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Steve Bannon, one of the leading figures behind President Donald Trump’s MAGA movement discussed opposition strategies against Pope Francis with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Bannon, a former White House adviser to Trump, told Epstein that he wished to “take down” the leader of the Catholic Church.
In June 2019, Bannon wrote to Epstein: “Will take down Francis. The Clintons, Xi, Francis, EU
– come on brother.”
This exchange came years after Epstein served a lig…

Letters from Leo — the American Pope & US Politics
Letters from Leo is a chronicle of how Pope Leo XIV’s papacy intersects with American politics, faith, and the digital age during the presidency of Donald Trump. Click to read Letters from Leo — the American Pope & US Politics, by Christopher Hale, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.

Joe Rogan criticizes ICE tactics: 'Are we really going to be the Gestapo?' (Angela Yang/NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/joe-rogan-criticizes-ice-tactics-podcast-rcna253931
http://www.memeorandum.com/260113/p173#a260113p173

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Poppeye:
🎵 Be My Baby
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https://poppeye.bandcamp.com/track/be-my-baby
https://open.spotify.com/track/2CTZD9nipKlVYLbmqogJN2

‘Keeps getting wilder’: Uncovered Bannon-Epstein plot to ‘take down’ Pope rocks internet - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/pope-francis-2675269751/

LŠ, je suis étonné.
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François Legault démissionne
(Québec) Au pouvoir depuis 2018, au plus bas dans les sondages depuis des mois, le premier ministre François Legault jette l’éponge. Le fondateur de la Coalition avenir Québec (CAQ) a annoncé sa démission mercredi, provoquant une course à sa succession.

Saudi Arabia's PIF is transferring ~$12B worth of gaming company shares, including Nintendo, to Savvy Games; PIF transferred 11M Take-Two shares in December (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-14/sau…

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130 Tracks of Guitar Per Song? Sunn O))) Is Back, and Going Big.
The hard-to-categorize duo recorded its new, self-titled album surrounded by nature. It’ll be the band’s first on the storied Seattle label Sub Pop.

Steve Bannon courted Epstein in his efforts to 'take down' Pope Francis (Christopher Lamb/CNN)
https://cnn.com/2026/02/14/world/bannon-epstein-take-down-pope-francis-latam-intl
http://www.memeorandum.com/260214/p13#a260214p13

SoftBank-owned Japanese payments app PayPay files for a US IPO, and reports a $675.47M profit on ~$1.82B revenue for nine months ending December 31, 2025 (Arasu Kannagi Basil/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific

How a Tech-Savvy Officer Finally Cracked the Jan. 6 Pipe-Bombs Case (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/how-a-tech-savvy-officer-finally-cracked-the-jan-6-pipe-bombs-case-e53428b7?st=KqT1Ep&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
http://www.memeorandum.com/251215/p11#a251215p11