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While I understand that once one attains those short of connections, certain intelligence agencies will reach out offering lucrative opportunities for your co-o

by stein1946 8mo ago

While I understand that once one attains those short of connections, certain intelligence agencies will reach out offering lucrative opportunities for your co-operation. Disgusting nature aside, I can't help but be amazed as to how someone can be so well connected. What sort of skills did Epstein have that managed to have so many people on speed dial? How do you get in a position to correspond with presidents, royals, celebrities and getting them all hooked on you? Amazing indeed.

lostlogin 8mo ago
> What sort of skills did Epstein have that managed to have so many people on speed dial? The answer may be disturbing.
gehsty 8mo ago
Wealth and the party scene (drugs and sex) as a carrot and then a stick. It is not amazing, it is vile.
KoftaBob 8mo ago
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- navigate8310 8mo ago
  What triggered Mossad to toss their best informant?
  - lifestyleguru 8mo ago
    look up their email as ask them yourself
  - KoftaBob 8mo ago
    Him being in jail awaiting trial, which risked him exposing the details of the operation if he felt it could help him get a lighter sentence. If the choice for Mossad was either risk Epstein exposing that Israel was essentially running a state-sponsored underage sex trafficking ring, or kill him before he can do that, you know what they'd choose.
    - hshdhdhj4444 8mo ago
      Right, so pretty much every rich person was implicated by and at risk because of Epstein, including the sitting U.S. President at the time, but it was actually Mossad…
      - Aerbil313 8mo ago
        How do you run a crime organization that big and that out in the open (communicating openly via email, which not even the biggest drug cartels dare to do) without getting taken down by the various intelligence agencies of the world, even avoiding the U.S. federal law enforcement for the longest time? There is one answer: Epstein was protected by state forces, not that of U.S. but of its closest "ally" (more like master at this point). Not that they need it that much today, anyway. AIPAC sponsors almost all of U.S. congress, check out how much your congressmen and women received from AIPAC here: https://www.trackaipac.com/congress https://www.trackaipac.com/congress
        woodruffw 8mo ago
        > There is one answer: Epstein was protected by state forces, not that of U.S. but of its closest "ally" (more like master at this point). This is a bog-standard white nationalist trope (“ZOG”), gussied up with current affairs. Epstein avoided the consequences of his actions because he was a wealthy, powerful man surrounded by other wealthy, powerful men (who in turn stand to lose a great deal by having their behavior exposed). Not because the Jews secretly run the world.
        MaxHoppersGhost 8mo ago
        Just because a bad group of people also believe the same thing doesn't make that thing false. Nice attempt.
        KoftaBob 8mo ago
        Where in their comment did they claim Jews secretly run the world? The implication that the nation state of Israel has a lot of influence on US politicians is pretty clear and obvious at this point, and is not the same thing as “Jews run the world”. If we replaced Israel with India, pointing out that India has immense influence on US politicians wouldn’t be the same as saying “Hindus run the world”. Nation states are not proxies for their ethnic groups like that.
  - ix101 8mo ago
    The fact he got locked up?
- gowld 8mo ago
  It's at a minimum extremely ignorant to believe or pretent that this begins and end at "Mossad" being a magical shady force that controls the world. Looking for tight little narrative misses the complexity of human sociery.
- tokioyoyo 8mo ago
  I think it’s an oversimplification. Epstein isn’t the only “connecting big people to other big people” person. It just happened to be on top of all the shady stuff, he also trafficked kids. I believe there are more people like him, just flying under the radar.
  - deadbabe 8mo ago
    Well, it’s not a crime to connect big people to other big people. If you are not trafficking underage people or smuggling drugs and weapons, chances are no one cares. Doesn’t mean you’re under the radar.
ricardo81 8mo ago
Isn't part of it that he had leverage on many people, given the amount of evidence there seems to be? I guess that would be one way to further the network via 'favours'.
computerthings 8mo ago
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0dayz 8mo ago
If one stops seeing Epstein as only a blackmailer and instead see him as both a blackmailer and a fixer I think things falls into place. There are after all multiple people being "given" girlfriends or contacts for social networking, shown in the Epstein files. Most obvious example is of course Donald Trump with Melania.
veunes 8mo ago
But less about personal brilliance and more about how social power actually works when money, status, and weak accountability intersect
Zigurd 8mo ago
Being omniconnected was his job, if you think he was being managed, and his business, to the extent he was freelancing and trading on his own account. How do you become omniconnected? You offer people a good time. How do you have repeat customers? You offer them a too good time. Why the disgusting acts? Because mere sex isn't scandalous enough. Sometimes you do it because you've been commissioned to do it to a specific person. Sometimes you do it on spec because you think you can sell it. There is no one goal or ideology or theme to it other than it's gotta be nasty enough to blackmail a target.
tokioyoyo 8mo ago
A few years ago there was some news articles about “group chats that rule the world”, and for some reason people didn’t take it seriously enough. Closer to the top, it feels like it’s “everyone knows everyone” game. Playing against those groups just leads to a perma-loss, so you’re incentivized to partake. This is/was one of such groups.
- Teever 8mo ago
  Some people would love to play against those groups with the goal of not winning but costing their opponents dearly. They never get the opportunity though because those groups are intentionally protected from those kinds of players.
  - tokioyoyo 8mo ago
    Anyone who tried has failed. It’s in the interest of the group to actively silence the dissidents as well. And it’s pretty easy when you already have the power.
unregistereddev 8mo ago
He was a talented con artist. While I don't have the link offhand, I recall reading an in-depth article the New York Times published on Epstein's rise. He gained connections first by exaggerating his own credentials, and later by exaggerating the depth and nature of his other connections. He was very good at convincing people that he was someone they needed to know.
- raincom 8mo ago
  https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/magazine/jeffrey-epstein-money-scams-investigation.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/magazine/jeffrey-epstein-... Alternative link: https://archive.is/Q8Idm https://archive.is/Q8Idm

lostlogin 8mo ago

> What sort of skills did Epstein have that managed to have so many people on speed dial? The answer may be disturbing.

gehsty 8mo ago

Wealth and the party scene (drugs and sex) as a carrot and then a stick. It is not amazing, it is vile.

KoftaBob 8mo ago

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navigate8310 8mo ago
What triggered Mossad to toss their best informant?
- lifestyleguru 8mo ago
  look up their email as ask them yourself
- KoftaBob 8mo ago
  Him being in jail awaiting trial, which risked him exposing the details of the operation if he felt it could help him get a lighter sentence. If the choice for Mossad was either risk Epstein exposing that Israel was essentially running a state-sponsored underage sex trafficking ring, or kill him before he can do that, you know what they'd choose.
  - hshdhdhj4444 8mo ago
    Right, so pretty much every rich person was implicated by and at risk because of Epstein, including the sitting U.S. President at the time, but it was actually Mossad…
    - Aerbil313 8mo ago
      How do you run a crime organization that big and that out in the open (communicating openly via email, which not even the biggest drug cartels dare to do) without getting taken down by the various intelligence agencies of the world, even avoiding the U.S. federal law enforcement for the longest time? There is one answer: Epstein was protected by state forces, not that of U.S. but of its closest "ally" (more like master at this point). Not that they need it that much today, anyway. AIPAC sponsors almost all of U.S. congress, check out how much your congressmen and women received from AIPAC here: https://www.trackaipac.com/congress https://www.trackaipac.com/congress
      - woodruffw 8mo ago
        > There is one answer: Epstein was protected by state forces, not that of U.S. but of its closest "ally" (more like master at this point). This is a bog-standard white nationalist trope (“ZOG”), gussied up with current affairs. Epstein avoided the consequences of his actions because he was a wealthy, powerful man surrounded by other wealthy, powerful men (who in turn stand to lose a great deal by having their behavior exposed). Not because the Jews secretly run the world.
        MaxHoppersGhost 8mo ago
        Just because a bad group of people also believe the same thing doesn't make that thing false. Nice attempt.
        KoftaBob 8mo ago
        Where in their comment did they claim Jews secretly run the world? The implication that the nation state of Israel has a lot of influence on US politicians is pretty clear and obvious at this point, and is not the same thing as “Jews run the world”. If we replaced Israel with India, pointing out that India has immense influence on US politicians wouldn’t be the same as saying “Hindus run the world”. Nation states are not proxies for their ethnic groups like that.
- ix101 8mo ago
  The fact he got locked up?
gowld 8mo ago
It's at a minimum extremely ignorant to believe or pretent that this begins and end at "Mossad" being a magical shady force that controls the world. Looking for tight little narrative misses the complexity of human sociery.
tokioyoyo 8mo ago
I think it’s an oversimplification. Epstein isn’t the only “connecting big people to other big people” person. It just happened to be on top of all the shady stuff, he also trafficked kids. I believe there are more people like him, just flying under the radar.
- deadbabe 8mo ago
  Well, it’s not a crime to connect big people to other big people. If you are not trafficking underage people or smuggling drugs and weapons, chances are no one cares. Doesn’t mean you’re under the radar.

ricardo81 8mo ago

Isn't part of it that he had leverage on many people, given the amount of evidence there seems to be? I guess that would be one way to further the network via 'favours'.

computerthings 8mo ago

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0dayz 8mo ago

If one stops seeing Epstein as only a blackmailer and instead see him as both a blackmailer and a fixer I think things falls into place. There are after all multiple people being "given" girlfriends or contacts for social networking, shown in the Epstein files. Most obvious example is of course Donald Trump with Melania.

veunes 8mo ago

But less about personal brilliance and more about how social power actually works when money, status, and weak accountability intersect

Zigurd 8mo ago

Being omniconnected was his job, if you think he was being managed, and his business, to the extent he was freelancing and trading on his own account. How do you become omniconnected? You offer people a good time. How do you have repeat customers? You offer them a too good time. Why the disgusting acts? Because mere sex isn't scandalous enough. Sometimes you do it because you've been commissioned to do it to a specific person. Sometimes you do it on spec because you think you can sell it. There is no one goal or ideology or theme to it other than it's gotta be nasty enough to blackmail a target.

tokioyoyo 8mo ago

A few years ago there was some news articles about “group chats that rule the world”, and for some reason people didn’t take it seriously enough. Closer to the top, it feels like it’s “everyone knows everyone” game. Playing against those groups just leads to a perma-loss, so you’re incentivized to partake. This is/was one of such groups.

Teever 8mo ago
Some people would love to play against those groups with the goal of not winning but costing their opponents dearly. They never get the opportunity though because those groups are intentionally protected from those kinds of players.
- tokioyoyo 8mo ago
  Anyone who tried has failed. It’s in the interest of the group to actively silence the dissidents as well. And it’s pretty easy when you already have the power.

unregistereddev 8mo ago

He was a talented con artist. While I don't have the link offhand, I recall reading an in-depth article the New York Times published on Epstein's rise. He gained connections first by exaggerating his own credentials, and later by exaggerating the depth and nature of his other connections. He was very good at convincing people that he was someone they needed to know.

raincom 8mo ago
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/magazine/jeffrey-epstein-money-scams-investigation.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/magazine/jeffrey-epstein-... Alternative link: https://archive.is/Q8Idm https://archive.is/Q8Idm