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Epstein files

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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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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?

GoldenPearls · 06/02/2026 21:25

TulipLavender · 06/02/2026 18:47

What I don't understand is why there is so little being discussed or reported on about Epstein basically working for CIA, Mossad and KGB. The whole thing stinks -it wasnt just a child rape trafficking but done for the purpose of bribery and power brokering. Its how power is wielded. It's absolutely horrifying how Palentir (amongst other tech giants etc) is owned and lobbied for by these pyschos and has multi million pound contracts collecting our health data on the NHS whilst also powering AI surveillance to support a genocide in Gaza. The future looks very bleak indeed in the hands of such an immoral elite. We are entering dark days of AI surveillance and elite control of everything. Whilst Prince Andrew's conduct is putrid is feels like a distraction from what they are really doing.

yes, we are talking now...or at least talking...I remember people disbelieving any possibility on here of having pedophile elites ruling the world and asking who are the THEY

SomeEsotericJoke · 06/02/2026 21:26

MidWayThruJanuary · 06/02/2026 21:17

@SomeEsotericJoke
Can you provide a link to the invoice please

Google will help you there

MidWayThruJanuary · 06/02/2026 21:27

@SomeEsotericJoke
I’m looking for reputable sources please.

Shhhhitsmagic · 06/02/2026 21:28

Appalonia · 06/02/2026 21:13

Elon Musk isn't implicated in this at all. In fact, if it wasn't for him purchasing Twitter, it's doubtful that so much detail of what's been happening would have been exposed.

He very much is implicated

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Appalonia · 06/02/2026 21:29

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?

Edited

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??!

Catladywithacat · 06/02/2026 21:30

Don’t get why anyone is surprised? In 2026 people still follow and worship celebrities it’s sad

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.

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?

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...

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 21:34

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?

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 ?

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.

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’.

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

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?

Edited

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.

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.

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

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?

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

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.

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

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.

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

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