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Trump's effort to distance from Epstein complicated by his deep ties to Epstein Wriggling out of this jam is failing so far.

New in PN: Trump's effort to distance from Epstein complicated by his deep ties to Epstein

Isn't Trump’s effort to distance himself from Epstein a confirmation of Trump’s entanglement with Epstein? If Trump were innocent, there would be no need to distance himself. Merely releasing the unadulterated Epstein files would prove that Trump is not implicated unless, of course, he is guilty.

Trump trying to distance himself from Epstein is like trying to outrun your shadow at noon.

There's a lot we still don’t know about Jeffrey Epstein Amid the conspiracy theories, the totality of Epstein’s crimes—and how he made his fortune—is still a disturbing mystery.

Amid the conspiracy theories, the totality of Epstein’s crimes—and how he made his fortune—is still a disturbing mystery.
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Trump files lawsuit seeking $10 billion over Wall Street Journal Epstein reporting.

Netanyahu: I want to present to you, Mr. President, the letter I sent to the Nobel Prize Committee, nominating you for the peace prize, which is well-deserved

Trump: Wow

Bibi knows his mark. They all do. bsky.app/profile/acyn...

Unbelievable. A war criminal nominating a convicted felon who got rid of USAID for the Nobel Peace Prize. I don’t see any peace in the countries he claimed he would end their wars on day one of his presidency. Two grifters both rotten to the core.

Man wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity nominates a multiple convicted felon for the Nobel Peace Prize.

I wonder what the Nobel Prize Committee thinks of a letter coming from a war criminal about a man who promotes alligator concentration camps…

It is doubtful that first lady Melania Trump, aka Melanija Knavs, had legitimately qualified for a so-called "Einstein visa" — as employment-based visas for people with extraordinary abilities are known — to become a permanent resident, and then a citizen, of the U.S.
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I don't think of her as Melania Trump. Her name is Melanija Knavs. She was a fashion model, born in Slovenia, and began modelling at 16. She pursued modelling in Milan and Paris with Irene Marie Models and Trump Model Management. She came to the U.S. in 1996 and continued her modelling in Manhattan.

Column | Trump lijkt vastbesloten om juist de Europese bondgenoten te ‘naaien’, maar uiteindelijk ‘naait’ Amerika zichzelf In Europa: Caroline de Gruyter

I read the following interesting article in NRC: "Trump seems determined to 'screw' the European allies, but in the end America 'screws' itself." It is in Dutch. Google Translate helped out.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

Our current President is a traitorous, convicted felon, and a court-adjudicated rapist who lacks the intelligence, character, decency, and cognitive ability to lead. His presence is doing us irreparable harm.

We should not normalize him, but normalize stating the truth about him.

Trump on Iran's nuclear capabilities: "It's gone for years ... CNN is scum. MSDNC is scum. The New York Times is scum. They're bad people. They're sick. And what they've done is they've tried to make this unbelievable victory into something less."

Trump is rather fond of projecting his opinions as if they are facts. However, Trump’s opinions alter nothing to the essence of CNN, MSDNC, or the New York Times. They're not scum. They're not bad people. They're not sick. They're simply news outlets reporting the news.

I didn’t expect a NATO summit to both make me feel profound shame as a European and want to vomit

Flattery can be perceived as manipulative and insincere, especially when it's excessive or obvious. Reliance on flattery hinders genuine communication and leads to a lack of trust. While it can create a positive initial impression, it isn't sustainable if the flatterer's intentions are not genuine.

Italian Proverb: "He that flatters you more than you desire either has deceived you or wishes to deceive." Minna Antrim: "Between flattery and admiration, there often flows a river of contempt." Flattery's primary purpose is to gain favour, or a desired outcome from the person being flattered.

FAKE NEWS CNN, TOGETHER WITH THE FAILING NEW YORK TIMES, HAVE TEAMED UP IN AN ATTEMPT TO DEMEAN ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL MILITARY STRIKES IN HISTORY. THE NUCLEAR SITES IN IRAN ARE COMPLETELY DESTROYED! BOTH THE TIIMES AND CNN ARE GETTING SLAMMED BY THE PUBLIC!

A 3:30am post from the president

Yes, Donnie, denial of truth is so much more comforting than accepting an inconvenient truth. It's a psychological defence mechanism where individuals reject a truth to avoid discomfort or anxiety associated with it. This makes Trump unsuitable to be a U.S. President. Truth has relevance to policy.

Yes, Donnie, denial of truth is so much more comforting than accepting an inconvenient truth. It's a psychological defence mechanism where individuals reject a truth to avoid discomfort or anxiety associated with it. This makes Trump unsuitable to be a U.S. President. Truth has relevance to policy.

“Mission Accomplished” all over again.

This isn’t the end of the Iran conflict. It’s just the beginning.

Trump’s illegal strikes didn’t destroy Iran’s nuclear facilities and he has no plan for what happens next. And American Troops could pay the price.

MORE: www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/p...

One problem is that Trump is always so anxious to declare victory and seek credit/adoration/prizes for it that he gets out in front of reality to create his fan fiction. It’s all about short-term “wins” for Trump and Fox news cycles, not anything lasting, durable, or sustainable.

He bombed Iran to divert attention from his disastrous military birthday parade, out of control ICE raids, cratering poll numbers and tanking economy but now that the bombings were a failure, he'll probably try to amp up his domestic terror agenda to distract from the disastrous bombings.

Hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars just so he could put on a show of strength and lie about how successful it was.

The puppet is cranky because the puppeteer has played him to bomb a nation that posed no direct threat and wouldn't let him be the puppet master.

This measured, dignified & statesmanlike response proves conclusively that he is a role model for our nation's youth & should counter the narrative that he is an impulsive, infantile, psychologically-damaged dimwit.

#TacoTuesdayTirade 🌮 🤬

The puppet is cranky because the puppeteer has played him to bomb a nation that posed no direct threat and wouldn't let him be the puppet master.