is incapacitated - of their > relationship with Jeffrey Epstein is filled with the fatuous excuses used > by all those who have been outed in the Epstein emails and documents. > According to Valéria, she and Noam were “overly trusting.” This led to > “poor judgment.” She writes that she and Noam were ensnared by dinners with > luminaries at Epstein’s mansion, flights on his private jet nicknamed the > Lolita Express, a literary reference to the sexual exploitation of girls > Noam would have recognized, financial assistance, trips to Epstein’s ranch > and the use of one of Epstein’s apartments in New York. Like everyone else > outed in the Epstein files she and Noam “never witnessed any inappropriate > behavior from Epstein or others.” > > Noam’s advice to Epstein on how to handle press inquiries into his crimes, > like Noam’s letter of recommendation for Epstein, was, she insists, the > result of Epstein’s taking “advantage of Noam’s public criticism towards > what came to be known as ‘cancel culture’ to present himself as a victim of > it.” After Epstein’s second arrest in 2019, she and Noam “were careless in > not thoroughly researching his background.” She ends by expressing > “unrestricted solidarity with the victims.” Her letter regurgitates the > formula of everyone outed in the Epstein files. I know and have long > admired Noam. He is, arguably, our greatest and most principled > intellectual. I can assure you he is not as passive or gullible as his wife > claims. He knew about Epstein’s abuse of children. They all knew. And like > others in the Epstein orbit, he did not care. From the email correspondence > between Epstein and Valéria it appears she particularly enjoyed the > privileges that came with being in Epstein’s circle, but this does not > absolve Noam’s acquiescence. Noam, of all people, knows the predatory > nature of the ruling class and the cruelty of capitalists, where the > vulnerable, especially girls and women, are commodified as objects to be > used and exploited. He was not fooled by Epstein. He was seduced. His > association with Epstein is a terrible and, to many, unforgivable stain. It > irreparably tarnishes his legacy. If there is a lesson here, it is this. > The ruling class offers nothing without expecting something in return. The > closer you get to these vampires the more you become enslaved. Our role is > not to socialize with them. It is to destroy them. > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. 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