Marilyn's Photos - July 20 2025 - Musk vs Trump -= Round 2

 

How many rounds will there be in the fight between Trump and Musk?  This seems like Round 2 to me.  But actually the alternate party threat has already been identified in the press as Round 2 -   "the first salvo in the second round of the break-up saga". So let's consider this Round 3. The Round's title in the press is "Trump's Epstein Crisis" Subtitle: The president's former first buddy is doing everything he can to rub salt into Trump's wounds. "Musk asked why “Ghislaine [Maxwell] is in federal prison for a hoax,” proved to be a precursor to a marathon of posts piling pressure on Trump and his administration.  Musk posted about Epstein 13 times in just over an hour on Wednesday afternoon...Musk also targeted Trump directly, referring to his flights on Epstein’s private jet, nicknamed the “Lolita Express...”  From the sidelines of Canada, I hadn't followed the Epstein case over the years - our own Paul Bernardo case makes us Canadians think twice about reading the stories of sexual abuse.  They make for nightmares and the story was banned from the Canadian press at the time. But this is different.  And why is that? Claiming there is nothing to see seems ludicrous when you "skim" the Wikipedia entry on Epstein, The entry is so long that one just starts to scroll through it.   Over 200 survivors have come forward or sued Epstein, his estate, the federal government and financial institutions to recover money for the victims.  How many haven't come forward? It is estimated that 63% of sexual assaults are unreported. That makes for a lot of offenders off in the wings, with low probabilities of nothing to see. The Wikipedia entry on the listings in the phone book is a who's who of celebrities, politicians and prominent people.  Among them are convicted or accused sex abusers such as Harvey Weinstein. With this many connections of various kinds to important and prominent people, it is normal that we ask which ones were involved with what? If there isn't a figuring out or a "reckoning", this will go on.  And this may go on anyway as there is a question of whether it is a "list" that has to be compiled through investigation. Experts and legal representatives for the survivors conjecture that the list was a mental one rather than written. Wouldn't an investigation possiblt uncover more than just the list of bad sexual predators/actors? it could reveal all kinds of illegal or quasi-legal dealings.  Now I've gotten to thinking there might be a swamp. A cover-up makes sense.   Back to the Musk-Trump battle:  Who would guess that the "Epstein Saga" is Round 3 in the Musk-Trump battle? And where will the Epstein Saga head next?  I think the N.Y. Times will start a full page each week, detailing the saga.  Just like it has a full page summary of Trump's activities.  These are meant for the history books, so time to start keep notes.

I did the Up Against the Wall Series during COVID and it seems relevant here.  What about the picture below?  The blue door propped against the wall so there's nowhere to get to and no way to get inside but the door came from somewhere and seems sufficiently important to be guarded.      Read more daily posts here: marilyncornwellblogspot.com Purchase works here: Fine Art America- marilyncornwell.com Redbubble - marilyncornwellart.ca