Broken News – Release The Hounds...I Mean Files

The Votes Are In

November 18, 2025

“i have met some very bad people ,, none as bad as trump.
not one decent cell in his body”
Jeffrey Epstein, child sex trafficking monster

“I don’t understand why the Jeffrey Epstein case would be
of interest to anybody. It’s pretty boring stuff.”
Donald J Trump, pussy-grabbing scumbag rapist

“I want to relay this message to [Donald Trump]
I am traumatized, I am not stupid. I am traumatized, I am not stupid.”
Haley Robson, Epstein survivor

Suddenly, Donald Jeffrey Epstein Trump has given up the ghost. Literally. Well, maybe not the actual ghost, but all the ghost’s pedo-files. Big Daddy Donny, who ran on releasing all the Epstein Files, quickly changed his out-of-tune and did everything he could to 1) blame Democrats for not releasing them sooner, 2) insist he had nothing to hide because all of Epstein’s friends were Democrats*, and 3) finally claim he wanted the House to vote on releasing everything Epstein. Even though Trump himself had the power to release everything with the over-sized stroke of a big fat Sharpie, without involving Congress at all.

Before today’s vote – even MAGA politicians weren’t stupid enough to think they could continue to weasel their way out this one – many people were saying that at long last Trump was able to read the writing on the wall. Not true of course. Someone had to guide him over to the wall, point at the giant indelible message on the wall and read it to him, probably several times. So yes, Trump was read the writing on the wall, had it explained, probably with large, colorful Crayon drawings, as many times as necessary to get him to admit it was time to bend over and take what he had coming.

Despite House Squeaker MAGA Mike Johnson stalling for nearly two months, in the hope that the American public would forget that the president was best friends of the most notorious pedophile/sex trafficker/blackmailer Epstein for more than a decade, during which time Epstein was doing his worst, the House today passed the Epstein Transparency Act compelling the Justice Department to release the entire Epstein Files with an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote, 427-1. The Senate passed the bill on a procedural “unanimous consent.” It now goes right to the president’s desk for his veto-proof signature. Checkmate, asshole.

Donny’s cheating heart likely skipped a few beats, then started pounding louder than a big bass drum. Alright. It’s a bitch. Then he started whimpering. Like a dog. Like a bitch.

While all this voting was going on, Il Douche distracted himself by snuggling up to journalist-dismembering Saudi pig/dictator Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the remains of the White House. In the Oval Office, no less. Where Trump once again publicly took the lying word of a murderous tyrant over that of the American intelligence community, while literally defending the brutal dismemberment of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi at the behest of bin Salman, who sat there grinning like the cat that ate the body parts of the journalist.

The Epstein Transparency Act requires the DOJ to release the files within 30 days. Trump already has at least one plan to block the release of the Epstein Pedo-files. Or perhaps to change the definition of ‘day’.

Looking forward to seeing how this plays out. Those of us here will surely be, to coin a phrase, paying attention.

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*Despite the fact that 99% of the pictures we have seen of the king of child sex trafficking with others are of him with Trump.
 

This has been a Paying Attention™ Special Broken News report.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled giggling fit.

Fascinating

Tariff Turn-Around

November 17, 2025

Donald Trump experience a dangerous brush with reality. It appears that someone in his inner Circle of Hell persuaded Dense Leader to briefly take his boot off the neck of the American people.

Out of nowhere, surely having nothing to do with getting punched in the nuts by voters across the country in the recent off-year elections, the Disaster-in-chief rolled back his idiotic, economy-and-family-finance-busting tariffs on 200 items. Most of these items were what many people are calling gro-cer-ies. It’s an old-fashioned word that a certain American president believes he either made up or was the first person to use in hundreds, if not thousands or millions of years.

Trump, seen here walking back his fucked-up tariffs while imagining
Ghislaine Maxwell spanking him with TIME magazine with him on the cover

Good for you Mr. Baby President. You did something not incredibly stupid and hurtful. There’s a first time for everything. I’m sure it won’t happen again.

WTFF*

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*What The Fascinating Fuck

Don Trump Actually Fucking Said This™*

 

Maxwell’s Orange Hammer

November 16, 2025

Reporter: Have you ruled out a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell?

Asshole: I haven’t even thought about it. I mean, I haven’t thought about it for months. Maybe I haven’t thought about it at all. You just asked me a question. I don’t talk about it. I don’t rule it in or out. I don’t even think about it.**

It makes you wonder how he even manages to form recognizable sentences. He seems to form his thoughts – such as they are – right after words come out of his face sphincter. He was never the sharpest bulb in the food trough, but the dementia is strong in this one. How long can he go on like this? More important, how long can we go on with him like this? The latter could very well be shorter than the former.

Let us pray.

Our father – or more likely, mother – who may or may not be in Heaven – if such a thing actually exists – please have mercy on our – again, taking a leap of imagination and/or faith here – souls and deliver us from this utter and complete fucking shit show – no doubt about this part.

And let us say, Oh man. 

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*As always, the full context only tends to make it worse.
**With the very likely exception of every fucking second of every fucking day. Probably what he’s thinking about while he sleeps through Oval Office events.

This has been another painful edition of Don Trump Actually Fucking Said This™*
Remember, it will get worse before it gets much worse.

THE EPS FILES

But, Their Emails!

November 14, 2025

Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) had to wait nearly two months before Trump’s wholly-owned House squeaker Mike Johnson brought his MAGA caucus out of hiding to swear her in after her election on September 23^rd. Soon after being sworn in, Grijalva signed off on taking a vote to release the Epstein Files, emails from Epstein and Maxwell, implicating Trump in, at the very least, cavorting with the sex trafficking couple. This has until now clearly been covered up by Trump cultists, enablers, protectors, and abettors comprising the vast majority of the Fascist/Trump Party (nee Republican).

There’s Lots Of Stuff Out There

Here are some choice words pedophile/sex trafficker, one of the worst, most heinous scumbags of modern times Jeffrey Epstein had for our current president, his long-time best friend Donald Trump (typos, Epstein’s):

January 2, 2017

“Donald is fucking crazy. I told you that.”

February 8, 2017

“recall ive told you ,, I have met some very bad people ,, none as bad as trump.  not one decent cell in his body.. so yes- dangerous.”

August 23, 2018

“'you see, i know how dirty donald is' my guess is that non lawyers ny biz people have no idea. what it means to have your fixer flip.”

“borderline insane, and corroberated by some that are close.”

December 20, 2018

“you might want to tell your dem friends that treating trump like a mafia don, ignores the fact that he has great dangerous power. Tightening the noose too slowly, risks a very bad situation.   . Gambino was never the commander in chief     there was little gambino could do as the walls closed in. not so with this maniac.”

All these words, some of the best words ever, coming from one of the most despicable monsters we have seen in our lifetime, describing how horrible Donald Trump is. 

For his part, Epstein also has his supporters, like Megyn Kelly, who applauded the child sex trafficker/rapist for not having sex with five or eight-year-olds, who recently coughed up some other outstanding words,

 “He liked 15-year-old girls…I’m definitely not trying to make an excuse for this. I’m just giving you facts, um, he wasn’t into like eight-year-olds… You can say that’s a distinction without a difference. I think there is a difference between a 15-year-old and a five-year-old.”

Ewwwwwww. Really!? That’s what you’re going with? By that standard, I guess Ms. Kelly thinks raping adult women is perfectly acceptable. Maybe Megyn is just rehearsing for when the real Trump dirt comes out.

Even members of the Fascist/Trump Party are getting uncomfortable and are poised to go against their Golden Gooser when it comes to releasing the Epstein Pedo-files.

Take me to your girls

More, let’s say unflattering, emails will surely be emerging from the EPS Files, providing further evidence of the tangled web of shit around Epstein, Maxwell, Trump and a cast of thousands of abused young women and girl victims. The goodie bag of emails just released would have been readily available to prosecutors and congressional investigators long ago, but it took a serendipitous happenstance to get a Democratic Congressman to issue a subpoena to the Epstein estate, which complied.

Who’s On Worst

Trump’s personal attorney/deputy attorney general, during his highly irregular tête-à-tête-to-absolve-Trump with Ghislaine Maxwell – the inveterate liar who refused to take the stand in her own defense rather than a) incriminate herself, or b) commit perjury – simply played the straight man in Maxwell’s off-the-record fabrication festival. That performance of course landed her a ticket out of the prison she belonged in, to a Club Fed spa/resort/detention facility wherein Maxwell is the only sex trafficker, since such facilities are strictly for white collar criminals and their ilk.

Team Trump has been doggedly trying to cover up what they know is a serious shit show for Dear Larder, who clearly plays a significant role in the EPS Files. The name Donald Trump appears in the 20,000 pages released by the Epstein estate 1,628 times – more than any other name, including Jeffrey Epstein's. 

Dishonorable mentions in the EPS Files

The mission to cover this up could ultimately be the most horrific cover-up since Trump’s pathetic comb-over-and-over-and-over and pumpkin pancake makeup...

Naturally, Der Furor is losing a significant portion of his shit over these new revelations, which Keith Olbermann referred to as a “cube on the tip of the iceberg.” And just as naturally, Epstein’s old buddy has ordered his Attorney Prostitute…I mean General Pam Blondi to investigate all the Democrats named in the Epstein files. Apparently, all those warrant investigations, but everything Epstein said about Trump is a hoax.

The real hoax of course is the “reasons” for the imminent invasion of Venezuela. Coming soon to a continent near you. To distract you from the EPS Files.

WANTED: Dead or Asleep

Stay tuned for the next installment of Donald and the Giant Pedophile.

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*Just a smattering of the 20,000 pages of communications to and from Jeffrey Epstein. None of this is even part of the estimated 100,000 Epstein Pedo-files we’re all dying to see go public.

I. Mangrey reporting.

Broken News – The Epstein Pedo-Files

Nothing To S(l)e(az)e Here

November 13, 2025

New information has come to light about some of the interactions between King and Queen of the Pedophiles and blackmailers Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, and a guy called Donald Trump*…oh and a redacted someone known only as “VICTIM” with whom this Trump character apparently spent some hours at Epstein’s house.

Via Instagram

This information became public as the result of a subpoena served on the Epstein estate. This is likely whence any juicy tidbits on the Trump/Epstein case will emerge, even though it appears very possible the House will vote to release the Epstein Pedo-files now that Mike Johnson’s 50-day stalling hiatus designed to avoid swearing in Adelita Grijalva who, after being elected nearly two months ago, was all that stood between the American people and access to all the Epstein evidence.

However, given 1) the amount of time that has lapsed and, 2) the ubiquitous, unrelenting and shameless crime and corruption that is the entire raison d'être of the Trump administration, this reporter will not be the least bit surprised to learn that, oopsie, it appears there never were any Epstein files. Donald Trump’s non-existent dog ate them. Or Trump himself accidentally ate them.  Or I t was all just a Democrat witch hoax fake news hunt and Donald Trump will be suing America for a thousand million gagillion dollars for besmirching his otherwise squeaky-clean, mint-condition reputation as the nicest, most honest, most beloved and least racist person in the history of the United States. Also, Donald Trump never even met himself. He does not own a mirror and has no knowledge of his alleged existence.

Show Me The Epstein

If we do end up seeing any evidence the Formerly-Known-As-Justice Department has been sitting on and is forced to release (assuming Rep. Nancy Mace doesn’t jump off the release-the-files ship because she is in the midst of some kind of stroke marathon), we believe the documents will all look like this:

Audio files will be nothing but bleeped-out hours and white noise – not the white noise we hear out of Trump’s face sphincter every day, but the meaningless static-y sounds…again, not the meaningless static-y sounds coming from Trump every day, but the other stuff, like when tv stations went off the air late at night in the old days. I’m old enough to remember when shit just shut down for a few hours every night because there was still a shred of sanity in the human race. Buh-bye to all that.

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*Yes, that Donald Trump. Referred to in an Epstein email to Maxwell as “the dog that hasn’t barked.” And why hadn’t that dog barked? Was it too busy licking its balls? Epstein also stated, about Trump – in another email to journalist/slimeball Michael Wolff – “of course he knew about the girls as he asked ghislaine (sic) to stop.” Could this be why Trump had Epstein “commit suicide”?

Later that blight

OTHER BROKEN NEWS UPDATE

Last night the House of So-called Representatives voted to re-open the government for two months, after which we will go through this whole death-dance again.

 

This has been a Paying Attention™ Special Broken News report.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled heebie jeebies.

Broken News – Assholes Foreign And Domestic

Hey, Look Over There

November 12, 2025

In a futile and stupid gesture to take the focus off of Sleepy Don’s disastrous domestic policies – you know, tax cuts for the rich, government shutdown (now the longest shutdown ever), take food and healthcare away from the tired, the poor and the huddled masses yearning to just fucking survive, Trump tried to shift the conversation to foreign policy. Trump, who can barely keep his beady eyes open when he's not the one yammering away, has shown no interest in anything other than denying the reality of his failing presidency, blaming Joe Biden for everything, getting revenge on every perceived enemy and America in general, committing crimes and dissolving the Constitution and perhaps most important to him, rolling around in gold doubloons like Smaug and building monuments to himself. Like any pathetic, self-obsessed dictator would. 

The Senate has now voted – thanks to seven Dems and one Independent – to end the shut-the-fuck-down. Now the House has to put their two cents in to make it official. The House is poised to return from House Squeaker MAGA Mike Johnson’s self-imposed eight-week-long paid vacation – mainly to avoid having to vote on releasing the Trump/Epstein Pedo-files – to vote on officially ending the Turmp Shutdown. Funny thing: Squeaker Johnson will then have to swear in “recently” elected (some 70 days ago) Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), who ran on, and vows to become the 218^th member needed to vote on releasing the long-demanded files to the public. By most accounts, there is much more Trump than meets the eye in those documents, audio tapes, etc. A veritable piñata of putrid pedophile perfidy. Whack away!

Il Douche had his unsightly, zip-coded ass handed to him in the recent elections all across the country that hates his miserable guts. Fortunately for him, he has his classless new marble and chandelier bathroom to tend to his ass. Dour Leader decided to show his fuckwit bona fides on the international stage by hosting fellow fascist pig Viktor Orbán in what’s left of the White House.

The Trimvirate…oops, I mean Triumphant Rats

Trump, seen above (just a few days before hosting another Let-em-eat-cake gala at Mor-on-Lago while 12% of Americans go hungry) likely bellowing at a reporter, while Vance takes a selfie and Viktor Orbán  imagines killing the reporter with his bare hands.

This has been a Paying Attention™ Special Broken News report.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled ICE raid.

Fraught For The Day – One-In-Eight

Ain't Even No Cake For You!

November 10, 2025

There is something that does not get mentioned enough. There are countless stories every day that concern this issue, but do not include it at all, let alone feature it front and center. In the news biz, this is called burying the lede.

 

By now everyone has heard countless stories about the Grocery President Donald Fucking Trump canceling SNAP grocery assistance benefits. This is certainly a big story and is on its face no less than a crime against humanity. Period.

Two federal judges have ordered the sadistic fuck Trump to, at the very least, tap into emergency funds (which will only partially fund the program) already set aside for just such an emergency – no matter how contrived, or created as a diversion from the Epstein/Trump Files. The Supreme Court has blocked the lower court’s order, choosing to wait for higher courts to weigh in. While people are fucking starving. In America. Yes, that America.

Oops, I digress. Burying the lede, as it were.

The thing that barely gets mentioned, but should be shouted from the rooftops, and every other fucking place every fucking day is the fact that ONE-IN-EIGHT Americans – not South Americans, not Central Americans, but America Americans – most of whom are white, depend on SNAP benefits to survive.  

One in eight? Children. Seniors. Single moms working two or three jobs. People with disabilities. Veterans. White people!

To quote Chuck Schumer, “This president is a fucking liar. He says there’s no money to provide food stamps because of the shutdown. That’s bullshit.”

Yes, that Chuck Schumer.

Life Goes Off

And yet, late last night eight Democrats voted with the Fascist/Trump Party to capitulate and end the shutdown without getting anything in return. Millions of Americans can now expect their health insurance premiums to skyrocket in the near future. While those who have gone without their SNAP benefits due to the Trump Shutdown will now be able to afford to eat. The fruits of those benefits will be worth less when they die from lack of health care. All thanks to the Joe Manchin wing, now the John Fetterman wing, of the Democratic Party.

But don’t worry, the Dems got a promise from across the moat…I mean aisle to get a vote on extending the Affordable Care Act subsidies in December. And we all know what Fascist/Trump Party promises are worth. I suggest those eight Democrat surrender monkeys hold their breath until that vote happens.

This has been your Paying Attention™ Fraught For The Day.

Radio WTAF Request Line

Ariel Baddass on the air and taking your requests

November 8, 2025

Paying Attention™ DJ Ariel Baddass convinced management to add a request/dedication line for folks to hear what they want, when they want it, and send it on out there to someone special if they so desire.

Hey boys and girls, cats and kitties, all the ships and clippers at sea. This is Ariel B spinning platters of various sizes, though we always defer to vinyl whenever possible. Just to remind you, I was asked to leave my last gig after my tribute to the great Joey Reynolds. As Joey did on his last day at WIBG in Philly back in the early ‘70s, I locked myself in the booth and played John Lennon’s Give Peace a Chance for an hour or so, until they brought in a locksmith and a very large gentleman to help me to my car.

Thanks to the good folks at Paying Attention™ for hookin’ me up to once again play the platters, spin the saucers, dish out the discs and respect the stacks of wax here at PA Central. I hope you’ll enjoy us playin’ the hits, the misses, and anything else you might wanna hear.

I. Mangrey perusing the playlist

DJ: Let’s hit the ground spinning and take our first call. And who do we have on the line?

Caller Betzy: Hi, Betzy here, long time listener, first time caller.

DJ: Hi Betzy. Nice hearing from you. What’s your request and who are you dedicating it to? We’re here to make it happen.

Caller Betzy: Thanks Ariel. I would love to hear Elvis Costello doing (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding. I’d like this to go out to all the anti-woke Trump junkies. I would like to help them wake up and smell reality. These poor folks are seriously ill and toxically white. And they’re making the rest of us sick as hell.

DJ: Excellent choice. A great cover of the classic Nick Lowe tune. Love your dedication. Trying to help these poor suckers out of their stupor. There’s nothing funny about them. Thanks for calling in.  Comin’ right up.

Elvis Costello & The Attractions - (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding

Send us your requests and dedications and we’ll get ‘em on the air. 

Question For The Day – Aw, Shoot

WARNING: Unflinching Satire

November 7, 2025

I am concerned about the president. Donald Trump is clearly unwell. His body is failing and his very, very large uh-brain, which has long been suspect, is deteriorating before our very eyes. He looks dazed, he falls asleep at meetings, and his delusions of grandeur (and everything else) are snowballing at an alarming rate. His poll numbers are sinking near the speed of light; his political standing is swirling down his brand-new Lincoln Bathroom toilet.

Today’s Question For The Day:

Many people are asking (though not me): if Donald Trump shot himself* in the middle of Fifth Avenue, would he lose any voters?

 This is satire and is in very bad taste**

Bonus Question:

Do many people (not me of course) think he should try it and find out?

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*His body, his choice.
**You’re welcome.

This has been your Paying Attention™ Question For The Day.