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Robert B. Elliott's avatar

Trump's statements on numerous occasions including the "grab 'em" remark, the comment about Epstein liking them on the "young side" which he seconded, bragging about going into dressing rooms with beauty contestants, and various other comments implicate him. His Mar-a-lago operation employed underage girls in what was clearly not innocent lifeguard or busgirl activities, and their transfer to Epstein's control leave no room for doubt. Even without pictures of topless girls on his lap which are sure to be made public at some point, this scandal should have been his undoing years ago. Every media outlet in the country should be urged to ask the questions they have neglected to ask since his association with Epstein became known. This has been a media cover-up as much as a Republican cover-up.

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alis's avatar

Well done Robert.

TRump used his pageant girls and models at parties just like Epstein. There is an eye-witness story out there by rapper Luther Campbell who claims he attended one with Eddy Murphy and Mike Tyson. He left because he said it looked like scenes in Eyes Wide Shut, AND he knew it was a set up. Ben on Meidas Touch Network played it. To hear him say it google this or use the link:

SMOKING GUN Evidence of Trump DARK PAST Resurfaces

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D1IRN0cxkXVM

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Deepak Puri's avatar

Track the TRUMP — EPSTEIN pedophile scandal with this free online library of over 60 infographics and relationship maps

https://thedemlabs.org/2025/11/12/track-the-trump-epstein-pedophile-scandal-with-this-free-online-library/

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William Farrar's avatar

Just released, Epstein emails to Maxwell, not from DOJ but from the estate, Epstein says that Trump spent hours at his estate alone with girls.

Do you think that this will hurt him? I don't.

https://michaeldsellers.substack.com/p/breaking-dems-release-epstein-email

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Daniel Solomon's avatar

Tom Massie, R. Ky says many Republicans will vote to open the records.

If we don't try to convince House Republicans, it's on us.

Jeffries says he'll hold the line. May lead to further negotiations.

Hopefully it'll be Epstein time. Besides the Epstein emails, the most recent revelations involve money laudering allegations.

Many Congressional Republicans privately admit Trump is nuts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNzVt7q0W5A

I keep posting. According to Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA) Trumpepstein may cause an "Epstein bomb" causing over 100 Republican members to "jailbreak" from Trump.

Massive Congressional visits November 18.

https://www.instagram.com/flare.usa/p/DP_mdOyjdiG/

Visit CongressionalRepublicans.

https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/851451/

I think that if we play our cards right, many can be convinced by the election outcome to come forward.

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William Farrar's avatar

If so many Republicans will vote to open the records, then why aren't they voting for the discharge petition.

You keep pasting the same comment. It doesn't matter a fig what Republicans think , what matters is what they do.

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Daniel Solomon's avatar

Unless we pressurte them, nothing will happen.

Is that what you want?

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William Farrar's avatar

Of course not, but I am saying that it is totally irrelevant what a person thinks. It was what they do that matters.

And as it stand, all the evidence is that Republican congress critters are scared shitless of Trump and his base.

That doesn't mean you don't pressure them or try to, but don't raise your hopes that you will be successful

I remember how everyone had such high hopes on the Mueller Investigation, the Jack Smith investigation, E Jean Carroll law suit, Letitia James and where are we huh?

The mother fucker is president with 34 felony convictions, and has destroyed the government of the US our intentional reputation, leadership, subverted the judicial system, the military

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Daniel Solomon's avatar

Pay attention. Many people change their minds. You are a convert. Like a reformed drunk.

You also don't know ANY of these people, all who are politicians and most who have to run in the future. Massie is a right wing Republican, knows more about them than you do.

We also don't need them to become Democrats. We need a little cooperation isue by issue. Issue today is the Trumepstein issue.

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David's avatar

Thanks Deepak.

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Clayton James Conway's avatar

Krasnov wants to keep us busy with entertainment by a war and any other distraction he can come up with. The bill is coming up and we will see if this is so enjoyable by then.

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Daniel Solomon's avatar

Epstein offered Russian diplomat Trump insight, emails show

Jeffrey Epstein offered to meet with Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s top diplomat, to help him gain insight into how President Trump thinks. He asked Norwegian politician Thorbjørn Jagland to pass on the message to President Vladimir Putin on June 24, 2018, roughly a month before the two presidents met in Helsinki.

An email between Jeffrey Epstein and Norwegian politician Thorbjørn Jagland released by the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday Epstein also boasted about how Vitaly Churkin, another Russian diplomat, “understood Trump” after the two spoke. “It is not complex. He [Trump] must be seen to get something ... It’s that simple,” Epstein wrote to Jagland. -Shirsho Dasgupta

Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article312891325.html#storylink=cpy

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Karen Cavin's avatar

My theory is that everything all circles back to donold owning the Pageants. Putin waas involved and knows details about it. Epstein was probably fed young girls from Russia and the rest of the pageants. Donold is so transactional he expected his good friend Vlad to do as he asked but Epstein was sentenced to and dying by questionable suicide in prison and all of the suen, donold had a really big problem...exposure. IMO.

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Karen Cavin's avatar

Another thought…1st wife Ivana sure did die in another suspicious manner. Falling down the stairs, buried by sundown the next day at his Bedminster golf course so no autopsy and it’s private property, he’d never allow exhuming…I would also bet Ivana knew everything.

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alis's avatar
Nov 13Edited

Curiously there was "stair talk" with Howard Stern. From Newsweek article 9/26/17:

When Trump Found Out Marla Was Pregnant With Tiffany, ...

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-tiffany-trump-ivanka-trump-tapes-howard-sterm-671826

Remember he attacked Ivana and tore out her hair. It was in her book. She. Knew. Every Damn. Thing. He bought her off, and no doubt she was scared.

He was surrounded by fixers, just like he is now!

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alis's avatar

You nailed it Karen. Those girls were promised jobs or told they didn't get to model if they didn't attend the parties. They were on the menu for the old men. Saw an interview where a upper echelon model said the big name models served as bait, but left the parties at midnight.

TRump used his pageant girls and models at parties just like Epstein. There is an eye-witness story out there by rapper Luther Campbell who claims he attended one with Eddy Murphy and Mike Tyson. He left because he said it looked like scenes in Eyes Wide Shut, AND he knew it was a set up. Ben on Meidas Touch Network played it. To hear him say it google this or use the link:

SMOKING GUN Evidence of Trump DARK PAST Resurfaces

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D1IRN0cxkXVM

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Daniel Solomon's avatar

Also a national security aspect -- plus money laundering allegations from the 2006-2008 period forward.

https://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/wyden_letter_to_doj_-_follow_the_money_on_jeffrey_epstein_7-21-25pdf.pdf

Ex AUSA Marie Villafaña prepared a sex-trafficking indictment against Epstein that was not filed.

Here's a time line. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/12/jeffrey-epstein-donald-trump-timeline

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William Farrar's avatar

The army is having units training in jungle warfare in Panama.I know the area well, I've trained there myself. This is the rainy season, it is going to be very wet and humid. Keep an eye out for peccaries, if you hear teeth gnashiing stay on alert

Meanwhile Venezuelans are all prepped for guerilla warfare, and those that weren't rich middle class that ran off to America, are fiercely patriotic. The Venezuelan jungle and swamps are prime guerilla territory.

The govenment of Colombia has wasted over two decades in their war against FARC and the cocaine cartel, with hardly any results

Maybe Trump will try to flatten Venezuela with JDAMA and MOAB's

There is connective tssue between is war on "windmills", opening up drilling in Alaska and off the coast of California, andChavez nationalizing it's oil and kicking Exxon out.

This is really what sis going on, Exxon is behind this all, thank them next time you fill up.

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Robot Bender's avatar

Yeah, let's get into a war in a tropical country where the defenders know every inch of the territory and are well armed. 🤔 This sounds very familiar for some reason. /s

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William Farrar's avatar

My thoughts exactly. This time every Democrat should stand up go on TV, the Media and declare Trump what he is, a tyrant and criminal, but they lack the requisite intestinal fortitude. they believe that profiling in front of the Camera or on a talk show is adequate

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Robert Herreshoff's avatar

If Trump opts for MOABs I'm pretty sure the US will become a pariah nation. We're walking a fine line as far as international influence is concerned. Economically, BRICS is gaining on the US and will quite possibly pass it in the next 10-15 years. A major incursion into any of the South American countries will cause a further erosion of American influence while encouraging many to align more closely with BRICS. That Trump is stupid enough to use genocidal weaponry goes without saying.

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William Farrar's avatar

The US is already a pariah nation. NATO won't share vital intel with use, neither will Canada, the world knows that Trump is Putin's bitch, it is only the corporate media that doesn't have the guts to tell us the truth.

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Robert Herreshoff's avatar

We're in a race to the bottom but we still have a long way to fall.

As for the corporate media, their truth is defined by $$$.

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William Farrar's avatar

Your point about the corporate media is a given, old news, but about being a long way to fall.

I fear Olympus has fallen. That which Trump and Musk has broken can't be put back together again. .

And worse the instruments of power, DoJ and DoD are firmly in the hands of the tyrant, and the last bulwark, the judicial system as well.

As I said, if I weren't 86, in poor health, dependent on Medicare and Tricare for life. I would have packed my bags for Belize or Costa Rica

Three prominent Yale professors depart for Canadian university, citing Trump fears, Jason Stanley, Timothy Snyder, Marci Stone they are it seems, a little more aware than we are https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/03/27/three-prominent-yale-professors-depart-for-canadian-university-citing-trump-fears/

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Robert Herreshoff's avatar

So here we are "arguing" how far we as a nation have fallen. I think we have a long way to go before we bottom out, before we become lepers. As BRICS becomes stronger more countries will choose to orient toward them. China has a powerful approach (not that they consistently hold to it): offer support and money to nations in need without a snake pit full of strings placed on them. America, as they well know, is ripping itself apart politically and simultaneously crushing what was a few short months ago the leading nation in scientific achievement. China can win this race without ever leaving the starting blocks.

I'm much the same in my what-if picks for preferable new homes. Costa Rica is my go-to. I must admit I haven't given much thought to Belize but now that you mention it. I've indicated my kids would be well served to consider emigrating but they have that "we will survive" attitude.

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William Farrar's avatar

Going back to Krashnov and 1987. I am inclined to speculate that Trump is doing what he was programmed to do, destroy the country from within and without.

Because he has done a dam good job of both. Now are military forces commit international war crimes,

The Justice Department stated in a classified legal opinion, drafted in July, that military personnel engaged in strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats in Latin America would not be exposed to future prosecution, according to four sources. The opinion also argues that the United States is in a “non-international armed conflict” waged under the president’s Article II executive authorities. Ellen Nakashima, Dan Lamothe, John Hudson, and Noah Robertson report for the Washington Post.

How much longer before Bondi drafts a similar opinion for the Military and Ice actions in the U.S.

Belize is a good choice, they speak English, they have good health care, and it is not expensive.

Back in 75 as I was driving to Panama, I ran into this couple of "bears" in an old broke down Mercedes, they were moving to Costa Rica. It has such a large ex pat community that it has it's own city.

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Sophia Demas's avatar

I totally agree with everything in this newsletter. As I've said before I'm putting all of my eggs in the Epstein basket. However, don't get too excited about Epstein's email that said that one of the victims who was redacted spent hours with trump. At today's press conference Karoline Leavitt said that the victim who was un-redacted is Virginia Giufrre who said in her book that trump was never inappropriate with her....

The idea that we would go to war with Venezuela is terrifying....

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Daniel Solomon's avatar

Guiffre was only one of maybe a thousand victims. Many were girls from foreign countries here via visas.

Google: Trump Model Management applied for visas for nearly 250 foreign models between 2001 and 2015. The agency successfully brought over approximately 30 foreign models using the H-1B program since 2008.

The number of models under contract fluctuated, and the agency faced allegations that some foreign models worked without proper visas, an issue that became controversial during Donald Trump's presidential campaign. Several models claimed they were told to lie to customs officials and that the agency only pursued work visas for those who generated substantial income.

One model, Alexia Palmer, sued the agency, alleging she was promised a salary of at least $75,000 per year on her visa application but received less than $4,000 over a four-year period due to extensive deductions for expenses. The lawsuit was later dismissed on procedural grounds, with the judge suggesting it should have been pursued through the Department of Labor.

Trump Model Management closed down in April 2017.

Meanwhile, some Republicans can't wait to call Clinton as a witness.

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Jon Notabot's avatar

To put it crudely, this motherfucker will do ANYTHING to stay in power.

I hope everyone understands what "anything" means. There are no out-of-bounds for Trump or his accomplices, both domestic and foreign.

Trump and Co are backed into a corner. They will wage war of some nature to escape.

Rarely are things this simple. Now is one of those times.

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Paul_'s avatar

Trump’s theatrics and mugging for the camera are reminiscent of professional wrestling, not leadership.

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David Richardson's avatar

That will not stop him; You know that. 8 million people in the street didn't slow him down.

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Sidney Smart's avatar

People how do we stop this. we are We the People. There was a Revolution over this! Go beack to the Declaration of Independence to see what it was all about. I have a two rather lengthy posts on We must fight for our rights. Am I right Thom or am I right? (actually I'm Left) s'truth, yes it is.

SidSmartRN

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Karen Scofield's avatar

💥💪🎯👈‼️

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Virgin Monk Boy's avatar

Every time this man gets cornered, he reaches for a bigger circus tent and hopes we forget what dragged him there. The danger isn’t just the allegations. It’s the pattern. When accountability approaches, he reaches for chaos, flags, and somebody else’s coastline.

The soul of a country gets revealed in moments like this. Do we chase the spectacle or stay with the truth long enough to let it bite? Autocrats count on us getting distracted. Democracy counts on us refusing.

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Barry J Kaufman DO's avatar

The same can be said about Biden's even more horrendous crime (although they are both depraved to be sure) of the genocide in Gaza that you continue to completely ignore. Of course, you have trained your minions to obsess about Trump and his scandals while Biden and the Democrats assisted the fascist state of Israel in massacring a hundred thousand or more innocents and destroyed their land and history. Nicely played Thom. https://barryjkaufmando.substack.com/p/genocide-joe-says-theres-no-place

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William Farrar's avatar

Get a fucking clue Jerk. We are on to you, trying to use Gaza to advance Putin's cause.

It's old news now, if you want an international hand wringing issue there is the Genocide going on in Ukraine and another one in Sudan.

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Ed Nuhfer's avatar

Republican operatives: "What's a little child trafficking among oligarch friends?"

Democrat operatives: "What's a little genocide among oligarch friends?"

Note that AIPAC contributes richly to both. If the cartels incorporated a child trafficking company in Israel, rank and file voters who tried to organize a boycott of it could be prosecuted in 38 states thanks to politicians of BOTH parties siding with AIPAC to take away American citizens' constitutional Bill of Rights.

I don't like our current crop of corrupt American politicians of either cartel party very much.

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Daniel Solomon's avatar

Says a guy who opposed Dems in the 2024 cycle.

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Ed Nuhfer's avatar

Stop telling lies, Daniel. You know what you are saying is not true. Go on now and be a cheerleader for genocide.

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Daniel Solomon's avatar

And an antisemite.

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Sophia Demas's avatar

Let's keep it apples to apples....

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David Avila's avatar

Why should we spend hundreds of millions of dollars going after these unproven small smuggler boats when we have ICE with a large budget here in the states that are supposed to be going after gangs pushing drugs in our streets; instead of the hard-working immigrants wanting to become lawful citizens and doing the jobs Americans will not. Time to wake up Trump's sheep!

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alis's avatar

HA! President Petro "punches" President Pedo right back. Classic way to deal with a bully.

TRump and the TechBros want their quadrant of the globe, from Greenland/Canada all the way through Venezuela and Columbia. The Technate of America. A Technocracy run by them, for them, where they will rule over 880 million people. They pick the CEO and Board of Directors. The rest of us get to work, eat shit, and die.

TRump is Epstein-Epstein is TRump. They did the same damn things with trafficking girls, money laundering for Russians, and serving Putin. Epstein also sold arms and spyware---now TRump gets to do that legally, but curiously Epstein is dead.

A rat in a corner. Dangerous. Let's help the Dems finish the job, while cheering for President Petro, the Venezuelans and Colombians. See you in the streets.

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Phil Johnson's avatar

Today's "Wisdom" readings are startlingly relevant:

"Wisdom 6:1-11

"Hear, O kings and understand:

learn, you magistrates of

the earth's expanse!

Hearken, you who are in power over the multitude

and lord it over throngs of people!

Because authority was given you by the Lord

and sovereignty by the Most High,

who shall probe your works and

scrutinize your counsels.

Because, though you were ministers of his kingdom,

you judged not rightly,

and did not keep the law,

nor walk according to the will of God,

Terribly and swiftly shall He come against you,

because judgment is stern for the exalted -

For the lowly may be pardoned out of mercy

but the mighty shall be mightily put to the test.

For the Lord of all shows no partiality,

nor does He fear greatness,

Because He Himself made the great as well as the small,

and He provides for all alike;

but for those in power a rigorous scrutiny impends.

To you, therefore, O princes, are my words addressed

that you may learn wisdom and that you may not sin.

For those who keep the holy precepts hallowed shall be found holy,

and those learned in them will have ready a response.

Desire, therefore, my words;

long for them and you shall be instructed."

... and just when I was done with all of this foolishness, I remember that we are not alone... there is a Higher Power.

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