Lawyer Alan Dershowitz on Thursday said he knows the list of names in the Jeffrey Epstein files regarding alleged clients in his international sex trafficking ring.
“I know the names of the individuals. I know why they’re being suppressed. I know who’s suppressing them,” Dershowitz said during an appearance on “The Sean Spicer Show.”
“But I’m bound by confidentiality from a judge and cases, and I can’t disclose what I know,” he added, noting at one point he was falsely named as a client.
https://www.newsweek.com/maga-donald-trump-jeffrey-epstein-conspiracy-theories-2097180
The disappointment has been particularly acute around the so-called Jeffrey Epstein files and the long-anticipated "deep state" disclosures, which have instead reinforced official narratives MAGA supporters once rejected.
"MAGA really wouldn't exist without conspiracy theories," said Eric Alterman, a journalism professor at Brooklyn College. "These theories don't require evidence. They're about stories people tell themselves to explain why things feel like they're going wrong in their lives."
That expectation of dramatic revelations has become a defining feature of MAGA-era politics. From alleged UFO cover-ups to Epstein's supposed "client list," Trump loyalists — and sometimes Trump himself — stoked the belief that sinister truths would soon be exposed and that the Deep State was partly to blame.
Yet the much-anticipated Epstein review recently released by his own Justice Department concluded there was no client list and no evidence of foul play in Epstein's suicide — a finding that infuriated his supporters and alternative media figures who had built careers around pursuing that narrative.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5393110-democrats-maga-world-epstein-files/
Democrats are experiencing a devilish glee as MAGA World clashes over the Trump administration’s push to defuse conspiracy theories surrounding the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
In cable news interviews, social media posts and formal calls to release more Epstein files, Democrats are highlighting the administration’s handling of the case in hopes of exacerbating the unusual tensions between President Trump and a conservative base that’s stood firmly behind the president on virtually every issue he tackles.
African leaders tell the president during a meeting at the White House that he should win the prestigious award
Cases hit a 33-year record amid falling vaccination rates. This is what happens when the public loses confidence in health officials.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/09/business/tariff-trade-deadline-delay-trump-bessent
At the conclusion of his first 100 days in office in late April, President Donald Trump made a stunning statement about his progress on tariff negotiations: He had completed trade deals with 200 countries. More than two months later, Trump has announced just three of those agreements – with China, the United Kingdom and Vietnam.
So what happened?
Wednesday marks the day that Trump had set three months ago as a deadline for all countries to reach a deal or face higher “reciprocal” tariffs. Trump has since publicly acknowledged that pausing those “Liberation Day” tariffs until July 9 left insufficient time to negotiate with practically every country around the world.
Trump had initially expected to complete more trade deals by Wednesday’s deadline, but in recent weeks he’s been convinced that landing those deals can’t happen more swiftly, sources familiar with the matter tell CNN. That’s why his public rhetoric has shifted in recent weeks to saying he would send out letters that set higher tariffs on America’s trading partners, effectively getting results on the board while talks continue.
So Trump agreed to push the deadline back to August 1 to give countries that are close to a deal a little more time for talks – particularly the European Union, which is on the verge of announcing a trade deal with the United States.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5392555-trump-ukraine-weapons-shipments/?tbref=hp
President Trump told reporters Wednesday he hadn’t thought about who inside his administration ordered the pause in shipments of munitions to Ukraine, as the Defense Department is expected to resume weapons shipments to Kyiv.
At a Tuesday Cabinet meeting, the president was asked who had approved the weapons halt; he replied, “I don’t know. Why don’t you tell me?”
A reporter on Wednesday asked the president if he had been able to figure it out, and he said it wasn’t top of mind.
“Well, I haven’t thought about it. Because we’re looking at Ukraine right now and munitions. But … no, I have not gone into it,” Trump said.
He was then pressed on what that says about his administration that such a big decision can be made without his knowledge, and Trump insisted he signs off on big decisions.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/411388
Draft notices - By the end of July 2025, about 54,000 notices were sent to all candidates for military service up to age 16.5. Additionally, those with deferred service will be required to appear in order to enlist them.
Increased Enforcement - Starting from next month, there will be increased and equitable enforcement against draft evaders, including shortening the time taken to declare someone a draft evader and issue an arrest warrant, from about two months to about one and a half months, and in the next stage to about four months from the first draft notice.
Border Inspections - IDF updated on increased enforcement in cooperation with the Population Authority, police, and border crossing staff. Draft evaders caught at the border will be arrested for recruitment.
Proactive Enforcement and Intelligence Operations - Frequent proactive operations are expected, aiming to improve the handling of deserters and draft evaders. The IDF has announced plans for raids, checkpoints, and arrests in areas with high rates of draft evasion.
https://www.axios.com/2025/07/08/elon-musk-grok-x-twitter-hitler-posts
Based on ADL's "brief initial testing, it appears the latest version of the Grok LLM is now reproducing terminologies that are often used by antisemites and extremists to spew their hateful ideologies," per the post.
Rivash (#271) First we must clarify what is the semichah which is practiced in France and Germany which the rabbis issue and those in turn give semicha to others. . It is clearly agreed that the semicha that existed in the time of our Sages of the Talmud was in order to judge cases involving capital punishment and fines which required experts. In other words people with semicha which was given by those others who had semicha and they gave semicha to others. The chain of semicha ultimately went back to Moshe. Those that had semicha were fit to serve on the Sanhedrin. That original semicha no longer exists as there are no longer anyone today that has semicha that goes back to Moshe. In addition the original Semicha can not exist outside of Israel. Both the giver and recipient of the original semicha needed to be located in Israel. You can’t say that this original semicha wa simply getting permission to judge others against their will and if they erred to be exempt. The gemorah Sanhedrin says one who got permission to judge from the Reish Galusa was exempt if he erred and this was true even outside of Israel since the Reish Galusa was the leader in Babylonia. .However this permission was not semicha and furthermore the permission did not give him the ability to judge fines which is permitted only with the original semicha. Actually this is something totally different. The Reish Galusa is a substitute for a king. Thus he has the power to control the people. Therefore anyone who judges without his permission and errs must pay out of his own pocket unless the litigants had voluntarily agreed to accept whatever he decides. If he gets permission it is as if they agreed to what ever he decides and thus he is exempt if he errs. The same applies if the judge got permission the political leader in Israel. Thus perhaps the semicha that is done in France and Germany is simply getting permission to judge by force and to be exempt if he errs. That can’t be because then he should be getting permission from the Reish Galusa or from the leader of Israel – both of those position no longer exist. Today the only way the judge can be exempt if he errs is to have the litigants or the community to agree to accept whatever he decides . The semicha today seems to simply mean that a student today needs to get permission from his teacher to make halachic rulings This is true even if he is clearly an expert. The gemorah explains that even an expert might not know how to communicate with the litigants properly and a Rabbinic decree was made that a student must always get permission from his teacher before making halachic rulings for others. In addition it seems to be a law involving showing proper respect to one’s teacher. Thus this permission is needed only as long as the teacher is alive.
