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Would have perfectly tied it together: https://t.co/dit2hgoxGk "The Empire Above Epstein & The Tightening Grip Of Its Enforcement Arm"" / X The Empire Above Epstein (10) Jay Anderson on X: ""They have figured out their world is an illusion, their perception is engineered, their leaders are puppets, their entertainment is a distraction, their labour is meaningless, but will they do anything about it?" https://t.co/IaCjKPnxAK" / X New Tab (10) Jeff Carlson on X: "We have a government. But it’s not ours." / X (10) Shadow of Ezra on X: "Tucker Carlson said he and his staff were detained in Israel following an interview with Mike Huckabee. Israeli officials confiscated his passport and took his executive producer to an interrogation room. The officials demanded to know what they spoke to Mike Huckabee about. https://t.co/HDV1jNAynz" / X (10) Dominic Michael Tripi on X: "NEW: Trump told Tucker Carlson to “turn down the temperature” on GOP rift over Israel, Carlson now currently visiting Israel, per the Jerusalem Post." / X Donald Trump behind Tucker Carlson's Israel visit to make amends | The Jerusalem Post (12) DD Geopolitics on X: "The USA is so f*****g depraved the President's son is taking an ISRAELI company public that advertises 'low cost-per kill.' You do not hate these people enough. https://t.co/vGO4a9UDS0" / X Backed by Trump's son, Israeli-founded AI drone startup plans to go public on Nasdaq | The Times of Israel Charlie Kirk refused Netanyahu funding offer, was ‘frightened’ by pro-Israel forces before death, friend reveals - The Grayzone Trump received morbid gift from Israel’s Prime Minister during White House visit | The Independent Israel accused of planting mysterious spy devices near the White House - POLITICO (12) Ron Paul on X: "Why is a U.S. Senator from South Carolina going to Israel "every 2 weeks"? Lindsey Graham said in a speech (from Israel) that if Iran ends up hitting U.S. troops in the region ... it's worth the risk of attempting regime change. https://t.co/ufr8lwWUFR" / X New Tab Les Wexner's Very Bad Week: Billionaire Forced to Testify About Epstein and OSU Sexual Abuse Scandal (12) The Last American Vagabond on X: "Rep Dave Min claims not a single Republican showed up for the deposition of Les Wexner to today. https://t.co/55uAj4YomT" / X (14) The Last American Vagabond on X: "Maybe Jordan is trying to draw attention away from his involvement with the Les Wexner deposition today: https://t.co/86EHhRZxyj" / X New Tab (14) Art Vandelay on X: "Nancy follows me, so maybe she'll see this... I am asking politely for our elected officials to stop this madness. It's over. MAGA influencers lied to their audience for years about this crap. And then, MAGA friendly politicians like Nancy Mace, took the cheese, just like" / X (14) Harrison H. Smith ✞ on X: "Here's the weird thing about this... Trump is not in the Epstein files like they are insinuating. There are a bunch of ridiculous and disproved "allegations," but nothing of substance. HOWEVER, people close to Trump like Howard Lutnick ARE implicated throughout the files. So" / X (14) Clayton Morris on X: "This is actually real. I had to read it twice. So you're saying @RepThomasMassie calling for the release of the Epstein Files is preventing the DOJ from going after criminals? Meaning there are no criminals in the Epstein Files? Murderers, cannibals, sex traffickers, child" / X New Tab (18) Jeff Carlson on X: "Remember when the DOJ and FBI tried to convince us there was no client list, no persons of interest, told us Epstein killed himself and tried to pronounce the entire Epstein Case closed? None of these people & institutions are worthy of our trust." / X (14) John Achterhof on X: "@krystalball https://t.co/52NxGHdSYG" / X (14) Brian Allen on X: "🚨 BREAKING: Facing growing backlash, the Trump administration now says it will NOT release any more Epstein files — even though more than HALF of the 6 million documents remain sealed. Pam Bondi claims the DOJ is “done.” Republicans are revolting: Sen. John Kennedy: “Release https://t.co/ooSGS5xPQi" / X (15) BonkDaCarnivore on X: "He's really gonna die on this hill. And it's going to be his legacy." / X (15) Murray 🇺🇸 on X: "No amount of propaganda will save the Republicans in the midterms. The voters have woken up to the fact that none of the politicians in Washington work for us. And it has nothing to do with Thomas Massie, Tucker Carlson or Candace Owens. They did this to themselves." / X (15) Ian Carroll on X: "Yes- this is 100% the next step and it’s non negotiable. Time for the CIA under @DNIGabbard to step up to the plate." / X (15) The Last American Vagabond on X: "@RealAlexJones The same CIA that Trump just said "must get involved, NOW, before it is too late"? And the same CIA that RFK said killed his uncle? 🤔 https://t.co/gvDYkXo88m https://t.co/cWmVvfCpWj" / X (15) Chris Martenson on X: "It's just a complete coincidence that the DOJ has completely withheld all the Epstein documents immediately before, during, and after 9/11, right? https://t.co/KGgzAm7Zq4" / X (15) Shadow of Ezra on X: "The new owner of Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch, Don Huffines, announces that the property is already “under construction” and is being transformed into a Christian retreat. He says he knew it was a dark place and wanted to turn it into a place of light. “The plan all along is https://t.co/Nv3BtPUH4F" / X New Tab (18) Shadow of Ezra on X: "Kash Patel and Dan Bongino, in their joint interview, avoid the Jeffrey Epstein topic altogether and instead tell the audience that the decisions they made while working together “were too difficult.” They admit that most of the time, the decisions they had to make required https://t.co/9HCQIwyyco" / X (18) Aaron Rupar on X: "Kash Patel to Bongino: "What happened when we went to towns across America? I know it happened to you. People came up to us, moms and pops from every town, and said, 'Thank you to you and this Trump administration for keeping our kids safe and keeping murderers off the streets.'" https://t.co/47d3WVYCb5" / X (18) Wandering Star on X: "@JayTC53 Kash has made several announcements saying they’ve found out who is funding Antifa in 2025. As of February 18, 2026, no formal charges or detailed revelations have been released regarding the funders." / X (18) Camille MacKenzie on X: "Republicans: “We can’t follow the Constitution every time.” That’s a hell of a message going into the midterms and 2028." / X (18) RT on X: "‘The one nice thing about this administration, is you might not like us, but you’re gonna get OUR VERSION OF THE TRUTH’ — Dr. Oz ‘And what we generally would, because we’re, you know, looking at the numbers, pretty accurately can define as being THE TRUTH’ https://t.co/bTS9rzUXkP" / X (18) The Last American Vagabond on X: "As long as we fall for the #TwoPartyIllusion the powers-that-shouldn't-be will continue to play the weaker among us against each other while carrying out the plans both sides think they are fighting. Wake up before this is fully built around you." / X (18) Bill Mitchell on X: "Bookmark this post. I'm predicting that J.D. Vance will be president for eight years and then Marco Rubio will be president for eight years. We may never have another Democrat president in this nation. https://t.co/Lk4sGel1e7" / X New Tab Congress Bypasses Kennedy’s Withdrawal from Bill Gates’ GAVI Vaccine Cartel With New Bill Funding Through State Department: HR 7006 H.R.7006 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress Actions - H.R.7006 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress Text - H.R.7006 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress How American Tax Dollars Prop Up Israel's Zombie Economy - The Last American Vagabond House Roll Call Vote 28 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress H.R. 7006 – Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 New Tab (18) Steve Jurvetson on X: "Remember the variants? And vaccines that keep changing and don’t work so well? It’s not just COVID and coronaviruses, but flu, malaria, HIV and herpes/shingles too.