Trump Might Be F*cked

According to an Epstein email, Trump spent hours at Epstein’s house with a victim. This is where Epstein called Trump “that dog that hasn’t barked”.

In another email between Michael Wolff and Epstein, Wolf suggests that Trump has been on Epstein’s plane and at his house in such a way that Epstein could save Trump by keeping secret about it.

This is all in the context of Trump being uncharacteristically resistant to releasing files about Epstein, even pressuring Republican congress people to not do it; in the context where Trump openly said that Epstein likes them young; in the context where Trump has had many many sex scandals; and in the context where the Trump administration has moved Epstein’s coconspirator to a more comfortable prison.

It looks like Trump was either involved in Epstein’s crimes, or knew about them and kept silent when he should not have. It’s possible that Trump didn’t really do or know anything, and just doesn’t want Epstein or Maxwell to make him look bad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUZGjl1OvC4

Israel’s president says ‘shocking’ settler violence against Palestinians must end

“Israel’s president and high-ranking military officials on Wednesday condemned attacks a day earlier by Jewish settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank, calling for an end to a growing wave of settler violence in the occupied territory.

President Isaac Herzog described the attacks as “shocking and serious,” adding a rare and powerful voice to what has been muted criticism by top Israeli officials of the settler violence. Herzog’s position, while largely ceremonial, is meant to serve as a moral compass and unifying force for the country.”

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/13/israels-president-says-shocking-settler-violence-against-palestinians-must-end-00650197

The next shutdown threat is around the corner

“The bipartisan deal to end the funding lapse includes a long-term agreement on just three of the dozen bills lawmakers need to finish each year to keep cash flowing to federal programs. And those three measures are some of the easiest to rally around — including money for veterans programs, food aid, assistance for farmers and the operations of Congress itself.

Together, they represent only about 10 percent of the roughly $1.8 trillion Congress doles out each year to federal agencies. Under the deal, everything else is funded on a temporary basis through Jan. 30 at levels first set by Congress in March 2024, when Joe Biden was president.

That leaves behind major open decisions about the vast majority of discretionary dollars — including for the military and public health programs — along with the stickiest policy issues. It doesn’t help that House and Senate leaders still haven’t agreed on an overall total for fiscal 2026 spending, amid GOP divisions over how deeply to cut.”

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/13/shutdown-appropriations-january-30-00649414

The 9 most shocking revelations in the Epstein docs

“In a 2019 email to Wolff, Epstein wrote that “Trump said he asked me to resign, never a member ever. [O]f course he knew about the girls as he asked ghislaine to stop.”

The message appears to reference Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club and Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted Epstein co-conspirator currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for crimes connected to Epstein.

The following year, Epstein and several associates received word that Reuters was readying a story about a lawsuit filed against the disgraced financier and Trump over an alleged sexual assault from 1994.

“Well, I guess if there’s anybody who can wave thus [sic] away, it’s Donald,” Wolff wrote. “Let me know if there’s anything I can do.”

These quotes seem too vague to draw strong conclusions from.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/12/here-are-9-of-the-most-shocking-revelations-in-the-latest-batch-of-epstein-documents-00649853

How Opioid Settlement Money Turned Into a $600K Party Fund

“The town of Irvington in Essex County, New Jersey, was hit hard by the opioid crisis. In 2023, the county recorded 459 drug overdose deaths, 401 of them opioid-related—the most deaths of any county in the state. Despite this predicament, Irvington officials spent most of their more than $1 million share of opioid settlement funds not on treatment, prevention, or recovery programs, but on a pair of summer concerts with DJs, luxury trailers, and catered food.

The town billed the concerts as “Opioid Awareness Day,” but they appeared designed more to promote awareness of Mayor Tony Vauss. His name topped the event’s promotional materials, and, as the State Comptroller later noted, “no opioid-related information appeared on stage, though two large posters of Mayor Vauss flanked it.””

https://reason.com/2025/10/31/how-opioid-settlement-money-turned-into-a-600k-party-fund/

Senate Investigations Find Medical Neglect and Other Human Rights Violations in Immigration Detention Centers

“Two reports find that the detention system is failing to provide detainees with adequate food, water, and medical care.”

https://reason.com/2025/11/03/senate-investigations-find-medical-neglect-and-other-human-rights-violations-in-immigration-detention-centers/

Oklahoma’s Obscenity Bait and Switch Could Ban Pride Parades and Public Drag Shows

“Oklahoma lawmakers are suggesting that a new state law aimed at “adult performances” means municipalities must predict what sorts of events might become obscene and preemptively prohibit them. It’s a clear recipe for chilling protected speech—especially drag performances, which were one of the main targets of the law.”

https://reason.com/2025/11/03/oklahomas-obscenity-bait-and-switch-could-ban-pride-parades-and-public-drag-shows/