presume federal LEOs came on flights sometimes to get info from some of the foreign guests
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^ That would imply it was all one big honey pot.
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Would Bill Clinton operate a honey pot?
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^4
not all a Federal honey pot,
some people (perhaps including Bill Clinton) were going to be blackmailed by Epstein or his pals
some people were there just to enjoy the sex and didn't care if anyone knew
some people (the young women and girls) were there to earn money
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And some went at least once, whether for the eminent and interesting guests, or to pitch the rich ones for donations to pet projects. Mr. Epstein was fond of being known as a benefactor for scientific research, as I recall.
The pose is of the John's favorite, err, doll, in a personal whimsical personality of the doll, with the John painted into where the doll would be, and set in the John's business background.
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^ that action alone should result in removal of Security access
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"The FBI's NY Field Office said it gave
@AGPamBondi
all its Jeffrey Epstein Files. It lied to her, says Bondi. That may be because Epstein appears to have been running a sex blackmail operation, or honeytrap, for intelligence agencies. The FBI has used honeytraps for decades..."
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She should have US Marshals gear up and raid the FBI office. Send them all to Gitmo for enhance interrogation via belt sander's. It's not real torture if you don't lose body parts.
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I wonder how infested US Marshalls are? Not a slight, just seems how things are.
Seems like there is some expectation of needing arrests. I'm taking a role of patience; an immediate roundup of political enemies, IMHO, would not look great especially without ironclad evidence and popular support. I am coming from the view of the ability of the establishment to mass produce narrative, the concept of web mapping, and that the charge of Alexander vs. Darius III was set up by playing the flanks first.
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What's needed is the after action report on the scrub of Epstein's island and disclosure of any files seized. There also needs to be polygraph interviews of the scrub participants inquiring whether any files were destroyed on site.
[FoxNews] Dremone Francis is back on the streets, despite being charged with capital murder in the death of a Harris County deputy, after Judge Hilary Unger granted him bond
The Houston Police Officers' Union slammed a local judge on Wednesday for her "indefensible decision" to set bond for a man charged with capital murder in the 2024 ambush death of a Harris County deputy.
Judge Hilary Unger of the 248th District Criminal Court, who the police union described as "rogue," set bond at $1 million total for Dremone Francis back in November 2024 in direct opposition to prosecutors' request for a no-bond hold. As of Wednesday, Francis has posted bail and is out of jail.
Francis is one of two men accused in the death of Harris County Deputy Fernando Esqueda. He is charged with capital murder and tampering with evidence, and Unger set bail at $500,000 for each charge.
"This is not just a case of judicial incompetence—it is a disgraceful betrayal of public trust and a direct threat to every law-abiding citizen in Harris County. Let’s be crystal clear: Francis was not just some low-level offender - he was an active participant in the cold-blooded ambush and execution of a law enforcement officer," the union said.
Esqueda was shot and killed while conducting surveillance in an unmarked police car in July 2024. Francis and his co-defendant, Ronnie Palmer, are accused of shooting at the deputy's car so many times that it was riddled with bullet holes, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said at the time. Esqueda was rushed to a local hospital where he died.
"If this case doesn’t warrant a no-bond decision, then what does?" the police union asked.
While Palmer remains in jail without bond, Francis is free to roam. In addition to his capital murder charge, Francis had previously been convicted of manufacturing and delivering drugs. He also had his probation "unsatisfactorily terminated" in 2022.
The police union stated that there have been 162 homicides in Harris County since 2021 where the suspect was out on bond when the murder took place and accused Unger, who is up for re-election in 2026, of being an activist judge who is "gambling with public safety."
"This is not an isolated case. Judge Unger has a history of prioritizing criminals over victims, undermining law enforcement, and making our streets more dangerous," the union said. "If we don’t stop judges like her now, we will continue to see repeat offenders and violent criminals emboldened by a system that refuses to hold them accountable."
Unger is known for letting repeat offenders out on bond and ran her election campaigns on prioritizing "alternatives to incarceration with an eye towards rehabilitation, a reduction in recidivism, and an increase in community safety."
Is there any Soros Open Society Foundations funding in her campaign history? For years they bankrolled prosecutors who believed in protecting criminals from consequences, so it would make sense if they added flooding the system with like-minded judges.
The National Police Association has written about Unger in the past, calling out her decisions that have allowed dangerous criminals to return to the community.
The most notable case, according to FOX 26 Houston, is from 2021 when Andrew Williams, who was out on bond for separate capital murder and aggravated assault charges from 2019, stole a purse from 71-year-old Martha Medina then ran her over with his car, which killed her.
Williams was out of jail because he had posted the $150,000 bond set by Unger. Texas law allows for bond denial in capital murder cases.
The Houston Police Officers' Union said on Wednesday that it "will not stay silent" in the wake of Unger's most recent decision.
"We will fight alongside the Harris County Deputies’ Organization (FOP 39) to demand real bail reform and judicial accountability. We will make sure that Judge Hilary Unger’s name is remembered for this reckless decision, and we will make sure the people of Harris County never forget it either," the union said.
[THEGATEWAYPUNDIT] In August 2024, The Gateway Pundit's Patty McMurray first reported on a Democrat-funded voter registration group accused of turning in hundreds of suspected fraudulent voter registrations—this time in Ohio!
** You can read the full TGP August report here.**
The Gateway Pundit discovered that a group called Black Fork Strategies, which operates across the state of Ohio, was being investigated by the Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose over another alleged fraudulent voter registration campaign.
On their website, Black Fork Strategies brags about registering a stunning 125,000 voters in Ohio since 2018.
The Hamilton County Board of Elections has turned over several suspicious voter registration applications Ohio Secretary of State's Public Integrity Division.
According to Hamilton County Board of Elections members, the voter registrations in question were recently turned in by the self-described ''progressive'' voter registration organization Black Fork Strategies.
Hamilton County Director of Elections Sherry Poland discusses three issues she identified with voter registrations tied to Black Fork Strategies, which she claims is running voter registration drives throughout the state of Ohio.
In one example, Ms. Poland explained how they received a voter registration from Black Fork Strategies, and the name of the registrant was 'Henry Kissinger.'
''We did do a match, the voter registration database as compared to the DMV database, and it was a mismatch on every item listed, any identifying information listed on this registration form. So we again asked Black Fork Strategies for the canvasser who submitted this registration form, and that is on your summary sheet.''
Next, Sherry Poland held up a large stack of voter registrations about an inch thick to show how many registrations one canvasser from Black Fork Strategies turned in with that all appeared to have the same handwriting.
''Lastly, we've received a number of registrations, and there's a table copy for each of you. The stack of registration forms appears to have the same handwriting. And they were all submitted by the same canvasser, who is, again, the contact information listed on your summary.''
Ms. Poland explained that they've reached out to the Southwest regional field director for Black Fork Strategies, telling her fellow board members, ''When we first noticed these suspicious registrations, we asked her to come to the office.
Democrat BOE member Joseph Mallory added, ''I've heard of other counties in the state having to deal with suspicious registrations. I think we should refer the matter to the Secretary of State's Public Integrity Office for further investigation.''
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These groups frequently hire 'voter finders' and give them $ for each voter registered. It is an inducement for fraud.
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Aided by mail-in ballots. The same canvasser who submitted the fraudulent registrations knows the names to put on the fraudulent cheat-by-mail ballots, sits at his/her/its kitchen table and fills them all out, then mails them.
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La Rose will make an example of this vendor. He has his eye on higher office.
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[Breitbart] Millions of taxpayer dollars were poised to be completely wasted, going toward efforts to drive “social and behavior” changes in Uganda and develop “socially responsible” behaviors in Colombia, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced this week.
“US taxpayer dollars were going to be spent on the following items, all which have been cancelled,” DOGE announced, providing a list of several ways the U.S. government was poised to waste hard-earned taxpayer dollars. For example, $42 million was expected to go to Johns Hopkins to “research and drive ‘social and behavior change’ in Uganda.” Another $25 million was set to “‘promote biodiversity conservation and promote licit livelihoods’ by developing ‘socially responsible’ behaviors in Colombia.”
Further, $40 million was set to “improve the social and economic inclusion of sedentary migrants,” and a whopping $520 million was allotted for a consultant to do what DOGE described as “ESG investments in Africa and ‘mobilize private sector resources and expertise.'”
The taxpayer money that was set to be wasted overseas does not end there, as DOGE also revealed that $69 million was set to go to the Eurasia Foundation for “digital transformation activity” in Europe.
Other discoveries, per DOGE’s list, include:
-$32mm to Internews for programs including “media enabling democracy, inclusion, and accountability in Moldova” and the promotion of “sustainable media outlets”
-$7mm for the American Bar Association to promote the “resilience” of the “Eurasian legal sector and civic society”
-$45mm to “address the needs, opportunities, and challenges identified by activists and other civic actors engaged in nonviolent collective action”
-$52mm for the World Economic Forum
According to DOGE’s official website, the total estimated savings rings in around $65 billion thus far. DOGE says this savings is a combination of what it describes as “fraud detection/deletion, contract/lease cancellations, contract/lease renegotiations, asset sales, grant cancellations, workforce reductions, programmatic changes, and regulatory savings.”
The figures, currently updated twice a week, has an “agency efficiency” leaderboard showcasing which agency has led to the most total savings. As of Wednesday, the Department of Education was in first place, followed by the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The number one agency with the least total savings is the Department of State, followed by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Department of Transportation (DOT).
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[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] California's high-speed rail, Boeing's long overdue Air Force One replacement and new EVs for America's aging postal vehicle fleet may all soon be canceled by DOGE.
As DOGE combs through federal spending to identify areas of waste, fraud and abuse, Republicans on Capitol Hill have been suggesting legislative solutions to problems encountered by Elon Musk's group.
A top DOGE senator is now proposing a plan to cut billions in taxpayer dollars from flowing to delayed and costly projects that may never be completed.
The proposal called the 'Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2025' would require the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to review projects that are either five years behind on schedule or at least $1 billion over cost, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, told DailyMail.com.
The bill would 'require an annual report of taxpayer-funded projects that are over budget and behind schedule,' according to the bill's text.
The goal of the measure is to shine a light on projects that appear to be problematic and then to have the OMB director assess whether the initiatives are still worth pouring taxpayer dollars into.
If enacted agencies would need to submit files on their over-budget and delayed projects to the OMB within a year, what Ernst believes is much needed fiscal management.
'From its boondoggles to off-the-rails projects, Washington can’t seem to ever make the trains run on time or on budget,' Ernst told DailyMail.com in a statement.
[FoxNews] Trump says Venezuela has failed to take in violent illegal immigrants from the US
President Donald Trump says he is reversing a Biden-era grant allowing Chevron to operate within Venezuela on Wednesday.
Trump detailed the decision in a lengthy post on Truth Social, stating that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro had not upheld his end of the bargain.
"We are hereby reversing the concessions that Crooked Joe Biden gave to Nicolás Maduro, of Venezuela, on the oil transaction agreement, dated November 26, 2022, and also having to do with Electoral conditions within Venezuela, which have not been met by the Maduro regime," Trump wrote.
"Additionally, the regime has not been transporting the violent criminals that they sent into our Country (the Good Ole’ U.S.A.) back to Venezuela at the rapid pace that they had agreed to," he added.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio later said on X that he will provide foreign policy guidance to terminate all Biden-era oil and gas licenses "that have shamefully bankrolled the illegitimate Maduro regime."
"I am therefore ordering that the ineffective and unmet Biden "Concession Agreement" be terminated as of the March 1st option to renew. Thank you for your attention to this matter!" Trump continued.
Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez described the decision as "inexplicable" in a statement on Telegram, arguing it was a "failed decision."
"The U.S. government has made a damaging and inexplicable decision by announcing sanctions against the U.S. company Chevron," Rodriguez said.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio later said on X that he will provide foreign policy guidance to terminate all Biden-era oil and gas licenses "that have shamefully bankrolled the illegitimate Maduro regime."
Playing hardball.
Chevron exports about 240,000 barrels per day of crude from its Venezuela operations, over a quarter of the country's entire oil output.
As we watch events unfold, let's go over some clear patterns in how Trump does things back to Trump I and is continuing these patterns. Today's lesson is on leverage.
Leverage in negotiation is a very simple concept. You need to have benefits to offer or costs to impose on your…
— Blume Industries CEO Balding 大老板 (@BaldingsWorld) February 25, 2025
… to impose on your counter party to persuade them to take your preferred course of action. The bigger the benefit you can offer or cost you can impose the bigger the leverage you have over your counter party. Why do small states want nuclear weapons? It gives small states massive leverage and massive relative to their size.
Trump is clearly obsessed with obtaining leverage when entering into a negotiation (I am using the word here negotiation broadly so it need not be formal contract negotiation for instance). Take a recent example, recent reports have that Trump was pushing Mexico to impose tariffs on Chinese goods threatening significant tariffs on Mexico if they did not cooperate. The threat of losing the American market is much larger than the threat of never having the Chinese market for Mexico. Trump has leverage over Mexico. This type of leverage is clearly prominent in how Trump approaches interactions.
However, it isn't enough to build leverage capabilities but one must be able and willing to exercise leverage. Just having leverage isn't enough if you aren't willing to use it. I think every country now takes Trump pretty seriously when he threatens to do X because he has shown he has the willingness to execute such threats of conferring benefits or imposing costs. However, this leads to a secondary question for both Trump and the world leaders.
For those being threatened, they must figure try to figure out how serious he is and what will satisfy him in a negotiation. In other words, what do they have to do to not see the threat executed. Trump has a slightly different and trickier game, he needs to make sure his threats do not become predictable (something we see he is aware of rhetorically but that's another thread) other wise it becomes like a tell at a poker game. Put another way, some times it needs to be a small threat that he places high value on and executes rapidly if not addressed and in other cases it needs to be a large threat that he backs down from because he had no significant intent to follow through. They key point for Trump is to not become predictable to counter parties but rather they take all threats with similar levels of seriousness.
To take an example, I personally deem Trump's threat of leaving NATO and pulling US troops out of Europe as a large threat with low probability of execution that he will execute. However, look at how it is received. European leaders are taking it very seriously and are rapidly moving on plans to demonstrate their seriousness to Trump to address defense short comings and back Ukraine. European leaders are not sure whether this is a high probability or low probability threat because his negotiation threats are not predictable.
One aspect of this that people continually forget is that Trump is less predictable than other world leaders or groups. Take an example. European countries and the EU as an institution will predictably meet, form a committee charged with forming a committee to write a white paper to make recommendations that member states will ignore that the EU will then form another committee to investigate why. Totally predictable. They do not use leverage and they are predictable.
Trump is the exact opposite: he will use leverage and is not predictable in specifically how. Keep this unpredictability in mind when someone tells you they know exactly what he is going to do
[NYPOST] The Trump administration says it is eliminating more than 90% of the U.S. Agency for International Development's foreign aid contracts and $60 billion in overall U.S. assistance around the world, according to an internal memo obtained by The News Agency that Dare Not be Named.
It details the outcome of a 90-day review ordered by President Donald Trump ...The cad! Twice caught beating wimmin!... of all the money provided by USAID and the State Department for development and aid work overseas.
The move leaves few surviving USAID projects for advocates to try to save in what are ongoing court battles. The Trump administration outlined its plans in both the memo and court filings Wednesday.
The Washington Free Beacon was the first to report the cuts.
[NYPOST] NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch raged Wednesday against an ''unsustainable'' revolving door of recidivism driving Big Apple crime — singling out a violent mostly peaceful maniac with 70 past busts who allegedly tried to rape a woman on a train.
The city's top cop gave a sweeping address on public safety and the challenges facing the NYPD during the Association for a Better New York's ''Power Breakfast'' in Midtown, teasing a return to quality-of-life-focused ''broken windows'' policing and a plan to beef up the department's rapidly depleting force.
But Tisch didn't stop with plans — she also ripped New York City district attorneys and 2020's controversial state bail reforms that she said put violent mostly peaceful offenders back on the streets ''over and over again.''
NYPD cops last year made the most felony arrests in 26 years, only to see suspects spat back out by the criminal justice system, she said.
''Before they can even finish that paperwork, their perp is back out on the street, immediately returned to the neighborhood and the people that they just victimized,'' she told the crowd gathered at the Association for a Better New York's ''Power Breakfast'' in Midtown.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
...The cad! Twice caught beating wimmin!...
