EliMerril
@elimerril.bsky.social
New Yorker, Retired lawyer, loves books, movies and tv, animals , cooking, MahJongg, Mexico, I'm a foodie, and maybe retired politics junkie.
Let’s not kid ourselves. Now that the vote is over and once the files are released, MTG will beg to come back to the fold and she will be welcomed.
The Epstein files are exposing cracks in MAGA. @preetbharara.bsky.social and I discuss Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s break with Trump over the files on a new episode of @cafedotcom.bsky.social Insider: cafe.visitlink.me/BHXGN2
November 19, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Let’s not kid ourselves. Now that the vote is over and once the files are released, MTG will beg to come back to the fold and she will be welcomed.
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Jim Jordan begged someone to not rat out the sexual assault that was happening at Ohio State. He was crying on the phone. Groveling. This man threw out all his dignity to try and cover for horrifying crimes of sexual abuse. Think about that for a moment.
November 18, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Jim Jordan begged someone to not rat out the sexual assault that was happening at Ohio State. He was crying on the phone. Groveling. This man threw out all his dignity to try and cover for horrifying crimes of sexual abuse. Think about that for a moment.
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Pig in a blanket 🐽
November 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Pig in a blanket 🐽
WHERE IS THE RESOLUTE DESK? PROVE IT!
November 18, 2025 at 8:04 PM
WHERE IS THE RESOLUTE DESK? PROVE IT!
Trump, himself is now a murderer on account of his extrajudicial boat killings, ending USAID, now keeping AIDS drugs from South Africa - - - so not surprising he defends another murderer. : U.S. intelligence lay Khashoggi's death at the Saudi's feet.
President Trump defended the Saudi crown prince over the killing of Post opinion columnist Jamal Khashoggi, saying “things happen” and that he did not hold the leader responsible for the murder despite a U.S. intelligence report assessing the opposite.
Trump defends Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing
The de facto Saudi ruler was branded a pariah in 2018 after the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Now, U.S.-Saudi relations are approaching a high point.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Trump, himself is now a murderer on account of his extrajudicial boat killings, ending USAID, now keeping AIDS drugs from South Africa - - - so not surprising he defends another murderer. : U.S. intelligence lay Khashoggi's death at the Saudi's feet.
No wonder she divorced him.
God, what has he done? Keith Urban covered Chappell Roan’s song ‘Pink Pony Girl’ at Mar-a-Lago during a billionaire’s party attended by President Trump.
Keith Urban Tried to Turn Mar-a-Lago Into a ‘Pink Pony Club’
God, what has he done? Keith Urban covered Chappell Roan’s song ‘Pink Pony Girl’ at Mar-a-Lago during a billionaire’s party attended by President Trump.
www.vulture.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
No wonder she divorced him.
Seeing this face, if this guy were walking anywhere that ICE Goons were, he'd be detained.
Dear ICE: They don't let you wear a mask in your mug shot.
Great news. This is what an ICE agent looks like in a mugshot. Meet Gerardo Rodriguez, 45, of Temecula, courtesy of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. Arrested for "illegally detaining a minor at gunpoint while off duty last week." 🧵
November 17, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Seeing this face, if this guy were walking anywhere that ICE Goons were, he'd be detained.
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This really needs to be stressed, as it seems obvious Trump is going to let them vote to release it and then pretend his hands are tied.
He’s had the power to release them all along, and still does. It’s just his excuses that are changing.
He’s had the power to release them all along, and still does. It’s just his excuses that are changing.
The second paragraph of every article about Trump freeing House Republicans to vote to release the Epstein files should make it clear that he could order them released himself and chooses not to.
November 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
This really needs to be stressed, as it seems obvious Trump is going to let them vote to release it and then pretend his hands are tied.
He’s had the power to release them all along, and still does. It’s just his excuses that are changing.
He’s had the power to release them all along, and still does. It’s just his excuses that are changing.
I don't think the public will stand for that. We shouldn't.
Trump says he supports release of Epstein files, but remember, DOJ still possesses and control them. AG Bondi could “pluck” some out in the name of grand jury secrecy or privacy laws. I’ll discuss on MSNOW at 11 AM ET.
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Trump says he supports release of Epstein files
Trump says he supports release of Epstein files
www.nbcnews.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I don't think the public will stand for that. We shouldn't.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
In an otherwise hackneyed article with a misleading headline, Adam Serwer comes up with gem:
". . . Trump has an almost supernatural lack of shame . . ."
". . . Trump has an almost supernatural lack of shame . . ."
The Epstein files were the most important issue in the world for Republicans—until they weren’t, Adam Serwer argues.
The President Who Cried ‘Hoax’
Republicans went after Epstein only when it was politically useful.
bit.ly
November 16, 2025 at 12:38 AM
In an otherwise hackneyed article with a misleading headline, Adam Serwer comes up with gem:
". . . Trump has an almost supernatural lack of shame . . ."
". . . Trump has an almost supernatural lack of shame . . ."
I thought the law was that all gifts given to the President were the property of the United States, and not the individual.
Senator Menendez is sitting in his cell at Allenwood right now because he took a 1kg gold bar from the Egyptians, among other forms of “lobbying.”
"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official.
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
November 16, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I thought the law was that all gifts given to the President were the property of the United States, and not the individual.
He doesn't even hide the corruption.
The president cut Switzerland’s tariffs after Rolex’s CEO gave him a priceless gold clock.
Trump Seals Trade Deal After Getting Massive Gold Tchotchke
The president cut Switzerland’s tariffs after Rolex’s CEO gave him a priceless gold clock.
trib.al
November 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
He doesn't even hide the corruption.
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Looks like we’re going to war with Venezuela to distract from the Epstein files.
November 14, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Looks like we’re going to war with Venezuela to distract from the Epstein files.
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We are going to go to war, on the command of a decrepit old man because he’s having a bad week.
Oh, America, what are we doing?
Oh, America, what are we doing?
“Donald Trump is a pedophile who is starting an illegal war to try to distract the American people from his child raping” ought to be .the. message
I'm shocked
November 14, 2025 at 2:36 AM
We are going to go to war, on the command of a decrepit old man because he’s having a bad week.
Oh, America, what are we doing?
Oh, America, what are we doing?
It’s more than 500,000. Law gives cause of action for two actions seizing each phone so one million per device. Sens may have had official and personal phones.
Thanks to Mike Johnson, House Republicans voted to allow senators to fleece taxpayers for millions of dollars as their reward for conspiring with Trump to try and overturn an election, and now House Republicans will be held accountable for that when it happens.
November 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
It’s more than 500,000. Law gives cause of action for two actions seizing each phone so one million per device. Sens may have had official and personal phones.
Half a million for the subpoena, half a million for the search, for EVERY device sieges. Could be MILLIONS if senator had 2 or more phones. HOW DID 8 DEMS let this happen?
Buried deep in the bill to end the government shutdown is a provision that would let Republican senators whose phone records were seized during the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection sue the federal government for damages.
Lawmakers outraged by provision allowing senators to sue over Jan. 6 records
The House won’t block the bill to reopen the government over the language, but Speaker Mike Johnson said he’ll seek to undo it next week.
wapo.st
November 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Half a million for the subpoena, half a million for the search, for EVERY device sieges. Could be MILLIONS if senator had 2 or more phones. HOW DID 8 DEMS let this happen?
This was a case filed against Trump and then “ miraculously” withdrawn by the victim , probably with an NDA and a payoff.
November 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
This was a case filed against Trump and then “ miraculously” withdrawn by the victim , probably with an NDA and a payoff.
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I don’t have unlimited toilet paper in my own house.
Must be nice.
Must be nice.
November 13, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I don’t have unlimited toilet paper in my own house.
Must be nice.
Must be nice.
Ahah! Some think this is what Putin has on Trump. Maybe if it all comes out, Trump will no longer be Putin’s bitch, or maybe Putin will say what the Hell , and let the cat out of the bag.
NEW: Jeffrey Epstein said in emails that he had been advising the Russian government on how to deal with Donald Trump, one of several cases in which he wielded his connections to try to influence the course of foreign affairs. w @nahaltoosi
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 12, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Ahah! Some think this is what Putin has on Trump. Maybe if it all comes out, Trump will no longer be Putin’s bitch, or maybe Putin will say what the Hell , and let the cat out of the bag.
It is incontrovertible. The U.S. president is not just a crook, and demented, and a murderer and a liar of the highest order - he's a pedophile. The U.S. President, Donald J. Trump is a pedophile.
Just wondering now, what Putin has on him, too?
Just wondering now, what Putin has on him, too?
November 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
It is incontrovertible. The U.S. president is not just a crook, and demented, and a murderer and a liar of the highest order - he's a pedophile. The U.S. President, Donald J. Trump is a pedophile.
Just wondering now, what Putin has on him, too?
Just wondering now, what Putin has on him, too?
Now the whole world knows Maxwell was lying to Todd Blanche when he interviewed her. How likely is it that Blanche didn't know about these emails in the FBI Epstein files?
Transfer her back to where she belongs. No puppy. No special meals. No summer camp prison.
Transfer her back to where she belongs. No puppy. No special meals. No summer camp prison.
Trump called the Epstein scandal a ‘dead issue,’ but it came back to life today with new emails alleging he ‘knew about the girls’ and the forthcoming release of thousands of government files about his late friend.
Trump’s Epstein Problem Is Back and Worse Than Ever
Trump called the Epstein scandal a ‘dead issue,’ but it came back to life today with new emails alleging he ‘knew about the girls’ and the forthcoming release of thousands of government files about his late friend.
nymag.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Now the whole world knows Maxwell was lying to Todd Blanche when he interviewed her. How likely is it that Blanche didn't know about these emails in the FBI Epstein files?
Transfer her back to where she belongs. No puppy. No special meals. No summer camp prison.
Transfer her back to where she belongs. No puppy. No special meals. No summer camp prison.
Worst of the worst, Trump charged models $1,600 a month for a double decker single bed in a room crammed with other models. . . All paying high rent for a bed.
Former models for Donald Trump’s agency say they violated immigration rules and worked illegally.
Former models for Donald Trump's agency say they violated immigration rules and worked illegally
"It's like modern-day slavery."
www.motherjones.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Worst of the worst, Trump charged models $1,600 a month for a double decker single bed in a room crammed with other models. . . All paying high rent for a bed.
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“It’s not fair, it's not righteous,” Prince told Forbes of the FAA trust fund gap. “We ought to be contributing more of the revenue because we can afford it. When you can pay $50 million every 3 years for a brand new [Gulfstream] G650, you can afford to pay more fees to have access to that luxury
Hundreds of American millionaires say the FAA should have grounded private jets before cutting flights for commercial airliners.
FAA Bans Most Private Jets At 12 Major Airports—But Some Say It Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Hundreds of American millionaires say the FAA should have grounded private jets before cutting flights for commercial airliners.
www.forbes.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:01 AM
“It’s not fair, it's not righteous,” Prince told Forbes of the FAA trust fund gap. “We ought to be contributing more of the revenue because we can afford it. When you can pay $50 million every 3 years for a brand new [Gulfstream] G650, you can afford to pay more fees to have access to that luxury
Some are suggesting Trump bought off the 8 senators who voted to open up with nothing to gain.
The California governor said his “Newsom Kneepads” are all out thanks to everyone who has bent the knee to President Donald Trump.
Newsom Declares Trump Suck-Ups Have Sold Him Out of Knee Pads
The California governor said his “Newsom Kneepads” are all out thanks to everyone who has bent the knee to President Donald Trump.
trib.al
November 11, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Some are suggesting Trump bought off the 8 senators who voted to open up with nothing to gain.