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MeidasTouch
Posted - July 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Saved - January 30, 2026 at 8:13 PM
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A 1991 Look of the Year judging by Trump is cited alongside a Guardian report on Elite’s Look of the Year trafficking allegations. The response lists numerous figures allegedly linked to Epstein and trafficking, linking them to Trump or his circle (RFK Jr, Barr, Dershowitz, Acosta, Musk, Thiel, Lutnick, Bannon, Mnuchin, Brunel, Arif, Sater, Casablancas, Roy Cohn, Zampolli, Melania Knauss Trump, Robert Maxwell, Rupert Murdoch, Virginia Giuffre, Epstein). It references flight logs, underage claims, and broad connections.

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UNEARTHED: Donald Trump judges the 1991 Look of the Year modeling competition organized by Elite Model Management, featuring participants as young at 14-years-old. A 2020 Guardian investigation into Elite's Look of the Year competition uncovered allegations from former contestants and industry insiders that the competition was used by founder John Casablancas and others to engage in sexual relationships with vulnerable young models, some of whom were teenagers.

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The transcript describes a rigorous process applied to a group of contestants followed by the decisive moment when finalists are chosen. It begins with a factual overview: 58 contestants participated in an exhaustive round of personal interviews designed to help the judges discover what makes each one special. This framing sets the stage for a meticulous screening that goes beyond surface-level impressions to uncover deeper qualities. In the next sequence, there is a reference to a comment by Amy and a brief moment of interaction: The five nine reading? Yes. Serious, We made measurement, and I can put it. Okay. Okay. Thank you very much, Amy. This portion indicates that the judges or organizers mention a measuring or assessment component, and Amy is acknowledged for her participation or input. The exact phrasing is somewhat garbled, but the gist is that a measurement or assessment step was part of the process and that Amy is thanked. The narrative then emphasizes the atmosphere inside the judging room. The concentration was intense inside the Judging room. This line underscores the seriousness and focus with which the judges approached evaluating each contestant, signaling a high-stakes environment where the impressions gathered would influence outcomes. A brief exchange follows that hints at the evaluative tension in the room: What if we don't like you as you are? This question suggests that judges are considering authenticity and how contestants present themselves, weighing whether genuine character aligns with the judges’ criteria for top models. The transcript also captures a moment of emotion and excitement: And out. I'm just so excited. This conveys the personal investment of the participants and the emotional stakes of the process, reflecting both anticipation and the desire to make a favorable impression. The evaluative criteria are spelled out in more general terms: Each girl was considered not only for her beauty and poise, but also for her personality and that indefinable something extra that makes a top model. This statement outlines a multi-faceted approach to judging, combining appearance with personality traits and an elusive quality that differentiates successful models. There is a procedural moment where assistance is provided to a contestant: Okay. Do want to pull your hair back one second? Alright. Thank you very much, Ingrid. Good luck to you tonight. Thank you. Bye. This shows individualized attention and practical steps taken in the moment to prepare a contestant for judging. Finally, the emotional culmination is described: When it came time to choose the 21 finalists, emotions ran high as each judge expressed his or her opinion. This line captures the decisive phase of the competition, highlighting the strong feelings and varied perspectives of the judges as they settle on the final group.
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Speaker 0: The 58 contestants participated in an exhaustive round of personal interviews designed to help our judges discover what makes each one special. Speaker 1: The five nine reading? Yes. Serious, We made measurement, and I can put it. Okay. Okay. Okay. Thank you very much, Amy. Speaker 0: The concentration was intense inside the Judging room Speaker 1: What if we don't like you as you are? Speaker 0: And out. I'm Speaker 1: just so excited. Speaker 0: Each girl was considered not only for her beauty and poise, but also for her personality and that indefinable something extra that makes a top model. Speaker 1: Okay. Do want to pull your hair back one second? Alright. Thank you very much, Ingrid. Good luck to you tonight. Thank you. Bye. Speaker 0: When it came time to choose the 21 finalists, emotions ran high Speaker 1: as each judge expressed his or her opinion.

@Sjacobs2020 - Former Republican 🇺🇸

WHY TRUMP CANNOT RELEASE THE FILES. 1. RFK Jr.: Introduced to his second wife, Mary (died by suicide), by her best friend Ghislaine Maxwell. Admitted to multiple Lolita Express flights. Accused of assault by several victims, including his nanny. Trump’s HHS Secretary. 2. Bill Barr: Father, Donald Barr, hired Epstein as a teacher at his private school (unqualified) and wrote a sci-fi sexploitation novel involving sexual assault of underage girls. Trump’s Attorney General. 3. Alan Dershowitz: Epstein friend, flew on Lolita Express, admitted to massages from Epstein victims. Virginia Giuffre claimed Epstein sex-trafficked her to Dershowitz at least six times, starting at age 16. Epstein’s lawyer (with Ken Starr), secured “illegal” plea deal from Alexander Acosta. Trump’s impeachment lawyer. 4. Alexander Acosta: U.S. Attorney who gave Epstein his 2008 "sweetheart" plea deal. Trump’s Labor Secretary. 5. Elon Musk: Brother Kimbal met girlfriend through Epstein. Elon visited Epstein’s home. Epstein claimed to be Elon’s financial advisor and exchanged emails. Subpoenaed in Epstein case for financial records and documents on Epstein’s human trafficking. Virgin Islands believed Musk may have been a client of Epstein (Epstein Island). 6. Peter Thiel: business associate of Epstein, Epstein invested $40M in Thiel's Valar Ventures in 2015, Epstein arranged meetings between Thiel and Russian officials leading up to the 2016 election, founding member of PayPal with Musk, political financier of Trump, boss/financier/mentor of JD Vance, founder of Palantir (AI software used by U.S. government) 7. Howard Lutnick: Bought Jeffrey's old condo from Epstein's brother in the 1990's across from Epstein’s new NYC party palace (Trump videos). Trump’s Commerce Secretary. 8. Steve Bannon: Became Epstein’s close friend and advisor after leaving White House in 2017. Was making documentary, “The Monsters: Epstein’s Life Among the Global Elite,” before Epstein’s 2019 arrest. Claims to have 16 hours of unreleased Epstein interviews. Trump’s White House chief strategist. 9. Steve Mnuchin: Listed as point of contact for Jean-Luc Brunel’s modeling agency. Trump’s Treasury Secretary. 10. Jean-Luc Brunel: Epstein’s trafficking partner, worked for John Casablancas at Elite Model Management, supplied teens for trafficking to Epstein and Tevfik Arif. Died by suicide in prison (2022). 11. Tevfik Arif: Charged with trafficking underage teens via Epstein’s partner Jean-Luc Brunel. Trump’s Bayrock Group business partner. 12. Felix Sater: Trump and Arif’s Bayrock partner, son of Russian mob underboss. 13. John Casablancas: Elite Model Management founder, Trump’s friend since the 1970s, hosted teen modeling parties with Trump (Look of the Year). Accused pedophile (multiple victims died mysteriously). Linked to Brunel and Epstein. Inspired Trump’s modeling ventures (Miss Teen USA, Trump Model Management). Introduced to Trump via Roy Cohn. 14. Roy Cohn: Accused pedophile, Trump’s mentor, Fred Trump’s fixer. 15. Paolo Zampolli: founder of ID Models, accused of trafficking models, attempted to buy Elite Model Management with his business partner Jeffrey Epstein. He introduced his model Melania Knauss (Trump) to Donald Trump in 1998. Trump's Envoy to Italy. 16: Melanija Knavs (Melania Knauss Trump): runner-up for Slovenia's "Look of the Year" in 1992, brought to U.S. by Paolo Zampolli in 1996, introduced by Zampolli to Trump in 1998 at a "modeling party". Epstein claimed he made the original introduction. Zampolli was integral in getting her Einstein Visa. 17. Robert Maxwell: Ghislaine’s father, Mossad and KGB agent, died mysteriously, found floating near his yacht. 18. Rupert Murdoch: friends with Robert Maxwell since the 1960s, in Jeffrey Epstein's black book multiple times. His daughter was a student of Jeffrey Epstein at the Dalton school from 1974 to 1976, where Bill Barr's father was the headmaster. 19. Virginia Giuffre: Trafficking victim, met Maxwell while working as a "towel girl" at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago spa (age 16). Died by suicide in April 2025 after surviving a car accident days earlier. 20. Jeffrey Epstein: Claimed Mossad ties, died by suicide (2019). Allegedly visited by Bill Barr 24 hours before death (mob informant). Missing security footage. 21. Trump: On flight logs 7 times, in black book 2 times. Multiple witnesses and underage accusers of sexual misconduct or assault. Over 27 adult female accusers of sexual misconduct or assault.

MeidasTouch
Posted - October 24, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Saved - October 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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I say there’s a growing view that protectionist tariffs harm prosperity and that free, fair competition is best. I point to the Great Depression and the Smoot-Hawley tariff to show how tariffs invite retaliation, raise barriers, stifle innovation, and cost jobs. Markets shrink and people suffer when protection prevails. I’m determined to spare Americans from such policies, even as some in Congress pursue quick, special-interest gains.

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Here’s the original clip of Ronald Reagan from April 25, 1987, where he delivered a complete and total rebuke against tariffs. Trump is calling Reagan’s words in this video “FAKE” and “fraudulent.” They’re 100% real. And the original clip is actually far worse for Trump, as much is left out of the ad. Watch this clip and read the full transcript: Throughout the world, there's a growing realization that the way to prosperity for all nations is rejecting protectionist legislation and promoting fair and free competition. Now, there are sound historical reasons for this. For those of us who lived through the Great Depression, the memory of the suffering it caused is deep and searing. And today, many economic analysts and historians argue that high tariff legislation passed back in that period, called the Smoot-Hawley tariff, greatly deepened the depression and prevented economic recovery. You see, at first when someone says, let's impose tariffs on foreign imports, it looks like they're doing the patriotic thing by protecting American products and jobs. And sometimes for a short while, it works, but only for a short time. What eventually occurs is, first, homegrown industries start relying on government protection in the form of high tariffs. They stop competing and stop making the innovative management and technological changes they need to succeed in world markets. And then, while all this is going on, something even worse occurs. High tariffs inevitably lead to retaliation by foreign countries and the triggering of fierce trade wars. The result is more and more tariffs, higher and higher trade barriers, and less and less competition. So soon, because of the prices made artificially high by tariffs that subsidize inefficiency and poor management, people stop buying. Then the worst happens. Markets shrink and collapse, businesses and industry shut down, and millions of people lose their jobs. The memory of all this occurring back in the 30s made me determined when I came to Washington to spare the American people the protectionist legislation that destroys prosperity. Now, it hasn't always been easy. There are those in the Congress, just as there were back in the 30s, who want to go for the quick political advantage, who risk America's prosperity for the sake of a short-term appeal to some special interest group, who forget that more than 5 million American jobs are directly tied to the foreign export business, and additional millions are tied to imports. Well, I've never forgotten those jobs. And on trade issues, by and large, we've done well.

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Speaker 0 argues that nations prosper by rejecting protectionist legislation and promoting fair, free competition. He recalls the Great Depression to emphasize the consequences of protectionism, asserting that high tariff legislation like the Smoot-Hawley Tariff greatly deepened the Depression and hindered economic recovery. Initially, imposing tariffs on foreign imports may seem patriotic by protecting American products and jobs, but the effect is usually temporary. Over time, homegrown industries rely on government protection through high tariffs, stop competing, and stop making innovative management and technological changes needed to succeed in world markets. He explains that high tariffs provoke retaliation by foreign countries, triggering fierce trade wars. The result is more tariffs, higher trade barriers, and less competition. Because tariffs artificially raise prices and subsidize inefficiency and poor management, consumer buying declines. Markets shrink and collapse, businesses and industries shut down, and millions of people lose their jobs. The memory of these events during the thirties motivated him, upon arriving in Washington, to spare the American people from protectionist legislation that destroys prosperity. He acknowledges that it has not always been easy. There are those in Congress who seek quick political advantage and risk America’s prosperity for the sake of short-term appeal to special interest groups. He notes that more than 5,000,000 American jobs are directly tied to the foreign export business and additional millions are tied to imports. He emphasizes that he has never forgotten those jobs, and that on trade issues, by and large, progress has been achieved.
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Speaker 0: Throughout the world, there's a growing realization that the way to prosperity for all nations is rejecting protectionist legislation and promoting fair and free competition. Now there are sound historical reasons for this. For those of us who lived through the Great Depression, the memory of the suffering it caused is deep and searing. And today, many economic analysts and historians argue that high tariff legislation passed back in that period called the Smoot Hawley Tariff, greatly deepened the depression and prevented economic recovery. You see, at first when someone says, let's impose tariffs on foreign imports, it looks like they're doing the patriotic thing by protecting American products and jobs. And sometimes for a short while it works, but only for a short time. What eventually occurs is first homegrown industries start relying on government protection in the form of high tariffs. They stop competing and stop making the innovative management and technological changes they need to succeed in world markets. And then while all this is going on, something even worse occurs. High tariffs inevitably lead to retaliation by foreign countries and the triggering of fierce trade wars. The result is more and more tariffs, higher and higher trade barriers and less and less competition. So soon because of the prices made artificially high by tariffs that subsidize inefficiency and poor management, people stop buying. Then the worst happens, markets shrink and collapse, businesses and industries shut down, and millions of people lose their jobs. The memory of all this occurring back in the thirties made me determined when I came to Washington to spare the American people the protectionist legislation that destroys prosperity. Now it hasn't always been easy. There are those in the congress just as there were back in the thirties who wanna go for the quick political advantage, who risk America's prosperity for the sake of a short term appeal to some special interest group who forget that more than 5,000,000 American jobs are directly tied to the foreign export business and additional millions are tied to imports. Well, I've never forgotten those jobs. And on trade issues, by and large, we've done well.

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If Joffrey Baratheon grew up to be an American president, this is pretty much what it would look like. https://t.co/VxV3MqDzlg

MeidasTouch
Posted - July 24, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Saved - July 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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In a deposition from 2010, Jeffrey Epstein confirmed he had socialized with Donald Trump but invoked his Fifth, Sixth, and 14th Amendment rights when asked about socializing with females under 18. The Daily Wire reported on this deposition in 2016, highlighting how Epstein initially answered questions affirmatively before refusing to respond to the more sensitive inquiry. This exchange raises questions about the nature of their relationship and the implications of his refusal to answer.

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🚨🚨🚨 Watch Jeffrey Epstein plead his Fifth, Sixth, and 14th Amendment rights when asked if he and Donald Trump socialized with females under the age of 18 during a 2010 deposition: Q: Have you ever had a personal relationship with Donald Trump? A. What do you mean by "personal relationship," sir? Q. Have you socialized with him? A. Yes, sir. Q. Yes? A. Yes, sir. Q. Have you ever socialized with Donald Trump in the presence of females under the age of 18? A: Though l'd like to answer that question, at least today l'm going to have to assert my Fifth, Sixth, and 14th Amendment rights, sir.

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Speaker 0 asked Speaker 1 if they had a personal relationship with Donald Trump, clarifying if they had socialized with him. Speaker 1 answered affirmatively. Speaker 0 then asked if Speaker 1 had ever socialized with Donald Trump in the presence of females under the age of 18. Speaker 1 invoked their Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights and declined to answer the question.
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Speaker 0: Have you ever had a personal relationship with Donald Trump? Speaker 1: What do you mean by personal relationships? Speaker 0: You socialized with him? Speaker 1: Yes, sir. Yes? Yes, sir. Speaker 0: Have you ever socialized with Donald Trump in the presence of females under the age of 18? Speaker 1: Though I'd like to answer that question at least today, I'm going to have to assert my fifth, sixth, and fourteenth Amendment right answer.

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Here is the right-wing Daily Wire reporting on the contents of this deposition back in 2016: https://www.dailywire.com/news/7-things-you-need-know-about-trump-and-sex-slave-amanda-prestigiacomo

7 Things You Need To Know About Trump And Sex Slave Island Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has thrown everything but the kitchen sink at Hillary Clinton when it comes to her husband’s escapades. “The kitchen sink,” in this case, is Jeffery Epstein’s “Sex Slave Island” and President Bill Clinton’s ties to it.Why wouldn’t Trump use this ammo? The answer is simple: Trump himself has ties to Epstein, the billionaire Democratic donor and convicted pedophile known for having under-age sex slaves on his private plane and what the media calls “Sex Slave Island.”Here are seven connections between Trump and Epstein’s sex slave endeavors that you need to know about:1.Trump himself has said that Epstein is “a lot of fun to be with,” adding that he admired the sex offender’s affinity for beautiful women “on the younger side.” “I’ve known Jeff for fifteen years. Terrific guy,” Trump once said about the convicted sex offender. “He’s a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side. No doubt about it — Jeffrey enjoys his social life.”2. Trump was named in Epstein’s “little black book.” Epstein’s “little black book” was stolen by a former employee in 2004. The book, nicknamed “The Holy Grail” by the employee, revealed the name of Donald Trump and listed “14 phone numbers including emergency numbers, car numbers, and numbers to Trump’s security guard and houseman.” 3. Trump has allegedly flown on Epstein’s private plane — a hot spot for under-age sex orgies. “Mark Epstein, Jeffrey’s brother, testified in 2009 that Trump flew on Jeffrey’s private jet at least once,” reports VICE News. “Meanwhile, message pads [see below] from Epstein’s Palm Beach mansion that were seized by investigators and obtained by VICE News indicate that Trump called Epstein twice in November of 2004.”Epstein’s private Boeing 727, according to one of his alleged victims, Virginia Roberts, was nicknamed the “Lolita Express.” Roberts recalled “unsavoury” sex orgies on the private plane when she was just 15 years of age with Epstein and his friends. 4. Both Trump and Epstein are named as sex abusers in a case with an under-aged girl.Radar Online reports that a woman in California, “identified” as Katie Johnson, filed a $100 million lawsuit against Trump on April 26, accusing the real estate mogul of raping her when she was just 13 years old.Johnson “claims Trump raped her when she was 13-years-old and forced her to engage in sex acts by threatening to harm her and her family,” notes The Independent UK. “She claims the alleged abuse took place over a four-month period at underage sex parties held in New York City in 1994.” Epstein was also named for alleged sexual misconduct and threats.Trump’s team adamantly denies the accusation, suspecting the claim is possibly a hoax since there is allegedly “no evidence” the plaintiff “actually exists.”5. Epstein admitted to knowing Trump under oath, and curiously pled the fifth to Trump attending sex parties with underage girls.Back in 2010, Epstein admitted to “socializing” with Trump, but when a lawyer representing an under-aged victim of Epstein’s asked if he has “ever socialized with Donald Trump in the presence of females under the age of 18,” Epstein curiously pled the Fifth. Per Vice News:Q: Have you ever had a personal relationship with Donald Trump?A. What do you mean by “personal relationship,” sir?Q. Have you socialized with him?A. Yes, sir.Q. Yes?A. Yes, sir.Q. Have you ever socialized with Donald Trump in the presence of females under the age of 18?A: Though I’d like to answer that question, at least today I’m going to have to assert my Fifth, Sixth, and 14th Amendment rights, sir.6. At least one of Epstein’s underage sex victims was recruited from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago — which he frequented often. Virginia Roberts, an alleged victim of Epstein’s, “was recruited to perform a massage for Epstein while working as a $9-per-hour locker room attendant at Mar-A-Lago.”Roberts claims that “Epstein turned her into a ‘sex slave’ and pimped her out to various friends, including England’s Prince Andrew. Over the years, the passengers on Epstein’s jet, she said, included ‘a whole bunch of other girls, sometimes famous people, sometimes some politicians.'”7. Trump was subpoenaed in 2009 for his connection to Epstein’s under-age sex slave rings. Trump has denied ever being served. In 2009, Trump was subpoenaed in a case against Epstein concerning victim Virginia Roberts. Trump’s attorney Alan Garten said that the subpoena “never happened.”“There is no debate over what happened,” said one of Roberts’ attorneys. “I served Mr. Trump with a subpoena for deposition in 2009. He talked to me voluntarily, and consequently we withdrew the subpoena in light of his voluntarily providing information…. I can’t imagine there being any dispute of any of this.”Additionally, Garten told VICE News in January that Mr. Trump has “no relationship” with Epstein other than the Democratic donor frequenting Trump’s Mar-A-Lago. “A lot of people hung out there, including Jeffrey Epstein,” said Garten. “That is the only connection.”According to the evidence, however, the connections with Epstein appear to go a lot deeper than that. dailywire.com

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Note how Epstein clearly answers the first question in the clip with a “yes”—and then pivots to asserting his rights in the follow-up question. Q: Have you ever had a personal relationship with Donald Trump? A. What do you mean by "personal relationship," sir? Q. Have you socialized with him? A. Yes, sir. Q. Yes? A. Yes, sir. Q. Have you ever socialized with Donald Trump in the presence of females under the age of 18? A: Though l'd like to answer that question, at least today l'm going to have to assert my Fifth, Sixth, and 14th Amendment rights, sir.

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@BlueATLGeorgia By his own admission…

MeidasTouch
Posted - July 12, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Saved - July 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM

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The transcript includes claims about Donald Trump's connections to Jeffrey Epstein and alleged comments about women. In 2002, Trump said of Epstein, "he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side." Trump reportedly admired Epstein's lifestyle. Trump allegedly said about Cohen's then fifteen-year-old daughter, "look at that piece of I would love some of that." It is claimed Trump was interested in younger women and that women would "age out" for him. Trump allegedly said about a young girl, "I'm gonna be dating her in ten years." A lawsuit alleges Trump raped a girl when she was 13 years old. Trump said of Prince Andrew, "I don't know Prince Andrew, but it's, it's a tough story," despite having been photographed with him. Trump said of Ghislaine Maxwell, "I've met her numerous times over the years...I wish her well."
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Speaker 0: Charges that Jeffrey Epstein was running a sex trafficking ring in the early two thousands that included underage girls as young as 14 years old. Donald Trump in 2002 said of Epstein, he's a lot of fun to be with. It's even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side. Speaker 1: He routinely spoke fawningly of Jeffrey. He admired Epstein's lifestyle. Speaker 2: Your daughter, she's beautiful. A piece can I say this? A piece of She's Speaker 1: actually always been very voluptuous. Speaker 2: What does Tiffany have of Marla's? Speaker 1: She's got Marla's legs. We don't know whether or not she's got disappointment. Speaker 0: You were playing tennis and you came off the court. Quote, look at that piece of I would love some of that. It so happened that Trump was referring to Cohen's then fifteen year old daughter, Samantha. Speaker 2: I had the impression that he was interested in younger women and that, Speaker 0: you know, women would age out for him. Miss teen universe? Yeah. Speaker 2: That's like giving Jeffrey Dahmer a cooking show. Speaker 1: I'll go backstage before a show, and everyone's getting dressed and ready and everything else. And I'm allowed to go in because I'm the owner of the pageant, and therefore, I'm inspecting it. They stayed in there with no Speaker 0: Donald Trump is heard making questionable comments about a young girl. Speaker 1: You're going up the escalator? I'm gonna be dating her in ten years. Speaker 2: A lawsuit against the presumptive GOP nominee alleges he raped a girl when she was 13 years old. Prince Andrew answering questions for the first time about his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Speaker 1: I don't know Prince Andrew, but it's, it's a tough story. Speaker 2: Trump has been photographed with Prince Andrew as far back as the year February. Speaker 0: Ghislaine Maxwell is accused of helping sexually abuse underage girls. Speaker 1: I've met her numerous times over the years, especially since I lived in Palm Beach, and I guess they lived in Palm Beach. But I wish her well. Speaker 2: You you know about sexual predators and things like that. I mean You are one. Alright. But I wasn't gonna say that. But that it's true.
MeidasTouch
Posted - June 11, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Saved - June 11, 2025 at 2:25 AM

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🚨🚨FULL SPEECH Governor Newsom delivers a powerful and urgent address to the people of California and the nation in direct response to President Trump’s illegal militarization of Los Angeles and his broader assault on our democracy. A must watch till the end. https://t.co/fBWbKDkpSR

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Following large-scale federal raids targeting hardworking immigrant families in Los Angeles, California deployed police to maintain peace during protests. Federal agents used tear gas, flashbang grenades, and rubber bullets, allegedly undermining due process rights. Without consulting local law enforcement, President Trump deployed 2,000 National Guard members, escalating the situation. After violence and vandalism occurred, Trump federalized another 2,000 guard members and deployed active US Marines, leading to a military presence in Los Angeles. Agents are reportedly arresting dishwashers, gardeners, and others, beyond violent criminals. California filed a legal challenge to the troop deployment and sought a court order to halt military law enforcement activities. The speaker stated that Trump is assaulting American traditions by firing watchdogs, declaring war on knowledge, delegitimizing news, dictating university curricula, and targeting law firms. Trump's actions extend nationwide, threatening democracy by undermining checks and balances. The speaker urged citizens to exercise their rights peacefully and resist complicity.
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Speaker 0: I wanna say a few words about the events of the last few days. This past weekend, federal agents conducted large scale workplace raids in and around Los Angeles. Those raids continue as I speak. California is no stranger to immigration enforcement. But instead of focusing on undocumented immigrants with serious criminal records and people with final deportation orders, a strategy both parties have long supported, This administration is pushing mass deportations, indiscriminately targeting hardworking immigrant families regardless of their roots or risk. What's happening right now is very different than anything we've seen before. On Saturday morning, when federal agents jumped out of an unmarked van near a Home Depot parking lot, they began grabbing people, a deliberate targeting of a heavily Latino suburb. A similar scene played out when a clothing company was raided downtown. In other actions, a US citizen, nine months pregnant, was arrested, a four year old girl, taken, families separated, friends, quite literally, disappearing. In response, everyday Angelenos came out to exercise their constitutional right to free speech and assembly, to protest their government's actions. In turn, the state of California and the city and county of Los Angeles sent our police officers to help keep the peace. And with some exceptions, they were successful. Like many states, California is no stranger to this sort of unrest. We manage it regularly and with our own law enforcement, but this, again, was different. What then ensued was the use of tear gas, flashbang grenades, rubber bullets, federal agents detaining people and undermining their due process rights. Donald Trump, without consulting California law enforcement leaders, commandeered 2,000 of our state's National Guard members to deploy on our streets illegally and for no reason. This brazen abuse of power by a sitting president inflamed a combustible situation, putting our people, our officers, and even our National Guard at risk. That's when the downward spiral began. He doubled down on his dangerous National Guard deployment by fanning the flames even harder. And the president, he did it on purpose. As the news spread throughout LA, anxiety for family and friends ramped up. Protests started again. By night, several dozen lawbreakers became violent and destructive. They vandalized property. They tried to assault police officers. Many of you have seen the video clips of cars burning on cable news. If you incite violence I wanna be clear about this. If you incite violence or destroy our communities, you're going to be held to account. That kind of criminal behavior will not be tolerated. Full stop. Already, more than 220 people have been arrested, and we're reviewing tapes to build additional cases, and people will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Again, thanks to our law enforcement officers and the majority of Angelenos who protested peacefully, the situation was winding down and was concentrated in just a few square blocks downtown. With that, that's not what Donald Trump wanted. He again chose escalation. He chose more force. He chose theatrics over public safety. He federalized another 2,000 guard members. He deployed more than 700 active US marines. These are the men and women trained for foreign combat, not domestic law enforcement. We honor their service. We honor their bravery, but we do not want our streets militarized by our own armed forces. Not in LA, not in California, not anywhere. We're seeing unmarked cars. Unmarked cars in school parking lots. Kids afraid of attending their own graduation. Trump is pulling a military dragnet all across Los Angeles, well beyond his stated intent to just go after violent and serious criminals. His agents are arresting dishwashers, gardeners, day laborers, and seamstresses. That's just weakness, weakness masquerading as strength. Donald Trump's government isn't protecting our community. They're traumatizing our communities, and that seems to be the entire point. California will keep fighting. It will keep fighting on behalf of our people, all of our people, including in the courts. Just yesterday, we filed a legal challenge to Donald Trump's reckless deployment of American troops to a major American city. Today, we sought an emergency court order to stop the use of the American military to engage in law enforcement activities across Los Angeles. If some of us could be snatched off the streets without a warrant based only on suspicion or skin color, then none of us are safe. Authoritarian regimes begin by targeting people who are least able to defend themselves, but they do not stop there. Trump and his loyalists, they thrive on division because it allows them to take more power and exert even more control. And by the way, Trump, he's not opposed to lawlessness and violence as long as it serves him. What more evidence do we need than January 6? I ask everyone. Take time. Reflect on this perilous moment. A president who wants to be bound by no law or constitution, perpetuating a unified assault on American traditions. This is a president who in just over a hundred and forty days has fired government watchdogs that could hold him accountable, accountable for corruption and fraud. He's declared a war, a war on culture, on history, on science, on knowledge itself. Databases quite literally are vanishing. He's delegitimizing news organizations, and he's assaulting the Amendment. And the threat of defunding them, At threat, he's dictating what universities themselves can teach. He's targeting law firms and the judicial branch that are the foundations of an orderly and civil society. He's calling for a sitting governor to be arrested for no other reason than to, in his own words, for getting elected. And we all know this Saturday. He's ordering our American heroes, the United States military, and forcing them to put on a vulgar display to celebrate his birthday, just as other failed dictators have done in the past. Look. This isn't just about protests here in Los Angeles. When Donald Trump sought blanket authority to commandeer the National Guard, he made that order apply to every state in this nation. This is about all of us. This is about you. California may be but it clearly will not end here. Other states are next. Democracy is next. Democracy is under assault before our eyes. This moment we have feared has arrived. He's taking a wrecking ball. A wrecking ball to our founding fathers' historic project, three coequal branches of independent government. There are no longer any checks and balances. Congress is nowhere to be found. Speaker Johnson has completely abdicated that responsibility. The rule of law has increasingly been given way to the rule of Don. The founding fathers, they didn't live and die to see this kind of moment. It's time for all of us to stand up. Justice Brandeis, you said it best. In a democracy, the most important office, with all due respect, mister president, is not the presidency, and it's certainly not governor. The most important office is office of citizen. At this moment at this moment, we all need to stand up and be held to account a higher level of accountability. If you exercise your Amendment rights, please, please do it peacefully. I know many of you are are feeling deep anxiety, stress, and fear, but I want you to know that you are the antidote to that fear and that anxiety. What Donald Trump wants most is your fealty, your silence to be complicit in this moment. Do not give in to him.
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MAJOR BREAKING: COLORADO SUPREME COURT RULES TRUMP IS DISQUALIFIED FROM HOLDING OFFICE FOR VIOLATING INSURRECTION CLAUSE IN THE U.S. CONSTITUTION https://www.meidastouch.com/news/colorado-supreme-court-disqualifies-trump-from-ballot-for-violating-insurrection-clause

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Posted - December 6, 2023 at 11:01 PM
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In a recent 14th Amendment case, Trump's lawyer challenged the definition of an insurrection. When accused of making things up, the lawyer responded that even the judge was doing the same. This video was shared using @SnapStream, a tool for capturing and covering live events. Learn more about it here.

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This was an actual comment made by Trump's lawyer today in the 14th Amendment case in Colorado as Trump's lawyers sought to challenge the definition of an insurrection: Trump lawyer: Now you're gonna tell me, "Mr. Gessler, you're making it up." And I'm going to say, "Well so did the judge." And I'll say, "We're all sort of making it up at the end of the day."

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The speakers discuss the definition of insurrection. Speaker 1 argues that the definition should be narrow and not include every act of force or threat against the government. They believe that historical context and duration should be considered. Speaker 0 questions where these conditions come from, citing a dictionary definition. Speaker 1 suggests looking at the State Attorney General's briefs for clarification. Speaker 2 interjects, stating that the breach of the Capitol during a core constitutional function could be seen as an insurrection. Speaker 1 responds by saying that there is no clear standard and it is subjective. Speaker 3 emphasizes the need to determine if the events of January 6th constituted an insurrection without needing a universal definition.
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Speaker 0: Why don't you focus, because your time is limited, on the one the district court adopted? I mean, any public use of force or threat of force by a group of people to hinder or prevent the execution of the constitution. What's wrong with that definition? Speaker 1: Way too broad. I think the petitioners actually admitted that A group of people threatening a mailman and preventing him or her from their constitutional duties because that's one of the constitutional powers that Congress has, would constitute an insurrection. Speaker 0: What if we narrowed it to say prevent United States government. Speaker 1: Transfer. I don't think so, and I'm not sure, Your Honor. Look, I mean, if you look at historically in the context of how insurrection was used, I mean, It has to be for a substantial duration, not 3 hours. There has to be some geographical scope. There has to be a goal of nullifying all governmental authority in an area. Speaker 0: I guess I'm not sure where you said it has to be where the temporal provision where is all that coming from? And Webster's 3rd New International dictionary defines it as an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or against an established government. So you've added a whole lot of conditions there. I'm not sure where it came from. Speaker 1: I would urge you I think probably the best exposition of that was the State Attorney General's briefs and the authority that they provided, okay? But I think also if you look at sort of the historical Record. Now you're going to tell me, Mr. Gasser, you're making it up. And I'm going to say, well, so did the judge. It? And I'll say we're all sort of making it up at the end of the day. Speaker 2: Yes, sir? I just want to jump in on this point of how I don't know that we have to come up with a test it's going to necessarily address all circumstances. I guess the question, at least as to insurrection, setting apart whether President Trump engaged in insurrection. But as the insurrection, why isn't it enough that a violent mob breached the capital when it was when Congress was performing a core constitutional function. In some ways, that seems like a poster child for insurrection. Why is that not true? Speaker 1: Well, I it? I think what you're sort of saying is the famous quote, I don't know a definition of it, but I know it when I see it, We don't have a workable standard, but we think in this instance, there probably doesn't feel good and it just it Speaker 3: seems to be Speaker 1: a lot. [SPEAKER TROND ODEGARD WESTLIE:] Well, Speaker 3: it's more than it doesn't feel good. For purposes of this case, what we need to do is figure out whether what happened on January 6, it. It's one of the things we need to do is figure out whether what happened on January 6th constituted an insurrection. We don't need to come up with a definition for all times In all circumstances.

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🚨 During her proffer session before Georgia prosecutors, Jenna Ellis said Trump aide Dan Scavino told her weeks after the 2020 election that "the boss is not going to leave [The White House] under any circumstances. We are just going to stay in power.” https://t.co/j0eC55Mqid

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Dan Scavino, the former social media director for the White House, became deputy chief of staff. The conversation in question took place around December 19, 2020, at the White House. During the conversation, Scavino expressed excitement and stated that they didn't care about the claims and ability to challenge the election results. He emphasized that President Trump, whom they referred to as "the boss," would not leave under any circumstances and they intended to stay in power. When reminded that it doesn't work that way, Scavino reiterated that they didn't care.
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Speaker 0: Okay. And, at the time, period where they were gonna start to discuss what was, Dan Scavino's role? Speaker 1: At the time I believe his title was social media director for the White House. It became deputy chief of staff at the time that the conversation and question took place. Speaker 0: Okay. And when was that? Speaker 1: The conversation was around December 19, 2020, at the White House And I emphasized him I thought that the, the claims and the ability to challenge. The election results was essentially over because he said to me in a kind of excited tone, well, we don't care and we're not going to leave. And I What do you mean? And he said, well, the boss meaning President Trump and everyone understood the boss. That's what we all called him. He said the boss is not going to leave under any circumstances. We are just going to stay in power. And I said to him, well, it doesn't quite work that way, you realize. And he said, we don't care.
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In a surprising speech, Trump criticized Israel for not participating in the Soleimani operation, expressing disappointment and urging them to strengthen themselves. He even referred to Hamas as "smart." Read more about this unusual stance.

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Whoa. Trump just attacked Israel and said that he'll "never forget" that they didn't participate in the Soleimani operation. He said Israel "let us down" and needs to "straighten it out" and called them weak, saying they should "strengthen themselves up." https://t.co/pMrWLt8ojz

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We successfully completed the mission, but I will never forget how BB Netanyahu let us down. It was a terrible thing. The intelligence and actions of our opponents, potentially Iran, need to be addressed. They are smart and vicious, and everything they hear is being analyzed. We were disappointed by BB's attempt to take credit for our precise and magnificent job. They need to strengthen themselves up.
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Speaker 0: Room. We followed the whole thing. And about 15 seconds later, it was all over, and we did it. But I'll never forget I'll never forget that BB Netanyahu let us down. That was a very terrible thing. I will say that. And, so when I see, sometimes, the intelligence, you talk about the intelligence or you talk about some of the things that went wrong over the last week, they've got to straighten it out because they're fighting potentially a very big force. They're fighting potentially Iran. And when they have people saying the wrong things, everything they say is being digested by these people because they're vicious and they're smart. And boy, are they vicious because nobody's ever seen the kind of site that we've seen. Nobody's ever seen it. But they cannot play games, so we were disappointed by that. Very disappointed, but we did the job ourselves, and it was absolute precision, magnificent, beautiful job. And then, BB tried to take credit for it. That wasn't good. That didn't make me feel too good, but that's alright. So they gotta strengthen themselves up.

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READ MORE: Donald Trump unleashed on Israel during a bizarre and dangerous speech in West Palm Beach and called Hamas "smart." ⤵️ https://www.meidastouch.com/news/trump-attacks-israel-and-calls-them-weak-they-let-us-down

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Posted - September 21, 2023 at 2:17 AM
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BREAKING: Donald Trump orders House Republicans to shut down the government and defund all the prosecutions against him.

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