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Some US allies are considering reducing the amount of intelligence they share with Washington in response to the Donald Trump administration's conciliatory approach to Russia. They fear the transfer of data to Moscow, NBC News reports.

According to the sources, the allies are considering this step because of concerns about protecting foreign agents whose identities could be inadvertently revealed.

Every intelligence agency treats its obligations to foreign agents as sacrosanct, promising to ensure the agents' safety and conceal their identities. Anything that jeopardizes that commitment undermines trust, former officials say, and could lead some spy services to refrain from sharing information with Washington.

The sources said that allies, including Israel, Saudi Arabia and members of the so-called Five Eyes intelligence alliance, are exploring the possibility of revising current intelligence-sharing protocols to reflect the Trump administration's warming relations with Russia.

“Those discussions are already happening,” said a source with direct knowledge of the discussions. However, according to the sources, no decisions or actions have been taken.

According to the sources, the review is part of a broader examination of the range of relations with Washington among many US allies, including diplomacy, trade and military cooperation, as well as intelligence issues.

The whole big question about drafting a quarterback could end Saturday.

The Ravens play the Packers. If the Ravens get beat. The Steelers could rest their starters which of course means Rodgers.

We play the Steelers and if they are not playing for the division. The Browns will probably win that game.

There goes drafting a quarterback. A win will drop the Browns out of the top three. Most likely the quarterback they may covet will be gone.

I see a flurry of posts from Fate today... Seems like normally he comes in, posts something sarcastic and then runs. Since he's about, maybe we can get a Straight answer on whether there's support for Trump ignoring states rights.

Deshaun Watson is a Cleveland Brown.

He will still be a Cleveland Brown next year.

What happens at camp next year if a first round quarterback has been added to the roster?

Camp begins with DW, SS, DG, and rookie X. SS will be the incumbent starting quarterback.

Camp begins and DW looks better than the other quarterbacks. That is not hard to imagine. DW was a three time Pro Bowler.

Guys like that who can move and throw like him can look better than others.

A rookie has his head on a swivel. They have enough on their plate to learn the playbook and watch.

So, you have Shedeur getting reps with DW. That could be awkward.

Next year could look like bizzarro world.

I wrote my life story here lol

'This is Spinal Tap' - which Rob Reiner directed, was a very funny movie, especially if you are a musician. RIP

Congrats Arch good job, and Brian nice job all season

Was that the year we drafted Braylon?

Plus Chucky Frye?

Trump flew on Epstein's private jet 'MORE times than we knew'... along with pedophile and 20-year-old woman, new files reveal
By IMOGEN GARFINKEL - SENIOR FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER and WILL POTTER, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER

Published: 05:29 EST, 23 December 2025 | Updated: 09:57 EST, 23 December 2025

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A huge new trove of Epstein files have alleged that Donald Trump flew on the pedophile's private jet 'many more times than has been previously reported', including one journey with a 20-year-old woman.

Some 8,000 more documents including videos and photos related to the case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have been released on the US Department of Justice's site (DOJ).

Among the documents is an email from a New York assistant US attorney, which states that Trump was listed as a passenger on eight flights between 1993 and 1996, including at least four where Epstein's co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell was also present.

Trump's presence in the Epstein files does not imply any wrongdoing. The president has not been accused of any malpractice concerning the disgraced financier.

The email says: 'For your situational awareness, wanted to let you know that the flight records we received yesterday reflect that Donald Trump travelled on Epstein’s private jet many more times than previously has been reported (or that we were aware), including during the period we would expect to charge in a Maxwell case.'

It continues: 'On one flight in 1993, he and Epstein are the only two listed passengers; on another, the only three passengers are Epstein, Trump and then-20-year-old [redacted].'

The new release follows the more than 300,000 files which were released by the DOJ on Friday.

The department has been accused of withholding information and was criticised by Democrats over the slow release and heavy redaction of records from the investigation into Epstein.

It failed to meet its deadline for complying with a 'transparency' law requiring the broad release of remaining Epstein files, sparking widespread outrage among Democrats and Republicans.

Among the documents is the suggestion that US President Donald Trump travelled on Jeffrey Epstein’s private jet 'many more times than previously has been reported', including one journey with a 20-year-old woman
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Among the documents is the suggestion that US President Donald Trump travelled on Jeffrey Epstein’s private jet 'many more times than previously has been reported', including one journey with a 20-year-old woman

US President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein pictured in a photo together released earlier this month
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US President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein pictured in a photo together released earlier this month

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Epstein lawyer ALAN DERSHOWITZ: The scandal everyone has missed in THOSE photos of Trump and Clinton
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Following the latest dump of evidence from Epstein's case files, the Department of Justice issued a statement downplaying the files that included Trump's name.

'Some of these documents contain untrue and sensationalist claims made against President Trump that were submitted to the FBI right before the 2020 election. To be clear: the claims are unfounded and false, and if they had a shred of credibility, they certainly would have been weaponized against President Trump already,' the DOJ wrote on X.

'Nevertheless, out of our commitment to the law and transparency, the DOJ is releasing these documents with the legally required protections for Epstein’s victims.'

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The new files include hundreds of videos and audio recordings, notably surveillance footage from August 2019, the month Epstein was found dead in his jail cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.

The DOJ posted around 11,000 links to documents online, some of which direct viewers to pictures of Epstein's old United States passport.

It was issued in February 1985 and expired in 1995. Below his signature is a black and white passport photo of Epstein dressed in a suit and tie.

Congress nearly unanimously passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA), which mandated the complete release of the Epstein files by last Friday.

A group of victims earlier complained that only a 'fraction' of the files were released and even those were 'riddled with abnormal and extreme redactions with no explanation'.

EFTA co-sponsors Ro Khanna, a Democrat, and Thomas Massie, a Republican, threatened to bring contempt charges against Attorney General Pam Bondi for failing to comply with the law.

Within this latest release are images of an old United States passport belonging to Epstein
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Within this latest release are images of an old United States passport belonging to Epstein

Epstein pictured in a helicopter with a redacted woman, in a document released by the Department of Justice on December 19, 2025
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Epstein pictured in a helicopter with a redacted woman, in a document released by the Department of Justice on December 19, 2025

This redacted photo released by the US Department of Justice shows a framed photograph of Jeffrey Epstein with a person on his lap, documented on August 12, 2019, during a search of his home on Little St. James island in the US Virgin Islands
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This redacted photo released by the US Department of Justice shows a framed photograph of Jeffrey Epstein with a person on his lap, documented on August 12, 2019, during a search of his home on Little St. James island in the US Virgin Islands

A photo released by the US Department of Justice on December 19 shows Epstein posing shirtless with what appears to be a child's foot in frame
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A photo released by the US Department of Justice on December 19 shows Epstein posing shirtless with what appears to be a child's foot in frame

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer introduced a resolution on Monday calling for legal action against the administration for failing to release the complete Epstein files.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche blamed the delay on the need to redact the identities of Epstein's more than 1,000 victims, and on Sunday denied allegations of protecting Trump, who was formerly a close friend of Epstein's.

Trump had initially tried to block the disclosure of the files.

But the president, who cut ties with Epstein years before his arrest and faces no accusations of wrongdoing, finally bowed to mounting pressure from Congress and signed the law compelling publication of the files.

Also featured in the documents are court transcripts, FBI and DOJ records, emails and news clippings.

Friday's disclosure represented only a fraction of the total data the FBI and Justice Department have said they possess related to Epstein and was heavily redacted, including several documents or 100 pages or more that were entirely blacked out.

Also notable was the dearth of references to Trump, who had a well-publicised friendship with Epstein in the 1990s and early 2000s.

Instead, the released files extensively featured former President Bill Clinton, a Democrat and political foe.

The Department of Justice released hundreds of thousands of files on December 19 related to disgraced financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
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The Department of Justice released hundreds of thousands of files on December 19 related to disgraced financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

Epstein is seen at an undisclosed location, watching people meditate
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Epstein is seen at an undisclosed location, watching people meditate

Former president Clinton poses with an unknown woman
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Former president Clinton poses with an unknown woman

Clinton swims in a pool with Maxwell and an unidentified woman
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Clinton swims in a pool with Maxwell and an unidentified woman

A photograph of two woman without shirts features in the released files
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A photograph of two woman without shirts features in the released files

'The DOJ needs to quit protecting the rich, powerful, and politically connected,' Representative Massie, a maverick conservative Republican from Kentucky, said in a post on X.

Clinton spokesman Angel Urena issued a statement urging Attorney General Pam Bondi to immediately release any remaining materials in the Epstein case that refer to Clinton in any way, including photographs.

'Someone or something is being protected. We do not know whom, what or why. But we do know this,' Urena said, adding: 'We need no such protection.'

Urena said there is 'widespread suspicion' the Justice Department is 'using selective releases to imply wrongdoing about individuals who have already been repeatedly cleared by the very same Department of Justice'.

He did not detail who else harbored that suspicion.

A photograph of Trump flanked by women in bikinis was mysteriously removed without explanation from the Epstein Files, before being reinstated.

The photo showing a desk with an open drawer containing the image of Trump was flagged by the Southern District of New York for review to protect potential victims.

Following furious backlash, it was reinstated on Sunday morning after it was determined that ‘there is no evidence that any Epstein victims are depicted in the photograph’, a statement posted on X said.

Among the hundreds of photographs released on Friday, one showed an open desk drawer containing two photos of President Trump
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Among the hundreds of photographs released on Friday, one showed an open desk drawer containing two photos of President Trump

Ghislaine Maxwell is pictured at the wheel of a car while wearing a white robe
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Ghislaine Maxwell is pictured at the wheel of a car while wearing a white robe

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is seen lying across women at a black-tie event with Maxwell at the royal estate in Sandringham, UK
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is seen lying across women at a black-tie event with Maxwell at the royal estate in Sandringham, UK

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said earlier on Sunday his office removed the photo because of concerns about women in the photo. 'It has nothing to do with President Trump,' Blanche said during a Sunday morning appearance on NBC’s 'Meet the Press with Kristen Welker'.

During an ABC News interview on Sunday, Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called for a 'full and complete investigation as to why the document production has fallen short of what the law clearly required'.

The 300,000 pages of released files on Friday largely dealt with three police investigations into the convicted paedophile. First, a Palm Beach police inquiry from 2005.

Then a probe by federal prosecutors in Florida that ended with the financier's 2008 plea deal, in which he was handed a notably soft sentence.

And finally, the 2019 inquiry by Manhattan prosecutors that was cut short when Epstein died in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Centre in New York City.

There was a series of never-before-seen photos of former President Clinton, including images of him relaxing in what appears to be a hot tub and smiling at parties with women.

A spokesman for the former president commented on the new photos, saying they were decades old.

'They can release as many grainy 20-plus-year-old photos as they want, but this isn't about Bill Clinton. Never has, never will be,' Ureña wrote on social media.

'There are two types of people here. The first group knew nothing and cut Epstein off before his crimes came to light. The second group continued relationships with him after.

'We're in the first. No amount of stalling by people in the second group will change that.

'Everyone, especially MAGA, expects answers, not scapegoats.'

Bill Clinton is seen with his arm around Michael Jackson. The pair pose with Diana Ross
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Bill Clinton is seen with his arm around Michael Jackson. The pair pose with Diana Ross

Two young women pose in bikinis, with one smoking a cigarette, in a picture from the files
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Two young women pose in bikinis, with one smoking a cigarette, in a picture from the files

He has never been accused of wrongdoing by survivors of Epstein's abuse, and has denied knowledge of his sex offending.

'I don't like the pictures of Bill Clinton being shown. I don't like the pictures of other people being shown. I think it's a terrible thing,' Trump told reporters on Monday.

'I think Bill Clinton's a big boy, he can handle it. But you probably have pictures being exposed of other people that innocently met Jeffrey Epstein years ago ... and they're highly respected bankers and lawyers and others.'

Another photo appears to show Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor lying across five women’s laps.

Dressed in black tie, the former Duke of York is seen laughing with Maxwell, who is standing in the background.

Andrew has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing in relation to Epstein, and said he did not 'see, witness or suspect any behaviour of the sort that subsequently led to his arrest and conviction'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...es-including-videos-photos-released.html

What I hope we never lose sight of is the part the GOP and SCOTUS has played in all of this. They have the power to stop him but have chosen not to exercise it.

Senators and the House of Reps alike have allowed him to make our laws a joke. They are responsible as much as the guy at the top. Supporters of Donald Trump are, IMO, Traitors to America. They are Traitors to the Constitution of the United States of America and all it stands for.


When this is all said and done, I hope we have the courage NOT to dispense "Retribution" in the manner of Donald Trump had vowed to do. I hope we have a better sense of what America was supposed to be and was until Jan 20, 2025.

They do need to pay for their crimes but they also need their day in court. Something Trump and the GOP and SCOTUS don't seem to want for everyone else that opposes them.

It's a shame, but it is what it is.

Never heard of the guy, but peace to his family and friends.

RIP

I think they're replaced every year. They need to do away with the committee, have some play in guidelines for the lower seed teams, do away with the league championship games and come up with a set of guidelines factoring strength of schedule and a loooong list on tiebreakers like the NFL has. Also do away with that weekly CFP selection show. That does nothing but create controversy to draw ratings.

I recall when many posters here advocated for Chris Tabor's firing.

Tabor is still in league. The Bills special teams looked pretty good yesterday.

In yesterday's game, I chuckled that there was no call after the OL pulled Garrett's helmet off.

If Garrett touches a QB's helmet, that's a "ruffing the passer" penalty.

I'm with Bone, who cares what Steeler fans think! Browns gave Watt plenty of gift sacks over the years defending him with a high school RT. Steeler fans whine about whining!

I hope he breaks the record and then some against the Steelers.

I'm about to stop by and pick up my prescriptions. With my prescription rebate check after the 600% decrease in prices along with both my DOGE and tariff checks it should make for a prosperous holiday season!

White House pushes Smithsonian to comply with review to receive federal funding

The Trump administration has signaled to the Smithsonian Institution that the White House could withhold federal funding from the museum organization if it does not comply with the administration’s unprecedented, sweeping review.

In a Thursday letter to Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch III, White House officials said funds are available only “for use in a manner consistent” with President Donald Trump’s executive order from March, which tasked aides with rooting out “ideological indoctrination or divisive narratives” within the organization.

Tensions between the White House and the Smithsonian ramped up in August, when the administration asked the organization to turn over an array of materials, including gallery labels, future exhibition plans and internal communications about artwork selection.

The White House officials said materials the Smithsonian handed over in September “fell far short of what was requested, and the overwhelming majority of requested items remain outstanding.”

CNN has reached out to the Smithsonian for comment.

The letter, penned by White House Domestic Policy Council Director Vince Haley and Trump’s budget chief Russ Vought, urged the Smithsonian to align itself with the administration’s push to get rid of what it considers anti-American propaganda.

“The American people will have no patience for any museum that is diffident about America’s founding or otherwise uncomfortable conveying a positive view of American history, one which is justifiably proud of our country’s accomplishments and record,” the officials said.

While the Smithsonian, a unique public-private trust, does not consider itself an executive agency, the federal government supplies two-thirds of its budget. It’s a potential vulnerability for the 179-year-old institution, which has tried to maintain its independence despite unprecedented scrutiny of its programming by the Trump White House.

Federal funding has emerged as a major leverage point for the Trump administration, which, through the Vought-led Office of Management and Budget, has gutted agencies and initiatives that don’t align with the president’s agenda.

Trump directed his attorneys in August to conduct the review, claiming the Smithsonian was “out of control” and that “everything discussed is how horrible our Country is, how bad Slavery was, and how unaccomplished the downtrodden have been.”

The museum complex now has until January 13 to turn in the rest of the requested documents, which include organizational charts, curatorial manuals, proposals for future exhibitions, and in-depth information about its programming for the US’ 250th anniversary next year.

The Washington Post has reported that Bunch, the institution’s secretary since 2019, committed to sharing information in a letter responding to the White House on Friday. He also noted that the recent 43-day government shutdown delayed the requested work, according to The Post.

Exhibits at the Smithsonian take years of planning and are heavily evaluated by teams of scholars and curatorial experts. Janet Marstine, a museum ethics expert, told CNN shortly after the White House review that the demands laid out by the Trump administration “set the Smithsonian up for failure.”

“Nobody could provide those kinds of materials in such a comprehensive way, in that short amount of time, and so it’s just an impossible task,” she said.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/21/politics/white-house-smithsonian-review

"For I will dictate and censor which parts of American history you are allowed to show the American people and which parts you can not! We have no intention or permitting you to cover all of our history because some of it is terrible! You will not be allowed to show any of the terrible parts from this day forth says the great and powerful Oz!

Currently the federal government has a former heroin addict, anti-vaxxer who had a brain worm with no medical degree running Department of Health and Human Services. Who is obligated to get involved with that? Do you have any idea how many billions of dollars the federal government has been connned out of? Do you know just how lame that sounds?


Yet crime, especially violent crime is lower than it was during trump's first term. Just like Portland. Nobody needed to "step in" in Portland. Or any other major city for that matter. You're just buying into the BS trump has been spewing as excuses to play a strong man.


It is. The problem is many who have common sense aren't using it. They are buying into a bunch of propaganda being spewed to convince them that the way America has conducted itself for over two centuries now no longer matters. In many cases turning their backs on the very things they stood for most of their life. And they can't even see it.

Common sense certainly isn't very common these days.

What law covers blowing up vessels and kill people because you accuse them of being a drug smuggler?

When the regular season ends draft coverage starts to ramp up.

At that time the draft order is known except for the playoffs teams.

Senior Bowl week is interesting because you get to see the prospects in their first NFL test with NFL coaches.

Mendoza displays good characteristics overall. He is a solid prospect. He got drilled on the first play against Ohio State.

The DT nailed him. He got up and played well. He has come up big in big moments. That is a good quality.

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Trump and his jackboots can go to hell. Resist.

US family businesses closing at highest rate ever.

Is “cousin it”making America great again? Enjoy the win magats. You own the libs.

Oh yeah que the what about Biden crap again.

Even if Callahan isn't hired as a full time coach, give him $1M as advisor, the OL coach's coach. Make it interesting for him, hire his son as well. The before and after with him was so dramatic. I mean, we're a wholly different team after he left. I'm not putting it all on him but gosh, the OL just completely fell apart the minute he walked out of the room.

No. Unlike so many, I figured it out before he was elected the first time. You wanted nasty and you got it.