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Donald Trump is having a Duke of York type problem – politicalbetting.com
Donald Trump is having a Duke of York type problem – politicalbetting.com
Those Who Say Yes – "Should the government release all documents that it has about the Jeffrey Epstein case?"? All: 81%? DEM: 89%?? IND: 81%? GOP: 73%YouGov / July 21, 2025
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Like the Lionesses
I'm sure that Stalin (say) liked adulation and disliked criticism, but he never let that affect his behaviour, did he?
Obviously nothing to see there.
In a box
In jail
Free
I think free is the outside bet, if there's a deal to be done it will be for a nicer jail.
Ref 29 (+2)
Lab 22 (-2)
Con 21 (+1)
LD 15 (+1)
Green 8 (-1)
SNP 2 (-1)
Everything fairly steady, Labour starting to fall back from their mini recovery back to their post election lows perhaps
Scientists say the strain on people's lives, from isolation for weeks on end to the uncertainty surrounding the crisis, was 'detrimental' to the nation's health.
The findings emerged from a brain ageing model created using data from 15,334 healthy people."
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-14930983/Covid-acceleration-brain-ageing-virus.html
I don' think it is massive tin foil hat stuff to say that Epstein whole story doesn't really add up. His seemingly limitless wealth doesn't really seem to tally with some two bit financial con jobs (and there is tangible assets like the island, many crazy homes, etc so it wasn't all just made up magic money BS) and the way he got access to absolutely everybody.
He did work for the mutlti-billionaire bloke who owned Victoria Secret, so there definitely could have been further financial impropriety there.
Fixed that for you
https://www.faa.gov/unruly
Epstein was a pimp. Due to the especially gross nature of his operation, his clients are all criminals as well. Of an especially egregious kind. None have even been arrested.
The phrase “too big to fail” comes to mind.
Comrade X says Stalin's farts smell of farts - death
Comrade Y says Stalin's farts smell of Mitsuko - death due to tainting Comrade Staln with degenerate cosmopolitan fragrance
One thing we see in a lot of these scandals, similar to the UK ones in TV entertainment, are some of the changing ideas about sex with young, often underage girls. In the Seventies and Eighties it wasn't considered a big deal. Just men being men, and sexual liberation, even in mainstream films such as Pretty Woman, or Rita, Sue and Bob Too.
One thing people forget with Eighties nostalgia is how dark things could be at the time.
Although I agree with your post, I'd also add that the 'prey' were not just young girls. Lots of young boys suffered abuse as well, by those so inclined.
His regular disposal of underlings was a part of that image.
* I mean the criminal conviction they got him on was overstating the value of property to get a loan which he paid back. I mean that seems pretty small beer if they had Epstein material to connect him.
Yet another example of the absurd and sinister shutting down of debate over the Israeli genocide in Gaza stemming from the proscription of Palestine Action, who are not a terrorist organisation under any common sense understanding of that term. This is only going to escalate as there are millions of people who feel exactly as this man does and the police can't arrest all of us.
It is perfectly possible to say: "I visited Epstein's island and didn't abuse anyone." But I do think many of the visitors knew, or suspected, what was going on, and kept quiet, That damns them.
Len McCluskey took private jet flights arranged by building firm, report claims
Contractor on Unite’s disastrous hotel project also allegedly gave football tickets to former union boss
A summary of his interim report, seen by the Guardian, said:
The union spent “at least” £72m more than the hotel complex was worth.
Unite awarded the Flanagan Group the contract to build the hotel with “no competitive tendering process” and despite the company “having a history of poor performance, delays … and cost overruns on previous contracts”.
McCluskey described the company’s bosses as “good friends”.
A £400,000 union loan towards the purchase of a £700,000 flat for McCluskey had not been authorised by the executive committee in advance.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/22/len-mccluskey-took-private-jet-flights-arranged-by-building-firm-report-claims
I also note McCluskey has employed Carter-Ruck, again very man of the people.
I have heard tech bros say he turned up at their parties and it was all about him trying to get involved with the companies, pushy all about the inner working without any suggestions beyond business.
Erm, remember that total presidential immunity granted by the Supreme Court?
Even if Obama had conspired with Russia to defame Trump (stop laughing at the back), he is now immune.
We are discussing abuse by people with power. MeToo was a campaign to show that it had not only happened, but that it was still going on. It shed, and sheds, a little light on a very dark topic.
The alternative is for abuse, sexual and otherwise, to go on and remain hidden. That's the way it used to be, and I don't think that's good.
If the Tories got their polling average to 20 then theyd probably feature in second more regularly.
Labour are starting to buckle a bit though
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/summer-riots-protests-epping-nvdnpxtv2
Be interesting to see you test your theory.
Five Met officers in court over Christmas party brawl
[names redacted] became involved in an alleged punch-up with a group of Romanians
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/five-met-officers-in-court-over-christmas-party-brawl-g0nsbn66b (£££)
The exposures of what went on with Al-Fayad, and also in my own profession* shows that predatory sexual behaviour of older men on younger women (and men) is not unusual at all. Indeed it has probably been so throughout history and across many societies.
The question is, should we tolerate it for the future?
* for example: https://www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-centre/bma-responds-to-female-surgeons-sexual-assault-survey
(Autocorrect wanted to change pollsters to polluters.)
Name one thing that Me Too has done other than enrich a few z listers. It was not ever going to stop rich establishment people doing what they want. They have their chums and the justice system to help, jsut like the rape gangs we see every other day in the papers.
Do they do anything about real current abuse , NO.
You could easily get right now
Ref - Lab - LD - Con and
Ref - Con - Lab - LD
In the same week
Once Labour shed a couple more points or the Dried Fruits come on stream you can add Labour 4th to the possible mix
Although that might trigger the tin-foil hat-wearers. Was it the virus, the vaccines, the lockdowns? This could run and run.
I sense squeaky Ant struggles with lots of things, eg apostrophes.
Ant Middleton
@antmiddleton
Who like’s my new dog? He’s called Khanmuncher! I’m going to struggle getting him on a plane from Australia to UK… 🫡🇬🇧
https://x.com/antmiddleton/status/1947568108132307081
Manchester Test pitch report: Here are the ground conditions of Old Trafford before the fourth India vs England Test starting Wednesday."
https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ind-vs-eng-4th-test-manchester-pitch-report-ground-conditions-records-batting-bowling-stats-toss-factor/article69843161.ece
Afraid enough to do something.
Reputational and legal risk has reached “the talent” and the CEOs.
There are numerous examples of people at the top being binned for this shit.
https://x.com/NicholasGuyatt/status/1947595022087688302
50-50 chance of extending that to 14, which has an a priori probability of 0.006% !
The use of ‘signally’ feels odd, shouldn’t it be ‘singularly’?
Out of the three parties that matter most, only one will be looking forward to autumn. When parliament packed up for the summer recess this time last year, the new Labour administration had a stonking majority, a sense of confidence and a clear plan of action. Twelve months on, morale has collapsed. Rarely have a government’s fortunes declined so far, so fast.
This is not the consequence of world events or the vagaries of the global economy: Sir Keir Starmer is to blame. He came into power with the stated aim of boosting the economy’s performance to improve public services. But prioritising growth demanded a degree of discipline that he has signally failed to demonstrate.
The idea that Epstein might have kept documentary evidence appears not to be the case, but it sustains the conspiracy theory.
The fact that you don't think Palestine Action should be labelled as a terrorist organisation is irrelevant - it has been labelled as such by the government in power. I have some sympathy for the plod who are usually not that bright. He was holding a placard with 'Palestine Action' all over it.
I seem to recall rather a lot of debate on Gaza on PB in recent days - I do not see any sinister shutting down of debate. If you want to go and protest in support of Palestinians you are free to do so, as so may have.
People with older values, at the time, would have seen their behaviour as abusive, so it’s an interesting example of society turning back from libertinism.
It would not surprise me to see Obama arrested and convicted at the same time as Trump was protected by Presidential immunity. Though it's a bit early for such a dramatic escalation. Give it time.
Derek Huffman, a 46-year-old Texan father who relocated his family to Russia to escape woke ideology, has been unexpectedly sent to the frontlines of the war against Ukraine, despite assurances of a non-combat role in the Russian military.
Huffman moved his wife, DeAnna, and their three daughters, along with their husky, to Istra near Moscow under Russia's Shared Values visa scheme, designed to attract foreigners who reject neoliberal ideology.
His deployment has occurred with minimal training and limited Russian language skills, raising serious concerns about his prospects for battlefield survival.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/texas-man-who-moved-to-russia-to-escape-woke-us-now-forced-to-fight-in-war-against-ukraine/ar-AA1J4TW1
https://x.com/AmnestyUK/status/1945811909782982923
We don't get to pick and choose the parts of the law we do and don't like without expecting it to be enforced.
In reality I doubt all these PA supporters will get much if any punishment. I think it will be a warning not to repeat the behaviour, many will repeatedly and in 6-12 months one of them will end up getting a proper punishment.
There's that line from the first Austin Powers movie, Right now we've got freedom and responsibility. It's a very groovy time. Admittedly, it's followed by a sequence of dick jokes, but one step at a time.
Plod will always make mistakes. I notice in the link they were not actually arrested.
What was notable about Watergate was the number of sackings in the run up as Nixon tried to evade being stuck with the ticking parcel. Difficult for Trump to blame his current coterie of sycophants for making him be besties with Epstein 30 years ago, though I'm sure he wouldn't be above trying.
And the idea that any kind of full investigation or disclosure is likely under the most corrupt administration in living memory, even more so.
I'm fairly confident in predicting that most of those involved will be dead, the majority of them of natural causes, before more than a handful of Epstein's clients/associates are revealed.
But the details don't matter.
Our beloved government supports a two state solution. One of those states is Palestine. That some sort of action would be required to bring it about would be clear even to Sir Keir.
(Voice off: 'Splitters')
It's the weasely little sycophants like Mike Johnson who really make my flesh crawl.
As Trump extricates himself from the Epstein fiasco the descent into post-Allende Argentina levels of autocracy and corruption are looming larger.