are often seen in public places.
The saying is attributed to Thomas Fuller, a 17th-centruy English churchman and historian. It implies that those who act foolishly or lack wisdom tend to expose themselves publicly, whether through their behavior or by literally writing their names in visible places. This proverb serves as a reminder that foolishness is often evident and can be easily recognized by others.
Today in the Digital Diner: Stain On The Union
On Friday, a large banner bearing Donald Trump’s face was placed on the Department of Justice headquarters. But it’s not the first time, with others recently played on the Department of Agriculture and Labor Department buildings, all at taxpayer expense. The banners share a striking resemblance to other iconography by “strongman” leaders across the globe.
foolish names in foolish places
Attribution: FLORIDA- What’s in a Name? by Bill Day, FloridaPolitics.com
[Bill Day is a two-time winner of the RFK Journalism Award in Cartooning, and his cartoons are syndicated internationally by Cagle Cartoons. He is currently the editorial cartoonist for FloridaPolitics.com]
to paraphrase willie the shake:
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rogue by any other name would still smell.”
A tumultuous snowstorm pummeled the Northeast, the United States won big in hockey and figure skating at the Olympics, and the Supreme Court struck down President Trump’s tariffs.
Team USA sweeps Canada for gold in Olympic hockey, Jon Stewart navigates how MAGA interprets this win as proof of America’s democratic superiority, and Desi Lydic homes in on the U.S. Olympic team’s secret weapon: superior political systems. Plus, Jon explains how the Supreme Court took a wrecking ball to Trump’s tariff strategy and examines why the U.S. is on the brink of war with Iran.
We are back after a week off and so much has happened, RFK Jr. and Kid Rock released a sexy shirtless workout video, Trump sent a fundraising email directed at Jimmy and our “failing late night show,” the very conservative court ruled against Trump and his big beautiful tariffs, he is directing the Secretary of War to begin the process of releasing files related to aliens, Trump is going into the State of the Union tomorrow with his lowest approval rating yet, Kash Patel was in the locker room with the USA hockey team after their victory over Canada, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr wants more “civic minded” programming in honor of America’s 250th Anniversary, we present our first ever edition of “This Day in American History,” the Department of Homeland Security is trying to buy Kristi Noem a $70 million jet, and we combed the internet for the many many people who have unfortunate names.
tonight’s the night! the night we’re told about the state we’re in.
here’s what some ‘toonists have to say about it:
Attribution: State of the Union by Dave Whamond, Canada, PoliticalCartoons.com
Attribution: Epstein Files State Of The Union by R.J. Matson, Portland, ME
Attribution: Pirate Trump Declares State of Union as Lucrative by Jonathan Brown, PoliticalCartoons.com
Attribution: State Of The Union by Bob Englehart, PoliticalCartoons.com
hooray we got our very own Saddam Hussein
looks like he had a stroke in his favorite portrait
anon, there’s also a saddam-like statue out there somewhere just waiting to be toppled once it’s erected.
Feb 19, 2026 Political Content w/ Tom Powell: 2026
You can’t make this stuff up. 😅
A sculptor in Ohio built a 15‑foot golden statue of Donald Trump — commissioned by a pro‑Trump cryptocurrency company called Patriot Coin. The project cost $300,000, was supposed to tour the country, and end up at Trump’s luxury resort… but here’s the twist: it still hasn’t been paid for.
Now, the artist says he’s owed nearly $90,000 and that the crypto group even used the statue’s image for their branding without permission. What was once a grand tribute has turned into an absurd mix of art, politics, and unpaid bills.
In this breakdown we look at:
– The strange timeline behind the “Golden Trump” project
– Why a meme‑coin can’t seem to pay its debts
– The legal fight over copyright misuse
– And, of course, how Trump‑world drama never fails to deliver a punchline
Question for viewers:
Do you think this golden statue will ever be unveiled — or will it rust away as a symbol of political irony?
We have reached the all important Stating of Grievances speech. This should be interesting, not useful or anything that normal humans need. We will see how the House cult members are doing, whether they will stand, clap or just sit looking like they took a handful of tranquilizers. We will also see how many how urgent medical needs and do not show up.
My time will be spent watching YouTube reddit revenge stories. Fun things, some written by chat or grok or whatever MS calls theirs. Some are based on real events. Some are user written. All are short stories which I like.
From my Congress Critter
Senator Patty Murray
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What America is Actually Clicking: February 24, 2026
These are the stories driving the most traffic across major U.S. outlets right now—not necessarily the stories we think you should read, and not always the most recent.
— Silas
ECB President Christine Lagarde told Irish radio that Europe needs its own digital payment system “urgently,” warning that virtually all European card and mobile payments currently run through non-European infrastructure controlled by Visa, Mastercard, PayPal or Alipay.
Days later, on 2 February, the European Payments Initiative (EPI) and the EuroPA Alliance signed a landmark agreement to build a pan-European interoperable payment network covering 130 million users across 13 countries. The system, built around the digital wallet Wero, aims to let Europeans pay and transfer money across borders without touching a single American network.
https://fortune.com/2026/02/23/stocks-trump-tariff-options-could-be-highly-punitive/
Stocks sell off as traders wake up to the realization that Trump has ‘highly punitive’ options for new trade tariffs
The dollar declined against foreign currencies, stocks in Asia and Europe broadly sold off, and S&P 500 futures were down 0.22% before the open in New York as investors began to realize that the fallout from the U.S. Supreme Court’s tariff decision, and President Donald Trump’s reaction to it, is going to be more complex than traders initially thought.
At first glance, ending the tariffs looked broadly good for stocks because it makes international trade easier and cheaper for companies. Unsurprisingly, the S&P 500 closed up 0.69% on Friday.
But after Trump said he would propose new tariffs of 10%, and then changed his mind and made it 15%, analysts began to realize that some of the things Trump might do next could be more extreme than his “Liberation Day” tariffs and will certainly be more complex.
As UBS’s Paul Donovan put it, “Welcome back uncertainty.”
Stupid bastard. From what I can recall from Econ 101,The weakening of the dollar worsens the trade imbalance, even if there’s absolutely no difference in who buys what who sells what in the world markets because it takes more dollars to buy what we import and fewer of other currencies to buy what they import from us. And this asshole went to Wharton.?
bullshit fake disability
He learned from the casinos that one can gain massive amounts of personal filthy lucre from bankrupting large financial entities. People say, “Oh, he so stupid he bankrupt a casino.”
That much bankruptcy looks like a Pattern, not a matter of incompetence.
I could be wrong…..maybe he’s just an incompetent buffoon.
Pog – To be fair, his daddy paid someone to take tests for him.
Orange Adolf is bag-of-hammers stupid with the exception of how to con folks, which is less of a learned skill than it is the mark of a devil.
At the Digital Diner 11am ET we’re talking about what our new YouTube pal ThatOpalGuy calls “THE STAIN on the Union”: Chaos in Chief 🤪 Nixon-level polling, an alternative SOTU on the National Mall, and a Middle East wildcard that could upstage everything.
Grab a booth 🍽️ https://trailmix.cc/chat
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/less-trump-erased-12-years-195408202.html
In less than a year, Trump erased 12 years of solvency for the trust fund that pays for Medicare Part A
Recent policy changes and economic shifts have slashed 12 years off the projected life span of the trust fund that pays for Medicare Part A, according to a newly updated report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The Hospital Insurance (HI) Trust Fund is now slated to be entirely exhausted by 2040, even though the balance generally increases through 2031, as spending will begin to outstrip income in the following year.
The dramatically shortened timeline means future retirees could face significant cuts to vital health care services far sooner than previously anticipated. As required by the Deficit Control Act, CBO Director Phillip Swagel noted the projections reflect the assumption benefits would be paid as scheduled even after the HI trust fund was exhausted.
The primary culprit for this accelerated depletion is a sharp reduction in the fund’s projected income, heavily driven by legislation passed over the last year. Specifically, the 2025 reconciliation act (Public Law 119-21, more commonly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act) significantly reduced the revenues the trust fund normally receives from taxing Social Security benefits. This legislation lowered tax rates and established a temporary deduction for taxpayers age 65 or older. Consequently, this major policy shift enacted during the Trump administration has directly contributed to starving the Medicare safety net of critical future funding.
However, the recent tax cuts are not the only factor draining the fund. The CBO also cited decreased projections for payroll tax revenues, warning it had to adjust their models to account for lower expected worker earnings. Furthermore, because the trust fund will have smaller balances going forward, it will generate less interest income, creating a compounding negative effect on its overall finances.
On the other side of the ledger, Medicare spending is rising faster than anticipated.
*Greed & stupidity. What a team!
30-sec open for today’s Diner…
today’s meme…
That Medicare shortfall is why we need Medicare for all. When it comes to insurance, the more people in the pool, the more solvent it is. Everybody into the pool now! The wealthy can still access concierge care for a price as long as they dump a bundle into medicine for everyone fund.
Even current recipients pay a monthly fee and co-pays.
meme #2…
https://news.az/news/france-moves-to-restrict-kushners-direct-access-to-ministers
On Monday, France’s top diplomat called for US ambassador Charles Kushner to be denied direct access to members of the French government.
The French Foreign Ministry had summoned ambassador Mr Kushner on Monday evening but he did not show up, according to diplomatic sources.
Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot moved to restrict Mr Kushner’s access “in light of this apparent misunderstanding of the basic expectations of the mission of an ambassador, who has the honour of representing his country.”
But the ministry added: “It remains, of course, possible for Ambassador Kushner to carry out his duties and present himself, so that we may hold the diplomatic discussions needed to smooth over the irritants that can inevitably arise in a friendship spanning 250 years.”
https://news.az/news/russia-warns-uk-and-france-could-disappear-from-the-map-over-ukraine
A former top Russian nuclear safety official has warned that the UK and France could face destruction if they supply Ukraine with nuclear weapons.
Vladimir Kuznetsov, ex-head of the Soviet nuclear and radiation safety inspection and professor of technical sciences, told that transferring nuclear warheads or delivery systems to Ukraine would be unprecedented and extremely dangerous, News.Az reports, citing Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
“Giving Kyiv nuclear capabilities is simply impossible. There has never been a precedent like this until today,” Kuznetsov said. He added that reports about plans to arm Ukraine might have been fabricated in London or Paris to pressure Russia.
boycott trump’s state of the union.
Join our party instead.
Watch sold out event on line
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Fact-checking Donald Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address: Start time, how to watch
PolitiFact is live fact-checking President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address to Congress Feb. 24. PolitiFact has fact-checked 1,144 of Trump’s statements since 2011. Tonight, we’ll draw on that deep archive to check his speech’s accuracy.
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Why does the president give a State of the Union address?
The State of the Union address is an annual speech the president gives to Congress as part of his duties outlined in the U.S. Constitution: “He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.” (Technically, the president’s first-year speech to Congress is not considered a State of the Union address.)
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., invited Trump on Jan. 7 to deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress.
A politician from the opposing party traditionally delivers a speech in response to the State of the Union address; Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger will give the 2026 Democratic rebuttal.
Some Democratic lawmakers have announced they will boycott Trump’s speech and attend alternative events near the U.S. Capitol.
Todd Maffin on the best thing to happen to Canada
Giant Trump murals are taking over federal buildings while ICE agents play dress-up to hide in plain sight. Just another day in the empire. We’re breaking it down—plus the impending SOTU circus and our recent YouTube shadowban.
TODAY’S RUNDOWN
00:00 Intro
02:27 Trump Posters on DOJ Buildings
06:00 ICE Agents Hiding in Minnesota
12:20 ICE Whistleblower Testimony
21:58 Boycotting the State of the Union
38:20 YouTube AI & Freedom of Reach
47:00 Ukraine Invasion 4-Year Anniversary
50:00 The Upcoming No Kings March
01:03:00 Big Mama Thornton Takes Us Out
Watch the full Digital Diner replay here:
Struman Ghia – I had one of those Orange, black int & convertible top. Fun car. I digress.
Need to get an aluminum pole and move it to December 23.
I just may have to watch the Politifact checking tonight – I had planned to avoid the Stain tonight, but PFC might be fun.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6389796343112
Members of the men’s U.S. hockey team were seen singing ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ during their Olympic gold medal celebration at a Miami nightclub.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E11even
The core nightclub and stripclub hybrid is often open 24-hours a day.
*Fox Noise left out the strip club part.
Dammit, I wish Canada had won. This is why we choose the bear. Privileged bastards soon to be taken down by their own hubris.
On Feb. 18, members of the Georgia State Election Board voted to issue a formal reprimand to America PAC over what officials described as an illegal election scheme tied to Musk, The New Republic reports.
New research is fueling election fraud claims promoted by the Republican Party, though the analysis found the fraud was reportedly conducted by America PAC, a group backed by billionaire and X owner Elon Musk.
According to Janice Johnston, vice chair of the Georgia State Election Board, investigators found evidence suggesting that America PAC violated state law by sending voters prefilled absentee ballot applications, which are permitted only for authorized relatives.
Officials also said the materials failed to clearly state they were not official government documents or ballots.
The board quickly voted to issue a formal reprimand to America PAC.
*JFC! Did Schumer write a sternly-worded letter?
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/agreements-allow-local-police-work-ice-skyrocket-rcna258787
Agreements between Immigration and Customs Enforcement and local law enforcement that allow officers to make federal immigration arrests have increased by 950% in the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term, according to a new analysis of ICE data.
The Trump administration has called on local law enforcement to support its growing deportation operations nationwide, reviving a controversial “task force” model that allows local police officers to be deputized by ICE to stop people and make arrests based on suspicion that someone is in the country illegally.
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/24/nx-s1-5723968/epstein-files-trump-accusation-maxwell
As much as I’d like to see him come to justice, I’ll settle for him rotting in hell ASAP. He lives an audience, so what better way to stroke out than during the SOTU. It would make for great TV. Somebody nudge me if it happens because I shan’t watch him.
Слава Україні!
https://thefulcrum.us/business-democracy/countries-buying-us-debt
The United States borrows 30 trillion dollars… that’s trillion with a “T”. Foreign investors are among the largest holders of U.S. government debt. Japan is the largest, based on official data, with more than $1 trillion worth of U.S. Treasury debt. China follows with $760 billion of Treasury bonds, having already reduced its holdings by more than a quarter of a trillion dollars since 2021. This enormous amount of debt held by China, Japan, and the rest of the world, is all based on a trust in the United States of America.
It is rooted in our reputation as the most pro-growth nation in the world, the fact that we are a country of the rule of law, the fact that we believe in the sanctity of contracts, and, most importantly, the belief that we can be trusted.
For over 60 years, it has been considered one of the safest and most stable markets in the world.
At least up until now.
If all of that changes and Japan, China, and other countries choose not to buy our debt, the impact could be seismic. This is a high-stakes game of chicken in which both sides push each other to the brink, waiting to see who backs down first.
Higher Interest Rates: A decrease in demand for U.S. Treasury bonds would likely lead to a drop in their prices and an increase in yields. This would make borrowing more expensive for the U.S. government, businesses, and individuals.
Recession: Higher borrowing costs could slow down economic growth as businesses might cut back on investments and consumers might reduce spending.
High Inflation: To compensate for the lack of foreign investment, the Federal Reserve might need to increase the money supply, which could lead to inflation.
Decline in the Dollar’s Value: Reduced demand for U.S. Treasury bonds could weaken the U.S. dollar, making imports more expensive resulting in higher inflation in the U.S. A weaker dollar may also increase the burden of dollar-denominated debt for foreign borrowers thus adding to our national debt problem. Admittedly a weaker dollar has advantages for US exporters since prices are lower for foreign buyers plus potentially increasing foreign investment in the US. While economists certainly don’t agree on the advantages versus disadvantages of a weaker dollar it is generally agreed that a sudden shift in the strength of the dollar can create uncertainty in the markets, leading to higher volatility and potentially triggering a sell-off.
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https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20260123157/these-countries-own-the-most-us-debt-will-they-start-selling
Combined, the European Union is the largest investor in U.S. debt. But Japan and China also hold sizable slugs.
Glory to Ukraine
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BlueInDallas has a “beautiful” vision for tonight’s State of the Union—and it involves a lot of accidental honesty. 🎤 Watch the moment in today’s Digital Diner podcast:
Russia is bombing fossil-fueled power plants, so the country is building solar and wind.
“Attacking decentralized solar power installations is not economically rational.”
Since the war’s onset, Russia has targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure—its old-school fossil-fueled power plants, substations, and transmission lines—in an effort to advance its offensive and beat down the Ukrainian people. Before this winter even set in, half of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure lay in ruins. Economists estimate that total damage to the nation’s energy sector now exceeds $56 billion.
While Ukraine’s energy system, which had a pre-war generation capacity of 60 gigawatts, scrambles to keep the lights on, grid operators are also looking past the next drone swarm, pushing to diversify the country’s energy sources, says Lars Handrich, a German energy expert who works closely with Ukraine. The plan is to replace the bulky thermal plants and centralized grid, which are vulnerable to drone and other attacks, with distributed renewables and modestly sized gas-fired plants that make less attractive targets for incoming fire.
What is an “honest” politician? One who “stays bought.” The Digital Diner crew gets cynical about loyalty and corruption in the post-Trump world.
Watch the moment in today’s Trail Mix podcast
omg liberals love being taken advantage of
he only yells offensive shit at marginalized groups, wtf
3 billion people online, this guy the only one with this, GTFO
sorry, fascinated by how gutless international media is
(for clarity, “coprolalia” is not Tourette’s, although there are sparse legitimate claims that it exists within the community of Tourette’s sufferers, and it took me 3 minutes to find that out)
the offensive white male’s non-apology that deflects blame on to the offended is the key
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2026/02/24/mexico-legal-action-elon-musk-claudia-sheinbaum/88841600007/
Claudia Sheinbaum says Mexico reviewing legal action against Elon Musk
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo said her government is considering legal action after billionaire Elon Musk said drug cartels control her administration.
In a Feb. 24 news conference, Sheinbaum called Musk’s allegations, presented without evidence on his social media platform X, absurd. Sheinbaum’s comments come days after Mexican officials said armed forces killed wanted drug lord Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, alias El Mencho, during a Feb. 22 military operation in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
On his platform, Musk, a right-wing ally of President Donald Trump, on Feb. 23 said Sheinbaum was “just saying what her cartel bosses tell her to say.” Musk, whose net worth is more than $840 billion, was responding to a 2025 video in which Sheinbaum said returning to a war on drugs wasn’t an option.
“Let’s just say that their punishment for disobedience is a little worse than a ‘performance improvement plan’ …” his X post said.
Think I’ll open up our online chat room for SOTU tonigh. It’ll be much easier for fast breaking real time conversation then on here in regular comments.
Try it out, no registration required..
https://trailmix.cc/vip
ok slate does a better job here than the rest of the net news media:
https://slate.com/culture/2026/02/bafta-john-davidson-tourettes-michael-b-jordan-delroy-lindo-n-word.html
Men’s USA hockey team had a sort of Tourette’s when the Predator-In-Chief called their locker room…unless casual misogyny is innate and not some sort of affliction. Yeah.
Seems the Epstein issue issues ain’t going nowhere fast. Pity.
I upgraded the online chat room for a month to allow more chatters (up to 50), plus toys like emojis, attachments in that pics. Will try it for SOTU. Let’s test it.
Anon, you don’t even have to register.
Go to >
https://trailmix.cc/vip
wtf
U2 new song
still locked
you’re gross, US Men’s Hockey Team 🤮
Patel chugging beers with them says it all about this administration, stolen valor only
Men’s USA hockey going to the SOTU as a prop for Orange Adolf. (You SA! You SA!)
Where will Schumer’s guest, an Epstein victim, be seated? Will there be other survivors there? Will she/they be seated next to the men’s hockey team?
In the wake of the outrage over FBI director Kash Patel flying to Italy on an FBI jet to watch the U.S. men’s hockey team compete for the gold medal at the Olympics, Patel’s use of FBI jets is now under further scrutiny.
As first reported by MS Now, a government whistleblower claims the FBI’s evidence response team was delayed in arriving at the Brown University mass shooting in Providence, Rhode Island, on December 13 because Patel had flown to South Florida on one of the FBI’s two jets and ordered the other plane to be held for another team.
Therefore, the whistleblower alleges, the evidence response team had to drive through a winter storm overnight from Quantico, Virginia, to arrive at the Brown campus by 9 a.m. on December 14 to immediately process evidence.
*He’s also been using that private jet to visit and travel with his girlfriend.
Havn’t bothered with the betting sites for Stating of Grievances, but it anyone has I would be curious about a bet on him falling asleep while mumbling about everything he is against. Of course he could be so high on speed he shoots through everything in less than three hours.
lol, that’s a joke for the terminally-online ⭐️
https://newrepublic.com/post/203570/kash-patel-taxpayer-money-girlfriend-travel
Kash Patel Is Using Taxpayer Money for His Girlfriend, Jet-Setting
The FBI head lashed out at a SWAT team for not sticking close to his girlfriend, though that’s not their job.
He’s been treating specialized FBI agents like his and his girlfriend’s private security detail, as well as jet-setting across the globe on government planes, according to the Times.
Former FBI agent Christopher O’Leary criticized Patel’s actions, telling the Times that his use of the private plane and SWAT agents for his girlfriend’s detail “are indicative of his lack of leadership experience, judgment and humility.”
An FBI spokesperson told The Wall Street Journal earlier this month (November, 2025) that Patel had taken nearly a dozen personal trips since becoming FBI director in February, compared to former FBI Director Robert Mueller’s itinerary of 10 personal flights over a four-year period.
*How many more fun trips has he taken since November?
For those of you fond of Pete Buttigieg, and I know you’re out there, he’ll be live with the Bulwark following (during?) the stain on the union address tonight.
sotu chat room is ready for testing:
locked but i’m going to try to skip the SOTU, i’m genuinely tired of that person, it’s all very sad
Are we chatting live?
The Portland Frog Brigade is on Defiance.org
Chatting live on keyboard in our new rumble room, where there’s no page reload, just real time chat.
I’m in there now:
https://trailmix.cc/vip
OMFG. In what alternative universe?
Life with out Trump, peace and calm,
Saves on the liquor bills too, I;m still sipping on the same shot of Jaimison for the last 2 hours.
Jack
Enjoy the scotch, Jack. Does it numb the disbelief? Wine didn’t do it.
Trump tossed out the red meat for the base that makes swing voters vomit. I’m glad to see they’re sticking to a midterm plan only focused on MAGAts. Shows how much they’re worried their turnout.
And of course, eggs.
For someone who puts so much stock in physical appearance, he looks like a bowl of creamed shit on a slab.
https://www.republicworld.com/india/former-norwegian-prime-minister-thorbjorn-jagland-attempts-suicide-after-epstein-links-exposed-hospitalised
Former Norwegian Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland Attempts Suicide After Epstein Links Exposed, Hospitalised
The press at the Norwegian Editors’ Association and selected Norwegian editors had reached an agreement with Jagland’s lawyer on February 17, that they would not be covering this incident, a local report mentioned. Sources suggest that Jagland’s condition is currently serious.
According to a BBC report, the charge against was Jagland was brought after the Council of Europe lifted his immunity. Jagland’s lawyers have maintained that he has denied criminal liability and is willing to cooperate in the investigation.
Emails accessed by the US administration indicated that Jagland had reportedly planned solo and family visits to Epstein’s homes in Paris, New York and Palm Beach.
During his tenure as the prime minister from 1996 to 1997, Thorbjørn Jagland was also the former head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
*Holy smokes!
Since I already broke Lent on the chat tonight…
https://apnews.com/article/norway-epstein-ambassador-resignation-509650a0dfaaf8ae31cffae048f80e53
A Norwegian ambassador who was involved in Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts in the 1990s and most recently served in Jordan has resigned as she faces scrutiny over her contacts with Jeffrey Epstein, the country’s Foreign Ministry said.
The ministry announced Mona Juul’s resignation on Sunday evening, days after she was suspended as Norway’s ambassador to Jordan. That followed reports that Epstein left the children of Juul and her husband, Terje Rød-Larsen, $10 million in a will drawn up shortly before his death by suicide in a New York prison in 2019.
Epstein’s Brother Hangs Up On Piers Morgan in Bizarro Phoner: ‘These Are the Questions I Don’t Get Into’
Jeffrey Epstein’s brother Mark Epstein abruptly ditched his phone interview with Piers Morgan on Monday after the Uncensored host asked, “But you care about the victims of your brother, I presume?”
“These are the questions I don’t get into. Have a good day,” Epstein said, right before hanging up.
Morgan played with his earpiece for a moment before realizing Epstein was gone.
“Okay, well, extraordinary,” Morgan said. “Not a difficult question to answer.”
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Epstein_(property_developer)
A former artist, Epstein has been a real estate investor since the 1990s. He was the president of his brother’s investment company, J. Epstein & Co, and an executive of Ossa Properties. He founded and led real estate companies, a T-shirt printing business, a modeling agency, and a charter company.[2] His wealth and its source have been the subject of investigation by both Dow Jones Institutional News and The Wall Street Journal.
Both Dow Jones Institutional News and The Wall Street Journal have called the source of Epstein’s wealth mysterious. He refused to answer the Journal’s questions about it.[5][7] The newspaper noted his ownership of the $1 million luxury yacht, Izmo, and a 16-story condominium he bought from Les Wexner in the 1990s. The building had a mortgage of $7.24 million at the time.[5]
*Hmmmm???
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