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Donald Trump's Parallel Ghislaine Maxwell and Vladimir Putin Problems - emptywheel As Trump attempts to look strong in the face of Vladimir Putin's intransigence on Ukraine, consider the twin pillars of compromise Putin has on him.

Donald Trump's Parallel Ghislaine Maxwell and Vladimir Putin Problems

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This is a very good podcast!

I’m sorry but I really have to stand up for myself and independent media here. Everyone is crediting Ken Delanian for the Maxwell sex offender waiver story, but I was hours ahead of him. Hours. Independent media is important.

The fact that Republicans are unfazed that Donald Trump is giving special treatment to a woman who ran this country’s most notorious pedophile ring on behalf of its most notorious serial pedophile is the latest sign of the GOP’s complete moral rot.

YouTube video by RATMVEVO Rage Against The Machine - Killing In the Name (Official HD Video)

I dedicate this song to the Supreme Court of the United States.

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Seeing this now; so much to unpack.

YouTube video by Linda Ronstadt - Topic You're No Good

Linda Ronstadt freaking rocked. So cool.

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Why the Huge Conflicts of Interest Among Trump’s Epstein Team Matter His former personal lawyers are overseeing the Department of Justice.

"Lawyers who leave private practice to become prosecutors are held to especially high standards with regard to matters that involve their previous clients." Or are supposed to be, unless they're the AG and the former client is the president.

Ghislaine Maxwell received limited immunity during meetings with deputy attorney general: Sources A second meeting between Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche took place on Friday for about three hours.

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Welp

Good question. How about it, Mike?

ATTN: If you’re one of the 1,000 FBI agents who reviewed the Epstein files, feel free to reach out to me via signal (in my bio). I’ll keep you anonymous- as I have the thousands of current and former federal workers who have sent me tips. Please share this widely. 🙏🏻

Remaining Hopeful Amid Political Chaos (with Jonathan Capehart) Podcast Episode · Stay Tuned with Preet · 07/17/2025 · 1h 1m

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Sen. Whitehouse explains why Dems walked out of Emil Bove hearing

US Citizen detained by ICE: Clearly it didn't matter that I was a citizen, or a veteran, or that I identified who I was. They ignored everything I said, and they just they broke my window and they dragged me out. I let them know that I was a veteran and I wasn't doing anything wrong, that I'm just trying to get to work

Literally a police state.

damn

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When you’re definitely not guilty.

Wow. Great catch!! 😮

Meiselas: Mar-A-Lago was used as the grounds in cases to sex traffic underage girls. And this isn't me being conspiratorial... it's documented.

Trump’s Foreign Policy: Felons First The pattern is clear—he’s using American power not to help Americans but to shield foreign authoritarians from justice.

Trump’s quest to exonerate Putin is especially personal. He sees Putin as his co-defendant in the American investigation of Russia’s 2016 election interference. Does that sound like focusing on America's problems?

Quick question. There are still almost as many troops in LA right now as there were at the end of Afghanistan.

Why exactly?

Also where are the mass deportations of white illegals, like from Russia?

The tariffs were declared illegal in May. If the Appeals and SCOTUS courts uphold that opinion, Trump will have to give all this back (but CONSUMERS don't get paid back).

If you grew up in a household with an evangelical right-wing parent, as I did, you already know that the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education, like the reversal of Roe v. Wade, is the culmination of a 50-year project.

CurrentRevolt: Charles Johnson was found liable, by a jury, for a minimum of $40 million in damages. This is before attorneys fees and other fines. It will likely end up being around $70 million.There’s always somebody worse off than you. Today, that person is Chuck Johnson, who will shortly discover how much he has to pay a company he co-founded for pretending to be a federal agent, investor and intelligence asset. Johnson is close friends with Nick Fuentes.

Holy shit. Chuck C. Johnson (who is NOT ME) is now on the hook for ~$70 MILLION (can that be right?), for defrauding a company he co-founded by pretending to be a federal agent.

He really pooped the floor this time.

A malignant narcissist greatest fear is to see themselves as they truly are. This is why they want to destroy all evidence that contradicts their own self image.

🤣🤣🤣

All of the good republicans will now vote for John Cornyn because they’re so very much against cheating and scandalous behavior.

Democrats need a wartime candidate starting a long time ago. Kamala Harris barely said a word after the defeat. We need leaders who will speak up and recognize where we are and not reinforce normalcy.

This is the part that’s most alarming, they’re not seeing the same things we are. When we become galvanized after a certain outcome we still have to count our ranks. It’s not enough as far as the Dobbs decision is concerned or the election of 2024. Dems need a fighter like Winston Churchill.