US border patrol chief resigns abruptly amid string of exits by Trump immigration officials

The resignation comes weeks after the Washington Examiner reported that six current and former border patrol employees had accused Banks of regularly paying for sex with prostitutes during trips to Colombia and Thailand over more than a decade, and bragging about it to colleagues...

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/14/us-border-patrol-chief-resigns  

Shocking New Evidence of DOJ Epstein Coverup!

In case you thought the Epstein files couldn't get any worse or you thought that Pam Bondi's cover-up of the Epstein files couldn't get any worse, hold on tight. Because here comes new revelations about a DEA investigation that seemed to disappear right around the time of the beginning of Trump's first term - an investigation of "Jeffrey Epstein and 14 other people for drug trafficking, prostitution and money laundering." 

When Senator Ron Wyden asked for an unredacted copy of the report of this investigation, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche blocked the report from being delivered to Senator Wyden. 

The Epstein cover-up intensifies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGoC_zn1fG0

 

Is It OK to Pay for Sex? (John Donvan; Open to Debate podcast)

Prostitution remains heavily stigmatized and legally complex globally, ranging from full decriminalization to controlled regulation like the Nordic Model, where only purchasers of sex, not sellers of sex are penalized. This model has been implemented in eight countries, including Sweden, Iceland, Canada, and France, as well as in the U.S. state of Maine. 

Those who argue that it is ok to pay for sex say that it’s a profession that deserves as much respect as any other and that those who do it for a living have a right to do with their bodies as they please. They also argue that decriminalizing the profession is the only method to reduce violence against sex workers. 

Those who say that it is not ok to pay for sex and support the Nordic model are concerned about inequities present between sex buyers and sex workers that are rooted in oppression and power imbalances, as some sex workers choose the profession under economic or social duress. They are also concerned about exploitation and coercion, which can sometimes open the door to human trafficking. 

With this background, we debate the following question: Is It OK to Pay for Sex?

Interview: 

https://opentodebate.org/debate/is-it-ok-to-pay-for-sex/

New California Law Does Not Legalize Child Prostitution

A California Republican claims Democratic-backed legislation aimed at protecting underage sex trafficking victims actually pushes minors into prostitution.....

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-california-law-does-not-legalize-child-prostitution-n701471

Tea Partier convicted for inventing gay prostitute scandal to cover up affair with Republican legislator - Raw Story

A former Republican legislator is facing jail time after being convicted after inventing a gay prostitute scandal to smear himself in an attempt to cover up an affair with a fellow GOP legislator -- who was also married at the time. ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/08/tea-partier-convicted-for-inventing-gay-prostitute-scandal-to-cover-up-affair-with-republican-legislator/

Just “Him and Epstein” and “28 Girls”: Florida Man Drops a Dime on Trump - Vanity Fair

Florida businessman George Houraney told the New York Times that the president’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein involved at least one “calendar girl” party at Mar-a-Lago....

https://apple.news/Awefdq1DmSzCEGW6gern3VQ

Pastor Who Praised Pulse Nightclub Gunman Resigns After Allegedly Paying for Sex - NYTimes

Donnie Romero, a pastor who praised the killing of 49 people at a gay bar in Orlando, Fla., in 2016, stepped down for allegedly paying for prostitutes.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/09/us/donnie-romero-orlando-shooting-prostitutes.html

Undercover Video Captures Trump Campaign's Data Firm Discussing Entrapping Politicians With Sex - Mother Jones

An undercover video report by Britain's Channel 4 has captured footage of top executives at Cambridge Analytica, the controversial data-analytics firm that worked on Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, talking about sending Ukrainian "girls" to the home of an opposition candidate and covertly spreading propaganda online. ....
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/03/cambridge-analytica-undercover-video-alexander-nix/

Why Can You Buy a Government But You Can’t Pay for Sex? -- Newsweek

We have the right to intimate sexual conduct but not the right to buy or sell that intimate sexual conduct. ....
http://www.newsweek.com/why-can-you-buy-government-you-cant-pay-sex-792958