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MAJOR BREAKING: The Epstein–Russia Pipeline Did Not End With Epstein

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MAJOR BREAKING: The Epstein–Russia Pipeline Did Not End With Epstein A former modeling agent. The Tate brothers. A Russian official trained at the FSB Academy. Putin’s investment envoy. And the men now negotiating directly with the Kremlin. Lev Parnas Jul 29 ∙ Preview There are stories that arrive as headlines. Then there are stories that remain hidden in the relationships behind those headlines. I always say: It is never just about what they say. It is about who they do, who they introduce, who gains access—and who keeps reappearing when the names, countries and scandals change. That is why this story matters. At first glance, Paolo Zampolli, Jeffrey Epstein, the Tate brothers, Sergey Belyakov, Kirill Dmitriev, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff appear to belong to different worlds. One was a modeling agent and New York social fixture. One was a convicted sex offender who built an international network around money, influence and access. Two became globally recognized internet personalit...

PREVAIL REVIEW: Capitol Records

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  PREVAIL REVIEW: Capitol Records Our republic was attacked on January 6, 2021. This piece was published nine days later. Greg Olear Jul 30 The PREVAIL Review: Dog Days I am on vacation. Beginning on July 26, I will run pieces from the PREVAIL archives every day until resuming new material on August 7. During those 12 days, new subscribers will receive 15 percent off the purchase of an annual subscription . With a paid subscription, you can join the lovely PREVAIL community and participate in the conversation. Thanks, as always, for your support! And not to jinx it, but when I go on vacation, important things DO seem to happen… Note: This piece originally ran on January 15, 2021—nine days after the insurrection, and five days before Biden’s inauguration. When John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln, he exclaimed, “ Sic semper tyrannis .” That is the state motto of Virginia, and it means, “Thus always to tyrants.” Booth fervently believed that the democratically-elected President of...

America Has No President

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  July All-Access Special: For a limited time, you can lock in 40% off your subscription—just $6/month—to ensure you never miss a premium article or member-only podcast episode again. Get unfiltered, deep-dive political analysis from the sharpest strategists in the game when you upgrade now for just 16 cents per day! America Has No President The presidency still exists. The Office of the Presidency exists. But the officeholder is not doing the job. Edwin Eisendrath Jul 30 Edwin Eisendrath is the former CEO of the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Alderman who hosts It’s The Democracy Stupid on Lincoln Square and a weekly radio show on WCPT820AM/ Heartland Signal. Subscribe to his Substack Teddy Roosevelt. Harry Truman. Dwight Eisenhower. They were not always popular. They certainly never wielded “unitary executive” authority. But they all tried to lead our big, complicated nation and faithfully execute the laws passed by Congress. Lyndon Johnson. Chester Arthur. Ulysses Grant. The...