The DOJ identified at least 10 co-conspirators who worked with Epstein and Maxwell. It’s obvious to anyone with two eyes that Epstein and Maxwell were engaged in organized crime, yet NO ONE ELSE involved in Epstein’s sex trafficking ring has faced criminal charges. Why?

The Trump DOJ is running scared and so they're putting out this kind of dreck on social media:

Further proving @cbsnews.com is no longer legitimate. They're Fox lite. Shun them as you would any other reich-wing propaganda outlet. - - - www.axios.com/2025/12/23/b...

“Only evil people would hide this and protect those who participated.”

JUST IN: Judge postpones decision on whether DAG Blanche & aide Singh must testify at vindictive prosecution hearing for Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Trial due in Jan. also postponed, but court will hear other witnesses Jan. 28. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Trump wasn't wrong, he was just early

Over public dissents from Justices Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch, #SCOTUS refuses to allow President Trump to deploy federalized National Guard troops into and around Chicago. This is a major loss for President Trump, even if, per Justice Kavanaugh’s concurrence, it’s temporary and on narrow legal Q:

The Trump admin sanctions several European officials today after Elon Musk was fined for several violations of their Digital Services Act.

This was a very strange thing for him to lie about

Holy shit! On the morning of the Delaney Hall confrontation, an ICE thug who would shove @replamonica.bsky.social later in the day used a racial slur. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

kavanaugh not beating the allegations that he’s a dumbass

Politico's report that Amazon was stonewalling the Epstein investigation is one of the more interesting details to come out from the dumps. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?

NEW: Former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn and Officer Danny Hodges have filed their response to the government's arguments against hanging the January 6th plaque in the Capitol pursuant to federal law. I'll post a link to the full filing once it's on the docket.

Check out the Kavanaugh FN 4; I think it's pretty clear that the Kavanaugh Stop thing has gotten to him:

From almost 2 months ago: “The Supreme Court just issued an order that makes me think they might actually rule against Trump” on national guard deployment under 12406. Today, they ruled against him.

DOJ has conducted the fastest investigation of all time, determining within about two hours that the outcome matches their initial social media post.

Khanna: You’ve got the DOJ releasing the names of survivors—which they are not allowed to do by law—but not releasing the FBI interview files with those same survivors. Those FBI interviews contain the names of other men: Wall Street tycoons and politicians…

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I am always thinking of those lost on Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, but especially today on 37th anniversary at annual memorial ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. I was honored to be an attny for many family members and was part of original team that sued Libya in 1993.

Is this a trick question? Of course we would want him to leave the presidency. I have to think even Republicans would take this deal right now.

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THIS is what I'll be watching tonight instead of the Orange Atrocity on C: BS.

NEW: The Supreme Court has denied the Trump administration's request for a stay of the district court's order blocking the deployment of National Guard in Illinois. Justices Alito, Thomas, and Gorsuch dissent. Read the ruling: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

BREAKING: #SCOTUS rejects Trump over deployment of National Guard to aid immigration enforcement in Illinois, says law limits use to when regular military is insufficient. 3 justices dissent: Alito, Thomas, Gorsuch. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) issues statement blasting Trump Admin's partial release of redacted Epstein files: "The new documents that Congress has forced the Dept of Justice to release make one thing clear: We are witnessing a criminal White House cover-up"

BREAKING: Huge loss for Trump administration at Supreme Court, which rules that the Trump administration had lacked authority to federalize and deploy the National Guard to execute laws in Illinois. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

BREAKING: The Supreme Court has concluded "regular forces" means the military, and has therefore ruled that Trump does NOT have authority to deploy the National Guard under §12406. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

Earlier: bsky.app/profile/muel...

Question: If Trump ordered an "investigation" into Bill Clinton, but DOJ is claiming they're holding back some of the documents because of open investigations, then why did they release Bill Clinton stuff?

DOJ responds to the alleged Epstein letter to Nassar:

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If the Democrats retake Congress this must be on the priority list of legislative initiatives. Yes, Trump will veto it. But signing this bill must be a campaign issue for any 2028 Dem candidate. reason.com/2025/12/17/t...

From @parkermolloy.com at New Republic. newrepublic.com/article/2047... I'd go a bit further. The system needs no conspiracy to function. It just needs everyone to understand the direction things are going in. Bari Weiss was put there not to protect a legacy, but to align its politics differently.

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During the holiday season, we all want to spend time with our loved ones.   And yet, just two months after buying Walgreens for $10 billion, the private equity firm Sycamore Partners stripped hourly workers of paid vacation, including Christmas and New Year’s Day.   Shameful.

It's pretty fucking fearless to go back and do your goddamn oversight visit where they last framed you for assault.

Only 1 of the 153 was fully vaccinated.

Watch. DOJ will eventually release the old FBI handwriting analysis of the Epstein/Nassar letter saying it's a fake, then point fingers at "dems" who "perpetrated a hoax" to "hurt president trump."

Also, DOJ released an FBI lab request for analysis of the letter's authenticity, but they didn't publish the results? Ask yourself what the trump administration would have to gain by publishing a suicide note, or fake information about trump. END/

On the Larry Nassar letter from Epstein. FBI did request handwriting analysis of it suggesting they were not convinced it was actually from Epstein. That is in the files I believe. But what is NOT available (as far as I have seen as I post this) is what the analysis found.

ALERT: At least 8 references to Trump in Epstein flight logs, per newly-released batch of Epstein files ====> youtube.com/shorts/9QRsX...

People keep sharing a Rolling Stone report with me from 2023 about the Nassar letter claiming it proves the authenticity, but you'll note that Rolling Stone got it wrong. Rolling Stone said the letter was part of a FOIA request, but the original AP reporting says it was NOT. 1/

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I'm sure DOJ will file an emergency motion to the appeals court, and depending on which judges he draws, they might block this release pending further review. If they don't, I'm sure trump will run to SCOTUS and ask for a stay as well.