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Saturday, February 28, 2026

Polygamy has been illegal in the entire US. It was a barrier for Statehood for Utah. Now, polygamous relationships exist, but how to do reconcile giving legal protections for multi partner relationships while not being married. read more


Monday, February 23, 2026

Some of the notable women mentioned are: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Ashley Biden Chelsea Clinton Ashley Massaro Diana, Princess of Wales Ghislaine Maxwell Gloria Allred Hillary Clinton Ivanka Trump Jill Biden Kamala Harris Lady Victoria Hervey Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway Ariane de Rothschild Melania Trump Michelle Obama Nancy Pelosi Nikki Haley Sarah Ferguson Theresa May Zoe Lofgren Naomi Campbell ... and many more. While appearing in the files doesn't indicate any criminal behavior, the list underscores the staggering breadth of Epstein's connections, touching royalty, politics, Hollywood, and the music world alike. For those watching closely, it's a reminder that even the glittering heights of fame and influence weren't immune to the shadow of Epstein's orbit. read more


Tuesday, February 17, 2026

"If a woman ever wins the presidency it will be after fighting the full might of the Epstein class." This sums it up.


Sunday, February 15, 2026

This is hitting the local schools across the region and nationwide. Now not only are people fishing to find a name, any name, things are being made up(?). read more


Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Rep. Jamie Raskin claims he found a redacted quote from Jeffrey Epstein's lawyers that contradicts Trump's statements about kicking the disgraced financier out of Mar-a-Lago, according to his review of unredacted DOJ files read more


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www.state.gov

After 5 years, nothing had changed.

Key Areas and Methods of Support
Terrorist Proxies: Iran funds, arms, and trains a network of militias and militant groups, including Hezbollah in LebanonHamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in the Gaza Strip, and the Houthis in Yemen.
Regional Destabilization: Iran utilizes these groups to fight in regional conflicts, such as in Syria and Iraq, and to attack U.S., Israeli, and Saudi Arabian interests.
International Operations: Iran has been implicated in assassination plots and bombings targeting opponents and dissidents in Europe, Turkey, and elsewhere.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC): The Quds Force, an elite unit of the IRGC, is primarily responsible for implementing this foreign policy by providing advanced weaponry, including drones and missiles, to these proxies.
U.S. Department of State (.gov)

Documented Activities
Support for Hezbollah: Iran has provided Hezbollah with significant funding, weapons, and training since its inception in the 1980s, enabling it to attack Israeli and Western targets.
Attacks on Shipping: Iran has supplied the Houthis with weaponry used to attack commercial and naval vessels in the Red Sea.
Assassination Plots: In 2021 and 2022, plots linked to Iranian intelligence were disrupted in the United States and Europe targeting journalists and former U.S. officials.
Kidnapping and Murder: Iran has been accused of targeting dissidents for kidnapping and assassination, including in plots in Albania, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
Role in 9/11: The 9/11 Commission Report noted that some of the 9/11 hijackers passed through Iran, with their travel facilitated by Iranian border guards, though it found no evidence of direct Iranian foreknowledge of the attacks.
U.S. Department of State (.gov)

Iran has often denied these allegations, describing their support for these groups as "moral support" for liberation movements fighting against occupation. However, the international community, including the United States, the European Union, and several Arab nations, has continued to sanction Iran for its support of terrorism.
U.S. Department of State (.gov)

The Islamic Republic of Iran: A Dangerous Regime - State Department
Iran's Islamic regime also is the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism. To counter the regime's destabilizing and malign behavior both at home and abroad,

U.S. Department of State (.gov)

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Appeals court gives OK to IRS to keep sharing information with ICE
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals said immigrants' rights groups were unlikely to succeed on claims that the data-sharing pact violated tax code or circumvented agency rule-making.

"US military during the Vietnam War while Republicans Dick Cheney, Dummkopf Trumpf, Dan Quayle, and Mitt Romney all chickened out with deferments or triple-billeting in a USARNG unit. That was how Dan Quayle avoided combat."

CNN"Clinton's Draft Deferrment
In the autumn of 1969, Clinton entered the draft but received a high number (311) and was never called to serve -- however, Clinton made every effort to avoid the draft prior to entering it.

First, Bill Clinton received education deferments while at Georgetown and Oxford (where he helped organize demonstrations against the war). Second, Clinton attempted to avoid the draft for four years by enrolling, but never joining, the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC). Clinton had enrolled in the ROTC hoping to avoid military service for four years, but, wanting a future in politics, had a change of heart and entered the draft.

In December 1969, safe from the draft with his high lottery number, Clinton changed his mind about joining the ROTC program and wrote a letter to the director of the ROTC program thanking him "for saving me from the draft" and regretted misleading him by not revealing the extent of his opposition to the war. The letter was leaked by the Pentagon to ABC news early in the 1992 fueled criticism of candidate Clinton's character.

Later in the 1992 campaign, it became known that Clinton's uncle had attempted to get Bill Clinton a Navy Reserve assignment during the Vietnam war. Clinton said he didn't know anything about it to the press on September 3, 1992 but a day later admitted that a former draft board member had informed him of his uncles' attempt several months before."

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