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1. It is an interesting thing that the political right, especially the far right, thinks it can make hay out of the Epstein death. A risky strategy considering Epstein died under Trump's watch, Trump's own history with Epstein, and Acosta's sweatheart deal with Epstein.
2. "Epstein Didn't Kill Himself" has become a poweful meme, seen everywhere from a hidden acrostic on Paul Gosar's TL to protests defending a bigoted Canadian hockey commentator.
3. Part of the appeal of Epstein conspiracy theorizing for the right is it lets them recharge the energies of Clinton hatred, a powerful engine that has worked well for them. Even with Trump in the White House, the Clintons are cunning enough to pull of a jail house execution
4. More broadly, for the really extreme right, the fascists, the Epstein case is a useful recruiting tool because it allows them to adopt the pose of truth tellers willing to say something obvious which the elite is avoiding/hiding. It helps recruit anti-system people.
5. Bottom line: there's all sorts of good reasons that Epstein's life and death should continue to be investigated, not least because many details stink to high heaven. And as a bonus, investigation helps take issue away from right. More thoughts here: thenation.com/article/epstei…
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