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by msghacq 7y ago
He had already been convicted of child rape when Bill Gates started hanging out with him. Gates deserves the scrutiny here.
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by msghacq 7y ago
That's probably best discussed on a platform that doesn't have ties to Epstein. He was their largest source of funding for years: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/peteraldhous/jeffrey-ep...
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by msghacq 7y ago
For those who don't know, John Brockman, the founder of The Edge ( https://www.edge.org/memberbio/john_brockman ) was deeply involved with Jeffery Epstein: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article&#x2F
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by msghacq 7y ago
Epstein’s other MIT donation came with a lot of privileges and involved people like Joi Ito flying to his residences. This is at the very least something that needs investigating and an official statement.
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by msghacq 7y ago
https://nypost.com/2019/07/31/jeffrey-epstein-wanted-to-turn...
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by msghacq 7y ago
He got things for that money though. Epstein got to visit the MIT campus, with women in tow. Students were forced to make him a replica of the Disobedience Prize orb. He specifically cited scientists and tech people to intimidate his victim
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by msghacq 7y ago
Epstein cited his relationships with these schools (built through fundraising) repeatedly both to intimidate his victims into silence and convince authorities to let him go. This wasn't a case of him sending a check and walking away, h
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by msghacq 7y ago
What is ugly is child sex trafficking. The justice system has failed here, hence the public's anger.
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by msghacq 7y ago
They actually did play a role in his non-donation activities. Multiple professors at both schools are credibly accused of participating in Epstein's child sex trafficking. MIT allowed Epstein to bring girls to the campus (Harvard hasn&
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by msghacq 7y ago
He notoriously did not do his time for his crime. He got such a blatantly corrupt sweetheart deal that Acosta had to resign due to it. The lawyer that got him that deal? Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz. Also accused of sexually abusing yo
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by msghacq 7y ago
I mention in another comment: Epstein cited his relationships with these schools (built through fundraising) repeatedly both to intimidate his victims into silence and convince authorities to let him go. This wasn't a case of him sendi
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by msghacq 7y ago
Why on earth did this get flagged?
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by msghacq 7y ago
Epstein cited his relationships with these schools (built through fundraising) repeatedly both to intimidate his victims into silence and convince authorities to let him go. This wasn't a case of him sending a check and walking away, h
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by msghacq 7y ago
This is the best series of articles I've seen exploring it: https://www.mintpressnews.com/shocking-origins-jeffrey-epste... CIA, Mossad and the mafia are all covered. Whitney Webb did a really amazing job researching a
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by msghacq 7y ago
No, it's still a mystery. Right before he died, he moved it all into a trust and named Bill Gate's advisor as his executor: https://nypost.com/2019/08/20/ex-bill-gates-adviser-shocked-... Gates hims
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by msghacq 7y ago
There actually was a lot of Epstein news that dropped last night (presumably with the idea that the Democrat debates would drown it out): 1. This Harvard statement. "Money's gone, too bad". 2. MIT President Rafael Reif admitt
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Harvard admits to receiving $9M from Jeffrey Epstein(thehill.com)
70 points by msghacq 7y ago|45 comments
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by msghacq 7y ago
This is a much better article and interview with the whistleblower: https://www.philanthropy.com/article/whistle-blower-tells-th... Media Lab knew exactly what they were doing.
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Reid Hoffman Who Started ‘Decency Pledge’ Ran Interference for MIT over Epstein(thedailybeast.com)
6 points by msghacq 7y ago|0 comments
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by msghacq 7y ago
Thank you for letting me know! I resubmitted it here with the correct url (couldn't edit this one): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20899980 mods: you can delete this post
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MIT Media Lab hit with Twitter tirade by writer upset over Epstein ties(nbcnews.com)
4 points by msghacq 7y ago|1 comments
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MIT Media Lab co-founder defends decision to take Jeffrey Epstein money(theguardian.com)
2 points by msghacq 7y ago|0 comments
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Why Joi Ito Needs to Resign(thetech.com)
4 points by msghacq 7y ago|0 comments
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by msghacq 7y ago
The thing is, high profile business and science people associating and partying with Epstein didn't ruin him, it legitimized him. They didn't just take a check, they invited him into their social and business circles and he intern
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by msghacq 7y ago
I don't think this is that unclear. 99% of people would not invite a convicted child rapist and his entourage of young women to a party, take pictures with them then fly in a private jet (already called the "Lolita Express")
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by msghacq 7y ago
He was already covered extensively in the media for raping under age girls. Brockman brought him to that party and then proceeded to take pictures with a bunch of young women that Epstein brought along.
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by msghacq 7y ago
There was nothing private about it. There was a ton of media coverage at the time about Epstein molesting young girls. Ethan Zuckerman urged Joi Ito not to get involved with him but was ignored: http://www.ethanzuckerman.com&#x2F
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by msghacq 7y ago
Yes, it's not a good idea for high profile people (or anyone really) to work with convicted sex offenders. It was well known at the time that he got off very easy for his crimes. There was a lot of media coverage. Optically it's b
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by msghacq 7y ago
These people also socialized with him and when they accepted money from him it was after he was a convicted sex offender. Look at Ethan Zuckerman's post on leaving MIT where you can see he urged Joi Ito to not get involved with Epste
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by msghacq 7y ago
Many of these people traveled on Epstein's jets and visited his houses repeatedly. There's a lot more here than accepting money from a sex offender (which in itself is really awful).

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