The secretly stashed Epstein files.

It’s long been known that late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein kept a trove of files on his ‘friends and clients’, but a new report by British paper The Telegraph reveals that he secretly hid computers, photographs, and other equipment in storage units scattered across the US.

It is also believed that he paid private detectives to shuffle the material around when police started closing in on him.

Epstein had at least 6 secret storage units across the U.S. full of hard drives and photos. Authorities never found them.

Florida, New York, possibly New Mexico. Rented between 2003-2019. He paid thousands per month to hide computers, CDs, pictures, files.

Here’s the part… https://t.co/h4No8FdhLF pic.twitter.com/IeJHJBeY22

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) February 23, 2026

The New York Post reported:

“Financial records and emails […] revealed that the dead pedophile rented at least six storage lockers nationwide, some starting in 2003, and paid for them until 2019.

[…] The units were used to house items from Epstein’s homes, including computers and CDs from his private Caribbean island, Little Saint James.”

“Search warrants — which were part of the tranche of 3 million Epstein-related documents released by the Justice Department — also revealed that US authorities possibly never raided the storage spaces and could contain never-before-seen evidence in the sex trafficking case.”

Epstein had detectives take materials from his homes into the storage facilities before police executed search warrants.

“His staff also discussed transporting some computers and CDs from his private island to the units and wiping them. Some of the material in the units could predate the earliest material in the Epstein files released by the DOJ, according to the publication.”

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Liberal think tanks and the mainstream media, which have a strong left-leaning bias and an intense hatred of President Donald Trump, have convinced many Americans that the United States is slipping economically, militarily, and diplomatically. However, the fact is that America remains the strongest nation on earth, and the strongest nation that has ever existed, across those three dimensions.

The U.S. remains the world’s largest economy by nominal GDP. As of 2025 and 2026 IMF projections, U.S. nominal GDP is approximately $30.5 trillion, compared to China’s $19.2 trillion. The U.S. economy is roughly 1.5 times larger than China’s in dollar terms.

To propagate the myth that China is poised to displace the United States as the world’s number-one economy, liberal media rely on purchasing power parity measures. PPP compares how much a quantity of money buys in one country versus another. When adjusted for PPP, China’s economy surpassed the United States around 2014. In 2025, China’s PPP GDP is roughly $41 trillion.

The issue with PPP, however, is that China’s GDP is not $41 trillion. It is $19.2 trillion, and on world markets, China can only buy $19.2 trillion worth of goods and services, whereas the United States can buy $30.5 trillion. The PPP measure is useful in understanding how roughly half of China’s population survives on about $10 per day, but it does not make that income equivalent to the U.S. median income of $55,000 per year.

Liberals and the media try to convince Americans that President Trump has mismanaged the economy so severely that the dollar is losing its status as the global currency. But the reality is the opposite. The dollar remains the only viable global currency.

In 2026, foreign currency reserves show a nominal figure of 58 percent, according to the IMF, while an alternative measure that includes agencies places the share at approximately 67 percent. In trade settlement, 58 percent is invoiced in U.S. dollars, while about 88 percent of trade is settled in dollars. In foreign exchange turnover, the dollar comprises 89 percent of all currency exchanges. In commodities, the nominal share is 95 percent, while oil and gas pricing accounts for approximately 98 percent in U.S. dollars.

The United States maintains the most powerful and technologically advanced military in history. According to SIPRI 2025 data, the U.S. spent approximately $997 billion on defense, nearly 40 percent of total global military spending and more than the next 10 countries combined.

The U.S. is the only nation capable of sustained blue-water power projection, operating 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. China has three, only one of which is comparable to U.S. technology. By tonnage, the U.S. Navy ranks first in the world. Although China has more ships, roughly 370 to America’s 290, the U.S. fleet is nearly three times larger by displacement. A single U.S. supercarrier outweighs the entire navies of many countries. The U.S. Coast Guard, with about 240 cutters, ranks among the largest fleets of armed vessels globally, exceeded by only a few nations.

The United States also fields three of the world’s largest air forces. The U.S. Air Force operates more than 5,200 aircraft, with over 13,000 total aircraft across the U.S. inventory. The U.S. Army, with more than 4,300 helicopters, ranks among the largest air arms by total airframes. The U.S. Navy operates roughly 2,400 aircraft, primarily carrier-based fighters and support aircraft, surpassing most national air forces.

The U.S. leads NATO and participates in multiple alliances that expand its reach. Five Eyes unites the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand in intelligence sharing. AUKUS integrates the defense industrial bases of the U.S., UK, and Australia, including cooperation in submarines, artificial intelligence, and hypersonics. The Quad, consisting of the U.S., Japan, Australia, and India, coordinates maritime security in the Indo-Pacific. NORAD, a binational command with Canada, treats North American airspace as a single defense zone. The United States also maintains mutual defense treaties with Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, and Australia, along with major non-NATO ally agreements with 19 countries.

Reports that the U.S. is losing diplomatic power are an example of this type of disinformation.

The Asia Power Index 2025, published by the Lowy Institute, ranks the United States as the number-one power in Asia, citing its enduring resources and influence. The report notes a slight drop in the U.S. score in 2025 due to a transactional foreign policy approach that created friction with some allies. Even so, the institute does not rank the U.S. second, nor does it name Europe or China as the new leading diplomatic power. It records a decline in score, not a loss of primacy.

The Global Soft Power Index 2026, published by Brand Finance, also ranks the United States number one in the world for soft power, citing familiarity and influence in media, science, and education. The report records a one-year decline in reputation and governance scores among top nations, but it does not rank Europe or China ahead of the U.S. It shows reduced prestige metrics while maintaining overall leadership.

Beyond think-tank rankings, analytics from 2025 and early 2026 measuring global attention share, policy gravity, and economic centrality indicate continued U.S. dominance. Media analytics show that global traffic spikes are tied to U.S. executive actions. The U.S. president generates sustained international coverage unmatched by other leaders. Reports from media organizations across dozens of countries in early 2026 identified U.S. political developments as primary drivers of global web traffic and subscriptions.

Foreign-policy analytics also document anticipatory compliance, in which governments adjust domestic policies in response to expected U.S. actions. In 2025, NATO members and Asian allies such as Japan and South Korea increased defense spending in alignment with U.S. election cycles and executive decisions. Statements by European and Latin American leaders in early 2026 show legislative and diplomatic agendas framed in response to U.S. positions.

Economic centrality further reflects this influence. Trade databases and market analytics in 2026 show that U.S. tariff policy statements affect shipping, insurance, and price forecasts within minutes. As of February 2026, U.S. energy production provides direct or indirect leverage over roughly 20 percent of global oil output, extending influence from North America to parts of Latin America. These data points measure market response rather than perception.

The disconnect between the reality and the online perception of Americas global standing suggest fifth-generation warfare, a form of psychological warfare centered on demoralization and internal division rather than direct battlefield engagement. Instead of tanks and missiles, the focus shifts to weakening social cohesion.

This strategy seeks to divide citizens along generational, racial, and gender lines. It promotes distrust between parents and children, men and women, and among racial and social groups. The objective is internal fragmentation rather than external defeat.

Russia and China have both been known to push narratives and promote negative stories about the United States, seeking to demoralize or divide the population. George Soros and other global donors have funded protests in which slogans, signs, and rhetoric appeared planned and manufactured as part of a coordinated campaign.

The extreme left, Marxists, and progressive activists have also pushed opposition to President Trump and to the government. The fact that students are walking out of high schools to protest ICE is troubling, especially when it appears that teachers supported or encouraged them.

The big question is who is behind this, and how it can be stopped.

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The love of AOC’s life spoke for all Americans following her latest meltdown over her humiliating foreign policy mistakes earlier this month in Munich.

As The Gateway Pundit reported, the New York Democratic Congresswoman went on social media this weekend and made a fool of herself by blaming everyone but herself for her failures, which have shown she’s not ready for primetime.

AOC’s voice quivered as she held back tears.

“If you think that I don’t understand foreign policy because, out of hours of discourse about international affairs, I pause to think about one of the most sensitive geopolitical issues that currently exists on Earth, I’m afraid the issue is not my understanding, but rather that perhaps you’ve grown accustomed to a president who never thinks before he speaks,” AOC complained.

During her childish tantrum, her Fiancé, Riley Roberts, can be heard in the background snoring like a chimney.

Was he simply too tired from a long week or just exhausted from AOC continuing to obsess?

WATCH AND LISTEN:

WATCH: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez responds to critics of her widely mocked performance at the Munich Security Conference in a social media video that is going viral, in part, because her fiancé is snoring through it. pic.twitter.com/0KMQmwooi7

— Fox News (@FoxNews) February 23, 2026

If this is what Mr. Roberts has to deal with constantly, he has our sympathies.

Earlier this month, AOC delivered one of the most humiliating performances by a U.S. politician in modern history at the Munich Security Conference. She made a host of mind-boggling gaffes in response to simple questions while botching basic geography.

In one instance, a moderator at the event asked AOC if the US should commit troops to defend against China, and she turned into a stuttering mess.

“Um, you know, I think that, uh, this is such a, uh, you know, I — I think that this is a, umm, this is of course a, uh, a very longstanding, um, policy of the United States – uh and I think what we are hoping for is we want to make sure that we never get to that point,” AOC said.

In addition to the ugly episode, AOC also incorrectly stated that Venezuela was below the equator and called Secretary of State Marco Rubio racist for saying cowboys came from Spain.

AOC then called The New York Times and vented her fury over the coverage of her gaffes and the questions she was asked.

“This reporter came up to me and was like, ‘Is Munich the new New Hampshire?’ And I cannot say enough how out of touch and missing the point, genuinely, that is,” AOC whined during the interview with the Times.

“Global democracies are on fire the world over, and established parties are falling to right-wing populist movements.”

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Multiple conflicts are currently unfolding simultaneously across several Mexican states. In Jalisco, fighting between the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and the federal government has created what authorities describe as an active warzone, with roadblocks and airport closures.

In Sinaloa, clashes between Los Chapitos and the Mayito Flaco faction have resulted in high-intensity violence, including daily shootouts in Culiacán.

This new wave of conflicts began on February 22, 2026, when Mexican security forces killed Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, during a military operation in Tapalpa, Jalisco. He was wounded in a clash with soldiers and died during the operation.

The raid, carried out by special forces with support from the air force and military intelligence, was conducted with information provided by U.S. authorities. Oseguera, who had a $15 million U.S. bounty on his head and faced multiple drug-trafficking indictments, was killed along with several alleged accomplices. Additional cartel members were arrested, and weapons, including rocket launchers, as well as armored vehicles were seized. Members of Mexico’s security forces were also injured in the operation.

Born in Michoacán in 1966, Oseguera later moved to the United States, where he was convicted in 1994 of conspiracy to distribute heroin and served three years in prison. After returning to Mexico, he resumed criminal activity and eventually co-founded CJNG around 2007. The cartel emerged from the remnants of the Milenio Cartel after its leader was arrested. Oseguera consolidated power through alliances, including ties to Los Cuinis, a family-based organization that managed financial and logistical operations.

Under his leadership, CJNG expanded across Mexico and became a major force in the global drug trade, trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl and maintaining connections to chemical precursor suppliers in China. The group has been linked to assassination attempts on officials, killings of rivals and law enforcement, coordinated attacks on security forces, and the 2015 downing of a military helicopter. It operates in more than 40 countries and was designated a terrorist organization by the United States in February 2025.

His death triggered widespread violence across multiple states, including Jalisco, Colima, Michoacán, Nayarit, Guanajuato, Tamaulipas, Guerrero, and Zacatecas. Gunmen set up roadblocks with burning vehicles, blocked highways, and attacked infrastructure, causing panic in cities such as Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta. In Guanajuato, retaliation led to arson attacks on businesses and banks, while in Michoacán, clashes between CJNG and local autodefensa groups resulted in blockades and continued instability.

Authorities suspended public transportation, canceled school in several areas, and urged residents to stay indoors. Airlines from the United States and Canada halted flights to affected cities, and both governments issued travel warnings as unrest spread.

Analysts note that CJNG’s franchise-like structure, composed of numerous affiliated groups, makes it unlikely to collapse quickly. With no clear successor, internal power struggles could emerge, as previous efforts to remove cartel leaders have often resulted in replacements taking control while drug flows continued. The death of El Mencho on February 22, 2026, may further destabilize the organization and alter existing alliances.

One potential beneficiary of the shifting balance of power is Fausto Isidro Meza Flores, known as “El Chapo Isidro.” A former lieutenant in the Beltrán Leyva Organization, he has spent the past year expanding the Guasave Cartel from a regional operation into a broader power base. On January 12, 2026, analysts assessed that he had moved from a regional figure to a national-level actor. In May 2025, he formed an alliance with Ismael “Mayito Flaco” Zambada, combining his military wing with the logistical networks of the Mayiza faction.

To counter this bloc, Los Chapitos aligned with their former rivals, CJNG, in mid-2025, with El Mencho reportedly sending gunmen into Sinaloa to support the Guzmán faction. El Mencho’s death is expected to weaken that arrangement as CJNG leaders focus on internal control. Analysts suggest this could leave Los Chapitos isolated while Meza Flores and Mayito Flaco consolidate influence in the Golden Triangle region.

The Sinaloa conflict, which began on September 9, 2024, has lasted approximately 17 months and has resulted in more than 4,000 people killed or disappeared. Meza Flores controls the Guasave region and has expanded operations into Sonora and Nayarit.

On February 4, 2025, the FBI added Meza-Flores to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. He was originally indicted in 2012 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, and a superseding indictment in 2019 charged him with drug trafficking violations and firearm possession. According to the indictment, he allegedly conspired to manufacture and distribute cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana in the United States from 2005 to 2019. The U.S. State Department is offering up to $5 million for information leading to his arrest and conviction.

A 42-year-old Mexican national, he is believed to be in Mexico and is considered armed, dangerous, and an international flight risk. His case is part of ongoing efforts by the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces to dismantle high-level trafficking organizations. Experts state that weakening such groups requires targeting infrastructure, finances, and logistics.

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