found this trolling substack and thought i'd share

https://wisewolfmedia.substack.com/p/epstein-prison-footage-leak-dark-web

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2025/08/republican-support-for-an-apolitical-federal-workforce-is-shrinking-survey-finds/

As the Trump administration continues its major reshaping of the federal workforce, some Americans are beginning to feel differently about the role they believe presidents should have in the hiring and firing of federal employees.

New research from the Partnership for Public Service shows that, particularly among Republicans, there is growing support for greater presidential power over the federal workforce.

Last year, nearly 90% of Republicans agreed that a nonpartisan civil service was important for a strong democracy. This year, that number has dropped to 66%.

The increasing approval among Republicans for presidential authority over federal employees suggests a rising polarization in the country’s view of what the civil service’s role should be, according to the Partnership for Public Service, a non-partisan organization that promotes good government and conducts research on federal institutions.

“Undoubtedly, some of that shift among Republicans is a result of the party of the current president and the change from 2024,” the Partnership wrote this week in its annual report on public trust in government. “But an additional factor might be the criticism of federal civil servants posited by the Trump administration.”

Just when you thought maybe trump screwed up you then realize he screwed up even worse than you first believed
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/sensitive-documents-trump-putin-summit-35742929
Sensitive documents on Trump and Putin summit found in public printer by hotel guests
The eight page planning dossier appears to have been left in a public printer by bungling officials - and contains previously undisclosed information about the summit

Hotel guests in Alaska found potentially sensitive documents detailing plans for the summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, apparently left behind by bungling officials.

Eight pages, apparently produced by US staff, included phone numbers of government staff members, precise meeting places and timings - as well as lunch plans for the summit.

They were apparently left behind on one of the public printers at the Hotel Captain Cook, a four-star hotel 20 minutes away from the Anchorage air base where the summit took place.

It comes after Trump looked tired as he returned to Washington after the summit.

Keir Starmer says Ukraine peace 'closer than ever' after Trump summit - but gives Putin a warning

Donald Trump plans Zelensky and Putin meeting but there's a special condition

According to NPR, the printed sequence of events was supposed to include a working lunch - with a simple menu of salad, filet mignon and creme brûlée.

The menu said the "luncheon" was "in honour of his excellency Vladimir Putin".

But the lunch was apparently cancelled, as was a planned presentation of a gift of an American bald eagle desk ornament, which Trump apparently planned to give Putin.

Trump parroted Kremlin talking points - after Vladimir Putin ran rings around him at his half-baked Alaska summit.

The US President invited Volodymyr Zelensky to what could be a fiery meeting in Washington on Monday.

But there was no sign of a ceasefire from Russia - or the "severe consequences" Trump promised.

Tom Artiom Alexandrovich, the executive director of Israels National Cyber Directorate was arrested in Vegas for diddling and sex trafficking.
He was promptly released and returned to Israel after being charged with diddling
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/16/nevada-arrest-israeli-official
https://www.fox5vegas.com/2025/08/15/8-arrested-las-vegas-area-child-sex-sting/
Israeli government official arrested in Nevada in internet crimes against children sting

An Israeli government cybersecurity official was reportedly arrested recently by Las Vegas police and other authorities in Nevada who were conducting an undercover investigation aimed at online users seeking to sexually prey on children.

Tom Artiom Alexandrovich, 38, faces felony charges of luring a child with a computer for a sex act, alongside several other suspects who were apprehended during the two-week sting operation, the Las Vegas metropolitan police department said in a statement published on Friday. He has since been released from custody on $10,000 bail after an initial court appearance, records show, and returned to Israel.

As first reported by the news site Mediaite, a publicly posted screenshot of Alexandrovich’s page on the LinkedIn professional networking platform described him as the executive director of the Israel Cyber Directorate, an Israeli government agency under the purview of prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office. Other information online attributes the same position to Alexandrovich.

The screenshot first reported by Mediaite also showed a post under Alexandrovich’s name alluding to his having been in Las Vegas earlier in August for the Black Hat Briefings, a yearly meeting of cybersecurity professionals.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/17/west-virginia-ohio-south-carolina-national-guard-troops-dc/85700919007/

The Republican governors of three states are deploying hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington at the request of the administration of President Donald Trump, who has portrayed the city as awash in crime.

The announcements on Aug. 16 of troops from hundreds of miles away in West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio came a day after DC officials and the Trump administration negotiated a deal to keep Mayor Muriel Bowser's appointed police chief, Pamela Smith, in charge of the police department after DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit to block the federal takeover of the department.

Trump, a Republican, said this week he was deploying hundreds of DC National Guard troops to Washington and temporarily taking over the Democratic-led city's police department to curb what he depicted as a crime and homelessness emergency.

Justice Department data, however, showed violent crime in 2024 hit a 30-year low in Washington, a self-governing federal district under the jurisdiction of Congress.

West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey's office said in a statement he was deploying 300 to 400 National Guard troops to D.C. in "a show of commitment to public safety and regional cooperation." The statement said he also was providing equipment and specialized training.

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/acting-nasa-administrator-reflects-on-legacy-of-astronaut-jim-lovell/

He was the only man to fly to the Moon twice without landing. He died yesterday, August 7th, 2025, while news of his death was only broken today.

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/thailand-cambodia-agree-ceasefire-talks-after-trump-steps-124110430

SURIN, Thailand -- Thailand and Cambodia on Sunday signaled their readiness to negotiate an end to a deadly border dispute following mediation efforts by U.S. President Donald Trump. The fighting, now in its fourth day, has killed at least 33 people and displaced more than 168,000.

Trump posted on Truth Social on Saturday that he spoke to the leaders of Thailand and Cambodia and suggested he would not move forward with trade agreements with either country if the hostilities continued. He later said both sides agreed to meet to negotiate a ceasefire.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said Sunday his country agreed to pursue an “immediate and unconditional ceasefire.” He said Trump told him that Thailand had also agreed to halt attacks following Trump's conversation with Acting Thai Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai.

“This is positive news for the soldiers and people of both countries,” Hun Manet said in a statement.

He said he tasked his deputy, Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn, to coordinate next steps with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and to engage directly with Thailand's foreign minister to implement the ceasefire.

https://united24media.com/latest-news/trump-reportedly-set-to-offer-putin-access-to-alaskas-resources-and-sanctions-relief-10733

“There are a range of incentives, in which a potential mineral/rare earth deal could be one,” a source with knowledge of the proposals told The Telegraph. This deal would grant Putin access to valuable minerals in Ukraine’s eastern regions, particularly lithium, which is used in the production of batteries.

Ukraine is believed to hold 10 percent of the world’s lithium reserves, two-thirds of which are located in areas under Russian control.

Trump also discussed lifting sanctions on Russian airlines, a move that could benefit US manufacturers like Boeing. Russian airlines, currently operating a fleet of over 700 planes, could once again turn to American suppliers for maintenance and critical parts. This comes after recent incidents, including the crash of a Soviet-era Antonov An-24 and a cyber attack that grounded several Aeroflot flights.

In addition to the mineral and aviation proposals, Trump is considering opening Alaska’s valuable natural resources, especially oil and gas reserves, to Russia. Alaska’s proximity to Russia—just three miles across the Bering Strait—makes this an attractive option for Putin’s strategic interests in the Arctic region, which accounted for 80 percent of Russia’s gas production in 2022.