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So what’s happening with the epstein files?

32 replies

Newsenmum · 16/02/2026 20:41

What’s actually going to happen? These files are everywhere. They are all over social media. My algorithm is horrifying. More and more every day.

But what’s actually being done? I don’t see any action, protest, nothing.

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lljkk · 17/02/2026 08:11

1...the old narrative was that Epstein had a large "client" list, people (all men?) who also sexually abused young females. I've read a lot about how the victims have a long list of specific named men who abused them but they are too afraid to name (no idea if a single word of that sentence is true). The FBI has repeatedly over many years said that there is no evidence to support narrative 1.

2.... the new narrative is that Epstein had "enablers" : people who knew or should have known about his crimes, and didn't challenge/try to stop him. Again, long list of named individuals the victims say they are too afraid to name. All you need to do to be called an enabler is have had a friendly relationship with JE, especially if you're also a wealthy male.

3... As part of the narrative 2, people are being persecuted for being friends with JE before and after he became a convicted criminal. A lot of the potential names in this group are basically now in public domain, because of the big document releases.

4... n UK, people are being investigated for actually passing unauthorised govt. information to Epstein.

Many people are still convinced narrative 1. is true, OP too, I guess.

I wonder if mafioso typos orchestrated JE's apparent suicide. If they were powerful enough to do that, what other awful crimes have they covered up? Revelations about how JE got so rich and if organised crime had a part in his death, those things would be actual news.

Newsenmum · 17/02/2026 11:53

Cosmication · 17/02/2026 07:23

There's a lot of fake news circulating on social media apparently. I've heard several references here to the idea that they abused or murdered babies and children but I haven't read anything to suggest that that's actually true? Not saying that trafficking, grooming and paying for sex isn't bad enough.

there have been emails

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Newsenmum · 17/02/2026 11:54

Serpentstooth · 17/02/2026 07:31

They do it because they can. That's it. They believe their money and connections give them licence to do whatsoever they choose with no consequences. And so it proves.

Yes but not everybody would do those things because they can. It sickens a majority of people including men. Fathers. Many, many fathers are sickened by it.

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HoskinsChoice · 17/02/2026 20:19

Firefly1987 · 17/02/2026 00:37

What? I thought it was illegal in the UK...

Nope. It's not illegal to pay for sex and it's not illegal to be paid for sex.

HoskinsChoice · 17/02/2026 20:22

MyTrivia · 17/02/2026 07:26

Some of it is true. I used to wish it was fake news.

How do you know it's true? Seems odd that you know it's true but the police don't have enough evidence to charge anyone.

MyTrivia · 17/02/2026 21:00

HoskinsChoice · 17/02/2026 20:22

How do you know it's true? Seems odd that you know it's true but the police don't have enough evidence to charge anyone.

The police didn’t do anything about Jimmy Savile even though they knew what he was doing. Epstein was similar to him.

There are, and always have been a lot of different people covering up for each other.

Some of the photographs and videos in the files are horrific. I would prefer not to think the worst if I could choose but there is too much evidence for it to be anything other than the worst.

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