For years, for reasons that make no logical sense, this simple reflection of reality was coded as "right-wing conspiracy theory" and dismissed out of hand by the self-professed practitioners of respectable journalism.

Furthermore, anyone espousing it — we all remember #Pizzagate, the purveyors of which have been vindicated in spades with the recent Epstein email dump — was portrayed as a threat to Democracy™ who ought to have their social media accounts suspended and should probably be prosecuted for hate speech.

That was then; this is now.

What a difference a few million emails from Epstein and Co. make — replete with obviously coded language about "young coconuts from Thailand," "grape soda," and "cheese pizza," apparent references to activities with child sex slaves of various flavors — or worse.

Of course, the left will issue no apologies for their years of denialism and shaming of anyone espousing basic reality, as they find themselves blissfully unencumbered by shame — a superpower of sorts.

Still, as evidenced by their recent concessions, denying reality is no longer viable.

Leftist influencer after leftist influencer, many of whom I follow for reconnaissance purposes, have essentially conceded the premise of Pizzagate,— even while going out of their way not to mention the term "Pizzagate" because they demagogued so aggressively about it — which is that elites avail themselves of the services of child sex slaves for their personal entertainment as well as to blackmail each other and generally relish their position entirely above the law.

The Mutual Blackmail Club — the Big Club that you ain't in, comprised of the "real owners of this country," as George Carlin put it — is now out in the open.