"Jeffrey Epstein was not a self-made man.
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"Jeffrey Epstein was not a self-made man. His success, especially in the early days, depended on the largesse of the rich and powerful men and women with whom he curried favor. He was an opportunist. His genius, if we can call it that, lay in cultivating and leveraging relationships with important people, both in the United States and around the world. He made himself indispensable to these individuals."
~ Greg Olear
https://gregolear.substack.com/p/redacted-the-real-epstein-list
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"Jeffrey Epstein was not a self-made man. His success, especially in the early days, depended on the largesse of the rich and powerful men and women with whom he curried favor. He was an opportunist. His genius, if we can call it that, lay in cultivating and leveraging relationships with important people, both in the United States and around the world. He made himself indispensable to these individuals."
~ Greg Olear
https://gregolear.substack.com/p/redacted-the-real-epstein-list
"Below is the real 'Epstein list.' Not the men accused of raping and sexually abusing the girls trafficked by him and Ghislaine Maxwell—although there may well be a significant overlap on that odious Venn diagram. Here is a list, long but hardly exhaustive, of the individuals who elevated him, who hired him, who funded him, who enabled him, who befriended him, who partook of his services, and, in some cases, were his partners in crime."
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"Below is the real 'Epstein list.' Not the men accused of raping and sexually abusing the girls trafficked by him and Ghislaine Maxwell—although there may well be a significant overlap on that odious Venn diagram. Here is a list, long but hardly exhaustive, of the individuals who elevated him, who hired him, who funded him, who enabled him, who befriended him, who partook of his services, and, in some cases, were his partners in crime."
Lots of valuable commentary on the birthday note Trump sent Epstein on the latter's 50th birthday, which has now been fully made public:
Khadeeja Safdar, Joe Palazzolo, and Kara Dapena:
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/trump-jeffrey-epstein-letter-birthday-book-analysis-0bbeeaf6
Aaron Blake:
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/08/politics/trump-epstein-letter-signature
Gary Legum:
https://www.wonkette.com/p/trumps-birthday-card-to-dead-sex
Andrew Egger:
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/every-day-another-grotesque-secret
Alix Breeden:
Robert B. Hubbell:
https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/supreme-court-authorizes-ice-to-use
Ron Filipkowski:
https://www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-politics-bulletin-202-9825
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Lots of valuable commentary on the birthday note Trump sent Epstein on the latter's 50th birthday, which has now been fully made public:
Khadeeja Safdar, Joe Palazzolo, and Kara Dapena:
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/trump-jeffrey-epstein-letter-birthday-book-analysis-0bbeeaf6
Aaron Blake:
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/08/politics/trump-epstein-letter-signature
Gary Legum:
https://www.wonkette.com/p/trumps-birthday-card-to-dead-sex
Andrew Egger:
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/every-day-another-grotesque-secret
Alix Breeden:
Robert B. Hubbell:
https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/supreme-court-authorizes-ice-to-use
Ron Filipkowski:
https://www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-politics-bulletin-202-9825
Tom Ambrose:
Oliver Holmes:
Matthew Goldstein, Jessica Silver-Greenberg, and Steve Eder:
Dean Obeidallah
https://deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/the-birthday-card-confirms-this-trump
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Tom Ambrose:
Oliver Holmes:
Matthew Goldstein, Jessica Silver-Greenberg, and Steve Eder:
Dean Obeidallah
https://deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/the-birthday-card-confirms-this-trump
Jonathan V. Last comments on "the various pictures of animal penises and and animals having sex, alongside remembrances from pals of the times they saw Epstein having sex, or participated in sex with Epstein and multiple girls" in Epstein's 50th birthday book (see two items below,).
He concludes,
"These are not the descriptions of normal, well-adjusted 50-year-old man. They are the descriptions of a sociopath. A predator."
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/donald-trump-hearts-jeffrey-epstein
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Jonathan V. Last comments on "the various pictures of animal penises and and animals having sex, alongside remembrances from pals of the times they saw Epstein having sex, or participated in sex with Epstein and multiple girls" in Epstein's 50th birthday book (see two items below,).
He concludes,
"These are not the descriptions of normal, well-adjusted 50-year-old man. They are the descriptions of a sociopath. A predator."
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/donald-trump-hearts-jeffrey-epstein
"It is clear from the entries in this book that Epstein’s friends knew he was a predator, saw his sociopathy as one of his two defining features, and celebrated it. At absolute best, they stood around this monster and cheered on his sociopathy. At worst? Well, we know that at least one of these people actively participated in his criminality."
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"It is clear from the entries in this book that Epstein’s friends knew he was a predator, saw his sociopathy as one of his two defining features, and celebrated it. At absolute best, they stood around this monster and cheered on his sociopathy. At worst? Well, we know that at least one of these people actively participated in his criminality."
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