You use to have a good College football team, don’t even have that these days 
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I know. My childhood was watching a perfectly executed triple option.
At least the basketball team finally won an NCAA tournament game this year.
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they used the Iran war to distract from the Epstein files , now they might be using the Epstein files to distract from the Iran war .
or she knows what’s coming and trying to protect her brand as her exit strategy.
why can’t they just all end in a bunker like the Nazis ?
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Imagine all the memes the future people could make with Trumpy’s final rants.
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FWIW, just saw this report:
CBS News is reporting that the survivors of an attack on a US base in Kuwait that killed 6 Americans and wounded 20 more are disputing Secretary of War Crimes Pete Hegseth’s version of the events, who said the missile was a “squirter” that managed to sneak through their defenses.
The reality, they said, is that they were completely unprepared to defend themselves.
“Painting a picture that ‘one squeaked through’ is a falsehood,” one of the injured soldiers told CBS News. “I want people to know the unit … was unprepared to provide any defense for itself. It was not a fortified position.”
In a post on Twitter, Secretary of Defense Sean Parnell claimed that “every possible measure has been taken to safeguard our troops — at every level” and that “[t]he secure facility was fortified with 6-foot walls.”
The survivors, however, said that “We moved closer to Iran, to a deeply unsafe area that was a known target. I don’t think there was a good reason ever articulated.”
CBS reports that the soldier “said they were protected by little more than a thin layer of vertical standing blast barricades that did not provide cover from above. ‘From a bunker standpoint, that’s about as weak as one gets.’Asked to describe the degree of fortification, he responded: ‘I mean, I would put it in the none category. From a drone defense capability … none.’”
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Another view of Melania’s presser:
Fifteen survivors connected to Jeffrey Epstein are pushing back hard after Melania Trump’s latest remarks, arguing that her proposal shifts attention away from those in power and places it back on people who have already endured more than enough.
Within hours [of the press conference], a group of 15 survivors released a joint statement making their position unmistakably clear. They emphasized that they have already come forward filing reports, testifying under oath, and reliving traumatic experiences in legal settings where their credibility was often aggressively challenged. Asking them to do so again, they argued, is not a step toward justice but a distraction from it.
Their statement pointed to a broader issue: accountability has consistently been avoided by institutions and individuals with power. They specifically highlighted concerns about the Department of Justice, law enforcement, and the Trump administration, noting ongoing criticism that key materials tied to Epstein have not been fully disclosed despite legal requirements.
The survivors also drew attention to former Attorney General Pam Bondi, who has faced scrutiny over her handling of related matters. They argued that unresolved questions about withheld documents and the exposure of survivors’ identities continue to raise serious concerns about transparency and safety.
At the core of their message is a simple but powerful point: they have already done what was asked of them. They spoke out. They testified. They took personal risks to bring the truth into the open. What remains, they argue, is for those with authority those who hold documents, influence investigations, and shape outcomes to step forward and be held accountable.
For many following this issue, the debate highlights a deeper tension. Is the focus truly on justice, or is it being redirected in ways that spare the powerful from scrutiny? The survivors’ response makes one thing clear: they believe the burden should no longer fall on those who have already carried it.
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That was an obvious move by Trump. In saying that these committee hearings mean nothing unless they are public.
This is whats available to Epsteins Abused
Verified Compensation Figures with Authoritative Sources
| Amount | Source | Authority Level |
|---|---|---|
| $290 million (JPMorgan Chase) | Bloomberg News, Federal Court Order (S.D.N.Y. Document 284), Reuters | High — Bloomberg is a major financial news wire; the court order is a primary legal document |
| $75 million (Deutsche Bank) | Bloomberg News, Reuters, Federal Court Approval | High — Confirmed by multiple news outlets and court records |
| $72.5 million (Bank of America) | Reuters, BBC News, Missouri Lawyers Media | High — Reuters and BBC are internationally respected news agencies |
| $121 million (Epstein Victims Compensation Program) | Bloomberg Law, TASS, Reuters, Agenzia Nova | High — Reported by Bloomberg Law, a legal news service |
| $48-49 million (Later Estate Settlement) | Bloomberg Law, TASS, Reuters | High — Consistently reported across multiple authoritative sources |
| $35 million (Proposed Estate Class Action) | Bloomberg Law, Reuters, Agenzia Nova | High — Filed in Manhattan federal court, pending judicial approval |
Their is 190 abused victims looking and currently involved in compensation.
Mrs Trump getting up and saying to get congress to have them testify under oath. How many will take her up on the offer? Hopefully there will be a small group who dont need a bit of the 650 mill and keep going to finally name someone
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Trump supporters don’t care about the rest of the world because they don’t know where the rest of the world is.
John Cleese
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Jimmy kimmel asks the not unreasonable question why Epstein kept a framed photo of Trump, Melania and he on his mantlepiece. Interestingly, Maxwell was cropped out of it.
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And Veteran Affairs is the second-biggest slice.
Note that the mandatory budget (e.g. the likes of Social Security and Medicare, which are “permanently” legislated) is bigger than the discretionary budget.
They are also paying out about a trillion (and increasing) on debt each year.
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“It went ■■■■,” said the first European official. “The conversation was nothing but a tirade of insults.” Trump “apparently threatened to do just about anything.”
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“I did not have sexual relations with that man”
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Rachel Hurley wrote the following on Twitter yesterday. It was reposted on FaceBook :
As you all know, Melania Trump held a press conference yesterday to tell the country she has nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein. Nobody asked her to. Her husband says he didn’t know she was gonna do it. Her own staff didn’t know the topic until she started talking. The Epstein story had basically died down, 'cause everyone’s been focused on Iran. And she just walked out there and revived it.
So why now?
Her adviser said “enough is enough” and “the lies must stop.”
Sure. But she did something weird.
She acknowledged the 2002 email she sent Ghislaine Maxwell, the one where she complimented a New York magazine profile of Epstein and signed off “Love, Melania.” She called it a reply. Twice. Except the subject line was “HI!” and there’s no prior email from Maxwell in the files. It wasn’t a reply. She reached out. Maxwell wrote back and called her “sweet pea.”
And then Melania pivoted to calling on Congress to hold public hearings for Epstein’s victims - under oath. Her husband’s administration has been doing everything possible to make this go away. Pam Bondi just refused a subpoena the day before to testify. The whole White House message has been “time to move on.” And the First Lady is out here asking for sworn testimony. most of the reporting says that everyone in the White House was “stunned.”
None of this makes sense - until you know who Amanda Ungaro is.
Ungaro is a Brazilian former model. She came to the US in 2002 at 17, on Jeffrey Epstein’s Lolita Express. She’s on the flight logs. Her agent was Jean-Luc Brunel, one of Epstein’s procurers, who was found hanged in a Paris prison cell in 2022 while awaiting trial for raping minors and trafficking girls.
Ungaro told a Brazilian newspaper she saw about 30 girls on that flight, most of them between 14 and 16. She watched some of them disappear to the back of the plane with Epstein and Maxwell and never saw them again. Brunel tried to get her to carry a suspicious package. She refused.
After she landed in New York, she ended up at Paolo Zampolli’s modeling agency. And this is where it all connects.
Zampolli is the guy who brought Melania to America from Slovenia in 1996. Got her the visa. Introduced her to Trump at a party in 1998. Trump has confirmed this himself. Zampolli is in the Epstein files dozens of times. He and Epstein tried to buy Elite Model Management together in 2004. Epstein visited his agency.
In one email from the files, Epstein warned a businessman that “Zampoli is trouble.” Zampolli currently works in the Trump administration as special envoy for global partnerships and sits on the Kennedy Center board.
Ungaro and Zampolli were together for almost 20 years. They have a teenage son. They sat at Melania’s table at the first inauguration dinner. Ungaro even held a UN ambassadorship to Grenada through Zampolli’s connections. They split around 2018 and Zampolli later claimed they were never actually married, which was news to basically everyone.
Then last June, Ungaro got arrested in Miami on fraud charges at a medical spa. Her new husband made bail. She didn’t. 'Cause according to the New York Times, Zampolli called a senior ICE official named David Venturella, told him Ungaro was on an expired visa, and asked about getting her transferred to federal custody. Venturella called the Miami field office. He mentioned the case was important to someone close to the White House.
Zampolli says he just asked what was going on. DHS says it wasn’t political. But Ungaro got picked up by ICE before she could post bail and was deported to Brazil. She eventually agreed to leave because she thought staying in detention would cost her custody of her kid. Her son went to Brazil with her, then went back to Zampolli.
The man who introduced the President to the First Lady got the mother of his child deported. And this woman knew the Trumps for 20 years. She was at their events. She was close to Melania’s parents. She rode on Epstein’s plane as a teenager.
Now she’s in Brazil posting on X, tagging Melania directly. Saying she’ll expose everything she knows. Threatening legal action. Saying she has nothing left to lose.
But wait! There’s more!
The Epstein files from January include a redacted FBI proffer from 2019, three days after Epstein’s arrest. An immunity witness told federal agents that Epstein introduced Melania to Donald Trump. Not Zampolli. Epstein. Lying under a proffer agreement is a federal crime. The White House says the files may contain unverified claims. Melania has been threatening to sue anyone who repeats it. Wolff. Hunter Biden. The Daily Beast already caved and retracted. Hunter’s response was “F**k that. That’s not gonna happen.” He refused to retract and basically dared them to depose both Trumps. Wolff sued her back.
And then Zampolli popped up after Melania’s speech to tell the Daily Mail he’s ready to testify under oath that he made the introduction. Melania just asked Congress to set up hearings.
So - to sum up - a woman who was on Epstein’s plane, who spent 20 years in the Trump inner circle, gets deported by the man who introduced Donald and Melania. She starts threatening to talk. The Epstein files contain sworn testimony that contradicts the official story of how the Trumps met. And then Melania holds a surprise press conference to deny everything, while her key witness volunteers to back her up and her husband pretends he didn’t know it was happening.
Melania doesn’t do press conferences. She doesn’t blindside the West Wing. She doesn’t voluntarily bring up the one scandal her husband’s team has been trying to bury. Whatever Amanda Ungaro knows, it was enough to make all of that happen on a Thursday afternoon. And good lawd - now everyone is talking about the Epstein Files again.
Ungaro was 17 on that plane. Her lawyers say Zampolli started pursuing her at 15, though some accounts say 17. Either way, he was 32. She spent two decades inside Trump world. And when she became a problem, they shipped her out of the country.
So - now we wait, I guess. To see if she follows through on her threats - or if this is all just another nothingburger.
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Obviously it is something. Obviously many other smoking guns have been swept under the carpet (to mix metaphors).
She should have wrote “if this all can be turned into yet another nothingburger”.
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Yeah, this whole week on bluesky was rife with jokes about people looking for ape costumes.
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