Why did they redact Donald Trumps name in this release? Seems by the definition of the law to be illegal.

Before:

Now:

I know. It's like the DOJ doesn't want the world to know he's a nipple man. Who isnt?

@Lord Ratner and @M2 want to believe in the “convenient” conspiracy that no one other than Epstein was involved (such a bizarre take).

I ask you, is there no evidence of trafficking? Or is there evidence that there is a coverup of who they were trafficked to (what has been alleged all along)?

https://www.justice.gov/multimedia/Court%20Records/Matter%20of%20the%20Estate%20of%20Jeffrey%20E.%20Epstein,%20Deceased,%20No.%20ST-21-RV-00005%20(V.I.%20Super.%20Ct.%202021)/2022.03.17-1%20Exhibit%201.pdf

“A 15-year old victim was forced into sexual acts with Epstein and others and then attempted to escape by swimming off the Little St. James Island. Epstein and others organized a search party that located her and kept her captive by, among other things, confiscating her passport. Another victim, who was first engaged in provide massages to Epstein, was then forced to perform sexual acts at Little St. James in the Virgin Islands. When she attempted to escape the "private island," Epstein and a search party found her, returned her to his house, and suggested physical restraint or harm if she failed to cooperate.”

“Associates in the Epstein Enterprise recruited both victims and abusers into the Epstein Enterprise, participated in sexual acts of rape and abuse of minors and witnessed Epstein and others engage in sexual acts with children.”

Edited December 23, 2025Dec 23 by lmaolol

This Minnesota Somali deal is getting uglier by the day...$18B

2 hours ago, ClearedHot said:

This Minnesota Somali deal is getting uglier by the day...$18B

Did M2 transition 🤔..?

13 minutes ago, Boomer6 said:

Did M2 transition 🤔..?

If he did, that surgeon did a helluva job.

Edited December 29, 2025Dec 29 by nunya

1 hour ago, nunya said:

If he did, that surgeon did a helluva job.

I really hope this is not M2 because dibs.

On 12/23/2025 at 3:22 AM, lmaolol said:

@Lord Ratner and @M2 want to believe in the “convenient” conspiracy that no one other than Epstein was involved (such a bizarre take).

I ask you, is there no evidence of trafficking? Or is there evidence that there is a coverup of who they were trafficked to (what has been alleged all along)?

https://www.justice.gov/multimedia/Court%20Records/Matter%20of%20the%20Estate%20of%20Jeffrey%20E.%20Epstein,%20Deceased,%20No.%20ST-21-RV-00005%20(V.I.%20Super.%20Ct.%202021)/2022.03.17-1%20Exhibit%201.pdf

“A 15-year old victim was forced into sexual acts with Epstein and others and then attempted to escape by swimming off the Little St. James Island. Epstein and others organized a search party that located her and kept her captive by, among other things, confiscating her passport. Another victim, who was first engaged in provide massages to Epstein, was then forced to perform sexual acts at Little St. James in the Virgin Islands. When she attempted to escape the "private island," Epstein and a search party found her, returned her to his house, and suggested physical restraint or harm if she failed to cooperate.”

“Associates in the Epstein Enterprise recruited both victims and abusers into the Epstein Enterprise, participated in sexual acts of rape and abuse of minors and witnessed Epstein and others engage in sexual acts with children.”

Dude. Engage in the discussion. Fine. But go back and re-post this using your non-sockpuppet account. We all know this is someone who's been here for a while.

On 12/29/2025 at 6:38 AM, ClearedHot said:

This Minnesota Somali deal is getting uglier by the day...$18B

It’s fascinating to see the left’s media machine spin up into action to tell us none of this is true.

On 12/29/2025 at 7:59 AM, nunya said:

If he did, that surgeon did a helluva job.

On 1/1/2026 at 8:01 AM, kaputt said:

It’s fascinating to see the left’s media machine spin up into action to tell us none of this is true.

Fox News

Somali daycare in Minnesota broken into, key documents st...

A Somali-run daycare in Minneapolis was allegedly broken into amid ongoing fraud investigations. Important employee and child documents reportedly missing.

Shouldn't we feel bad for these poor immigrants just trying to make a life? And, on top of that, they were robbed!!! Because of all the cash and valuables stored at a daycare...a perfectly normal place to break into.

Hard to prosecute a case if all the required documentation that was meticulously maintained was mysteriously stolen.

So we're running Venezuela now?

1 hour ago, 17D_guy said:

So we're running Venezuela now?

Better us than Russia / China. Like it or not, this action opens up the possibility of getting things straight in this part of the world and countering negative influence by multiple malign actors.

1 hour ago, 17D_guy said:

So we're running Venezuela now?

They just tried to elect a president. If the military doesn't try to assert control, they'll have a leader who is very Western-friendly. With what just happened, I doubt the Venezuelan generals are eager to take over the role of dictator at the moment.

There should be no other puppeteers in our hemisphere.

21 hours ago, ViperMan said:

Better us than Russia / China. Like it or not, this action opens up the possibility of getting things straight in this part of the world and countering negative influence by multiple malign actors.

I admit I knew they had a lot of oil just not the sheer size of their reserves. Way I see it is if they get the output up over the next couple years oil prices should stay down and a lot of our problem children overseas like Russia and Iran will feel the pain and have less resources to make trouble.

On 1/4/2026 at 11:22 AM, fire4effect said:

I admit I knew they had a lot of oil just not the sheer size of their reserves. Way I see it is if they get the output up over the next couple years oil prices should stay down and a lot of our problem children overseas like Russia and Iran will feel the pain and have less resources to make trouble.

Just to clarify…..yes they have a ton of oil. But…..that oil is dog shit and only a few refineries in the us can process it. It’s worse than Canadian tar sand oil.

cheap oil isn’t good for the oil industry. Just last yr chevron canned 7k ppl in Houston. The projections for 2026 aren’t great either.

12 hours ago, ecugringo said:

cheap oil isn’t good for the oil industry.

Unfortunately for the oil industry, cheap oil (energy) is good for literally everything else.

If it wasn't for the absolute inability to accomplish anything at all, the best thing the government could do right now would be to build 50 nuclear power plants across the country and drive the marginal cost of energy down to zero for the next 50 years.

You all don't know shit about the oil industry. You need to watch more Landman and get learned.

15 hours ago, ecugringo said:

Just to clarify…..yes they have a ton of oil. But…..that oil is dog shit and only a few refineries in the us can process it. It’s worse than Canadian tar sand oil.

cheap oil isn’t good for the oil industry. Just last yr chevron canned 7k ppl in Houston. The projections for 2026 aren’t great either.

I get you and while I've never been in the industry myself, I have family who've been in it across generations and decades. Truth in advertising some of my investments do better when prices are high. I actually know two engineers who started in the industry and went over to the government side because they got laid off and didn't like the boom bust of the industry. That's the Oil Industry for as long as it existed. On your point about refineability and the sweet vs sour etc. I defer to those I know that know better. I've made mention on here before that more than a few on BO make their living burning jet fuel so that's an industry that can live and die on the price of oil. If it makes economic sense to go back to Venezuela, the oil companies will do it. Another side effect of lower oil prices is pressure to go EV is less and whether that is good or bad is a matter of your perspective. I would also think low prices are a part on the equation in Iran unrest going on now. I think long term from a strategic perspective a robust oil production in Venezuela can help give us some leverage around the world that really hasn't existed in the past.

2 hours ago, fire4effect said:

I get you and while I've never been in the industry myself, I have family who've been in it across generations and decades. Truth in advertising some of my investments do better when prices are high. I actually know two engineers who started in the industry and went over to the government side because they got laid off and didn't like the boom bust of the industry. That's the Oil Industry for as long as it existed. On your point about refineability and the sweet vs sour etc. I defer to those I know that know better. I've made mention on here before that more than a few on BO make their living burning jet fuel so that's an industry that can live and die on the price of oil. If it makes economic sense to go back to Venezuela, the oil companies will do it. Another side effect of lower oil prices is pressure to go EV is less and whether that is good or bad is a matter of your perspective. I would also think low prices are a part on the equation in Iran unrest going on now. I think long term from a strategic perspective a robust oil production in Venezuela can help give us some leverage around the world that really hasn't existed in the past.

Been in the industry for 14 years. US Oil in the $50 range is barely profitable. Mid east different story.

keep in mind when it slows down lots of other industries are hit. No new wells or pipelines no pipes or valves are ordered so steel production is hit. Welders, pipe fitters get hit, Caterpiller takes a hit etc….lot of downstream players beyond the super majors like chevron and Exxon.

revenue % from production also funds many govt programs.

also price of oil and fuel prices aren’t always related. That’s called the crack spread. A super major likes when oil is relatively low and fuel is high.

1 hour ago, ecugringo said:

A super major likes when oil is relatively low and fuel is high.

Dumb question from a non-flyer - "super major" is a large airline? I'm assuming and we know how that goes. I think it could also be a oil company?

Not an airline, the big global oil companies.

1 hour ago, 17D_guy said:

Dumb question from a non-flyer - "super major" is a large airline? I'm assuming and we know how that goes. I think it could also be an oil company?

Chevron, shell, Exxon, p66…..