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February 8, 2026

Flood warnings - Starmer's Chief of Staff takes the sword

Looks like the flood warnings are reaching the PM.
Just like the non-stop rain in Britain, Epstein is not going away any time soon.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/08/morgan-mcsweeney-resigns-as-keir-starmer-chief-of-staff

Morgan McSweeney resigns as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff
Longtime aide has said he takes ‘full responsibility’ for advising PM to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador

https://check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/alerts-and-warnings






February 8, 2026

Emails show Jeffrey Epstein corresponded with scientist about genetic research on elite Jamaican sprinters

https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260202/emails-show-jeffrey-epstein-corresponded-scientist-about-genetic-research

Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein corresponded with evolutionary biologist Robert Trivers about genetic research on elite Jamaican sprinters, according to emails released by the United States Department of Justice over the weekend.

The emails contain no indication that Trivers was involved in criminal activities.

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He also visited Jamaica

February 7, 2026

Breaking - Washington Post publisher Will Lewis abruptly resigns amid criticism of staff cuts

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/07/washington-post-
will-lewis-resigns

Will Lewis, the Murdoch media veteran who took over as publisher and chief executive of the Washington Post in early 2024, announced abruptly on Saturday evening that he is leaving the company.

His departure comes just three days after the Post laid off nearly one-third of its entire staff, citing the need to cut costs and reposition the money-losing publication. Lewis, who did not appear on the all-staff meeting during which the cuts were announced, has faced criticism for his absence and leadership.

“All – after two years of transformation at The Washington Post, now is the right time for me to step aside,” Lewis wrote in an untitled email to Post staffers obtained by the Guardian. “I want to thank Jeff Bezos for his support and leadership throughout my tenure as CEO and Publisher. The institution could not have a better owner.”

Lewis then addressed some of the criticism that the Post has received in recent days, including from many current employees. At least 300 journalists were cut from the Post’s newsroom in one of the largest round of layoffs in American media history.
February 7, 2026

Velshi and Ruhle on now

Worth watching re Epstein

February 6, 2026

Turn on Nicole RFN

She’s tearing Donvict and Leavitt a new one

February 6, 2026

Coldest Jamaica since 1977

Cold is relative- folks on the flat cyan bare it.😀

February 6, 2026

Let me make this pellucidly clear

The racists in America were and are so threatened by Obama that they elected the worst human being on the planet - the first convicted felon elected president.
That’s the indisputable truth.

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