What I REALLY want to know about the news-behind-the-news is, why is Melania suddenly holding press conferences to say that she didn't know nothin' about Jeffrey Epstein and *especially* wasn't having a relationship with him?

I mean, with the right it's ALWAYS projection, right? So if she runs true to form for a conservative this probably means she had an affair with Ghislaine Maxwell.

@cstross They are playing 3D-chess… The attack on Iran was a diversion, so people don't talk about Epstein anymore - this is a diversion so people stop talking about Iran. Masterful gambit!

@nblr @cstross
> 3D-chess

Oh, 3D? Chess?

5-Dementia Checkers.