Here’s the part they don’t want you to notice. In the Jeffrey Epstein case… the system didn’t go after the criminals. The VIP pedophile network. The system went after those who tried to expose it. [...] The post Epstein Files Reveal Judges Collaborating With VPNs to Arrest Dissidents and Whistleblowers appeared first on The People's Voice.

After striking gold with the Bridge Of Sighs album, guitarist Robin Trower became a hot commodity on the concert circuit. Live albums being all the rage in the 70s, naturally the guitarist followed suit and delivered Live!. Though double live albums worked out well for Deep Purple, KISS, and Peter Frampton, Trower and his label decided to narrow the focus down to a single LP with only seven songs. Fortunately, the 50th Anniversary Edition of Live! includes five previously unreleased tracks from the 1975 Stockholm performance to complete the picture. Indeed, Live! has joined the ranks of epic double live albums as a two-vinyl and two-CD set, with a brand-new mix to boot. Here’s the catch: the first disc is the complete show, and the second disc is the original Live! album. So, you get seven songs twice, yet in different sequences. Here, we’ll stick with the first disc for the full-on, as-it-happened experience. With Trower, James Dewar handling the vocals and bass and Bill Lordan drumming his way around the pocket, the trio explodes out of the gate with their best-known song, “Day Of The Eagle.” Dewar’s soulful voice wiggles around the Trower riff while the chugging cadence propels the song ahead at a fiery, steady pace. “Bridge Of Sighs” follows, and an immediate, elegant sway takes over, allowing Trower to stretch out and make those notes sing. The extended solo was practically a requirement back then, and the master pulls it off brilliantly. It’s wonderful to hear Trower give Dewar a shout-out at the end of “Fine Day,” a standout from 1975’s For Earth Below. The singer, who passed away in 2002, made seven albums with Trower and it often seems like he never got his due. Like Trower, he was at his peak in 1975. He takes the reins on both “Lady Love” and “Daydream,” the first two from the first disc that made the cut for the original Live! album. Dewar and Trower are more or less joined at the hip for “Daydream,” before the guitarist wanders off into the stratosphere with one of his fieriest solos, then let backs off the throttle to roam a bluesy landscape. Definitely one of the most poignant flashes of the set and we’re only halfway to the last hoorah. “Too Rolling Stoned” stirs up the audience, kicking the tempos up a notch. Next to “A Day Of The Eagle,” this might be one of Trower’s headiest licks, allowing Dewar to dig in on the verses before sitting “the one out,” only to return to repeat the chorus as Trower rips up the soundwaves and wanders off into another open sonic pasture filled with infinite possibilities. “I Can’t Wait Much Longer” opens with another nod from Trower to Dewar, whose voice soulfully and effortlessly croons around the verses and chorus like a comfortable blanket one might grasp to stay warm. “Alethea,” another one from For Earth Below and apparently relatively unknown to the Stockholm audience, pulsates and swings and throws the spotlight on Lordan for a brief, snappy drum solo. This one and “Little Bit Of Sympathy,” another fuzzy sizzler, two more entries from the original seven-song Live! album end the main set. For the encore, the trio fires off a powerful “Confessin’ Midnight” and BB King’s “Rock Me Baby,” covered on Trower’s 1973 debut, Twice Removed From Yesterday, which appropriately ends the show on a rocket high. You can only imagine what it was like being there. The whole show with an upgraded mix and packed with a booklet, including new liner notes by David Sinclair including interviews with Robin and Bill Lordan, plus previously unseen photos from the period, Robin Trower’s Live! 50th Anniversary Edition is a trip back to the time when live albums roamed the earth and scorched the airwaves, capturing the experience of being there when an artist summons his craft and shares it in a room filled with wide eyes, open jaws and anxious ears. ~ Shawn Perry Purchase Live! 50th Anniversary Edition

Anna Cara is replacing Nita Stauss, who is taking a career break

Pam Bondi has responded to President Donald Trump’s decision to replace her as U.S. Attorney General, marking the end of her 14-month tenure at the Department of Justice (DOJ) as she transitions to the private sector.

Early Thursday morning, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested a married couple at their San Dimas, California, home for allegedly running a $7.45 million healthcare fraud scheme.

Apparently, the Epstein Files weren’t the biggest reason Pam Bondi is no longer the Attorney General. The way it went down An unidentified senior administration source spoke with the Daily Mail on Thursday. The person claimed that Bondi begged Trump to reconsider. She pleaded for more time in the role, but Trump was adamant about her departure. “She was unhappy and tried to change his mind,” the Mail’s source said. It was widely believed that one of Trump’s chief complaints with Bondi was her handling of the Epstein files, which remains one of the president’s most enduring scandals. But the source that spoke with Mail pointed in a different direction, positing that the sudden dismissal was in no small part because Trump believed Bondi had previously tipped Swalwell off over the FBI’s efforts to publicize decades-old files related to the lawmaker’s former relationship with a suspected Chinese spy, Christine Fang. “She’s intervening in those matters. The White House wasn’t pleased she was intervening due to her personal friendship with Swalwell,” the source told the Mail. Sources that spoke with Semafor also reported the Swalwell detail. Semafor reported: Trump was also frustrated with Bondi because he believes she may have alerted California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell to an effort by the administration to release files from an investigation into his relationship with an alleged Chinese spy, one of the sources told Semafor. Swalwell issued a cease-and-desist letter to FBI Director Kash Patel on Monday, urging the intelligence chief to commit by Wednesday not to release the files on him and Fang. Swalwell is a leading Democratic candidate in the California gubernatorial race. “The Congressman has never been accused of wrongdoing in that matter, and your attempt to release the file is a transparent attempt to smear him and undermine his campaign for Governor of California,” attorneys Norm Eisen and Sean Hecker wrote on Swalwell’s behalf. “Your actions threaten to expose you, others at the FBI, and the FBI itself to significant legal liability.” Friends with Swalwell, Fang Fang’s boyfriend She shouldn’t have intervened, but she was a Democrat for years. Swalwell has been a vocal critic of the president and has publicly chastised Bondi for failing to prosecute multiple death threats against him and his family. Nonetheless, the Mail reported that Bondi and Swalwell have a “friendly” relationship. In other words, they’re friends. Anyway, whoever is friendly with Swalwell, given his low character, should not be in the Trump administration. MS NOW reported that Trump was also frustrated with Bondi’s repeated failures in prosecuting the Russiagate criminals. She is allegedly going into the private sector, but it doesn’t sound like she has anything lined up. Trump has made no effort to transfer her as he has for others. Trump earlier spoke with senior aides about who might be best to replace Bondi, as first reported by The New York Times. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin is among the top options, multiple sources told Semafor. As a side comment, you’d think the legacy media would be embarrassed. A tabloid and an independent news outlet are getting the scoops while they fib. Pam Bondi’s Statement Over the next month, I will be working tirelessly to transition the office of Attorney General to the amazing Todd Blanche before moving to an important private sector role I am thrilled about, and where I will continue fighting for President Trump and this Administration. Leading President Trump’s historic and highly successful efforts to make America safer and more secure has been the honor of a lifetime, and easily the most consequential first year of the Department of Justice in American history. Since February 2025, we have secured the lowest murder rate in 125 years, secured first-ever terrorism convictions against members of Antifa, shattered domestic and transnational gangs across the country, taken custody of more than 90 key cartel figures, and won 24 favorable rulings at the Supreme Court. I remain eternally grateful for the trust that President Trump placed in me to Make America Safe Again. The post The Real Reason Pam Bondi Was Ousted Probably Wasn’t Epstein appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.