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mahina

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5. Dang. I forgot about this:

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Feb 7, 2026, 01:32 AM

12 hrs ago

“ Phelan, a businessman with no prior military service, was previously the founder and chairman of Rugger Management LLC, a private investment firm he formed in 2022, before being confirmed as secretary of the Navy in March 2025.”

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Exclusive: Navy secretary John Phelan listed as passenger on Jeffrey Epstein's private plane in 2006 [View all] highplainsdem 17 hrs ago OP

Wow, Brunel too? Epstein was one hell of a scumbag, but Brunel was EVERY BIT as bad, if not worse AZJonnie 17 hrs ago #1

Or why Brett Ratner, a friend of both Epstein and Brunel, was chosen as the director of 'Melania' muriel_volestrangler 9 hrs ago #6

"Six names on the list are redacted." SheltieLover 17 hrs ago #2

Unredact the perp names! pfitz59 17 hrs ago #3

Face it, Trump picked his cabinet from the Epstein files. iemanja 17 hrs ago #4

Dang. I forgot about this: mahina 12 hrs ago #5