Ambassador Ken Fairfax
@portlandken.bsky.social
Retired former US Ambassador, NSC Director for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia, NSC Director for Nuclear Materials Security, and Deputy Exec. Dir. of the International Energy Agency
Sexual abuser in chief news:
The Trump White House directly intervened to help accused sex trafficker and sexual abuser Andrew Tate.
Meanwhile, the man Trump has chosen to lead Epstein investigations has deep ties to Epstein.
www.huffpost.com/entry/white-...
www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-handp...
The Trump White House directly intervened to help accused sex trafficker and sexual abuser Andrew Tate.
Meanwhile, the man Trump has chosen to lead Epstein investigations has deep ties to Epstein.
www.huffpost.com/entry/white-...
www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-handp...
The White House Intervened On Behalf Of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During Federal Investigation
The official who delivered the message, Paul Ingrassia, previously represented the Tate brothers before joining the White House.
www.huffpost.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Sexual abuser in chief news:
The Trump White House directly intervened to help accused sex trafficker and sexual abuser Andrew Tate.
Meanwhile, the man Trump has chosen to lead Epstein investigations has deep ties to Epstein.
www.huffpost.com/entry/white-...
www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-handp...
The Trump White House directly intervened to help accused sex trafficker and sexual abuser Andrew Tate.
Meanwhile, the man Trump has chosen to lead Epstein investigations has deep ties to Epstein.
www.huffpost.com/entry/white-...
www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-handp...
Is anyone surprised that a man who has ordered dozens of extra-judicial killings defends MBS for ordering the extra-judicial killing of Khashoggi?
Trump has no morals. Period. He is driving only by greed and ego. In the case of the Saudis, greed is motivating him.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/18/p...
Trump has no morals. Period. He is driving only by greed and ego. In the case of the Saudis, greed is motivating him.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/18/p...
Trump claims slain journalist Khashoggi was ‘extremely controversial,’ defends Saudi crown prince | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump on Tuesday angrily dismissed a question about the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi, claiming the Saudi dissident journalist was “extremely controversial” and insisting the subject...
www.cnn.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Is anyone surprised that a man who has ordered dozens of extra-judicial killings defends MBS for ordering the extra-judicial killing of Khashoggi?
Trump has no morals. Period. He is driving only by greed and ego. In the case of the Saudis, greed is motivating him.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/18/p...
Trump has no morals. Period. He is driving only by greed and ego. In the case of the Saudis, greed is motivating him.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/18/p...
Reminder: If Donald Trump wants the Epstein Files released, he can order them released TODAY.
The only reason a law was drafted was to force the release against Trump's will. Trump himself can release them at any time, but of course he won't because he's the star of the files.
The only reason a law was drafted was to force the release against Trump's will. Trump himself can release them at any time, but of course he won't because he's the star of the files.
November 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Reminder: If Donald Trump wants the Epstein Files released, he can order them released TODAY.
The only reason a law was drafted was to force the release against Trump's will. Trump himself can release them at any time, but of course he won't because he's the star of the files.
The only reason a law was drafted was to force the release against Trump's will. Trump himself can release them at any time, but of course he won't because he's the star of the files.
At least some of the media are beginning to wake up to Trump's plan to pretend to want to release the Epstein files while simultaneously ordering Bondi to open new investigations as a pretext for refusing to release the files even if Congress demands it.
thehill.com/homenews/hou...
thehill.com/homenews/hou...
November 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
At least some of the media are beginning to wake up to Trump's plan to pretend to want to release the Epstein files while simultaneously ordering Bondi to open new investigations as a pretext for refusing to release the files even if Congress demands it.
thehill.com/homenews/hou...
thehill.com/homenews/hou...
My take is that Trump has NOT had a change of heart about releasing the Epstein files. Instead, he is confident that his toadies Bondi and Patel will cite "ongoing investigations" as an excuse to refuse to turn over the documents even if Congress passes a law.
Yet another Trump grift.
Yet another Trump grift.
November 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
My take is that Trump has NOT had a change of heart about releasing the Epstein files. Instead, he is confident that his toadies Bondi and Patel will cite "ongoing investigations" as an excuse to refuse to turn over the documents even if Congress passes a law.
Yet another Trump grift.
Yet another Trump grift.
I admit that Trump's lies and antics have fed my natural tendency to question motives, but still I interpret Trump's 180-degree turn on the Epstein files not as a change of heart, but as a reflection of his confidence that Bondi and Patel will edit the files.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump tells Republicans to vote to release Epstein files, in a reversal of his previous stance
The US president has said he backs US lawmakers efforts to release the files, ahead of an expected House vote this week
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:28 AM
I admit that Trump's lies and antics have fed my natural tendency to question motives, but still I interpret Trump's 180-degree turn on the Epstein files not as a change of heart, but as a reflection of his confidence that Bondi and Patel will edit the files.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"Trump’s investigation into Epstein ties to political foes might be ‘smokescreen’"???
Nothing could be more obvious. Trump's demand for investigations into perceived enemies is strictly a ploy to prevent the files from being released.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Nothing could be more obvious. Trump's demand for investigations into perceived enemies is strictly a ploy to prevent the files from being released.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump’s investigation into Epstein ties to political foes might be ‘smokescreen’, Republican says
Thomas Massie says move could be Trump’s ‘last-ditch effort’ to keep Epstein files from becoming public
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:32 PM
"Trump’s investigation into Epstein ties to political foes might be ‘smokescreen’"???
Nothing could be more obvious. Trump's demand for investigations into perceived enemies is strictly a ploy to prevent the files from being released.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Nothing could be more obvious. Trump's demand for investigations into perceived enemies is strictly a ploy to prevent the files from being released.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Is anyone surprised that the Trump Administration has slashed resources committed to combatting child sexual exploitation by 33%?
This as Trump does everything he can to prevent the release of the full Epstein files.
This as Trump does everything he can to prevent the release of the full Epstein files.
November 16, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Is anyone surprised that the Trump Administration has slashed resources committed to combatting child sexual exploitation by 33%?
This as Trump does everything he can to prevent the release of the full Epstein files.
This as Trump does everything he can to prevent the release of the full Epstein files.
Violence has no place in a democratic process. No one should be threatened violence due to their political beliefs, even people like MGT who has fanned hatred against others in the past. She is now finding out, first hand, how violently rabid Trump's base is.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Marjorie Taylor Greene says she’s had ‘warnings for my safety’ after posts by Trump
One-time Maga loyalist diverges with Trump on issues including Epstein, so US president has withdrawn support
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Violence has no place in a democratic process. No one should be threatened violence due to their political beliefs, even people like MGT who has fanned hatred against others in the past. She is now finding out, first hand, how violently rabid Trump's base is.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Based on the 20,000+ pages of texts recently released by the House GOP, Trump isn't just "in" the Epstein files, he is the star. Trump is mentioned in those 20,000+ texts even more often than Epstein.
No wonder Trump is panicking.
No wonder Trump is panicking.
November 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Based on the 20,000+ pages of texts recently released by the House GOP, Trump isn't just "in" the Epstein files, he is the star. Trump is mentioned in those 20,000+ texts even more often than Epstein.
No wonder Trump is panicking.
No wonder Trump is panicking.
Given Trump's increasingly desperate efforts to prevent the Epstein files from being released, there is no longer any rational basis for claims that Trump is not implicated in Epstein's crimes. He is clearly deathly afraid that the public will learn the truth.
It is really that simple--and obvious.
It is really that simple--and obvious.
November 15, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Given Trump's increasingly desperate efforts to prevent the Epstein files from being released, there is no longer any rational basis for claims that Trump is not implicated in Epstein's crimes. He is clearly deathly afraid that the public will learn the truth.
It is really that simple--and obvious.
It is really that simple--and obvious.
Trump and Netanyahu are moving ahead with plans proposed by far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich to turn Gaza into a "real estate bonanza" by evicting or corralling Palestinians into a small, impoverished 'red zone' while investors build five-star resorts.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
US military planning for divided Gaza with ‘green zone’ secured by international and Israeli troops
Exclusive: Almost all Palestinians have been displaced to ‘red zone’ where no reconstruction is planned
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Trump and Netanyahu are moving ahead with plans proposed by far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich to turn Gaza into a "real estate bonanza" by evicting or corralling Palestinians into a small, impoverished 'red zone' while investors build five-star resorts.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Trump wants Texas and other 'Red' states to redistrict to deny meaningful representation to anyone who is not a Trump supporter. At the same time, Trump declares it is illegal for 'Blue' states to enact the exact same type of partisan gerrymandering but in the opposite direction.
RIP rule of law.
RIP rule of law.
November 15, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Trump wants Texas and other 'Red' states to redistrict to deny meaningful representation to anyone who is not a Trump supporter. At the same time, Trump declares it is illegal for 'Blue' states to enact the exact same type of partisan gerrymandering but in the opposite direction.
RIP rule of law.
RIP rule of law.
Trump does not have a "tariff policy," since "policy" implies a defined goal combined with by a step-by-step plan on how to get there.
Trump yields tariffs like a toddler yields a bowl of spaghetti--randomly, impetuously, and without regard for the mess he makes.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/14/e...
Trump yields tariffs like a toddler yields a bowl of spaghetti--randomly, impetuously, and without regard for the mess he makes.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/14/e...
Trump lowers tariffs on coffee, beef and fruits, as Americans’ concerns about affordability grow | CNN Business
President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order that retroactively lowers tariffs on beef, tomatoes, coffee and bananas, among other agricultural imports, backdated to Thursday.
www.cnn.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Trump does not have a "tariff policy," since "policy" implies a defined goal combined with by a step-by-step plan on how to get there.
Trump yields tariffs like a toddler yields a bowl of spaghetti--randomly, impetuously, and without regard for the mess he makes.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/14/e...
Trump yields tariffs like a toddler yields a bowl of spaghetti--randomly, impetuously, and without regard for the mess he makes.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/14/e...
Trump's ordering DOJ to investigate 'enemies,' even though the DOJ and FBI both declared all Epstein investigations closed in July, is not just more petty political vendetta. Trump is giving the DOJ a (lame) excuse for not turning over the Epstein files to Congress.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/14/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/14/p...
Trump says he’s asking Justice Department to investigate Epstein’s ties to slew of high-profile figures | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump said Friday he will ask Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to many other high-profile figures, in an extraordinary step that comes just days after ...
www.cnn.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Trump's ordering DOJ to investigate 'enemies,' even though the DOJ and FBI both declared all Epstein investigations closed in July, is not just more petty political vendetta. Trump is giving the DOJ a (lame) excuse for not turning over the Epstein files to Congress.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/14/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/14/p...
The new MAGA talking point is "15-year-old aren't really that young."
That tells you pretty much everything you need to know about what Trump knows is in the Epstein files, and how dedicated MAGA leaders are to protecting pedophiles.
www.thedailybeast.com/megyn-kelly-...
That tells you pretty much everything you need to know about what Trump knows is in the Epstein files, and how dedicated MAGA leaders are to protecting pedophiles.
www.thedailybeast.com/megyn-kelly-...
Megyn Kelly Eviscerated Over Epstein Remark: ‘This Is Career Ending’
The right-wing host said she did not view the sex trafficker as an “actual pedophile” until recently, among other head-scratching remarks.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:16 AM
The new MAGA talking point is "15-year-old aren't really that young."
That tells you pretty much everything you need to know about what Trump knows is in the Epstein files, and how dedicated MAGA leaders are to protecting pedophiles.
www.thedailybeast.com/megyn-kelly-...
That tells you pretty much everything you need to know about what Trump knows is in the Epstein files, and how dedicated MAGA leaders are to protecting pedophiles.
www.thedailybeast.com/megyn-kelly-...
Reposted by Ambassador Ken Fairfax
HOLY SH*T this ad doesn’t pull any punches!
And we're here for it. Because if you are protecting pedophiles, you’ve got it coming.
Share. This. Everywhere. And follow the ad's creator, @_joejacobson_!
#ReleaseTheFiles
And we're here for it. Because if you are protecting pedophiles, you’ve got it coming.
Share. This. Everywhere. And follow the ad's creator, @_joejacobson_!
#ReleaseTheFiles
November 14, 2025 at 12:08 AM
HOLY SH*T this ad doesn’t pull any punches!
And we're here for it. Because if you are protecting pedophiles, you’ve got it coming.
Share. This. Everywhere. And follow the ad's creator, @_joejacobson_!
#ReleaseTheFiles
And we're here for it. Because if you are protecting pedophiles, you’ve got it coming.
Share. This. Everywhere. And follow the ad's creator, @_joejacobson_!
#ReleaseTheFiles
Fox News faked coverage of non-existent 'riots' in Portland by patching together a combination of footage from around the world (not Portland) with pictures from Portland taken a number of years ago.
www.propublica.org/article/port...
www.propublica.org/article/port...
“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
After reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence wa...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Fox News faked coverage of non-existent 'riots' in Portland by patching together a combination of footage from around the world (not Portland) with pictures from Portland taken a number of years ago.
www.propublica.org/article/port...
www.propublica.org/article/port...
Just curious: Am I the only one who finds the "Mar-a-Lago" look to be not only repulsive but downright scary?
I'm talking "night of the living dead" combined with "the plastic robot apocalypse" level of scariness.
I'm talking "night of the living dead" combined with "the plastic robot apocalypse" level of scariness.
November 13, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Just curious: Am I the only one who finds the "Mar-a-Lago" look to be not only repulsive but downright scary?
I'm talking "night of the living dead" combined with "the plastic robot apocalypse" level of scariness.
I'm talking "night of the living dead" combined with "the plastic robot apocalypse" level of scariness.
At least the New York Times is at least using an honest headline.
It really shouldn't be that hard to state the obvious, but most media are bending over backwards and inserting little weasel words to avoid incurring Trump's wrath.
It really shouldn't be that hard to state the obvious, but most media are bending over backwards and inserting little weasel words to avoid incurring Trump's wrath.
November 13, 2025 at 12:28 AM
At least the New York Times is at least using an honest headline.
It really shouldn't be that hard to state the obvious, but most media are bending over backwards and inserting little weasel words to avoid incurring Trump's wrath.
It really shouldn't be that hard to state the obvious, but most media are bending over backwards and inserting little weasel words to avoid incurring Trump's wrath.
Just a reminder that when MAGA Mike Johnson sent all GOP members of the House home for an 8-week taxpayer-paid vacation, he stated quite clearly that the House had already approved a CR and would absolutely NOT vote on another one.
The House is now preparing to vote on another CR.
The House is now preparing to vote on another CR.
November 13, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Just a reminder that when MAGA Mike Johnson sent all GOP members of the House home for an 8-week taxpayer-paid vacation, he stated quite clearly that the House had already approved a CR and would absolutely NOT vote on another one.
The House is now preparing to vote on another CR.
The House is now preparing to vote on another CR.
CNN is protecting to Trump. They state in this article that "Trump has never been accused of wrongdoing in the Epstein case," an assertion that flies in the face of hundreds of accusations of wrongdoing. CNN could have said "allegations have not been proven," but no.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/12/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/12/p...
Takeaways from the new Epstein emails mentioning Trump | CNN Politics
The federal government shutdown provided President Donald Trump a weekslong reprieve from major revelations about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
www.cnn.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:19 AM
CNN is protecting to Trump. They state in this article that "Trump has never been accused of wrongdoing in the Epstein case," an assertion that flies in the face of hundreds of accusations of wrongdoing. CNN could have said "allegations have not been proven," but no.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/12/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/12/p...
I wonder if the betting markets are already posting long odds on whether MAGA Mike Johnson will allow the vote on releasing the Epstein files to take place.
Johnson is a toady and a threat to the survival of our republic. Despite his veneer of fake Christianity, he has no morals.
Johnson is a toady and a threat to the survival of our republic. Despite his veneer of fake Christianity, he has no morals.
November 13, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I wonder if the betting markets are already posting long odds on whether MAGA Mike Johnson will allow the vote on releasing the Epstein files to take place.
Johnson is a toady and a threat to the survival of our republic. Despite his veneer of fake Christianity, he has no morals.
Johnson is a toady and a threat to the survival of our republic. Despite his veneer of fake Christianity, he has no morals.
One of the challenges facing the 'modern American diplomat' is keeping your suit sharply pressed while flying to meetings in an open-sided chopper in 110-degree heat. Kept my suit jacket neatly folded on my lap, but held tightly.
Another challenge was not getting killed. I barely passed that one.
Another challenge was not getting killed. I barely passed that one.
November 13, 2025 at 12:05 AM
One of the challenges facing the 'modern American diplomat' is keeping your suit sharply pressed while flying to meetings in an open-sided chopper in 110-degree heat. Kept my suit jacket neatly folded on my lap, but held tightly.
Another challenge was not getting killed. I barely passed that one.
Another challenge was not getting killed. I barely passed that one.
Only people of a certain age will remember the stagflation of the 1970's, a time when high unemployment and high inflation coexisted for years. The phenomenon appeared to defy traditional economics, which posited that unemployment and inflation move in opposite directions.
November 12, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Only people of a certain age will remember the stagflation of the 1970's, a time when high unemployment and high inflation coexisted for years. The phenomenon appeared to defy traditional economics, which posited that unemployment and inflation move in opposite directions.