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July 22, 2019
Scoop: Trump resort in mix to host G7
Source: Axios
The Trump administration, which next year will host the leaders of the world's most powerful economies for the G7 summit, is down to its final few choices after completing site surveys of possible locations and Trump National Doral, President Trump's 800-acre golf club in Miami, is among the finalists.
Why it matters: Trump loves showing off and promoting his properties, with no qualms about criticism for mixing state and personal business. He has hosted both China's Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Mar-a-Lago.
Read more: https://www.axios.com/trump-national-doral-g7-site-2020-252ae9ee-aafc-444a-a8e7-fa041a30f0aa.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic
July 21, 2019
This is how you troll the Trumps: Ignore them and bring up the Obamas!
Anna Wintour was asked about @FLOTUS
andlike the true legend that she isrefused to talk about Melania. Instead she said @MichelleObama
is the best First Lady America could ever have.
This is how you troll the Trumps: Ignore them and bring up the Obamas!
https://twitter.com/ProudResister/status/1152990777410088960
andlike the true legend that she isrefused to talk about Melania. Instead she said @MichelleObama
is the best First Lady America could ever have.
This is how you troll the Trumps: Ignore them and bring up the Obamas!
https://twitter.com/ProudResister/status/1152990777410088960
July 21, 2019
The Great Hack - Official Trailer - Netflix
July 21, 2019
.@BetoORourke challenges staff to a push-up competition in SUX Airport. Our flight is delayed so...
https://twitter.com/BenPu_nbc/status/1152688970607841291
July 21, 2019
The comments are brutal.
No Trump should have the honor of being owned by a dog.
https://twitter.com/IvankaTrump/status/1152762580152307713The comments are brutal.
July 21, 2019
"The Girls Were Just So Young": The Horrors of Jeffrey Epstein's Private Island
Locals say Epstein was flying in underage girls long after his conviction for sex crimesand authorities did nothing to stop him. It was like he was flaunting it, says an employee at the airstrip on St. Thomas. But it was said that he always tipped really well, so everyone overlooked it.
Ever since billionaire Jeffrey Epstein was arrested on July 6 on charges of sex trafficking, the media have been scrambling to make sense of what happened on Little St. James, his 70-acre private island in the Caribbean. But on nearby St. Thomas, locals say Epstein continued to bring underage girls to the island as recently as this yeara decade after he was forced to register as a convicted sex offenderand that authorities did nothing to stop him.
Two employees who worked at the local airstrip on St. Thomas tell Vanity Fair that they witnessed Epstein boarding his private plane on multiple occasions in the company of girls who appeared to be under the age of consent. According to the employees, the girls arrived with Epstein aboard one of his two Gulfstream jets. Between January 2018 and June 2019, previously published flight records show, the jets were airborne at least one out of every three days. They stopped all over the world, sometimes for only a few hours at a time: Paris, London, Slovakia, Mexico, Morocco. When they left St. Thomas, the employees say, they returned to airports near Epsteins homes in Palm Beach and New York City.
On multiple occasions I saw Epstein exit his helicopter, stand on the tarmac in full view of my tower, and board his private jet with childrenfemale children, says a former air traffic controller at the airstrip who asked to remain anonymous. One incident in particular really stands out in my mind, because the girls were just so young. They couldnt have been over 16. Epstein looked very angry and hurled his jacket at one of them. They were also carrying shopping bags from stores not on the island. I remember thinking, Where in the world have they been shopping?
Another employee at the airstrip, who requested anonymity because he is not allowed to speak about travelers in his official capacity, says Epstein would land at St. Thomas twice a month on average. Thered be girls that look like they could be in high school, the employee recalls. They looked very young. They were always wearing college sweatshirts. It seemed like camouflage, thats the best way to put it. Epstein would be dressed in a tracksuit, but the girls carried shopping bags from designer labels: Gucci, Dior.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/07/horrors-of-jeffrey-epstein-private-island?utm_social-type=owned&utm_medium=social&mbid=social_twitter&utm_brand=vf&utm_source=twitter
Ever since billionaire Jeffrey Epstein was arrested on July 6 on charges of sex trafficking, the media have been scrambling to make sense of what happened on Little St. James, his 70-acre private island in the Caribbean. But on nearby St. Thomas, locals say Epstein continued to bring underage girls to the island as recently as this yeara decade after he was forced to register as a convicted sex offenderand that authorities did nothing to stop him.
Two employees who worked at the local airstrip on St. Thomas tell Vanity Fair that they witnessed Epstein boarding his private plane on multiple occasions in the company of girls who appeared to be under the age of consent. According to the employees, the girls arrived with Epstein aboard one of his two Gulfstream jets. Between January 2018 and June 2019, previously published flight records show, the jets were airborne at least one out of every three days. They stopped all over the world, sometimes for only a few hours at a time: Paris, London, Slovakia, Mexico, Morocco. When they left St. Thomas, the employees say, they returned to airports near Epsteins homes in Palm Beach and New York City.
On multiple occasions I saw Epstein exit his helicopter, stand on the tarmac in full view of my tower, and board his private jet with childrenfemale children, says a former air traffic controller at the airstrip who asked to remain anonymous. One incident in particular really stands out in my mind, because the girls were just so young. They couldnt have been over 16. Epstein looked very angry and hurled his jacket at one of them. They were also carrying shopping bags from stores not on the island. I remember thinking, Where in the world have they been shopping?
Another employee at the airstrip, who requested anonymity because he is not allowed to speak about travelers in his official capacity, says Epstein would land at St. Thomas twice a month on average. Thered be girls that look like they could be in high school, the employee recalls. They looked very young. They were always wearing college sweatshirts. It seemed like camouflage, thats the best way to put it. Epstein would be dressed in a tracksuit, but the girls carried shopping bags from designer labels: Gucci, Dior.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/07/horrors-of-jeffrey-epstein-private-island?utm_social-type=owned&utm_medium=social&mbid=social_twitter&utm_brand=vf&utm_source=twitter
July 20, 2019
GFYS.
"Discrimination is not tolerated in Texas."
"Discrimination is not tolerated in Texas."
Yesterday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott held a ceremony touting his signing of the Save Chick-fil-A bill. (link: http://hill.cm/xtbgwT0) hill.cm/xtbgwT0
https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1152680830009073664
Yesterday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott held a ceremony touting his signing of the Save Chick-fil-A bill. (link: http://hill.cm/xtbgwT0) hill.cm/xtbgwT0
https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1152680830009073664
GFYS.
July 20, 2019
US soccer star Megan Rapinoe said she likes Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris...
https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1152662731822174209
July 20, 2019
I guess he had some sort of press conference a few days ago.
Everyone who finds Avenatti relevant showed up to his press conference
https://twitter.com/heckyessica/status/1152627643847708677I guess he had some sort of press conference a few days ago.
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