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H2O Man

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2. Absolutely!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 11:13 PM
Yesterday

Thank you! Epstein began working with British intelligence shortly after the U.S. and Israel. No question about it. And this was before he would include Putin et al in money laundering on a massive scale.

Your post brings up something I'm sure you are already aware of, but that not all of our friends here understand. When a billionaire is going to move a sum of money, it involves moving it through four to five different people, each one passing it on until it ends up in an off-shore place the billionaire already owns. The Virgin Islands provided Epstein the setting to do this.

The issue in this is that everyone has to trust everyone else, despite knowing they are all criminals. There has to be insurance that no one will try to skim off the top, much less steal outright. And that is what Epstein's sex operation provided, which is actually distinct from what most think of as blackmail. They didn't have to blackmail each other. They knew they could be destroyed if the stepped out of line. Money laundering is how Epstein became so wealthy, not blackmailing people for cash.

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Don't forget the UK factor of this scandal. House of Roberts Yesterday #1
Absolutely! H2O Man Yesterday #2
May the Old Old Order soon go kaput. Kid Berwyn 22 hrs ago #3
Right. H2O Man 21 hrs ago #4
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