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H2O Man

(78,496 posts)
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 10:30 PM Dec 11

The Pedo Files: Episode Two

"Darkness is good: Dick Cheney, Darth Vader, Satan. That's power. It only helps us when they get it wrong. When they are blind to who we are, and what we're doing.” – Steve Bannon, November 18, 2016


Some people were surprised by the communications between Jeffrey Epstein and Steve Bannon. The two became buds in 2017, and their relationship became tighter after Michael Wolfe's “Fire and Fury” was published. The book quoted Bannon as saying Ivanka was “as dumb as a brick,” and that Don Jr's infamous meeting with Jared, Manafort, and Russian agents was “treasonous.” Hence Steve's short stint in the administration.

Now, no one wants to think about Steve Bannon. He is a repulsive human being. There is, so far as I know, not a single positive quality that could possibly be applied to him. Among those associated with Epstein before his untimely death, Bannon's connection is perhaps the least reported on. Yet it is important, in that it provides evidence on the criminal nature of both in ways that were connected with the international sex trade that Epstein is best known for.

Let's do a quick review what's known about the relationship between these two human tapeworms. Epstein wanted his “public image” cleaned up, and Bannon agreed to coordinate with Ehud Barak to do just that. Other than saying he helped prepare Epstein for a “60 Minutes” interview, it is unclear what Bannon may or may not have done. Maybe the manner of Epstein's death was intended to take the spot light off Jeffrey and show him in a more positive manner.

Bannon is, of course, a criminal without honor. He has zero sense of loyalty. His “best friend” was Roger Stone, but he was willing to talk to Robert Mueller several times about Roger, and then testify against him in Stone's November, 2019 federal trial. His current “best friend” is Stephan Miller, who he will eventually testify against, in my opinion. He tried to damage Jared and H.R. McMaster with “leaks” to the right-wing media.

So why would Bannon have sought out Epstein? The answer is access to the opulently wealthy to finance his dream of an international collection of right wing groups to place anti-democratic politicians in power. It is true that self-enrichment was involved in things like his “build the wall” charity. But he hoped to connect this and other interests he had with the international money laundering that finances things beyond Epstein's sex ring.

Bannon would become acquainted with exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui and his yacht after leaving the administration. Wengui gave Bannon a $150,000 “loan,” then one of his businesses hire Steve as a consultant for a million dollars. This allowed Bannon to become what Olive Oyl called “so international” in making trips to Europe, Asia, and the Middle East to meet with a total of seventeen far-right groups and leaders in as many countries. When he was indicted by federal prosecutors for the wall scam, Guo cut off relationships with him. This was on August 20, 2020, ten days after Jeffrey Epstein's death.

It is easy to think of Bannon as Otis Campbell of Mayberry fame. In fact, I think of Otis every time Bannon is mentioned. His goals have always been beyond his abilities. He fits with the Roger Stone -Stephen Miller mold (emphasis on “mold”). Yet he is dangerous in that he wants to stir the pot, increasing the levels of hatred, and hoping to spark violence, that he watches from afar.

My goal in composing this is a reminder that our opposition goes well beyond the felon-in-chief. We should be prepared to see techno-sapiens attempting to create divisions within our party, especially at the grass roots' level, and to exploit them. It might be trolls from foreign lands, or domestic apologists for Charlie Kirk. I think ignoring them is best.

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The Pedo Files: Episode Two (Original Post) H2O Man Dec 11 OP
Epstein helped Bannon smear anti-Kavanaugh witness Dr. Christine Blasey Ford. Kid Berwyn Dec 12 #1
Thanks for this! H2O Man Dec 12 #4
None of them have any friends. They are all livetohike Dec 12 #2
Exactly. H2O Man Dec 12 #5
Well, they are all delusional too. Egomaniacs. livetohike Dec 12 #7
Kick to Bannon's pants for Otis of Mayberry reference kick. Kid Berwyn Dec 12 #3
Thank you. H2O Man Dec 12 #6
Truly epic in his porcinitude. Kid Berwyn Dec 12 #9
K & R malaise Dec 12 #8
Thanks! H2O Man Dec 13 #10

Kid Berwyn

(22,693 posts)
1. Epstein helped Bannon smear anti-Kavanaugh witness Dr. Christine Blasey Ford.
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 01:19 AM
Dec 12


'Is that a hint?' Epstein helped top Trump advisor attack Brett Kavanaugh's accuser

by Carl Gibson
Alternet.org, November 12, 2025

One of the emails from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein recently released by the House Oversight Committee reportedly shows correspondence with Steve Bannon — one of President Donald Trump's longtime advisors — about getting Trump's embattled second Supreme Court nominee through a major controversy.

On Wednesday, journalist Sean Morrow of More Perfect Union posted a September 2018 email exchange between Epstein and Bannon, in which the two are seen discussing a potential line of attack on Dr. Christine Blasey Ford. According to the emails, Epstein suggested that then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's attorneys press Ford — who accused Kavanaugh of assaulting her at a high school party — on medications she may have been using that can sometimes cause memory loss.

"I delayed my trip a day. So I'm still around," Epstein wrote from a personal gmail account. "Tell [Kavanaugh attorney Bill Burck] they should make sure they ask Ford about her medications, what type and for how long. My guess is that [Ford lawyer Debra Katz] won't let her answer."

Snip…

The convicted child predator then sent Bannon a link to a 2017 University of São Paulo study entitled "false memories in social anxiety disorder," followed by another correspondence that read: "She couldn't recall if the lie detector was given the same day as her mother's funeral or the next day? MEDS."

"Oh I get it now," Bannon wrote back.

Continues…

https://www.alternet.org/epstein-trump-kavanaugh/

SCROTUS 6 are co-conspirators with the fascist traitors.

H2O Man

(78,496 posts)
4. Thanks for this!
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 01:45 PM
Dec 12

There are so many horrible things that Bannon is connected to. The vicious attack on her was among the ugliest things I've seen.

livetohike

(23,938 posts)
2. None of them have any friends. They are all
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 06:08 AM
Dec 12

opportunists willing to stab each other in the back when they are done with them. What a way to live your life.

H2O Man

(78,496 posts)
5. Exactly.
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 01:49 PM
Dec 12

It still strikes me as odd that Bannon continues to think he has a shot at being elected president in 2028. I mean, he has stabbed most every one of his associates in the back.

At the same time, in honor of monkey warfare, it might be nice to have undercover agents of laughter advocate for a Bannon/Miller ticket in the republican primaries.

livetohike

(23,938 posts)
7. Well, they are all delusional too. Egomaniacs.
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 05:54 PM
Dec 12

Arrogant and repulsive and every other derogatory term I can think of. Why do we have to deal with this in our senior years? It’s so tiring. I’m tired of being outraged every single day. There seems to be no end to it.

Kid Berwyn

(22,693 posts)
3. Kick to Bannon's pants for Otis of Mayberry reference kick.
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 01:42 PM
Dec 12


Emails highlight Jeffrey Epstein and Steve Bannon relationship

by Will Dahlgreen
BBC News Investigations, 14 November 2025

Excerpt...

'I'll make sure you're well looked after'

Bannon was one of Trump's closest advisers in the run up to the 2016 election and in the early days of his first administration, but resigned from the White House in August 2017.

He has acknowledged he was making a film about Epstein prior to his death and reportedly has around 15 hours of footage. In a live taping of his podcast earlier this year, he said: "We're going to release the film, the five-part series, next year - early next year."

But the newly released documents suggest Bannon's relationship with Epstein went further than being his biographer, with the convicted paedophile occasionally seeming to act like a personal assistant.

A few days before the exchange in which Epstein appeared to have arranged a charter jet for Bannon, Epstein said: "how does it feel to have the most highly paid travel agent in history ".

Bannon thanked him: "U r pretty good asst", to which Epstein replied "Massages. Not Included".

Discussing a trip to "AD" in another message - presumably meaning Abu Dhabi - Epstein told Bannon: "I'll make sure you're well looked after."

Continues...

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgy81jlxqgo

Kid Berwyn

(22,693 posts)
9. Truly epic in his porcinitude.
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 06:00 PM
Dec 12


And their friends... many of whom signed off on the repeal of Glass-Steagall -- coincidentally, I'm sure, after they saw the photographs from that time at one of the mansions or islands.

H2O Man

(78,496 posts)
10. Thanks!
Sat Dec 13, 2025, 12:04 AM
Dec 13

It's good for Democrats to know the opposition. And the webs that connect them.

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