Former Besties? Epstein Files Dump Includes Melania Trump’s Email to Ghislaine Maxwell — as Journalists Dig Dirt on ‘Melania Boyfriend’

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The Jeffrey Epstein file dump on Friday included an email exchange between Melania Trump and Ghislaine Maxwell, where the now-convict called the future first lady “sweet pea.”

The note about getting together in New York City was dated October 23, 2002 and was among the three million documents the Justice Department released on Friday as part of the Epstein investigation. . .

In the email, where she calls Maxwell “G,” Melania mentions the now infamous New York magazine profile of Epstein, in which Donald Trump famously said the billionaire pedophile liked women “on the younger side.”

“Dear GI How are you? Nice story about JE in NY mag. You look great on the picture,” she wrote. “I know you are very busy flying all over the world. How was Palm Beach? I cannot wait to go down. Give me a call when you are back in NY. Have a great time! Love, Melania”

Maxwell responded, calling Melania “sweet pea.”

“Sweet pea – thanks for your message. Actually plans changed again and I am now on my way back to NY. I leave again on Fri so I still do not think I have time to see you sadly. I will try and call though,” she wrote. (Read more from “Former Besties? Epstein Files Dump Includes Melania Trump’s Email to Ghislaine Maxwell — as Journalists Dig Dirt on ‘Melania Boyfriend’” HERE)

Muslim Official Says Working Too Hard Can Turn People Gay

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Zulkifli Hasan, Malaysia’s minister for religious affairs, said Tuesday that work stress can push people into homosexuality — a claim that triggered a wave of online mockery and criticism.

In a written reply submitted to Parliament of Malaysia, the minister listed “work stress” as one of several supposed drivers of LGBT behavior while answering a question from opposition lawmaker Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff, according to the South China Morning Post.

“Societal influence, sexual experiences, work stress and other personal factors come under this category [of possible causes],” Zulkifli said in the parliamentary response, the Morning Post reported. (Read more from “Muslim Official Says Working Too Hard Can Turn People Gay” HERE)_

‘Unknown’ Epstein Victim Told DOJ of Accomplice ‘100x Worse Than Maxwell,’ Latest Files Dump Reveals; Epstein Claimed Bill Gates Caught STD From ‘Sex With Russian Girls,’ Slipped Melinda Antibiotics in Latest Files Released by DOJ

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By New York Post. A woman calling herself an “unknown” victim of Jeffrey Epstein contacted the Justice Department in November 2021 to make allegations about a man she said was “100x worse” than Ghislaine Maxwell, newly released emails show.

Jean-Luc Brunel, a French modeling agent and longtime Epstein friend, “for 40 years traffic[ked] women internationally,” the tipster wrote, more than four months after Brunel was arrested in France for allegedly raping girls.

“He is 100x worse than Maxwell. Maxwell is bad and guilty but she is nothing compared to him. If you are interested in more information or stories about them/Maxwell please let me know,” the woman wrote. “I was a victim of them and MANY others they all knew.”

It’s unclear if the Justice Department contacted the woman, whose name was redacted in documents.

Brunel was found dead in his French jail cell in February 2022. Authorities said he hanged himself. (Read more from “‘Unknown’ Epstein Victim Told DOJ of Accomplice ‘100x Worse Than Maxwell,’ Latest Files Dump Reveals” HERE)

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Epstein claimed Bill Gates caught STD from ‘sex with Russian girls,’ slipped Melinda antibiotics in latest files released by DOJ

By New York Post. Jeffrey Epstein claimed in July 2013 that Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, one of the world’s richest men, asked one of his advisers to provide him with medicine to treat sexually transmitted diseases — the consequences of “sex with Russian girls.”

The late convicted pedophile’s stunning allegations — which were rejected as “completely false” by a Gates’s spokesperson — were included in a tranche of 3.5 million pages of documents released by the Justice Department Friday. . .

“During the past few weeks I have been caught up in a severe marital dispute between Melinda and Bill,” Epstein wrote in Nikolic’s voice on July 18, 2013.

“… In my role as his right hand I had been asked on mulitple occassion [sic] and in hindsight, wrongly acquiesced into participating in things that have ranged from the morally inappropriate, to the ethically unsound and had been repeatedly asked to do other things that get near and potentially over the line into the illegal,” Epstein continued.

“… From helping Bill to get drugs, in order to deal with consequences of sex with russian girls, to facilictating [sic] his illicit trysts, with married women, to being asked to provide adderall [for] bridge [tournaments] . I feel I owe it to my friends and futre [sic] colleagues to admit a moral failure , to ask forgiveness and to move on with my life.” (Read m ore from “Epstein claimed Bill Gates caught STD from ‘sex with Russian girls,’ slipped Melinda antibiotics in latest files released by DOJ” HERE)

Senate Strikes Deal to Fund Government, Averting a Shutdown

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The U.S. Senate struck a deal to fund the government on Thursday, averting a partial government shutdown as the mid-term elections loom large.

Senate Democrats and Republicans agreed to split the bill “funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) off from a ‘minibus’ package of five other major funding bills,” per The Hill.

The Senate will instead move a stopgap bill known as a continuing resolution (CR) that would fund DHS at current levels until Feb. 13.

The two sides had haggled over the length of the CR, with Democrats insisting on the two-week version that won out.

Republicans had sought a six-week CR.

Top Republicans will reportedly circulate the deal among its members to see if any amendments will be necessary. The five remaining bills covering the departments of Defense, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Health and Human Services, Labor and Education are “full-year measures, meaning that roughly 96 percent of the government will be funded for fiscal 2026.” (Read more from “Senate Strikes Deal to Fund Government, Averting a Shutdown” HERE)

Disgraced Former CNN Anchor Don Lemon Arrested for Church Riot

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Don Lemon, a disgraced former CNN anchor, was arrested Thursday night in Los Angeles, according to news reports.

Lemon’s attorney Abbe Lowell said in a statement released Friday morning:

Don Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles, where he was covering the Grammy award. Don has been a journalist for 30 years, and his constitutionally protected work in Minneapolis was no different than what he has always done. The First Amendment exists to protect journalists whose role it is to shine light on the truth and hold those in power accountable.

Instead of investigating the federal agents who killed two peaceful Minnesota protesters, the Trump Justice Department is devoting its time, attention and resources to this arrest, and that is the real indictment of wrongdoing in this case. This unprecedented attack on the First Amendment and transparent attempt to distract attention from the many crises facing this administration will not stand. Don will fight these charges vigorously and thoroughly in court.

Hopefully, Don will fight these charges until he’s bankrupt. He spent the night in police custody and is expected to make a court appearance Friday morning. (Read more from “Disgraced Former CNN Anchor Don Lemon Arrested for Church Riot” HERE)

Trump Warns Iran: Make Nuclear Deal or Face ‘Far Worse’ Attack as ‘Massive Armada’ Nears — ‘Time Is Running Out’

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President Donald Trump warned Wednesday that “a massive armada” led by the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln is moving toward Iran and that the regime’s “time is running out” to make a nuclear deal — or face a U.S. strike far worse than the one carried out last summer.

Writing on Truth Social, Trump said the armada is “moving quickly, with great power, enthusiasm, and purpose,” describing it as a larger fleet than the force previously sent to Venezuela and one “ready, willing, and able to rapidly fulfill its mission, with speed and violence, if necessary.”

Trump urged Tehran to “come to the table” and negotiate a deal, warning that time is “truly of the essence,” and making clear that failure to do so would bring severe consequences.

The warning explicitly referenced past military action. Trump said Iran ignored an earlier demand to make a deal, which was followed by “Operation Midnight Hammer,” adding that “the next attack will be far worse.”

Operation Midnight Hammer refers to the June 22, 2025 U.S. strikes at the end of the 12-day war, when B-2 bombers dropped 12 GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators — bunker-buster bombs — on Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility, while a U.S. submarine fired 30 Tomahawk missiles at the Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites. (Read more from “Trump Warns Iran: Make Nuclear Deal or Face ‘Far Worse’ Attack as ‘Massive Armada’ Nears — ‘Time Is Running Out’” HERE)

California Man Admits Funding ISIS and Stockpiling Explosive Device

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A Long Beach man pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for sending a dozen payments to suspected members of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, a designated foreign terrorist organization, and for illegally possessing a homemade bomb.

Mark Lorenzo Villanueva, 29, pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Villanueva has been in federal custody since August 2025.

According to his plea agreement, Villanueva began communicating in February 2025 over a social media messaging platform with an individual who represented himself to be an ISIS fighter living in Syria. This individual told Villanueva how to send him money in Syria.

Based on these instructions, Villanueva sent more than $1,600 with the understanding that the money would be spent on ammunition, weapons, and other supplies for ISIS to conduct operations. Villanueva also discussed conducting operations for ISIS in the United States. (Read more from “California Man Admits Funding ISIS and Stockpiling Explosive Device” HERE)

Alex Pretti Appears to Spit at ICE, Kick Out Tail Light in Previous Minneapolis Confrontation Before He Was Shot by Border Patrol

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Harrowing new footage shows Alex Pretti armed, spitting at federal immigration officers and smashing the taillights of their black SUV during a chaotic clash more than a week before he was fatally shot by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis.

The video, which the BBC said it has verified, captured the ICU nurse yelling at agents while they were driving away during a heated Jan. 13 protest before booting the back of the car, prompting them to jump out and tackle him to the ground, according to footage from The News Movement.

The man — who was wearing similar clothing in the video to what Pretti had on when he was fatally shot last Saturday — was taken to the ground by at least five agents, who deployed tear gas into the whistle-blowing crowd during the wild confrontation.

The horde of agents continued to hold him down until he retreated and joined the raucous crowd in shouting at the agents — with a gun visibly tucked into the back of his pants.

Homeland Security Investigations is “reviewing” the newest footage of the 37-year-old’s apparent prior brush with federal agents, the Department of Homeland Security told The Post. (Read more from “Alex Pretti Appears to Spit at ICE, Kick Out Tail Light in Previous Minneapolis Confrontation Before He Was Shot by Border Patrol” HERE)

Actress Molly Ringwald Claims Trump Supporters Will Be Found Guilty Of Treason

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Actress Molly Ringwald shared a video across her social media channels January 28 lashing out against America and venting about her disdain for Trump supporters and ICE.

She delivered a grim warning to Americans about the current political climate, and sternly cautioned Trump supporters that their judgement day would come. The actress suggested Trump supporters would be found guilty of treason when he is no longer in power. She spoke of the death of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis before launching her attack.

“I feel like I can’t stay silent and neither should you,” Ringwald said.

“There’s something horrible, horrible going on in our country right now. And we have one of the greatest countries — had one of the greatest countries in the world.”

The actress addressed her fand and followers and said, “We are human beings, and we cannot forget our humanity, but right now this is a fascist government.”

She asserted, “Right now this is a fascist government. It’s not becoming a fascist government. It is a fascist government. And ICE is brutalizing people.” (Read more from “Actress Molly Ringwald Claims Trump Supporters Will Be Found Guilty Of Treason” HERE)

Mayor Says He’s Coordinating With Other Cities’ Leaders To Thwart ICE

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Democratic Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson admitted Wednesday he was “in regular communication” with other mayors leading so-called “sanctuary cities” in efforts to impede enforcement of federal immigration laws.

President Donald Trump called for an end to “sanctuary cities” in a post on Truth Social Monday, following a series of shootings, two of them fatal, that took place in Minneapolis involving Department of Homeland Security personnel engaged in immigration enforcement operations. Johnson said during a press conference at the National Press Club he’d been talking with Democratic Mayors Jacob Frey of Minneapolis and Michelle Wu of Boston about how to combat United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

“To respond to the operation in Chicago, I leaned heavily on other cities’ responses, like Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass shared her experience governing while the city was in Trump’s crosshairs,” Johnson said. “We’ve been in regular communication both at the executive level and the staff level with cities like Minneapolis and Portland, Oakland, Boston, and Denver and Baltimore to learn from each other’s experiences and develop strategies to protect our constituents.”

The fatal shootings of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti took place during confrontations connected to “rapid-response” networks seeking to thwart ICE operations. Such groups monitor ICE vehicles, share the locations of ICE officers and summon mobs to confront agents as they try to arrest illegal aliens with criminal records, sometimes resulting in physical altercations, Fox News Digital reported.

The shooting of Pretti, who had a concealed carry permit, is under investigation, with two Border Patrol agents involved in the shooting being placed on administrative leave. Video shot by bystanders appeared to contradict initial statements made by Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem regarding the incident, including apparently showing one Border Patrol agent in possession of Pretti’s gun before the shots were fired. (Read more from “Mayor Says He’s Coordinating With Other Cities’ Leaders To Thwart ICE” HERE)