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Judd Legum: Trump’s alleged sexual assault of a minor: what we know and what’s still being hidden
President Trump allegedly sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl who was trafficked to him by Jeffrey Epstein, according to documents released by the Department of Justice (DOJ) last Thursday. …
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Since the initial release of the documents, two important developments have bolstered the credibility of the alleged victim. This new information has received little national media attention.
First, the Miami Herald’s Julie K. Brown, the nation’s premier journalist on the Epstein scandal, has revealed new information about how the FBI assessed the victim. …
Second, the Post and Courier, a media outlet based in Charleston, South Carolina, verified key aspects of the victim’s story around the time of the alleged Trump assault. …
Smaller details also checked out. …
Three key documents about Trump’s alleged sexual assault of a minor were withheld
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Other key documents about Trump’s alleged sexual assault of a minor continue to be withheld
(Judd Legum more…)
Dissent in Bloom: Karyna Shuliak: The Woman of Epstein’s Final Years
Karyna Shuliak wasn’t just Epstein’s girlfriend, she was his primary domestic operations manager, the last person to speak with him right before his death, and the largest single beneficiary of his $600 million estate. The newly released DOJ files on Epstein reveal that Karyna’s name appears 46,991 times, placing her at the operational heart of Epstein’s criminal enterprise from 2010 to 2019. That’s nine consecutive years, Karyna was on the plane with Epstein when he was arrested, and the fact that she never spoke to investigators, never saw the inside of a cell, and is currently living freely in 2026? That raises questions.
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But Karyna’s story is just one thread. What the DOJ files actually reveal — and what they’ve tried to hide by removing people quietly — is something much larger… a sophisticated, multi-layered recruitment network that stretched from the modeling agencies of Eastern Europe all the way to the most powerful circles in America. In the next piece, we’re going to follow that network. The madames, the scouts, the middlemen, the visa schemes, and the corridors of power that kept it all running. Karyna didn’t just fall into Epstein’s world. She was delivered to it. And she wasn’t alone
(Dissent in Bloom more…)
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Heather Cox Richardson: Letters from an American – March 10, 2026
Today, administration officials gave a classified briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee about the war in Iran. Democrats who spoke to the press afterward appeared to be furious.
Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) told reporters he was coming out of the briefing “as dissatisfied and angry, frankly, as I have from any past briefing in my 15 years in the Senate. I am left with more questions than answers, especially about the cost of the war. My questions have been unanswered. And I will demand answers because the American people deserve to know.”
“I am most concerned about the threat to American lives, of potentially deploying our sons and daughters on the ground in Iran. We seem to be on a path toward deploying American troops on the ground in Iran…and there is also, as disturbingly as anything else, the specter of active Russian aid to Iran, putting in danger American lives. Literally, Russia seems to be aiding our enemy, actively and intensively, with intelligence and perhaps with other means, and China, also, may be assisting Iran.”
(Heather Cox Richardson more…)
TNR: Trump Goes on Deranged Rant About Dead Soldiers Walking Around
This is the man who’s led us into a new war with Iran.
President Donald Trump told America that there were dead people walking around with no arms or legs during his Monday evening speech at a GOP retreat in Florida.
Trump made the perplexing statement while blaming the Iranian regime for violence against American troops, as multiple Western countries have accused Iran for years of supplying their Middle East allies with improvised explosive devices.
(TNR more…)Hill: White House says US has not escorted oil tanker through Strait of Hormuz despite now-deleted claim
Jack Hopkins: The Hidden Cost of “Efficiency”: How DOGE Cuts Are Undermining the War Effort Against Iran
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Al Jazeera: Is control of Iran’s natural resources a factor in US strategy?
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Daily Beast: Trump Forced to Crawl Back to World Leader He Humiliated With Embarrassing Plea
SAY THANK YOU
After ridiculing Ukraine’s president, Trump is now seeking the anti-drone help his team waved away.
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Military.com: Lawmakers Want DOD, Hegseth Investigated For Biblical ‘Armageddon’ Claims
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CNN: Capturing Iran’s highly enriched uranium would require a large US ground force, sources say
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Ed Zitron: The Beginning Of History
So, let’s start simple. Open Google Maps. Scroll to the Middle East. Look at the bit of water separating the Gulf Arab countries from Iran. That’s the Persian Gulf.
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Dr. Eric Lullove: The Untold National Security Crisis: America’s Healthcare Supply Chain
… why war, geopolitics, and fragile supply chains threaten the stability of U.S. healthcare.
Paul Offit: The “V” Word
In early 2025, a child died from measles—the first measles death in more than 20 years. Thirteen months later, a public health official finally said the “V” word?
Your Local Epidemiologist: Cue the allergies and time change, the flu vaccine process is starting, WH’s impact on Tylenol, and good news
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Joyce Vance: Anthropic Sues the Administration
why Trump wanted to bring firms to heel with his executive orders. Here’s what can happen when he fails.
Wired: Anthropic Claims Pentagon Feud Could Cost It Billions
Scott Aaronson: Remarks at UT on the Pentagon/Anthropic situation
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Jennifer Rubin: Let’s lose ‘lost jobs’
“The U.S. Lost 92,000 jobs in February, an unexpected decline,” declared the New York Times. CBS intoned: “U.S. labor market lost 92,000 jobs in February, marking an unexpected setback for the economy.” And the Wall Street Journal echoed: “U.S. Loses 92,000 Jobs in Widespread and Unexpected Downturn.”
Really, did we “lose” jobs, as in “misplace” them, like car keys or reading glasses? And for whom was this unexpected? Let’s get real. The jobs were not “lost,” and it is not as much of a shocker as legacy outlets made it out to be. Donald Trump is systematically sinking the economy and killing jobs with an array of dumb policies. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) diagnosed it exactly right, arguing: “[Republicans’] failed policies have led to job losses, higher prices and a weaker economy.”
(Jennifer Rubin more…)
Al Jazeera Death toll and injuries live tracker
ICE deaths 2026 – They deserve remembrance and justice.
- February 25: Nurul Amin Shah Alam
- January 24: Alex Pretti
- January 14: Heber Sanchaz Dominguez
- January 14: Victor Manuel Diaz
- January 9: Parady La
- January 7: Renée Good
- January 6: Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz
- January 5: Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres
- January 3: Geraldo Lunas Campos
- December 31, 2025: Keith Porter
Suffering Under President Obama
NACDL Criminal Case Tracker
Texas Tribune: A Walk for Peace: photos of Fort Worth monks’ journey to Washington
Walk for Peace – Dhammacetiya – The Ancient Sacred Buddhist Scripture Stupas
Margaret Chase Smith: Declaration of Conscience
NPR: January 6, 2021: A visual archive
Accountability Initiative ICE List
GriftMatrix
Trump Action Tracker
Timeline: Tracking the Trump Justice Department’s Anti-Voting Shift
Tracking the Lawsuits Against Trump’s Agenda
Trump Pardons Database
Project 2025 Tracker
DOGE Tracker
ProPublica: Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew
Wired: 6 Tools for Tracking the Trump Administration’s Attacks on Civil Liberties
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