November 19-21, 2025

After endless delays and diversions, Trump finally buckled, having no choice but to relent on fighting the release of the Epstein files - documents that no doubt implicate him along with other powerful figures entrenched in a shadowy world of money, influence, and conspiracy. These files hold the potential to topple dynasties and unravel the carefully constructed facades of the rich and famous across all fields - politics, entertainment, finance, and beyond. Many among them had covert dealings with Trump, sealed by promises of secrecy and mutual protection.

When Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene and other Republicans broke ranks - it signaled something to me. Not just a visible fracture over this issue but the realization that a move had been made wherein Trump could be challenged ... and lose. As countless observers have noted over the years - losing is the one outcome Trump has never been able to tolerate (childhood issues and narcissism).

Suddenly, the game Trump believed he controlled began to shift as the board reconfigured itself and the pieces he counted on no longer moved the way he expected. Even the most dominant player can be forced into a corner at some point - as we the spectators watch with anticipation. Life is after all is a "game" that even the most skilled player is not always able to control on all levels.

Is this the start of a Republican rebellion against Trump's policies as we look at issues at home and abroad? For years, Trump moved through the political arena like a master strategist, confident that every piece on the board - especially the pawns - would advance exactly as he directed.

Today Trump's ability to impose his will on Republicans and the nation currently suggests a slip in his iron grip on his party amid his falling polling numbers, rising prices, rifts within his political coalition, alongside policies and promises once made now failing as people realize he's self serving.

It amazes the rest of us who see right through his agenda - that they hadn't figured it out sooner - but that was their programming allowing the game to perpetuate for a reason unknown at this level of reality.

For the first 10 months of his presidency, Trump has steered the narrative and bullied Congress into doing whatever he wanted with almost no pushback. But as Republicans gear up for midterm elections and some begin to plot a future after Trump, the Epstein episode is a rare instance in which he has lost control.

For months, House Republicans had dreaded the prospect of a vote on releasing the Epstein files. Such a moment would leave them torn between pressure from a fervent base demanding that they support the release of the files and a vengeful president who was demanding the opposite.

Trump's about-face was a bow to the inevitable that came after it had become clear that many, if not most, Republicans were planning to support the measure, wary of appearing to aid in a coverup for a sex offender.

Trump's turnabout came after private conversations with Republicans, who warned him that they would have to vote to release the files because of pressure from their constituents. In those conversations Trump acknowledged that the vote was now an inevitability, and that if they needed to support it they should do so. Republicans told him that his opposition was making it seem like he had something to hide.

Sunday night Trump threw his support behind a congressional effort to release all the files tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after it became clear that he could not halt its momentum and that he risked suffering an embarrassing blow on the House floor.

The stark reality, which was conveyed to Trump by allies and advisers in recent days, drove the president's abrupt reversal Sunday evening and his comments Monday that he'll sign the measure if it comes to his desk.

It's a decision he came to reluctantly, but one that is now likely to clear the way for the measure's overwhelming passage in the House today and for the Senate to take it up after that.

It feels like a rebellion - the moment the pawns stop advancing on command and begin drifting toward their own objectives. On a board long dominated by a single player, even the slightest break in discipline can signal the start of an entirely new game.

Questions remain about what will be redacted and what, at long last, will be revealed to the public. It's impossible not to speculate on the question - did Trump attempt to broker understandings with other high-profile figures mentioned in the files, hoping to shield them - and in turn secure their continued loyalty?

To what extent will upcoming revelations shake the broader game of conspiracies, half-truths, and power plays?

Part of me wonders whether, in some indirect or unexpected way, this momentum is connected to the slow, deliberate release of documents on UFOs, coverups, and other long-standing mysteries.

From the Epstein files to the X-Files, it's an intriguing thought - one I hope eventually reaches full disclosure.

Today, a landslide vote to release the documents happened. Trump will no doubt attempt to divert blame toward the Democrats, but we've watched that move played countless times before - and this time, it doesn't feel effective on any level of the game.

As history reflects, players on the board have shifted their movements with perhaps a new grand master among them - still unrecognized as such - while programmed to orchestrate a new destiny coming full circle with the Founding Fathers (not the Funding Fathers).

The pieces are no longer responding the way they once did - their loyalties and trajectories altered by extenuating circumstances. A match Trump believed he controlled will advance with or without him, unfolding in ways that slip further from his grasp with every move.

The deeper you dig, the more you realize just how far the conspiracies extend. This isn't only about Trump, Epstein, and the exploitation of underage girls - though that alone is damning. It's about the broader web of corruption woven between them and a circle of high-profile power players whose hidden dealings shaped the trajectory of America itself.

The deeper you dig into this story, the more the board reveals pieces the key players thought would never come to light due to their power, influence, and assumed skills at game playing. Beneath it all lies a grandmaster-level game, played in shadows, where powerful figures maneuvered in silence, cutting secret deals and tilting the balance of the nation and beyond for decades. What starts with Trump, Epstein, and the exploitation of underage girls - which alone is damning - is merely the pawn sacrifice - set in place to one day be revealed thus causing the downfall of the players.

Republicans turning on Trump scares him more than he lets on because he can't control the narrative. Yet I still see him remaining in power - more angry and vengeful as the days, weeks, and months dissolve into a relentless storm of chaos and uncertainty, fueling a desperate fight to cling to power no matter the cost. There's an AI aspect to Trump's programming that keeps him in play until ...

Monday November 17, 2025

Film production is often a feature in NYC with production trucks lining the streets - here to shoot scenes in our iconic neighborhoods and landmarks - including just outside my home in Bay Ridge where the Verrazano Bridge provides a dramatic backdrop that enhances the scene with striking visual impact and a cinematic atmosphere in a world with visuals can be understood as real or as enigmatic messages guiding us on a journey of discovery.

The bench in the pic below - that I took last night - is forever etched in the memories of those who saw Saturday Night Fever - a quiet landmark from a film era that still echoes through the neighborhood.

When I look at 2026 in New York City, in some inexplicable way it sets the tone for the rest of the country - if that makes sense to you. I'm not sure what's going to happen here, but whatever it is, will have a ripple-down effect which spikes in the grids as I blog this and "reads" like a "benchmark" of great importance. I'm assuming that's why Mamdani was elected - like Trump another pawn in the game. (FYI - my dictation keeps spelling Mamdani ... 'my dummy'. LOL)

With Mamdani as Mayor - NYC will present pivotal storylines for the city next year. A Trump-Mamdani feud is inevitable as NYC stands on the precipice of irreversible change. Add that to the vector of rising tensions, shifting alliances, and a city's restless energy - it sets the stage for a year that will be a set-up in the script taking humanity's journey one step closer to the finale.

I considered going back to prophecies from both ancient seers and modern psychics, but nothing quite fits - too enigmatic and cryptic for me.

Speaking of the word enigmatic, it came up in reference to Trump and the Epstein files. His use of that word caught my attention because it's quite uncommon for him to use such a sophisticated or abstract term - not part of his usual straightforward - often made up - vocabulary.

"Enigmatic" became one of my favorite words while creating many of the Crystalinks' files connected to cryptic messages and monuments throughout history.

When Trump used the word 'enigmatic' in reference to the Epstein files - which as you know still highlights in the grids - it caught my attention. There was something about "enigmatic" - that further connects me to Trump's programming and my journey. OK I know that sounds silly but there is a connection I am programmed to recognize when it surfaces.

You may recall that when Epstein and I were children we spent our early years in Coney Island (an almost surreal environment of make-believe in those days). Epstein was also Jewish. I played with his cousin Iris. Our families moved away around the same time.

Memo - There is still nothing from Trump about UFO's and the Human Experiment - perhaps because he doesn't know - or others are hiding things from him hoping he'll soon be out of office - or he's afraid to 'spill the beans'. Perhaps it's his final trump card to win the favor of the people. I know that sounds like a stretch but end times are laced with the evolution of conspiracies. He probably knows but doesn't see it as an asset in his rise to power.

Trump and I connect to something more, something different, in the ongoing adventures of New York City (his home and mine) - all of which presents itself to me as 'the final frontier'.

The Statue of Liberty stands proudly just outside my home as I look northwest. I don't see it sinking nor freezing over as in the movie, The Day After Tomorrow which comes to mind for many people today with climate change guiding destiny. It symbolizes a different kind of freedom, which has not as yet come into clear focus but is just ahead on the western horizon. It probably means "free from the confines of physical reality".