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Ring! Ring! Mind Your Bling! (updated August 1st 2026)

Curteis jewellery replatingThe Tap Blog started twenty years ago. I had retired and gone to live in Manila. Being eight hours ahead gave me time to analyse the various newsfeeds and write something pertinent before the western world awoke. It was conventionally political writing, until 2009 when a reader sent in a comment suggesting I studied some videos and writings of Dr Stan Monteith of Radio Liberty in Monterrey Bay. This was 2009. Read more...


White House wants Epstein to die

  White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt abruptly shut down questioning and ended a press briefing after reporters raised renewed concerns about the Epstein files, including former President Donald Trump’s past claims and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s acknowledged contacts with Jeffrey Epstein after his conviction. Leavitt dismissed the line of questioning with a blunt “we’re moving on,” …

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