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Rain Robinson's avatar

Epatein tentacles were certainly in the highest levels of banking, finance, and institutions like Harvard. So he bought influence and "prestige" by procuring children and young girls to horny and depraved men. I'm sure pedopotus isn't the only one keeping the files away from scrutiny. Prominent bankers, professors, lawyers, politicians, celebrities, and other wealthy players don't want revealing details of their transactions, sexual and financial, exposed either. We may never know all the convoluted layers of Epstein and Maxwell's trafficking of girls. And that is one facet of their many financial and political extortions, bribery, and blackmail. Very Informative article, thank you.

REPUBLIA's avatar

Though women were made full equal members of our Republic the day it was formed, and they became fellow republican-democrats with men 11 years, 11 months, & 7 days later when our Constitution was ratified (June 21, 1788), representation among our public servants in Government has not kept with the times. This is how we change that:

https://open.substack.com/pub/republia/p/for-the-preservation-of-freedom-and?r=4ucf6d&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay

Anne Woods's avatar

Harvard endowment is an Israel money laundry. Not even a secret. The money influence is everywhere in the academia.

Rene R. Rinaldi's avatar

I am gobsmacked by these details in your excellent report. Honor is in short supply these days among the rich and famous and apparently in academe as well.

Joseph Felser's avatar

Just goes to show how Big Academia is just as corrupt as Big Finance, Big Tech, Big Media, Big Law, etc. The underlying conditions that created Trump and the enabling oligarchs are deeply embedded in our culture, society, and economics, and either created or exploited by foreign powers.

Irwin Epstein's avatar

Brilliant but naive nerds who found prominence in academia but not in the bedroom were easy prey to Epstein. Money, worldly charm and young girls were an irresistible trifecta. For academics like me who lived by the rules, bearing his name and trying to live an exemplary life as scholar and mentor is chilling with each new headline and disclosure. Nonetheless, going on with the investigation, wherever it leads, remains a moral imperative. Summer and Dersh be damaged. And take whatever desiderata with you.

Judi Tarowsky's avatar

Excellent reporting.

Al W's avatar

Excellent article that goes deeper into Epstein's reach. But to what end? It seems to be more than the horrific trafficking of girls.

Also, I am still bothered by the photo of Epstein with Noem Chomsky. He was a hero of mine. For him to be seen anywhere near Epstein is troubling and discouraging.

Deidre Lisenby's avatar

Many people have been photographed with E. Many were only involved intellectually. Let's hope C. was one.

Alexandra Barcus's avatar

The department would have been in charge of his office space, and probably of his key card. Unless he were verboten then no one would be expected to note his appearances. He flattered his new friends and kept them on the hook with the promise of all that money to what was an "irregular" sub-department trying to grow up.

ColleenC's avatar

This is great reporting. Thank you for your work.

Jodie Pine's avatar

Excellent post — thank you for digging into this.

Robin Dumler's avatar

Epstein got away with a lot of corrupt, perverse and illegal shit. He was a fake and a people reader. It's a shame people couldn't read him. Or maybe they did and they liked it.

Deidre Lisenby's avatar

It's very hard to "read" a malignant narcissist.

Robin Dumler's avatar

True and I'm not sorry he's dead but I do not believe he committed suicide.

Deidre Lisenby's avatar

Me either. For one thing, he had sleep apnea so they let him have a c-pack/breathing machine in his cell. If he was going to hang himself he would have used the cord on that machine. Not a sheet !

Robin Dumler's avatar

Yeah. Someone did him in.. Inside job to protect the corrupt, covered up to this day just like the files. So involved is the government who pretends to govern.

David Krupp's avatar

Who was President of Harvard at the time?

ALL child rapists should be proscuted to the full extent of the law!

Beck Winter's avatar

Ellie, a thousand thanks for your incredible work bringing all this to light. Your insight, analysis,

Susan OBrien's avatar

Amazing. Fascinating. Revealing.

Richard's avatar

Nice work Ellie