Honest conversations about sanity & morality, the problem of conscience and badness, versus derangement and "illness." Maybe theses categories are more hazy than we think & deserve more attention.


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Dr. Michael McKee pleads "Not Guilty" / waived bond at today's ARRAIGNMENT via the representation of Columbus atty. Diane Menashe. Can we expect him to completely deny any involvement in the murder of Monique and Spencer Tepe, or was this just a bureaucratic plea on the way to an eventual plea agreement (a la Bryan Kohberger)?

11 hours ago | [YT] | 0

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Part 2 of a deep-dive into the forensic / psych profile of Dr. Michael McKee series. This Part 2 looks into the possible motive or catalyst for wanting to kill Monique & Spencer... specifically, that perhaps Michael McKee, maybe in the last 2 years, was starting to realize he was striking out in the dating world & was not likely to be successful in love. This could have led him into a kind of "incel" crisis, and that might explain why he targeted Monique & Spencer...

1 day ago | [YT] | 3

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Like the Barry Morphew case, I don't think this is much of a "whodunnit" (or "how-done-it"), but I do think this case is a fascinating case study in what we might call "Overachiever Narcissism"... and it's intersection with unstable romantic relationships. This Part 1 examines the phenomenon of overachiever narcissism and compares this case to the infamous case of "diaper astronaut" Lisa Nowak (who drove from Houston to Orlando to assault and torture a woman who'd been dating her boyfriend).

2 days ago | [YT] | 5

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As we seem to be discarding the psychopathic angle & focusing more on Nick Reiner's struggles w schizoaffective disorder and methamphetamine abuse, I thouoght it would be interesting to think about a possible demonic element to the brutal murders of Rob & Michelle Reiner. I do believe that psychosis and methamphetamine abuse can render people susceptible to demonic influences... and I say that as someone who does not think in terms of the supernatural.

5 days ago | [YT] | 4

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This is a sad one... an incident so frankly disgusting, petty and ego-ridden.. that it really doesn't even deserve a legal analysis. Parsing the petty letter of the law, as a shield against reconciling w something that is just gut-level disgusting, is the work of fools and cowards. This is not who we are, who we can be... This is not the America that we can be.. In the end, this is juat very sad, and I'm personally very sorry Renee had to lose her life here.D

1 week ago | [YT] | 7

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Okay, big new information today. I don't think Domino #1 here is Nick's siblings just being upset and wanting to cut him off. Based on today's new reports, it looks like Nick is just too unstable and uncooperative for Private Representation. Also, now that the family sees that he's totally uncooperative, I think they've reluctantly decided to let him be handled by the State of California ... both in terms of their Mental Health system, as well as the public defender system. Unlike private attorneys, public defenders are much better suited to navidate the complex ancillary civil commitment and competency proceedings involved in a case as complex as this, with a client as uncooperative and unstable as this...

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 9

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Okay... I don't think it's about the money... Taking a closer look at Alan Jackson's courthouse statement, I think it's clear Jackson & the Reiner ran into an irreconcilable conflict over how best to handle Nick's insanity defense. I think there may be an issue with Jackson's team's ability to control sloppy speculation in the media, but there may also be conflict over how hyperbolic and "Karen Reed-ish" they want Nick's instanity defense to be. Just some speculation, but I really don't think it's about the money...

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 6

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Ok, so Alan Jackson withdrew, probably due to a serious conflict of interest surrounding the plea that was expected today. SPECULATING, but a reasonable inference is that Nick wasn't going along w Jackson's "insanity defense" bluff, and he probably has no chemistry with Jackson's bluffing / spin-master style.

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 5

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NICK REINER: What role did MENTAL ILLNESS play in this Second Historical Brentwood Butchery? Taking (I hope) a realistic look at how Mental Illness factors into the commission of crime, in the real world.

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 4

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BTW, I had no idea the U.S was deploying an attack on Venezuela when my made the drugboat video 2 days ago. Today I'm following up on that video, with thoughts on the U.S. attack on Venezuela & capture of Nicolas Maduro & his wife - and at the same time responding to comments on the last video calling me out for being open to war w Venezuela. My thoughts are actually nuanced on this, and I am very concerned and sad as we move into a new phase in our tensions w Venezuela.

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 5