Awwww Yeah vol. 90

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ASIA ARGENTO TEXT MESSAGES

 normally i wouldn't provide a link to the syphilitic hive mind that is TMZ, but this might be as close as anyone can get to the heart of matter.

pretty much confirms my initial theory; a primarily foreign actress (who herself has what some might consider an unusual, perhaps even damaging, sexual upbringing) , not learned in the nuances of US consent laws, hooks up with a co-star/acquaintance who harbors an adolescent infatuation with an older, more cultured, carnally knowledgeable woman.

i'll expand on this theory once i'm done masturbating.

U.S.A.! U.S.A.! vol. 138

"The president is clearly guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors," New York Times columnist Bret Stephens, a conservative, wrote on Twitter after the Cohen plea. "He should resign his office or be impeached and removed from office." Stephens has been a frequent critic of Trump but had not previously called for his removal.

A dark day for Trump. The darkest day for the presidency since Watergate.

ANALYSIS: Two of the president's former associates were in court Tuesday. Both guilty of multiple felonies. What happened to draining the swamp?

Negation Aspiration vol. 120

The Senate Accused Them of Selling Kids for Sex. The FBI Raided Their Homes. Backpage.com’s Founders Speak for the First Time.

An inside look at how indie media veterans James Larkin and Michael Lacey became the targets of a federal witchhunt.

Awww Yeah vol. 89

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Asia Argento: #MeToo figurehead denies sexual assault of minor

What does Argento say in her denial?

She admits a payment but denies sex.

The actress describes being "deeply shocked and hurt by having read news that is absolutely false".

She states that the relationship was one of "friendship only" and that this ended after her involvement in the Weinstein revelations, when Bennett "unexpectedly made an exorbitant request of money from me".

At the time Argento was romantically involved with celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, who killed himself in June.

Bourdain, her statement says, wanted the matter to "be handled privately and this was also what Bennett wanted".

"Anthony was afraid of the possible negative publicity that such person, whom he considered dangerous, could have brought upon us.

"We decided to deal compassionately with Bennett's demand for help and give it to him."

TFW wires gets crossed and wish fulfillment maturates into blackmailing embezzlement.

Awww Yeah vol. 88

Harvey Weinstein Accuser Asia Argento Agreed to Pay $380,000 to an Actor Who Accused Her of Sexual Assault

Actor and musician Jimmy Bennett, who appeared as a child in Argento’s 2004 film adaptation of J.T. LeRoy’s The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things, claimed in documents leaked to the Times that the director sexually assaulted him in the spring of 2013, when he was 17 and she was 37. Bennett claims that after being driven to the hotel by a family member, Argento got him alone, then gave him alcohol, kissed him, gave him oral sex, and ultimately had intercourse with him. 

i don't wanna be "that guy", but i wouldn't call hooking up with Asia Argento when you were 17 "assault". a little gross on her part, sure... but she's always skirted that line between glamorous and grimy... it's part of what has made her an reoccurring presence in my interior sexual life since i was the age of world's luckiest trauma victim profiled above.

i'm sure this is red meat for all the contrarian snark generators and wish-crippled incels out there who draw equivalences like Rob Liefeld draws feet, but sorry culture war boys, i need a bit more convincing.

Negation Aspiration vol. 119

Rinsing victims' mouths with holy water and making one boy pose as Jesus: Grand Jury reveals the depravity of 301 priests who sexually assaulted at least 1,000 children - which the Catholic church covered up

• The 900 page grand jury report is based on records from six dioceses
• It puts the 'real number' of child victims 'in the thousands'  
• One group of priests is accused of producing child porn and using whips on children 
• The abuse ranged from groping and masturbation to anal, oral and vaginal rape 
• Most of the victims were boys but there are some girls included in the report
• The clergymen tried to claim they were 'wrestling' with the children when they were in fact sexually assaulting them
• Two have been charged while others are either dead, previously faced charges, or can't be prosecuted due to statute of limitation
• http://media-downloads.pacourts.us/InterimRedactedReportandResponses.pdf?cb=22148

U.S.A.! U.S.A.! vol 137

Unite the Right 2018 was a pathetic failure

After last year’s disaster in Charlottesville, very few white nationalists showed up to the follow-up rally in Washington, DC.

We Are The Sprocket Holes vol. 336

Nicolas Winding Refn’s new streaming service tries to shape a better future out of a sleazy past

What the free site’s initial three films and essays say about Refn’s intent, and the history of grindhouse cinema

Negation Aspiration vol. 118

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This is what the life of an incel looks like

U.S.A.! U.S.A.! vol. 136

The Russia investigation is a sham. It’s actually a cover story for special counsel Robert Mueller and Donald Trump working together to expose thousands of pedophiles hidden in plain sight — including Hillary Clinton (and Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama), who will soon be under arrest. (Or perhaps already have been, and they’re on their way to Guantanamo Bay.)

#QAnon, the scarily popular pro-Trump conspiracy theory, explained

How a conspiracy theory that Trump and Robert Mueller are secretly working together got from Reddit to Trump rallies.

By Jane Coastonjane.coaston@vox.com  Aug 1, 2018, 3:50pm EDT

 The Ready Player One of Conspiracy Theories.