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Buckleup36
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· Nov 29
Trump does NOT have a mandate to shred our institutions. His margin of victory (pop vote + electoral college) is the third smallest since 1888. (Only JFK in '60 and Nixon in '68 were smaller.) If 238k votes in the blue wall states had been different, he would have lost. 49.8% vs 48.3% NOT a mandate.
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Trump's fundraiser's firm became the top lobbying shop in D.C. and set a new revenue record, raking in millions from foreign clients. We took a close look at who they are (including some previously unreported details) and their wins from Trump's administration.
Foreign Interests Are Paying Millions to a Trump-Linked Lobbying Firm
Ballard Partners’ foreign-interest lobbying business has boomed since Trump took office, signing up new clients from Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Albania, Uzbekistan, and more.
readsludge.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Trump's fundraiser's firm became the top lobbying shop in D.C. and set a new revenue record, raking in millions from foreign clients. We took a close look at who they are (including some previously unreported details) and their wins from Trump's administration.
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Bernie has a report showing how Trump took away America's cancer cures so he could fund the goons who murdered VA nurse Alex Pretti.
www.sanders.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
www.sanders.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
February 6, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Bernie has a report showing how Trump took away America's cancer cures so he could fund the goons who murdered VA nurse Alex Pretti.
www.sanders.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
www.sanders.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
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My story on how Epstein worked with a former leader of Putin’s youth movement, who promised him racy pictures and introduced him to an emigre who helped build out Russia’s quantum computing initiative. His security company was banned from U.S. intelligence deals last year. Giftish. wapo.st/4ccTtxy
Epstein’s network included Russian tech investors with past Kremlin ties
Documents released by the Justice Department show that Epstein had links with Russian tech investors who had drawn scrutiny from U.S. intelligence officials.
wapo.st
February 6, 2026 at 4:20 PM
My story on how Epstein worked with a former leader of Putin’s youth movement, who promised him racy pictures and introduced him to an emigre who helped build out Russia’s quantum computing initiative. His security company was banned from U.S. intelligence deals last year. Giftish. wapo.st/4ccTtxy
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(gift substack) Jeffrey Epstein didn't want prostitutes. He wanted scared, vulnerable girls and young women he could control. open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
Understanding Epstein's Crimes
Sex trafficking isn't widely understood. Here is what Epstein did.
open.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:48 PM
(gift substack) Jeffrey Epstein didn't want prostitutes. He wanted scared, vulnerable girls and young women he could control. open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
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Reviewing video from Fulton County elections raid.
Taken aback by the dismissive & sneering attitude from FBI agents toward the cop politely asking to see the warrant.
Looked him up: He's an immigrant w/ a doctorate in philosophy. His thesis? "Force by police officers toward African Americans."
Taken aback by the dismissive & sneering attitude from FBI agents toward the cop politely asking to see the warrant.
Looked him up: He's an immigrant w/ a doctorate in philosophy. His thesis? "Force by police officers toward African Americans."
February 6, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Reviewing video from Fulton County elections raid.
Taken aback by the dismissive & sneering attitude from FBI agents toward the cop politely asking to see the warrant.
Looked him up: He's an immigrant w/ a doctorate in philosophy. His thesis? "Force by police officers toward African Americans."
Taken aback by the dismissive & sneering attitude from FBI agents toward the cop politely asking to see the warrant.
Looked him up: He's an immigrant w/ a doctorate in philosophy. His thesis? "Force by police officers toward African Americans."
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Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
February 5, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
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Just sent this out, mostly free. The Epstein files show just how close he was to Russian sources. They also make it clear that Epstein represented a historic opportunity to collect Kompromat on the rich and famous. Nothing would terrify a narcissist more. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Why Does A Narcissist Accept Humiliation? Epstein Might Be The Answer.
Doe the Risk of Greater Humiliation Loom...
open.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Just sent this out, mostly free. The Epstein files show just how close he was to Russian sources. They also make it clear that Epstein represented a historic opportunity to collect Kompromat on the rich and famous. Nothing would terrify a narcissist more. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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Name them
shame them
shame them
February 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Name them
shame them
shame them
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Russia continues to answer diplomacy with missiles.
We are determined to make that choice painfully expensive.
Today, we present our 20th sanctions package.
Sanctions severely hurt Russia’s economy.
And every sanction chips away at its capacity for war. (1/9)
We are determined to make that choice painfully expensive.
Today, we present our 20th sanctions package.
Sanctions severely hurt Russia’s economy.
And every sanction chips away at its capacity for war. (1/9)
February 6, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Russia continues to answer diplomacy with missiles.
We are determined to make that choice painfully expensive.
Today, we present our 20th sanctions package.
Sanctions severely hurt Russia’s economy.
And every sanction chips away at its capacity for war. (1/9)
We are determined to make that choice painfully expensive.
Today, we present our 20th sanctions package.
Sanctions severely hurt Russia’s economy.
And every sanction chips away at its capacity for war. (1/9)
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People keep debating whether Epstein is more tied to Russia or Israel without understanding it's the same people: dual Russia/Israeli citizens involved in organized crime. The modern roots of this operation, going back to the 1980s, are detailed in the excerpt from HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT below.
On Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein, and espionage. From my book HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT. Written in 2019, published in 2020.
February 5, 2026 at 1:29 PM
People keep debating whether Epstein is more tied to Russia or Israel without understanding it's the same people: dual Russia/Israeli citizens involved in organized crime. The modern roots of this operation, going back to the 1980s, are detailed in the excerpt from HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT below.
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It's often the same people: dual Russian-Israeli citizens involved in organized crime. This dates back to the USSR and Semion Mogilevich (whose Israeli passport was procured by Robert Maxwell) to today's oligarchs like Roman Abramovich, who got Israeli citizenship after Russia was sanctioned.
February 5, 2026 at 1:20 PM
It's often the same people: dual Russian-Israeli citizens involved in organized crime. This dates back to the USSR and Semion Mogilevich (whose Israeli passport was procured by Robert Maxwell) to today's oligarchs like Roman Abramovich, who got Israeli citizenship after Russia was sanctioned.
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While reporting this, I had something happen that's never happened. A comms rep for one of the co's disputed my reporting and said what I was telling them was untrue because it was not in Grok, xAI's chatbot.
I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.
I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.
Epstein had many known connections to Silicon Valley CEOs, but less known was how he made money from those relationships.
We did a deep dive into how he got dealflow in Silicon Valley, giving him shots to invest in Coinbase, Palantir, SpaceX and other companies.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
We did a deep dive into how he got dealflow in Silicon Valley, giving him shots to invest in Coinbase, Palantir, SpaceX and other companies.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
Jeffrey Epstein’s Money Mingled With Silicon Valley Start-Ups
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:38 PM
While reporting this, I had something happen that's never happened. A comms rep for one of the co's disputed my reporting and said what I was telling them was untrue because it was not in Grok, xAI's chatbot.
I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.
I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.
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In 2017, it was revealed Yuri Milner—a Russian Israeli investor—used hundreds of millions of $$$ from the Kremlin to invest in Facebook, Twitter, and a Jared Kushner venture.
Epstein phrased it this way:
“the paradise paperrs show the kremlin funneling mone= to kushner by using uri milner. whoops”
Epstein phrased it this way:
“the paradise paperrs show the kremlin funneling mone= to kushner by using uri milner. whoops”
February 6, 2026 at 3:35 AM
In 2017, it was revealed Yuri Milner—a Russian Israeli investor—used hundreds of millions of $$$ from the Kremlin to invest in Facebook, Twitter, and a Jared Kushner venture.
Epstein phrased it this way:
“the paradise paperrs show the kremlin funneling mone= to kushner by using uri milner. whoops”
Epstein phrased it this way:
“the paradise paperrs show the kremlin funneling mone= to kushner by using uri milner. whoops”
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From HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT:
"Trump covers up crime with scandal. That is his main propaganda tactic, the one few seem to be able to discern...The crimes are much worse than the scandals, but the media will always take the scandal bait."
"Trump covers up crime with scandal. That is his main propaganda tactic, the one few seem to be able to discern...The crimes are much worse than the scandals, but the media will always take the scandal bait."
February 6, 2026 at 5:38 PM
From HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT:
"Trump covers up crime with scandal. That is his main propaganda tactic, the one few seem to be able to discern...The crimes are much worse than the scandals, but the media will always take the scandal bait."
"Trump covers up crime with scandal. That is his main propaganda tactic, the one few seem to be able to discern...The crimes are much worse than the scandals, but the media will always take the scandal bait."
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Three-time Trump voter: I'm looking at this awful picture of the Obamas. What an embarrassment to our country. He is not worthy of the presidency. He takes bribes blatantly, and now he's being a racist blatantly. He's pathetic as a president, and I want to apologize for supporting this rotten man.
February 6, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Three-time Trump voter: I'm looking at this awful picture of the Obamas. What an embarrassment to our country. He is not worthy of the presidency. He takes bribes blatantly, and now he's being a racist blatantly. He's pathetic as a president, and I want to apologize for supporting this rotten man.
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If you hear someone saying that they hope lawyers are ready to go to court to protect free and fair elections, I suggest you let them know that my law firm is already litigating more than 80 voting and election cases in 40 states.
February 6, 2026 at 2:36 PM
If you hear someone saying that they hope lawyers are ready to go to court to protect free and fair elections, I suggest you let them know that my law firm is already litigating more than 80 voting and election cases in 40 states.
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Evil.
US Marshals, acting on behalf of the DOJ in Memphis, TN, kicked a dog during an arrest, leaving it with a broken rib.
February 6, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Evil.
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US Marshals, acting on behalf of the DOJ in Memphis, TN, kicked a dog during an arrest, leaving it with a broken rib.
February 6, 2026 at 3:28 PM
US Marshals, acting on behalf of the DOJ in Memphis, TN, kicked a dog during an arrest, leaving it with a broken rib.
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With Jeff Bezos's dismantling of the Washington Post and Amazon's extensive ICE and DoD profiteering, it's imperative to understand precisely how both have openly become instruments of authoritarianism
How Jeff Bezos and Amazon became instruments of authoritarianism
And how to stop them
www.bloodinthemachine.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:24 PM
With Jeff Bezos's dismantling of the Washington Post and Amazon's extensive ICE and DoD profiteering, it's imperative to understand precisely how both have openly become instruments of authoritarianism
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Republicans’ tax cuts shaved billions off Amazon’s tax bill, new government filings show.
The company says it ran a $1.2 billion tax bill last year, down from $9 billion the previous year — even as its profits jumped by 45 percent to nearly $90 billion.
More on Amazon's 87% drop in taxes👇
The company says it ran a $1.2 billion tax bill last year, down from $9 billion the previous year — even as its profits jumped by 45 percent to nearly $90 billion.
More on Amazon's 87% drop in taxes👇
Amazon's tax bill plunges after GOP tax cuts
The 87 percent drop is largely due to a more generous depreciation break in the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act.'
www.politico.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Republicans’ tax cuts shaved billions off Amazon’s tax bill, new government filings show.
The company says it ran a $1.2 billion tax bill last year, down from $9 billion the previous year — even as its profits jumped by 45 percent to nearly $90 billion.
More on Amazon's 87% drop in taxes👇
The company says it ran a $1.2 billion tax bill last year, down from $9 billion the previous year — even as its profits jumped by 45 percent to nearly $90 billion.
More on Amazon's 87% drop in taxes👇
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In related news about the Washington Post and the state of journalism today, Amazon "ran a $1.2 billion tax bill last year, down from $9 billion the previous year, even as its profits jumped by 45% to nearly $90 billion."
That's in the wake of the 2025 tax bill
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
That's in the wake of the 2025 tax bill
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Amazon's tax bill plunges after GOP tax cuts
The 87 percent drop is largely due to a more generous depreciation break in the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act.'
www.politico.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:33 PM
In related news about the Washington Post and the state of journalism today, Amazon "ran a $1.2 billion tax bill last year, down from $9 billion the previous year, even as its profits jumped by 45% to nearly $90 billion."
That's in the wake of the 2025 tax bill
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
That's in the wake of the 2025 tax bill
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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Here's the bottom line: anything short of releasing all of the Epstein files amounts to a cover up.
February 6, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Here's the bottom line: anything short of releasing all of the Epstein files amounts to a cover up.
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M. Henrichmann, 🇩🇪 intelligence oversight committee: "High-ranking decision-makers from society, business, politics were apparently involved in unspeakable Epstein affair“. The revelations therefore offer "considerable potential for compromise and blackmail."
www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deut...
www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deut...
Jeffrey Epstein: Neue Enthüllungen alarmieren die deutsche Politik
Neue US-Dokumente zum Missbrauchsnetzwerk von Jeffrey Epstein rufen die deutsche Politik auf den Plan. Geheimdienstexperten verlangen Aufklärung zu möglichen deutschen Bezügen.
www.handelsblatt.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:04 PM
M. Henrichmann, 🇩🇪 intelligence oversight committee: "High-ranking decision-makers from society, business, politics were apparently involved in unspeakable Epstein affair“. The revelations therefore offer "considerable potential for compromise and blackmail."
www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deut...
www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deut...
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Epstein Tracked #MeToo Fallout and Advised Accused Men Behind the Scenes talkingpointsmemo.com/news/epstein...
Epstein Tracked #MeToo Fallout and Advised Accused Men Behind the Scenes
This story was originally reported by Grace Panetta of The 19th. Meet...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Epstein Tracked #MeToo Fallout and Advised Accused Men Behind the Scenes talkingpointsmemo.com/news/epstein...
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#Epstein served as a wealth manager for #Russian President #VladimirPutin, as well as former #Zimbabwe President #RobertMugabe
Officially, Putin collects a modest salary, yet "has accumulated $200 billion of ill-gotten gains" through corruption and criminal activity
people.com/jeffrey-epst...
Officially, Putin collects a modest salary, yet "has accumulated $200 billion of ill-gotten gains" through corruption and criminal activity
people.com/jeffrey-epst...
Jeffrey Epstein Was Vladimir Putin's Wealth Manager, FBI Source Claimed in Newly Released Epstein Files
Jeffrey Epstein managed money for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, among other powerful world leaders, one confidential source claimed in FBI testimony
people.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:11 PM
#Epstein served as a wealth manager for #Russian President #VladimirPutin, as well as former #Zimbabwe President #RobertMugabe
Officially, Putin collects a modest salary, yet "has accumulated $200 billion of ill-gotten gains" through corruption and criminal activity
people.com/jeffrey-epst...
Officially, Putin collects a modest salary, yet "has accumulated $200 billion of ill-gotten gains" through corruption and criminal activity
people.com/jeffrey-epst...