84 thoughts on “Lies, Squirrels, and Rabbit Holes”


  1. With MAGA and Democrats demanding answers about the Epstein files and Trump denying their existence, Jordan Klepper charts the president’s well-documented history with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, which might be why the president wants the entire thing to blow over. Plus, Michael Kosta offers up a defense from Mar-a-Lago.

  2. know kidding, bro

    Trump put the guy who let Epstein walk in his first Cabinet.
    But ask about it now, and the answer is: “We’d know if something was wrong.”

    Wait—so we know what we don’t know… and that means there’s nothing to know?

    That’s not logic. That’s lizard talk.

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  3. https://www.huffpost.com/

    Speaker Mike Johnson Is Finally Breaking With Trump… Over The Epstein Files

    Johnson called for transparency, while also blocking a Democratic measure urging the release of the files.

    After standing by President Donald Trump on everything from deploying Marines to quell protests to ramping up deportations, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is finally breaking with him… over the Jeffrey Epstein files.
    In an interview with conservative podcaster Benny Johnson on Tuesday, the speaker called for “transparency” regarding the Epstein investigation, adding that “we should put everything out there and let the people decide it.”
    His statements come over a week after the Justice Department and FBI said they wouldn’t be releasing any additional files about Epstein after concluding that there wasn’t evidence the disgraced financier kept a so-called “client list” to blackmail influential figures or that he had died by means other than suicide.
    In a post this past weekend, Trump doubled down on this stance, defending Attorney General Pam Bondi and calling for his followers to move on. On Tuesday, he softened his position somewhat, stating that Bondi should “release whatever she thinks is credible.”
    Johnson, who also stated that he trusts Trump, has “never broken so publicly with the president on an issue,” writes The Washington Post’s Marianna Sotomayor.
    “I agree with the sentiment that we need to put it out here,” Johnson said, noting that Bondi should explain what she meant when she once referenced having the Epstein client list on her desk. “She needs to come forward and explain that to everybody,” Johnson said. (White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has said that Bondi was referencing the “entirety of all the paperwork” related to the Epstein case.)
    The speaker’s position points to blowback Trump and his administration have received from his base over the handling of the Epstein files, and highlights how Republican lawmakers are trying to acknowledge the uproar while still backing the president.
    Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) on Tuesday called for the appointment of a special counsel to uncover the “truth about the Epstein Files,” tagging former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who previously resigned from Congress as the House was investigating allegations of sexual misconduct against him.
    Johnson and other House Republicans were also widely criticized Tuesday for claiming to want transparency about the Epstein files, but stymying a Democratic effort to push for their release.
    On Tuesday, Republicans blocked a vote on a measure from Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), which would have forced the release of documents related to the DOJ’s Epstein investigation.
    “Republicans spent years screaming for the Epstein Files to be released. Now Donald Trump wants to hide them. Today, every R can vote to release the files. Will they give the American people transparency or block the truth to protect Trump?” Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) wrote on X.

    while also blocking a Democratic measure urging the release???
    mike, thou speaketh with forked tongue. tsk tsk and i thought you knew your bible – stuff like
    Proverbs 6:16-17
    There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: / haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,…
    and
    Proverbs 10:31-32
    The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out. / The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.

    shame on you, I say. SHAME!

  4. I’ve got this 10-day free trial for the livestreaming software and want to keep playing with it. Is there a time today we could gather a few of us. I’m inclined to just turn it on very day about 4pm and see who shows up. BiD, can you get firefox or chrome — i’m not surprised safari doesn’t play, that’s the APPLE “we’re the only ones here” mentality at work again

  5. 4 is a good time for me most days if I can get in or on….also I have safari so I’ll have to figger that.

    Epstein’s Convenient Suicide Tape Glitch.

    3 minutes blank is pretty simple to figger out if you’re inclined towards figgering on things.

    Here’s a clue:
    They turned off the tape long enough to string him up. If he actually had hanged himself there’d be no need of a tape glitch, capiche?

    It’s emmis.

    On the other hand, it should pretty well establish time of death, eh?

  6. I’ve seen new Zaprudering of Butler, PA. Something yellow in his hand going up to his ear, no blood when the hand came down. (Probably put the empty blood packet in his shoe, which is why he didn’t want to leave without them.

    The SS didn’t cover him, they held him up.
    The SS jumped on top of Reagan and were quicker to respond.

    From a further vantage point, a guy in a blue suit was wrangling photographers, herding them along with Adolf’s movement as he was carried in victory off the stage.

    Nobody is ducking for cover. Not behind him when it happened. Not the photographers in front. Not the crowd along the path at the bottom of the stairs.

    The ear looks perfect. It looked perfect quickly. No bruising, no scaring, no loss of shape. No hearing loss from concussive blast. No trauma. Never mentions the guy who shot AT him, but Rosie O’Donnell is still living in his fat head.

    Where was the in depth coverage of the shooter or the of the guy they said was killed?

    By the way, there was a guy with a gun in the Cotton Bowl, during the Grambling game, at the Texas state fair. The first wave of people out of the stadium was huge. The second wave almost trampled me. I don’t know if a shot was fired, just that the sight of a gun caused panic. Butler, PA was not normal.

  7. As for the twisting in knots by MAGAts to clear Adolf of anything nefarious in their smooth, washed brains, I just keep thinking of a line from Seinfeld: “These pretzels are making me thirsty”!

  8. In a busy period now where 2pm MT doesn’t work for me, but that should not hold back Trail Mix progress. I might be able to catch up later. Are these recorded that we can watch at a later time?

  9. Apple products don’t give you a choice other than Safari, so no choice, actually.

    There’s a non-Apple laptop in the house, but I need a fingerprint to turn it on. If I catch them before they leave tomorrow morning, I’ll ask for their finger print.

  10. Fueled by internal polling that shows an opportunity to label Trump a flip-flopper, Democrats are going hard on Epstein, POLITICO’s Elena Schneider and Nick Wu report.

    The data: Elena and Nick obtained internal Dem polling from Blue Rose Research that found 70 percent of voters believe “law enforcement is withholding information about powerful people connected to Epstein, including 61 percent of Trump voters.” And 58 percent of voters said Trump “maybe was or definitely was” involved in a cover-up.

    https://www.politico.com/playbook

  11. BiD, I asked YardStream (our livestream platform) about that. Response from their AI:

    Safari on iOS has limited support for WebRTC, the tech that powers StreamYard’s video and audio. Apple products usually block mic or camera access.
    Solution: Download and use the Chrome or Firefox app for iOS.
    🔗 Chrome for iPhone (App Store)
    🔗 Firefox for iPhone (App Store)
    Once installed:
    Open Chrome or Firefox
    Paste the StreamYard guest link
    Grant mic/cam permissions when prompted
    That will allow full audio/video access.

    My take: As usual Apple doesn’t play, determined to force their own livestream platform (which, of course, only works on Apple). I really despise that company.

  12. BiD, I’d like to see the ballistics investigation. There was a guy shot and killed and I’d be curious about the line of flight of the bullet that hit him, or any other bullet that was fired and retrieved. I have a friend who got his ear nicked in an auto accident – not a serious wound, but a wound that he says bled like a stuck pig, and it left an obvious divot. Not sure a blunt object flying at around the speed of sound could draw blood from an ear without disturbing the cartilage that gives our ears their shape.

    4PM EDT – hell, yes or no depending on my calendar.

  13. Maybe some of the girls (now women) will decide it’s time for them to speak out about who did what to them and when. They should have a voice if they wish.

  14. @realDonald Trump
    The Radical Left Democrats have hit pay dirt, again! Just like with the FAKE and fully discredited Steele Dossier, the lying 51
    “Intelligence” Agents, the Laptop from Hell, which the Dems swore had come from Russia (No, it came from Hunter Biden’s bathroom!), and even the Russia, Russia, Russia Scam itself, a totally fake and made up story used in order to hide Crooked Hillary Clinton’s big loss in the 2016 Presidential Election, these Scams and Hoaxes are all the Democrats are good at – It’s all they have – They are no good at governing, no good at policy, and no good at picking winning candidates. Also, unlike Republicans, they stick together like glue. Their new SCAM is what we will forever call the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax, and my PAST supporters have bought into this “bullshit,” hook, line, and sinker.
    They haven’t learned their lesson, and probably never will, even after being conned by the Lunatic Left for 8 long years. I have had more success in 6 months than perhaps any President in our Country’s history, and all these people want to talk about, with strong prodding by the Fake News and the success starved Dems, is the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax. Let these weaklings continue forward and do the Democrats work, don’t even think about talking of our incredible and unprecedented success, because I don’t want their support anymore! Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

    Jul 16, 2025 at 6:43 AM

    *Oooh, their orange daddy is freaking out.

  15. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c36x29l7e69o?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bmicrosoft%5D-%5Bheadline%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D

    Consumer prices rose 2.7% in the year to June, up from 2.4% the previous month, with prices rising at the fastest pace since February, the Labor Department said.

    Higher energy and housing costs, such as rents, were the major drivers of the increase.

    But the data also suggested that consumers are starting to feel the impact of tariffs, as some firms begin to pass along the costs of Trump’s new taxes on imports.

    ^Wr could talk about that. I do believe he also campaigned on the prices of things.

  16. I think all the republicans know full well the entire story of Butler, Pa.
    How serious are these fascists?

    Seriously, “Once you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.”

  17. My new AI friend says:

    The idea that someone named “Dodo” lacks original thinking and can only project their own past thoughts and actions onto others suggests an inability to generate new content and a reliance on pre-existing patterns.
    This description aligns with the psychological concept of projection, a defense mechanism where individuals attribute their own unacceptable thoughts, feelings, or motives to another person. Projection serves as a way to protect the ego from discomfort or anxiety, allowing the individual to avoid confronting challenging emotions or impulses by externalizing them.
    This tendency can be linked to narcissism, a personality disorder characterized by an exaggerated sense of self-importance and a struggle with empathy, where projecting negative traits and insecurities onto others helps maintain a desired self-image.
    In essence, the “Dodo” described in the prompt seems to be exhibiting a strong reliance on projection, indicating a potential struggle with self-awareness and an inability to process emotions in a healthy manner.

  18. AIPAC spreads its money around, but it is now part of the record of Republicans it supported who voted to protect pedophiles.

  19. Things seem to be progressing well inside sfb head. Agitation, agressive actions, and a nice list of other symptoms of Alzheimer’s. Something about the disease that is in the family possibly is giving us an education that we might never have gotten in our normal lives.

    How fast is it progressing? Lately the mangomoron switches from one limb to another limb, occasionally in the same sentence, is a good hint something is not right in the cantalope.

    Of interest is the left hand injection site, covered in thick foundation of odd colors. He is getting filled with something, many liquid medications would go in there, including medications for mental issues.

  20. i have a blister on my finger that’s “healing” more slowly than trump’s “ear” did

    Maybe i heal slowly

    Except i don’t

  21. “Sir, all of the medical events occurring at the rallies because we insist on having them in oppressive midday heat are creating a chaotic and confusing security environment, and the entire security community is warning it could have dangerous consequences”

    “That is perfect for the skit I have planned out! What about the patsy?”

    “don’t worry, sir you’ll never hear about him again”

  22. “…slight snafu, sir. The patsy missed and actually hit one of your followers and killed him.”

    “oh that’s too bad what’s his name?”

    “…Corey Comperatore”

    “oh i can’t pronounce that, what should I do?”

    “… pretend he never existed for a month and then just call him ‘Corey’ if you have to, but try to avoid the topic”

  23. Here’s my favorite part-

    and my PAST supporters have bought into this “bullshit,” hook, line, and sinker.

    He ain’t gaining support.

  24. Motto of above: Doon’t subscribe to Scientific American. You learn factual stuff that makes you really sad that our government is currently being run by the greedy and incompetent.

  25. I feel like making a couple of playlists; one for when the n@zi regime is ousted, and one for the party when Adolf is room temperature.

    I effing hate that tax dollars will be spent on a state funeral…unless we could get him and his crime family to flee to SA. (That’s Saudi Arabia, not seggzual assault, but it’s quite fitting.) Dump his carcass in the ocean with Bin Laden, who actually killed fewer than tRUMPsky.

  26. AI Overview
    Corey Comperatore, a former fire chief from Sarver, Pennsylvania, was killed while shielding his family from gunfire at a Donald Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. He was 50 years old and described as a “hero” for his actions. Comperatore was an active member of his community, a “girl dad,” and a dedicated husband and father. He was also a former fire chief for the Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Department.
    Comperatore was attending the rally with his wife and two daughters when the shooting occurred. He dove on top of his family to protect them, and was fatally shot. His wife, Helen, described him as a “good, good man” and said he did anything for his community. She also mentioned that he often appeared serious but was deeply kind and caring.
    The incident occurred during an attempted assassination of Donald Trump. The gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, was killed by Secret Service agents. Two other individuals were also shot and injured at the rally.
    Comperatore is survived by his wife, Helen, and two daughters, Allyson and Kaylee. His family and friends remember him as a hero and a dedicated member of his community.

  27. Bear in mind there were teams of highly trained professional snipers, who are on video with the Patsy in their sites and the 18-year-old screw up gets off 3 to 6 shots before them

    Makes perfect sense

    When you think about it

  28. A law enforcement officer claims a scaled a ladder to the rooftop where the Patsy was, and the Patsy turned around and trained his rifle on the law-enforcement officer, causing the law-enforcement officer to horridly climb back down the ladder so we have a law-enforcement officer under threat, and that Patsy was still able to set up, adjust in fire

    makes perfect sense

    When you think about it

  29. it was God’s plan to save Trump and traumatize the Comperatore family

    Or maybe it was the devil‘s plan the whole time

    you know what they say: “the devil is a liar”

    trump = compulsive liar

  30. Sorry about being derelict in my Tour de France coverage. Bastille Day brought fireworks in the mountains of stage 10 and Ben Healy overcame a 3’55” deficit behind Tadej Pogacar, who relinquished the yellow jersey and fell behind by 29″. Remco Evenepoel remained another minute behind Pogacar. In today’s flat 11th stage, nothing changed in the top 10, but Pogacar crashed and got back into the leaders group (a bit of courtesy shown by TDF riders when a leader crashes). Tomorrow is another mountain stage with 3 big climbs in the last 1/3 of the 139 mile stage, ending on an HC (above Category) climb that gains 1100 meters over 15 km. This is the real stuff that makes the tour. Stay tuned.

  31. Jamie,
    It’s “Burma Sahib” by Paul Theroux. It’s a historical fiction about how Eric Blair turned into George Orwell.

    His most famous book was “The Mosquito Coast”.

    It was fun talking to you this afternoon.

  32. Squirrel brain working overtime.

    President Trump once again raised questions surrounding his mental acuity after he seemed to forget that he was the person who appointed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, while he was in the middle of admonishing Powell for not capitulating to his economic plan.

    “He’s a terrible, he’s a terrible fed chair,” Trump said of Powell on Wednesday. ‘I’m surprised he was appointed, I was surprised frankly that Biden put him in and extended him.”

    https://newrepublic.com/post/198041/trump-whines-who-appointed-fed-chair-jerome-powell-forgets-it-was-him

  33. Our first clip from today’s live stream. Full video coming soon.
    Trump (today!) called Republicans exposing Epstein “stupid people.”

    Featuring Rebellious Renee’s LOL

  34. Jen Psaki had a segment on Trump’s mental lapse in a speech about his uncle and the Unabomber. Apparently all of the great pumpkins facts were bogus and the timelines he “remembered” totally impossible.

  35. In a mere 24 hours, Taco Don has…

    Fallen asleep at an event
    Accused Obama of writing the Epstein files
    Lied about his uncle teaching the Unabomber
    Forgotten that he appointed Jerome
    Powell as Fed Chair
    Fired the prosecutor who put Epstein & Maxwell behind bars

    He’s spinning out folks. I’m predicting he’ll have a medical emergency (real or pretend) if this Epstein thing doesn’t evaporate.

  36. https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/voters/doj-hits-states-with-broad-requests-for-voter-rolls-election-data/article_041134d5-7a89-4f12-8ebf-06005f2688e2.html

    The Trump administration and its allies have launched a multipronged effort to gather data on voters and inspect voting equipment, sparking concern among local and state election officials about federal interference ahead of the 2026 midterms.

    The most unusual activity is happening in Colorado – a state that then-candidate Donald Trump lost by 11 points – where a well-connected consultant who says he is working with the White House is asking county clerks whether they will allow the federal government or a third party to physically examine their election equipment.

    *What make y’all of this?

  37. … probably nothing to worry about , BiD, as long as they don’t have advanced AI analytics at their disposal

  38. Thank you @RebelliousRenee. I borrowed the audio version of “Burma Sahib” last night from the Los Angeles Public Library. I’ve listened to the first of 17+ hours and am fascinated. The narrator is British actor Charlie Anson and he performs well.

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