Aaron Rupar

atrupar.com

20 October 2026 13:54

you know Natalie was absolutely beaming when she hit "Post" on this one (Trump is still on stage so he certainly didn't)

Will Stancil

whstancil.bsky.social

20 October 2026 13:54

It’s okay, she’s got power of attorney. She just knows what he’d say, she doesn’t even really need to check with him

Will Stancil

whstancil.bsky.social

20 October 2026 13:54

I love the people who are congratulating themselves for not falling for the witch-queen temptress Holmes while being taken hook, line, and sinker by the much bigger lie: that powerful and important men are uniquely insightful, not mere mortals who can be tricked by clumsy lies like everyone else

Will Stancil

whstancil.bsky.social

20 October 2026 13:54

None of this is to say Holmes didn’t lie - she obviously lied, she was deeply implicated in the fraud. But my takeaway from Bad Blood has never been “this woman wove a magic spell with her powers” and always “no wonder our society is a mess, the men in charge think they’re gods but they’re dopes.”

Will Stancil

whstancil.bsky.social

20 October 2026 13:54

I mean ultimately what is more plausible here? A 25-year-old in a toxic, abusive relationship with a much older millionaire who groomed her since high school is this unparalleled queen of deception outmaneuvering Kissinger and Boies - or Kissinger and Boies are bigger suckers than they realized?