Sex Trafficking 2.0 - Trump Family Continues Tradition of Sleaze

By now everyone in the world knows that Trump cavorted with the infamous pedophile Jeffrey Epstein for years. Their mutual desire for underage girls was their bond.

The investigation into Epstein's crimes continues to expand from the United States to the rest of the world as Trump keeps trying to change the narrative. He started a war as a distraction but that only made things worse and now, he's stuck in a quagmire of his own making.

Meanwhile Barron Trump is keeping up the family tradition of hanging out with sexual offenders. He's an admirer of Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan who were arrested this year in Miami on UK sex-crime and trafficking extradition charges.

During the 2024 presidential campaign Barron was widely credited with advising his father to leverage podcast and online male influencers, including the Tates, to appeal to young male voters.

Congressional lawmakers have called for a probe into the Tate brothers' ties to the Trump orbit. 

Last week, Yassamin Ansari, a Democratic congresswomen and member of the House Oversight committee, called for Barron to testify about his connections to the toxic influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate. The Tate brothers have become a household name by monetizing misogyny. 

The Tate boys are fighting extradition to the UK, and face 59 allegations of rape, assault, trafficking and offences related to "indecent images of a child and extreme pornography.

Barron and Andrew Tate have been buddies since 2016. Their mutual alliance has given Andrew, and his brother cover in high places. 

In return for the Tate's help in the election members of the Trump orbit, and even the president himself, have intervened on their behalf. They were under house arrest in Romania, and the Trump regime got the Romanian government to lift travel restrictions on the Tates who were being held for sex trafficking charges. 

In a letter to the House Oversight committee, Ansari said: "The committee must investigate whether back-channel communications between the Tate brothers, presidential advisors, and members of the First Family such as Barron influenced official actions or administration policy regarding criminal prosecution and investigation of the brothers or international law enforcement cooperation."

It appears Barron is a chip off of the old blockhead and has no respect for women. Anyone involved with the Tates is a woman-hater. That's just a fact. That Barron is following in dad's footsteps should be no surprise to anyone familiar with the Trump family.

As it Stands, I can't help wondering what Melania thinks about her baby boy getting involved in a sex scandal after she's tried to hide him from the world for so long.

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Who is the Worst AG of Them All?

Attempts at confirming Todd Blanche for Attorney General have been thwarted by two Republicans who wanted him to sign off on Trump's Slush Fund scam. Blanche refused and when confirmation day arrived the hearing was called off because of a lack of affirmative votes.

Unfortunately, that's not the end of it.

Blanche can continue serving as acting director while his permanent nomination by Trump is pending before the Senate. Meanwhile Trump intends to keep the nomination pending until his adversaries' senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis are gone in January after the midterms.

A potential loophole in the federal law that governs temporary appointments so the possibility that Blanche, in his acting capacity, could essentially take over the nation's top law enforcement office if Trump chooses to bypass the Senate confirmation process, as he's done for other top federal prosecutors.

There is a dispute among experts about the legality of the move, and it's unclear whether Trump will take this route or formally renominate Blanche.

Blanche is still Trump's personal lawyer - although he denies it - and he basically gets away with ignoring state and federal laws because Trump wants him to go after his perceived enemies without any restraints.

I did some research looking for the worst Attorney General before Blanche in modern times. 

It was a tie between Jeff Sessions and Bill Barr. Both Republicans mislead the American people. Barr lied about the Mueller reports real contents. Sessions managed to dismantle and rescind an astounding range of efforts by prior administrations to protect civil rights and civil liberties.

Trump forced Sessions to resign primarily due to deep anger over Sessions' recusal from the Russian investigation, ongoing public friction, and frustration that Sessions did not control the Justice Department or investigate his political rivals.

Barr broke with Trump in December 2020 by stating the Justice Department found no evidence of widespread voter fraud that could change the election outcome. Later he called Trump's election lies "bullshit" and that really pissed Trump off.

It's important to note that all the nominees for worst attorney general were appointed by Trump. When we look at Barr and Sessions AG terms they both created major havoc in the justice system. They were MAGAfied...but not quite enough.

Enter Blanche. It's obvious why Trump selected him for AG. Unlike Barr and Sessions, Blanche is willing to do absolutely ANYTHING he desires. Nothing is out of the question and that's why Trump has Blanche pursuing the Slush Fund for criminals, himself and his family. 

As it Stands, despite numerous cases of Blanche being chastised by judges and the possibility he may be disbarred in Florida, they aren't enough to stop him from breaking more laws because he's Trump's most valued puppet. 

Revisiting the Gilded Age: Trump's Version is Gaudier

Here's a quick refresher on America's Gilded Age (1870s to the late 1890s) for context on this post;

Under Trump's regime there's been a lot of talk about the Gilded Age in the nation's past. It occurred between the Reconstruction era and the Progressive era. The name came about thanks to Mark Twain's 1873 novel The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today.

The Gilded Age was an era of fabulous wealth and stark poverty. Historians say the rapid changes were a result of the Industrial Revolution.

It's Deja vu in 2026. The gap between the average American and the proliferation of billionaires has reached a critical point where we have a White House serving the wealthy and ignoring the rest of us.

We're living with a president that could have been snatched from the Gilded Age. Trump's ambitious restoration of Washington D.C. monuments and his new gold infused projects would make John D. Rockefeller, Cornelius Vanderbilt and J.P. Morgan proud. I'm sure they would have donated money to Trump...in exchange for favors. 

The White House is undergoing an endless display of gaudy gold decorations that would make any rich Sheik feel right at home. The Oval Office looks like a 19th century bordello. Golden letters are above every room so Trump can find his way around the White House.

The richest men in the Gilded Age were a group of powerful industrialists and financiers often termed "captains of industry" or more appropriately "robber barons." 

Today, we have the MAGA cult CEOs and a billionaire president who along with his family of robber barons are ripping Americans off.

One of Trump's golden grifts stands out among the rest of the chaos he's creating; the now infamous proposed White House ballroom that would span about 90,000 square feet and is designed to accommodate about 650 people for seated events. 

I've seen photos of mockups of what the fabulous ballroom will look like (top of page) and there's gold features everywhere. 

From the numerous golden chandeliers to the gold gilding on the ceiling, around the sides, and on the floor, Trump's vision is a MAGA version of the Hall of Versailles. But gaudier.

Currently the Trump regime is regilding the Arts of War and Arts of Peace monumental sculptures (which feature four massive bronze gilded horses and human groups) with gold near the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington Memorial Bridge. That's costing taxpayers about $5.1 million dollars.

As it Stands, the comparisons between the first Gilded Age and the one we're currently living in is disturbing because this version is happening under an authoritarian regime.

Trump's Latest Epstein Intervention Involves Rewriting American History

As more Epstein investigation breakthroughs hit the news in the last week Trump has been forced to create a diversion that's sure to shock most Americans.

Pulling out another chapter from the Heritage Foundation playbook "Project 25" Trump is attempting to rewrite history, knowing it'll get a lot of press time. It's a classic example of shouting squirrel! on a massive scale.

Visitors walking into the Smithsonian Institution Museum of American History, in Washington D.C., could see temporary signage or exhibits alerting them of the contents inside the space, according to a July 24 executive order. Trump loves executive orders. Hey! That sounds like a TV sitcom on Fox News. But I digress.

This is a diversion that's been planned since July 4th when the White House Domestic Policy Council released a 162-page propaganda report claiming the Smithsonian museum was an "instrument" for a "radical, activist cohort" that sought to reframe "the American story to serve its ideological ends."

It's not clear if the signs are up yet. GOP House members grilled the museum's director Dr. Anthea Hartig in a hearing reminiscent of an inquisition July 21st. Watching a gaggle of election deniers and outright liars attack Dr. Hartig was like watching a scene in a courtroom in Stalin's Russia.

For the record, Stalin successfully rewrote Russian history issuing in an age of ignorance for generations.

In Jason Stanley's book "Erasing History" he exposes the ways authoritarian regimes manipulate historical narratives to maintain power. The methods used like banning books, censoring curricular, and criminalizing educators who challenge official narratives.

By now the majority of Americans can recognize those tactics because Trump has been using them in both of his terms. With his latest assault against true history, he's just ramping up for the final task when he illegally declares martial law during the midterms.

Trump can't seem to shake the Epstein investigations that are popping up around the globe and here at home. Bits of information (with no end in sight) will continue to leak out between his attempts to change the narrative.

As it Stands, no matter how shocking Trump's attempts at avoiding information (and burying revelations) are he can't shake off his buddy and partner in crime Jeffrey Epstein.

Thanks to Trump a Biological Invasion in the Strait of Hormuz is Spreading

The Trump/Epstein war has spawned a super-spreader event in the Strait of Hormuz where invasive species - marine organisms - are attaching to the idle vessels waiting for an opening in the controversial strait.

Those marine organisms clinging to the ships get transported to other ecosystems around the world after they finally get through the dangerous strait. 

Right now, most ships aren't getting through allowing for a biological invasion to build up on their hulls. An American naval blockade is currently causing more than 1,500 ships to remain idle in the Persian Gulf and hundreds more anchored in the Gulf of Oman.

Experts say the prolonged stationary periods lead to substantial biofouling on ships. What happens is the buildup can include microorganisms, algae (Trump knows all about algae), plants and invertebrates. 

Here's the kicker, once those invasive species take hold of a foreign ecosystem, it's nearly impossible to get rid of them, according to marine biologist Mario Tamburri in a recent ABC interview.

This disastrous side effect of Trump's war against Iran is far reaching and will cause millions of dollars' worth of damage and impact to commercial operations like aquaculture and fisheries and change the environment, Tamburri told reporters.

A worst-case scenario is currently unfolding because the already warm waters in the region are heating up even more during the summer months. Which is good news for marine organisms, and invertebrates like barnacles and algae that are creating an immense international biosecurity threat, according to Tamburri.

The end result is Trump's wartime actions are leading to another war against the world's environment. I expect no less from a convicted felon and sex abuser who has gotten his tiny penis in a jam and can't get out of it.

As it Stands, what really stands out is the astonishing damage Trump has done to the world both politically and environmentally in a relatively short time.

A Day at the Links with Donald J. Trump

No other American president has ever spent more time or money playing golf than Donald J. Trump.

In his first term Trump spent 293 days golfing and ran up a $151 million dollar price tag for taxpayers so he could play golf at HIS golf courses. 

In his second term Trump is doubling down on visits to his golfing properties. Since he retook office at the end of January 2025 his golf trips have already cost roughly two-thirds of the amount spent than during his entire first term.

By the end of his second term Trump's penchant for spending time golfing will add up to be about $300 million dollars paid for by taxpayers.

To put things in perspective Trump has already spent over a quarter of his time in office golfing. He's logged approximately 120 days of golfing in his second term, according to public schedule trackers like Donald Trump Tracker and Trump Golf Track.

Comparing Trump's and Obama's golf excursions is astonishing. Obama played 333 rounds of golf during his two terms in office. So that was roughly 41 rounds of golf per year. Trump has already smoked that statistic in 18 months of his second term.

President Joe Biden only played 20 rounds of golf during his presidency. He had more important things to do like fighting COVID and restoring an economy that Trump had crippled before he was in office.

Despite starting a war with Iran that he's lost control of; Trump can't stay away from his links. He also uses those golfing days to push new grifts with his billionaire buddies. He's done most of his fundraisers at his golf courses.

In one case it cost Americans $9.7 million dollars last year when he went to Scotland for the opening of a new golf course in Aberdeen. Most of the rest of the visits averaged 1.7 million dollars each.

You probably won't be surprised that Trump cheats at golf.

I highly recommend reading sportswriter Rick Reilly's book, Commander in Cheat where he documented the ways that Trump broke the rules.

As it Stands, it's hard to believe Americans continue to put up with an 81-year-old demented felon and sex abuser who has turned the presidency into a money-making scam.