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There's only two Epstein Q&As in me, and I just wrote the third...
Infrequently Asked Questions About Jeffrey Epstein, Part Three: As If In A Labyrinth
The third installment of a mammoth Epstein Q&A, featuring new Oversight photos, Russians, scientists, lawyers, bankers, properties—and, perhaps, an heir apparent
gregolear.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
There's only two Epstein Q&As in me, and I just wrote the third...
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“.. Rarely a week goes by now without a European government, military or security chief making a grim speech warning the public that they are headed toward a potential war with Russia.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
December 16, 2025 at 12:22 PM
“.. Rarely a week goes by now without a European government, military or security chief making a grim speech warning the public that they are headed toward a potential war with Russia.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
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On Dec. 4, DOJ labeled people who impede or "dox" ICE agents "domestic terrorists." I document how DHS believes following, recording, and protesting agents is "impeding," and has a policy of threatening & arresting ICE observers. That's unconstitutional. www.cato.org/blog/dhs-pol...
December 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
On Dec. 4, DOJ labeled people who impede or "dox" ICE agents "domestic terrorists." I document how DHS believes following, recording, and protesting agents is "impeding," and has a policy of threatening & arresting ICE observers. That's unconstitutional. www.cato.org/blog/dhs-pol...
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If you’re telling Head Start programs they can’t say “disability”, “Black”, “female”, or “Tribal” in order to get funded—you don’t care about kids. Period.
This administration is attacking the very protections that keep children safe and supported. Our kids are not political props.
This administration is attacking the very protections that keep children safe and supported. Our kids are not political props.
December 15, 2025 at 9:49 PM
If you’re telling Head Start programs they can’t say “disability”, “Black”, “female”, or “Tribal” in order to get funded—you don’t care about kids. Period.
This administration is attacking the very protections that keep children safe and supported. Our kids are not political props.
This administration is attacking the very protections that keep children safe and supported. Our kids are not political props.
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Two months after POLITICO exposed a racist Young Republican group chat, the NYC chapter showed it’s willing to welcome almost anyone.
Its gala featured a white nationalist and far-right German politicians — while GOP elected officials stayed away.
Its gala featured a white nationalist and far-right German politicians — while GOP elected officials stayed away.
New York Young Republican Club gala draws white nationalist, far-right Germans as elected officials skip out
The annual soiree took place as young Republican groups across the country are reeling from POLITICO’s reporting on a racist and antisemitic chat group among prominent leaders.
politi.co
December 15, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Two months after POLITICO exposed a racist Young Republican group chat, the NYC chapter showed it’s willing to welcome almost anyone.
Its gala featured a white nationalist and far-right German politicians — while GOP elected officials stayed away.
Its gala featured a white nationalist and far-right German politicians — while GOP elected officials stayed away.
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“Words fail me when I read that Alex Kleytman, an 87-year-old Ukrainian Holocaust survivor, was celebrating Hanukkah at Bondi Beach with his wife of 57 years, also a Holocaust survivor. He was killed while shielding Larisa from the bullets with his own body.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/shock-horr...
www.thebulwark.com/p/shock-horr...
Shock. Horror. Tragedy.
Murder and terror at opposite ends of the world.
www.thebulwark.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:57 PM
“Words fail me when I read that Alex Kleytman, an 87-year-old Ukrainian Holocaust survivor, was celebrating Hanukkah at Bondi Beach with his wife of 57 years, also a Holocaust survivor. He was killed while shielding Larisa from the bullets with his own body.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/shock-horr...
www.thebulwark.com/p/shock-horr...
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Sen. DURBIN: The Trump Administration is rounding up tens of thousands of immigrants with no criminal history. Only 2.5 percent of immigrants arrested by ICE in Illinois in September and October had been convicted of a violent crime.
December 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Sen. DURBIN: The Trump Administration is rounding up tens of thousands of immigrants with no criminal history. Only 2.5 percent of immigrants arrested by ICE in Illinois in September and October had been convicted of a violent crime.
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Two attorneys and an aide who all worked on President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign appeared in court Monday for a preliminary hearing in Wisconsin on felony forgery charges related to a fake elector scheme.
https://to.pbs.org/3KMZpSQ
https://to.pbs.org/3KMZpSQ
Former Trump aides appear in Wisconsin court over 2020 fake elector scheme charges
The Wisconsin case was filed a year ago, but it has been tied up as the Trump aides have fought, unsuccessfully so far, to have the charges dismissed.
www.pbs.org
December 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Two attorneys and an aide who all worked on President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign appeared in court Monday for a preliminary hearing in Wisconsin on felony forgery charges related to a fake elector scheme.
https://to.pbs.org/3KMZpSQ
https://to.pbs.org/3KMZpSQ
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"I said they betrayed the country, and they’re still betraying the country" - Senate expert Ira Shapiro
Worst. Senate. Ever.
Republican senators surrendered to Trump, and now they own this catastrophe.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"I said they betrayed the country, and they’re still betraying the country" - Senate expert Ira Shapiro
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Something I mentioned to @atrupar.com is how Johnson will say he's too "busy" to read *the president's* tweets or statements, while actual VP JD Vance will rage post in response to journalists and relatively minor liberal influencers. Either Johnson can't multitask or Vance doesn't have a real job.
The fact that not a single reporter tells Mike Johnson “let me read it for you” or “here it is” when he claims he hasn’t seen or doesn’t know a thing about the psychotic ramblings of the head of state is not only a dereliction of journalistic duty, but a display of pure cowardice.
December 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Something I mentioned to @atrupar.com is how Johnson will say he's too "busy" to read *the president's* tweets or statements, while actual VP JD Vance will rage post in response to journalists and relatively minor liberal influencers. Either Johnson can't multitask or Vance doesn't have a real job.
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Authoritarian pressure is real. Collapse is not inevitable. The difference matters more than most people realize.👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Authoritarian pressure is real. Collapse is not inevitable. The difference matters more than most people realize.👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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"Across the conservative spectrum, a steady drumbeat of commentators has warned that Trump’s coalition is weakened and that the party is headed for defeat in midterms elections in November."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/12/15/trump-base-maga-midterm-voters/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/12/15/trump-base-maga-midterm-voters/
MAGA leaders warn Trump the base is checking out. Will he listen?
President Donald Trump is taking criticism from supporters for not addressing cost-of-living issues while focusing too much on foreign policy and billionaires.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
"Across the conservative spectrum, a steady drumbeat of commentators has warned that Trump’s coalition is weakened and that the party is headed for defeat in midterms elections in November."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/12/15/trump-base-maga-midterm-voters/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/12/15/trump-base-maga-midterm-voters/
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My electrician is a green card holder who's been here since he was a kid. He got married to a citizen, applied for citizenship, went to court for the papers and when he got there ICE kidnapped him and he's been locked up for a month.
December 15, 2025 at 6:51 PM
My electrician is a green card holder who's been here since he was a kid. He got married to a citizen, applied for citizenship, went to court for the papers and when he got there ICE kidnapped him and he's been locked up for a month.
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Trump has escalated his attacks on Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar to a disturbing new level. Yesterday, federal immigration agents pulled over her son and demanded proof of his citizenship.
Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar says her son was pulled over by ICE
Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar said federal immigration agents pulled over her son on Saturday and asked him to prove his citizenship.
www.cbsnews.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Trump has escalated his attacks on Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar to a disturbing new level. Yesterday, federal immigration agents pulled over her son and demanded proof of his citizenship.
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Turns out allowing pesticide companies to put PFAS and forever chemicals on our food is a really, really bad idea.
December 14, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Turns out allowing pesticide companies to put PFAS and forever chemicals on our food is a really, really bad idea.
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Donald, STFU, you obsessive, brain-addled old fool. There are many horrible things happening right now (shootings, a bad economy, murdering fishermen, kidnappings), and all you can think about is your sore-loser lies about winning an election five years ago. You're not well.
December 14, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Donald, STFU, you obsessive, brain-addled old fool. There are many horrible things happening right now (shootings, a bad economy, murdering fishermen, kidnappings), and all you can think about is your sore-loser lies about winning an election five years ago. You're not well.
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After our last post, MAGA voices rushed to claim that Trump had nothing to do with the traffic stop involving Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s son, where federal agents demanded proof of his citizenship. Let’s be clear about why this is not a coincidence.
December 14, 2025 at 10:50 PM
After our last post, MAGA voices rushed to claim that Trump had nothing to do with the traffic stop involving Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s son, where federal agents demanded proof of his citizenship. Let’s be clear about why this is not a coincidence.
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The endgame here is getting the Supreme Court to declare that the entire civil service system is unconstitutional. Which is to say, this administration does not want us to be a modern, efficient, globally competitive nation-state.
Supreme Court Poised to Vastly Expand Presidential Power, Again
The 90-year-old precedent protecting independent agencies is likely on its way out.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The endgame here is getting the Supreme Court to declare that the entire civil service system is unconstitutional. Which is to say, this administration does not want us to be a modern, efficient, globally competitive nation-state.
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I am often asked what laws I would recommend blue states adopt. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are seven changes every state could adopt right now, for virtually no cost or administrative burden. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/seve...
Seven Voting Laws Every Blue State Should Enact Right Now
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I am often asked what laws I would recommend blue states adopt. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are seven changes every state could adopt right now, for virtually no cost or administrative burden. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/seve...
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🇭🇺Massive demonstrations in Budapest, Hungary against the Viktor Orbán’s regime.
Protesters carried toys and torches under the banner “Protect the children!” showing solidarity with children who became victims of abuse in the state care system
Protesters carried toys and torches under the banner “Protect the children!” showing solidarity with children who became victims of abuse in the state care system
December 14, 2025 at 10:36 PM
🇭🇺Massive demonstrations in Budapest, Hungary against the Viktor Orbán’s regime.
Protesters carried toys and torches under the banner “Protect the children!” showing solidarity with children who became victims of abuse in the state care system
Protesters carried toys and torches under the banner “Protect the children!” showing solidarity with children who became victims of abuse in the state care system
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They just don't want anyone traveling to the US for any reason at all
It's not just social media. Looks like visitors to the US from Europe and other countries that are part of the visa waiver program will have to submit an enormous amount of data about themselves and their families, including DNA, if proposed new rules are accepted
December 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
They just don't want anyone traveling to the US for any reason at all
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