Thursday, September 04, 2025

An idiot named Bari Weiss

 BULLY BOY PRESS CEDRIC'S BIG MIX & THOMAS FRIEDMAN IS A GREAT MAN & ANN'S MEGA DUB  & THE WORLD TODAY JUST NUTS  & THE COMMON ILLS  -- THE KOOL AID TABLE   


FUGLY CRACKPOT FREAK BARI WEISS IS SAID TO BE TRYING TO SQUEEZE INTO THE ROLE OF OMBUDSPERSON AT CBS NEWS -- IF SHE CAN LOSE FORTY OR FIFTY POUNDS AND SOMEONE CAN CUT THE POOP OUT OF HER ASS HAIR.  THE WALKING DISASTER HAS NEVER PLAYED WELL WITH OTHERS AND IS KNOWN TO BITE ANY CANINE  WHO COMES NEAR HER BOWL OF PURINA PRO PLAN SENIOR DOG FOOD.  

BUT WHEN THESE REPORTERS MET WITH HER FOR A SCHEDULED Q.&A., WEISS WAS SURPRSINGLY CHIPPER HAVING JUST TAKEN A DUMP ON A NEWSPAPER BESIDE HER DESK.

Q: DONALD CHUMP BASICALLY CREATED THIS JOB FOR YOU -- DOES THAT MEAN YOU'RE ON WELFARE?

BW: I'M A HAPPY CAMPER BECAUSE, DESPITE MY FACE, I MAY GET ON TV.  I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO TV BUT NEVER HAD ENOUGH MONEY FOR PLASTIC SURGERY.  THE RISE OF CHUMP MEANS ALL THE UGLY PEOPLE FINALLY GET A SHOT AT HIGH PROFILE MEDIOCRITY.  

Q: AND WHAT WILL YOU BRING TO CBS?

BW: DIVERSITY.  DIVERSITY'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

Q: BUT CHUMP GOT CBS TO AGREE TO KILL ALL DIVERSITY INITIATIVES.

BW: NO, NO AND NO.  WHAT WE DON'T WANT IS EQUALITY.  DIVERSITY -- AS WE DEFINE IT -- MEANS DIVERSITY OF OPINION.  FOR TOO LONG, MAINSTREAM MEDIA HAS STRESSED CONFORMITY WITH NO REAL DIVERSITY.  THANKS TO ME, CBS WILL NOW BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE TRUE DIVERSITY.  FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE A LOT OF MURDERS IN THIS COUNTRY.  MAINSTREAM MEDIA COVERAGE ALWAYS TREATS THIS AS A BAD THING.  DIVERSITY OF OPINION MEANS I CAN GO ON TV AND TALK ABOUT THE MANY GOOD PARTS OF MURDER.  OR ELDERLY ABUSE!  I WON'T BE PART OF THE ECHO CHAMBER CONDEMING IT.  I'LL POINT OUT THAT SOME ELDERLY PEOPLE DON'T HAVE MUCH TO DO AND ELDERLY ABUSE ACTUALLY BRINGS SOME EXCITEMENT INTO THEIR LIVES.  IT'S ABOUT PRETENDING YOU HAVE A BRAIN AND PRETENDING YOU'RE USING IT.  I'VE DONE THAT FOR MANY YEARS NOW.  LIKE WHO SAYS RACISM IS WRONG?  I NEVER HAVE!  DIVERSITY OF OPINION IS SO VERY IMPORTANT TO ME.  UNLESS WE'RE TALKING HIRING PEOPLE OF COLOR.  THEN YOU CAN FORGET ABOUT DIVERSITY.  DIVERSITY IS MY RIGHT TO ARGUE THAT THE EARTH IS FLAT WITHOUT BEING CANCELLED!  YES, I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO BE CANCELLED!  YES, I DO!


IN OTHER NEWS, OLD YELLOW TEETH RONNIE JACKSON HAS HAD HIS 2022 DEMOTION OVERTURNED.  REACHED FOR COMMENT BY THESE REPORTERS, JACKSON RESPONDED, "CAN'T TALK NOW, I'M OFF TO CVS FOR CREST WHITE STRIPS!"


FROM THE TCI WIRE:



Yesterday, some of' the survivors of Julian Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's abuse took part in a press conference calling for justice and closure.  Many spoke to the media throughout the day after the conference.   On MSNBC, for example, last night Lawrence O'Donnell spoke with survivor Jena-Lisa Jones.

 




President Trump probably hoped the long Labor Day weekend would help him outrun his political troubles. Instead, his absence from public view only seemed to sharpen the mounting questions about his health and fitness for office.

Unfortunately for Trump, one trouble never comes alone. The explosion of chatter around Trump’s health might have Americans questioning whether the president is up to the job, but it hasn’t distracted them from demanding the full release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. People want to know how their president was involved with the nation’s most notorious child sex trafficker — and, for once, they aren’t buying into Trump’s cynical distractions.  
Where are the Epstein files, Mr. President?

After an August spent trying (and failing) to move on from Trump’s Epstein connection, Republicans have returned to Washington to find Epstein’s victims still waiting by House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) door. Far from cooling the temperature regarding the Epstein documents, the August recess seems to have given Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) time to build bipartisan consensus around their release. If Khanna and Massie get their way, Trump may soon have a black eye to match his bruised hands. 
Watchdog organizations are pressing for answers, even if most congressional Republicans aren’t. Last week, the nonpartisan Democracy Defenders Fund filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration demanding the full release of all files related to the Epstein investigation — not just the same already-public documents the Department of Justice has falsely touted as “new” information. They argue, rightly, that transparency isn’t optional in a democracy, even if that transparency implicates the sitting president in potentially criminal misconduct.  


From there, let's go to someone who stumbles.  Justin Boggs (SCRIPPS NEWS) types:

Survivors who were exploited by Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking ring on Wednesday called for full transparency after Congress released thousands of pages of documents to the public.

Epstein was a convicted sex offender accused of victimizing hundreds of young women. At a news conference, Lisa Phillips said survivors are compiling their own list of people who abused Epstein's victims.


No, Justin, after Congress re-released 97% of pages of documents.  We don't need to provide cover of lies.  Only 3% of what Congress released yesterday was new.  97% was already publicly available.

This statement Justin later types makes clear that he knows that, "Most of the documents released Tuesday contained information that had already been made public through court filings and other records."  That sentence belongs in the article first paragraph.  Instead Justin buries it in paragraph ten.  Back to his article:

"We know the names. Many of us were abused by them," she said. "We will confidentially compile the names we all know are regularly in the Epstein world."

Phillips said many people knew of Epstein's abuse.
"Why was he allowed to sponsor visas for young models using their immigration status as leverage to abuse them and silence them?" Phillips said. "Epstein was not just a serial predator; he was an international human trafficker. And many around him knew this, many participated, and many profited — and yet he was protected."

Phillips was among those calling for transparency.


Also stumbling is a member of Congress.  Evan Williams (TAG24) notes, "MAGA Congressman James Comer claimed on Tuesday that Ghislaine Maxwell had 'exonerated' President Donald Trump during an interview with the Department of Justice."  Comer's a liar or an idiot -- probably both.  Pope Leo might be able to exonerate someone with a statement because the new pope is trusted.  Jizzy Pants Maxwell?  She's a convicted felon as is her dead partner Epstein.  In her two days of chatting with air head Todd Blanche, Jizzy Pants insisted she was innocent and that so was Epstein.  A liar like that?  They can lie but they can't exonerate. 


It's a point survivor Teresa J. Helm made in Wednesday's press conference.  Sarah K. Burris (RAW STORY) reports:


"What I will say is she got this airtime and platform. Her voice was elevated way before our voices were elevated here today," said Hyelm. "And the same calm, manipulative voice that she had — so polite, there, that day with Todd Blanche, was the same polite, coercive, manipulative voice that I heard as she was grooming me to then send me off to the home of Jeffrey Epstein, where he would assault me."

The same attempt to build a relationship and try to garner trust was what Helm said she experienced. She was convinced she was about to start her "dream job" for which she'd been recruited from college. She was flown from Los Angeles to New York City for an interview.

"So, I thought her voice that day was the same voice that sent me off to a monster," she added.

Helm also noted that she thinks nothing can be believed that comes out of Maxwell, because she's already been caught with perjury.

"I myself could sit there and listen as I did, I sat there and listened, listen to this woman's voice, lie, and there was no pushback from Todd Blanche, because — does he even have the facts to be able to push back on her?" Helm asked. "We could sit there and push back. Why didn't we get to attend that? Why weren't we there that day, or why wasn't even one of us consulted prior to that day in that meeting? And why on Earth has she been moved from Florida to her — it's basically a prison spa. I mean, you know, let's be real."

She explained that none of the survivors were consulted ahead of the meeting or even told that the interview would happen.


One of the many survivors speaking at yesterday's press conference was Marina Lacerda.  Kelly Rissman (INDEPENDENT) explains:


The woman credited with helping to indict Jeffrey Epstein has spoken out for the first time in the decades since she was first abused by the disgraced financier at age 14.

Marina Lacerda was part of a vast network of victims who were abused by Epstein as a teenager. Until now, she was identified as an unidentified minor victim in the 2019 federal indictment against the disgraced financier.

Joining lawmakers and a group of survivors in Washington, D.C. Wednesday, Lacerda, 37, shared details of her abuse by Epstein and demanded the complete release of the so-called Epstein Files.

“I never thought that I would find myself here,” she said. “The only reason I’m here is because it feels like the people who matter in this country finally care about what we have to say.”

She first met Epstein in 2002 in New York when she was just 14, according to the 2019 indictment.

The young Brazilian immigrant was a freshman in high school at the time, working three jobs to try to support her mom and her sister. That’s when a friend told her she could make $300 by giving an “older guy” a massage, she said at a Wednesday press conference on Capitol Hill.

“It went from a dream job to the worst nightmare,” Lacerda said.



Let's note some reactions from ten community sites:


Stan: But that was scary and I couldn't believe anyone would harm my aunt because she was so warm, sweet and funny.  As the survivors spoke out today, I kept thinking about that and how sick some people are.  Maxwell is sick.  Epstien was sick.  Maxwell is still alive.  She needs to be back in a real prison. And the president of the United States needs to be defending the survivors, not attacking them.


Ann:   The survivors shined today and as Chump attacked them, they just stuck to the truth and shined even brighter.  We need to see some justice on this issue and we need to see some closure.  Our government has to stand with the survivors or our government is not of the people, it's against the people. 

Marcia:  Today, survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell spoke out.  The world's a little better as a result.  When brave voices tell the truth, it makes a difference. Chump immediately attacked them and called them a "hoax."  Doesn't matter.  Many people heard them and some for the first time.  This helped the nation.  I applaud these survivors and want to see justice for them.  Release the files.  That's a demand we need to make to honor those who were betrayed by the justice system and the Alex Acostas. 


Kat:  They are not going to go away.  They are not going to be dismissed.  They were ignored and threatened as girls and young women and they're not having it anymore nor should they.  We need to join their call and demand all the records be released.  We need to join their call and make it clear that Maxwell belongs in a real prison and not the social club Chump moved her to weeks ago.  She is a convicted sex trafficker and pedophile.  She has stood trial and been sentenced to 20 years behind bars. 

Rebecca:  crooks.  they're like the supreme court.  they're not going to police themselves, so they're not to need outsiders to do it.  i think we'll be seeing some much needed reforms after we've watched chump and his family work overtime to make millions via their corruption.  but he's a predator and that's what predators do.  he's a predator who was friends with jeffrey epstein and ghislaine maxwell and that's why the orange creep is not helping the survivors.  he doesn't care about and he never did.  truth be told, he was probably pushing himself on underage girls. chump is disgusting.  and before this is all over, maga will realize that and will grasp how he played them. 

Elaine:  Nothing but lies from Chump and his administration.  Today, disgusting Donald made a point to attack the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.  Chump is a con artist.  He's exposed himself to the American people.

Trina:  Chump is a liar.  And he is a liar who does not care about the America people.  He's part of the swamp he once pretended to want to drain.  He's destroying our earth.  That is just who he is, a dangerous criminal.   And that is why he moved Ghislaine Maxwell to Club Fed and why he is attacking the survivors abused by Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein.

Betty: Important day as survivors publicly spoke out and demanded justice.



They spoke out even as Chump attacked them. As US House Rep Jasmine Crockett noted, clearly the White House was the hostile actors.



They are not a hoax and they will not be silenced.





When the truth is spoken, we're all a little bit stronger as a result.  We're inspired to speak more truth.  We're encouraged to stand with those in need.  Doing the right thing becomes very important.

Thank you to all the survivors who spoke today and who inspired us and who remembered the importance of humanity and that democracy requires a strong public square where the truth can be spoken and embraced.  


Mike:  Donald Chump is disgusting.  He has two daughters.  I only have one daughter.  But this is something that we all need to call out and that's especially true if you are a father.  What was done to these women by Epstein and Maxwell?  Those are crimes.  And these women were failed.  It's time for us, as a country to make this right.  To make it clear that grooming and abuse is not acceptable and that destroying people's lives is not acceptable.  We need to stand with the survivors to show them the support that they shouldn't have gotten all along and we need to stand with the survivors to embrace our own humanity.  Donald Chump is disgusting and so is anyone else protecting the criminals Epstein and Maxwell and standing in the way of the survivors getting justice and getting closure. 

Ruth:   And that is the reality before we factor in Mr. Chump's efforts to silence those who survived the abuse of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. 






Did everyone catch the slap Chump gave Robert Kennedy Junior?  Just wondering.  He's mocking those wanting the Kennedy assassination records released.  


Dementia Donald Chump:  It remind me a little of the Kennedy situation.  We gave them everything.  Over and over again.  More. And more.  And more. And nobody's ever satisfied. 


Somebody better check on Junior and they especially better check on the worm in Junior's brain after Chump landed that bitch slap to Junior's head.




RECOMMENDED: "
"Chump seems a little weaker, a little older, and a lot more feeble with every loss"

"Chump gets checked by the court"

"The sick administration that would attack survivors"

"It's okay, Grandpa, go into the light"

"The survivors"

"Weekend box office"

"We're all better off when the truth is told"

"Johnson's a creature of the night with no self-control"

"Cheesy Zucchini Casserole in the Kitchen"

"Skillet Rosemary Chicken in the Kitchen"

"Junior attacks our health while Chump attacks the country's soul"

"Junior needs to be fired"

"the corruption never ends"

"do they wanted to be paid in live ammo?"

"The cults"

"KATE & ALLIE and Megyn Kelly's desperate crush on Taylor Swift"

"He's beyond sickly"

"Chump "looks like a ham left out in the sun""

"Vivian Wilson and others who shine"

"Mike Johnson loves Ballin' The Jack with the boys"

"THIS JUST IN! CATCHING UP WITH MIKE JOHNSON IN THE PARK!"

"Mike Johnson's late night efforts to burn some calories"

"64 degrees and Mike Johnson's sweating"


 

Wednesday, September 03, 2025

We're all better off when the truth is told

Important day as survivors publicly spoke out and demanded justice.



They spoke out even as Chump attacked them. As US House Rep Jasmine Crockett noted, clearly the White House was the hostile actors.



They are not a hoax and they will not be silenced.





When the truth is spoken, we're all a little bit stronger as a result.  We're inspired to speak more truth.  We're encouraged to stand with those in need.  Doing the right thing becomes very important.

Thank you to all the survivors who spoke today and who inspired us and who remembered the importance of humanity and that democracy requires a strong public square where the truth can be spoken and embraced.  


It's too bad we don't have President Kamala.  Can't imagine her attacking survivors the way Chump is doing.  

We could have had President Kamala.  And we in this country and everyone around the world would have been a lot better off.


The Washington Post has leaked a document circulating in the White House outlining specifications to turn Gaza into a luxury tourist and technological resort.

Trump's real plan for Gaza isn't far removed from the video created using AI a few months ago.

According to the 38-page dossier circulating in the White House offices, the United States would manage the area for more than a decade, and more than two million Gazans would be expelled to be relocated to other areas, with aid of €5,000 per person and a two-year rent.

Can someone read that to Congress woman Rashida Tlaib?

Remember how there was no reason to vote for Kamala per Psychic Rashida?

She didn't protect the Palestinian people and she certainly didn't protect that American people.  She's pariah and will remain that for all time.  If she'd had a brain, she would have long ago said, "I was wrong.  I can't believe the harm I brought about."

But she thinks she can get away with the havoc and cruelty she brought about.  

The party has other problems to address.  In two or four years, we'll have time for Rashida and we need to then focus on tossing her out of office.  She's garbage trash and every day immigrant lives are destroyed because of choices that she made.



"The Snapshot" (THE COMMON ILLS):

Wednesday, September 3, 2025.  Epstein survivors to hold press conference this morning, Speaker of the Closet Mike Johnson thinks he can trick people, Chump can't escape the Epstein topic anymore than he can stop the decaying of his own flesh, and much more.


At the end of the 80s, Donald Chump began his friendships with sex traffickers and pedophiles Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.  This friendship lasted until at least 2007.  Chump was very cozy with Epstein and having recently moved Ghislaine Maxwell to Club Fed in Bryan, Texas, he clearly remains tight with Maxwell.  

If you don't get just how disgusting the deal he made with Ghislaine was or just how Todd Blanche refused to ask questions of Maxwell during their two days of 'interviews,' make a point to stream the video below from THE LAST WORD WITH LAWRENCE O'DONNELL.


We should all be appalled at the way Todd Blanche kissed the ass of a convicted felon serving a 20 year sentence for sex trafficking.  A convicted felon was allowed to lie repeatedly and was never once challenged.  But she was laughed with, Blanche laughed with her and made her feel comfortable as she lied non-stop.

Last night, Ben did a very important report for MEIDASTOUCH NEWS.






The reason it feels like Congress doesn’t exist anymore is because it functionally doesn’t, but also because this summer vacation was extended. House Republicans tucked tail and left early after fearing the possibility of having to vote for transparency about the biggest underage sex ring in U.S. history, which gives you a good sense of where we are with that party right now.

House Speaker Mike Johnson had six weeks to figure out how to manage the intra-party rebellion over the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. Republican members were still getting an earful at home, so ducking a vote wasn’t practical. But Johnson needed to uphold his prime directive of acting as a human shield for the president and keeping his name out of any revelations.

So after weeks of rumination, here’s what Johnson came up with: a resolution, hastily added to the week’s floor voting schedule on Monday, that would “direct” the House Oversight Committee to continue investigating the federal cases against Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, which is already in progress. In other words, Johnson would have the House vote to do something it is effectively already doing.

The word you may be grasping for is “misdirection.”

This resolution is being floated for a vote to keep people away from a bipartisan bill from Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Tom Massie (R-KY), which would directly compel the relevant government agencies to release all relevant files. Yesterday, Khanna and Massie launched the discharge petition process for their bill. If it gets signatures from a majority of House members, that bill will have to come to the floor, and the co-authors say they already have that many in hand. They’re holding a press conference this morning with victims of Epstein’s sex ring.

Johnson’s gambit is to claim that he’s already giving supporters of releasing the files a vote, so they shouldn’t have to sign onto the discharge petition. That is the hard sell that both the House Republican leadership and the White House, which is apparently whipping members to not sign onto the discharge petition, are making.

This is as much about Johnson controlling what gets on his House floor (which could trigger other bypass attempts, like on a congressional stock trading ban), but it’s based on a misimpression that the “attaboy Oversight Committee” resolution is the same as the Khanna-Massie bill.

Let's stop for a moment do deal with something of a housekeeping issue.


Why would I post that -- as I did yesterday?

It was not  private video when I posted it.

I also was asked to post it by a friend with PBS.  

At some point, PBS decided to pull it.  I have no idea why  I woke up to find a ton of e-mails this morning about that video and why did I post it?

I posted it mainly because a PBS friend asked me to.

I probably won't post their stuff anymore.

I want to support PBS -- we've increased posting them here since Chump cut off funding.

But I didn't like this crap when b.s. artist Katie Halper pulled it.  I certainly don't like it when PBS pulls this nonsense.


If you search the title of the PBS video in GOOGLE, you'll get this.




And clicking on that takes you to the renamed reports "What’s in the batch of Epstein files just released by a House committee" at THE NEWSHOUR.  Here's the transcript of the video they released and then a few hour later killed.


  • Amna Nawaz:

    Welcome to the "News Hour."

    Congress is back in Washington tonight, and the clock is already ticking. Lawmakers have less than one month to avoid a government shutdown.

  • Geoff Bennett:

    On the table, a fierce fight over billions in spending cuts, some 30,000 pages worth of Jeffrey Epstein-related files that Republicans just posted tonight online, and the Senate moving to fast-track President Trump's nominees.

    Our congressional correspondent, Lisa Desjardins, joins us now.

    So, Lisa, it's always great to see you.

    Let's start with the possible government shutdown at the end of the month. We are weeks away. How likely is it?

  • Lisa Desjardins:

    It is possible.

    Let's take people through exactly how this is going to work, what we know. First of all, the deadline is September 30 to fund most of government. Now, any deal needs 60 Senate votes. So, of course, that means likely at least seven Democrats would have to get on board.

    Now, that's led to this situation where, of course, Democrats know they have leverage here. They don't have leverage in a lot of cases. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries today told reporters, including myself, that he's looking for a bipartisan solution. But what that really means is, he wants some concessions.

  • Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY):

    That spending bill has to be both bipartisan, a product of negotiation, and it's got to serve the interests of the American people in terms of their health, safety, national security, and economic well-being.

  • Lisa Desjardins:

    Health, safety, national security, economic, that covers everything. So, there's a lot on the table for him.

    And this is the man really to watch, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer. It's his vote that Republicans will need to get a funding bill through, or it could be his decision to try to go all the way to a government shutdown. It is very much on the table, a risky decision for Democrats either way.

    The pressure is on them to stand up to President Trump, try and get some policy changes. But some Democrats say a shutdown might benefit Trump.

  • Geoff Bennett:

    And why are they feeling the pressure this week, Lisa?

  • Lisa Desjardins:

    Right.

    It seems like the 30th is a long way away. It's not. One reason is because, in the middle of the month, there will be a recess, a full week. So really it's just about two or three weeks they have. And, remember, they're only in town three days a week mostly.

  • Geoff Bennett:

    Let's talk about the other big news tonight.

    The House Oversight Committee released tens of thousands of pages of documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case. There had been Republicans calling for more transparency, and this appears to be a step in that direction?

  • Lisa Desjardins:

    Right.

    And a reminder, we're talking about Jeffrey Epstein. He's the financier accused of sex crimes. His conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell, was sent to prison for those crimes. He also was connected with many high-profile individuals, friends with Donald Trump, though Trump has disavowed him since.

    Here's what we got tonight, documents like this, 33,000-plus pages of them. But I want to point out, this document, our producer Matt Loffman quickly figured out, is public. This is not something that is special to the Department of Justice. This is something you could find on the Supreme Court's Web site. This is Ghislaine Maxwell's — part of her appeal case.

    So a lot of this are legal documents. Going through them, we really don't know how much of it is new. But I am told from House Oversight Republicans that these are all the documents that DOJ has given them so far.

    Democrats have said, first of all, that these 34,000 documents is just 1 percent of the total. Now, Republicans are worried about something else going on. That's a bipartisan effort by two — two Republican — two members of Congress, Democratic Representative Ro Khanna there on the right and then Thomas Massie of Kentucky. They are trying to make an end run around House leadership to force release of all documents, make them all public.

    But the question is if the votes are there. And, today, Speaker Johnson made it clear he doesn't want that effort. And I think this release tonight is an attempt to try and take votes away from that end run, so a lot in play. Do we know that much more about Jeffrey Epstein tonight? Not yet. We will see.

  • Geoff Bennett:

    Yes. Well, more to come on that front.


  • Again, I don't have time for people's bulls**t or their cowrdice.

    I counted fifty e-mails in the public account.  I don't have time for that, Martha and Shirley don't have time for that.  If you make my life harder, I don't give a damn about you.

    I'll get a call from at least two PBS friends when this goes up and I know they'll have 101 excuses.  But I don't give a damn.  You've made my morning harder and it's just not worth it to me to promote you or your work if you're going to be a little coward and pull it.  Related.  It's Wednesday.  Will Ava and I do a piece at THIRD?  Probably not.  Everyone else got Labor Day weekend off.  But were supposed to now do -- on a Wednesday -- a media piece?  I've got enough on my plate.  It's Wednesday  We'll do one this weekend but neither of us is in the mood to spend three to four hours writing a piece today.


    Let's get back to Epstein and Maxwell.  Nicole Charky-Chami (RAW STORY) noted yesterday:


    Republican Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) plans to take steps Tuesday to push for a vote to release the Jeffrey Epstein files — and suggested a shadowy billionaire in the famous "black book" is out to get him.

    Lawmakers are back from summer recess, and Massie and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) were expected to file a discharge petition aimed at compelling the Department of Justice to fully release all files related to the disgraced financier's case. The bipartisan effort is underway from the House Oversight Committee to uncover the files despite pushback from Republican leaders.
    "Jobs, the economy, those are always the big issues, but you really can't solve any of that if this place is corrupt," Massie told CNN.
    CNN reporter Manu Raju asked, "What do you mean, if this place is corrupt?"

    "Well, I mean, if they're going to cover up for rich and powerful and politically connected people, which is still what is happening right now here," Massie said.

    Massie, who has faced off with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and the Trump administration over calling for the release of the files, continues to face attacks.

    "Look, I got three billionaires right now running ads against me in Kentucky, and one of them is in Epstein's black book. So I'm not worried about it," Massie said. "I've already poked the hornet's nest here, and, you know, once you're in for a penny, you're in for a pound. We're going to get these files released."


    First, Isn't Alien Musk financing commercials against Massie, by the way.  Musk had a very tight relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. 

    Second, "we're going to get these files released"? 

    Not if Speaker of the Closet Mike Johnson has anything to say about it.  Ailia Zehra noted Johnson does want a discharge effort to succeed:

    House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) pushed back Tuesday against the bipartisan effort led by Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) to force release of the files related to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, dismissing the effort as "meaningless."

    “I would describe virtually everything Thomas Massie says related to this issue as meaningless. That’s my response," he told reporters on Capitol Hill Tuesday.



    House GOP leaders on Tuesday morning added to this week’s House schedule a vote on a resolution directing the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to continue its investigation into matters surrounding convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

    The addition comes as leaders contend with an alternative push to force a vote on a bill that would direct the Trump administration to release more Epstein material.


    What's going on?  The discharge voice would demand all the paperwork.  Speaker of the Closet Johnson won't be able to run interference on behalf of the White House if the discharge option is implemented.  The only way he can cover for Donald Chump is by ensuring that the House votes to continue down the same road.  That would be the wasted road that resulted in the Dept of (Mis)Justice releasing to Congress last month . . . papers already publicly available as the Democrats on the House Oversight Committee noted in a press release yesterday:

    Washington, D.C. — Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after Chairman James Comer released to the public the partial batch of Epstein files from the Department of Justice, consisting largely of already public information. The original partial release failed to meet the Department’s legal obligation to provide the full, unredacted documents to the Committee while protecting victims and censoring child sexual abuse materials. 

    “The 33,000 pages of Epstein documents James Comer has decided to ‘release’ were already mostly public information. To the American people – don’t let this fool you.

    After careful review, Oversight Democrats have found that 97% of the documents received from the Department of Justice were already public. There is no mention of any client list or anything that improves transparency or justice for victims.

    House Republicans are trying to make a spectacle of releasing already-public documents. Pam Bondi has said the client list was on her desk. She could release it right now if she wanted to. 

    While Comer tries to give cover to Trump by re-releasing public documents, House Democrats are fighting for real transparency. Pam Bondi must comply with our subpoena immediately, and release all of the documents. The American people demand it.”

    Oversight Committee Democrats’ initial review revealed that of the 33,295 pages of documents released to the Committee, only three percent contained any new information. The remaining 97% of pages included information previously released by the Department of Justice, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement or the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s office.

    These include: 

    • Video from the Metropolitan Correctional Center from the night of Epstein’s death 
    • Supreme Court filings from Ghislaine Maxwell
    • Court filings from U.S. v. Maxwell
    • Court transcript from U.S. v. Maxwell
    • A Department of Justice Office of Inspector General Report on Epstein’s death
    • A memo from Attorney General Pamela Bondi to FBI Director Kash Patel on releasing the Epstein files 
    • Communications between the Bureau of Prisons and the Department of Justice regarding the death of Epstein 
    • Police reports and court filings from Epstein’s criminal case in Florida

    The only new disclosure:

    • Less than 1,000 pages from the Customs and Border Protection’s log of flight locations of the Epstein plane from 2000-2014 and forms consistent with reentry back to the U.S. 

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    Johnson thinks he can con people.  I don't know about that.  

     

    This morning MEIDASTOUCH NEWS already has a video up about the press conference later this morning and Ben notes that MTN will be streaming it live on YOUTUBE. The press conference is supposed to start around 10:30 this morning EST.

     



    Yesterday, NBC NEWS spoke with some Epstein survivors.






    On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump made a first public official appearance in the Oval Office after a short disappearance this weekend, with many remarking on his 'rough' look.

    About 45 minutes late for his own 2 p.m. Oval Office press conference to announce that U.S. Space Command will be located in Alabama, reversing a Biden-era decision to keep it at its temporary headquarters in Colorado, he kept his speech unusually short. While Trump is often very late for his scheduled events, this one comes after 'death' rumors swirled over the weekend, with many questioning the President's health.
    One liberal political commentator pointed out, "He looks rough and more orange than normal. Wonder if the press will ask the important question of why he was absent for a week." It comes after a Trump body double conspiracy theory emerged.

    [. . .]

    More users began to point out Trump's look as he made the announcement. "His eyes are still funky. Somethings wrong," one person said. Another added, "Looks like it took an extra 50 minutes to make him look alert and camera ready."

    Another person pointed out that Trump's hands has more makeup than usual, as he has been warned lately about the bruises on his hands being a warning sign of something worse. "He looks rough. Extra hand makeup applied," they wrote.


     


    Marcia covers Chump's health and did so again last night in "Chump "looks like a ham left out in the sun"."  There's a story that popped up and she either missed it or it popped up after she wrote so we'll note it here.  Matt Richards (OK!) reports:


    Donald Trump sparked more concerns over his health during a Tuesday, September 2, interview with Scott Jennings.

    “I’m always disappointed in him,” a very stuffy Trump said when discussing Russian President Vladimir Putin. “He and I always had a great relationship. Very disappointed. Thousands of people are dying.”
    [. . .]

    X users were quick to pipe in, with one saying it “backs the stroke hypothesis” as “stroke patients can sound ‘nasally’ due to dysarthria and muscle weakness impacting the soft palate.”

    “They sound ‘strained,’ ‘hoarse’ and ‘nasal or hyponasal,’” they continued. “So his voice actually continues to support the mild stroke position.”

    “He’s struggling to breathe,” another person said. “Respiratory issues are indicative of a stroke. This along with his edema (swelling of the ankles) and cardiac problems are signs that the end is imminent.”

    Another person surmised Trump has COVID, which would he explain why “he sounds congested."


    Let's talk about Jane Fonda.  In the 80s, as she built her Workout franchise -- and made a lot of money for the CED and, later, Campaign for California, certain Republicans got a British rag to run a lie (the publication knew it was a lie) that she'd had a heart attack.  The day after that lie hit the press, Jane showed up at one of her studios and invited the press as she led a Workout class to show that, no, she had not had a heart attack.  

    So where was Chump's workout?  No where to be found.  If he had a stroke -- and he may have -- or if he didn't, nothing he did in public on Tuesday dispels those rumors.

    Jane grasped that certain right-wingers in this country feared her popularity and the money she was raising for solid causes.  So she put an end to the lie immediately by providing proof that she was healthy and photos ran in papers around the world while videos of that morning's workout made all the news programs like GOOD MORNING AMERICA.

    That's how she ended a lie.


    Somehow, Chump either didn't care that much about what people were saying about him (which is a first for him) or he's unable to prove he didn't have a stroke.

    I have no idea.  I've never been one of his groupies so I have no reason to lie for him.  



    Let's wind down with this from Senator Elizabeth Warren's office:

    Washington, D.C. — Following a new D.C. District Court ruling in the landmark antitrust case involving Google, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement:

    “The court previously ruled that Google’s search business is an illegal monopoly, but now the judge’s remedies fail to hold Google accountable for breaking the law. Instead of restoring competition and ending Google’s dominance, this ruling is a slap on the wrist for unlawful behavior that warranted the breakup of this tech giant.

    “Now it’s up to the Trump Justice Department and state attorneys general to appeal or risk emboldening even more lawbreaking by Big Tech monopolies.

    “While the Trump Justice Department considers an appeal to break up Google, YouTube and Google executives are negotiating with Trump’s lawyers to settle a dubious case for potentially millions of dollars and raising serious concerns of corruption in plain sight.”

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