“Epstein ‘was trained as a spy for Israel’, FBI documents claim” Hmmm https://t.co/3tchiPu0P2
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Feb 4, 2026
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“Epstein ‘was trained as a spy for Israel’, FBI documents claim” Hmmm https://t.co/3tchiPu0P2
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Feb 4, 2026
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Latest Bill Gates: “I never met any women, and so, you know, the more that comes out, the more clear it’ll be, that although the time was a mistake, it had nothing to do with that kind of behavior.” OK! https://t.co/9b4Wpa5JYm
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Feb 4, 2026
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@aoscott I guess Option 3 is “A cry for help from @aoscott “
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Feb 4, 2026
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@aoscott I think this is the New York Observer Denise Rich piece I’m talking about:
“‘Lifeline’ cannily employed nautical imagery to convey the sensation of being alone:
Baby, throw out your lifeline
I’m sinking, baby, rescue me”
https://t.co/uVjp7FJAsu
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Feb 4, 2026
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@aoscott I think this is the New York Observer piece I’m talking about. https://t.co/uVjp7FJAsu
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Feb 4, 2026
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@aoscott It’s
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It’s posssible that this @aoscott piece is a subtle send-up of Judge Biery’s decision, mocking the praise anti-Trump commentators are giving it–like the New York Observer’s article on the brilliance of Denise Rich’s songwriting. I missed the irony in that piece. Maybe here too.
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Feb 4, 2026
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Actually the public evidence that he was specifically a *Russian* spy does not seem very strong. But a spy for somebody–that’s stronger.
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Feb 4, 2026
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NOTHINGBURGER WATCH: Polish PM Donald Tusk: Epstein was “probably a Russian spy” … “He has compromising material against many leaders still active today.” Hasn’t Tusk read @mtracey? https://t.co/OBY6SiL4jp
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Feb 4, 2026
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Well, he was linked-in! Practiced what he preached. https://t.co/wtbKwih45D
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Feb 4, 2026
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I mean, “fox guarding the henhouse.”
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Feb 4, 2026
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Maybe the greatest instance ever of the iron law that when the press says someone or something is witty and gives examples they will not be witty. https://t.co/WGEWmsa2R5
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Feb 4, 2026
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I disagree. Don’t think underage/overage is key. Think of it this way:
–If this were a network where a lot of non-powerful, ordinary men had sex with 16 year-olds, would it be interesting? My answer: No. It would be horrifying and criminal, but not interesting.
–If this is a https://t.co/RxZ8swBwN6
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Feb 4, 2026
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Disagree! This is a Voyager spacecraft launched into the upper reaches of the power structure. C Wright Mills had nothing like this. https://t.co/vElEdblbfw
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Feb 4, 2026
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So much fundraising! Do you get the feeling Hoffman is dancing around a central question here … https://t.co/n4pyQvCI0l
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Feb 4, 2026
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Exceptionally clear for us foreign policy non-experts: https://t.co/5KaQGXUU3S
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Feb 4, 2026
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“Body-armor” ICE enforcement to go after criminals plus “briefcase enforcement” to go after employers who hire plain old illegals. A good combo–but what about the underground economy? I doubt “briefcases” will reach the millions working there (which will be millions more as
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Feb 4, 2026
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48% says it’s a negative vs. 34% positive. https://t.co/YzIw3qqWL1
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Feb 4, 2026
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Our whippersnappers is learning https://t.co/Fw3duh3I30
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Feb 4, 2026
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Gates’ ex-wife almost certainly knows a whole lot more about Bill & Epstein than she’s tactfully letting on. Someone should print up buttons saying “Melinda Knows” to rattle Bill, who continues to stonewall https://t.co/mAYr6iFkM3
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Feb 3, 2026
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Gates’ ex-wife almost certainly knows a whole lot more about Bill & Epstein than she’s letting on. Someone should print up buttons saying “Melinda Knows” https://t.co/mAYr6iFkM3
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Feb 3, 2026
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The drive to revive downtown LA has failed. The homeless defeated it. Any new drive to make it a residential/”amenity” hub has to at least move the problem elsewhere. (Kotkin is more diplomatic) https://t.co/y6wffJwPOC
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Feb 3, 2026
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February 03, 2026 at 04:03PM
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He wasn’t the only nothing-to-see-here pundit … https://t.co/BcNVKBuPzB
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Feb 3, 2026
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February 03, 2026 at 03:40PM
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That’s how I thought voters made up their minds. Then I ran for office. https://t.co/hKOGLMC9dE
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Feb 3, 2026
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February 03, 2026 at 04:34AM
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“On multiple occasions when he was business secretary in 2009 and 2010, Mandelson appeared to give Epstein what they call ‘market-sensitive information’.”–Spectator Daily newsletter.
An investigation seems to be what’s next. There are quite a few examples. Doesn’t look good! https://t.co/JmQjAp3nIS
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Feb 3, 2026
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