These are Chump's people. Remember that. He's a
convicted felon and he pardons people who commit treason. So nothing
should be a surprise. Matthew Chapman (RAW STORY) reports:
A
drug dealer whom President Donald Trump controversially granted
clemency to in 2021 once again faces violent criminal charges following a
long string of other arrests in the intervening years.
According
to The Daily Beast, Jonathan Braun "faces up to five years in prison if
[convicted] for all of the new crimes," which include "allegedly
swinging an IV pole at a hospital nurse, harassing a family nanny, and
evading at least 75 tolls in his white Lamborghini and black Ferrari."
Braun,
who has been arrested five times since being released and is currently
under federal lockup, has also been found guilty of violating his
parole.
Braun was sentenced to 10 years in
prison in 2019 for smuggling 220,000 pounds of marijuana. However, due
to a combination of giving prosecutors valuable information about his
loan sharking business and having connections to the Kushner family that
helped him pull weight with the president, Trump commuted his sentence
just before leaving office in 2021 — a highly controversial move at the
time, with some observers saying it was "a sign that the president’s
office had used its power to grant clemency arbitrarily," per The Beast.
The
new allegations also come five months after Braun was arrested on
suspicion of attacking his 3-year-old son and a guest in his home,
although the judge in that case dismissed the charges for lack of
evidence.
I thought Chumpy was tough on crime. Oh, that's right. He was lying.
The
Long Island resident had been accused of menacing a hospital nurse and a
fellow synagogue member on two separate incidents, as well as of
groping his family's nanny and evading bridge tolls.
A
federal judge ruled Friday that prosecutors proved the violations had
occurred "by a preponderance of the evidence" during a series of
hearings in Brooklyn federal court.
Chump let's criminals out of prison so they commit more crimes.
Wednesday, September 10, 2025. Chump goes out to eat last night nd
gets booed, he issues a denial insisting that the birthday greeting to
Jeffrey Epstein is not his, turns out a deal was made with Ghislaine
Maxwell before she spoke to Deputy AG Todd Blanche, the American people
need to know what that deal was, Chump continues to slaughter the
economy on all fronts -- employments, housing and inflation -- and much
more.
The
U.S. labor market is experiencing a turbulent phase in 2025, with job
losses reaching alarming levels. Reports indicate that over 800,000 jobs
have been cut in the first seven months of the year, marking a 75%
increase compared to the same period in 2024. This surge in job cuts is
the highest since the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, which saw over 1.8
million layoffs.
A report by
Challenger, Gray & Christmas highlights three primary causes for
these job cuts. Among them, the economic conditions and uncertainty
stemming from the tariffs imposed during Trump's administration are
significant contributors. These tariffs have increased the cost of
essential inputs for many U.S. businesses, squeezing profit margins.
Andrew
Challenger, a labor expert, noted that tariff-related concerns have
directly impacted nearly 6,000 jobs this year. The lack of clarity on
whether tariffs will remain, increase, or decrease adds to the economic
uncertainty, making it challenging for businesses to strategize
effectively. However, tariffs are not the sole factor in the current
employment crisis.
President Donald Trump has promised his high tariffs will inspire an American manufacturing renaissance.
Yet so far his controversial experiment has failed to inspire a jobs boom. Not only is hiring weak, but the industries most exposed to tariffs have been shedding workers – exactly the opposite of the intended outcome.
Job
growth in tariff-impacted sectors including manufacturing, construction
and transportation turned negative shortly after Trump started his
trade war this spring, according to a new analysis by Apollo Global
chief economist Torsten Slok.
Slok’s research,
based on a three-month moving average of Bureau of Labor Statistics data
on employment, shows that while tariff-impacted sectors had moments of
job loss in recent years, this is the first time payroll growth is
negative over a period of several months.
Employment in industries not affected by tariffs continues to increase, albeit at a slower pace than before the trade war.
Economist Justin Wolfers is sounding the alarm on the
potential for stagflation, warning that proposed tariffs could inflict a
painful combination of slowing growth and rising prices on the U.S.
economy.
In a recent interview, the University of Michigan
professor cautioned that Americans could soon get "‘two bad tastes at
the same time'—rising unemployment and rising inflation."
Wolfers
explained that the ingredients for this challenging scenario are
already present. He broke down the dual nature of stagflation,
describing it as a mix of economic stagnation and persistent inflation.
Also sounding the alarm is Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase. Hugh Son (CNBC) reports
he sees trouble coming and quotes him stating, "I think the economy is
weakening. Whether it's on the way to recession or just weakening, I
don't know."
Stephanie Ruhle has noted repeatedly on her MSNBC
program THE 11TH HOUR how various business leaders who would normally be
weighing in and expressing concern over the economy have been silent
for months now. Apparently, silence is no longer an option. CBS NEWS'
conversation with former CBO director Douglas Holtz-Eakin makes that
clear.
"Dead
in the water." The economy -- the bad economy -- is producing anxiety
in the housing market but it's not producing jobs. That includes for
Chump's tiny dicked base of boys who wish they were men. Courtney Brown (AXIOS) reports:
Younger adults are facing the worst labor market shock in years, one far more acute than the rest of the population.
Why
it matters: There's no denying the misery for young people who can't
find work. It might stunt their career growth for decades to come.
Threat level: What's
holding back hiring is a mix of fleeting, cyclical factors — economic
uncertainty as a result of Trump's trade policies, for instance, or high
interest rates.
Other factors, like the uptake of AI
eliminating entry-level positions, are likely structural. The result
might be a difficult hiring environment for younger people for the
foreseeable future.
Young but less-educated Americans also feel
the pinch. The sluggish pace of job gains is widespread across the
economy, including in industries that, in normal times, would be the
most likely to hire them.
What they're saying:
"There is a pile-up of young people that are looking for work," says
Guy Berger, the director of economic research at the Burning Glass
Institute.
18 to 29 year old White males -- don't call them men -- voted 63% for Chump. You got what you wanted boys. No jobs.
They're
so worried about their manhood that they can't see straight. They give
themselves names like "Big Balls" but they're not men, they're cowardly
little boys as we all saw when "Big Balls" got jumped in DC by
children. By children. Big Balls? Try no balls.
The Trump administration is obviously attempting to follow the
familiar playbook by which autocracies consolidate their power,
effectively turning America into a one-party state where almost everyone
accepts that resistance to the regime is futile and is afraid to show
any signs of opposition.
And by and large America’s elites have
offered no more resistance to authoritarian consolidation than a wet
Kleenex. But historically, anti-democratic parties that establish
lasting autocracies have done so with considerable initial support from
the broader public. At least at first, they’re actually popular,
especially because they deliver, or seem to deliver, major economic
gains.
That’s not happening for Trump, at all. And the big
question — to which I don’t know the answer — is whether a regime that
inherited a good economy but ruined it and whose non-economic policies
are deeply unpopular can still consolidate autocratic rule.
Epstein
and Maxwell, the economy, his attacks on immigrnts, attacking US
cities as though they're foreign countries? It's all piling up on
Chump. Sara Dorn (FORBES) explains:
Big Number
43%.
That’s Trump’s average approval rating so far during his second term,
slightly higher than his 41% average approval rating throughout the
duration of his first term, according to Gallup.
What Was Biden’s Approval Rating At This Point In His Term?
49%, according to Gallup’s Aug. 2-17, 2021 average.
As Ben notes this morning on MEIDASTOUCH NEWS, Chump went out last night and was greeted with boos.
What was it that Frederick Trump always used to say? Oh,
that's right, "Donald, you candy ass cry baby, you f**k up everything
you touch. You're an embarrassment to the family and I will never take
your mother's word that you are actually my flesh and blood. Stop
crying, you big baby."
I think Frederick Trump was onto something.
Let's
turn to Chump and his longterm relationships with convicted sex
traffickers Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Lawrence O'Donnell
pointed out last night that it took Chump over 24 hours but last night
Chump himself finally responded to Congress releasing the birthday card
he made for Jeffrey Epstein.
What
a little bitch. We all know it's his signature. It's in Epstein's
book. Chump says he doesn't use those words when, in fact, he does.
It's his signature and his style of drawing. At another time, we might
all be made to put our heads on our desks to see if Chump, the lying
student in the classroom, could return what he's stolen if we all
weren't looking.
He's pathetic.
MSNBC has compiled some of their coverage from yesterday on Chump's ongoing lies and his ongoing scandal.
A
Democratic lawmaker kept insisting Donald Trump may be guilty of
wrongdoing during his friendship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and
CNN anchor John Berman kept replying with disclaimers on Tuesday.
Rep.
Dave Min (D-Calif.), a member of the House Oversight Committee, and
Berman were discussing Monday’s release of Epstein records that included
a photo of Epstein and a Mar-a-Lago club member with an oversize check
that had an obviously fake Trump signature on it. The caption joked that
Trump bought a “fully depreciated” woman. The entry was part of the
“birthday book” made for Epstein in 2003 that Epstein’s estate handed
over to the committee.
The committee has been
investigating the Justice Department’s handling of the human
sex-trafficking case against Epstein (which was dropped after he died in
prison in 2019), while Trump has backed off from his promise to release
documents connected to his former friend.
Min
noted how Epstein’s victims, ranging in age from 12 to 22, said in
testimony to the committee that they felt “commodified” and
“disrespected.” He also asserted that Trump was part of Epstein’s inner
circle.
Berman offered one of many statements
to clarify matters and perhaps steer CNN clear of legal exposure.
“Again, I do want to say we have no reason to think that he was in any
way involved with that check itself, ” the journalist said. “Also, no
reason to think he’s conducted any wrongdoing involving Jeffrey
Epstein.”
“I would say we have lots of reasons to think
he was involved in wrongdoing,” Min interrupted. “I mean, at this
point, there’s a lot of smoke. There may be some fire, but I would just
push back and say I think there’s a lot reason to think Donald Trump was
involved.”
The
stunning release of a photograph of convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein
holding a joke novelty check as payment for a woman at Donald Trump’s
Mar-a-Lago estate may be a precursor to even worse revelations about
Trump and his former friend.
Appearing on MSNBC
on Tuesday morning, former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade claimed the
photo, which has been described as “Epstein and a longtime Mar-a-Lago
member joking about selling a 'fully depreciated' woman to Donald Trump
for $22,500," is far more alarming than the actual birthday letter Trump
allegedly wrote to his pal Epstein, which was also revealed on on
Monday after being hinted at weeks ago.
McQuade was asked on “Morning Joe, “Where do you see this going from a legal perspective?”
“I
found this item even more troubling than the drawing because of what it
suggests,” she began. “Now, of course, it appears that it was created
by some member, It may be a completely fabricated joke, but, you know,
people make jokes based on some grain of truth because that's what makes
it funny.”
“So I think it raises a lot of
questions,” she continued. “I also think the drawing suggests, you know,
the drawing itself is sort of bawdy, but it suggests a close
relationship with Trump — if it's authentic — referring to Jeffrey
Epstein as his pal and that they have secrets together. So I think it
raises a lot of questions as to where it's going.”
Seems
a number of people believe where there's smoke, there's fire. Chump
himself created that viewpoint when, after insisting all the files would
be released, then went with there are no files and then made a deal
with Ghislaine Maxwell to shut her up -- about what we don't know -- in
exchange for sending her to Club Fed in Bryant, Texas. And then he made
it even worse with his lies about a birthday card. There's a lot of
sludge flowing down The Chump Denial.
Did someone say Jizzy Pants Maxwell? The convict and her cushy new home were noted by Rachel Maddow Monday night.
An
attorney for convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell told a CNN
panel that defendants like his client who cooperate with the government
typically do so in order to get something in return.
During
an appearance on CNN NewsNight, attorney Arthur Aidala told host Abby
Phillip that he couldn’t discuss the specifics of Maxwell being moved to
a lower-security prison after she met with Trump’s Deputy Attorney
General Todd Blanche in July.
But asked why
Maxwell was transferred to a “cushier prison” following the two-day
interview, Aidala said he could “talk in generalities.”
“When
anybody who’s represented by a lawyer who knows what they’re doing goes
in and meets with the government, there’s always a quid pro quo,” he
said. “You don’t just take your client in and say, ‘Let me talk to you
about something.’ They wanted information from—hypothetically, anytime
the government wants information from a citizen, the citizen says,
‘Well, I have a right to remain silent. If you want me to give up that
right, I need something in return.’”
So
a deal was made before a word was spoken? And somehow the White House
didn't feel the deal needed to be released to the American public or
even acknowledged? Who works for who? Can someone help me out with
that because I love the United States and was raised to believe that our
government works for us. Not the other way around. So when Chump
makes a deal with a convicted pedophile and sex trafficker and does so
as a public servant, he's not only on the clock, he's working for us and
we have the right to know what Maxwell gave and was required to give in
order for him to move her to a prison that she did not qualify for.
He's put her in a low level prison and she's a convicted sex offender.
People in Bryan have not just complained, they have actively protested
her being at Camp Fed and arguing that her presence is a threat to their
neighborhood.
They're right too. That's why sex offenders like Maxwell are not supposed to be in these prisons.
Donald
made a deal and fat boy works for us, not the other way around. It's
past time to remind him of that and Congress needs to demand that the
Justice Dept release every bit of paperwork they have on Maxwell's deal
that resulted in a prison transfer.
By the way, Propaganda Pig
Karoline Leavett briefly addressed the developments in the Epstein and
Maxwell scandal. Let me quote Ann's coverage of it:
Following Monday’s blockbuster Wall Street Journal story,
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was certain to face tough
questions about President Donald Trump’s connection to Jeffrey Epstein.
But it was perhaps something of a surprise that the first of those
queries came from a former reporter for Breitbart.
During
Tuesday afternoon’s White House briefing, Charlie Spiering — a former
correspondent for Breitbart who currently works for the Daily Mail —
grilled Leavitt with some pointed questions on Trump and Epstein.
“The
Epstein files are back in the news because a lot of Americans feel that
Jeffrey Epstein’s victims never got justice,” Spiering said. “Does the
President care about these victims? Do you think he can — does he want
to deliver more justice for them, and is he willing to meet with them?”
“The President cares about victims of all crimes,” Leavitt replied. “[Oink~ Oink~ Oink!!!]"
Spiering asked Leavitt a second time about the prospect of Trump meeting with Epstein victims.
“Will the president meet with the victims?” Speiring asked.
But Leavitt ignored the question and called on another reporter.
And then Propaganda Pig Karoline Leavitt trotted back off to her pigsty.
In
the meantime, everyone continues attempting to figure out Speaker of
the Closet Mike Johnon's recent remarks that Chump was a snitch to the
FBI on Epstein. Chris Stirewalt (THE HILL) offers:
Writing
about the Jeffrey Epstein saga has the feeling of using an air horn. It
calls a great deal of attention to oneself, produces unpredictable and
intense results in its audience and really should be saved for moments
when it’s absolutely necessary — scaring off a charging bear, preventing
a maritime disaster, being Pitbull, etc.
Then
you read something like this: “[Speaker Mike Johnson] went on to say,
‘[President Trump] was an FBI informant to try to take this stuff
down.’” And you find yourself pulling open the junk drawer in the
kitchen and rummaging for that air horn you bought as a stocking stuffer
last Christmas.
When the Speaker then
clarified that he was only “reiterating what the victims’ attorney said”
— the part about how Trump had cooperated with investigators during the
first Epstein prosecution but not the part about how the president had
done an “about-face” — then you’ve got to push that little red button.
It
would be one thing if the Speaker had a reputation as a liar, but even
his fiercest enemies would have to acknowledge that Johnson is known to
be a very honest man. Or if Johnson were stupid, it might be reasonable
to think that he didn’t know how police informants work. But Johnson, a
lawyer and law professor, has proven to be a lot smarter than most in
Washington. He keeps passing bill after bill despite having a majority
thinner than the ones that ate his three immediate Republican
predecessors alive.
The most
obvious and unpleasant explanation for why Johnson would say that Donald
Trump was undercover for the FBI trying to bring down an international
ring of pedophiles is that somebody told him it was true. The list of
people who might tell Johnson something like that and whom Johnson would
believe well enough to repeat the claim is very, very short. Maybe even
just one name long, signed with a flourish…
The
obvious part of why it’s not pleasant to write (or read) about the
Epstein case is the luridness of all of it. That, of course, is also the
largest part of why this story, more than any of the other similarly
ripe scandals of the second Trump term, has persisted. The wild
buckraking the president and his family are doing is no less active or
ethically profane than it was when the Qataris gave him a jumbo jet and
his family was holding soirees for foreign cryptocurrency patrons this
spring. But sex sells, and the more taboo and shameful the better.
And
on THE DAILY BEAST podcast, Michael Wolfe offered his take and how it
might have something to do with money laundering that Chump did for
Russia.
Let's note this press release from Senator Elizabeth Warren's office:
Donald Korb spent his career
transitioning between the IRS and law firms, where he defended some of
the biggest corporations being investigated by the IRS
Warren on proposed ethics
commitments for Korb: “By making these commitments, you would increase
Americans’ trust in your ability to serve the public interest—rather
than the special interests of mega-corporations seeking tax breaks.”
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren
(D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, wrote to Donald
Korb, nominee for Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
ahead of Korb’s confirmation hearing, pressing him on his stark
conflicts of interest and urging him to make ethics commitments to
mitigate these conflicts.
“I have been raising the alarm for years about this insidious
revolving door at the Department of the Treasury and the IRS, which
threatens the important work of the agencies,” wrote Senator Warren.
“I am concerned that, if confirmed, you would enter this role with
significant conflicts of interest that could cloud your judgment or
raise questions about the integrity of IRS decisions in which you are
involved.”
Throughout Mr. Korb’s career, he has transitioned between roles at
the IRS—including serving as Chief Counsel under President George W.
Bush—and positions as a lawyer and lobbyist for large, tax-dodging
corporations. Mr. Korb began his career at the IRS, where he worked from
1973 to 1986. Mr. Korb later became a lobbyist, until he was nominated
to be IRS Chief Counsel in 2003 by President Bush. After leaving office,
he joined the firm Sullivan & Cromwell, where he headed the tax
controversy department, defending some of the country’s wealthiest
corporations being investigated by the IRS, as well as continuing to
lobby for wealthy firms.
“As IRS Chief Counsel under President Trump, you would be responsible
for advising the IRS on disputes with these former clients and would
advise the IRS and Treasury on tax regulations that will affect your
former clients, absent appropriate recusal measures,” wrote Senator Warren.
Senator Warren is requesting that Mr. Korb, should he be confirmed:
Recuse himself for four years from all specific-party matters
involving his former clients and employers and all particular matters
that are likely to directly and predictably affect their financial
interests;
Refrain from seeking employment or board membership with, or another
form of compensation from, a company that has been engaged in a dispute
or other interaction with the IRS regarding which he provided legal
advice for at least four years after leaving office; and
Agree not to serve as a lobbyist or informal “shadow lobbyist” for at least four years after leaving office.
Senator Warren noted that the prior IRS Chief Counsel Marjorie
Rollinson made these commitments as part of her confirmation process,
alongside other Biden Administration nominees.
“By making these commitments, you would increase Americans’ trust in
your ability to serve the public interest—rather than the special
interests of mega-corporations seeking tax breaks—during your time at
the IRS,” concluded the senator.
In the
summer of 2013, I was at Walmart or Target with my friend Toni and saw some
pots and pans very cheap. Less than 20 dollars. I put them in our
cart and Toni says, "No, no,no!" Why? They're Paula Deen. Who's Paula
Deen? I knew she was some celebrity because they were in a big box,
over $100 bucks and marked down.
Paula
was seen as a racist at that time which is why Toni was saying "no."
Didn't know. She was a chef who cooked with a ton of butter and sugar -- that's the most I may have known of her. She'd
gotten famous on The Food Network and had her own magazines. At the store, that day, Toni explained to me how awful Paula truly was how she was
being sued and in depositions had noted she had used the n-word.
She now has a documentary. I'm not enthused. I also think THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER needs to fire Steven Zeitchik is he thinks his write up qualifies as journalism:
I
guess it was less about the deposition and more the fact that you had
used the word in the past, which you obviously felt bad about, right?
That was what the apology was about?
PAULA DEEN
They asked me a question [at the deposition]. This group of attorneys
from an established well-thought-of firm. They were horrible; they were
horrible. The lawyer sitting there with me never opened his mouth. Not
one time. So when they asked that question [about the N-word] I said,
"Yes, of course." I'm 65 years old [at the time] and raised in the
South, I said, "Yes, of course." BUT that word has been out of our
vocabulary now for a long time, and I said you can ask my oldest
grandchild, you could say that word to him, and he would ask what it
meant and not have a clue. My daddy taught me when I was a teenager, he
told me, "I don't ever want to ever hear you being mean or rude to
anyone." That's how I was raised.
Many people
who know you will say you don't have hate in your heart. But do you
understand from the other side how people might be uncomfortable about
someone who is so direct about the usage of the word. Did that make
sense to you as a reaction? Or is that something you still don't quite
get?
PAULA DEEN Oh no, I got that. Because the
word always kind of made me shiver. But there was a time that the Black
community was changing its name. First it started out as Negro, and then
Black and then I don't know, there were many words. But that one word,
it made my skin crawl. It was just so far from who I am. So far. And I
have many Black friends. Many Black friends that I love very much. And
they love me.
Did you talk to them while this was going on?
PAULA
DEEN I don't remember. All of a sudden my team was gone and my agent
was gone and they brought in these people. I don't know who they were
One crisis manager told me I had done something very bad.
That's
a cute little story, Paula, it's just not accurate. 1987 is the last
time, per your own sworn testimony, that you used the n-word. You were a
forty-year-old woman. Check WIKIPEDIA for the quote where she says she last used it when she was robbed at a bank -- that was 1987
Ask Google AI for confirmation:
Paula
Deen worked as a bank teller in Albany, Georgia, beginning in 1986. She
was robbed at gunpoint while working there the following year, in
1987.
1986: Paula Deen was well enough to take a job as a bank teller.
1987: She was held up at gunpoint during a bank robbery while working as a teller.
After
the robbery: The incident was a significant factor that led to her
dealing with her agoraphobia and helped prompt her move to Savannah.
So there's that. 40 years old is not a young woman.
But
there's more. I had to Google again because you know my memory. I
distinctly remember some party was part of the lawsuit. I remember Toni
telling me about it that day. June 19, 2013, Clare Kim (NBC NEWS) reported:
A
true 'southern plantation-style wedding' would include waiters dressed
as slaves, Deen says in a deposition. A former employee is suing the TV
chef and her brother, alleging workplace discrimination.
Celebrity
chef Paula Deen has a mess she needs to clean up. A deposition was
obtained Wednesday in which she admits to using a racial slur. The
National Enquirer first reported Deen’s deposition, in which she
responds to recent allegations of racism in the workplace–and admits to
using the N-word and expressing a wish for a wedding served by waiters
dressed as slaves.
The legal deposition was
held on May 17 after one of Deen’s former restaurant managers, Lisa
Jackson, sued the TV chef and her brother Earl “Bubba” Hiers for sexual
and racial workplace discrimination in a $1.2 million lawsuit. During
the three-hour-long questioning, Jackson’s lawyer asked Deen if she had
ever used the N-word.
Deen responded, “Yes, of
course,” and detailed the instances in which she had used the racial
slur. Below are Deen’s responses, as recorded in the deposition.
Jackson subsequently asked Deen what type of uniforms she preferred the servers to wear.
“Well
what I would really like is a bunch of little n—–s to wear long-sleeve
white shirts, black shorts and black bow ties, you know in the Shirley
Temple days, they used to tap dance around.” Paula Deen laughed and said
“Now that would be a true southern wedding, wouldn’t it? But we can’t
do that because the media would be on me about that.”
Deen responded to Jackson’s allegations.
“I
remember telling them about a restaurant that my husband and I had
recently visited. And I’m wanting to think it was in Tennessee or North
Carolina or somewhere, and it was so impressive. The whole entire wait
staff was middle-aged black men, and they had on beautiful white jackets
with a black bow tie. I mean, it was really impressive. And I remember
saying I would love to have servers like that, I said, but I would be
afraid somebody would misinterpret.”
“That
restaurant represented a certain era in America,” Deen said. The servers
in that era “were slaves,” she conceded. “But I did not mean anything
derogatory by saying that I loved their look.” She denied having used
the N-word to describe the restaurant’s wait-staff “because that’s not
what these men were. They were professional black men doing a fabulous
job.”
The celebrity chef also said she didn’t know what kinds of jokes minority groups might find offensive.
That
party idea was and remains offensive. It probably did her in more than
the use of the n-word. But somehow, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER ignores
it.
Monday, September 8, 2025. Chump threatens war on Chicago as he
launches an attack on Boston, his efforts to hide the crimes of his
friends Ghislaine Maxwell and the late Jeffrey Epstein expose him as the
criminal he is, the economy in tatters, he's booed at the US Open with
the whole world watching, and much, much more.
Sometimes
it’s people taking to the streets in protest, as they did this weekend
in Chicago and its suburbs. Sometimes it’s governors banding together to
ensure their citizens have access to vaccines that have been thoroughly
vetted, as the governors of California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii
have.
The U.S. Tennis Association’s request
that broadcasters “refrain from showcasing any disruptions to the
President's attendance in any capacity" was an embarrassment. This is
not North Korea or Russia, and it is not ABC’s, ESPN’s or any other
broadcaster’s job to stroke President Donald Trump’s ego. His vice president, Cabinet secretaries and Republican House leadership have that covered.
As we noted Saturday: "We are onto you, Donald, and we are done with you" There's always a point of no return. We've reached it with Donald. The Iraq
War? We got to a tipping point in public opinion and the needed support
was over for the Iraq War. Sadly, it didn't end then but serious
players in Congress knew that they had to start planning and heed public
will. We've reached that point with Donald Chump. He needs to get
used to that booing.
Ben (MEIDASTOUCH NEWS) covers that, Epstein and Chump's war on Chicago this morning.
A chorus of boos and sparse clapping greeted Donald Trump when the
president arrived at the U.S. Open men's final at Arthur Ashe Stadium in
New York City on Sunday. Later, the boos continued and could be heard
on the national telecast during the national anthem. The crowd booed again when the president was shown on an arena screen during a set break.
Whenever we reach one of these tipping points, I'm always reminded of a Carole King song that she wrote and recorded for her TOUCH THE SKY album.
The rebel cry of desolation
To which we used to hearken
Echoes now in isolation
As the skies in fury darken
A thousand acts of desecration
Hundreds more continue
When y'know that you are all creation
You're gonna fight 'em with all that's in you
I remember a time gone by
When peace and hope and dreams were high
We followed inner visions and touched the sky
Now we who still believe won't let them die
Waters dammed to overflowing
Like tears brimming over in our eyes
Sometimes it's so hard to keep on going
When promises turn to lies
Go ahead, give in to confusion
And put aside your ideals, too
Soon you'll see only illusion
Don't care who's hurt
As long as it's not you
I remember a time gone by
When peace and hope and dreams were high
We followed inner visions and touched the sky
Now we who still believe won't let them die
Sometimes a leader emerges
And is followed for awhile
Doesn't matter what he encourages
As long as he's got style
Young ones conceived in a passion
Of directions we thought enlightened
Grown-up, they follow the mood in fashion
But beneath their bravado
You know they're frightened
I remember a time gone by
When peace and hope and dreams were high
We followed inner visions and touched the sky
Now we who still believe won't let them die
Chump
is the epitome of corruption. No shock, he is a convicted felon -- on
multiple counts. He is trash and he is vile. And he dirties the nation
with his unwashed ways.
For awhile there, he
could fool the slightly crazy. Now it's just the full on nuts who still
believe in fat boy. His friendship with Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey
Epstein has made
it clear who's side he's on. He's not on the side of the American
people. Despite years and years of pretending publicly to be outraged
by pedophiles, despite QAnon and others -- Roseanne Barr -- pushing the
lie going back to his first term that he was going after pedophiles and
what they claimed was an international pedophile ring, he did nothing.
He still does nothing to stop pedophiles. Epstein and Maxwell?
Pedophiles. Epstein died in prison after his convictions. Maxwell was
sentenced to 20 years in prison and Chump spent the summer moving her to
a camp in Bryan -- one she didn't qualify for because it doesn't take
sex offenders. He rescued her. And that and his refusal to release the
Epstein files have combined to expose the reality of Chump to everyone
and, at this point, only those with a non-functioning brain still trust
him.
Lilly
Phillips was interviewed on MSNBC's Alex Witt today and revealed that
the survivors of Epstein and Maxwell are tired of waiting for Chump to
do what he should have done and that they are compiling their own list
of Epstein and Maxwell clients.
Maybe
this will put a fire under Chump's fat ass and lead him to start
releasing real papers -- not the ones that already in the public record
that he tries to pretend are a 'new release.' As Lawrence O'Donnell and
others have pointed out, the birthday book? The one with Chump's
greeting per THE WALL STREET JOURNAL? Congress is getting it due to the
Jeffrey Epstein estate -- not as a result of any move on the part of
Donald Chump. Kendall Wright (ABC NEWS) reports:
Republican Rep. Thomas Massie said Sunday that those who might be in the Jeffrey Epstein files need to be held accountable regardless of their social status.
"We
can't avoid justice just to avoid embarrassment for some very powerful
men," Massie told ABC News' "This Week" anchor George Stephanopoulos.
Appearing in the files is not indicative of wrongdoing or a crime.
Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna said there are enough votes in the House to
force a vote on his and Massie's discharge petition, a rare bipartisan
effort they've led to compel the Justice Department to release all
records related to the convicted sex offender.
Instead, the gut-busting president insists that it's all a "hoax." Lisandra Gomez-Tate (2PARAGRAPHS) notes US House Rep Thomas Massie has denounced that lie:
Massie
posed the question: “Is it a hoax that Jeffrey Epstein was involved in
underage sex trafficking, and there is unreleased evidence that would
likely expose rich and politically connected perpetrators to indictments
or convictions?”
With
the results below (94 percent replied, “No, Release Epstein file”),
Massie wrote: “The people know this is not a hoax (see poll), and as the
survivors said this week, calling this a hoax dehumanizes the victims.”
The case of Jeffrey Epstein is not just a sordid tale of
sex trafficking and privilege—it is a window into a justice system
rigged to protect the powerful at the expense of the vulnerable. And
despite his death nearly six years ago, the true story remains buried
beneath a fog of sealed files, silenced voices, and unanswered
questions. Julie K. Brown, the tenacious journalist who helped reopen
the Epstein case through sheer investigative will, recently outlined
nine critical questions we still need answered. Every one of them
demands public reckoning.
Why did the FBI wait nearly a decade to
act after Epstein’s infamous 2008 sweetheart deal? Why were his victims
ignored in violation of federal law? Why did the Department of Justice
allow him to be placed in a jail so riddled with “coincidences” that
even seasoned correctional officers called it suspect? Why hasn’t
Ghislaine Maxwell -- convicted of trafficking girls to unnamed, unindicted
men—been compelled to testify about the clients she and Epstein
serviced? And what happened to the troves of hard drives, videos, and
surveillance footage seized from Epstein’s homes -- materials rumored to
contain evidence of high-profile sexual abuse? What powerful names are
being protected, and why?
The American public doesn’t need
conspiracy theories. We need transparency. The idea that Epstein died
alone in his cell with broken cameras, absent guards, a removed
cellmate, and no suicide watch—just as the walls were closing in—is not a
theory. It's a collection of verified facts that no responsible
government would allow to go unexamined. Yet that’s exactly what has
happened. The Department of Justice issued a summary report calling it
suicide and closed the book. The files remain sealed. The abusers remain
anonymous. And justice remains undone.
This is a case that
involved minors being raped and trafficked across borders. And yet not a
single man who participated in Epstein’s operations has been
prosecuted. Not one. The world knows the names that floated around his
private jets and mansions -- from British royalty to American tech
billionaires, financiers, presidents, and prime ministers. Are we truly
to believe they were just… bystanders?
We have seen a
multi-tiered justice system before. But the Epstein saga might be the
most flagrant example in modern memory. He weaponized his wealth to buy
silence, legitimacy, and even immunity. His connections reached into
intelligence agencies, Ivy League universities, Wall Street banks, and
global political offices. These institutions were not innocent enablers.
Many were direct beneficiaries -- financially, socially, and
politically -- of Epstein’s web of exploitation. The complicity goes beyond
individuals. It is systemic. The U.S. legal system allowed this
predator to walk free for over a decade. The Bureau of Prisons failed to
uphold even the most basic duties of care. The Justice Department's
refusal to release the full investigative report into Epstein's death is
a disgrace to any democracy claiming to uphold transparency and
accountability. This is not just about Epstein. It is about whether the
United States still has the will to hold its most powerful citizens to
the same laws that govern everyone else. It is about whether our
institutions are still capable of self-correction—or whether the rot has
gone too deep.
As Chump's flesh
rots, so does whatever passes for his soul. The files need to be
released and released immediately. Failure to do, as US House Rep
Jasmine Crockett points out, prolongs the suffering of those who
survived the criminal abuse of Epstein and Maxwell.
Instead of releasing information, Chump and his administration are protecting pedophiles. Tom Winter (NBC NEWS) reports:
The Justice Department on Friday asked a federal judge overseeing the case of deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein to deny a request from NBC News to unseal the names of two associates who received large payments from him in 2018, court documents show. The Justice Department cited privacy concerns expressed by the two individuals as the reason for not making their names public.
The
first associate received a payment of $100,000 from Epstein and the
second associate received a payment of $250,000, both in 2018, days
after the Miami Herald began publishing a series of investigative
stories where victims criticized a plea deal he received in Florida in
2008.
As
part of the plea agreement, Epstein secured a statement from federal
prosecutors in Florida that the two individuals would not be prosecuted.
The
payments became public after Epstein was indicted and arrested in New
York in 2019 and asked to be released on bail. Federal prosecutors in
New York filed a memorandum on July 16, 2019, that argued Epstein should
remain in jail to prevent him from tampering with witnesses.
They
cited the payments he made to the two individuals, which began two days
after the Miami Herald began publishing its stories on Epstein’s plea
deal, also known as a nonprosecution agreement, or NPA.
Prosecutors
wrote that on Nov. 30, 2018, Epstein “wired $100,000 from a trust
account he controlled, to an individual named as [REDACTED] a potential
co-conspirator — and for whom Epstein obtained protection in — the NPA.”
Prosecutors also wrote that “this individual was also named and featured prominently in the Herald series.”
Prosecutors
added that “the same records show that just three days later, on or
about December 3, 2018, the defendant wired $250,000 from the same trust
account to [REDACTED], who was also named as a potential co-conspirator
— and for whom Epstein also obtained protection in — the NPA.”
Chump
has demonstrated that MAGA really stands for Make America Groom Again.
It's a party for pedophiles. That's why they are rallying around
Chump.
Saturday, THE DAILY BEAST's Joanna Coles spoke with Cleo Glyde about when Epstein introduced her to Chump.
Ravi Hari (MINT) observes, "Glyde is not the first woman to recount awkward or inappropriate interactions involving Epstein and Trump. Stacey Williams, another former model and Epstein acquaintance, said Trump groped her at Trump Tower in Epstein’s presence."
President Donald Trump understands better than anyone else alive that
his hold on his supporters—and on plenty of swing voters, too—depends on
the mere perception that he’s strong, wins everywhere, always
acts boldly, and wields absolute mastery over his eternally feckless,
disoriented enemies. Last month, after an anemic July jobs report, Trump
fired
the steward of jobs data, magically transforming the story from one
about the Trump economy’s weakness into one about him decisively
crushing a newly designated foe.
On Friday, however, the new jobs report found that only 22,000 jobs were created in August, far fewer than the 73,000 created
in July. A downward revision of the previous month shows 13,000 jobs
were lost in June. Shockingly, firing the commissioner of the Bureau of
Labor Statistics could not disguise the impact of Trump’s own policies:
As economists noted, most signs suggest his tariffs are an important reason for the slowdown.
All
this suggests that Democrats have a fresh opening to undermine the
foundation of Trump’s political strength by portraying him as a
politically weak, failing, diminished, naked-emperor figure—and some new
internal polling conducted by Senate Democrats hints at why.
The polling—conducted for the Senate Majority PAC and provided to The New Republic—probes
voter attitudes toward Trump, his tariffs, and the economy. It finds
that 56 percent of likely 2026 midterm voters say Trump’s tariffs are
hurting the economy overall, with 44 percent saying they’re hurting a lot.
Only 32 percent say they’re helping. Among swing voters—defined as
voters who switched in either direction from 2020 to 2024—57 percent say
they’re hurting.
In desperation to
distract from Epstein and Maxwell, from his destruction of all his many
failures including the economy, Chump declares war on US cities.
That's
reason enough to impeach him, by the way. True, that as his dementia
worsens, Chump may no longer be sure whether he's lying
or not. The people in the administration, in the press and in this
country need to help him out, tell him he's lying. Non-stop. For
example, George Chidi (GUARDIAN) reports:
As
Donald Trump threatens to deploy national guard units to Chicago and
Baltimore, ostensibly to quell violence, a pattern has emerged as he
describes which cities he talks about.
Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington DC and Baltimore.
But not Jackson, Birmingham, St Louis or Memphis.
An
analysis of crime trends over the last four years shows two things.
First, violent crime rates in America’s big cities have been falling
over the last two years, and at an even greater rate over the last six
months. The decrease in violence in America is unprecedented.
Second,
crime in large cities in the aggregate is lower in states with
Democratic leadership. But the president focuses his ire almost
exclusively on large blue cities in blue states, sidestepping political
conflict with red Republican governors.
Here are the facts Donald Trump should read and the White House should include in their next press release:
Chicago does not even make the list for Most Dangerous Places in the U.S., according to U.S. News & World Report.
Illinois ranks in the top half of states with the lowest violent crime rates in the country.
Gov. Pritzker’s Reimagine Public Safety Act (RPSA) invested $250 million evidence-based programs to reduce gun violence.
The Peacekeeper Program, which trains residents to mediate and de-escalate conflicts, has resulted in a 41% reduction in gun violence in targeted Chicago and suburban Cook County neighborhoods
Over
90% of communities in Chicago that received state funding experienced
declines in total firearm victimizations in July 2025 as compared to
July 2024.
Chicago is on track to have the lowest number of homicides in decades with violent crime trending downward across categories as well.
Murders and shooting incidents are both down by more than 30% in the past year and have been cut roughly in half since 2021.
Read more about Illinois public safety efforts and facts here.
Gramps is so senile, we may need to repeat that several times daily. Saturday, we pointed out, "Juliana Kim (NPR) notes that
Chump is floating an APOCOLYPSE NOW assault on Chicago. I guess it's a
senior moment? He's that divorced from reality? People's lives are at
stake and he's trying to act like it's a movie. " AP notes:
In response to the post, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, called Trump a “wannabe dictator.”
Trump on Friday signed an executive order seeking to rename the
Defense Department the Department of War, after months of campaigning to
be considered for the Nobel Peace Prize. The renaming requires
congressional approval.
The illustration in Trump’s post shows him against a backdrop of the Chicago skyline [. . .]
Sunday on THE TODAY SHOW, NBC filed this report.
Chump's
referencing APOCALYPSE NOW and "Chicago about to find out why they call
it the Dept of War." That last one. Chump's calling the Defense of
Defense the Dept of War. Chump can call it whatever he likes, that's
the thing about dementia. But it's the Dept of Defense unless Congress
votes to change the name.
MARGARET
BRENNAN: And we're joined now by Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth.
She joins us this morning from Schaumburg, Illinois. Good morning to
you, Senator.
SENATOR TAMMY DUCKWORTH: Good morning.
MARGARET
BRENNAN: So you attended, as I understand, a demonstration yesterday in
Chicago where thousands of people were out on the street protesting
President Trump's vow to send in immigration agents. I know he's also
posted on social media suggesting troops will go in. Quote, "Chicago is
about to find out why it is called the Department of War." Vice
President Vance says there aren't plans to send in troops. Do you have
concrete indication, now, that there are plans to do so?
SEN.
DUCKWORTH: Let's make it clear the president of the United States
essentially just declared war on a major city in his own nation. This is
not normal, Margaret. This is not acceptable behavior. No, we don't
have any indications of them getting ready to send troops into Chicago.
In fact, I was out at Great Lakes base yesterday, naval training base,
and they were able to confirm that the only assistance they've been
requested to provide is just office space for ICE, but that no barracks,
no detention facilities, none of that is being requested or prepared in
order to support troops into Chicago.
MARGARET
BRENNAN: So, so then is this just, you know, social media trash talk?
When you say he's declaring war, is this tongue in cheek?
SEN.
DUCKWORTH: I think he's renaming the Department of Defense the
Department of War, and did he not just say that Chicago will find out
what it means to be at war? I don't- I take what the President of the
United States says very seriously, because that is the respect you have
to give to the office. And if that's what he's declaring, then let me
make it clear, it would be an illegal order to declare war on a major
city, any city within the United States, by the President of the United
States.
MARGARET
BRENNAN: Senator, I know you just mentioned you went out to the Great
Lakes Naval training session- station, I should say, and you said the
military leadership said they'll only get office space, ICE cannot bring
in lethal munitions, and the resources will not be diverted from
military training. So all of that together, did you breathe a sigh of
relief and say this won't have a real impact on the military?
SEN.
DUCKWORTH: Well, we're going to make sure that there's not an impact on
the military. We need to make sure that- as, you know, Great Lakes
naval training base is where every single recruit in the United States
Navy goes through to get that basic training, and then later on, some
advanced training. We need to make sure that not a single dollar, not a
single penny of the resources that they have that should be- that should
be directed towards training our nation's sailors and making them ready
to dare- do their jobs, none of that money needs to be diverted in
order to support ICE or any of Donald Trump's political, you know,
theater efforts. We need to focus on making sure we turn out the very
best sailors we possibly can out of the base.
MARGARET
BRENNAN: So in terms of how Democrats are responding to this, this
rhetoric, the Chicago Tribune faulted Governor Pritzker for his threats,
to quote, "not stand idly by" if the guard went in. They wrote, "what
does that threat actually mean? How about a conversation before the
action or the response? Because it's all potentially harmful to
collective health." It sounds like there's a lot of tension here. Is
there an opportunity to work with the administration to avoid making
this worse?
SEN. DUCKWORTH: Well,
they've not- they've not responded to any of our requests. I mean, I'll
give you a very concrete example. Senator Durbin, myself, Senator
Schneider- Congressman Schneider, sent requests into DHS to ask them to
explain what exactly are you going to be doing at Great Lakes? And can
we come look at your facility so we have a better understanding of what
your operations are? And they replied, no, you can't. And in fact, gave
their staff the day off on the day that we went to go look at the
facilities, and locked the doors and left the base. Basically, they fled
the base. This is not the action of someone that's doing something
legal or that they're- that they're proud of. They literally gave the
people the day off, locked the doors and left. Now the Navy allowed us
onto the post. They allowed us to tour the outside of the facility and
also where they would be storing the non-lethal munitions. But DHS did
not show up. And we certainly have sent the administration multiple
inquiries about what they are planning on doing. Who are they bringing
into Chicago? Are they planning to bring the National Guard in? They've-
none, none of that. They've not even reached out to local law
enforcement to try to coordinate. You know, if they were truly, truly
interested in fighting crime, then they would work with local law
enforcement and ask them, what do you need? What help do you need? And
we've not gotten any- any communications or feedback from the
administration, whatsoever.
MARGARET
BRENNAN: I want to ask you in your armed services role about what is a
significant geopolitical meeting this past week. You had a lot of
America's adversaries gathering together. Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping,
Kim Jong Un of North Korea, all of them in Beijing. And China and Russia
seem to be deepening their work together. What do you think the signal
to the United States here is?
SEN.
DUCKWORTH: The signal to the United States is exactly what, you know,
these authoritarian regimes want to send, which is that they are the new
world power, that America is losing its ground, and that they have
utter disrespect for the United States. I think it was very, very clear,
and it, you know, it doesn't escape me, the fact that once this meeting
happened, which was humiliating to Donald Trump, he immediately
responds by saying, well, then I'm going to rename the Department of
Defense the Department of War and declare war on Chicago. This is what
Donald Trump does when something bad happens to him in the news cycle,
or when the Epstein victims come together and have a very emotional
press conference, he changes the topic and distracts us by saying things
like, I'm going to send ICE into Chicago, I'm going to do this or do
that. The American people cannot be fooled. We cannot be allowing him to
distract us from what is truly happening, which is, this is a man who
has driven our economy to a point where now there are more unemployed
people than there are jobs. You know, we're not selling our agricultural
products overseas. Our adversaries are united against us.
MARGARET
BRENNAN: Well, the unemployment rate is still low, but I hear you on a
weaker than expected jobs number. Just very quickly, there was military
action taken in America's backyard by the Trump administration. Vice
President Vance says "killing cartel members who poison our fellow
citizens is the highest and best use of our military." He was talking
about a strike on a drug boat- alleged drug boat, off the coast of
Venezuela. What do you make of that show of force?
SEN.
DUCKWORTH: It was an illegal- it was an illegal move by the Trump
administration. There's a thing called due process in this country, and
that needed to have happened. And the fact that it happened in
international order- in international waters actually opens Americans to
a similar action by our adversaries. You just- we were just talking
about Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping and getting together and showing us-
showing a show of force against the United States. Well, there's
nothing now to stop them from doing something like that against
Americans in international waters. And it could be civilians, and they
could say, you know what? Those were drug boats. We're just going to go
ahead and blow them out of the water. You're- he's setting a precedence
here that puts Americans in danger.
The Rev. Marshall Hatch urged congregants of a prominent Black church
on Chicago’s West Side to carry identification, stay connected to
family and protest as the city readied for an expected federal
intervention.
“You need to start telling people about your whereabouts, so you
don’t disappear,” Hatch said during Sunday services at New Mount Pilgrim
Missionary Baptist Church. “We’re not going to despair. We’re not going
to feel threatened. We’re not going to give up and give in to fascism
and authoritarianism.”
Saturday protests took place as Chicago and surrounding areas geared up for whatever crimes Chump plans to attempt. Susan Sarkauskas (DAILY HERALD) reported,
"At least 250 people protesting on the streets
of Wheaton Saturday made one message clear -- they don’t want
immigration
agents arresting people in their hometown. Standing along sidewalks in
front of a Jewel-Osco store at Main Street and Geneva Road, they held
signs, rang bells, drummed and chanted." Wheaton is a city to the west
of Chicago in Illinois. And that's a very big turnout for the seat of
DeKalb county which, last November, saw 48.1% of the voters turn out for
Chump (Kamala Harris won the county with 50.1% of the voters, she also
carried the state). Cristobal Cavazos is quoted stating that they chose
the protest site as a result of ICE grabbing a man in the parking lot
there on August 1st, "We saw what ICE terrorism is doing to what the
Bible says re 'the least of these'." ABC 7's Christian Piekos, Maher Kawash, Evelyn Holmes, and Rob Hughes reported:
A rally and march was held Saturday evening in downtown Chicago against
the anticipated surge in ICE operations. A large crowd gathered at
Michigan and Ida B. Wells before marching up Michigan Avenue.
President Donald
Trump says the surge in immigration enforcement activity in the Chicago
area is about getting dangerous criminals off the streets.
The
White House has not released any details about what's being planned.
City and state leaders oppose deploying federal agents to the city.
Protests wrapped up Saturday night in the city and suburbs as federal
immigration enforcement was expected to expand. The protests stayed
peaceful, but demonstrators had a strong message for the president.
Massive crowds marched through downtown Chicago. At least a few thousand people protested the Trump administration.
Veronica Castro, deputy director of the Illinois
Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights said, "Our job is to take to
the streets, defend our space and keep each other safe."
"Our
communities are still experiencing state-sanctioned trauma as a result
of this orchestrated fear campaign," Viviana Barajas of Palenque USA
said.
They marched through the Loop, stopping
at the U.S. citizenship and immigration services office, the federal
courthouse and paused at the foot of Trump Tower to send loud messages.
There’s been no sign of the National Guard in Chicago but the city is braced for it.
At TALKING POINTS MEMO, Josh Marshall observes, "Everyone is rightly shocked, disgusted, outraged by Trump's Truth Social
meme threatening to turn Chicago into a war zone. But where's the
National Guard exactly? Trump said he was doing this a couple weeks ago.
He said they were 'going in' right away a week later. Maybe he'll do it
tomorrow. I'm certainly not promising he won't." Late Saturday night, Matan H. Josephy and Laurel M. Shugart (HARVARD CRIMSON) reported that Chump was already launching an attack on Boston:
The Trump administration has begun rolling out its next surge
of immigration enforcement in Boston, even as the federal government
sued the city over a policy limiting police collaboration with
Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The surge,
dubbed Operation Patriot 2.0, is expected to last several weeks,
according to a Saturday report by the New York Times. A spokesperson for
the Department of Homeland Security confirmed the move Saturday
afternoon.
[. . .]
Reports of ICE agents near Harvard’s campus spread quickly among students Friday afternoon.
Students
saw three vehicles marked with ICE lettering and the slogan “Defend the
Homeland” driving in Harvard Square on Friday. The vehicles were
photographed parked on Mt. Auburn Street and filmed driving toward
Central Square.
Launching an attack on
Boston. Gearing up to launch one on Chicago, already carrying out
attacks on Los Angeles and DC. Stop trying to normalize him. There is
nothing normal about any of this. He is a dictator and the people are
turning on him. The press needs to learn to read the moment.
