The Pour Over Today - Epstein’s “Birthday Book,” ICE Crackdowns, Evacuations in Gaza, & More | 09.10.2025

Episode Date: September 10, 2025

The House releases more Epstein documents; Chicago and Boston see immigration arrests; Israel orders evacuations in Gaza City and strikes Hamas negotiators in Qatar; and other top news for Wednesday, September 10th. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with The Pour Over. Join over 1 million readers with our free newsletter here Looking to support us? You can choose to pay here Check out our sponsors! We actually use and enjoy every single one. Cru Surfshark Holy Post CCCU Upside HelloFresh Mosh LMNT Theology in the Raw Safe House Project Student Life Application Study Bible A Place For You Practicing Life Together Not Just Sunday Podcast

Hey, this is Joe at the Porover. And this is Zan at the Porover. In case you missed it, we dropped a new bonus episode yesterday answering a common reader question. What is gerrymandering? It should be listed right before this episode. Now, for today's headlines. The House releases more Epstein documents.

Chicago and Boston see immigration arrests. Israel orders evacuations in Gaza City and strikes Hamas negotiations in Qatar and other top news for Wednesday, September 10th. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with the pullover. Here's your quote of the day. Until you do what you believe in, you don't know whether you believe in it or not.

Leo Tolstoy. Let's get started with some espresso shots. More Epstein files dropped Monday. The House Oversight Committee published hundreds of pages of documents from Jeffrey Epstein's estate, including a 2003, quote, birthday book, with messages from high-profile friends, including Bill Clinton and Peter Mandelson, compiled by Galane Maxwell three years before Epstein's abuse allegations became public. Among the entries was a suggestive doodle and note, allegedly from Donald's, Trump, ending with, quote,

happy birthday, and may every day be another wonderful secret. The White House swiftly dubbed the signature a forgery and pointed to Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal, which first reported on the entry in July. The broader release includes Epstein's will, non-prosecution deal, and address book, but no, quote, client list, which DOJ officials maintain. does not exist. Republicans are accusing Democrats of cherry-picking evidence,

while Democrats say it's time for Trump to, quote, release all the Epstein files. Secrets and spin are rampant in politics, but God's word promises nothing hidden will stay that way. Luke 8, verse 17. Use discernment while placing your hope not in committees or court, but in Christ, who will reveal truth and bring ultimate justice. 1 Corinthians 4, verse 5 says,

So don't judge anything prematurely before the Lord comes, who will both bring to light what is hidden in darkness and reveal the intentions of the hearts. And then, praise will come to each one from God. After weeks of promising a deportation crackdown in Chicago and Boston, Operation Midway Blitz and Patriot 2.0 are underway. The Department of Homeland Security says the fresh immigration enforcement efforts are targeting, quote,

the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens, released from local jails in sanctuary cities. Four arrests have been confirmed in Chicago. Boston saw at least eight arrests of violent criminals, some of whom are accused of MS-13 gang affiliations. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court temporarily lifted restrictions on ICE operations in Los Angeles. The Six-3 decision blocks a July court order that has stopped ICE from conducting, quote, roving patrols in Spanish-speaking communities and areas where day laborers frequently congregate.

Democratic leaders say ICE agents are illegally profiling Californians and, quote, terrorizing our communities. Republicans praise the efforts as restoring public safety. Here's a verse to consider whether you're feeling frustrated with your government or thankful for it. This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says to all the exiles I deported from Jerusalem to Babylon. Build houses and live in them. Plant gardens and eat their produce. Pursue the well-being of the city I have deported you to. Pray to the Lord on its behalf, for when it thrives, you will thrive.

Jeremiah 29, verses 4 through 7. Israel's dialing up its offensive against Hamas. Yesterday, IDF dropped leaflets across Gaza City, ordering an immediate evacuation of the area, directing the city's million residents to travel south to a humanitarian zone. P.M. Netanyahu says this is only the beginning of a, quote, intensified ground maneuver in the city. Warning of a, quote, mighty hurricane if Hamas doesn't surrender. Later, IDF carried out a precise strike targeting Hamas's negotiating team in Doha, Qatar. Hamas says five of its members were killed, but that its top leaders all survived. Qatar has called the move a, quote, blatant

violation of international law. Meanwhile, two gunmen opened fire at a Jerusalem bus stop Monday, killing six and critically injuring at least seven others. Hamas has not claimed responsibility but praised the quote resistance fighters. It's easy to feel helpless when there's such intense suffering happening so far away, but the Bible promises that prayer is powerful and effective, that it causes things to happen that would not have happened otherwise. Pray with us. Heavenly Father, bring your kingdom's peace here, as it is in heaven.

Dismantle the suspicions that separate. Provide for the war-torn, heal those wounded and grieving. Free the power hungry from hatred, cruelty, and revenge. Empower leaders with wisdom. to negotiate creatively, and emboldened your church to go courageously into the mess, proclaiming the gospel of peace. Amen. What if you could stock your pantry with snacks that have lots of protein, ingredients that are good for both your mind and body, and offer a way to give back?

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featuring liquid glass next week. Critics wanted to see more AI features, which have been under-ripe compared to competitors. French PM Francois Bayou on the job for just nine months was ousted Monday after losing a no-confidence vote brought on by his unpopular plans to trim France's budget. Bayou will stay on in a caretaker role while President Macron head hunts for a replacement who can get Parliament to agree on next year's budget. President Trump still has to pay $83.3 million.

for defaming E. Jean Carroll, who accused him of sexually assaulting her decades ago. He was found liable for sexual abuse. He challenged the civil jury's defamation decision, but an appeals court appelled it yesterday, ruling that the presidential immunity SCOTUS afforded POTUS last year for official acts doesn't cover the defamation case. Mail is melting down. On Thursday, the U.S. scrapped its de minimis tariff exemption for packages under $800, and global mail, bound for America, plunge by 81%.

The change puts customs duty collection responsibilities on transportation carriers, dozens of which halted shipments, lacking the infrastructure to manage their new duties. The United Postal Union has created a tool to help. 24 civilians were killed and 19 more injured in a Russian strike on eastern Ukraine yesterday. day. Ukraine said the victims, mostly elderly people, were in line to collect their pension when Russia dropped a guided air bomb on Yarova, a village just a few miles from the front lines. President Zelenskyy said there are, quote, no words. Russia has not commented. That's all we have for today. Thanks so much for listening, TPO fan. If you're listening on

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