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Trump Knew about Epstein’s Conduct, Newly Released Emails Suggest

THE GUARDIAN: In messages released by House Democrats, Epstein wrote ‘of course [Trump] knew about the girls’

Damning new emails that suggest Donald Trump knew about the conduct of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were released Wednesday, including one in which Epstein said “of course [Trump] knew about the girls” that were procured for his sex-trafficking ring.

The release of the three messages by Democrats on the House oversight committee is likely to add significant pressure on the White House to release the so-called Epstein files, reportedly detailing the long-running scandal that has overshadowed Trump’s second term of office.

Numerous victims have said they were assaulted at Epstein’s infamous parties that took place at his home in New York, his Florida mansion, and at his compound at Little St James in the US Virgin Islands, to which “clients” would be ferried by private jet. » | Richard Luscombe | Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Brits Outraged by What the Royal Family Costs Taxpayers Every Year – Norman Baker

Nov 12, 2025 | How much do the British public really pay for the Royal Family each year? In this explosive Heretics interview, former government minister, author, and royal expert Norman Baker pulls back the curtain on the monarchy’s finances, exposing the staggering sums taxpayers hand over annually — and why the system remains so controversial.

Baker, who has written extensively on royal spending and accountability, lays out how the monarchy makes its money, the murky details of the Sovereign Grant, and the hidden costs that never appear in official accounts.

Far from being self-sufficient, Baker argues that the Windsors rely heavily on public money, despite their vast personal wealth and sprawling estates.


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Why Is Elon Musk So Dangerous?

November 12, 2025 | Joni Askola explains...

Why Trump's Year From Hell Has Only Just Begun | The Daily Beast Podcast

Nov 9, 2025 | The Daily Beast’s must-read columnist David Rothkopf joins Joanna Coles to dissect Trump’s mounting political peril. As dissent grows within his own party—over foreign aid, tariffs, and radical Senate moves—Rothkopf warns that Trump is “staring death,” with his political survival hanging by a thread. This episode explores the stakes of a president confronting resistance from his base and the chilling question: how far will he go to stay relevant?

Prominent Conservative Judge Resigns, Calling Trump 'Uniquely Dangerous'

Nov 11, 2025 | Mark Wolf, a Reagan-appointed federal judge, is resigning after four decades on the bench, and he’s sounding the alarm. In an essay published by The Atlantic, he wrote, “The White House’s assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence, for me, is now intolerable.” Wolf shared additional context and more of his concerns with Amna Nawaz.

Trump’s Venezuela Strikes: ‘No Better Use of US Military Power’

Nov 12, 2025 | “We’re going to strike you because we think you are Cartel and we think that is a threat to US national security.“

JD Vance believes that the strikes on Venezuelan boats is the best use of US military power, says The Times’s Katy Balls.

‘Trump Has No Power over the BBC’ | Former Assistant US Attorney

Nov 12, 2025 | “He doesn’t have that kind of power over the BBC.”

The BBC should “fight” Trump as the US president has only previously won lawsuits against US broadcasters because they didn’t wan’t to lose their multi billion dollar mergers, says former assistant US attorney, David Katz.


Trump is having a tantrum again. — © Mark Alexander

«Votre Majesté, je vous demande d’intervenir» : un taxi français en appelle à Charles III pour régler la note impayée d’un de ses ministres

LE FIGARO : Le chauffeur accuse David Lammy, ancien ministre des Affaires étrangères britanniques, de n’avoir pas réglé une note de 1550 euros.

Nasim Mimum en appelle à la puissance royale. Ce chauffeur de taxi français, originaire d’Avignon, a été accusé d’avoir volé les bagages de l’ancien ministre britannique des Affaires étrangères, David Lammy, et de son épouse, lors d’une course entre l’Italie et la Haute-Savoie en avril dernier. Le voyage de près de deux mille kilomètres coûte 1550 euros. «Il refuse de payer. Il me dit en anglais, en hurlant : ’Put*** de Français’», raconte le chauffeur au micro de RTL ce mardi. » | Par Amaury Coutansais-Pervinquière | mardi 11 novembre 2025

L'Église espagnole ouvre une enquête après des accusations de pédocriminalité contre l’évêque de Cadix

LE FIGARO : Mgr Zornoza est accusé d’avoir agressé sexuellement un jeune garçon entre ses 14 et ses 21 ans, dans les années 1990.

L'évêque de Cadix fait l'objet d'une investigation interne à l'Église pour pédocriminalité, a confirmé dans un communiqué son évêché après la révélation lundi par le quotidien espagnol El Pais d'une enquête du Vatican ouverte à la suite d'une dénonciation. «L'affaire concernant les informations publiées par un média national (...) a été portée la semaine dernière devant le tribunal de la Rote de la Nonciature apostolique en Espagne», précise l'évêché de Cadix et Ceuta, qui qualifie les accusations «concernant des faits survenus il y a près de 30 ans» de «très graves et en plus, fausses». » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mardi 11 novembre 2025

Venezuela: Caracas annonce un déploiement militaire «massif» face à «l'impérialisme» américain

LE FIGARO : Le Venezuela dispose de «force et de pouvoir» pour répondre aux États-Unis, a assuré Nicolas Maduro, alors que de nombreux navires américains sont présents dans les Caraïbes.

L'armée vénézuélienne a annoncé mardi un déploiement «massif» dans tout le pays pour répondre à l'«impérialisme» des États-Unis, dont les opérations militaires antidrogue dans les Caraïbes et le Pacifique recevront le renfort d'un porte-avions dans les jours qui viennent.

Depuis août, Washington maintient dans les Caraïbes une présence militaire avec notamment une demi-douzaine de navires de guerre, officiellement pour lutter contre le trafic de drogue à destination des États-Unis. Vingt frappes aériennes contre des embarcations présentées comme transportant de la drogue ont entraîné la mort d'au moins 76 personnes au large des côtes vénézuéliennes. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mardi 11 novembre 2025

Trump’s Cruelty

Father David talks of Trump’s cruelty.

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Democrats Fall Short to Save America from Trump

Nov 11, 2025 | As our country celebrates Veterans Day, Trump's MAGA regime has been given the keys to the castle after Democrats caved to GOP demands to end the shutdown. Steve Schmidt looks at Democratic leadership and blames their corruption for enabling Trump's cabinet.

Racism Returning to UK Politics – and People Are Very Scared, Says Starmer

THE GUARDIAN: PM attacks ‘toxic division of Reform’ and gives strongest signal yet that two-child benefit cap will be lifted

Decades-old racism is returning to British politics, and “it makes people feel very scared” Keir Starmer has said, warning that divisive hard-right politics was “tearing our country apart”.

Speaking to the GP and TV personality Amir Khan, the prime minister accused Nigel Farage’s Reform UK of overseeing a return of the racist and divisive politics “that frankly I thought we had dealt with decades ago”. » | Eleni Courea | Political correspondent | Tuesday, November 11, 2025

German Man with Alleged Neo-Nazi Links Arrested over Darknet Assassination Calls

THE GUARDIAN: Prosecutor says suspect ran platform with lists of politicians’ names and requests for crypto donations, to be offered as ‘bounties’

Germany’s chief federal prosecutor has announced the arrest of a German-Polish national with alleged neo-Nazi ties who is accused of calling on the darknet for the assassination of top politicians and seeking donations for bounties on their heads.

More than 20 people were on the list of potential targets, including former chancellors Angela Merkel and Olaf Scholz as well as judges and ex-government ministers, local media reported.

On his platform Assassination Politics, the 49-year-old suspect, identified only as Martin S, is alleged to have published personal data of prominent people as well as “charge sheets” and “death sentences”.

The suspect, who was arrested late on Monday in the western city of Dortmund, where he lives with his family, faces charges including financing terrorism, inciting others to commit a serious act of violence that endangers the state and committing the dangerous dissemination of personal data. » | Deborah Cole in Berlin | Tuesday, November 11, 2025

‘He’s Angry! He’s Mad!’ Trump Will Not Back Down from Suing BBC for $1bn | Alan Dershowitz

Nov 11, 2025 | “He’s not one that lets these things drop.”

There has to be a “profuse apology” from the BBC to avoid incurring the full wrath of Trump, says lawyer Alan Dershowitz.


Does Dershowitz realise just how HATED his president is? This action against the BBC will make people HATE HIM even more. The man is beyond redemption. Basically, what Trump wants to do is take taxpayers' money to enrich himself even further. Despicable! — © Mark Alexander

BBC Falls to Trump Fascism as Senior Leadership RESIGNS over Standard Speech Editing Controversy

Nov 11, 2025 | The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)—a global symbol of journalistic impartiality—is reeling today after the shock resignations of Director-General Tim Davie and News CEO Deborah Turness. Their sudden departure follows an internal report alleging “serious and systemic” bias which was leaked and weaponized by Trump and his supporters.

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Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Kim Davis, a Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses, had asked the court to reconsider its landmark 2015 opinion.
The Supreme Court on Monday turned down a request that it consider overturning its landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage a decade ago.

The court, without comment, declined the petition, filed by Kim Davis, a former Kentucky county clerk who gained national attention in 2015 when she defied a court order and refused to issue same-sex licenses because of her religious beliefs.

She had asked the Supreme Court to reverse an order that required her to pay more than $300,000 to a couple denied a marriage license — and to overturn the same-sex marriage ruling from 2015.

At least four of the nine justices would have needed to vote to hear Ms. Davis’s case and revisit the marriage precedent, a major step that many legal experts had said they were not expecting the court to take. » | Ann E. Marimow, Reporting from Washington| | Monday, November 10, 2025