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Jilly_in_VA

(14,092 posts)
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 05:58 PM 22 hrs ago

The Epstein files reveal that a vast global conspiracy actually exists - sort of

The millions of Jeffrey Epstein files dumped last Friday by the US Department of Justice will provide journalists, conspiracy theorists and interested members of the public with months of reading. And what they will read is enraging.

What makes these files so infuriating, however, is not just Epstein’s horrific predatory behavior, which is well-known, but the more mundane examples of elite conduct that the documents continue to expose. They vividly illustrate a world whose existence many everyday people, whether fevered with visions of the Illuminati or just jaundiced by banal anti-establishment cynicism, already suspected exists: an informal global club of powerful, ultra-rich people who all seemingly know each other, help one another out, and protect each other from the consequences of their depravity.

The new files will probably not provide satisfying answers to questions about, say, whether any of Epstein’s famous friends participated in his sex trafficking, or if his death in custody in 2019 was truly a suicide, as authorities have said. But conspiracy theorists may still feel vindicated – and to some extent they should, Matthew Dallek, a political historian at George Washington University, said.

Although the documents may not expose an actual criminal conspiracy, he said, they confirm the belief behind most conspiracy theories: that elites “get special treatment, that they’re shielded from the rules that are supposed to apply to everyone equally, and that there is a kind of corruption in the broadest sense of the word”.

The new material is the largest, and possibly last, tranche of the so-called Epstein files, though the government is keeping as many as 3m more pages under wraps. Yet even the initial revelations of these files deepen the astonishing constellation of ties between Epstein and members of the global elite – including tech billionaires; a former US president; British, Norwegian and Saudi royalty or royal courtiers; current and former US cabinet secretaries and governors; and prominent business executives and academics.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/07/epstein-files-global-conspiracy

They're all in it. All of them.

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The Epstein files reveal that a vast global conspiracy actually exists - sort of (Original Post) Jilly_in_VA 22 hrs ago OP
Special treatment even if they go to prison! bfoxmatt 22 hrs ago #1
Jared Kushner search revealed interesting results MagickMuffin 22 hrs ago #2
The Tr**p Admin Is Doing Everything They Could To Redact & Destroy Epstein Files- BUT- ...... global1 21 hrs ago #3

bfoxmatt

(47 posts)
1. Special treatment even if they go to prison!
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 06:15 PM
22 hrs ago

Why are there even blue-collar and white-collar prisons? Why in hell is Ghislaine Maxwell in a special privileges prison and why was Epstein in the past? "All men are created equal." Women, too.

MagickMuffin

(18,219 posts)
2. Jared Kushner search revealed interesting results
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 06:41 PM
22 hrs ago



Namely one of the subjects in the OP has been confirmed thru the emails. This is just one email examples. On this personal invite lists 150 "special" to attend to discuss our futures that are "off the record" no record of what they discuss. See if any names sound familiar to you!

emails involve Auren Hoffman, Lisa Randall (who asks Epstein if it is worth it)

Fwd: Invite to Dialog 2014 (16 months away) Nov 28, 2012 8:05 AM

Dear Fouad,

Dear Lisa

You are invited to join us at Dialog 2014 -- a two-day bipartisan retreat discussing how to change the world.

There will be no speeches just many moderated break-out discussions of 6-15 people on various topics. And we design the agenda around your ideas and needs.

Please let us know if you would like to join us,

Peter Thiel and Auren Hoffman

p.s. and yes, we know Dialog 2014 is 16 months away, but we are giving you a chance to sign up now

DETAILS:

You’re invited to join us at the Dialog Retreat ... 150 people to change the world .. a participatory and entrepreneurial conversation on changing the world.

The Dialog participants aren’t modest. We want to change the world. But we dont want to spend our time being in a large audience listening to winded speeches. There are no speakers. No panels. All attendees participate in break-out facilitated discussions. And we limit the discussion to only 150 global leaders who can have an impact now and emerging leaders who can help implement the plans we develop.

Dates: March 13-15, 2014
Location: Sundance Resort, Utah (40 minutes from the Salt Lake City airport)

We've rented out the entire resort

Register at:

http://dialog2014.eventbrite.com

password: dialog2014

You qualify for a significant discount on the retreat fee. On the registration page, click on the link that says 'Enter promotional code' and enter:

AcademicDialoger

note: the invite is only for Lisa Randall and is not transferable as we are limited to only 150 participants. There are no sponsors. We increase the retreat fee weekly to reward the people that sign up early. And this retreat is 100% off-the-record.

global1

(26,476 posts)
3. The Tr**p Admin Is Doing Everything They Could To Redact & Destroy Epstein Files- BUT- ......
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 06:56 PM
21 hrs ago

These are documents they control. One could imagine that there are many duplicated e-mails and documents that have found their way into similar files of other countries which Tr**p & his minions don't have control over.

I'm still leaning on that and believe it will be these other countries that will wind up breaking this whole Epstein issue wide open.

Tr**p can't redact or destroy other countries documents.

This whole issue is going to get more interesting.

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