▲ 1939 ▼ When DinoCon is doing more than the US Gov (thelemmy.club) submitted 6 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 190 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/scientist-jack-horner-linked-to-jeffrey-epstein-in-newly-released-doj-files
[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 138 points 6 months ago (6 children) Bruh why.. how was this dudes reach into everything permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] bassomitron@lemmy.world 114 points 6 months ago (1 child) When you're a global criminal organization, you ensure immunity by blackmailing and/or extorting every single person in a position of power as much as possible. There's a reason these monsters have gotten away with it--and continue to get away with it--for so damn long permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 22 points 6 months ago Also, if you're someone who is seeking power, you do everything you can to suck up to people with it. There are plenty of people in every field who are willing to put up with, or do, horrible things to be treated like they're special. permalink fedilink source parent [–] osanna@thebrainbin.org 31 points 6 months ago pretty much. Basically everyone who is of note is implicated in the files. It's ridiculous permalink fedilink source parent [–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 15 points 6 months ago He did get his start in education. Given a job he was unqualified for by [traitorous] former AG Bill Barr's father (who also wrote creepy pedo sci fi novels) permalink fedilink source parent [–] psud@aussie.zone 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) I feel you could get into the list by sending a letter asking for funding for some science work permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] xorollo@leminal.space 2 points 6 months ago I'd be curious if you find any cold call messages asking for science funding in the documents release. From what I see, it's people who are socializing benifiting from associating with powerful people. I've also seen an email where someone asked him if he would be interested in upgrading the computer labs for a school he clearly made the calculation that he wasn't getting anything out of it and so gave an excuse for why he couldn't contribute. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bassomitron@lemmy.world 114 points 6 months ago (1 child) When you're a global criminal organization, you ensure immunity by blackmailing and/or extorting every single person in a position of power as much as possible. There's a reason these monsters have gotten away with it--and continue to get away with it--for so damn long permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 22 points 6 months ago Also, if you're someone who is seeking power, you do everything you can to suck up to people with it. There are plenty of people in every field who are willing to put up with, or do, horrible things to be treated like they're special. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 22 points 6 months ago Also, if you're someone who is seeking power, you do everything you can to suck up to people with it. There are plenty of people in every field who are willing to put up with, or do, horrible things to be treated like they're special. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] osanna@thebrainbin.org 31 points 6 months ago pretty much. Basically everyone who is of note is implicated in the files. It's ridiculous permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 15 points 6 months ago He did get his start in education. Given a job he was unqualified for by [traitorous] former AG Bill Barr's father (who also wrote creepy pedo sci fi novels) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] psud@aussie.zone 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) I feel you could get into the list by sending a letter asking for funding for some science work permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] xorollo@leminal.space 2 points 6 months ago I'd be curious if you find any cold call messages asking for science funding in the documents release. From what I see, it's people who are socializing benifiting from associating with powerful people. I've also seen an email where someone asked him if he would be interested in upgrading the computer labs for a school he clearly made the calculation that he wasn't getting anything out of it and so gave an excuse for why he couldn't contribute. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] xorollo@leminal.space 2 points 6 months ago I'd be curious if you find any cold call messages asking for science funding in the documents release. From what I see, it's people who are socializing benifiting from associating with powerful people. I've also seen an email where someone asked him if he would be interested in upgrading the computer labs for a school he clearly made the calculation that he wasn't getting anything out of it and so gave an excuse for why he couldn't contribute. permalink fedilink source parent
