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Is there anything new/incriminating in the Epstein emails? I don't necessarily mean related to Trump, but anyone at all. The stuff I've seen so far hasn't been mind-blowing, but perhaps someone here has actually gone through more than what the pundits have been chirping about.
Some people will tell you nothing is interesting about Epstein because they've formed that pre-existing conclusion on the topic and nothing will dissuade them. They've assumed an attitude of maximal cynicism to appear suave, and all the elites must be pedophiles is a way to avoid ever being disappointed.
I think there's some interesting stuff in there:
-- Epstein was much closer with his brother than previously thought. Generally people reported that he wasn't close with his brother, but they're in constant communication here, and his brother was clearly aware of just about all the inner workings of Epstein-world. Why hasn't his brother been brought before Congress? Here are millions of Republicans and Democrats alternately all talking about investigating every little conspiracy theory about Epstein, and we never bothered to just ask his brother under oath? The guy needs to either spill or be in prison, right?
-- Epstein was much closer with a lot of major Democrats, and much more of a #ResistanceLib than previously reported. He was kind of a really classic university blue tribe guy.
-- Epstein had significant ties with the upper reaches of Israeli politics
They also paint a broader picture of Epstein in general. Reading more about him in the emails, like reading the book list, makes me think that when this all settles down in another ten years or so Epstein is going to be revived as an online hero cult. Here's a guy, with no college degree and no family connections to speak of, who made himself a billionaire and put himself in the highest circles on what appears to have been sheer personal charm and charisma. Whether he was an Israeli spy or a master sexpot seducer of men and women or just a world-class bullshit artist, the guy was a fucking genius. There's going to be weird online communities of young men and women that worship him once we settle on who he was.
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