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Editorial illustration for: The Epstein Class: How Power Positions Women

The Epstein Class: How Power Positions Women

Hierarchy doesn’t begin with cruelty. It begins with order. Over time, that order hardens into systems that decide who leads, who obeys, and whose bodies are regulated. The roles available to women were never accidental — they were designed to preserve power.

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The Culture of Wonderful Secrets — How shared silence binds the powerful.

Behind the polished performance of power lies a quieter choreography: introductions, favors, shared discretion. The strings are rarely visible, but their effects shape everything downstream.

Editorial illustration for: Elon Musk Is a Welfare Queen with a Twitter Account

Elon Musk Is a Welfare Queen with a Twitter Account

Elon Musk isn’t self-made — he’s publicly funded. A welfare queen with a Twitter account, propped up by your taxes and hero worship. While you’re budgeting gas money, he’s torching billions and calling it genius. The system isn’t broken — it’s rigged, and he’s winning.

Editorial illustration for: Polish, Fungus, and Lies: Inside New Brunswick’s Nail Black Market — and the Cosmetology Association That’s Nowhere to Be Found

Polish, Fungus, and Lies: Inside New Brunswick’s Nail Black Market — and the Cosmetology Association That’s Nowhere to Be Found

In a province that claims to regulate its beauty industry, unlicensed services flood the market while the Cosmetology Association of New Brunswick looks away — or worse, enables. This story is not about nails; it’s about neglect, complacency, and the public cost of silence.

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Silenced, Spent, and Still Serving: The Pyramid We Pretend Doesn’t Exist

This isn’t a story of marginalization. It’s not a story of hardship. This is a story of a rigged game — where labor is taxed, silence is enforced, and truth is edited out of the narrative. And we’ve all been standing on it, pretending it isn’t cracking.

Neutrality ends where the money begins. The BBB doesn’t protect consumers — it protects future clients.

The Shield Behind the Abuser

The BBB claims neutrality, but my case shows otherwise. Sedgwick gave a half-answer, BBB stamped it “resolved,” and consumers are left unprotected. When watchdogs depend on business fees, neutrality ends where the money begins. This isn’t oversight—it’s credibility laundering.

Editorial illustration for: The Epstein Files: When the Doodle Hurts More Than the Dirt

The Epstein Files: When the Doodle Hurts More Than the Dirt

Donald Trump says he’s never drawn a doodle in his life — as if that’s the scandal. Not the parties with Epstein. Not the lawsuits, or the accusations. Just a bad sketch he suddenly wants the world to forget.