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Great do Epstein next

by bognition 2y ago

conductr 2y ago
He probably already knows, because, well, ya know
- declan_roberts 2y ago
  It should be bipartisan at this point to demand the release. If it makes everyone in office look bad then all the better!
  - skullone 2y ago
    Because a ton of people in office were his "clients". This country is rotten
    - RajT88 2y ago
      Reading the Epstein saga start to finish has been instructive as to how power works in this country. I previously had not understood it.
      - dh2022 2y ago
        What you wrote is very interesting (and intriguing). What readings would you recommend?
        acjohnson55 2y ago
        Not the previous commenter, but I would recommend Hiding In Plain Sight, by Sarah Kendzior. It centers on Donald Trump, but covers in great detail what is publicly known about the seedy history of the people in his orbit, including Epstein, and it calls into question how the people in power in the political, business, and media worlds have left so many questions go unanswered. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiding_in_Plain_Sight_(Kendzior_book) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiding_in_Plain_Sight_(Kendzio...
        gadders 2y ago
        I think Biden sniffing every kid he could get his hands on qualifies as "hiding in plain sight".
        volleyball 2y ago
        Not the person you asked but what (s)he described sounds like "One nation under black mail" by Whitney Web. Actually worried whether the author would get Epsteined herself.
        4ggr0 2y ago
        > (s)he 'they' works wonders in such cases :) (hope this is not seen as snarky or whatever)
  - shmoe 2y ago
    That's precisely why we'll never see it.
- lawn 2y ago
  Trump, a sexual offender known to grab pussies of random women, had a relationship with Epstein. Yeah, unless his dementia worsens even more he's not going to release those files.
  - whycome 2y ago
    Unless the release won't actually hurt him. There's a big group of persons that will aspire to be powerful enough to do those sorts of things... It would help strengthen his image
  - chrisco255 2y ago
    [flagged]
- likeabatterycar 2y ago
  No I don't know, tell us.
  - asdf6969 2y ago
    Because he was friends with Jeffrey Epstein and has personally seen the island
niceice 2y ago
There's a good chance it will happen, Musk has been pushing for this.
- cma 2y ago
  I doubt he's pushing for it internally: https://www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epsteins-ex-girlfriend-dated-kimbal-musk-brother-of-tesla-founder-elon-musk-2020-1 https://www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epsteins-ex-girlfrie...
  - ttyprintk 2y ago
    Yeah, you can bet it won’t be on a slow news day.
- ceejayoz 2y ago
  Just like he’s a free speech absolutist, right?
  - mlx0x 2y ago
    [flagged]
    - 5cott0 2y ago
      at this point "free speech absolutist" is nothing but a revealed preference for censorship
      - hackerdues 2y ago
        Sums up the social media era so far. Everyone is a free speech absolutist right up until they get the power to censor.
    - dreadlordbone 2y ago
      oh wow this is what hacker news is now, reddit light lol
asciii 2y ago
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api 2y ago
I think the desire to keep that stuff quiet is bipartisan because loads of people from both parties are exposed, as well as too many wealthy people. Now that we also have P-Diddy it makes me wonder just how many high class sleazy pimps with blackmail operations are operating at a given time. This must be a standard racket.
- jondwillis 2y ago
  Back in the late 2010s, I worked with someone who had a personal relationship with PD, to the point that my business partner was soft pitching our business to PD... The person that I worked with partied with PD and mirrored some of the same (alleged) sort of toxic and abusive antics in their own home and social circles, which I experienced firsthand. There was a darkness emanating from this person that I haven’t really felt before or since. We ultimately stopped working together due to them violating our contract. The public allegations so far totally jibe with my experience associating with PDs associates and my limited visibility into the world of PD. I’m very glad to have come to my senses and avoided any closer orbit of this world.
  - api 2y ago
    That darkness… wow. I’ve met someone like that, and it made me think I was crazy. I guess it’s your brain stem warning you that this person is dangerous in a certain kind of way— extreme dark triad traits.

Great do Epstein next

conductr 2y ago

He probably already knows, because, well, ya know

declan_roberts 2y ago
It should be bipartisan at this point to demand the release. If it makes everyone in office look bad then all the better!
- skullone 2y ago
  Because a ton of people in office were his "clients". This country is rotten
  - RajT88 2y ago
    Reading the Epstein saga start to finish has been instructive as to how power works in this country. I previously had not understood it.
    - dh2022 2y ago
      What you wrote is very interesting (and intriguing). What readings would you recommend?
      - acjohnson55 2y ago
        Not the previous commenter, but I would recommend Hiding In Plain Sight, by Sarah Kendzior. It centers on Donald Trump, but covers in great detail what is publicly known about the seedy history of the people in his orbit, including Epstein, and it calls into question how the people in power in the political, business, and media worlds have left so many questions go unanswered. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiding_in_Plain_Sight_(Kendzior_book) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiding_in_Plain_Sight_(Kendzio...
        gadders 2y ago
        I think Biden sniffing every kid he could get his hands on qualifies as "hiding in plain sight".
      - volleyball 2y ago
        Not the person you asked but what (s)he described sounds like "One nation under black mail" by Whitney Web. Actually worried whether the author would get Epsteined herself.
        4ggr0 2y ago
        > (s)he 'they' works wonders in such cases :) (hope this is not seen as snarky or whatever)
- shmoe 2y ago
  That's precisely why we'll never see it.
lawn 2y ago
Trump, a sexual offender known to grab pussies of random women, had a relationship with Epstein. Yeah, unless his dementia worsens even more he's not going to release those files.
- whycome 2y ago
  Unless the release won't actually hurt him. There's a big group of persons that will aspire to be powerful enough to do those sorts of things... It would help strengthen his image
- chrisco255 2y ago
  [flagged]
likeabatterycar 2y ago
No I don't know, tell us.
- asdf6969 2y ago
  Because he was friends with Jeffrey Epstein and has personally seen the island

niceice 2y ago

There's a good chance it will happen, Musk has been pushing for this.

cma 2y ago
I doubt he's pushing for it internally: https://www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epsteins-ex-girlfriend-dated-kimbal-musk-brother-of-tesla-founder-elon-musk-2020-1 https://www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epsteins-ex-girlfrie...
- ttyprintk 2y ago
  Yeah, you can bet it won’t be on a slow news day.
ceejayoz 2y ago
Just like he’s a free speech absolutist, right?
- mlx0x 2y ago
  [flagged]
  - 5cott0 2y ago
    at this point "free speech absolutist" is nothing but a revealed preference for censorship
    - hackerdues 2y ago
      Sums up the social media era so far. Everyone is a free speech absolutist right up until they get the power to censor.
  - dreadlordbone 2y ago
    oh wow this is what hacker news is now, reddit light lol

asciii 2y ago

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api 2y ago

I think the desire to keep that stuff quiet is bipartisan because loads of people from both parties are exposed, as well as too many wealthy people. Now that we also have P-Diddy it makes me wonder just how many high class sleazy pimps with blackmail operations are operating at a given time. This must be a standard racket.

jondwillis 2y ago
Back in the late 2010s, I worked with someone who had a personal relationship with PD, to the point that my business partner was soft pitching our business to PD... The person that I worked with partied with PD and mirrored some of the same (alleged) sort of toxic and abusive antics in their own home and social circles, which I experienced firsthand. There was a darkness emanating from this person that I haven’t really felt before or since. We ultimately stopped working together due to them violating our contract. The public allegations so far totally jibe with my experience associating with PDs associates and my limited visibility into the world of PD. I’m very glad to have come to my senses and avoided any closer orbit of this world.
- api 2y ago
  That darkness… wow. I’ve met someone like that, and it made me think I was crazy. I guess it’s your brain stem warning you that this person is dangerous in a certain kind of way— extreme dark triad traits.