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On Wednesday, oversight Democrats led by Robert Garcia released emails from the Jeffrey Epstein estate that had not been previously seen.
During the televised event, photos and short video clips showed Trump with his eyes closed and slumped in his chair for an extended stretch, which many viewers interpreted as him dozing off while officials and pharmaceutical executives continued speaking.
“Today love won,” was the statement made by Kelley Robinson, president of the Human Rights Campaign.
Trump and his legal team have also sent a formal letter to the BBC, claiming that «The BBC has caused President Trump to suffer overwhelming financial and reputational harm».
UK limits intel to US as legally disputed strikes on alleged drug boats push death toll to 75.
Prosecutors in Italy are investigating one of the most horrifying stories of the year: war tourists paid to kill civilians.
…participants would be given a ‘price list’ for the type of kill, with children costing the most.
Multiple media outlets have claimed that wealthy people underwent ‘weekend safaris” to Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia, to shoot at unarmed civilians.
The alleged ‘safaris’ took place during the Sarajevo Siege, which lasted from 1992 to 1996, and claimed more than 11,000 victims.
The Sarajevo Siege was already gruesome, as the Bosnian-Serb force besieged the city in what was the longest siege on a city in modern European history.
Who took part?
Journalist Ezio Gavazzeni sparked the investigation after filing a legal complaint, complete with evidence, to Italian prosecutors, claiming “murder aggravated by cruelty and despicable motives”.
Gavazzeni described the demographic that took part in the killings as “wealthy people with reputations, entrepreneurs, who during the siege of Sarajevo paid to be able to kill defenceless civilians.”
According to Gavazzeni, between 1992 and 1996, Italian citizens would gather in Trieste, Italy, on the border with former Yugoslavia on Fridays for a weekend of “hunting”.
These Italians, being painted as ‘gun enthusiasts’ and ‘right-wing sympathizers,’ reportedly paid up to 100,000 euros (adjusted for inflation) per day to participate in the killings.
Gavazzeni claims the participants would be given a ‘price list’ for the type of kill, and that foreigners would pay for whom they wanted to target, with children costing the most, then men, women, and finally elderly people, who could be killed free of charge.
Gavazzeni outlined the exact demographic for the participants:
“People with a passion for weapons, to indulge, who prefer to go to bed with a rifle, with money at their disposal and the right contacts of facilitators between Italy and Serbia. It’s the indifference of evil: becoming God and remaining unpunished,”
He went on to say the perpetrators had « no political or religious motivations. »
They were simply killing for fun.
Who knew?
Serbia has denied any knowledge of the killings, but experts cast doubt on the comment.
According to Subasic, the Bosnian military intelligence officer who is expected to testify to the prosecution claimed the way that the trips were organized pointed directly to the Serbian State Security Service being “behind it all”.
The investigation is expected to last well into the new year, as evidence and sources must be compiled, as well as a directive for the prosecution.
In 2022, a documentary titled Sarajevo Safari was released by director Miran Zupanic, which revealed the crimes of the Sarajevo Siege.
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DJT vs MJT: It’s war!
Donald Trump has finally had enough with Marjorie Taylor Greene, and unsurprisingly, Jeffrey Epstein was the straw that broke the camel’s back.
MTG has been consistent on her anti-Epstein messaging, frequently telling the media she believes all the files should be unclassified. Initially, this opinion aligned with Trump’s politics.
In 2024, Donald Trump ran on a platform dedicated to declassifying the Epstein files, even though it was reported that Trump himself was a frequent character.
As soon as Trump began his second term, he flipped on the Epstein issue, claiming the files were a ‘hoax’ and frequently downplaying the crimes of Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, his partner-in-crime.
Greene’s comments
The comments that finally made Trump shut the door on MTG came on Friday morning, with Greene appearing on CBS Mornings. Greene told hosts Gayle King, Tony Dokoupil and Nate Burleson that Trump is making a ‘huge miscalculation” by dismissing the bipartisan group of House representatives pushing to release the Epstein files.
“Just being very honest with you, it’s something that I don’t understand, [the government] will not protect the predators,”
Trump snaps
Trump initially took to Truth Social to make his opinions known, calling Greene a “raving lunatic” (yes, really), and claiming she has gone “far-left” because of her recent comments criticizing Republicans on the Epstein issue and the government shutdown.
“I understand that wonderful, Conservative people are thinking about primarying Marjorie in her District of Georgia, that they too are fed up with her and her antics and, if the right person runs, they will have my Complete and Unyielding Support,”
Trump added that he would no longer take Greene’s calls, effectively ending their relationship.
Greene responds
On her part, Greene didn’t take the comments lying down, stating on Twitter, “I have supported President Trump with too much of my precious time, too much of my own money, and fought harder for him even when almost all other Republicans turned their back and denounced him.”
She added that she “don’t worship Donald Trump,” saying something that most Republican politicians can’t.
Marjorie Taylor Greene has been one of Donald Trump’s most effective allies since 2016, and she is currently one of the most popular Republican representatives holding office.
Donald Trump has denied any wrongdoing regarding his friendship with criminal sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Unfortunately for DJT, there seems to be mounting evidence saying the contrary.
The House of Representatives will take up the Epstein vote again next week. The motion to release the files was last blocked in September, with Republican congresspeople outvoting Democrats 51-49.
New emails released
The Epstein situation found its way above the fold after new emails from Epstein were released last week. Though none of the emails explicitly outlined criminal wrongdoing by Donald Trump, his name was mentioned more than 150 times, according to the CBC.
One email claimed that Trump “knew about the girls,” and another claimed he was “the dog that hasn’t barked.”
We’ve often wondered what it would take for Michelle Obama to dip her toes into mainstream politics.
Well, we finally have an answer: when America grows up!
Speaking at a promotional event for her new book, The Look, Obama claimed the U.S. is ‘not ready’ for a female president, and that the country needed to ‘grow up’ before she could even entertain the thought of attempting a bid for president.
“As we saw in this past election, sadly, we ain’t ready… That’s why I’m like, don’t even look at me about running, because you all are lying. You’re not ready for a woman. You are not, so don’t waste my time.”
Making History
It’s no surprise to anyone that Democrats are begging Obama to step into the ring against right wing politics. Obama was the first black First Lady of the United States, a title that was always going to carry weight. The door was wide open for the American people to turn their backs on Mrs. Obama.
What happened instead? She became the most popular first lady since Rosalynn Carter, and a recent YouGov poll shows her as the second most popular American first lady of all time.
Michelle Obama captured the hearts and minds of Americans during Barack Obama’s eight years as president. Obama showed herself to be one of the most family-oriented first ladies in American history, while being one of the most individually successful.
Michelle Obama holds degrees from Princeton and Harvard Law; she is one of only four first ladies to have received an advanced degree.
Presidential hopeful?
Michelle Obama was first asked about running for president in 2016, right at the end of her husband’s final term in office. Her response? “I will not run for president. No, nope, not going to do it,”
She doubled down on the stance in 2017, at a Q&A at an architecture convention in Orlando, stating, « It’s all well and good until you start running, and then the knives come out… I wouldn’t ask my children to do this again because when you run for higher office, it’s not just you. It’s your whole family. »
Since 2017, Michelle Obama has been asked about her potential involvement in politics at every election cycle. In 2020, she was painted as a “dream running mate” for Joe Biden.
In 2024, when Kamala Harris ran, Obama campaigned for her, sparking rumours of a potential partnership until Tim Walz’s appointment.
Hard no from Michelle
Obama’s latest comments reaffirm her views on a presidential bid, but also shed some light on her reasoning.
“As we saw in this past election, sadly, we ain’t ready… That’s why I’m like, don’t even look at me about running ‘cause you all are lying. You’re not ready for a woman,”
She then dropped what might be the biggest truth bomb of her speaking career, saying to Ellis Ross, “We got a lot of growing up to do and there’s still … a lot of men who do not feel like they can be led by a woman and we saw it.”