[Tubby Isaacs]

She did quite a bit worse than Trump in here seat previously for being mad.

I'm tempted to treat her kindly for her relative sanity on the "more joy over a sinner who repents.." principle. But it might be smart positioning for a media career.

[Andy McDandy]

She's a true believer (in whatever). Trump and his inner circle are opportunists. She believes there's a sunlit upland, whereas the others see nothing but the pursuit of power and the boot on the face.

[Tubby Isaacs]

The "liberal mugged by reality" has been a long time feature of the media landscape. I don't know if Marge could pull off "uber Trumper has moments of clarity", perhaps that's what she's doing, perhaps she'll move back when Trump fades.

[Bones McCoy]

I did my quarterly check in with my various pensions today.
This internet's dead useful for a few things.

The feature to zoom in on the past 6, 3 and 1 month was instructive.
The >3 weeks of the Iran military operation saw four distinct steps - over 2% each in an hour.
Each occurring at/soon after a presidential announcement.

I observe that somebody with a brokerage account, a pile of cash/credit and advance notice could really clean up.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Distinctly possible it's inside information and manipulation. Though I'm not sure it is, for the most part. He gets up and does a speech which you'd think he intended to calm markets, and has the opposite effect. Either he's smarter than we thought or somebody think they can rely on him fucking up every time. Which on his own terms, he doesn't.

[Andy McDandy]

His sons are neck deep in crypto gambling sites.

He and his family are known to have a somewhat flexible attitude to the law.

He has made comments (such as "praise Allah") that have coincidentally been the subject of long shot bets on crypto gambling sites.

As ever, nothing on paper, nothing solid, but come the fuck on.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Ah yeah, that's plausible. I was thinking in terms of my old fashioned idea of what "the market" are.

[Bones McCoy]

All that "Verge of the Apocalypse" edgelording to distract us fomr the files is down the shitter.

Step aside Streisand - bad publicity has a new Queen


Melania Trump says rumours linking her to Epstein 'need to stop'

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3ex07l1qvpo

First Lady Melania Trump has denied connections to Jeffrey Epstein, telling reporters at the White House that any claims linking the two "need to end today".

In a surprise announcement on Thursday, the first lady called for congressional hearings for survivors of Epstein's sex trafficking.

She also denied online rumours that Epstein introduced her to Donald Trump, calling them "mean-spirited attempts to defame my reputation".

It is unclear what prompted the announcement.

There was no prior indication from her office that she would make a statement on Epstein, and the White House did not share the topic earlier when her remarks were put on its daily schedule.

She said she had not been a victim of Epstein, with whom she only briefly "crossed paths" in 2000.

"I have never had any knowledge of Epstein abuse of his victims," she said. "I was never involved in any capacity. I was not a participant."

She also denied knowing Ghislaine Maxwell, the disgraced financier's jailed associate.

[Tubby Isaacs]

[Tubby Isaacs]

In a further blow to Trump, he's lost Lord Frost.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Don't know who this guy is, but he's got a theory.

[Abernathy]

Ecch. I’d really rather not think about Donald Trump getting his leg over.

[Bones McCoy]