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… gradually, and then suddenly.

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Tick Tock, Epstein Class – New Mexico Reopens Investigation at the Epstein Ranch

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I’m starting to feel like this has finally passed the point of no return.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s attorney general has reopened an investigation into allegations of illegal activity at Jeffrey Epstein ’s former Zorro Ranch.

Attorney General Raúl Torrez’s office made the announcement Thursday, saying the decision was made after reviewing information recently released by the U.S. Department of Justice.

Although New Mexico’s initial case was closed in 2019 at the request of federal prosecutors in New York, state prosecutors say now that “revelations outlined in the previously sealed FBI files warrant further examination.”

The New Mexico Department of Justice said special agents and prosecutors at the agency will be seeking immediate access to the complete, un-reacted federal case file and intend to work with other law enforcement partners as well as a new truth commission established by state lawmakers to look into activities at the ranch.

Even the Epstein Class cannot put this genie back in the bottle.

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Two Sets of Rules (Two Americas?)

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Dan Pfeiffer suggests this as a way to state what Democrats are FOR – linking it to the Epstein Class since even normies are apparently paying attention to the Epstein story now.

There are two sets of rules in Donald Trump’s America: one for the elites and one for the rest of us.

That’s why billionaires and corporations get tax cuts and you get kicked off your healthcare.

It’s why politically connected fraudsters get pardons and hardworking people are getting snatched off the street because of the color of their skin.

And it’s why no one in the Epstein Files has been held accountable.

Donald Trump’s government is all about protecting the elites.

We need someone who will take on the Epstein Class.

Speaking of the Epstein Class… have you seen this at Status Kuo?   with this graphic:Two Sets of Rules (Two Americas?)

In her sworn testimony before Congress, Attorney General Pam Bondi made a sweeping claim. Asked by Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) whether Donald Trump had ever attended a party with Jeffrey Epstein in the presence of underage girls, Bondi lashed out. “There is no evidence that Donald Trump has committed a crime.”

But that was a lie. In a genius bit of forensics, reporter Roger Sollenberger pieced together evidence pointing to a credible sex crime allegation against Trump. Unlike the many tip-line allegations that were deemed non-credible or otherwise never pursued by the FBI, this one was well documented, and agents apparently interviewed both the witness and her childhood friend.

To no one’s surprise, a key FBI interview report of the victim, called a 302 form, has been heavily redacted. And the actual notes about Trump committing a sex crime with a minor may still not have been produced.

But there’s plenty of other material that helps put the pieces together. Let’s take a look at some key documents in what may soon become a focus for oversight lawmakers and investigative reporters.

 

 

 

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Epstein, Epstein, Epstein!

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Munira sent me this article, and it’s well worth sharing.  I wanted to answer the final question below: Plus, what happened to American CEOs?   But I couldn’t come up with anything that wasn’t filled with anger, disgust, and invective.  Feel free to give it a try yourself.

The Epstein Class, with Anand Giridharadas by Terry Moran

The more Epstein files come to light, the darker the story gets.

With the release of more than 3 million new documents, videos and other artifacts of the shadow empire that Jeffrey Epstein created, a dizzying chasm opens wide across the world, and one stands struck dumb—not from shock, but from terror.

The dystopia is real, and the conspiracy theories do not do it justice. Jeffrey Epstein abused and raped girls and women (hundreds? thousands?), but he seduced the rich and powerful. So much so that it appears no field of human endeavor—politics, finance, law, commerce, medicine, the arts, sports and on and on—escaped his malignity, no country his reach. His was the real dark web.

How to make sense of such wickedness, cruelty, and corruption? In this as in so many of the biggest stories of our time, Anand Giridharadas makes an essential contribution. He is a great reporter on power, morality, and the elite networks that shape American life, and the lives of countless millions around the world.

How does elite impunity work? Why do normal consequences so rarely attach to power? When did our leaders discard the ordinary boundaries of human decency? What can we do to repair the frayed civic morality of our country?

Anand has reported deeply on these issues, and thought long and hard about them. This conversation, which moves on from Epstein to the shocking abandonment of democratic values in the second Trump term by the richest, once-most-progressive CEOs in American life. Did they mean not a word of their commitments?

We end with a much-needed word of optimism about America. Anand gets this country—her failings, her strengths, her hope—like few other journalists I know.

The Epstein Class, with Anand Giridharadas by Terry Moran

A searing look at what the files reveal. Plus, what happened to American CEOs?

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Even if you don’t take the time to watch the video, I’d like to see us discuss some of the questions raised above.

How does elite impunity work?

Why do normal consequences so rarely attach to power?

When did our leaders discard the ordinary boundaries of human decency?

What can we do to repair the frayed civic morality of our country?

 

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