The New Yorker is now to intelligent commentary what the Scientific American is to science UPDATED

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come see the new puppies!

UPDATE: It occurs to me that, although the investigations of various pedophila rings in England have been in the news for at least the past 15 years, some readers may not have been paying attention to the perversions of the Brits across the sea — and why should they? After all, we have Hollywood, rappers, and the Friends of Epstein to provide our own entertainment on this side of the pond.

Still, the government cover-ups involved are horrendous, considering that thousands of children were raped, kidnapped, and even enslaved, all with the knowledge of the police and people in the highest level of Britain’s government; indeed, it was those high-level politicians who were either active participants themselves, or friends of theirs in government who ordered the suppression of all investigations (and are still fighting disclosure of the details). Then there was the Pakistani group, just as widespread, that was buried because of a fear of offending Britain’s new majority. There’s a summary of the big story here, if you’re curious and looking for a quick read. It was published by a left wing rag, so the Pakistani decads-long abuse saga is muted and “whatabouted” away, but the general gist of it is there.