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Keith Olson's avatar

This sick excuse for a president is easily persuaded by money to do whatever the lobbyist wants! HCR wrote this in her Substack earlier this week. As was reported in the Washington Post:

In April 2024, then-candidate Trump told oil executives they should raise $1 billion for his campaign. In exchange, Trump promised he would get rid of Biden-era regulations and make sure no more such regulations went into effect, in addition to lowering taxes. Trump told them $1 billion would be a “deal,” considering how much money they would make if he were in the White House.

Jason Gael's avatar

I don’t think he’s motivated by money. It’s just my assessment, but I’m fairly positive he’s motivated purely by the threat of Putin’s kompromat being revealed and reviled by the world. Especially by every woman on Earth when they learn of what atrocity he performed in hopes it would make him feel ultimate power, doing a thing no sane person would ever do, thus proving to himself he is so powerful (like Putin) he isn’t afraid to do *a thing I could not describe in good conscious* - Those sniper attacks were not staged. He paid for them though, because he didn’t want to continue living as a lowly scum of all humanity and fearful slave as the gambit in Putin’s modern war strategy to destroy these United States from the inside out.

Roger Vermariën's avatar

According to me it's both: money ánd Putin's kompromat. He is afraid of Putin. Otherwise he would not kiss his ..ss. Money is the motivation in his life. Above that he is pure racist.

Joe Jones's avatar

No.

It is about money.

1) He isn't afraid of Putin, a business partner.

2) His base believes everything anti-trump is a hoax.

It is all about the money. $$$$$

Jason Gael's avatar

While I appreciate your own angle, there is no chance DT is intelligent enough to plan or strategize all of this that come to fruition from 2 decades or more of an army of work to make this reality happen. Every promise he made to every community across America was provided to him by the Comrades Marketing research team who had all that Bookface data and scraped every user online data stat they could, hyperlocalized to every area across all regions. He doesn’t stay up at night ranting on X, he sleeps while a comrade feeds it whatever the war plan requires. He’s a marionette at best and was chosen very carefully due to the public interest he had. But he’s never succeeded at anything that lasts, and he looked at Putin like the way he wished he was, rich and truly powerful. Putin had him eating of his hand so fast, telling him they were the same and should stick together, and believe me he wasn’t looking for a puppet that he could have partial or even most control over, he’s too exacting in the important of this particular soon to be weapon’s role in his war without tanks or bombs. He tricked DT into something that guaranteed 100% and nothing more would DT ever do except exactly as he’s commanded. You are right about money being the true motivation, but not DT, for Putin. A $500Billion raw oil development deal in Crimea. Which is why they invaded it and took over, and why Rex Tillerson became Sec of State and immediately flew to Russia and why Mitch McConnell’s wife was given a role in that administrations government jobs, her parents own the largest shipping company in China. Every single thing DT has said or done that we know about since the first run, is purely stimuli to create reactions and division across our country, it was planned in and is counted on in the plan. The only way to check one’s self is to completely cut the stimuli supply off from getting to the brain. I haven’t watched any tv or movies going on 7 years. All my experiences are first hand. It’s an amazing difference - the clean feeling a mind is capable of without all the junk. Where did I get all the info I just typed out? It wasn’t from TV, it was from working in Cyber Security and tech for 35 years - serving the 3 letter alphabet soup, the gov’t on all levels, and enterprises Fortune 1 on down to protect them from China, Iran, Russia, and N. Korea. And we’re very effective and successful and stopping those attacks and even reversing comms into their networks and lay resident monitoring their networks, determining how they operate and who is in charge. During the many global interactions I’ve been lucky to have with others fighting the good fight, I became good friend with someone who’s best friend, did the research and compilation of the profile / dossier and it wasn’t a pee pee party.

Daniel Solomon's avatar

Check out Malcolm Nance, Craig Unger.

Thom Hartmann. https://music.youtube.com/podcast/NR1jfTsB830

Ed Garland's avatar

Outstanding! ^5 🫡

Thank you, and all hail "Operation" Red Hat--good guy heroes. 🏆

"He (Trump) has no scruples," "He's not my friend," "People don't know how dumb he really is."

-- Open source/Public Domain --unverified, but attributed to Epstein.

Kelly's avatar

He thinks money is the only power worth having because he wields money like a weapon to both his allies and his enemies. He has no qualities of character.

Olivia Youngblud's avatar

Not about money. And he's terrified of Putin.

Jean Conley's avatar

I agree with you for the mostpart, Jason. He's motivated by POWER and TOTAL CONTROL. That's what he wants. To me, that's one of the biggest reasons he's kissed up (guess where????) to Putin, Xi, and Kim. He's determined to have them help him become a total dictator of a country like they. He's too stupid to realize that once the three of them accomplished THAT, they will GET RID OF HIM! (That's a little far fetched, I know, but think about since those three are laughing at Dump big time.)

Renee Goodman's avatar

Jason, are you kidding me he isn’t motivated by money? Everything that PATHOLOGICAL MONSTER does is for money and attention! Of course he’s Putin’s puppet, but he’s losing his access of Self-Awareness and is freaking out about the Epstein files, all of his pedophile associates and his total involvement! The WH administration is filled with lying, unfit, inexperienced, morons who follow his routine of BS, that all need to go down along with him!

Jason Gael's avatar

Not joking in the slightest, and he also serves Putin'S plan in another key strategic way. He is the target for all the emotions and angst created in us by the intentional stimuli, the stuff that gets you passionate about how terrible he is and direct the hate at a puppet that will never ever care. He's not permitted to . Those snipers were not a staged stunt to get votes, it only would have required a single sniper attempt. He paid them, but like everything in his life, he didn't pay enough and failed miserably at his only way out that Putin might be fooled by, assisted suicide by an event that could have happened on it's own. #Sad!

Ann Farrell's avatar

Plenty of Putin via Epstein kompromat in Epstein files which accounts for series of wag the dog and controversial distractions that have distracted.

Nancy Richardson's avatar

Ben, thank you, your brothers and your team for being fearless in reporting the true facts with receipts. Stay safe, stay strong and God bless.

Daniel Solomon's avatar

Why not one fee to cover all the Meidas substacks, youtube pages, etc?

Ellen Nordstrom's avatar

"Moral rot" is the perfect description."

Janice's avatar

She is one of the girls. Feel sorry for her and her never let her go

Janice's avatar

However they say it is AI …

Fact checked

Mike's avatar

Blondie has seen the unredacted Epstein files. She knows the horrific crimes and sex crimes that were committed on children by the rich and powerful, yet she refuses to hold them accountable and refuses to apologize to the survivors. This means she is complicit with what took place. She should be impeached tried convicted and placed in prison for life. I encourage everyone to email/call your representative and demand accountability. Enough is enough.

Cathy du Preez-Kiss's avatar

I agree that she should be impeached or criminally charged as a co-conspirator. However, it is imperative that all of the primary Male sexual perpetrators who assaulted the victims as evidenced in the Epstein files be charged and brought to Justice. No more scapegoating just the women for crimes. Civil lawsuits should also follow with seizing of their assets.

Katrina Nuciforo's avatar

Oh but she’s a Christian with a DIAMOND CROSS AROUND HER NECK. 👹 my point is If there was a GOD thAT crucifix would have melted long time ago

Jean Conley's avatar

Of course she's a "Christian"!!!! Just like all the republiCRAPS who worship the Dictator. I don't like to bring this up, but the majority of them voted for Dump to begin with (even the first time) is because all he (and they) wanted was to see if he could stack the Supreme Court with ultra conservative judges. For a lot of reasons, but this one above all: They knew that the Court would overturn Roe vs, Wade and ban abortion no matter what the state of the woman's condition was. (Wordy sentence--sorry!) Then came Dump's desire to please them because those "good Christians" were (and still are) going to try to make ALL Americans "Christians." Make everyone believe like they do. No other religions or beliefs would be acceptable.

Robot Bender's avatar

She should have gone up in spontaneous human combustion, as should this entire regime. I'm not worried, though. Satan will do that for us eventually.

Renee Goodman's avatar

Mike, have you seen the way she looks at the Dumpster with smiles and likes? I think she had some type of involvement with him when she was in Florida. Just saying.

Katrina Nuciforo's avatar

💵 money I’m sure

Afghan Veteran Voice's avatar

Thank you very much, brother, for your valuable and timely information it is truly appreciated.

As an Afghan veteran who served alongside the United States military forces in Afghanistan, I am deeply disappointed and disheartened by the way we have been abandoned under President Trump’s administration. I spent years carrying out missions with U.S. Special Forces in Afghanistan, standing shoulder to shoulder with American troops in the fight against terrorism. Yet today, many of us who were your trusted partners and frontline allies have been completely left behind.

To my American sisters and brothers: please raise your voices and urge your government not to abandon the Afghan allies who fought beside you for twenty years. Thousands of loyal Afghan partners who risked their lives in support of U.S. operations are now stranded and in danger.

Do not leave your allies behind.

Junior622's avatar

Thank you for your service!

Please continue to remind others of Trump's abandonment.

Cathy du Preez-Kiss's avatar

Thank you for your voice and service from the boots on the ground. Thank you for also standing up for your Afghan allies. The Canadian government is also complicit in abandoning the Afghan allies, Afghan interpreters who were promised that they would be safely brought to Canada along with their families. Many are still waiting.

The Wahine's avatar

Thank you for resisting, reporting and rallying Americans to THE TRUTH!💙

Kathy Hughes's avatar

I haven’t watched Bondi’s entire performance before the House committee, but the parts I did see showed Bondi’s conduct was thoroughly unprofessional, rude, and self-entitled. It was not the sort of conduct you would expect to see from an attorney general and officer of the court. The House would have been justified in holding her in contempt.

Daniel Solomon's avatar

Reprise, Kathy:

She was our AG 2011 to 2019. Critics have pointed out that Bondi’s office did not intervene to challenge the 2008 non-prosecution agreement with Epstein while she was Florida AG while was Epstein was being charged in NY.

Pam Bondi, as a lobbyist for Ballard Partners, registered as a foreign agent for the Embassy of Qatar in 2019 and 2020. She provided strategic advice to enhance U.S.-Qatar relations, trade, and investment. Her work included advocacy regarding anti-human trafficking matters and involved lobbying Congress,, with her firm receiving $115,000 per month.

Key details regarding Pam Bondi's work for Qatar:

Role: Registered as a "Key Personnel" for the Embassy of the State of Qatar,, personally engaged in lobbying services.

Duration: Registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) during 2019 and 2020.

Scope: Focused on strengthening U.S.-Qatar bilateral relations, developing trade/investment, and addressing anti-human trafficking, according to FARA filings.

Compensation: The contract for her firm, Ballard Partners, was for $115,000 per month.

Controversy: Her lobbying for Qatar has drawn scrutiny regarding potential conflicts of interest due to her involvement in matters related to Qatari, government gifts to the Trump administration.

Bondi's lobbying career also included representing other clients such as The GEO Group, in the prison business.

Now AI sayz that Epstein actively attempted to intervene in the 2017 Gulf diplomatic crisis, acting as a back-channel negotiator to help Qatar ease the blockade imposed by Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

Based on emails dated July 2017 and later, here are the key details regarding Jeffrey Epstein and Qatar:

Mediation Efforts: Epstein inserted himself into the diplomatic rift, offering to help Qatar, which was under a land, air, and sea blockade. He corresponded with Qatari businessman Jabor Yousef Jassim Al Thani (referred to as "Jabor Y"), a member of the royal family.

Proposed Strategies for Qatar: Epstein advised Qatar to normalize relations with Israel or establish a billion-dollar "victim fund" for terrorism survivors to gain favor with then-US President Donald Trump.

"Sing and Dance" Advice: Epstein controversially told Qatari representatives that they needed to "sing and dance" for Israel to end the blockade, citing Indian Prime Minister Modi's 2017 visit to Israel as a successful model for gaining U.S. favor.

Brokering Meetings: Epstein successfully brokered a meeting between former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Qatari officials in December 2018 in London.

Internal Views: Despite seeking to help them, Epstein privately described Qatar's leadership as "dangerous" and accused the country of "terrorism financing" in his correspondence.

Connection to Other Gulf States: Epstein was also deeply connected to the other side of the blockade, holding close personal and business ties with Emirati tycoon Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem and, according to reports, receiving a Bedouin tent from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

These revelations are part of a larger, ongoing release of documents, with some reports suggesting Epstein was attempting to cultivate influence across the Middle East while operating as a broker for intelligence and business interests.

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Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, the C.E.O. of the Dubai-based ports giant DP World, is stepping down after his exchanges with Epstein became public.

DP World boss emailed Epstein about sexual experiences. https://www.ft.com/content/d8f95644-b2d2-48d4-8027-7b1e2ac0e59d?campaign_id=4&emc=edit_dk_20260213&instance_id=171043&nl=dealbook&regi_id=135335200&segment_id=215230&user_id=7803b42c4685a0dcc6f97ccaa82b3aae

Kathy Hughes's avatar

Daniel, I was aware Bondi had served as a lobbyist for Qatar in the past. Thank you for filling in the details about her role in that job.

Johnny V's avatar

Thank you Ben, for the real news, awesome job!!!!

James Wilson's avatar

A normal government would never have allowed these grossly unqualified people from holding positions of power. Now with a reason to show them the door and let the grownups govern, they laugh and say that they are not going anywhere. Accountability needs to come soon or the destruction will continue.

Daniel Solomon's avatar

As a public service, here's the Contrarian calls to action from Thursday. https://contrarian.substack.com/p/contrarian-calls-to-action-b6e?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

It's heartening to see that some Congressional Republicans have been taking Trump on....Canadian tatiffs, Epstein, etc. We need to encourage more.

I still think Epstein is where Trump's vulnerable underbelly is located.

Gillian Sullivan's avatar

Don't know how you do it. So much ugliness in what you and your team have to encounter every day, and yet you send us uplifting news --- and hope. Thank you.

Julie Robuck's avatar

I appreciate all of the wonderful work you all do! I too sometimes get tired of hearing the “subscribe” commentary but it is necessary to keep things growing!

In regard to the “bragging” that was mentioned in another comment, I see that as just being proud of how far this has come!

Please can you give some more coverage to the dressed up SAVE act that they are trying to push through!

This is a direct hit to voters especially women and others that may not be able to vote in person with the “proper identification”. It is one step closer to their white Christian nationalist agenda.

Thanks for all you do! Special thanks to Aaron, I wouldn’t have even known where to find you all without him! He brought me to you, this team has kept me here!

🎶❤️🎶

Shaka Travel Guys's avatar

Fuck Trump! #Resist #Fight #Win

Eva E Shidle's avatar

Ben, You and your team are national heroes!!! Keep the news coming.

Melinda woods's avatar

It is vital we keep you guys on the airways. Truth is necessary if this country is to survive and programs like yours keeps us informed, smarter citizens it also keeps us united.

GingerLee's avatar

I'm switching my descriptors from "botox barbies with 2' hair extensions" to just plain "gargoyles" now that they lost the castle we have to brace ourselves because their "loser king" will get even worse ... keep those epstein files coming and may his approval ratings continue to fall....