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Saturday, February 7, 2026

The Epsteino-Centric Model of the Western Power Core | Alexander Dugin

The Epstein network is just the core of the collective West. But all the other circles surrounding it—politics, culture, media, fashion, movies, education, markets, science, special services, just everything—form the layers of gravitation, attracting the masses to the island.
 
The Epsteino-Centric Model: The Gravitational Structure of the Western Elite. 
 
The real structure of the global Western elite is Epsteino-centric. It doesn’t matter where you start—education, business, fashion, politics, science, media, prostitution, or crime—if you achieve real success in your career, you reach Epstein’s island. The elite are those who reach the central nucleus: Epstein’s island or his Zorro Ranch. There, you can become the victim or the predator. You are always both.
 
» The American government is trapped by the Israelis. Jeffrey Epstein was one of their tools to trap them. «
Former Israeli Military Intelligence (Aman) officer Ari Ben-Menashe on Netanyahu blackmailing Trump;
 
Trump raped 13-year old: Epstein files describe girls were brought to his Mar-a-Lago place for 
"calendar girl" parties. Kids were abused, checked by Trump for "tightness," and sold to rich
men. One account says a girl was 13 when Trump raped her, forcing oral sex and more. 
 
the date to rededicate the US as "one nation under God."
 
1. Introduction: The Gravitational Paradigm of Western Power
In the rigorous study of geopolitical systems, traditional hierarchical models—which depict power as a static, top-down pyramid—have become increasingly insufficient for capturing the complex dynamics of the collective West. To understand the modern distribution of influence, one must shift from a linear perspective to a gravitational one. In this paradigm, power functions as a massive celestial body, exerting a constant pull that draws disparate institutional spheres toward a singular, hidden nucleus.
 
 
The “Epsteino-centric” thesis posits that the Epstein network is not a peripheral anomaly or a tangential scandal; it is the fundamental core—the very nucleus—of the Western power structure. This model argues that the architecture of the collective West is organized around this center, with every major social pillar acting as a “layer of gravitation.” While conventional analysis treats fields such as science, fashion, and politics as independent silos, the gravitational metaphor reveals how these seemingly unrelated paths of high-level success converge upon a shared point of origin and control. Understanding this nucleus is the only way to accurately map the trajectory of the modern elite.
 
 
2. Defining the Nucleus: The Center of the Collective West
Identifying the definitive “center” of a system is the primary requirement for any systemic analysis of Western institutions. Without recognizing the core, the movement of the surrounding layers appears chaotic and decentralized when it is, in fact, highly directed. In the Western structure, the nucleus serves as the ultimate destination for those who reach the apex of their respective fields.
 
Călin Georgescu, former UN Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights, claiming global
elites are universally involved in pedophilia networks, citing over 8 million annual child 
disappearances as evidence of systemic cover-ups. 
 
»
We have people in the US that breed children in order to sell 
them. When they’re sold they come without birth certificates. «
Robert David Steele, deceased former CIA officer.
 
Earl Anthony Wayne, US envoy to Mexico, raped and impregnated an 11-year-old
at an Epstein party; despite a 100% DNA match, the ambassador denies the
claim while a Marine veteran serves a sentence in his place. 
 
The “Real Elite” are not defined by the mere accumulation of wealth or the acquisition of official titles. Instead, elite status is strictly predicated on reaching this nucleus. It serves as the definitive threshold—the final filter—separating general high-achievers from those who occupy the inner sanctum of global structural power. Reaching the center signifies that an individual has transitioned from being a professional success to becoming a functional component of the Western core.
 
 
According to the source context, this nucleus manifests in two primary geographic and symbolic locations:

Epstein’s Island
Zorro Ranch

This center exerts a constant, invisible influence, bending the light of public discourse and shaping the trajectories of all social spheres toward its own interests.


3. The Layers of Gravitation: Mapping Institutional Convergence
The stability of the Epsteino-centric core is maintained by a series of “gravitational layers.” These layers function as a dual-action mechanism: they provide the necessary “attraction of the masses” to sustain the system’s legitimacy and energy, while simultaneously filtering and accelerating high-performing individuals toward the center. These circles are not independent entities but are interconnected components of a single, unified gravitational field.
 

As individuals achieve “real success” within these specific fields, the logic of the system curves their path toward the nucleus. The following table identifies the nine distinct spheres of gravitation and their specific functions in facilitating movement toward the core:

Social Sphere—Gravitational Function
Politics: Orchestrates the legislative and administrative alignment necessary to sustain the overarching structure.
Culture: Establishes the normative frameworks that socialize the masses into accepting the system’s presence.
Media: Manages mass perception and manufactures the consent required for the system’s continued operation.
Fashion: Provides the aesthetic and social prestige that masks the underlying power dynamics of the elite.
Movies: Functions as a primary vector for myth-making and the cultural validation of elite trajectories.
Education: Shapes ideological frameworks and identifies high-potential talent for early systemic integration.
Markets: Serves as the financial engine, filtering high-level economic players toward the center through capital accumulation.
Science: Provides intellectual and technical legitimacy, ensuring the core possesses a monopoly on advanced knowledge.
Special Services: Functions as the security and intelligence apparatus, providing the “clearance” and protection required for entry into the nucleus.

These layers are not independent variables; they are the integrated machinery of a single gravitational field. Success in any one sphere is a trajectory that eventually intersects with all others at the point of the nucleus.
 
4. The Mechanism of Ascent: Career Success as a Path to the Nucleus
The meritocratic myth suggests that advancement is a reward for talent or service to the public. However, the Epsteino-centric reality is far more clinical: high-level career advancement is merely the mechanism of convergence toward the core.

A critical feature of this system is the irrelevance of starting points. The source context emphasizes that “it doesn’t matter where you start from.” This creates a profound meritocratic paradox: the system rewards the highest achievement in “clean” fields, such as science and education, with entry into the same “unclean” nucleus occupied by those from the spheres of crime and prostitution. This reveals that the most “sacred” and the most “profane” social tracks share an identical terminal velocity toward the Epstein network.

This shared destination effectively homogenizes the interests of supposedly distinct social sectors. When the top physicist, the top financier, and the top politician all terminate at the same point of convergence, their disparate professional backgrounds are superseded by their shared membership in the core.
 
 
Key Takeaways of the Ascent Mechanism
1. Systemic Terminal Velocity: Regardless of the field of endeavor—be it science, politics, or crime—the peak of Western career success terminates at the Epstein network.
2. The Indifference of Origins: The system is structurally indifferent to the moral or professional point of origin; it recognizes only the attainment of “real success.”
3. Elite Interest Homogenization: The gravitational pull toward the nucleus ensures that the interests of the elite are unified, rendering the public-facing distinctions between different social sectors irrelevant.

 
5. Systemic Implications: The Architecture of the Collective West
The organization of a society around a secret, centralized nucleus has devastating strategic consequences. Foremost among these is the systemic collapse of meritocratic legitimacy. When “real success” in any field is predicated on reaching the Epsteino-centric nucleus, the primary loyalty of any high-level actor is no longer to their profession, their constituents, or their nation, but to the core itself.
 
 
 

The attraction of the masses to the outer layers—such as media, fashion, and education—serves as a stabilizing force for the core. The public provides the momentum and economic power that fuel these outer circles, unaware that the system is designed to siphon the most “successful” individuals toward a hidden center. The Epsteino-centric model is not merely a description of a “shadow government”; it is the hidden structural reality of how Western global power is mapped, exercised, and maintained.
 
In 2009, 21-year-old Mexican model Gabriela Rico Jiménez was filmed fleeing a private international elite gathering at Monterrey’s Fiesta Inn. Hysterical, she claimed that those inside had tortured, murdered, and eaten humans. Jiménez was promptly arrested, committed to a psychiatric facility, and disappeared forever. Her accusations targeted high-profile figures—including British Royals, Disney executives, and a son of Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim—alleging their involvement in child abduction and cannibalism. Now, in 2026, the released Epstein files appear to vindicate her claims, alleging that globalist 'elites' engage in organized child abduction, molestation, rape, torture, sacrifice, and the consumption of human blood and flesh.
 
and then had his female victim murdered.  
 
trying to purchase babies from Black women, explicitly so he could drain their blood.

6. Conclusion: The Reality of the Epsteino-Centric Structure
This sociopolitical analysis identifies a Western power architecture that is far more centralized and cohesive than public narratives suggest. By synthesizing the relationship between the nucleus (Epstein’s Island/Zorro Ranch), the gravitational layers of social institutions, and the trajectory of elite careers, we find a system of total convergence.

The strategic reality of this model is that the Epstein network is not an outlier, a glitch, or a temporary failure of oversight. It is the functional core—the self-organizing heart—of the current Western sociopolitical system. The elite are not “recruited” in the traditional sense; they are “pulled” by the very logic of success. Any geopolitical or systems analysis that ignores this nucleus is functionally obsolete and strategically blind.
 
We need to speak about Epstein incessantly. That creates the global narrative exposing the corrupted liberal globalist Western elites and undermines their power. Epstein is the West. Not the casualty, but the very essence of it. All of the ruling class of the West is Epstein.

Epstein is the real essence of capitalism. Socialism was an annoying, cruel, and evil thing. I had experience with it, and I didn't like it at all. But modern Western liberal capitalism is the real catastrophe. It is much worse. It is Epstein.

The only way out of the hell that the modern West is in is a return to the Christian faith, to the Church, and to sacred Tradition. Zero tolerance for modernity. Otherwise, the criminal satanist oligarchs sooner or later will have you.

Modern society is helpless and defenseless in front of the cruel reality of the fallen angels. If you are sure Satan doesn't exist, you are already caught in his nets. What we have now is the terminal station of a long, long journey that started with the Renaissance and Protestantism.

 
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Friday, January 30, 2026

ICE and the Rise of Trump's Meta-Palantir-X Police State | Stew Peters

There are individuals claiming the mantle of patriots, freedom fighters, or "America First" advocates who are actively cheering for ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) and Border Patrol raids within the American interior—cities like Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is worth noting that these operations have demonstrably failed to usher in the promised mass deportations.

 » Testing ground for implementing new technologies. «

We recognized from the outset that these raids are not truly about mass deportations, nor are they designed to remove illegal invaders. If that were the objective, the military would be in charge of the operation. Instead, what we are witnessing is a federal law enforcement maneuver intended to habituate the American public to the presence of heavily armed state agents patrolling neighborhood streets. These operations serve as a testing ground for implementing new technologies—specifically Artificial Intelligence—designed to transform this country into a police state and a surveillance apparatus that would surpass the reach of the Soviet Union's secret police.

This surveillance state is being constructed to facilitate the tracking, policing, and even the extrajudicial killing of American citizens who find themselves in opposition to the government and its financial benefactors. We are now seeing video evidence that confirms our prior warnings. Recently, footage went viral showing Border Patrol agents in Illinois wearing Meta-produced AI glasses. Agents used these devices to photograph protesters, presumably to integrate their images into federal databases and populate their "Palantir" profiles.

» Weapons of choice against the American people. «
 
While Meta publicly claims these glasses lack facial recognition, college students have already modified the exact same hardware to scan the internet and identify individuals instantly. If twenty-year-olds can achieve this, the capabilities available to the engineers at Meta—and by extension, the Department of Homeland Security—are far more profound. Given Mark Zuckerberg’s newfound alignment with Donald Trump, the Meta Ray-Bans worn by federal agents clashing with protesters are capable of much more than simple photography. It appears that Meta, the federal government, and various "Big Tech" AI corporations—including Palantir and X—are utilizing domestic chaos to field-test the very technologies and implementation methods they intend to permanentize. Welcome to the AI surveillance state; it has already arrived.

[...] We are entering a new era because the public is, in many ways, inviting it. We are seeing the rise of federal "robo-cops" equipped with AI sunglasses and mobile devices linked to facial recognition networks, scanning cities as if participating in a simulated urban warfare environment. Their priority is not the deportation of undocumented immigrants—noting that only approximately 350,000 were removed in 2025—but rather the installation of a police state. By fostering a chaotic and dangerous environment, they encourage citizens to plead for more agents and more control. The concept of mass deportation is being used as a rhetorical device to gain public consent for constant surveillance.
 
We have recently learned from a source within Turning Point USA that members of Charlie Kirk’s security team were wearing AI glasses, similar to those used by the DHS, to scan crowds and coordinate with drone swarms and remote-viewing systems. This technology is being utilized to target and eliminate Americans, and the cases of Alex Pretti and Charlie Kirk are merely the beginning. We are witnessing the birth of a system where constant scanning and identification are the weapons of choice against the American people.
 
 
 
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Stew Peters (b. 1980) is a US former bounty hunter who hosts 'The Stew Peters Show,' a platform known for its anti-establishment rhetoric. A polarizing figure in alternative media, he gained prominence for his criticism of the 2020 US election and COVID-19 vaccines, most notably through his film 'Died Suddenly.' 

Tuesday, December 16, 2025

The Psychology of Revolution | Gustave Le Bon

In his 1913 analysis of The Psychology of Revolution, French physician and polymath Gustave Le Bon (1841-1931) argues that "political revolutions" are abrupt upheavals driven primarily by "affective and mystic elements" rather than "rational discourse," which he attributes to the "erosion of established traditions" and the "contagious spread of discontent."
 
"A revolution is effected from above, that is, by the leaders of the old regime; but when it is victorious it is rapidly vulgarised, because the people interferes and applies the only means in its power—violence. To destroy is within its scope; to reconstruct is beyond it. [...] The instinctive soul of the people is above all remarkable for its extreme mobility. Deceived by its own chimeras, it enthusiastically applauds its idols of a day, to overthrow them the next day in favour of others. No gods ever long survived its favour. This mobility renders the people credulous and ignorant at the same time. 
 
By the mere fact that he forms part of an organised crowd, a man descends several rungs in the ladder of civilisation. Isolated, he may be a cultivated individual; in a crowd, he is a barbarian — that is, a creature acting by instinct. He possesses the spontaneity, the violence, the ferocity, and also the enthusiasm and heroism of primitive beings, whom he further tends to resemble by the facility with which he allows himself to be impressed by words and images — which would be entirely without action on each of the isolated individuals composing the crowd — and to be induced to commit acts contrary to his most obvious interests and his best-known habits. An individual in a crowd is a grain of sand amid other grains of sand, which the wind stirs up at will.
»
 An individual in a crowd is a grain of sand, which the wind stirs up at will. « 
 
Le Bon argues that during political revolutions, individuals are driven more by inherent character traits than by intellect, with certain mentalities rising to prominence amid chaos:
  
[...] We have seen in all times apostles arise who have had an irresistible influence over the popular mind by cultivating its instincts and speaking its language. The people always follows them with enthusiasm, whether they be ignorant fanatics, hard and upright logicians, ferocious maniacs, or eloquent speakers. Whatever their aims, the leaders of the people are obliged to enter into reciprocity with it, to recognise its psychology, even if they do not share its sentiments. They must be in communion with it, or they will not act upon it. 
 
We have seen in all times apostles arise who have had an irresistible influence over the popular mind by cultivating its instincts and speaking its language. The people always follows them with enthusiasm, whether they be ignorant fanatics, hard and upright logicians, ferocious maniacs, or eloquent speakers.
»
The people loves equality, but it respects titles and prestige. «
 
[...] When a political party triumphs, all the forces of interest, ambition, and hatred which parties contain become enlisted in its service, so that the triumph of a political revolution is always accompanied by a complete overthrow of all the institutions of a country. The chief result of a revolution is to sweep away the forces which held together the edifice of government, which was perhaps already tottering, and to substitute for them nothing but the will of the victors, which is for that reason all-powerful. 
 
We have seen in all times apostles arise who have had an irresistible influence over the popular mind by cultivating its instincts and speaking its language. The people always follows them with enthusiasm, whether they be ignorant fanatics, hard and upright logicians, ferocious maniacs, or eloquent speakers.
»
 
Irresistible influence over the popular mind. «
  
[....] A revolution cannot change the soul of a people. This soul commands, and all must obey. It is for this reason that after a revolution the laws and institutions of a people are so often in contradiction with the interests of the new rulers, and also with the prescriptions of pure reason. But presently the laws are modified or abrogated, until they are more or less adapted to necessities. When the dogma which serves as the base of a revolution is victorious, the dissociated social elements which have resulted from the destruction of the old institutions become agglomerated under the action of new ideas."

Le Bon dissects the role of "the people" in such revolutions, distinguishing between the "conservative majority" and a "subversive minority" prone to violence. He argues that the masses are often manipulated and contribute mainly through destructive acts rather than constructive change:
 
"1. The Meaning of the Word 'People:' The term 'people' represents merely the superior portion of a nation. It comprises an elite: the nobility, clergy, magistrates, etc. By extension it was applied to the whole nation, and finally it has come to mean the most inferior elements of the population, the lower populace. We shall examine it in this last sense, and shall show what part the people plays in revolutions. From the political point of view the people may be considered in two aspects—as an army and as a crowd. As an organised army it plays the part of follower. As a crowd it is often revolutionary. 
 
(3) By reason of its mobile soul it personifies all its sentiments in a fetich. To become the master of the people one must know how to dazzle it, be able to make it hope, and if necessary know how to deceive it.
»
To become the master of the people one must know how to dazzle it. « 
 
2. How the People regards Revolutions: The revolutions are sometimes regarded with favour by the people, because they represent the triumph of its claims. But the people quickly becomes indifferent, and seeks only tranquility. It is always the people that suffers in revolutions, for it pays the cost in blood and poverty. It is for this reason that it often acclaims the return of a master. 
 
"A revolution is effected from above, that is, by the leaders of the old regime; but when it is victorious it is rapidly vulgarised, because the people interferes and applies the only means in its power—violence. To destroy is within its scope; to reconstruct is beyond it.
» To destroy is within its scope; to reconstruct is beyond it. «
  
3. The Psychology of Revolutionary Crowds: The revolutionary crowd is formed of transitory elements, recruited from all classes, but chiefly from the instinctive and criminal categories. It is the crowd that acclaims or murders kings, and whose violence has always been the principal factor of revolutions. The psychology of revolutionary crowds shows us that they possess the ordinary mental characteristics of all crowds: contagion, unconsciousness, exaggerated sentiments, intolerance, etc. They are above all remarkable for their credulity and their docility towards their leaders. 
4. The Part of the Leaders in Popular Movements: Although the people in rebellion generally begins by destroying everything, it soon grows weary of anarchy, and instinctively seeks a leader. It loves equality, but it respects titles and prestige. It was thus that all the great popular movements—those of the Reformation, the Revolution, etc.—were effected under the guidance of leaders. 
  
We have seen in all times apostles arise who have had an irresistible influence over the popular mind by cultivating its instincts and speaking its language. The people always follows them with enthusiasm, whether they be ignorant fanatics, hard and upright logicians, ferocious maniacs, or eloquent speakers. Whatever their aims, the leaders of the people are obliged to enter into reciprocity with it, to recognise its psychology, even if they do not share its sentiments. They must be in communion with it, or they will not act upon it.
 » The people always follows apostles with enthusiasm. «

[...] From the preceding considerations we may draw the following conclusions: (1) The people, by reason of its instinctive soul, accepts without discussion the ideas presented to it. (2) By reason of its sentimental soul it incarnates these ideas in leaders, to whom it often delegates the direction of its destinies. (3) By reason of its mobile soul it personifies all its sentiments in a fetich. To become the master of the people one must know how to dazzle it, be able to make it hope, and if necessary know how to deceive it. (4) Finally, the leader must possess prestige, speak in images, incessantly repeat the same ideas in different terms, and know how to act by persuasion and never by reasoning." 
 
Le Bon further elaborates on the role of leaders and contagion in precipitating political revolutions, noting that discontent alone is insufficient without amplification through suggestion: 
 
"The role of the leader in all revolutions is very considerable. He does not create the beliefs which provoke them, but he directs them. Without him they would often remain latent and ineffectual. Although the revolution which overthrew the Bourbon dynasty was ripe, we know from the memoirs of contemporaries that without the prestige of Lafayette it would probably have remained nothing but a local riot. Whenever a revolution breaks out in one point of a territory, we see similar revolutions breaking out in succession in all the countries which surround it, even when communication is difficult. It was thus that in 1848 all Europe was inflamed by the revolutionary conflagration, and was shaken by it in spite of the slowness and difficulty of communication."
 
Le Bon finally examines the outcomes of political revolutions as often involving the establishment of new power structures, persecutions, and limited social transformations:
 
"Contrary to what occurred in religious revolutions, political revolutions show us merely peoples adapting themselves to new conditions of existence. We have already seen that this adaptation is effected by means of slow successive evolutions, which render violent revolutions useless. [...] The results of political revolutions being merely displacements of wealth and the triumph of certain classes, we may conclude, contrary to the general opinion, that they have been without psychological significance. They strike the imagination because they are accompanied by much violence, and blood flows in streams.
 
»
 
Contagion, unconsciousness, exaggerated sentiments, intolerance, etc. «
 
But when we look a little closer we soon find that the economic or social changes which result from them are very slight. The importance of political revolutions must not, however, be exaggerated. They sometimes cost a country very dear, although they change nothing in respect of its natural conditions. It is especially when they involve disastrous wars that their results are most pernicious." 
 
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Monday, October 27, 2025

Javier Milei's Chainsaw Massacre of the Trump Presidency? | Alex Krainer

Yesterday, Argentinians voted in midterm elections which were critical as the first nationwide referendum since President Javier Milei came to power and introduced his radical economic reforms. The recent bailout(s) from the US Treasury helped Milei’s La Libertad Avanza Party win the elections with 40.8% of the vote. However, not everyone is convinced: that result was better than even Milei’s own party hoped for.

» To bail out his [Bessent's] dumb friends on Wall Street, that’s banana republic level corruption. «
» To bail out his [Bessent's] dumb friends on Wall Street, that’s banana republic level corruption. «
 
Inevitably, haters will say that the polls were rigged which won’t help the government’s legitimacy. Either way, Argentina will remain stuck in a downward spiral. Milei’s reforms have been so staggeringly successful that keeping Argentina’s economy scotched together required repeated massive rescue packages this year.

First, on 11 April 2025, the IMF approved a $20 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) to support Milei’s awesome economic program, strengthen foreign currency reserves, and facilitate the removal of capital controls. The IMF is seldom that generous but it seems that it wasn’t generous enough that time, requiring the Trump administration to step in last month. On 24 September, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced another $20 billion bailout for Argentina.

"El Bobo de Wallstreet"—"The Dumb-Ass of Wall Street".
"El Bobo de Wallstreet""The Dumb-Ass of Wall Street".

Under the plan, the US Treasury provided Argentina with US dollars in exchange for Argentine pesos. This raised the awkward question: why did Trump’s MAGA, “America first,” administration put its taxpayers on the hook for Argentina? Bessent said that Argentina was “a systemically important US ally in Latin America,” and that the US “stands ready to do what is needed within its mandate to support Argentina. All options for stabilization are on the table.”

» [Trump] may have to distance himself from Bessent or even sack him. «
» [Trump] may have to distance himself from Bessent or even sack him. «
 
Well, OK then, but even supposing that Bessent’s justification for the huge bailout of Argentina is good enough, it didn’t seem that the bailout was big enough: the Argentine Peso continued to crash and hit a record low on Friday at nearly 1,490 pesos to the dollar. Before Milei won Argentine presidential elections on 19 November 2023, it took about 360 pesos to buy one dollar. Ever since, Argentina’s currency has been collapsing in spite of the successive IMF/US bailouts:
 
» Either way, Argentina will remain stuck in a downward spiral. «
» Either way, Argentina will remain stuck in a downward spiral. «
 
“All options” being “on the table,” on 15 October, weeks after Bessent announced the $20 billion swap, he said that he was arranging a separate $20 billion facility financed by banks and private equity. But for the deal to stick, it may still have to be backed by the US Treasury. A-gain. And in spite of President Trump himself admitting that the bailout might not work and would provide little benefit to the American people. So again: if this is a burden on the American people with no benefit to them, then why is the MAGA administration doing it? [...] As it happens, Rob Citrone is a personal friend and former colleague of Scott Bessent. Here’s what the “Popular Information” newsletter reported earlier this month:

Major Argentine media outlets are now reporting that Citrone asked Bessent for a United States rescue package. Ariel Maciel, Political Economy Editor at Perfil, a large Argentine media outlet, wrote that after the Buenos Aires elections, Citrone “returned to his friend and former colleague… to request a second bailout, this time from the very coffers Bessent manages: the US Treasury.”

CE Noticias Financieras, a major wire service in Latin America, similarly reported that after Argentine officials ran into resistance with lower-level Trump officials, “Citrone managed to connect with Bessent to get him to intervene directly.” But from there, it gets a bit worse than that still: Maciel also noted that two weeks before Bessent announced the bailout, Citrone purchased additional bonds for “almost nothing.” Maciel said the timing of Citrone’s recent purchases has raised “suspicions” that Citrone had access to “confidential information.”

If true, these arrangements present horribly bad optics for Donald Trump and his administration. If his Treasury Secretary is using his office and American taxpayers’ money to bail out his dumb friends on Wall Street, that’s banana republic level corruption. Any substance of this story will be milked for all it’s worth - and it could be worth a lot - by his political opponents at home and abroad. It doesn’t even matter whether Trump himself was aware of the nature of the bailouts.

Trump may have bought the ideological and geostrategic story about the chainsaw freedom crusader Milei and Argentina being a systemically important ally. In that case, he may have to distance himself from Bessent or even sack him. But even so, the damage has been done. It is hard to see how this won’t undermine the confidence in his administration and further erode his MAGA-base support. On top of that, corrupt dealings with Argentina and Trump’s aggressive stance toward Venezuela, has worsened his administration’s standing in the region:

» Like nobody’s ever seen before. « The MIGA-MAGA gaga crowds are diminishing, and not only in Argentina.
» Like nobody’s ever seen before. «
The MIGA-MAGA gaga crowds are diminishing, and not only in Argentina.
 
Even if you bring all your carrier strike groups to the Caribbean Sea and threaten action “like nobody’s ever seen before,” the ultimate struggle is and always will be that for the hearts and minds of the people. That struggle is being lost like nobody’s ever seen before.