Tag Archives: blackmail

The Republicans attempt to jam through Amy Coney Barrett as the nation burns and Giuliani fondles himself

By Mark | October 22, 2020

It’s hard, when presented with a story about Trump campaign surrogate Rudy Giuliani being caught on tape fondling himself in the presence of a young woman in a hotel room, to focus on anything else. Sadly, though, there are even more obscene things taking place in America at the moment. This morning, with the election […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Health, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged 2020, 2020 election, abortion rights, Adam Schiff, Affordable Care Act, Amy Coney Barrett, bigotry, Borat, Chuck Schumer, court packing, COVID-19, Donald Trump, First Amendment, handmade, healthcare, homophobia, pandemic, pedophilia, People of Praise, reproductive rights, Roe v. Wade, Rudy Giuliani, Russia, Sacha Baron Cohen, Senate Judiciary Committee, Supreme Court | 23 Comments

Bolton has conclusive evidence of Donald Trump’s guilt. Will it make a difference to Senate Republicans?

By Mark | January 26, 2020

If you thought it was a cover-up before, just wait! The New York Times has just revealed that the White House, for the past several weeks, has had a draft of John Bolton’s soon-to-be-released book — a book which includes within it the former Trump administration national security advisor’s recollection of the President having told […]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged 2020, Adam Schiff, Chuck Schumer, coercion, cover-up, Donald Trump, foreign aid, impeachment, Joe Biden, John Bolton, Lev Parnas, Marie Yovanovitch, Mick Mulvaney, Mike Pence, Mike Pompeo, military aid, Mitch McConnell, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, Senate, William Barr | 26 Comments

Was Donald Trump blackmailed into pulling U.S. troops out of Syria by Turkish President Erdoğan?

By Mark | November 3, 2019

I don’t generally pass along news items that I can’t verify, but the U.S. outlet of the conservative British political publican The Spectator just posted a story alleging that Donald Trump was essentially blackmailed into pulling U.S. troops out of Syria by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who apparently threatened to release a recording of […]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Donald Trump, foreign affairs, foreign policy, Istanbul, Jamal Khashoggi, Jared Kushner, Kurds, MBS, Mohammad bin Salman, murder, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tayyip Erdogan, The Spectator, Turkey | 13 Comments

The rich and powerful Jeffrey Epstein is finally being brought to justice for the sex trafficking of minors. Will there be others?

By Mark | July 7, 2019

Early yesterday evening, FBI agents took billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein into custody at his Manhattan townhouse. According to reports in the press, Epstein, who is an admitted sex offender, will be arraigned in federal court tomorrow on sex trafficking charges. This marks a dramatic reversal for the powerful and influential Epstein, who had no doubt […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Corporate Crime, Other, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged #metoo, Alan Dershowitz, Alexander Acosta, Bear Stearns, Bill Clinton, child molestation, child molesters, Crime Victims’ Rights Act, Donald Trump, FBI, Florida, Ghislaine Maxwell, investment banking, Jeffrey Epstein, John Schindler, Lolita Express, Mar-a-Lago, massage, Miami Herald, New York, Palm Beach, pedophiles, pedophilia, Prince Andrew, prostitution, pyramid scheme, rape, sex crimes, sex cult, sex trafficking, Virginia Roberts Giuffre | 242 Comments

A plausible explanation as to why Falwell endorsed Donald Trump… and it involves sexy photos, blackmail and Michael Cohen

By Mark | May 7, 2019

Just before the Iowa caucus, on January 26, 2016, evangelical leader Jerry Falwell Jr. made a surprise presidential endorsement. “I am proud to offer my endorsement of Donald J. Trump for President of the United States,” Falwell was quoted as saying in a statement put out by the Trump campaign. “He is a successful executive […]