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March 5, 2025
News

Could Trump’s Mugshot Soon Feature on the $100–Or Maybe a New $250–Bill?

Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert is backing Texas Congressman Brandon Gill’s Golden Age Act of 2025 bill, aiming to put President Donald J. Trump’s image on new $100 bills. Boebert, a strong Trump supporter, wants to co-sponsor the proposal.

The bill suggests a design featuring Trump’s likeness, potentially including his mugshot from his booking in Georgia in 2023, to be released by the Secretary of the Treasury by the end of 2026. Per the plan, all $100 bills issued post-December 31, 2028, would carry Trump’s image.

“There has been no one who has done more to bring America into the Golden Age than President Trump,” Gill argues, noting that “he took a bullet for this country” in Butler, Pennsylvania.

“Featuring him on the $100 bill is a small way to honor all he will accomplish these next four years,” he added.

This legislative proposal, which Boebert has asked to co-sponsor, follows another by South Carolina Congressman Joe Wilson, who suggested putting Trump’s face on a newly introduced $250 bill. Both initiatives strive to recognize Trump’s economic contributions but face a significant legal challenge: federal law currently prohibits living individuals from appearing on U.S. currency.

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing manages the production of U.S. bills. The existing $100 bill, last updated in 2013, showcases Benjamin Franklin on one side and Independence Hall on the other.

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Crime

FBI and DOJ Dismantle Massive Dark Web Child Porn Networks.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the results of Operation Grayskull, a major joint investigation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that dismantled four dark web sites dedicated to child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The DOJ’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, the FBI’s Child Exploitation Operational Unit, multiple U.S. Attorney’s Offices, and international partners.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The operation targeted sites active since 2022 and involved arrests across the U.S., the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and other countries.

💬KEY QUOTE: “These offenders thought that they could act without consequences, but they were wrong,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew R. Galeotti of the DOJ’s Criminal Division.

🎯IMPACT: The operation resulted in 18 convictions, sentences up to life in prison, and the dismantling of some of the most egregious child exploitation platforms online.

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have announced the conclusion of a sweeping investigation that dismantled four dark web sites hosting child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Dubbed Operation Grayskull, the effort has thus far resulted in 18 criminal convictions, with the offenders receiving significant federal sentences.

Last week, one of the high-profile prosecutions resulted in Thomas Peter Katsampes, 52, of Eagan, Minnesota, being sentenced to 250 months in prison, lifetime supervised release, and ordered to pay $23,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to conspiracy to advertise and distribute child pornography. He joined one of the dark web sites in 2022 and became a site moderator, actively distributing CSAM and advising others on sharing illegal content.

FBI Director Kash Patel described Operation Grayskull as “one of the most significant strikes ever made against online child exploitation networks.” He emphasized, “You cannot hide behind anonymity to harm children.”

Investigators revealed that the dismantled sites included some of the most egregious child exploitation platforms online, featuring sections dedicated to infants, toddlers, and violent content involving sadism and torture. The sites collectively attracted over 120,000 users and had at least 100,000 visits in a single day.

Eight defendants were prosecuted and sentenced in the Southern District of Florida alone for running one of the largest of the targeted websites. Sentences ranged from 20 years to life in prison. Additional convictions in other federal districts included sentences from nearly six years to 18 years. Two individuals died before they could be charged, and arrests were also made internationally, including in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Estonia, Belgium, and South Africa.

“These offenders thought that they could act without consequences, but they were wrong,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew R. Galeotti of the DOJ’s Criminal Division.

Operation Grayskull was led by the DOJ’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS) and the FBI’s Child Exploitation Operational Unit, with support from Project Safe Childhood, a DOJ initiative launched in 2006 to combat online child exploitation. U.S. Attorney Hayden P. O’Byrne for the Southern District of Florida stated, “Let this be a clear warning. We will relentlessly pursue and prosecute anyone engaged in such atrocities, no matter how they attempt to cover their tracks.”

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William Upton
Politics

Project 2025 Architect Paul Dans Set to Challenge Neocon Lindsey Graham.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Former Trump White House and Heritage Foundation staffer Paul Dans who led the pro-America First Project 2025, is set to announce a primary challenge to Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC).

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Paul Dans, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), President Donald J. Trump, former South Carolina Lt. Gov. André Bauer (R-SC).

📍WHEN & WHERE: Dans is set to announce his primary bid at an event in Charleston, South Carolina, on Wednesday, July 30, 2025.

💬KEY QUOTE: “What we’ve done with Project 2025 is really change the game in terms of closing the door on the progressive era. If you look at where the chokepoint is, it’s the United States Senate. That’s the headwaters of the swamp.” — Paul Dans

🎯IMPACT: The entry of Dans into the Republican Senate primary marks one of the most serious challenges Graham has faced since being elected to the seat in 2002. Dans’s America First bona fides draw a stark contrast to Graham’s pro-establishment history, especially regarding amnesty for illegal immigrants and foreign wars.

IN FULL

Paul Dans, a former Trump White House and Heritage Foundation staffer who oversaw the development of Project 2025, is set to announce he will challenge Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) in the 2026 South Carolina Republican primary. Dans will officially announce the primary challenge on Wednesday in Charleston, South Carolina, joining the Senate race, which includes Graham and former South Carolina Lt. Gov. André Bauer (R-SC).

“What we’ve done with Project 2025 is really change the game in terms of closing the door on the progressive era,” Dans said in a recent media interview, adding: “If you look at where the chokepoint is, it’s the United States Senate. That’s the headwaters of the swamp.”

The former White House official and Heritage Foundation staffer emphasized that Graham has spent most of his career in Washington, D.C., being more representative of the political establishment than the voters of South Carolina. “It’s time to show him the door,” Dans declared.

Sen. Graham has served in Congress for over 30 years. The South Carolina Republican, best known for his aggressively hawkish neoconservative foreign policy, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994 as part of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s “Republican Revolution.” Subsequently, in 2002, Graham was elevated to the U.S. Senate, succeeding Strom Thurmond.

During his tenure in Congress, Sen. Graham became a close ally of the late anti-Trump Senator John McCain (R-AZ), and a staunch advocate for foreign interventionism in countries including Iraq, Afghanistan, and Iran, as well as mass immigration policies, including amnesty for illegal immigrants. However, in recent years, Graham has attempted to reposition himself as an ally of President Trump—while continuing to push for U.S military intervention in the Middle East and the ongoing war in Ukraine.

For Dans, Graham is emblematic of the careerist politicians who have enabled the administrative state that President Donald J. Trump is working to dismantle. “To be clear, I believe that there is a ‘deep state’ out there, and I’m the single one who stepped forward at the end of the first term of Trump and really started to drain the swamp,” Dan said, noting entities like the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are now working to identify bureaucratic waste.

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2 hours ago
Christopher Tomlinson
Religion
UK

Government Job Site Posts Ad for ‘Sharia Law Administrator.’

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A government job website in the United Kingdom advertised for an Islamic law administrator, sparking backlash.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Britain’s Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), Reform Party leader Nigel Farage.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The advertisement was posted on July 24 but taken down on July 28.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Our country and its values are being destroyed.” — Nigel Farage

🎯IMPACT: The DWP claimed the advertisement was for a third party and not a government entity, but the backlash led to them taking it down just days after posting it.

IN FULL

A job advertisement for an administrative position at a Sharia court in Britain has sparked political backlash after being posted on the British government’s official jobs website. Listed on the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) Find a Job site, the $31,500-a-year role is based at Manchester Community Centre in Didsbury, England.

The position, advertised by an independent charity, requires applicants to hold a degree in Sharia law and have prior experience working within Islamic courts abroad. Duties include administrative and secretarial responsibilities for the Manchester Sharia Council and coordinating social and religious services.

Outrage quickly followed, with Reform Party leader Nigel Farage commenting, “Our country and its values are being destroyed.”

Zia Yusuf, who heads Reform’s British DOGE initiative, echoed the party leader, warning: “There is only one legal system in the UK. Any attempt to upend or replace it should be illegal.”

The uproar follows increasing scrutiny over the presence of Sharia courts across Britain. Reports indicate there are approximately 85 such bodies in the country, often handling religious rulings related to family matters, particularly Islamic divorces.

Usually comprised of male Islamic scholars, they offer “guidance” and decisions that hold significance for those married under Islamic law, particularly women seeking religious divorces, which often require Sharia court approval even if a civil divorce has been granted. Though many Muslim-majority countries have reformed elements of Sharia in family law, traditional interpretations still heavily influence rulings in these Britain-based councils.

The DWP, under Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and the Labour Party, has tried to distance itself from the advertisement, insisting that “Find A Job is a free platform to help jobseekers find vacancies with employers from various sectors.”

Regardless, the listing was removed on July 28 amid public outrage.

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2 hours ago
Crime

Trump DOJ Examining Beating of Whites by Black Mob as Possible Hate Crime.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Police in Cincinnati, Ohio, are investigating violent attacks that went viral on social media, with video footage showing white men and a white woman being beaten brutally downtown. The Department of Justice (DOJ) is monitoring local law enforcement’s handling of the attacks, which may amount to federal hate crimes.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The victims appear to be white men and a white woman, while the attackers were largely or exclusively black. Police Chief Teresa Theetge, Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy (R), Ohio Senator Bernie Moreno (R), and Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon have commented on the attack.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The incident occurred on Friday night and early Saturday morning near Elm and Fourth Streets in downtown Cincinnati.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Nobody in our great nation should be the victim of such a crime, and where race is a motivation, federal law may apply.” — Harmeet Dhillon

🎯IMPACT: The incident highlights concerns over public safety and lax crime policies, and the apparent reluctance of local Democrats to acknowledge incidents in which white victims are targeted by ethnic minority criminals.

IN FULL

Police in Cincinnati, Ohio, have launched an investigation into a violent attack that occurred late Friday and early Saturday morning following the Cincinnati Music Festival at Paycor Stadium and a Reds baseball game. Videos of the incident have circulated widely on social media, showing a white man being shoved to the ground and beaten by multiple black attackers, and a white woman receiving a serious concussion. Other white people can be seen being attacked in the background of the footage. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has suggested the attacks may amount to federal hate crimes.

The videos depict many in the crowd, including women, joining in the attacks, with one man being stomped on and beaten for nearly a minute before being helped to his feet. However, he quickly collapses again, appearing to suffer from head, nose, and mouth injuries. A woman who attempts to assist the man is shown receiving blows to the face and being knocked unconscious after her head hits the pavement.

Another video from the same night shows a third white person being knocked out in an apparently separate incident, also involving black assailants.

“The behavior displayed is nothing short of cruel and absolutely unacceptable,” Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa Theetge said of the attack.

Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy (R) also weighed in, saying, “I was born and raised in Cincinnati, and it’s sad to see this kind of heinous violence on the streets. It’s a shame that Democrats in our state remain silent when so many of their constituents are suffering from their lax-on-crime policies. We’re going to bring law and order back to cities across Ohio on my watch.”

Much of the discourse surrounding the incident has revolved around the ethnicity of the victims and the attackers, and the relative lack of interest from local Democrats and the corporate media. Republican Ohio Senator Bernie Moreno, responding to a viral social media post noting this lack of interest, commented that Cincinnati’s Democrat mayor, Aftab Pureval, “has an opinion on lots of irrelevant topics, [but] has not issued a statement, let alone a condemnation, of this heinous attack.”

Responding to Sen. Moreno, Harmeet Dhillon, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the Department of Justice, wrote on X (formerly Twitter): “Our federal hate crimes laws apply to ALL Americans. We [at the Civil Rights division] will monitor closely how local authorities handle this attack. Nobody in our great nation should be the victim of such a crime, and where race is a motivation, federal law may apply.”

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3 hours ago
TECH
UK

‘Online Safety Act’ Imposes Mass Censorship on Social Media.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: British users of the X social media platform reported being prevented from viewing anti-mass migration protest footage due to the Online Safety Act.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Social media platform X, British users, the UK Government, and the Free Speech Union.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The censorship began on Friday as the Online Safety Act was enacted across the United Kingdom.

💬KEY QUOTE: “The purpose is suppression of the people.” – Elon Musk

🎯IMPACT: Online petitions to repeal the law have gained over 160,000 signatures, and VPN searches in Britain surged by 700%.

IN FULL

X (formerly Twitter) users in the United Kingdom are being blocked from viewing anti-mass migration protest footage and parliamentary speeches on the subject of Muslim rape gangs after the so-called Online Safety Act took effect on Friday. Crafted by the prior Conservative (Tory) government, the Online Safety Act was pitched as a means of shielding children from pornography and other graphic content online. Still, many of its provisions are more concerned with censoring political speech.

After the law came into effect on Friday, British users shared screenshots of X messages received while trying to access footage of recent anti-mass migration protests, sparked by an alleged sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl by an Ethiopian migrant in Epping, England. The message read: “Due to local laws, we are temporarily restricting access to this content until X estimates your age.”

It has also resulted in a parliamentary speech by a Conservative politician discussing Muslim groomers being censored, including quotes from victims, further suppressing an issue that the British authorities, media, and political class have failed to address.

With fines of up to £18 million (~$24.2 million) or 10 percent of a company’s global turnover for violating the Online Safety Act, social media platforms are likely to be overly cautious in moderating content to avoid penalties. On Saturday, X owner Elon Musk stated that the Online Safety Act’s “purpose is suppression of the people.”

An online petition calling for the repeal of the Online Safety Act has already garnered over 160,000 signatures, mandating parliamentary consideration for debate.

Meanwhile, searches for VPNs—software that masks IP addresses to simulate being in another country—surged by over 700 percent in Britain on Friday as users sought to bypass the new restrictions. However, the incumbent Labour Party government under Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is already considering banning VPNs to prevent them from being used to bypass national censorship regulations.

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4 hours ago
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Economy
World

European Union Bulldozed in Trump Trade Talks.

President Donald J. Trump “rolled over” the European Union (EU) in a historic trade deal—unlocking billions in energy purchases, investment, and military sales while locking in higher tariffs on European imports.

The details: Following a 75-minute private meeting in Scotland with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Trump unveiled the outline of their preliminary agreement, which includes:

  • EU tariffs on U.S. imports drops to zero
  • 15 percent tariffs on most EU goods entering the U.S.
  • $750B in U.S. energy purchases from the EU
  • $600B in new European investment into the U.S.
  • EU will buy “hundreds of billions” in U.S. military equipment

Exclusions: Trump kept steel and aluminum tariffs at 50 percent, and pharma is not part of the deal.

President Trump, sitting beside von der Leyen, told the press:

  • “I think it’s great that we made a deal today instead of playing games and maybe not making a deal at all… I think it’s the biggest deal ever made.”

Zoom out: The deal comes just days before Trump’s August 1 deadline, which would have seen steep tariffs—including 30 percent on autos and 200 percent on pharma—levied against EU imports to the U.S.

Back up: Trump has said the EU was “formed to screw the U.S.” and “nastier than China”.

What the Europeans are saying: An article for the Financial Times titled “How the EU succumbed to Trump’s tariff steamroller,” concluded:

  • “There is no hiding the fact the EU was rolled over by the Trump juggernaut, said one ambassador. ‘Trump worked out exactly where our pain threshold is.’”

Big picture: Since beginning his second term, Trump has sought to reset the United States’ relationship with Europe in trade and defense. He’s gotten NATO allies to agree to increase defense spending to five percent, signed a historic trade deal with the UK, and now a trade deal with the EU.

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July 25, 2025
Health
News

Trump Order Shuts Down ‘Child Sexual Mutilation’ Center.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Yale New Haven Health and Connecticut Children’s Medical Center announced they are ending their “gender-affirming care services.”

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald J. Trump, Yale New Haven Health, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, and other health systems nationwide.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Various hospitals across the United States have announced changes in recent weeks.

💬KEY QUOTE: “We are not going to allow child sexual mutilation.” – Donald Trump last year.

🎯IMPACT: A growing number of health providers have ended or paused so-called “gender-affirming care” for minors nationwide.

IN FULL

The Trump White House has released a statement showing the effects of the administration’s policies on preventing the mutilation of children as a result of medical transgenderism, noting Yale New Haven Health and Connecticut Children’s Medical Center have announced they are ending their so-called “gender-affirming care services.” The center joins a growing list of health systems across the country following President Trump’s executive action to stop “child sexual mutilation.”

Phoenix Children’s Hospital has stopped providing puberty blockers and hormone therapy to minors. Stanford Medicine has ended sex-change surgeries for minors, while Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has closed its “Center for Transyouth Health and Development and Gender-Affirming Care.”

Other institutions such as Denver Health, UCHealth, Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, UChicago, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and Rush Medical Center have also halted various forms of so-called “gender-affirming care” for minors. Similar actions have been taken by hospitals in New York City, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., and beyond.

Kaiser Permanente has also joined the list by pausing sex-change surgeries for patients under 19 across its hospitals and surgical centers. This marks a significant shift in the medical approach to minors and gender-related treatments in the United States.

President Trump has threatened to cut federal funding to hospitals and clinics that perform chemical or surgical gender treatment on minors. Despite this, some, like New York Attorney General Letitia James, have told hospitals to ignore President Trump’s order and follow local and state laws instead, resulting in legal confrontations with the federal government.

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July 25, 2025
Crime
News

Policeman Shot Dead Amid Surge in ‘Ambush Attacks’ on Law Enforcement.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A police officer in Lorain, Ohio, was killed in an ambush attack, with two other officers injured during the exchange of gunfire.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Officers Phillip Wagner, Peter Gale, Brent Payne, and suspect Michael Parker.

📍WHEN & WHERE: July 2025 in Lorain, Ohio, along a dead-end road.

💬KEY QUOTE: “They’ve always got to have that situational awareness, and the unfortunate thing about law enforcement is they’re truly never off duty.” – Kevin Harris, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) trainer.

🎯IMPACT: The attack highlights a disturbing rise in ambushes targeting law enforcement, with at least 50 officers shot in such attacks this year.

IN FULL

A police officer in Lorain, Ohio, was killed July 23 in what authorities describe as an ambush-style shooting. Officer Phillip Wagner, 35, a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, died after being struck multiple times by gunfire. Two fellow officers, Peter Gale, 51, and Brent Payne, 47, were also shot during the incident, with Payne remaining in critical condition as of the time of publication. The suspected gunman, 28-year-old Michael Parker, was killed during an exchange of fire with law enforcement.

The attack occurred around 1 PM along a dead-end road where Wagner and Gale had reportedly parked after picking up lunch. According to police, Parker had been lying in wait before opening fire. Authorities said that several firearms, magazines, and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were found in the suspect’s vehicle.

The violent encounter is part of a trend in the U.S. involving ambushes against law enforcement officers. Statistics indicate that at least 50 officers have been shot in ambush-style attacks in 2025 so far. The annual total could eventually surpass the 80 such incidents recorded in 2024. The peak was in 2023, when 138 ambush-style shootings were reported. Overall, 342 officers were shot in the line of duty last year, up 40 percent compared to 2018, according to the Fraternal Order of Police.

Steven Fioritto, a trustee with the Ohio Fraternal Order of Police, commented on the pattern seen in many of these cases: “A lot of times they describe the person as a loner, but not every loner is going to do that.”

The Federal Bureau of Investgation (FBI) has taken a deeper interest in the rise of these types of attacks. Agents have interviewed both victims and perpetrators in an attempt to understand the motivations behind the violence. FBI trainer Kevin Harris spoke to the daily challenges officers face: “They’ve always got to have that situational awareness, and the unfortunate thing about law enforcement is they’re truly never off duty.”

The Democratic Party has been intensifying its rhetoric against law enforcement involved in deportations, in particular, since President Donald J. Trump’s reelection, with 2024 vice presidential candidate going so far as to describe U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as “Gestapo.”

ICE agents, Border Patrol agents, and regular law enforcement supporting them have been targeted in a number of ambush attacks already this year.

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July 25, 2025
Crime
News

Ghislaine Maxwell’s Lawyers Say She Discussed ‘About 100 Different People’ With DOJ.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking, was questioned by the Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding the Jeffrey Epstein case.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Ghislaine Maxwell, her attorney David Oscar Markus, and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The questioning took place over the last two days in a federal courthouse in Tallahassee, Florida.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Ghislaine answered every single question asked of her over the last day and a half, she answered those questions honestly, truthfully, to the best of her ability.” – David Oscar Markus

🎯IMPACT: The questioning has reignited public interest in the Epstein case and raised questions about transparency in the Department of Justice’s handling of related files.

IN FULL

Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted sex offender and former associate of Jeffrey Epstein, has faced extensive questioning from the Department of Justice (DOJ) at a federal courthouse in Tallahassee, Florida. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche led the inquiry, reportedly focusing on individuals connected to Epstein’s crimes.

Maxwell’s attorney, David Oscar Markus, stated that his client answered all questions posed to her without invoking privilege or refusing to respond. “Ghislaine answered every single question asked of her over the last day and a half. She answered those questions honestly, truthfully, to the best of her ability,” Markus said.

Markus noted that Blanche was “seeking the truth” and “asked every possible question.” He said Maxwell “was asked about maybe about 100 different people. She answered questions about everybody, and she didn’t hold anything back.”

“She never invoked a privilege. She never refused to answer a question. So we’re very proud of her,” he added.

The session comes amid controversy surrounding Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of the Epstein case, in particular her recent claim that a “client list” for the deceased pedophile, which she claimed was “on [her] desk” earlier this year, does not exist.

 Markus has hinted at the possibility of a presidential pardon for Maxwell, referencing Trump’s authority to do so. Trump said Thursday that he has the power to do this, but has not given much consideration to the matter.

Ghislaine Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year sentence for child sex trafficking charges, having been convicted for her role in procuring underage girls for Jeffrey Epstein to exploit and abuse.

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July 25, 2025
Science

Study Reveals Potential Hostile Alien Threat in Mysterious Interstellar Object.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A controversial study has suggested that an intergalactic object, 3I/ATLAS, might be a hostile alien spacecraft potentially slated to attack Earth.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The study was authored by Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb, along with Adam Hibberd and Adam Crowl of the Initiative for Interstellar Studies in London, England.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The object was discovered on July 1, and the study was published on July 16 on the preprint server arXiv.

💬KEY QUOTE: “The consequences, should the hypothesis turn out to be correct, could potentially be dire for humanity,” the researchers wrote in their paper.

🎯IMPACT: The study has sparked debate among scientists, with many dismissing the alien theory as unfounded and others urging caution.

IN FULL

A group of scientists claims an interstellar object, aa, has been identified as potentially being a hostile alien spacecraft in a new study by Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb and researchers Adam Hibberd and Adam Crowl. The paper, published on July 16 on the preprint server arXiv, has stirred controversy among scientists worldwide. “The consequences, should the hypothesis turn out to be correct, could potentially be dire for humanity,” the researchers wrote in their paper.

The object, discovered on July 1 and traveling at over 130,000 mph, was initially thought to be a comet with a diameter of up to 15 miles. However, Loeb and his colleagues speculate that its trajectory and speed suggest it could be extraterrestrial spy technology. Loeb, who has previously linked interstellar objects to alien life, theorized that 3I/ATLAS’s behavior could serve strategic purposes for an alien intelligence.

“This could be intentional to avoid detailed observations from Earth-based telescopes when the object is brightest or when gadgets are sent to Earth from that hidden vantage point,” Loeb wrote in a blog post. He also warned that the object’s potential alien origins might support the “dark forest hypothesis,” which posits that extraterrestrial civilizations remain hidden to avoid threats. Loeb suggested this could necessitate defensive measures.

Critics, however, have dismissed the claims. Samantha Lawler, an astronomer at the University of Regina, stated, “All evidence points to this being an ordinary comet that was ejected from another solar system.” Chris Lintott, an astronomer at the University of Oxford, added, “Any suggestion that it’s artificial is nonsense on stilts, and is an insult to the exciting work going on to understand this object.”

Even Loeb acknowledged that the alien theory is unlikely, admitting, “By far, the most likely outcome will be that 3I/ATLAS is a completely natural interstellar object, probably a comet.” The researchers also cautioned that their paper, which has not been peer-reviewed, should be taken with a grain of salt.

Image: Olivier Hainaut et al./European Southern Observatory (processed by Nrco0e).

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