Earlier this week, Unison voted for Andrea Egan to be their new head. As we reported, Keir Starmer’s Labour Party expelled Egan as a member in 2022, suggesting there would be no love lost between her and the prime minister. Now, Egan has made her feelings on the Labour right explicitly clear in a new opinion piece:
Make no mistake.
The election of @Andrea4GS as Union GS is a turning point for the Lab Party & politics in this country.
She’s calling time on Reform, Thatcherism & those that support its bastardised form, 40 years on.
A rallying cry to get behind. https://t.co/ogql5dzBTL pic.twitter.com/VEaadL0JHu
— Clive Lewis MP (@labourlewis) December 19, 2025
“Never again will we prop up politicians hostile to unions”. Looking at you, Labour Party.
Egan began her career as a “low-paid children’s residential care worker supporting vulnerable children”. In her piece, she notes she will be “the first ordinary member” to lead Unison. Speaking to that, she wrote:
But some at the top of our movement have contributed to its decline, too, by creating cultures where workers, ordinary members, are consistently disregarded by their own organisations. Defending our class interests, the core work of unions, has been an afterthought, at best. Careers and cosy Westminster clubs have come first.
For her part, Egan seems to have genuinely put her money where her mouth is:
Instead of taking the £181,000 salary package the current General Secretary receives, I will take the wage of a social worker.
I will make sure the rest of the money goes to the Industrial Action Fund and There For You.
My pay will go up when yours goes up! pic.twitter.com/trWFN0oU3p
— Andrea Egan for UNISON General Secretary (@Andrea4GS) November 18, 2025
Her piece contains a very clear warning to the Labour right (and the right in general):
Industrially, I am putting all the employers we bargain with – from Reform UK-run local councils to Wes Streeting’s Department of Health and Social Care – on notice: Unison will be fighting without hesitation to win for members. Our size and resources are without parallel among trade unions in this country. From this point on, those great assets will be geared towards transforming the lives of public-sector workers.
That begins with building on and properly scaling up the “organising to win” strategy introduced in 2021, after a motion by ordinary members at Unison’s conference. This was a member initiative, from the grassroots. Now I will work for it to be fully supported and resourced at the centre.
She also said:
So it should be clear that putting members first doesn’t mean relegating or turning away from politics. That would be an abdication of responsibility. But it does mean bringing Unison’s support for the destructive right wing of the Labour party to an end.
Paul Holden’s The Fraud covers how the right wing of the Labour Party fought to ensure the party’s loss to the Tories in 2019.
Streets ahead of Streeting and the Labour Party
In her piece, Egan called out one politician specifically:
We will call time on our union’s inexcusable habit of propping up politicians who act against our interests, undermine our fundamental values and make our lives worse. Like colleagues across the movement, I have, in recent weeks, been appalled by Streeting’s attacks on resident doctors and their union. It is simply unacceptable for a Labour politician to describe striking workers as “morally reprehensible”.
I will, of course, engage open-mindedly with the health secretary as I would with any other employer or government minister. But given the likelihood of a Labour leadership election in 2026, it’s important for me to be clear: swapping Starmer out for Streeting or anyone else from the right wing of the party would be no solution to the gigantic challenges facing the country. What’s needed is a radical change in approach based on the labour movement’s core values.
As reported by James Wright on 15 December:
Despite pay rises since Labour came to power, resident doctors are demanding full pay restoration so their pay is the same as it was in 2008, when taking inflation into account. There are further issues with the recruitment process for doctors, with many unable to get jobs.
The UK is low on doctors per 1,000 people, at 3.2. Some of the highest levels of per capita doctors are in Austria at 5.48 and Germany at 4.53.
Yet in 2026 the number of specialty applicants is projected to increase to over 40,000. And the government is only offering an additional 4,000 places, bringing the number up to around 14,000, and no pay restoration.
International liberation
Egan also made it clear she will use her position to support wider efforts for equality:
Politically, with ordinary Unison members giving a clear mandate for change, our union will defend the interests of the working class as a whole without apology and without exception. I am in no doubt – that requires being unbowed in our support for the Palestinian people’s freedom struggle, and proud of our internationalism and opposition to war. I am also clear that Unison on my watch will not sit idly by while this Labour government allows imprisoned Palestine Solidarity Campaign activists to starve while protesting for their basic rights. Keir Starmer must act now.
Andrew Feinstein, a former ANC official under Nelson Mandela, has argued that the hero of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa would be ‘outraged’ with our leaders. The blatant disregard and disrespect for the plight and courage of the hunger strikers in our prisons exposes the hypocrisy of Starmer and David Lammy who have bother referred to Mandela as a ‘political hero’, as Feinstein wrote to them:
I would like to draw to your attention to the fact that Mandela also played a significant role in hunger strikes during his imprisonment, particularly at Robben Island. He and other political prisoners used hunger strikes as a form of protest against their conditions, unlawful detention and to demand their release. Soon after his release in 1990, his intervention was crucial in peaceably ending a hunger strike by over 300 prisoners. These hunger strikes were crucial tools in the struggle against apartheid.
We were once again at Woolwich Crown Court for the weekly support action for the Filton 24 as their trial progresses – and Yara from Palestinian Youth Movement gave us perhaps the best explanation of why people are on hunger strike we have heard yet. All respect to her
pic.twitter.com/49MvYMvCYc
— Canary (@TheCanaryUK) December 19, 2025
Ordinary members
Egan finished her piece by saying:
My victory is no individual matter. It is a collective triumph for ordinary Unison members who have voted to take charge of their own union at long last. Public sector workers keep this country running. We are disrespected, overworked and underpaid. That must change. It will change.
With her decision to take the same wage as an ordinary carer, we’re inclined to believe she’s serious.
Featured image via Andrea Egan
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On 19 December, the US Justice Department released more materials related to the dead paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. While they only released around 10% of what they have (and 90% of it was redacted), we did get to see new material related to Epstein, including the following about Andrew:
Epstein files reveal photo of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor laying across women’s laps#EpsteinTrumpFiles #Epstein pic.twitter.com/bz0lnZ8GYP
— the Caleb Lee Show (@thecalebleeshow) December 20, 2025
The ***ist formally known as prince
Earlier this year, the Royal Family stripped Andrew of all his titles. This is why he’s now known as ‘Andrew Mountbatten Windsor’ or ‘the creepy Epstein-loving one’ instead of ‘prince Andrew’ or the ‘Duke of York’.
When the king de-royaled his brother, many suspected that more disgusting revelations would soon emerge. These suspicions were confirmed in October, when publishers posthumously released the memoir of Andrew’s late accuser Virginia Giuffre:
Prince Andrew reportedly used the met police to dig up dirt on a sex trafficking victim.
I told @DailyMail that his actions are utterly despicable, using his power and connections to smear Virginia Giuffre. I call for an investigation into his action.https://t.co/vAvb9glGrc
— Dr Charlotte Proudman (@DrProudman) October 19, 2025
In the leaked email acquired by the Daily Mail, Andrew told the late queen Elizabeth’s press secretary:
It would also seem [Giuffre] has a criminal record in the [United] States. I have given her DoB [date of birth] and social security number for investigation with XXX, the on duty ppo [personal protection officer].’
In another email, Andrew said:
I’ve just had a short conversation with Ghislaine [Maxwell] and she says [Virginia Giuffre] is a lying so and so… this is consistent with what [Jeffrey Epstein] says. If this comes to the crunch we must have a statement ready
Much like Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell is a convicted sex offender.
Earlier this month, the police announced they wouldn’t be investigating the above:
Police have decided to NOT investigate allegations involving #Epstein agst Andrew Windsor in 2016, 2019, 2020, 2022 & now 2025
Meanwhile. Andrew paid £12m to Virginia Guiffre “having never met her
The questions don’t go away, it’s a shame police don’t want to try to answer them. pic.twitter.com/iolb4kum2m— nazir afzal (@nazirafzal) December 13, 2025
Grounds for suspicion
The latest released photos show Andrew with Epstein and Maxwell near the Royal residence of Balmoral:
There are also images featuring Andrew’s ex-wife Sarah Ferguson.
In September 2025, it emerged Ms Ferguson “humbly” apologised to Epstein in April 2011, called him her “dear friend”, after publicly disowning him in March 2011.
She said she had never called him a paedophile after he reacted furiously to comments she had made about him in an interview, according to emails obtained by the Mail on Sunday.
Several charities ended their association with Ferguson following the above revelations. It also emerged that Epstein was paying off Ferguson’s debts.
The women Ferguson appears besides are blacked out; this could suggest they’re victims, although the Justice Department has made many unnecessary redactions, so who knows?
Virginia Roberts Giuffre was a public figure for well over a decade. She's now deceased. This particular photo has been in the public domain for years. But DOJ still redacts it, for absolutely no rational reason. And people wonder why they're not getting all the "Epstein Files"! pic.twitter.com/RxQvBJjYBR
— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) December 20, 2025
Andrew is a national embarrassment without Epstein
Of course, the fact that Andrew was out there shaming Britain is nothing new:
Never forget that Prince Andrew invited his friend Jeffrey Epstein to relax at the porch of the Queen's log cabin. pic.twitter.com/YEDhw6MhCF
— Mukhtar (@I_amMukhtar) August 28, 2023
Given that the Royals protected Andrew for many years before his recent de-princification, it’s no wonder there are now renewed calls for a referendum on the monarchy:
.@zarahsultana: "we need to have a referendum on the monarchy"#bbclaurak: "Would you campaign to abolish the monarchy"
"Absolutely, I'm a republican"
Me too. pic.twitter.com/YBVCACfuhb
— Saul Staniforth (@SaulStaniforth) December 7, 2025
History tells us it’s no surprise someone in Andrew’s position would abuse their privilege. History also tells us that most countries got rid of their royals centuries ago.
Featured image via US Justice Department
By Willem Moore
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Cuba’s Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, criticized the designation of Venezuela as a “foreign terrorist organization” by the government of Donald Trump, describing it as an arbitrary, fraudulent and politically motivated act.
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This reaction comes after Trump’s announcement about the blockade of oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela and his demand for the return of assets, including oil and land.
Trump said that “Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest navy ever assembled in South American history” and accused the “illegitimate Maduro regime” of financing “narcoterrorism, human trafficking, murder and kidnapping” with resources from oil fields.
The #US government designation of the legitimate government of #Venezuela as a foreign terrorist organization is a new arbitrary, fraudulent, unilateral and politically motivated act. It shows, once again, the lack of credibility of these decisions and the manipulation of… pic.twitter.com/Af1tFAWjnW
— Bruno Rodríguez P (@BrunoRguezP) December 20, 2025
In response, Rodríguez Parrilla questioned the moral legitimacy of the United States to issue such accusations.
“What moral does the US government have for these designations, when it protects and finances terrorist organizations on its territory, refuses to cooperate with neighbouring countries such as Cuba in matters of terrorism and speaks openly about covert actions and CIA sabotages against Venezuelan infrastructures?”
The Cuban Foreign Minister stated that these actions only seek to internationally isolate the Bolivarian Revolution, increase pressure on Caracas, and “escalate an aggression with unpredictable consequences for the peace, security, and stability of Latin America and the Caribbean.”
“All our solidarity and support to the Venezuelan people and government in the face of this infamous barbarity,” Rodríguez Parrilla concluded.
Cuba’s firm stance against Trump’s declarations once again places the Island against U.S. interference in Latin American affairs and the United States’ disrespect for the proclamation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace, signed in Havana in 2014.
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The Government of Venezuela reported that it had received an offer of cooperation in all areas from Iran, with the aim of confronting what it considers to be piracy and international terrorism by the United States, given the US military deployment in the Caribbean near Venezuela and the recent seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker by the US.
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Cuba Denounces Fraudulent US Terrorist Designation Against Venezuela
“Venezuela received a full display of solidarity from the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, as well as its offer of cooperation in all areas to confront piracy and international terrorism that the United States seeks to impose through military force, violating the United Nations Charter and international law,” as reported by Foreign Minister Yván Gil via Telegram.
La solidaridad entre pueblos fortalece la soberanía.
Venezuela e Irán reafirman su cooperación estratégica frente a las amenazas externas, defendiendo juntos la paz y el derecho internacional. 🇻🇪🇮🇷 pic.twitter.com/ZTNtqJntZY— Génesis Lyliam (@GLyliam1902) December 20, 2025
Yván Gil said he had received a call from his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araqchi, during which they analyzed “the recent events in the Caribbean, especially the threats, acts of piracy by the United States, and the theft of ships loaded with Venezuelan oil.”
This reaction comes after Trump’s announcement about the blockade of oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela and his demand for the return of assets, including oil and land.
Trump said that “Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest navy ever assembled in South American history” and accused the “illegitimate Maduro regime” of financing “narcoterrorism, human trafficking, murder and kidnapping” with resources from oil fields.
The US government also recently included 29 ships and their management companies on its sanctions list for their alleged participation in the so-called “ghost fleet” of Iran, accused of transporting Iranian crude oil and petroleum products to evade imperialist sanctions.
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This article by Fabiola Martínez and Alma E. Muñoz originally appeared in the December 20, 2025 edition of La Jornada, Mexico’s premier left wing daily newspaper.
In January of next year, Grupo Salinas will have to pay the treasury 51 billion pesos, although once it expresses its intention to settle this tax debt it could be subject to “adjustments” (discounts), said the director of the Tax Administration Service (SAT), Antonio Martínez Dagnino.
In outlining the timeline for the matter at the National Palace press conference, he pointed out that “the adjustment could be up to 39 percent in accordance with the law.”
Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo said that the funds obtained through this method will be used to expand social programs, such as scholarships; the Women’s Welfare Pension, for example, has a budget of 59 billion pesos next year. “Honestly, I hope they pay,” she said.
She emphasized that the issue was brought up at the morning press conference because it is a recurring question; it is, he said, a legal procedure, not a personal or political one.
“It’s the law, it’s the law. I mean, the court rulings… What did the Court decide? The Court ruled that the injunctions were not admissible. So, what stands? The court rulings in that regard.”
“As we have always said,” she added, “this is not a personal matter, nor a political one, nor anything of the sort; it is simply what the law says. So, it’s not that the President or the head of the SAT are doing anything personal.”
“Why are there 51,000 [billion owing] now? Because the law also says that it is being updated, that’s what the law says, that’s what the court ruling says, and we have to comply with the law.”
The president emphasized the right of companies to request “discounts, let’s put it that way, in accordance with the Tax Code. Notification is given in January, and we expect payment, it’s that simple. If they don’t pay, then another process begins, which would be a separate matter.”
Two journalists pressed President Sheinbaum about the right to obtain discounts or pay in installments, when the owner of Grupo Salinas has harshly criticized his government.
She insisted that it is a procedure established by law, which sets out the way to access the benefits, “I’m not going to comment on the rest; frankly, I don’t think it’s worth it.”
The businessman and son of a fascist financier was a major force behind the promotion of last month’s ultra-right wing Gen Z march, which was marked by violence and an over-representation of geriatric members of Mexico’s middle class.
End to Pardons
On the other hand, he indicated that the country has increased tax revenue in recent years because there are no longer debt forgiveness programs like those that were authorized arbitrarily, based on corrupt practices.
President Sheinbaum attributed the positive result in that area to three factors: first, the measure promoted by former President López Obrador, to bring the prohibition of discretionary debt forgiveness to the constitutional level; second, “there is no corruption”; and third, the transparent allocation of resources – and not the shady practice, he said, of supporting only those at the top, as happened during the Fobaproa era – to generate resources and allocate them to social programs and strategic works.
“Look, today the Dos Bocas refinery, which they criticized so much—how they criticized it!—the Olmeca Refinery is producing 300,000 barrels of gasoline and diesel per day that were previously imported. So, yes, there is a change, a profound change.”
The Grupo Salinas debt case began because the tax authority determined that the corporation (owned by Ricardo Salinas Pliego) had outstanding balances corresponding to six fiscal years (from 2008 to 2013); the loss reports issued by its companies were deemed inadmissible.
Then came a chain of appeals that concluded with the final decision of the SCJN, from which the SAT has the obligation to collect, a procedure that will be carried out in January 2026: “the payment of 51 billion pesos will be required in accordance with the Federal Tax Code,” Martínez Dagnino pointed out.
Once the notification of the requirement takes effect, the period for voluntary payment begins.
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Grupo Salinas Must Pay 51 Billion Tax Bill in January
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Woes are multiplying for the ultra-right winger Ricardo Salinas Pliego, who won’t have much to celebrate despite being a guest at US President Trump’s recent Christmas dinner.
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President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on poverty reduction, USMCA, Asia trade dialogue, social rights, Grupo Salinas tax debt, and Acapulco revival.
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Mexico City’s head of government announced the locomotive mechanic, trade unionist, communist and founder the Railroad Workers Museum will receive a tribute in May.
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On 18 December, Labour MP for Brent West Barry Gardiner pressed the solicitor general to release the Filton 24 hunger striker prisoners:
Today I suggested to the Solicitor General that, after a year on remand, my constituents on hunger strike should be released on bail with appropriate tagging. pic.twitter.com/JJC7n8WGwp
— Barry Gardiner MP (@BarryGardiner) December 18, 2025
Justice delayed for hunger strike prisoners
Gardiner started by echoing his opponent’s own words:
The solicitor general is absolutely right to say that justice delayed is justice denied.
Hey, remember when justice secretary David Lammy was banging on about the tragedy of delaying justice just a few weeks back? Of course, he wanted to use it as an excuse to roll back the right to trial by jury. But clearly this is an issue that’s near and dear to ministers’ hearts.
Gardiner went on:
My constituent, Qesser Zuhrah, has been on remand in prison now for over a year. Two of my other constituents, Heba Muraisi and Lewie Chiaramello, have also been on remand awaiting coming to trial. They have been accused of offences, none of which are violence against the person. But all three are now on hunger strike.
As a reminder, the statutory limit for holding a prisoner on remand – that is, awaiting trial – is six months.The fact that the Filton 24 have already been held for a year for what amounts to property damage is a clear miscarriage of justice.
Or at least, it would be in a functioning justice system – as Gardiner pointed out:
Would it not be much more sense, much more efficient for the criminal justice system, and quite honestly, a humanitarian gesture to allow these three to be released, with tagging and appropriate monitoring, to face trial in due course?
The speaker stopped the solicitor general from replying, stating that:
The point’s been made, I think it’s on the record.
Parliament has more important things to consider, clearly. Lammy, Starmer and the rest of anti-Palestine Labour have certainly been trying their damn hardest to ignore the issue of the hunger strikes.
‘Political imprisonment and repression at home’
Fortunately, whilst our own MPs – less 51 – are doing their best to bury the issue, the hunger strike is only gaining attention elsewhere. In fact, on Monday 15 December, supporters of the strike staged a picket outside of the UK Consulate in New York.
FREE THEM ALL: NYC PICKET & RALLY IN SUPPORT OF THE UK HUNGER STRIKERS
Monday December 15, 2025
4 PM
UK Consulate, 855 2nd Ave New York, NY
Right now 8 political prisoners for Palestine in the UK are on hunger strike, risking their lives to resist the ongoing… pic.twitter.com/b4WvGMBdVU
— Within Our Lifetime (@WOLPalestine) December 14, 2025
Activist groups Within Our Lifetime and Writers Against the War on Gaza organised the protest. Within Our Lifetime explained that:
Right now 8 political prisoners for Palestine in the UK are on hunger strike, risking their lives to resist the ongoing genocide in Palestine and political imprisonment and repression at home.
Pro-Palestine groups helped publicise the call to action on social media:
Within Our Lifetime and WAWOG are calling for a picket and rally in New York City in support of the eight UK-based Palestinian political prisoners currently on hunger strike.
The event is scheduled for Monday, December 15, 2025, at 4 PM outside the UK Consulate, 855 2nd Ave,… pic.twitter.com/Qhlf8yCMtz
— Palestine Info Center (@palinfoen) December 15, 2025
The Palestine Info Center echoed that:
The hunger strikers, known as the Filton 24, have been imprisoned without trial for over a year for resisting the UK’s role in supplying Israeli weapons, particularly through Elbit Systems, which have been used in repeated attacks on Palestinian civilians in Gaza.
NEW | Within Our Lifetime and WAWOG are calling for a picket and rally in New York City in support of the eight UK-based Palestinian political prisoners currently on hunger strike.
The event is scheduled for Monday, December 15, 2025, at 4 PM outside the UK Consulate, 855 2nd… pic.twitter.com/8Kfc7sOrXh
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) December 15, 2025
Quds News Network also included:
The rally seeks to demand the release of the Filton 24, all Palestinian prisoners, an end to political repression, the shutdown of Elbit Systems, and the de-proscription of Palestine Action.
‘They’re putting themselves on the line’
Middle East Eyecovered the protest over the hunger strike itself:
“They’re putting themselves on the line.”
New Yorkers gathered outside the UK embassy on Monday, calling for the release of Palestine Action activists jailed without trial for more than a year.
Eight prisoners have been on hunger strike for over 45 days, with five hospitalised pic.twitter.com/C7APJzSRZJ
— Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) December 18, 2025
The protesters sang familiar chants of:
You can’t, you can’t hide – you’re committing genocide
The MEEreporting highlighted the fact that the Filton hunger strike is the largest such action since the IRA hunger strike led by Bobby Sands in the ’80s.
It is a damning indictment of the justice system in the UK that the Filton 24 had to take action in the first place. Elbit – the factory targeted by the 24’s action – is directly arming Israel’s genocide of the Palestinian people. In a society with any sense of decency, Elbit would not have factories on our shores.
It’s a further shame that the Filton 24 are being held past the 6-month limit, nevermind the fact they’re being held at all. There is no justice in that, delayed or otherwise.
And, last but not least, it is a black mark on our parliament that even New Yorkers 3,000 miles away have recognised this injustice, when our own parliament refuses to even acknowledge that anything is amiss.
Free the Filton 24.
Featured image via the Canary
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On 19 December, Donald Trump’s Justice Department finally released the so-called ‘Epstein Files’. There was a problem, however, in that they didn’t release all of the files. Making matters worse, they heavily redacted the files they did release. As a result, president Donald Trump and his team have made themselves look more suspicious than ever:
Now the coverup is out in the open. This is far from over.
Everyone involved will have to answer for this. Pam Bondi, Kash Patel, whole admin.
Protecting a bunch of rapists and pedophiles because they have money, power, and connections.
Bondi should resign tonight. https://t.co/7KILMsuPwv
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) December 19, 2025
The Trump Epstein coverup
Until this year, the government was unable to release certain files relating to Epstein and his alleged accomplices because of the trial / appeal of his right hand woman Ghislaine Maxwell. This changed when Congress passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which made it both legal and mandatory for the Justice Department to publish all of the Epstein documents. Despite this, the released files are incomplete and heavily redacted:
Only 10% of total files released.
90% of the released files were redacted.
So ~1% of the files were truly released.
I'd love to see MAGA defend this BS.
Why is the DoJ covering up for pedophiles?! https://t.co/CXkyl6r8ee
— Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) (@adamscochran) December 19, 2025
Breaking News: Americans just got hoodwinked by their government.
They did not release the full Epstein files. What they just released is heavily redacted in order to protect the child sex traffickers that they should be prosecuting.
There is no coming back from this.
pic.twitter.com/6R0VGsdWZh
— Power to the People ☭
(@ProudSocialist) December 19, 2025
Redacted States of America pic.twitter.com/vCfE8jTOaI
— Molly Ploofkins (@Mollyploofkins) December 20, 2025
As a result of the redactions, Democrat and Republican politicians have accused the Justice Department of breaking the law:
Unfortunately, today’s document release by @AGPamBondi and @DAGToddBlanche grossly fails to comply with both the spirit and the letter of the law that @realDonaldTrump signed just 30 days ago. @RepRoKhanna is correct. https://t.co/gZQyQBUT4R
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) December 19, 2025
Trump eventually supported the Epstein Files Transparency Act after initially opposing it. At the same time, he also ordered a new investigation which many suspected was instigated solely to provide cover for future redactions:
Four months ago, Bondi's DOJ declared that nothing in the Epstein files warranted further investigation. But it took Bondi just four hours to open an investigation anyway once Trump demanded one — and only into Democrats. @EricaLG @GlennThrush @alanfeuer https://t.co/vq2htXEQmg
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) November 15, 2025
One person who commented on the state of the release was journalist Julie K Brown. Brown was pivotal in bringing the Epstein case to national attention, leading to the arrests of Epstein and Maxwell. Speaking to the BBC, Brown said:
I’m still going through it, of course, but it’s just a lot of material that is either dated, that we already knew about it, or heavily redacted.
So it doesn’t make sense. A lot of these redactions just frankly don’t even make sense
At the same time, she praised the victims who have fought to get this far:
I think the fact that we’ve even gotten this far is worthwhile and certainly the victims should be credited. They’re the heroes here who have fought really hard for transparency and for accountability and to hold some of these men accountable.
What’s there
Despite the redactions, there is new material in the latest release, including this harrowing image of the dead paedophile with a child in his lap:
Peter Mandelson called the man in this pic his ‘best pal’.
The government knew about the closeness of their friendship – and still made him the country’s ambassador to the United States. https://t.co/NU9OREnwJf
— Aaron Bastani (@AaronBastani) December 20, 2025
The released files may also prove that the attorney general Pam Bondi previously lied (depending on how she was defining ‘associates’):
Pam Bondi said there was “no evidence” that Epstein ever “blackmailed associates”
Yet the files she just released have proof of Epstein threatening to burn down someone’s house if they revealed him.
Soooo… that kinda seems like blackmail.! https://t.co/QJSvidBLbk pic.twitter.com/cxCto3wYGm
— Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) (@adamscochran) December 19, 2025
Bondi herself said the following post-release:
You can not be fucking for real girl
https://t.co/kqgHfvAKoU
— Polling USA (@USA_Polling) December 20, 2025
There’s also this:
Republicans think they're so slick
Throw Clinton and Trump in jail together, at least they can keep each other company https://t.co/xsaeSc4wj1
— Polling USA (@USA_Polling) December 19, 2025
People have additionally highlighted this exchange between Trump, Epstein and a 14-year-old girl:
This is REALLY bad. Epstein introduced Trump to a 14 year old girl and they joked about he she was a “good one.” Things just got a lot worse for Trump. pic.twitter.com/XHE04t8To7
— Harry Sisson (@harryjsisson) December 20, 2025
BREAKING: According to court records, one Jeffrey Epstein victim was introduced to Trump when she was 14 years old, and Epstein nudged Trump and asked "This is a nice one, right?"
Trump refused to answer questions about it.pic.twitter.com/4aHuADkks8
— Really American
(@ReallyAmerican1) December 19, 2025
While this exchange was already exposed back in 2020, it’s avoided widespread public attention before now.
End game
On the same day that his justice department released the Epstein Files, Trump gave a rally. People noted that Trump’s age was showing at the event:
he looks like shit and sounds like he's dying https://t.co/Ln5NE2gWA7
— Keith Edwards (@keithedwards) December 20, 2025
Trump has also been avoiding questions around the release:
WOW — Trump announces he's not taking questions today, which is highly unusual, saying "I think we have to just stop right here"
(the Epstein files are supposed to be released later today) pic.twitter.com/UWyfZ2PVOJ
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 19, 2025
Between his political failures, suspected criminality, and advanced age, it’s no wonder Trump’s polling is in the toilet:
New – Trump approval poll
Dissaprove 60%
Approve 36% (New Low)
Gallup #B – RV – 11/23 pic.twitter.com/S0Wyne7vsG
— Political Polls (@PpollingNumbers) November 28, 2025
"Do you think Trump is trying to cover up Jeffrey Epstein's crimes?"
Yes: 50%
No: 29%Unsure: 22%
YouGov / Nov 24, 2025
— Polling USA (@USA_Polling) December 19, 2025
While he may be losing the support of anti-paedophile Americans, however, Trump does seemingly still enjoy the backing of Reform UK and GB News:
Here's @Nigel_Farage getting giddy about how close he is to Donald Trump.
Funny how quiet he's been about the Epstein Files. Not mentioned Trump in quite some time. pic.twitter.com/DcPJ8Tprai
— Reform Party UK Exposed
(@reformexposed) November 17, 2025
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By Willem Moore
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A new video shows Tommy Robinson being “bullied” at a boxing event in Dubai:
Tommy Robinson got pressured in Dubai. Look how shook he is.
"Don't interview him, he's a racist prick. Why are you giving him airtime?
Apparently, the Emirati influencers have invited him.
Watch him get cooked, bullied, and physically pushed. pic.twitter.com/cp8lHOw4bq
— Mukhtar (@I_amMukhtar) December 19, 2025
Little Tommy
Ty Mitchell is a British Muslim from Derby; he’s also a professional boxer:
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Seeing Tommy Robinson being interviewed, Mitchell charged over and gave Robinson a piece of his mind:
@TRobinsonNewEra CLASHES with @TyMitchell90 in Dubai
Watch FULL INTERVIEW here https://t.co/LHkWqTSN3A pic.twitter.com/ajphKpZC0y
— IFL TV (@IFLTV) December 19, 2025
Mitchell shouted that Tommy Robinson is a racist “prick” / “rat” and asked why they’re giving him airtime. Robinson was bouncing around with the energy of a child and/or cokehead through part of the exchange; at other times he was tetchily repeating himself; at other times again he was nervously glancing around.
After the initial shouting, something like a conversation happened with Robinson arguing he doesn’t hate Muslims; he just opposes ‘terrorists’ and ‘sex criminals’. Mitchell said Robinson only seems to care about crimes when there are Muslim men involved. This is something we’ve covered before, with Robinson having defended colleagues who were accused of sex crimes. Robinson also worked with the alleged human trafficker Andrew Tate, who fittingly was fighting at the same event.
Here’s a video of Tate explaining how he used the ‘lover boy’ method to traffic women:
Let Andrew Tate explain the “lover boy” method of human trafficking to you in his own words.pic.twitter.com/oJpBj7oKqK
— Murdered By Crayons
(@CrayonMurders) March 6, 2025
Here’s some more evidence against him:
More evidence has been released showing alleged text messages of Andrew Tate clearly engaged in human trafficking his victims.
While Andrew has admitting on recording to having sex with a 16 year old and also to raping a victim his detractors nonetheless are still making excuses pic.twitter.com/aU7QnlOpik— The Serfs (youtube.com/theserftimes) (@theserfstv) July 26, 2023
Andrew Tate is on camera/audio admitting to:
-violently raping a woman
-violently strangling a woman
-having sex with a 16 year old when he was an adultIs under investigation for:
-human trafficking of minors with 6 potential victimsJordan Peterson: pic.twitter.com/XRNoXlYvgy
— The Serfs (youtube.com/theserftimes) (@theserfstv) January 12, 2023
When right-wing commentator Lauren Southern accused Tate of date raping her, Tommy Robinson leapt to Tate’s defence. This is what people mean when they say Robinson only cares about sex crimes in so far as he can use them to attack Muslims. And as Mitchell himself said, this isn’t to defend Muslims who commit crimes; it’s to note you can find criminals in any sub-sect of people – the issue is using the minority to tarnish the majority.
Tommy Robinson: cry harder
People enjoyed seeing Tommy Robinson get called out anyway – especially Mukhtar:
A different angle shows that Ant Middleton was there when tiny Tommy got bullied. pic.twitter.com/Va7t7RayK6
— Mukhtar (@I_amMukhtar) December 19, 2025
He went straight to Twitter to check if the L he took is going viral. pic.twitter.com/g0MeOXKOFI
— Mukhtar (@I_amMukhtar) December 19, 2025
The far-right tiny Tommy Robinson fans are crying in my mention because their hero got humbled real quick.
— Mukhtar (@I_amMukhtar) December 19, 2025
“ Tommy Robinson hates muslims and Islam but yet goes to a muslim country ”
Beautifully said—straight to his face pic.twitter.com/x3SxkYwd72
— ONE (@One_Dawah) December 19, 2025
Look – Tommy Robinson who makes money off of abusing Arabs and Muslims has been spotted in Dubai
pic.twitter.com/Kr1HsFhMS1
— The Saviour (@TheSaviour) December 19, 2025
AFTER DESTROYING TOMMY ROBINSON @TyMitchell90 SEND A MESSAGE pic.twitter.com/TQm829NURh
— Sulaiman Ahmed (@ShaykhSulaiman) December 20, 2025
People also highlighted the 24-7 grift that the guy is on:
Tommy Robinson is always wearing Gucci, Burberry, Louis Vuitton, etc.
He’s also known to wear Rolex’s, fancy cars, luxury homes, and is endlessly on holidays.
This is a man who told a court in 2021 he was bankrupt.
Professional martyr. A grift persona. An establishment shill. pic.twitter.com/UwSQs7byTY
— Wolf
(@WorldByWolf) December 19, 2025
You're out in the freezing winter rain hanging flags on lamp posts.
Tommy Robinson and Ant Middleton are living it large in a Muslim country.
You are not the same – you aren't even fighting the same 'enemy.' pic.twitter.com/Qatcq9vqnA
— Woke Lefty
(@SalfordMe2023) December 19, 2025
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