EPSTEIN FILES, HOLLYWOOD & THE TRUTH
On the next episode of Going Rogue with Lara Logan, we sit down with Mike Smith, former Hollywood action director and stuntman, and the creator of the documentaries Out Of Shadows and Into The Light.
Years ago, Mike warned about corruption, elite protection networks, and the power structures inside Hollywood. His work was censored, dismissed, and labeled some of the most banned documentaries of their time. Now, with newly released Epstein documents making headlines, many of the issues he raised are back in the national conversation.
In Episode 64, we break down the latest Epstein revelations, what the documents show, and how they connect to what Mike was reporting long before it was considered acceptable to question.
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EP. 64 @intothelight
Available tomorrow on YouTube, Spotify, X, Apple, and most major platforms.
Watch Mike Smith’s documentaries at link below. ⬇️
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There are 3 stages to a credit cycle in a prolonged up cycle according to Minsky:
IMHO We are in the beginning phases of unwinding stage 3…the ponzi finance cycle which requires ever increasing asset prices as opposed to cash flows.
All commercial loan growth from banks in 24 & 25 were to Non Depository Financial Institutions (NDFIs) including private credit, private equity etc. Shadow banking essentially.
Once asset prices stop rising credit tightens the yield curve steepens and the negative feedback loop begins.
Evidence of late is Home prices and AI stocks beginning to deflate.
AI generated definition of the 3 stages:
Minsky outlined three progressive stages of financing units (borrowers) in a credit:
✅Hedge finance: Cash flows from operations fully cover both interest and principal repayments. This is the safest, most stable phase, common after recessions when caution prevails.
✅Speculative finance: Cash flows cover interest payments but not principal, so borrowers must continually roll over (refinance) maturing debt.
✅Ponzi finance: Cash flows cover neither interest nor principal. Borrowers rely on rising asset prices (to sell or collateralize), new borrowing, or asset sales to service existing debts. This is the terminal, most unstable "last part" of the cycle.
MSM now admits the shots are toxic
“Discovery billions fragments of DNA in every dose” - Florida Surgeon General
The masses are going to be severely pi$$ed off when they finally find out what they’ve injected themselves with numerous times
Every once in a while, I get into a data analysis that infuriates our elected officials. I predict this will be one of them - especially the Rhode Island General Assembly.
Rhode Island's campaign finance laws are intended to provide transparency. Who gives to elected officials and candidates, and who employs the donors, are two key pieces of information.
The system relies on candidates and elected officials to provide the necessary data. Bad data means weakened transparency.
Only two things stand in the way of bad data. One is the employees of the RI Board of Elections, whose job is to administer the campaign finance system. The other is the public disclosure of the politicians whose data falls far short of the intent of our campaign finance laws.
Let's get into it!
Campaigns must disclose the employers of every donor. I wanted to know if some campaigns failed to provide employer information more frequently than others.
I hypothesized that the gubernatorial candidates with the largest numbers of donors would have the most donations lacking employer data. Boy, was I wrong.
Of 72,075 donations, 4,661 lacked employer information, representing approximately 6%. Many of the problematic donations come from a small number of campaigns.
The Board of Elections needs to be empowered to compel campaigns to provide this data. Fines should be assessed for non-compliance. If the large gubernatorial campaigns can get this right, so can smaller ones.
I am going to focus on RI state legislators and political party committees here, because the list would be too long otherwise. Also...leadership. If elected legislators are permitted to ignore our campaign finance laws, how can we expect down-ticket candidates to comply?
Honorable mention goes to the International Association of Firefighters Local 1774 PAC, for which 78% of all donations lacked employer information.
It is also notable that Senate President Valarie Lawson makes the list below.
The data below includes the candidate, the number of donations without employer information, and the percentage of donations without employer information.
Rep. THOMAS NORET 454 out of 595 76%
Sen. JOHN P BURKE 197 out of 261 75%
Rep. JOSHUA J.D. GIRALDO 71 out of 97 73%
EXETER DEMOCRATIC
TOWN COMMITTEE 36 out of 50 72%
Rep. EARL A READ III 165 out of 249 66%
BURRILLVILLE DEMOCRATIC
TOWN COMMITTEE 40 out of 61 65%
LITTLE COMPTON
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE 32 out of 53 60%
Rep. Jon D Brien 95 out of 172 55%
Former Sen. JOHN J TASSONI JR. 74 out of 166 44%
Sen. President VALARIE J LAWSON 244 out of 713 34%
RICHMOND REPUBLICAN
TOWN COMMITTEE 51 out of 160 31%
Sen. TIARA MACK 67 out of 369 18%
Much more to come...
Just before our Judiciary hearing with AG Pam Bondi today, I conducted this interview with @reason ‘s Zach Weissmueller about the Epstein files. If you prefer more substance and less noise, watch this video instead of today’s hearing.
I just voted YES on the SAVE America Act which will protect the integrity of our elections by requiring voter ID in every state.
I also voted YES on a similar SAVE Act that passed the House in April 2025.
It’s time for the Senate to take this up!
Providence Public Schools are preparing for an “extremely challenging” budget year that district officials warned may require “difficult, student-centered decisions.” https://t.co/t6AHwWBE9s