[Conservative Post] A cache of internal FBI records, pried loose through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, has laid bare what had long been rumored but never formally confirmed: Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier and convicted sex offender, served as a federal informant well before his infamous 2007 plea agreement.
The documents — including a 2008 FBI memo dated September 9 — confirm that Epstein was actively providing information to the bureau under terms negotiated in conjunction with his controversial non-prosecution deal in Florida, according to a bombshell report from Radar. One entry plainly states: "Epstein has also provided information to the FBI as agreed upon." The memo goes further, noting that "no federal prosecution will occur in this matter as long as Epstein continues to uphold his agreement with the State of Florida."
That agreement, brokered by then-U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta, spared Epstein federal charges despite ample evidence of trafficking minors across state lines. Instead, Epstein pleaded guilty to state-level offenses and received a 13-month sentence that allowed him to leave jail for up to 12 hours a day, six days a week.
But these newly surfaced records indicate that Epstein’s cooperation with federal authorities may have begun long before 2007. "These are the smoking gun documents," said one source familiar with the case. "They show Epstein was an active source for the FBI way before his plea deal in 2007." Another intelligence official, speaking off record, described Epstein not merely as an asset but as "a puppet, informant, and spy for the FBI."
[HotAir] If true, this changes things quite a bit.
We all know that if a Grand Jury were empaneled in New York or Washington, D.C., no prosecutor could indict even a Democrat ham sandwich for a felony caught on tape and broadcast live on CNN.
But in Florida? That's another story.
Not being a legal eagle, I assumed that any investigations of or trials for the crimes committed in the furtherance of the Russia Collusion hoax would take place in Washington, but legal minds smarter than mine have decided that Florida is the proper place to conduct the investigation.
How did they do that? The raid on Mar-a-Lago took place in Florida, and that was in furtherance of the conspiracy. I don't know if that is a thin or thick legal reed, but as long as it works, I am thrilled to see them rely on it.
[Fox via Federalist] Ex-DOGE staffer ’Big Balls’ saved a woman in Washington, DC from being carjacked but got subjected to a vicious beating in the process. He was reportedly concussed in the assault. It occurred after a gang of ten youths attacked a woman, trying to seize her vehicle. BB, seeing the crime in progress, intervened, saving the female driver, but got viciously brutalized. President Donald Trump commented on the attack, saying crime in DC was out of control and threatened to federalize the capital. The attack occurred on either Sunday or Monday (via Fox News):
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Long time past reexamining our 'juvenile' justice system with widespread commission of adult felonies being carried out. Reform? When you can resurrect the dead they put under, maybe. Till then, dead is dead.
[FoxNews] Elon Musk says DOGE employee 'beaten to the point of concussion' trying to save woman from DC assault
President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to federalize Washington, D.C., calling for local minors and gang members over the age of 14 to be prosecuted as adults, after a famed former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employee was allegedly beaten in the nation's capital.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said local youth and gang members are "randomly attacking, mugging, maiming, and shooting innocent citizens, at the same time knowing that they will be almost immediately released."
Along with the post, Trump shared a photo of a bloodied man on the street.
Multiple sources told Fox News Digital the person in the photo shared by the president is Edward Coristine, the teenager known as "Big Balls," who previously worked for DOGE.
Sources told Fox News Digital Coristine was violently attacked late Sunday or early Monday.
"The most recent victim was beaten mercilessly by local thugs," Trump wrote. "… Perhaps it should have been done a long time ago, then this incredible young man, and so many others, would not have had to go through the horrors of Violent Crime. If this continues, I am going to exert my powers, and FEDERALIZE this City. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"
Former DOGE head Elon Musk weighed in on X, sharing more of the story.
"A few days ago, a gang of about a dozen young men tried to assault a woman in her car at night in DC," Musk wrote. "A @Doge team member saw what was happening, ran to defend her and was severely beaten to the point of concussion, but he saved her. It is time to federalize DC."
When speaking with reporters Tuesday night, Trump said, "Either they're going to straighten their act out in terms of government and in terms of protection, or we're going to have to federalize and run it the way it's supposed to be run."
The president said it appears criminals are "not afraid" of the police, because "nothing ever happens to them."
"Washington, D.C. must be safe, clean, and beautiful for all Americans and, importantly, for the World to see," he wrote in the post. "If D.C. doesn’t get its act together, and quickly, we will have no choice but to take Federal control of the City, and run this City how it should be run, and put criminals on notice that they’re not going to get away with it anymore."
The most recent attack came after a House staffer in May was the victim of an armed carjacking in Navy Yard.
The same month, affiliate FOX 5 D.C. reported that a large group of teens took over a Navy Yard park, leading to several arrests and one hospitalization.
In July, congressional intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, 21, a 16-year-old boy and a woman were shot in what appeared to be a drive-by shooting. Tarpinian-Jachym later died.
In April, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy was walking to the Navy Yard Metro Station when his staff member told him a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority police officer had been stabbed in the face.
The Metropolitan Police Department, U.S. Capitol Police and White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's requests for comment.
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Hired thugs. Don't think this wasn't a terrorist attack.
I'm surprised all the original members of DOGE aren't dead by now. If not for Elon Musk's X and the new radical age of government transparency he enabled, they'd all be as dead as Seth Rich, who was murdered for leaking the DNC emails to Wikileaks.
You remember Wikileaks? The org labeled as a threat by the US intelligence agencies?
For telling the truth about the NSA illegally spying on us?
When the American hero Edward Snowden blew the whistle on them.
Not one person went to prison.
[Newsweek] A dog has been praised for her remarkable display of loyalty and courage when she took on two charging bears to protect her canine companion.
The pit bull mix Marion was rushed to the vets after she came up against two wild bears while spending time in the backyard.
Marion was playing with her "boyfriend" Bruno, a tiny chiweenie belonging to a friend of her owner. Bruno began barking as two bears approaching the property, and when one of the bears lunged toward him, Marion didn't hesitate.
"Marion immediately ran to defend him, squaring up with two bears. One of the bears attacked her, pinning her on the ground and biting her on her neck and face," Claire Samford, Referral Coordinator at the Emergency Vet Clinic of Niceville and Destin told Newsweek. "Miraculously, she escaped and was brought to our clinic for emergency care."
Marion was rushed to the vets where she received emergency care for her injuries. A video shared by the clinic on TikTok showed her standing, with two bandaged legs and a caption that read: "Our Maryann is 'Marion' who didn't hesitate to take on not one, but two bears to save her boyfriend."
The only bear species in Florida is the black bear, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission estimate there are around 4,000 bears in the state.
There is evidence that the prevalence of bears in Florida has increased in recent years. According to data from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) the total number of bear-related calls in Florida has significantly increased over the 20-year span, from 1,919 calls in 2005 to 7,311 calls in 2024—a nearly 4-fold increase.
In 2024, non-core complaints (calls about bear interactions that could be positive or negative) reached their highest ever at 65 percent, suggesting that more bears are being seen in communities, though not necessarily causing harm, while core complaints (where conflicts occur) made up 35 percent of calls.
Marion's owner later shared an update on her condition: "Marion's wounds are already closed and healing nicely. She was back to her normal self the very next day as if nothing happened. She's so back to normal that I'm worried that she would go after the bear again if she saw one, especially if she thinks she needs to protect us.
"She has no fear other than taking a bath, so I'm on high alert. She was homeless her first year of life before we adopted her, so I think she has a lot of toughness in her from surviving on the streets alone."
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I lived on Bear Mountain in Evergreen, CO for a while. West of Denver.
Was watching the Avalanche lose the Stanley Cup.
Bill, my red spotted hound and I got off the couch and went outside at the 2nd period.
A large shadow of something ran off the porch with Bill right after and me behind him.
Into the brush, he shrieked, and the bear was gone.
I found him still alive but pretty crunched up.
Later examination at the 24x7 emer vet suggested the bear had grabbed him around the middle then moved up to a shoulder on the way to his head.
Punctured lung, separated shoulder and half his face laying on the ground.
The vet was good. Three days later I took him home. Dogs are tough.
Changed his name to Lumpy.
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[Regnum] Another M-class flare occurred on the Sun — the fifth and strongest this month. This was reported on August 5 in the Telegram channel of the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
According to the schedule on the website, the flare began at 18:46 Moscow time and ended at 18:58, receiving the index M4.4. This is already the fifth M-class flare on the Sun since August 3.
"The main flare region, where almost all the explosive energy is currently concentrated, No. 4168, continues to be located directly opposite the Earth, but, contrary to everything that can be assumed, has almost no effect on the Earth. At the moment, a weak plasma emission has been recorded only after yesterday's M2.0 flare. In all other cases, the main energy and mass were locked in the solar atmosphere," the report says.
Scientists noted that after the flare, a medium-power mass ejection was recorded, initially directed past the Earth.
On August 4, two powerful flares occurred on the Sun. The M2.0 flare was registered at 07:57 Moscow time and lasted 13 minutes. The second M1.4 flare occurred at 08:15 Moscow time and lasted 16 minutes.
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POSSIBLE EARTH-DIRECTED CME: Yesterday, sunspot 4168 erupted, producing an M4.4-class solar flare (movie) and a partial-halo CME. According to a NASA model, the CME could graze Earth on Aug. 8th. Minor G1-class geomagnetic storms are possible when the CME arrives.
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[Regnum] More than 82,000 people were evacuated in Beijing due to heavy rains. This was reported on August 5 by the Xinhua news agency.
"As of 9:00 p.m. Monday (4:00 p.m. Moscow time), more than 82,000 people had been evacuated from various parts of Beijing due to heavy rains. Authorities have closed 201 tourist areas, 3,480 guesthouses and 245 camping areas. In addition, work has been suspended at more than 3,200 construction sites across the city," the agency noted.
On the afternoon of August 4, the Beijing Meteorological Bureau issued a red alert for heavy rainfall, the highest level in China's four-level warning system.
Beijing has also activated its highest level of flood emergency response.
"Along with this, the water management department and the capital's meteorological service issued a joint warning in connection with possible flooding. Among the most vulnerable areas is the Miyun district, and the Fangshan, Mentougou and Huairou districts are also under threat. Residents are urged to take shelter during thunderstorms, avoid driving on flooded roads and stay away from high ground and rivers," the publication added.
Policies now moving forward without court interference:
• Birthright citizenship (30-day countdown)
• Sanctuary city funding cuts
• Refugee resettlement suspension
• Federal transgender surgery funding stopped
3/ The Shocking District Breakdown
Out of 94 total federal districts in America, just 5 liberal districts issued 35 of the 40 nationwide injunctions blocking Trump's agenda.
Five districts were controlling policy for 330 million Americans.
4/ The Historical Scale
Trump on the unprecedented judicial resistance:
• More nationwide injunctions than entire 20th century combined
• Nearly 700 federal judges could previously block presidential policies
• Policies tied up in courts for years
5/ The Parental Rights Victory
Todd Blanche on the second ruling:
• Parents can opt out of transgender ideology in schools
• Restores parental rights to decide children's education
• No longer forced exposure to objectionable content
6/ The Strategic Legal Approach
How Trump's team won:
• Challenged injunction power itself, not underlying policies
• Focused on separation of powers, not constitutional merits
• Avoided fighting birthright citizenship directly
7/ The Terror Gang Numbers
Pam Bondi's enforcement update:
• 2,711 arrests of terrorists and gang members today
• TDA, MS-13, Sinaloa cartels targeted
• HSI investigations ongoing
• Violent criminals are the priority
8/ The Systematic Abuse
Trump described the broken system:
"If any one of the nearly 700 federal judges disagreed with the policy of a duly elected president, he or she could block that policy from going into effect for many years."
Democracy vs. judicial tyranny.
9/ The Constitutional Restoration
Trump's framing:
• Brings back the Constitution
• Restores separation of powers
• Opposite of power concentration
• Stops judicial branch from stealing executive authority
10/ The Green Light Forward
Trump explained the urgency:
"We have to act quickly when it comes to illegal immigration. We have murderers, killers, drug dealers" and the old system would take "years to overturn" wrong decisions.
The American people voted for these policies.
11/ Why This All Matters
This solves the timing problem we had:
• Nationwide injunctions used to tie up policies in courts for 2+ years
• Presidents only have 4-year terms
• By the time appeals were won, it was too late to implement
• This ruling removes that delay
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[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Chinese officials have imposed Covid-like quarantines in parts of the country as cases of chikungunya virus continue to surge.
More than 7,000 infections have been reported in the southern city of Foshan, in Guangdong province, prompting authorities to isolate patients in hospital wards covered with mosquito nets.
They are required to remain there for a week or until they test negative, if sooner.
No deaths have yet been reported.
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 2 travel advisory for Guangdong Province, urging Americans to take extra precautions when visiting the region.
Travelers are advised to wear insect repellent, cover up with long clothing, and stay in air-conditioned or screened accommodation to avoid mosquito bites.
At least 12 other cities in Guangdong have reported infections, with about 3,000 cases being reported over the past week, bringing the total to over 10,000 in the country.
Those experiencing fevers, joint pain or rashes are being asked to visit the nearest hospital so they can be tested for the virus.
Additionally, officials had ordered travelers from Foshan to undergo a 14-day home quarantine, similar to Covid restrictions, but that has since been withdrawn.
Hong Kong this week confirmed its first case of the virus: a 12-year-old boy developed a fever, rash and joint pain after visiting Foshan in July.
Chikungunya is primarily spread by Aedes mosquitoes — the same species that carry dengue and Zika. It is rarely fatal but can cause debilitating symptoms.
Chikungunya infections are most common in Asia, Africa and South America, though more recently cases have also emerged across Europe and the US.
Nearly half a million people were infected during a major outbreak in 2004–2005, which spread across Africa, Asia and the Americas.
Dr Diana Rojas Alvarez, a medical officer with the World Health Organization, warned: 'We are seeing history repeating itself,' referencing the scale of the earlier epidemic.
The virus can cause fever, joint pain and, in severe cases, life-threatening complications involving the heart and brain.
Chikungunya is not spread through bodily fluids or saliva, it can only be transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito.
The CDC is urging Americans to ensure they are vaccinated if they are at increased risk of exposure.
In late 2023, the FDA approved a vaccine called IXCHIQ for adults aged 18 and older, and in February 2025, a second vaccine, VIMKUNYA, approved for people aged 12 and up, was licensed.
Both vaccines are non-routine and recommended only for travelers heading to outbreak areas or for laboratory workers at risk.
A global spike in cases began in early 2025, with major outbreaks reported in the Indian Ocean islands of La Réunion, Mayotte and Mauritius.
According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, around 240,000 chikungunya cases and 90 related deaths have been recorded in 16 countries so far this year, as of August 4.
The virus has also spread to Madagascar, Somalia, Kenya and India and is making its way to Europe.
Case counts have also been increasing in Samoa, Tonga, French Polynesia, Fiji and Kiribati.
As of August 5, the CDC reports 46 cases of chikungunya infection in the US this year, all contracted by travelers returning from high-risk areas. No deaths have been reported.
While it's unclear exactly where the infections occurred, the agency has issued an elevated risk notice for Brazil, Colombia, India, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and now China.
Roughly 200 travel-related cases were reported in the US in 2024, with no fatalities recorded.
According to the CDC, chikungunya was rarely detected in American travelers before 2006. But between 2006 and 2013, the US logged around 30 imported cases a year, all in people who had recently visited affected regions in Asia, Africa or the Indian Ocean.
In 2014, a total of 2,799 cases were reported - including 12 that were locally acquired - in states and territories such as Florida, Texas, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, making it the country's worst year on record for the virus.
Though rarely fatal, chikungunya can cause a range of symptoms, most notably a sudden onset of fever and intense joint pain. Other common effects include muscle aches, headache, nausea, fatigue and skin rash.
The acute phase of illness typically resolves within one to two weeks, but joint pain may linger for weeks, months or even years in some cases.
In rare instances, chikungunya infections can lead to severe complications affecting the eyes, heart and nervous system.
Newborns, seniors over 65, and people with underlying health issues face a higher risk of developing serious outcomes, including cardiovascular problems and, according to some studies, even Type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure triggered by post-viral inflammation.
Importantly, chikungunya cannot be transmitted from person to person. Instead, the virus spreads when a mosquito bites an infected person, becomes a carrier, and then bites someone else.
Pregnant women who become infected near the time of delivery can also pass the virus to their baby during birth, which can result in severe illness in the newborn.
There is no antiviral treatment for chikungunya, but symptoms can be managed with rest, plenty of fluids, and pain relief such as acetaminophen.
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The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 2 travel advisory for Guangdong Province, urging Americans to take extra precautions when visiting the region.
[American Thinker] They didn’t just bury the truth. They sealed it in burn bags and locked it away inside FBI headquarters—marked for destruction before detection. But one man asked the right questions, found the right room, and uncovered the evidence before it went up in smoke.
That’s right. The most consequential political scandal of a generation—the Russia Hoax—consumed the Democrat party, Never Trumpers, and the legacy media. Its narrative became a creed for the political left, even after it was debunked and discredited.
Yet it lingers still, a scaffold upon which they project their hatred of all things Trump. And now we know: evidence that could unravel their narrative wasn’t just buried—it was bagged for destruction at FBI headquarters.
Draw your own conclusions. The picture paints itself.
For years, the question wasn’t just what they knew, but what they hid. Now we have the answer—more damning than imagined.
In three earlier articles, I exposed how the Obama administration manipulated assessments, sidelined dissenting analysts, and buried the Clinton campaign’s ties to Russian disinformation beneath layers of narrative management.
The last chapter traced the final bureaucratic deception that culminated in the January 6th intelligence report—how the doctored ICA, the suppression of Clinton-linked intel, and the media’s willing complicity helped cement a false consensus that never matched the underlying intelligence.
[PJ] You think Kamala Harris picking her 2024 running mate was merely a strategic political move? Think again. As recently surfaced internal memos from the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI reveal, the choice of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz sent more than a few alarm bells ringing inside U.S. counterintelligence circles.
Newly released Homeland Security group chat messages, obtained after a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit from Judicial Watch, show outright glee from agency insiders at Washington’s potential nightmare. "China is happy," one employee wrote on August 7, 2024, just a day after Harris announced Walz as her VP pick. The employee even linked a BBC News article detailing how China’s internet celebrated Walz’s validation. Another official immediately responded, pushing to bring in the FBI, the agency responsible for domestic counterintelligence, underlining the seriousness of the situation.
These explosive lines reveal that Walz’s ties to the Chinese Communist Party weren’t mere suspicions but real and longstanding worries for intelligence operatives tasked with watching China’s growing influence on American politics. The group chat belonged to a Homeland Security investigative team focused on "subnational engagement" by Chinese operatives with local U.S. officials, which means that they saw Walz less as a friend and more as a potential conduit to the corridors of power in D.C.
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[Regnum] The OceanGate company was the main culprit in the Titan bathyscaphe disaster, which occurred during a dive in the Atlantic Ocean in 2023. This was reported on the US Coast Guard website on August 5.
Experts say the tragedy was caused by OceanGate's poor design, certification, maintenance and inspection procedures for the Titan submersible. The report also cites a "toxic corporate culture" at the company that contributed to poor decision-making.
In addition, experts noted that the current legislation for underwater operations and new types of vessels is not sufficiently developed, and the system for reporting violations under the Law on the Protection of Seafarers' Rights has proven ineffective.
"This maritime tragedy and the loss of five lives could have been prevented," said Titan MBI Chairman Jason Neubauer.
According to media reports, during the investigation it was established that the company did not conduct the necessary research and did not eliminate the defects in the bathyscaphe's hull after the expedition to the Titanic.
The crew of the Titan bathyscaphe, which sank on June 18, 2023, during an expedition to the wreckage of the Titanic, sent an "everything is fine" signal shortly before the tragedy. The crew's last message said that the bathyscaphe dropped two weights used as ballast, after which communication was finally lost.
There were five people on board the submersible: OceanGate founder and CEO Stockton Rush, British billionaire Hamish Harding, Pakistani businessman and billionaire Shahzada Dawood, his 19-year-old son Suleiman, and French aquanaut Paul-Henri Narjol.
On February 12, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released an audio recording of what was believed to be the explosion of the Titan submersible. The sound of the explosion was recorded by a NOAA recorder located approximately 1,500 km from the scene. The recording features white noise followed by a loud rumble.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
[Newsweek] A dog has been praised for her remarkable display of loyalty and courage when she took on two charging bears to protect her canine companion.
