Contrary to what the DOJ and MSM would have you believe, Sam's parents did not have to post a $250M bond or even 10% of that amount. Instead, they secured their son's release by pledging their $4.5M historic Palo Alto home.
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Barbara Fried and Joseph Bankman bought their home a year before Sam's birth. The home features expansive windows looking out onto the swimming pool. Inside, the home features hardwood floors, floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, and a grand piano.
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Under the terms of Sam's release, he can only leave the house to visit his doctor, therapist, and gym. So if you frequent Equinox Palo Alto you may run into SammyB.
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Sam will be in good company. In 1958 Philosopher Willard Van Orman Quine contracted hepatitis and was home-ridden in the house recounting that he was āconvalescing by the poolā finishing his most important work, Word and Object.
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Sam's house sits feet from undergrad housing, including its closest neighbor, the quirky ānaked, pagan, and veganā dorm Synergy. It's just behind Fraternity Row, and across the street from the presidentās mansion. nytimes.com/2009/07/26/eduā¦
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Stanford has decided to shut down the streets around SammyB's new residence to avoid a possible circus event. Stanford said the closures will be ātemporary and limited,ā as most students are not expected to be back on campus until Jan. 7.
In other news, SammyB's trying to keep the $450M in Robinhood stock he owns in a shell company he set up in Antiqua. FTX says it is theirs. His ex-girlfriend evidently pledged it to another guy. Court will decide.
TERROR: Multiple Democrat NGOs have coordinated attacks on Tesla dealerships, staff, and vehicles. Last night a number of CyberTrucks were torched in Seattle. Democrats are becoming increasingly more desperate and violent.
TERROR: Valerie Costa of Seattle, WA, openly admits to stalking and threatening Elon Musk and Tesla, claiming she draws inspiration from Luigi Mangione.
TERROR: Democrats are paying the protestors and activists outside Tesla dealerships. Listen to this one admit as much on camera.
SYRIA: The Al Qaeda government in Syria is rounding up Christians. Tulsi Gabbard was right.
SYRIA: The genocide of +1,800 Christians, Alawites & Druze at the hands of the Biden-backed Al Qaeda government in Syria is heartbreaking. DNI Tulsi Gabbard was right.
GERMANY: Syrians in Germany routinely conduct street takeovers shouting "Allah Akbar" while their fellow Syrians persecute Christians and kiII them back in Syria.
SYRIA: The Biden regime backed the āmoderateā Al Qaeda terrorists currently running Syria, today these Islamic rebels are killing the Christians, Druze and Alawites.
SYRIA: Why did we think it was smart to help Al Qaeda get its own country?
SYRIA: The Biden-backed Al Qaeda government is cleansing Syria of Christians and Alawites.
CORRUPTION: The entire SDNY office, including James Comeyās daughter, should be fired or reassigned.
CORRUPTION: Glenn Beck is calling the SDNYās coverup of the Epstein Files an internal civil war. The SDNY needs to be purged.
CORRUPTION: Expose him. James Dennehy, head of the FBIās New York field office, is obstructing justiceāconcealing the Epstein files and defying orders to release them. Perhaps itās time the FBI experienced a raid of its own.
USAIDš§µ: Democrats on Capitol Hill had a meltdown Monday after Trump moved to rein in USAIDācutting off its taxpayer-funded slush fund for DEI projects, foreign EV subsidies, and dubious NGOs. The outrage tells you everything. Here is a list of what they're upset about.
USAIDš§µ: American taxpayers, via USAID, covered about 20% of the BBCās top 10 donor receipts in 2023 and 2024. Yes, U.S. tax dollars are helping fund Britainās state media.
USAIDš§µ: USAID didnāt just fund AIDS prevention workshopsāit used them as a front to recruit insurgents in Cuba. According to reports, undercover agents posed as health workers to identify potential rebels. Your tax dollars at workāfunding regime change under the guise of public health.