Anonymous wrote:This story has broken my heart for life. I have an understanding I never had as a GenX woman regarding how power operates and I am devastated that this is the world my DD will live in for all of our lives. The architects, beneficiaries, and silent observers of the most grotesque acts of abuse are equally unforgivable if not legally equally culpable of specific cruelties. The lack of large-scale denouncement of Ivy-credentialed professors, of the language of supremacy, and of the governmental failure to appoint special masters to organize and explicate the material is damning. The failure to provide consistent, buildable coverage by the big networks, the NYT and the WaPo are part of an obvious choice to let the victims and those who always believed them still be reduced to conspiracists.

My political awakening is, I hope, similar to others here. This is a rupture, a marking of then and the future. We cannot be “regular” Democrats without being fully complicit with these crimes. The republicans are lost, and we have to accept that too, and prosecute and document everything possible.

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Anonymous wrote:Is Hilary Clinton testifying today on camera? What time?

No. She wanted it on camera. I assume they will release a transcript.

When these things are on camera, is when we have the Congressional grandstanding (both sides.) Staff attorneys will be questioning them. They usually stick to the subject.

Dem Congressmen are up there--including mine--are up there to watch, I think.

Anonymous wrote:Is Hilary Clinton testifying today on camera? What time?

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Anonymous wrote:we need all the files released. 3 million out of 6 million. What are they hiding?

There should be a special master who categorizes the content and protects the victims/survivors and then charges are brought against anyone who broke the law. Then the enablers should be exposed and brought to justice if laws were broken, or at minimum they should suffer consequences.

While it’s all good that folks like Attia are exposed, we should be focusing on those who broken the law.

AND, all of those in power who enabled this should be exposed too.

These massive dumps are meant to overwhelm us.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t care if I sound unhinged. Hear me out.

Trump kept randomly talking about Hannibal Lecter for absolutely no reason. The files have several references to cannibalism. Epstein kept referencing jerky. The chef who made him the jerky opened a NYC restaurant called Cannibal. Savannah Guthrie was given a script from the fbi with a quote from Silence of the Lamb.

Plus he accused Hillary of eating children and accused Haitians of eating dogs and cats. And we know every accusation he makes is a confession.

I’m someone who’s Pooh-pooh’ed the cannibalism references, but it actually sounds quite damming when you put it all together like this. Guess I’m upgrading to agnostic.

Horrible as it is, I could imagine a world where rich people who see themselves as untouchable might be drawn to that idea as the ultimate proof of their power. The Hammer family scion from a few years back (was it Armie Hammer?) seems to be an example of that.

Anonymous wrote:we need all the files released. 3 million out of 6 million. What are they hiding?

Anonymous wrote:Ugh, this is so disturbing. I didn't put in the confidantes thread because doubt anything will happen to him, but more coming out on (not surprising!) Epstein and co's misogyny (this goes well beyond hockey players).

This is the beginning of a report in Publisher's Marketplace:

"Several recent pieces have highlighted the enduring link between Jeffrey Epstein and literary agent John Brockman, who connected Epstein with intellectuals, academics, and scientists, a relationship first brought to light in 2019 after Epstein's death. In newly released files, Brockman also discusses Epstein's funding of a conference tied to a book of science essays and the effects of "Me Too" on the industry.

Brockman, "the king of scientific publishing" whose agency is now run by his son Max, was the leading agent for science and tech writers including Richard Dawkins, Jared Diamond, Daniel Kahneman, and Steven Pinker. In The Nerve, Virginia Heffernan—a former Brockman client—describes Brockman's pursuits outside of publishing, which were largely bankrolled by and deeply entwined with Epstein. Epstein was the primary (and in some years sole) funder of Brockman's Edge Foundation, which the agent framed as a nonprofit "intellectual salon" that hosted high-end in-person conferences. In addition to Heffernen, participants included "scholarly idols whose bios have 'Booker' and 'Nobel' in them" such as Ian McEwan, as well as Yuval Noah Harari, and Steve Wozniak.

Brockman also coordinated "Billionaires Dinners," which brought together academics with tech titans such as Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Bill Gates. As Heffernen reports, "Brockman kept me at a distance. As the latest Epstein files reveal, the token female members of Edge were actively excluded from schmoozing and conferences.... Otherwise, we might have struck up conversations with the anxious-looking teenage girls kept out of the photos. We might have overheard the Edge men praising race science, rape culture and genetic engineering. We might even have asked where the money came from.""

It links to this article in the 19th -- The boys’ club: How Epstein’s influence shaped the exclusion of women in STEM
https://19thnews.org/2026/02/epstein-files-academic-research-women-scientists/

"Epstein ultimately responded that he would fund the conference but not attend. Still, Epstein's sidelining of women, as highlighted in the newest batch of emails, may have had a dark influence on science and academia in the US.

"For the boys in the club, the arrangement worked to their benefit. Epstein donated millions of dollars to their research, hosted them at networking dinners at his home, invited them to visit his island or his ranch in Santa Fe, and connected them to potential funders to further their work," the 19th writes.

"As a result, these men were able to establish their own well-funded labs to pursue their work, land lucrative book deals and make connections to other prominent men, particularly those in Silicon Valley who were working on technological advancements like AI."

Anonymous wrote:Is possible to prosecute people at the DOJ for negligence?