On this day in 1971, the first man to openly reveal the Mafia's existence left this mortal coil. Joe Valachi's 1963 Congressional testimony wrecked the FBI Director's career-long claims that the Mafia did not exist., calling J. Edgar Hoover "a dress-wearing moron who didn't have the legs for it." - ThreadSky

audacityofdespair.bsky.social • 2 days ago

On this day in 1971, the first man to openly reveal the Mafia's existence left this mortal coil. Joe Valachi's 1963 Congressional testimony wrecked the FBI Director's career-long claims that the Mafia did not exist., calling J. Edgar Hoover "a dress-wearing moron who didn't have the legs for it."

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culthero12.bsky.social•2 days ago

In a lot of ways it's better that the culture is so much less insulting these days but I kind of miss an insult that scorches across time like that.

worldgonewrong.bsky.social•2 days ago

Hoover was the exception that proves the rule. When you ruthlessly and relentlessly surveil innocent ppl so that you can blackmail them bc their activism threatens the powers that be, then you deserve to be outed.

One of the worst Americans of the 20th Century.

jefferyjrahn.bsky.social•2 days ago

i was a freshman in 71-72. It was either Sam or Mario DeStefano that moved their family to Oak Brook, IL or “ Ginger Creek”. I remember Daughter and classmate Rosa DeStefano came to school in 73 (?) after the murder of Her Father. I remember somebody took him out with a shot-gun in the garage

sophiethebear.bsky.social•2 days ago

Ordinarily I wouldn’t body shame a guy, but J. Edgar, Jesus…

flentrop.bsky.social•1 day ago

Well, I guess his boyfriend Clyde thought he was cute.

gonzojim.bsky.social•2 days ago

Charles Bronson’s very best acting performance.

elgyopo.bsky.social•2 days ago

revjoey.bsky.social•1 day ago

Hoover & Donald Trump had a lawyer in common. Cohn, Roy Cohn. Jeffery Epstein was Cohn's downlow boyfriend. Jeffrey got ALL THE BLACKMAIL FILES from Cohn. 40 years of dirt, no attorney client privilege. HE MADE IT RAIN on his garden of corruption. Jeffery is alive & well, blackmail ready/waiting.

lagard.bsky.social•1 day ago

Trans before it was cool.

franiazgorski.bsky.social•1 day ago

whaaaattttttttttt

pjcrooks.bsky.social•2 days ago

I learned about him from the Simpsons.

indanorth.bsky.social•1 day ago

Highly steal able. …..A bouffant wearing buffoon who doesn’t have the head for it. 😎

iniseoghain.bsky.social•2 days ago

He got got

peter-donnelly.bsky.social•2 days ago

Can't remember the name of his book, but I read it in the 70s and it was a ripper

firejoemorgan.bsky.social•2 days ago

The Valachi Papers https://a.co/d/9FXGpxg

audacityofdespair.bsky.social•2 days ago

Peter Maas

sampeckinpahsghost.bsky.social•1 day ago

Supposedly there was a photograph in the possession of at least one of the Five Families of J. Edgar fellating Clyde Toland in the backseat of his car.

sampeckinpahsghost.bsky.social•1 day ago

Clyde Tolson, rather

carpe-snarkum.bsky.social•1 day ago

It's not so much the mafia, they are what they are. It's the asshats in government who fly cover for them...like J. Edgar Hoover & Truman (Pendergast).

thegreatlummox.bsky.social•1 day ago

Not to be confused with Jonny Tightlips

jackacid.bsky.social•2 days ago

Dude was the ultimate New Yawker.

irishicesp.bsky.social•1 day ago

I still hold the frikkin families responsible for letting Dumb Donnie get away w/bankrupting their casinos without cement shoe swimming lessons just because RU mob money paid them back. I thought they had STANDARDS! PRIDE! Naw - common bums let us all down.

mthrntr49.bsky.social•1 day ago

Can’t fucking beat the dress /legs but I’m going for a dirty diaper and a blowup torso with very large breasts for prodigious sucking by orange slime. Maybe include a little cat o nine tails on automatic.