As President Donald Trump strives to dominate the United States and the entire globe, the ground under his feet is being eroded out by the explosive Jeffrey Epstein sex scandal.

I had lunch at Epstein’s palatial New York City house on E 71st street. I met him and the crème de la crème of New York’s Jewish real estate society. With me were two of Canada’s media celebrities.

I was brought to the luncheon to renew my relations with Epstein’s British girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, whom I had known socially in New York for some years. Maxwell was then giving lessons to her lady society friends on how to give good sex. As an accomplished lothario, I was invited to amuse the naughty Miss Maxwell but never had a chance to do so.

As I’ve previously said on Australian TV, I was offered a “massage” soon after arriving at Epstein’s house. To me, a veteran of Cold War Moscow and the Mideast, I was astounded by such a brazen attempt at blackmail. “How stupid do they think we are?”, I asked. In Moscow, we used to joke about the so-called “swallows” sent by KGB to entrap journalists and diplomats. I asked the KGB boys for 8x10 prints to send to my friends.

The deadly Texas floods have receded,  leaving lost and shattered lives.  Donald Trump  tells us not to politicize the moment, with spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt calling the floods “

It’s all over but the official count. Georgia Republicans can’t win the Senate seat now held by Democrat Jon Ossoff — the demographics will drown them: Georgia is now a “majority minority” state with non-whites predominant.  EXCEPT. EXCEPT if the GOP can come up with a way to stop those un-white voters from voting.

And they have. This week, the violently partisan Republican Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger, announced that he is removing tens of thousands of voters who live in addresses that Republicans rarely haunt: office spaces used as housing [and] homes with 10 or more registrants.

I attend downtown’s Jazz And Ribfest for an hour every year. I attend because I absorb legendary musicians in nature. While I’m impressed our city attracts various vendors who’ve won BBQ competitions. they don’t sell anything I eat.

Hip Hop is why I’m vegan. Wu Tang Wu Tang Wu Tang Wu Tang Wu Tang. “No Pork on my fork. I don’t dine on swine.” Several Wu members are Vegan.

I visit the Jazz and Ribfest because I’ve seen Ramsey Lewis and Roy Ayers. Thanks, Hip Hop. I browse the Jazz and Ribfest’s website every year. Whomz the legend were playing in 2025.

Mavis Staples Sunday. Kenny Lattimore Friday. I didn’t attend Kenny Lattimore. The weekend rained. Sunday, it rained. I debated – is this worth leaving my building if it’s raining?                                        

The Staple Singers, MAVIS STAPLES!