Jacqueline Sweet
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FBI Informant Who Lied About Bidens Quietly Released From Jail Sparking Trump Pardon Fears
Alexander Smirnov was quietly furloughed from prison months ago.
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SCOOP: Alexander Smirnov, the FBI informant convicted of lying about a fake bribery scheme involving the Bidens has been quietly released from prison just months into a six-year sentence—raising concern he could be pardoned by Trump any moment.
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Machado must not have agreed to the American looting of Venezuelan oil
Trump on María Corina Machado: "I think it'd be very tough for her to be the leader. She doesn't have the support or the respect within the country. She's a very nice woman but she doesn't have the respect."
January 3, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Machado must not have agreed to the American looting of Venezuelan oil
This is nail on the head to what we saw this week:
"Frustratingly, traditional institutions are not well equipped to handle disinformation. When it comes to content like this, most major news organizations are still fundamentally reactive. /
"Frustratingly, traditional institutions are not well equipped to handle disinformation. When it comes to content like this, most major news organizations are still fundamentally reactive. /
Amazing breakdown by @rvawonk.bsky.social of the disinformation tactics used:
Nick Shirley’s Somali Daycare Fraud Video Is Bullsh*t. Here’s Why It Worked Anyway.
A breakdown of the disinformation tactics used in the viral video.
open.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 12:58 PM
This is nail on the head to what we saw this week:
"Frustratingly, traditional institutions are not well equipped to handle disinformation. When it comes to content like this, most major news organizations are still fundamentally reactive. /
"Frustratingly, traditional institutions are not well equipped to handle disinformation. When it comes to content like this, most major news organizations are still fundamentally reactive. /
NEW: The anonymous "researcher" in Nick Shirley's viral "fraud" video--treated as a concerned citizen on Fox News and elsewhere--is actually a Minnesota state lobbyist and political activist who worked with a GOP House staffer to provide Shirley info/
theintercept.com/2026/01/03/m...
theintercept.com/2026/01/03/m...
Unnamed Source in Viral Minnesota Somali Fraud Video Is Right-Wing Lobbyist Who Called Muslims “Demons”
David Hoch, who goes by his first name in Nick Shirley’s video allegedly exposing Somali fraud, referred to “demon Muslims” on social media.
theintercept.com
January 3, 2026 at 12:19 PM
NEW: The anonymous "researcher" in Nick Shirley's viral "fraud" video--treated as a concerned citizen on Fox News and elsewhere--is actually a Minnesota state lobbyist and political activist who worked with a GOP House staffer to provide Shirley info/
theintercept.com/2026/01/03/m...
theintercept.com/2026/01/03/m...
Now ICE is tagging a 23-year-old sensationalist YouTuber in an unrelated arrest of a Somali man in Boston
January 2, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Now ICE is tagging a 23-year-old sensationalist YouTuber in an unrelated arrest of a Somali man in Boston
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Devin Nunes and others linked to Trump Media & Technology Group (Truth Social owner) recently became officers and investors of a company soon after it made an unsuccessful $10 billion bid for the US assets of Venezuelan-state-owned Citgo Petroleum. My latest:
Devin Nunes and others linked to Trump Media became officers of a company soon after it made an unsuccessful $10 billion bid for Venezuelan-state-owned Citgo Petroleum’s U.S. assets
Devin Nunes and others linked to Trump Media recently became officers and investors of a company soon after it made an unsuccessful $10 billion bid for Venezuelan-state-owned Citgo.
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January 1, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Devin Nunes and others linked to Trump Media & Technology Group (Truth Social owner) recently became officers and investors of a company soon after it made an unsuccessful $10 billion bid for the US assets of Venezuelan-state-owned Citgo Petroleum. My latest:
JD Vance said this is Pulitzer Prize level journalism---Nick Shirley admits he has no idea who gave him info, why, or who they even are! Amazing stuff.
January 1, 2026 at 7:38 PM
JD Vance said this is Pulitzer Prize level journalism---Nick Shirley admits he has no idea who gave him info, why, or who they even are! Amazing stuff.
When Nick Shirley arrived to "test" if he could enroll his son "Joey" in Minneapolis day cares, his viral video omitted that he showed up with an entourage of masked men acting like security, multiple vehicles including vans, cameras, and men who wouldn't identify themselves. One day care owner /
December 31, 2025 at 4:21 PM
When Nick Shirley arrived to "test" if he could enroll his son "Joey" in Minneapolis day cares, his viral video omitted that he showed up with an entourage of masked men acting like security, multiple vehicles including vans, cameras, and men who wouldn't identify themselves. One day care owner /
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NEW: The Dec. 3 order in Kilmar Abrego Garcia's criminal case was unsealed today.
In it, the judge ordered DOJ to turn over certain communications to Abrego Garcia's lawyers as potential evidence in his vindictive prosecution arguments.
(Aakash Singh works in Deputy AG Todd Blanche's office.)
In it, the judge ordered DOJ to turn over certain communications to Abrego Garcia's lawyers as potential evidence in his vindictive prosecution arguments.
(Aakash Singh works in Deputy AG Todd Blanche's office.)
![The central question after Abrego established a prima facie case of vindictiveness is what
information in the government's control sheds light on its new decision to prosecute Abrego, after
removing him from the United States without criminal charges. These documents show that
McGuire did not act alone and to the extent McGuire had input on the decision to prosecute, he
shared it with Singh and others. (Doc. No. 178-1). Specifically, the government's documents may
contradict its prior representations that the decision to prosecute was made locally and that there
were no outside influences. For example, Singh contacted McGuire on April 27, 2025, to discuss Abrego's case.
(See Doc. No. 229 at Abrego-Garcia000001). On April 30, 2025, Singh asked
McGuire what the potential charges against Abrego would be, whether the charging document would reference Abrego's alleged MS-13 affiliation, and asked for a phone call before any charges
were filed. (Id. at Abrego-Garcia000007-000008). In a separate email on April 30, 2025, Singh made clear that Abrego's criminal prosecution was a "top priority" for the Deputy Attorney
General's office (Blanche). (Id. at Abrego-Garcia000037). He then told McGuire to "sketch out a draft complaint for the 1324 charge [making it unlawful to bring in and harbor certain aliens]." (Id.). On May 15th, McGuire emailed his staff that "DAG (Blanche) and PDAG would like Garcia charged sooner rather than later." (Id. at Abrego-Garcia000060). Then, on May 16, 2025, counsel of record Jacob Warren emailed Singh and reported, "if the DAG (Blanche) does want to move
forward with the indictment on Wednesday, we think it would be prudent to loop in the press office
ASAP." (Id. at Abrego-Garcia000018-000019). Finally, on May 18, 2025, Singh emailed](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreieqyrdzvxx4wbl6fbt3vfn3bfjb2wzzmiodo7nzwqojynd3jmjtdq@jpeg)
![McGuire and others, and instructed them to "close[ly] hold" the draft indictment until the group
"glolt clearance," to file. (Id, at Abrego-Garcia000018). The implication is that "clearance" would come from the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, not just McGuire. (Id.). These documents
must be disclosed given Abrego's reliance on Blanche's public statements and to allow the parties
to present their arguments on how these documents may or may not support the motion to dismiss.
The Court recognizes the government's assertion of privileges, but Abrego's due process right to a non-vindictive prosecution outweighs the blanket evidentiary privileges asserted by the government. (Doc. No. 185 at 6) (citing United States v. Zakhari, 85 F. 4th 367, 379 (6th Cir. 2023) and United States v. LaDeau, 734 F.3d 561, 566 (6th Cir. 2013)). If the work product, attorney-client, and deliberative process privileges asserted by the government precluded all discovery in the context of a vindictiveness motion, defendants would never be able to answer the question
"what motivated the government's prosecution?" That would be contrary to the Sixth Circuit's approach and result in both Adams, 870 F.2d at 1146 and in Zakhari, 85 F.4th at 381, remanding the case to the district court for an evidentiary hearing (and any related discovery) after finding there was a reasonable likelihood of vindictiveness.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreieunjk3tiv7mqk7enmqyka6dmxwi52lvjtoe56inzkrm4qvzxdtzu@jpeg)
December 31, 2025 at 1:01 AM
NEW: The Dec. 3 order in Kilmar Abrego Garcia's criminal case was unsealed today.
In it, the judge ordered DOJ to turn over certain communications to Abrego Garcia's lawyers as potential evidence in his vindictive prosecution arguments.
(Aakash Singh works in Deputy AG Todd Blanche's office.)
In it, the judge ordered DOJ to turn over certain communications to Abrego Garcia's lawyers as potential evidence in his vindictive prosecution arguments.
(Aakash Singh works in Deputy AG Todd Blanche's office.)
There is currently advertising on X on posts exhorting people to "go hunting" at day care addresses in Ohio bc they are run by people with Arabic sounding names
December 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
There is currently advertising on X on posts exhorting people to "go hunting" at day care addresses in Ohio bc they are run by people with Arabic sounding names
Kennedy says adding folic acid to tortillas is “waging war” against poor residents. Folic acid has long been added to cereal and bread and the CDC website currently says it’s safe for those with the mutation mentioned in the thread Kennedy is replying to.
December 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Kennedy says adding folic acid to tortillas is “waging war” against poor residents. Folic acid has long been added to cereal and bread and the CDC website currently says it’s safe for those with the mutation mentioned in the thread Kennedy is replying to.
Michael Trac*y is outing anonymous Epstein victims on X with some idiotic narrative that women can’t have been abused, molested or trafficked if they grew up to work in entertainment.
No one is even ratioing him because it’s all too gross and no one wants to give him attention.
No one is even ratioing him because it’s all too gross and no one wants to give him attention.
December 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Michael Trac*y is outing anonymous Epstein victims on X with some idiotic narrative that women can’t have been abused, molested or trafficked if they grew up to work in entertainment.
No one is even ratioing him because it’s all too gross and no one wants to give him attention.
No one is even ratioing him because it’s all too gross and no one wants to give him attention.
NEW: Looks like a revamped Dietary Guidelines Page for Americans is close to launching. New domain Real Food dot gov was just registered today per CISA's Github.
Made by Trump's new National Design Studio, "DGA" likely refers to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans that RFK Jr. wants to revamp/
Made by Trump's new National Design Studio, "DGA" likely refers to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans that RFK Jr. wants to revamp/
December 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
NEW: Looks like a revamped Dietary Guidelines Page for Americans is close to launching. New domain Real Food dot gov was just registered today per CISA's Github.
Made by Trump's new National Design Studio, "DGA" likely refers to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans that RFK Jr. wants to revamp/
Made by Trump's new National Design Studio, "DGA" likely refers to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans that RFK Jr. wants to revamp/
Merry Christmas and happy holidays to everyone! Rest up before we get a million more Epstein files 🎄🤶🏻🥰
December 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Merry Christmas and happy holidays to everyone! Rest up before we get a million more Epstein files 🎄🤶🏻🥰
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Send Andrew to the Tower.
An email by "A" from "Balmoral" asked Epstein's associate Ghislaine Maxwell for "inappropriate friends", new documents released by the US Dept. of Justice show. The sender asks: "Have you found me some new inappropriate friends?" and the sign-off reads: "See ya A xxx"
An email by "A" from "Balmoral" asked Epstein's associate Ghislaine Maxwell for "inappropriate friends", new documents released by the US Dept. of Justice show. The sender asks: "Have you found me some new inappropriate friends?" and the sign-off reads: "See ya A xxx"
Email by 'A' from 'Balmoral' asked Ghislaine Maxwell for 'inappropriate friends', Epstein files show - live updates
The emails do not indicate any wrongdoing. The BBC has contacted Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's team for a response.
www.bbc.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Send Andrew to the Tower.
An email by "A" from "Balmoral" asked Epstein's associate Ghislaine Maxwell for "inappropriate friends", new documents released by the US Dept. of Justice show. The sender asks: "Have you found me some new inappropriate friends?" and the sign-off reads: "See ya A xxx"
An email by "A" from "Balmoral" asked Epstein's associate Ghislaine Maxwell for "inappropriate friends", new documents released by the US Dept. of Justice show. The sender asks: "Have you found me some new inappropriate friends?" and the sign-off reads: "See ya A xxx"
If I told you the anonymous X account of the guy who single handedly started the Mustapha Kharbouch is the Brown shooter mob frenzy was a man who once ran an illegal vacuum repair shop out of his home and started a Qanon rumor years ago that Pamela Anderson killed Julian Assange what would you say?
December 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
If I told you the anonymous X account of the guy who single handedly started the Mustapha Kharbouch is the Brown shooter mob frenzy was a man who once ran an illegal vacuum repair shop out of his home and started a Qanon rumor years ago that Pamela Anderson killed Julian Assange what would you say?
I wrote about Aakash Singh, his ascendancy to a top DOJ position and his role in some of the most controversial Trump DOJ moves this year in September.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
December 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I wrote about Aakash Singh, his ascendancy to a top DOJ position and his role in some of the most controversial Trump DOJ moves this year in September.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Bari Weiss giving them Miller’s number is the best part and so revealing
And here’s a free link to the NYT piece on the 60 Minutes disaster.
Bari Weiss thinks CBS reporters can’t get Stephen Miller to talk to them because they don’t have his phone number.
And she doesn’t know how to use a dictionary.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
Bari Weiss thinks CBS reporters can’t get Stephen Miller to talk to them because they don’t have his phone number.
And she doesn’t know how to use a dictionary.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
December 22, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Bari Weiss giving them Miller’s number is the best part and so revealing
NEW: Shaun Maguire has also not deleted a false post on X that states slain MIT professor Nuno Loureiro was "definitely pro Israel" based on a Threads post from another man named Nuno Loureiro (an extremely common name.)
I just spoke to the man who posted on Threads, who is upset about the lies/
I just spoke to the man who posted on Threads, who is upset about the lies/
December 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
NEW: Shaun Maguire has also not deleted a false post on X that states slain MIT professor Nuno Loureiro was "definitely pro Israel" based on a Threads post from another man named Nuno Loureiro (an extremely common name.)
I just spoke to the man who posted on Threads, who is upset about the lies/
I just spoke to the man who posted on Threads, who is upset about the lies/
Hey babe are you okay? You didn’t finish raving at the James O’Keefe rave.
December 20, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Hey babe are you okay? You didn’t finish raving at the James O’Keefe rave.
In 1996, Maria Farmer bravely became the first woman to go to authorities about Epstein. She warned that he stole photos of her 12 and 14 year old sisters to possibly sell.
I just spoke to her and she says she is “over the moon” this has come out and she is crying with her sister.
I just spoke to her and she says she is “over the moon” this has come out and she is crying with her sister.
From the Epstein files…
Epstein threatening to burn someone’s house down if they revealed he stole photos of young girls and sold them and had other photos taken.
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Epstein threatening to burn someone’s house down if they revealed he stole photos of young girls and sold them and had other photos taken.
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![Complaint Form
FD-71 (Rev. 4-13-92)
NOTE: Hand print names legibly; handwriting satisfactory for remainder.
Indices: ☐ Negative ☐ See below
Subject’s name and aliases:
Jeffrey Epstein
Character of case:
Child pornography
Complainant: ☐ Protect Source
[REDACTED]
Complaint received:
☐ Personal ☑ Telephonic Date ________ Time ________
Address of Subject:
[blank]
Complainant’s address and telephone number:
[REDACTED] (comp)
Race ______ Sex ☐ Male ☐ Female Height ______ Hair ______
Age ______ Weight ______ Eyes ______ Build ______
Scars, marks and other data ______
Birth Date and Birthplace ______
Social Security Number ______
Complexion ______
⸻
Facts of complaint
Complainant stated that she is a professional artist and took pictures of her sisters (12 and 14 yrs) for her own personal art work. EPSTEIN stole the photos and negatives and is believed to have sold the pictures to potential buyers. EPSTEIN at one time requested [REDACTED] to take pictures of young girls at swimming pools. EPSTEIN is now threatening [REDACTED] that if she tells anyone about the photos he will burn her house down.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:t46sqvutibvsmjgwn6r6izve/bafkreida4eoi7ihmx5m3r763swedwn6kdosnxlhp7k5ijcvcgmkro2ulcy@jpeg)
December 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
In 1996, Maria Farmer bravely became the first woman to go to authorities about Epstein. She warned that he stole photos of her 12 and 14 year old sisters to possibly sell.
I just spoke to her and she says she is “over the moon” this has come out and she is crying with her sister.
I just spoke to her and she says she is “over the moon” this has come out and she is crying with her sister.
According to a new statement from Mustapha Kharbouch’s lawyers, law enforcement authorities asked them where he was the day of the shooting presumably based on anonymous X rumors from some of the dumbest accounts on earth. Which agency investigates people based on this???
December 19, 2025 at 9:26 PM
According to a new statement from Mustapha Kharbouch’s lawyers, law enforcement authorities asked them where he was the day of the shooting presumably based on anonymous X rumors from some of the dumbest accounts on earth. Which agency investigates people based on this???
The citizen journalist grifter misinformation problem on X is so out of control. This week at least four innocent people were harassed by a mob as being the Brown shooter with no evidence. Even TODAY all the same people are posting a photo of an innocent man in the UK as the shooter bc he shares/
December 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The citizen journalist grifter misinformation problem on X is so out of control. This week at least four innocent people were harassed by a mob as being the Brown shooter with no evidence. Even TODAY all the same people are posting a photo of an innocent man in the UK as the shooter bc he shares/
If the Epstein victims can't even order fancy sandwiches, can we trust them? - David Brooks, Opinion
David Brooks, who wrote in the NYT last month, "The Epstein Story? Count Me Out" is... in the latest Epstein photo dump published by @oversightdemocrats.house.gov.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
December 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
If the Epstein victims can't even order fancy sandwiches, can we trust them? - David Brooks, Opinion
Here is a gift link to the NYT Trump Epstein article that has explosive new claims.
The piece briefly touches on 14-year-old Jane Doe, who says Epstein brought her to meet Trump at Mar-a-Lago. I wrote about that last month (link below.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
The piece briefly touches on 14-year-old Jane Doe, who says Epstein brought her to meet Trump at Mar-a-Lago. I wrote about that last month (link below.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Here is a gift link to the NYT Trump Epstein article that has explosive new claims.
The piece briefly touches on 14-year-old Jane Doe, who says Epstein brought her to meet Trump at Mar-a-Lago. I wrote about that last month (link below.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
The piece briefly touches on 14-year-old Jane Doe, who says Epstein brought her to meet Trump at Mar-a-Lago. I wrote about that last month (link below.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
NEW: MIT Media Relations sends email to faculty imploring them not to engage with fake content showing murdered scientist Nuno Loureiro expressing views on Israel.
This confirms that the claims that Loureiro publicly spoke about Israel come from a mixup w/ a film worker who shares Loureiro's name.
This confirms that the claims that Loureiro publicly spoke about Israel come from a mixup w/ a film worker who shares Loureiro's name.
December 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
NEW: MIT Media Relations sends email to faculty imploring them not to engage with fake content showing murdered scientist Nuno Loureiro expressing views on Israel.
This confirms that the claims that Loureiro publicly spoke about Israel come from a mixup w/ a film worker who shares Loureiro's name.
This confirms that the claims that Loureiro publicly spoke about Israel come from a mixup w/ a film worker who shares Loureiro's name.