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Shhhhitsmagic · 06/02/2026 12:54

I've had too much time on my hands this week due to illness and I've gone down a rabbit hole with the epstein files.
Is anyone else struggling after reading this vile stuff?
I'm absolutely reeling and feel physically sick to my core. The world I thought we lived in doesn't exist (and probably never did in my lifetime).
It appears that not one single man involved will be held accountable. They are all being protected and the whole thing is being brushed under the carpet.
Why is this barely being reported on? Where are the protests? Are we being desensitised to this evil?
Can anyone help me make sense of this? 😢

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peanutbuttertoasty · 06/02/2026 21:56

MidWayThruJanuary · 06/02/2026 21:47

@peanutbuttertoasty
I am actually so gobsmacked now by @Appalonia appeal to not discuss Musk and Trumps relationships with Epstein that I will leave the Wayfair situation to another day.
Can you believe that @Appalonia is so passionate about trafficking of women and girls that she can’t see anything wrong with Grok - the platform owned by Musk which allows the nudification of women and girls. I know - it’s mind blowing isn’t it.

I fear you may be missing the wood for the trees here. X is the platform where this stuff is allowed to be freely shared and discussed. I’m not sure that exists elsewhere. Powerful people are attempting to discredit it and shut it down for exactly that reason. The French raid on offices was nonsensical. But you do you.

SomeEsotericJoke · 06/02/2026 21:54

It's brilliant to see the thread descend into disagreeing about what should be discussed. It's almost as if it's a really clever tactic to derail the conversation and point in any other direction than the true horror of what is actually going on.

TheIceBear · 06/02/2026 21:54

I don’t feel like I can read it until the perpetrators are held accountable for their actions. It’s just disgusting and so unfair. Makes me feel sick thinking of the injustice of it all. Have seen the documentary on Netflix but cannot actually bring myself to read any more about it the way things are going

peanutbuttertoasty · 06/02/2026 21:54

Tinytimmy123 · 06/02/2026 21:50

If ever there was a warning about billionaires this is it.
Worryingly one if them is going to have free access to NHS England data. Peter Theil (the man behind Jd Vance) he is the owner of Palantir. Do yourself a favour of sorts and watch a video of this person...if that alone doesnt scare you, then dive a tiny bit deeper into his highly dubious behaviour , thoughts and invilvement in American politics.Neither he nor his subordinates should be anywhere near your personal private information.
Sign a petition to block Palanatirs access to NHS England before uts too late. He makes Elon Musk look sane and balanced.

And nowhere near enough light yet on Tony Blair’s grubbing around behind the scenes RE digitisation and flogging of our personal data etc etc

GoldenPearls · 06/02/2026 21:53

Appalonia · 06/02/2026 21:32

Can we PLEASE NOT get sidelined into discussions about Musk or Trump? You may not like them, but what has been uncovered is about something much bigger than them...

honestly. wtf
people. post away

Tinytimmy123 · 06/02/2026 21:50

If ever there was a warning about billionaires this is it.
Worryingly one if them is going to have free access to NHS England data. Peter Theil (the man behind Jd Vance) he is the owner of Palantir. Do yourself a favour of sorts and watch a video of this person...if that alone doesnt scare you, then dive a tiny bit deeper into his highly dubious behaviour , thoughts and invilvement in American politics.Neither he nor his subordinates should be anywhere near your personal private information.
Sign a petition to block Palanatirs access to NHS England before uts too late. He makes Elon Musk look sane and balanced.

FlyingApple · 06/02/2026 21:49

Yes, technically it's in the news but I feel like it shows a view of it so you don't realise just how shattering it is.

Sidebeforeself · 06/02/2026 21:48

MotherOfRatios · 06/02/2026 21:44

I think the media is too focused on the corruption of politicians/elite circles and not the violence against women and girls

I welcome any media coverage of the exploitation of women and girls but of course it’s going to attract more media attention when it involves famous people. It’s a long hard fight to get this on the public radar so if we have to ride on the coat tails of a headline story , so be it

Dymaxion · 06/02/2026 21:48

Putin and Xi and Kim must be looking on in bewilderment and delight at what is unfolding in front of them.

Bewilderment doubtful, delight absolutely. Epstein took a leaf out of Putin's well thumbed Kompromat book, on how to win friends and influence people.

MotherOfRatios · 06/02/2026 21:47

peanutbuttertoasty · 06/02/2026 21:45

And boys! Why is everybody ignoring the boys?

Tackling VAWG does help boys

MidWayThruJanuary · 06/02/2026 21:47

@peanutbuttertoasty
I am actually so gobsmacked now by @Appalonia appeal to not discuss Musk and Trumps relationships with Epstein that I will leave the Wayfair situation to another day.
Can you believe that @Appalonia is so passionate about trafficking of women and girls that she can’t see anything wrong with Grok - the platform owned by Musk which allows the nudification of women and girls. I know - it’s mind blowing isn’t it.

GoldenPearls · 06/02/2026 21:46

peanutbuttertoasty · 06/02/2026 21:09

Praying for victims is pointless is this stuff isn’t discussed and brought to light, and people prosecuted (or at least disempowered in the eyes of the world if we can’t hope for prosecution)

the topic of faith has already been brought up on this thread. If for you praying is pointless, you don't pray. But don't give faith advice to others who may be having more than you

peanutbuttertoasty · 06/02/2026 21:45

MotherOfRatios · 06/02/2026 21:44

I think the media is too focused on the corruption of politicians/elite circles and not the violence against women and girls

And boys! Why is everybody ignoring the boys?

MotherOfRatios · 06/02/2026 21:44

I think the media is too focused on the corruption of politicians/elite circles and not the violence against women and girls

TulipLavender · 06/02/2026 21:42

MrsFrumble · 06/02/2026 21:30

Viewing the whole mess as a politically polarised issue is what made the QAnon folks so easy to misdirect and then dismiss, because it’s clearly not a left wing/liberal or right wing/conservative/MAGA issue, it’s a money and power across the political spectrum issue.

I was guilty of thinking that myself, to the extent that I thought Noam Chomsky being involved must have been a joke. But it’s not just Hollywood; it’s tech, it’s media, it’s politicians, judges, aristocracy and royalty.

Divide and conquer. This isn't about one race or religion or left or right. This is a cabal of evil meglomaniacs so divorced from day to day reality and so separated from basic morality.

peanutbuttertoasty · 06/02/2026 21:41

MidWayThruJanuary · 06/02/2026 21:24

@peanutbuttertoasty
X? The platform which introduced Grok? No thanks. Owned by Elon Musk who asked Epstein about his wild parties?

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In that case stop being lazy and do your own research. The files are searchable for all to see. Some have done the work for you and put it on X but if you will be puritanical about it..
And by the way LLMs can all do what grok can. It’s just that the politicians don’t want to censor those because it’s not where they’re discussed and criticised.

MidWayThruJanuary · 06/02/2026 21:38

@Appalonia
What is bigger than the President of the US and one of the world’s richest men being involved in a child sexual abuse ring involving hundreds of other rich and powerful men? I’m all ears

Wheresrebeccabunch · 06/02/2026 21:38

Appalonia · 06/02/2026 21:32

Can we PLEASE NOT get sidelined into discussions about Musk or Trump? You may not like them, but what has been uncovered is about something much bigger than them...

Good grief. You can focus on more than two things. We need to do both. The bigger issue which is the interest behind this cesspit AND the individuals involved.

Trump runs one of the most powerful countries in the world. Elon is one of the richest people in the world. Being concerned that these people may well be depraved pedophiles is hardly ‘getting sidetracked’.

Sidebeforeself · 06/02/2026 21:35

Appalonia · 06/02/2026 21:34

That's not the subject of this thread though, is it?

Hey, you brought it up so I just thought I’d point out the stupidity of your remark.

MidWayThruJanuary · 06/02/2026 21:35

@Appalonia
Sorry - what???
There were at least 16 emails between Musk and Epstein in 2012 and 2013 - in one of which Musk asks Epstein which is the wildest party night.
What do you think he was referring to ?

Appalonia · 06/02/2026 21:34

Sidebeforeself · 06/02/2026 21:31

That’s the best laugh Ive had all night! The Grok that enables the sexual exploitation of women you mean?

That's not the subject of this thread though, is it?

MrsFrumble · 06/02/2026 21:33

… and it’s not “partisan politics” to talk about Elon Musk because Elon Musk is not a fucking politician. And if you don’t know the extent to which grok has been used to create sexual images of underaged girls you’ve been living under a rock.

Appalonia · 06/02/2026 21:32

Can we PLEASE NOT get sidelined into discussions about Musk or Trump? You may not like them, but what has been uncovered is about something much bigger than them...

Sidebeforeself · 06/02/2026 21:31

Appalonia · 06/02/2026 21:29

I don't think this is the time or place for partisan politics. This is about trafficking women and girls on an industrial scale. And I have no idea what you have against Grok??!

That’s the best laugh Ive had all night! The Grok that enables the sexual exploitation of women you mean?

MrsFrumble · 06/02/2026 21:30

StandFirm · 06/02/2026 20:25

Except Gibson has been MAGA for a while and it's pretty clear that the MAGA elite is firmly part of the swamp.

Viewing the whole mess as a politically polarised issue is what made the QAnon folks so easy to misdirect and then dismiss, because it’s clearly not a left wing/liberal or right wing/conservative/MAGA issue, it’s a money and power across the political spectrum issue.

I was guilty of thinking that myself, to the extent that I thought Noam Chomsky being involved must have been a joke. But it’s not just Hollywood; it’s tech, it’s media, it’s politicians, judges, aristocracy and royalty.