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Only Republicans can be YIMBY. Unfortunately, this is self-defeating in the presence of high immigration since the immigrants move to red areas where they can actually afford to live, then vote (D). Immigration makes good policy bad politics. 
Sunbelt conservativism *would* be wildly successful if not for terrible federal immigration policy. aporiamagazine.com/p/wrecking-the…
Meet Big Pharma's worst nightmare:
Jay Campbell.
He’s thoroughly debunked modern medical “wisdom.”
And uncovered the ROOT cause of health issues and how to fix them.
Here’s his scientifically proven routine to slow aging & keep you out of the doctor’s office: 🧵
Jay Campbell.
He’s thoroughly debunked modern medical “wisdom.”
And uncovered the ROOT cause of health issues and how to fix them.
Here’s his scientifically proven routine to slow aging & keep you out of the doctor’s office: 🧵
At age 29, Jay was kicked in the balls so hard that he experienced:
• Low testosterone
• Decline in energy levels
• Slower recovery
He realized that doctors only prescribe drugs to treat symptoms instead of addressing what’s causing them.
He wanted solutions.
• Low testosterone
• Decline in energy levels
• Slower recovery
He realized that doctors only prescribe drugs to treat symptoms instead of addressing what’s causing them.
He wanted solutions.
Jay discovered the future of medicine: Hormone & peptide therapies.
Peptides are short chains of amino acids that allow you to “power up” specific body functions.
They can supercharge your health and keep you from aging.
But not everyone agrees (especially Big Pharma):
Peptides are short chains of amino acids that allow you to “power up” specific body functions.
They can supercharge your health and keep you from aging.
But not everyone agrees (especially Big Pharma):
STOP TELLING CHATGPT “Explain X to me.”
That’s why you keep getting generic, surface-level answers and still feel confused.
Use these 14 prompts to make ChatGPT break down any complex topic so you actually understand it every time:
That’s why you keep getting generic, surface-level answers and still feel confused.
Use these 14 prompts to make ChatGPT break down any complex topic so you actually understand it every time:
1. Analogy First, Then Real Thing
- Explain [TOPIC] using an everyday analogy first.
- Clearly map each part of the analogy to the real concept.
- Finally, re-explain [TOPIC] in proper technical terms and list where the analogy breaks down.
- Explain [TOPIC] using an everyday analogy first.
- Clearly map each part of the analogy to the real concept.
- Finally, re-explain [TOPIC] in proper technical terms and list where the analogy breaks down.
2. Level Me Up (Kid → Student → Pro)
"Explain [TOPIC] in 3 levels:
1. Like I’m 10 years old
2. Like I’m in high school
3. Like I’m a university student in this field
End each level with a tiny recap before moving to the next."
"Explain [TOPIC] in 3 levels:
1. Like I’m 10 years old
2. Like I’m in high school
3. Like I’m a university student in this field
End each level with a tiny recap before moving to the next."
UAE is shooting down ~92% of everything Iran throws at it. That's extraordinary. Yet the financial toll of sustaining that defense is enormous, raising the prospect that tactical ‘victory’ masks a costly strategic drain. A 🧵👇
2/ Since Feb 28, Iran has fired at the UAE:
165 ballistic missiles
2 cruise missiles
541 drones
UAE knocked down 152 missiles, both cruise missiles, and 506 drones. A 92%+ intercept rate.
165 ballistic missiles
2 cruise missiles
541 drones
UAE knocked down 152 missiles, both cruise missiles, and 506 drones. A 92%+ intercept rate.
3/ But let's talk about what that actually costs.
Iran's bill (estimated):
165 ballistic missiles @ $1–2M each → ~$165–330M
541 Shahed drones @ $20–50K each → ~$11–27M
2 cruise missiles → ~$1.5M
Iran's total outlay: ~$177M–$360M
Iran's bill (estimated):
165 ballistic missiles @ $1–2M each → ~$165–330M
541 Shahed drones @ $20–50K each → ~$11–27M
2 cruise missiles → ~$1.5M
Iran's total outlay: ~$177M–$360M
1/ Russian commentators are sounding the alarm over America's use of a new kamikaze drone against Iran, the Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS). They note that it appears to have an integrated Starlink terminal and warn that it's a serious threat to Russia. ⬇️
2/ The use of LUCAS drones against Iran was announced yesterday by CENTCOM. This is the first time that the drone has been deployed in combat. It is reportedly reverse-engineered from the Iranian Shahed-136, which Russia has also adapted as the Geran-2 to use against Ukraine.
3/ 'Obsessed with war' writes:
"The Americans are showing a photo of their Geran-like LUCAS drones launching at targets in Iran."
"The Americans are showing a photo of their Geran-like LUCAS drones launching at targets in Iran."
25 Things That Will Change Your Life If You Start Them In MARCH.
1. Do a full life audit - files, clothes, subscriptions, contacts. Delete what's dead weight.
1. Do a full life audit - files, clothes, subscriptions, contacts. Delete what's dead weight.
2. Create "anti-goals" - write what you refuse to repeat this year. Boundaries with yourself hit different.
3. Write a letter to your future self. Open it in December. Watch how far you traveled.
4. Stop consuming news first thing in the morning. Your brain deserves peace before chaos.
5. Schedule "thinking time" - 20 minutes of sitting with zero input. Ideas live in silence not noise.
6. Write down your top 3 priorities every morning. If everything is important nothing is.
3. Write a letter to your future self. Open it in December. Watch how far you traveled.
4. Stop consuming news first thing in the morning. Your brain deserves peace before chaos.
5. Schedule "thinking time" - 20 minutes of sitting with zero input. Ideas live in silence not noise.
6. Write down your top 3 priorities every morning. If everything is important nothing is.
7. End every day by writing one thing you learned. Small awareness compounds into deep wisdom.
8. Review your spending - separate what gives energy from what drains it. Cut the drains ruthlessly.
9. Do a relationship audit.
Who energizes you? Who exhausts you?
10. Spend one hour learning about money.
Financial literacy = freedom.
11. Write your personal rules.
Standards remove confusion.
12. Create a “no phone zone” in your house.
Reclaim your focus.
8. Review your spending - separate what gives energy from what drains it. Cut the drains ruthlessly.
9. Do a relationship audit.
Who energizes you? Who exhausts you?
10. Spend one hour learning about money.
Financial literacy = freedom.
11. Write your personal rules.
Standards remove confusion.
12. Create a “no phone zone” in your house.
Reclaim your focus.
#MECFS #pwME
1/13
Some of the responses here, conspiracy claims, personal attacks, insinuations, and insults, have been far below any reasonable standard of civil discourse. I am not posting this for that audience, but for people who are suffering.
1/13
Some of the responses here, conspiracy claims, personal attacks, insinuations, and insults, have been far below any reasonable standard of civil discourse. I am not posting this for that audience, but for people who are suffering.
2/13
Disclaimer: this is not medical advice and not a treatment recommendation. It is only a report of what seems to help me personally and should be discussed with a physician.
Disclaimer: this is not medical advice and not a treatment recommendation. It is only a report of what seems to help me personally and should be discussed with a physician.
3/13
This is not evidence. At most, it is an n=1 case report based on repeated stop-and-go observations and changes in function and symptom perception.
This is not evidence. At most, it is an n=1 case report based on repeated stop-and-go observations and changes in function and symptom perception.
The world's leading Alzheimer's researcher just dropped truth bombs that will change everything you know about Alzheimer's.
Dr. Dale Bredesen revealed why Alzheimer's is just a defense mechanism—and the simple lifestyle changes to prevent it.
His 12 insights you should know:🧵
Dr. Dale Bredesen revealed why Alzheimer's is just a defense mechanism—and the simple lifestyle changes to prevent it.
His 12 insights you should know:🧵
1) Alzheimer's is a defense mechanism
When energy is too low, inflammation too high, or toxins too heavy, your brain switches from building connections to protecting itself.
It's not a malfunction.
It's a survival response gone too far.
When energy is too low, inflammation too high, or toxins too heavy, your brain switches from building connections to protecting itself.
It's not a malfunction.
It's a survival response gone too far.
2) Brain fog is pre-pre-Alzheimer's
Brain fog is driven by the same three factors: low energy, inflammation, and toxins.
Your neurologist tells you to not worry UNTIL you have it and there's nothing they can do.
Brain fog is driven by the same three factors: low energy, inflammation, and toxins.
Your neurologist tells you to not worry UNTIL you have it and there's nothing they can do.
1/x ER and ECR of an Aframax Crude Oil Tanker. Aframax is a class of mid-sized oil tanker that has a deadweight ranging from 80,000 to 120,000 tonnes. They are designed to comply with the AFRA (Average Freight Rate Assessment) system.
2/x If you think Aframax has something to do with the African trades, you’re not alone. There are two prominent sets of ship size nomenclature in the wet bulk world. They have been established for a long time, leading to overlap and confusion.
3/x One set, the AFRA scale (developed by Royal Dutch Shell in 1954), is a breakdown of tankers by capacity range that is used to average world freight rates. It has added upper ranges as tanker sizes increased over the past five decades.
"Deception fun" -- Jeffrey Epstein, with Gates' money, at MIT
"I had no business relationship or friendship with him." -- Bill Gates, Bloomberg, September 21, 2023
THE BILL GATES FILES: HOW JEFFREY EPSTEIN INFILTRATED THE GATES FOUNDATION
In September 2023, Bill Gates told Bloomberg -- again -- that he had no business relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. No friendship. Nothing.
In Parts 1-3, we showed the blackmail, the money, and the access. In Part 4: how a convicted sex offender penetrated the Gates Foundation itself -- and how Gates helped manage the cover-up.
48 DOJ documents. Every quote below is verbatim.
THE INSIDER
September 2009. Five months after Epstein left prison. The first contact from inside the Gates Foundation.
A Gates Foundation staffer to Epstein: "Well, I certainly have missed you." Then: "Still working on Special Initiatives at the Gates Foundation and also reviewing the very crazy stuff that comes our way. I think you have a much better sense of the real vs. fake than Bill does" [EFTA01818956].
A senior Foundation employee telling a convicted sex offender he has better judgment than Bill Gates. Five months out of prison.
One year later. The same insider sent Epstein the Foundation's annual report. September 9, 2010. Subject line: "yo superfly." Then: "page 12. i am special initiatives. one person" [EFTA02420996]. A Gates Foundation employee pointing out their own role in the annual report to a convicted sex offender. "Yo superfly." This was the level of familiarity.
Nine months later. The same insider gave Epstein exclusive access to the Foundation's financial data. June 27, 2011. To Epstein: "You are the only person I have discussed big picture numbers with, everyone else also gets the country specific numbers, so hopefully no reputational risk or damage to the foundation" [EFTA01862439]. Then: "Bill is getting totally ripped off (hundreds of millions of $$ by WHO and others). Some neat ideas to try."
The only person. Not the CFO. Not the General Counsel. A convicted sex offender. Given exclusive access to foundation-wide financial data that even country-level staff didn't receive. "Hopefully no reputational risk or damage to the foundation." She knew the risk. She briefed him anyway.
Two weeks later. A Foundation insider introduced Epstein to the Foundation's CFO. September 23, 2010. Melanie Walker to Alex Friedman, CC Epstein: "I want for you to meet Jeffrey Epstein. I can vouch for a full 20 years of bad behavior on his part." Then: "Alex came to Seattle to be the CFO of the gates foundation but found the leadership and vision to be both constraining and uncreative" [EFTA02418742].
A Foundation insider connecting Epstein directly to the Foundation's Chief Financial Officer. "I can vouch for a full 20 years of bad behavior." Presented as a recommendation.
THE INFILTRATION
July 2011. Epstein registered as a formal visitor at Gates Foundation headquarters.
"Dear Jeffrey Epstein, You have been registered as a visitor to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on 07/15/11, starting at 3:30PM." Then: "500 5th Ave North Seattle, WA 98109." Then: "A valid form of identification (drivers license, state ID, or passport) is required to complete the check-in process" [EFTA02032102].
A convicted sex offender. Registered. At the Gates Foundation. In Seattle. With a formal visitor badge. This was not a chance encounter at a dinner party.
Four months later, the Foundation's CFO was already praising Epstein as an advisor. November 18, 2011. Dick Henriques to Boris: "Terrific insights and guidance from Jeffrey. Thank for setting it up." Gabrielle Fitzgerald, Deputy Director of Global Health Policy: "it was super valuable -- thanks Boris! Look forward to debriefing when we are back in Seattle" [EFTA02032151]. Boris forwarded both to Epstein with a winking emoji. The Foundation's CFO and a Deputy Director -- thanking a convicted sex offender for his "terrific insights."
Two weeks later, the Deputy Director wanted more. December 2, 2011. Fitzgerald to Epstein: "I wanted to follow up on your conversation with Boris yesterday about setting up a 'white board' session between you and our team" [EFTA02023805]. A "white board" session. A convicted sex offender invited to brainstorm with Gates Foundation staff. Not a social call. A working session.
December 2011. Six senior Foundation staff scheduled a formal meeting with Epstein. Gabrielle Fitzgerald to Epstein: "We are confirmed for Friday January 6 at 11 am. A list of participants is below."
1. Dick Henriques, CFO
2. Connie Collingsworth, General Counsel
3. Julie Sunderland, Director, Program Related Investment
4. Jenna Brereton, Program Officer, Private Donor Engagement
5. Boris
6. Gabrielle
[EFTA02548597].
The CFO. The General Counsel. The Director of Investment. The donor engagement officer. Boris. And the organizer. Six senior Foundation staff in a formal meeting with a convicted sex offender.
THE OPERATIONS
Epstein didn't just visit the Foundation. He operated through it.
March 2012. Epstein brokered a meeting between the Gates Foundation and the Ivory Coast government. Epstein to Jenna Brereton: "jenna, nina is the niece of the president of the ivory coast. i am making this introduction of two extraordinary women to each other." Nina to Brereton: "I was referred to you by Jeffrey Epstein who told me you were in charge of the Ivory Coast at the Gates Foundation" [EFTA02404761].
Epstein knew which Foundation staffer covered which country. He was making government introductions on the Foundation's behalf. This was operational access.
May 2012. Epstein in Paris with Gates Foundation executives for two weeks. Epstein: "I will be in Paris for the next two weeks with some execs of the Gates Foundation. We would love to have you over for coffee when and if convenient" [EFTA02554302]. Two weeks. In Paris. With Foundation executives. Not a single dinner. Extended, sustained, institutional access.
April 2013. Epstein's associate forwarded Gates Foundation polio strategy directly to Epstein. Andrea Pfanzelter to "Jeff Epstein" -- forwarding an email about a meeting on polio eradication: "It was a pleasure to meet you last week... We hope that we shed some new light on the complex subject in our short time with Mr. Gates and his team." Andrea's cover note: "FYI" [EFTA01760351]. The Gates Foundation's polio eradication strategy. Forwarded to a convicted sex offender as routine correspondence.
June 2013. Epstein forwarding classified Pakistan intelligence to Boris Nikolic. Epstein to Boris: "Bill Gates 'letter': Pak media reported 8 June on an ostensible letter delivered by Bill Gates's 'personal emissary' to Imran Khan... requesting intervention with the Pak Taliban to allow polio eradication campaign." Then: "Discreet confidential enquiry has yielded the following reaction from the Taliban (not yet in the public domain)" [EFTA01971207]. Taliban intelligence about the Gates Foundation's polio program. Not yet public. Routed through Epstein. A convicted sex offender was receiving confidential geopolitical briefings about Gates Foundation operations in Pakistan.
That same month, Epstein offered Gates direct access to the island. June 30, 2013. Epstein to Boris: "If Bill decides to be a free man, or just needs some time, you can offer him private time on the island, with or without guests or me" [EFTA01968947]. Then: "To effectively manage this crisis, I suggest" -- followed by an eight-point crisis management plan including PR strategy, financial structures, and "a third party payor might provide a layer of protection." A convicted sex offender offering his Caribbean island as a personal retreat for Bill Gates -- while simultaneously managing the Boris exit. "With or without guests or me." Gates would later insist: "I never went to the island."
September 2013. "Deception fun." With Gates' money. At MIT. Epstein to Joi Ito, director of the MIT Media Lab: "Bill Gates has asked if he can join me in an endeavor. Is there a structure at your Lab, where a donation could be used for deception fun etc.?" Ito: "Absolutely. Would it be to set up a center or something where we can park research and expenses for stuff? Would the money be coming from Bill or the foundation" [EFTA01956683]. "Deception fun." Gates' money. Parked at MIT. The director of the Media Lab asking whether the funds come from Gates personally or the Foundation -- as if either source were routine.
September-December 2013. Epstein CC'd on a $2.5 million Gates Foundation grant meeting. Andrea Pfanzelter to Epstein and Terje Rod-Larsen: "FYI see below conference call with the Foundation." The agenda: "Update on Activities and Spending of First Grant" -- a $2.5M general operating grant. "Requirements and Scope for Second Grant." Participants: Senior Program Officers, Deputy Directors, Country Operations [EFTA01947596] [EFTA01959363]. A convicted sex offender CC'd on internal Gates Foundation grant administration. Not just aware of the grants. Receiving the agendas. Copied on the follow-up reports. $2.5 million.
July 2014. Epstein used Gates Foundation letterhead for his own operations. Epstein to staff: "Rich, put this on foundation letterhead, and email to mariana thanks." The letter: "Mariana Idzkowska has kindly agreed to immediately canvass the progress in the gates foundation programs in three african nations. This work is critical to our continued operations in Africa" [EFTA02518031]. Epstein instructing his own staff to put correspondence on Gates Foundation letterhead. "Our continued operations in Africa." A convicted sex offender using the Foundation's institutional authority as his own.
THE GENERAL COUNSEL
April 2014. The Gates Foundation CFO's office scheduled calls directly with Epstein. Sally Darby, executive assistant to CFO Dick Henriques: "Hello as Lesley is out of the office may I ask if you can assist in setting up a call between Jeffrey and Dick and Connie." Lesley Groff confirmed: "You are confirmed to call Dick Henriques tomorrow at 1 EST" [EFTA02582724] [EFTA02365293]. The CFO's assistant scheduling calls with Epstein through Epstein's assistant. Foundation infrastructure treating a convicted sex offender as a normal business contact.
July 2014. The General Counsel of the Gates Foundation called Epstein directly. Connie Collingsworth to Epstein: "Do you have time this week for a brief update on status of our work on the DAF?" Epstein: "any time that is convenient for you." Collingsworth: "Are you available now?" [EFTA02585398] [EFTA02585387].
"Our work on the DAF." The Foundation's top lawyer calling a convicted sex offender for a status update on a joint project. Not Gates' personal lawyer. The Foundation's General Counsel.
The next day. The General Counsel invited Epstein to a conference call with the Foundation's securities lawyers. July 3, 2014. Collingsworth to Epstein: "Would you be available at 1:30 p.m. NYC time for a conference call with the securities counsel with Morgan Lewis to discuss the securities issues relating to the DAF structure?" Epstein: "Yes" [EFTA02586071]. Morgan Lewis. The Foundation's outside securities counsel. On a conference call with a convicted sex offender. About the legal structure of a donor-advised fund.
Five days later. Epstein overruled the Foundation's lawyers and proposed his own. July 8, 2014. Epstein to Collingsworth and Larry Cohen: "while the morgan lewis people seemed nice, I think it late in the process to bring them up to speed. Bill and I made changes to lisa's chart on june 3rd." Then: "I'm considering using Cathy Ruemmler to be the point legal person on this coast" [EFTA02585023].
"Bill and I made changes." Epstein and Gates collaborating on legal documents. Epstein dismissing the Foundation's chosen law firm. Proposing Obama's former White House Counsel as his replacement. Directing the Foundation's General Counsel.
The next day. The General Counsel confirmed: Gates told her to work with Epstein. July 9, 2014. Collingsworth to Epstein and Larry Cohen: "I am interested in talking with JPM and Paul Weiss to get their perspectives and insights from the conversations you have had with them to date." Then: "Also, Bill said there is a memo that was prepared by counsel that you shared with him during your meeting in June that he expected we would have read" [EFTA02406786].
Gates told his own General Counsel that Epstein had shared a legal memo with him -- and expected the Foundation's lawyers to have read it. Epstein was above the General Counsel in the information chain.
July 21, 2014. The General Counsel sent Epstein a full legal analysis. Collingsworth to Epstein, CC Larry Cohen: a detailed memo on donor stock retention, voting rights, insider trading risks, Silicon Valley Community Foundation precedents, and the legal framework for the DAF. Then: "Your impressions on this question would be very helpful" [EFTA02715021]. The Foundation's General Counsel sending a multi-page legal analysis to a convicted sex offender and asking for his "impressions." Attorney-client privileged material. Shared with Epstein.
Same day. Epstein demanded the Foundation's organizational chart. Epstein to Collingsworth and Larry Cohen: "connie can you send me an updated org and structure chart. footnote the relevant issues still outstanding?" [EFTA02586209]. A convicted sex offender demanding the organizational chart of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Not requesting. Demanding. And the General Counsel complied.
Eight days later. The General Counsel sent Epstein a status report. July 29, 2014. Collingsworth to Epstein: "Just a quick note to update you on status. We are working on finalizing the memos. The securities folks at Morgan Lewis have a call scheduled on Thursday with your contacts at Paul Weiss." Then: "The packet of materials will be completed before I leave" [EFTA02586542]. "Your contacts at Paul Weiss." The Foundation's law firm coordinating with Epstein's law firm. The General Counsel reporting project status to a convicted sex offender. Deadlines set around Epstein's expectations.
Two days later. Epstein pressed for deliverables. July 31, 2014. Epstein to Collingsworth: "should i assume tomorrow is the day to receive the package?" [EFTA02586115]. The General Counsel of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, reporting to a convicted sex offender on a deadline. Epstein pressing for delivery like a client managing a vendor.
THE PLACEMENT
Rewind to June 2014. Epstein proposed Obama's White House Counsel for the Foundation. Epstein to Bill Gates and Larry Cohen: "I've asked Kathy Ruemmler to play point on getting people and structure together, she is smart, melinda i think will like her, and she is well respected by the various relevant regulatory bodies, IRS, SEC, Justice etc." [EFTA02585011].
Epstein personally selecting the legal point person for Gates' most important financial project. Kathy Ruemmler -- Obama's former White House Counsel. Proposed by a convicted sex offender. To Bill Gates directly.
September 4, 2014. Epstein to Ruemmler: "are you free sometime on monday between 1130 -3. bill gates" [EFTA02587160]. December 10, 2014. Epstein to Gates: "Kathy ruemmler will be in Seattle next two days if you have any interest" [EFTA02597847]. Epstein as the scheduler. Epstein as the matchmaker. Setting up meetings between Obama's former White House Counsel and the world's richest man.
March 2019. The personal toll. Ruemmler to Epstein: "Maclver supports reparations for Kathryn Ruemmler who suffered devastating damage and long term adverse effects as a result of being subjected to nine years of lies and emotional abuse." Epstein: "do we have to worry about contributory negligence. as a rebuff :)" Ruemmler: "Whose side are you on??" [EFTA02633065].
"Nine years of lies and emotional abuse." From 2010 to 2019 -- the entire span of the Gates-Epstein relationship. Ruemmler wasn't just a legal hire. She was in a personal relationship with Epstein.
THE MEDIA
September 2013. The media management began early. With a New York Times journalist.
Epstein to Landon Thomas Jr., NYT: "I have a bunch of reporters, hounding me to do interviews with Bill gates, etc on why they choose to ask my advice. I don't trust any, and am not sure if staying quiet is a better alternative views?" Thomas: "Yes I would be careful. For sure they are going to bring up the past and say why is Bill Gates listening to this guy" [EFTA02575396].
A New York Times financial reporter. Privately advising a convicted sex offender. On how to manage press about Bill Gates. Not reporting the story. Managing it.
Three years later. The same NYT journalist. The quiet part out loud. October 2016. Landon Thomas Jr. to Epstein: "I have been called in to help on a big NYT investigation into how low oil prices have been effecting the personal finances of royal family in Saudi Arabia." Then: "PS: does my story on Abraaj get me a meeting with Gates next time he is in town :)" [HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031496].
A New York Times reporter. Asking a convicted sex offender if his journalism earns him access to Bill Gates. The smiley face does not make it journalism.
2015. Epstein actively suppressed press about Gates. March 29, 2015. Epstein to Larry Cohen: "fyi, michael wolfe is writing an article. and I am trying to remove bills name. donor advised fund etc." Cohen: "What's he writing and who for?" [EFTA02369949]. April 12, 2015. Epstein to Cohen: "I have been able to delay most stories. I'm trying to get out ahead of some." Then: "If Bill is contacted what would he like to say?" [EFTA02506252].
"I have been able to delay most stories." A convicted sex offender managing press suppression for Bill Gates. Asking Gates' lawyer what the official line should be if reporters call.
October 2014. Epstein offered to manage Gates' public exposure directly. Epstein to Gates: "i think we should monitor the press to minimize your involvement. I have continued to help the bridge project. as i thought it was in your interest. we should speak for 5 minutes if that is not what you want" [EFTA02516793]. "Minimize your involvement." Epstein offering to run interference on press coverage. Gates did not object. The reply was about a letter of credit.
February 2015. Michael Wolff and Epstein co-editing an article about Gates. Wolff to Epstein: "Here's what I have on this point now re Gates Foundation. Add whatever you can to it." The draft: "It is Bill Gates who at the end of the summer began prodding Epstein to begin a process of public rehabilitation. Epstein has been advising Gates on a new way to increase the clout of the Gates Foundation." Wolff: "A donor advised fund is too technical, unless you can unwrap that." Epstein: "a fund that allows people to donate the money to the gates foundation and share its expertise. and direct where their money goes" [EFTA02511624] [EFTA02511629] [EFTA02342151].
A journalist sending draft copy to his subject for editing. Epstein rewriting the description of the DAF. "Add whatever you can to it." The article said Gates "prodded rehabilitation." Epstein helped write that line.
THE REHABILITATION
August 2017. Epstein's PR consultant Matthew Hiltzik drafted a comprehensive rehabilitation plan. A story outline designed to reintroduce Epstein to the public. "Accepting Responsibility." "Philanthropic Efforts." And then:
"Third Party Validators." The list: "Former United States Secretary of the Treasury and President Emeritus of Harvard University, Lawrence Summers." "Former White House Counsel, Kathy Ruemmler." "Former Governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson." "Noam Chomsky."
And: "Bill Gates" [EFTA00630101].
Bill Gates. Listed by name as a Third Party Validator for the public rehabilitation of a convicted sex offender. Not as a passing acquaintance. As someone who would vouch for Epstein's character. Someone who would "discuss JE's commitment and impact."
This was not a media strategy Epstein invented alone. The plan was only credible because these people had real relationships with him. Gates' name appeared on this list because Gates had spent eight years giving Epstein exactly the credibility the plan described.
STILL TRADING
2017. Still trading on the Gates name.
October 2017. Joi Ito forwarded to Epstein an introduction to a Gates staffer at BGC3 (Bill Gates Company #3): "He works for Bill Gates @ BGC3... This is where Bill does his investments, projects, and work that crosses his work for MSFT + the foundation." Epstein forwarded it to Boris Nikolic [EFTA02576092].
April 2017. NYT's Landon Thomas to Epstein: "Bill Gates would carry more of a punch :)" [EFTA02652254].
Four years after Gates said the relationship was about philanthropy. Still routing Gates Foundation personnel through Epstein. Still trading on the name.
THE VERDICT
"I had no business relationship or friendship with him."
45 documents say otherwise.
September 2009: "I certainly have missed you." A Gates Foundation insider reconnected with Epstein five months after prison. Within a year: "yo superfly" -- sending him the annual report and introducing him to the CFO.
July 2011: Epstein registered as a formal visitor at Gates Foundation headquarters in Seattle. December 2011: six senior staff -- the CFO, the General Counsel, the Director of Investment, donor engagement, Boris -- in a scheduled meeting with a convicted sex offender.
2012-2013: Epstein brokered introductions to the Ivory Coast government on the Foundation's behalf. Spent two weeks in Paris with Foundation executives. Was CC'd on $2.5 million grant meetings. Received Pakistan Taliban intelligence about Foundation polio operations. Instructed staff to put correspondence on Foundation letterhead. "Deception fun" at MIT -- funded by Gates.
July 2014: The General Counsel reported directly to Epstein. Invited him to conference calls with Morgan Lewis. Sent him multi-page legal analyses. He demanded the organizational chart. She delivered status reports on his timeline. He overruled her choice of law firm. "Bill and I made changes." Gates told his own General Counsel that Epstein had shared a memo with him and "expected we would have read it."
He proposed Obama's White House Counsel for the Foundation. Scheduled her meetings with Gates. She was in a personal relationship with Epstein for nine years.
A New York Times journalist privately advised Epstein on Gates media strategy -- then asked if his reporting earned him a meeting with Gates. Epstein suppressed stories. "I have been able to delay most stories." Michael Wolff sent Epstein article drafts for editing. "Add whatever you can to it."
This was not philanthropy. This was institutional capture.
48 documents in this thread. Every quote verbatim from DOJ files.
A financial partnership. A blackmail operation. A social power structure. An institutional infiltration. All managed by a convicted sex offender. All authorized by Bill Gates.
Next: THE LIES. Seven years of public denials -- dismantled one by one. "I didn't go to Florida" -- flight records say otherwise. "Several dinners" -- 16 calendar days on the Groff schedule alone. "He's dead, so..." -- the clip that went viral. A keynote cancelled hours before he was due to speak alongside heads of state. An admission of affairs with Russian women at a Foundation town hall. And his ex-wife on NPR: "He has to answer for what's described in the documents."
Sources in next post.
"I had no business relationship or friendship with him." -- Bill Gates, Bloomberg, September 21, 2023
THE BILL GATES FILES: HOW JEFFREY EPSTEIN INFILTRATED THE GATES FOUNDATION
In September 2023, Bill Gates told Bloomberg -- again -- that he had no business relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. No friendship. Nothing.
In Parts 1-3, we showed the blackmail, the money, and the access. In Part 4: how a convicted sex offender penetrated the Gates Foundation itself -- and how Gates helped manage the cover-up.
48 DOJ documents. Every quote below is verbatim.
THE INSIDER
September 2009. Five months after Epstein left prison. The first contact from inside the Gates Foundation.
A Gates Foundation staffer to Epstein: "Well, I certainly have missed you." Then: "Still working on Special Initiatives at the Gates Foundation and also reviewing the very crazy stuff that comes our way. I think you have a much better sense of the real vs. fake than Bill does" [EFTA01818956].
A senior Foundation employee telling a convicted sex offender he has better judgment than Bill Gates. Five months out of prison.
One year later. The same insider sent Epstein the Foundation's annual report. September 9, 2010. Subject line: "yo superfly." Then: "page 12. i am special initiatives. one person" [EFTA02420996]. A Gates Foundation employee pointing out their own role in the annual report to a convicted sex offender. "Yo superfly." This was the level of familiarity.
Nine months later. The same insider gave Epstein exclusive access to the Foundation's financial data. June 27, 2011. To Epstein: "You are the only person I have discussed big picture numbers with, everyone else also gets the country specific numbers, so hopefully no reputational risk or damage to the foundation" [EFTA01862439]. Then: "Bill is getting totally ripped off (hundreds of millions of $$ by WHO and others). Some neat ideas to try."
The only person. Not the CFO. Not the General Counsel. A convicted sex offender. Given exclusive access to foundation-wide financial data that even country-level staff didn't receive. "Hopefully no reputational risk or damage to the foundation." She knew the risk. She briefed him anyway.
Two weeks later. A Foundation insider introduced Epstein to the Foundation's CFO. September 23, 2010. Melanie Walker to Alex Friedman, CC Epstein: "I want for you to meet Jeffrey Epstein. I can vouch for a full 20 years of bad behavior on his part." Then: "Alex came to Seattle to be the CFO of the gates foundation but found the leadership and vision to be both constraining and uncreative" [EFTA02418742].
A Foundation insider connecting Epstein directly to the Foundation's Chief Financial Officer. "I can vouch for a full 20 years of bad behavior." Presented as a recommendation.
THE INFILTRATION
July 2011. Epstein registered as a formal visitor at Gates Foundation headquarters.
"Dear Jeffrey Epstein, You have been registered as a visitor to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on 07/15/11, starting at 3:30PM." Then: "500 5th Ave North Seattle, WA 98109." Then: "A valid form of identification (drivers license, state ID, or passport) is required to complete the check-in process" [EFTA02032102].
A convicted sex offender. Registered. At the Gates Foundation. In Seattle. With a formal visitor badge. This was not a chance encounter at a dinner party.
Four months later, the Foundation's CFO was already praising Epstein as an advisor. November 18, 2011. Dick Henriques to Boris: "Terrific insights and guidance from Jeffrey. Thank for setting it up." Gabrielle Fitzgerald, Deputy Director of Global Health Policy: "it was super valuable -- thanks Boris! Look forward to debriefing when we are back in Seattle" [EFTA02032151]. Boris forwarded both to Epstein with a winking emoji. The Foundation's CFO and a Deputy Director -- thanking a convicted sex offender for his "terrific insights."
Two weeks later, the Deputy Director wanted more. December 2, 2011. Fitzgerald to Epstein: "I wanted to follow up on your conversation with Boris yesterday about setting up a 'white board' session between you and our team" [EFTA02023805]. A "white board" session. A convicted sex offender invited to brainstorm with Gates Foundation staff. Not a social call. A working session.
December 2011. Six senior Foundation staff scheduled a formal meeting with Epstein. Gabrielle Fitzgerald to Epstein: "We are confirmed for Friday January 6 at 11 am. A list of participants is below."
1. Dick Henriques, CFO
2. Connie Collingsworth, General Counsel
3. Julie Sunderland, Director, Program Related Investment
4. Jenna Brereton, Program Officer, Private Donor Engagement
5. Boris
6. Gabrielle
[EFTA02548597].
The CFO. The General Counsel. The Director of Investment. The donor engagement officer. Boris. And the organizer. Six senior Foundation staff in a formal meeting with a convicted sex offender.
THE OPERATIONS
Epstein didn't just visit the Foundation. He operated through it.
March 2012. Epstein brokered a meeting between the Gates Foundation and the Ivory Coast government. Epstein to Jenna Brereton: "jenna, nina is the niece of the president of the ivory coast. i am making this introduction of two extraordinary women to each other." Nina to Brereton: "I was referred to you by Jeffrey Epstein who told me you were in charge of the Ivory Coast at the Gates Foundation" [EFTA02404761].
Epstein knew which Foundation staffer covered which country. He was making government introductions on the Foundation's behalf. This was operational access.
May 2012. Epstein in Paris with Gates Foundation executives for two weeks. Epstein: "I will be in Paris for the next two weeks with some execs of the Gates Foundation. We would love to have you over for coffee when and if convenient" [EFTA02554302]. Two weeks. In Paris. With Foundation executives. Not a single dinner. Extended, sustained, institutional access.
April 2013. Epstein's associate forwarded Gates Foundation polio strategy directly to Epstein. Andrea Pfanzelter to "Jeff Epstein" -- forwarding an email about a meeting on polio eradication: "It was a pleasure to meet you last week... We hope that we shed some new light on the complex subject in our short time with Mr. Gates and his team." Andrea's cover note: "FYI" [EFTA01760351]. The Gates Foundation's polio eradication strategy. Forwarded to a convicted sex offender as routine correspondence.
June 2013. Epstein forwarding classified Pakistan intelligence to Boris Nikolic. Epstein to Boris: "Bill Gates 'letter': Pak media reported 8 June on an ostensible letter delivered by Bill Gates's 'personal emissary' to Imran Khan... requesting intervention with the Pak Taliban to allow polio eradication campaign." Then: "Discreet confidential enquiry has yielded the following reaction from the Taliban (not yet in the public domain)" [EFTA01971207]. Taliban intelligence about the Gates Foundation's polio program. Not yet public. Routed through Epstein. A convicted sex offender was receiving confidential geopolitical briefings about Gates Foundation operations in Pakistan.
That same month, Epstein offered Gates direct access to the island. June 30, 2013. Epstein to Boris: "If Bill decides to be a free man, or just needs some time, you can offer him private time on the island, with or without guests or me" [EFTA01968947]. Then: "To effectively manage this crisis, I suggest" -- followed by an eight-point crisis management plan including PR strategy, financial structures, and "a third party payor might provide a layer of protection." A convicted sex offender offering his Caribbean island as a personal retreat for Bill Gates -- while simultaneously managing the Boris exit. "With or without guests or me." Gates would later insist: "I never went to the island."
September 2013. "Deception fun." With Gates' money. At MIT. Epstein to Joi Ito, director of the MIT Media Lab: "Bill Gates has asked if he can join me in an endeavor. Is there a structure at your Lab, where a donation could be used for deception fun etc.?" Ito: "Absolutely. Would it be to set up a center or something where we can park research and expenses for stuff? Would the money be coming from Bill or the foundation" [EFTA01956683]. "Deception fun." Gates' money. Parked at MIT. The director of the Media Lab asking whether the funds come from Gates personally or the Foundation -- as if either source were routine.
September-December 2013. Epstein CC'd on a $2.5 million Gates Foundation grant meeting. Andrea Pfanzelter to Epstein and Terje Rod-Larsen: "FYI see below conference call with the Foundation." The agenda: "Update on Activities and Spending of First Grant" -- a $2.5M general operating grant. "Requirements and Scope for Second Grant." Participants: Senior Program Officers, Deputy Directors, Country Operations [EFTA01947596] [EFTA01959363]. A convicted sex offender CC'd on internal Gates Foundation grant administration. Not just aware of the grants. Receiving the agendas. Copied on the follow-up reports. $2.5 million.
July 2014. Epstein used Gates Foundation letterhead for his own operations. Epstein to staff: "Rich, put this on foundation letterhead, and email to mariana thanks." The letter: "Mariana Idzkowska has kindly agreed to immediately canvass the progress in the gates foundation programs in three african nations. This work is critical to our continued operations in Africa" [EFTA02518031]. Epstein instructing his own staff to put correspondence on Gates Foundation letterhead. "Our continued operations in Africa." A convicted sex offender using the Foundation's institutional authority as his own.
THE GENERAL COUNSEL
April 2014. The Gates Foundation CFO's office scheduled calls directly with Epstein. Sally Darby, executive assistant to CFO Dick Henriques: "Hello as Lesley is out of the office may I ask if you can assist in setting up a call between Jeffrey and Dick and Connie." Lesley Groff confirmed: "You are confirmed to call Dick Henriques tomorrow at 1 EST" [EFTA02582724] [EFTA02365293]. The CFO's assistant scheduling calls with Epstein through Epstein's assistant. Foundation infrastructure treating a convicted sex offender as a normal business contact.
July 2014. The General Counsel of the Gates Foundation called Epstein directly. Connie Collingsworth to Epstein: "Do you have time this week for a brief update on status of our work on the DAF?" Epstein: "any time that is convenient for you." Collingsworth: "Are you available now?" [EFTA02585398] [EFTA02585387].
"Our work on the DAF." The Foundation's top lawyer calling a convicted sex offender for a status update on a joint project. Not Gates' personal lawyer. The Foundation's General Counsel.
The next day. The General Counsel invited Epstein to a conference call with the Foundation's securities lawyers. July 3, 2014. Collingsworth to Epstein: "Would you be available at 1:30 p.m. NYC time for a conference call with the securities counsel with Morgan Lewis to discuss the securities issues relating to the DAF structure?" Epstein: "Yes" [EFTA02586071]. Morgan Lewis. The Foundation's outside securities counsel. On a conference call with a convicted sex offender. About the legal structure of a donor-advised fund.
Five days later. Epstein overruled the Foundation's lawyers and proposed his own. July 8, 2014. Epstein to Collingsworth and Larry Cohen: "while the morgan lewis people seemed nice, I think it late in the process to bring them up to speed. Bill and I made changes to lisa's chart on june 3rd." Then: "I'm considering using Cathy Ruemmler to be the point legal person on this coast" [EFTA02585023].
"Bill and I made changes." Epstein and Gates collaborating on legal documents. Epstein dismissing the Foundation's chosen law firm. Proposing Obama's former White House Counsel as his replacement. Directing the Foundation's General Counsel.
The next day. The General Counsel confirmed: Gates told her to work with Epstein. July 9, 2014. Collingsworth to Epstein and Larry Cohen: "I am interested in talking with JPM and Paul Weiss to get their perspectives and insights from the conversations you have had with them to date." Then: "Also, Bill said there is a memo that was prepared by counsel that you shared with him during your meeting in June that he expected we would have read" [EFTA02406786].
Gates told his own General Counsel that Epstein had shared a legal memo with him -- and expected the Foundation's lawyers to have read it. Epstein was above the General Counsel in the information chain.
July 21, 2014. The General Counsel sent Epstein a full legal analysis. Collingsworth to Epstein, CC Larry Cohen: a detailed memo on donor stock retention, voting rights, insider trading risks, Silicon Valley Community Foundation precedents, and the legal framework for the DAF. Then: "Your impressions on this question would be very helpful" [EFTA02715021]. The Foundation's General Counsel sending a multi-page legal analysis to a convicted sex offender and asking for his "impressions." Attorney-client privileged material. Shared with Epstein.
Same day. Epstein demanded the Foundation's organizational chart. Epstein to Collingsworth and Larry Cohen: "connie can you send me an updated org and structure chart. footnote the relevant issues still outstanding?" [EFTA02586209]. A convicted sex offender demanding the organizational chart of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Not requesting. Demanding. And the General Counsel complied.
Eight days later. The General Counsel sent Epstein a status report. July 29, 2014. Collingsworth to Epstein: "Just a quick note to update you on status. We are working on finalizing the memos. The securities folks at Morgan Lewis have a call scheduled on Thursday with your contacts at Paul Weiss." Then: "The packet of materials will be completed before I leave" [EFTA02586542]. "Your contacts at Paul Weiss." The Foundation's law firm coordinating with Epstein's law firm. The General Counsel reporting project status to a convicted sex offender. Deadlines set around Epstein's expectations.
Two days later. Epstein pressed for deliverables. July 31, 2014. Epstein to Collingsworth: "should i assume tomorrow is the day to receive the package?" [EFTA02586115]. The General Counsel of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, reporting to a convicted sex offender on a deadline. Epstein pressing for delivery like a client managing a vendor.
THE PLACEMENT
Rewind to June 2014. Epstein proposed Obama's White House Counsel for the Foundation. Epstein to Bill Gates and Larry Cohen: "I've asked Kathy Ruemmler to play point on getting people and structure together, she is smart, melinda i think will like her, and she is well respected by the various relevant regulatory bodies, IRS, SEC, Justice etc." [EFTA02585011].
Epstein personally selecting the legal point person for Gates' most important financial project. Kathy Ruemmler -- Obama's former White House Counsel. Proposed by a convicted sex offender. To Bill Gates directly.
September 4, 2014. Epstein to Ruemmler: "are you free sometime on monday between 1130 -3. bill gates" [EFTA02587160]. December 10, 2014. Epstein to Gates: "Kathy ruemmler will be in Seattle next two days if you have any interest" [EFTA02597847]. Epstein as the scheduler. Epstein as the matchmaker. Setting up meetings between Obama's former White House Counsel and the world's richest man.
March 2019. The personal toll. Ruemmler to Epstein: "Maclver supports reparations for Kathryn Ruemmler who suffered devastating damage and long term adverse effects as a result of being subjected to nine years of lies and emotional abuse." Epstein: "do we have to worry about contributory negligence. as a rebuff :)" Ruemmler: "Whose side are you on??" [EFTA02633065].
"Nine years of lies and emotional abuse." From 2010 to 2019 -- the entire span of the Gates-Epstein relationship. Ruemmler wasn't just a legal hire. She was in a personal relationship with Epstein.
THE MEDIA
September 2013. The media management began early. With a New York Times journalist.
Epstein to Landon Thomas Jr., NYT: "I have a bunch of reporters, hounding me to do interviews with Bill gates, etc on why they choose to ask my advice. I don't trust any, and am not sure if staying quiet is a better alternative views?" Thomas: "Yes I would be careful. For sure they are going to bring up the past and say why is Bill Gates listening to this guy" [EFTA02575396].
A New York Times financial reporter. Privately advising a convicted sex offender. On how to manage press about Bill Gates. Not reporting the story. Managing it.
Three years later. The same NYT journalist. The quiet part out loud. October 2016. Landon Thomas Jr. to Epstein: "I have been called in to help on a big NYT investigation into how low oil prices have been effecting the personal finances of royal family in Saudi Arabia." Then: "PS: does my story on Abraaj get me a meeting with Gates next time he is in town :)" [HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031496].
A New York Times reporter. Asking a convicted sex offender if his journalism earns him access to Bill Gates. The smiley face does not make it journalism.
2015. Epstein actively suppressed press about Gates. March 29, 2015. Epstein to Larry Cohen: "fyi, michael wolfe is writing an article. and I am trying to remove bills name. donor advised fund etc." Cohen: "What's he writing and who for?" [EFTA02369949]. April 12, 2015. Epstein to Cohen: "I have been able to delay most stories. I'm trying to get out ahead of some." Then: "If Bill is contacted what would he like to say?" [EFTA02506252].
"I have been able to delay most stories." A convicted sex offender managing press suppression for Bill Gates. Asking Gates' lawyer what the official line should be if reporters call.
October 2014. Epstein offered to manage Gates' public exposure directly. Epstein to Gates: "i think we should monitor the press to minimize your involvement. I have continued to help the bridge project. as i thought it was in your interest. we should speak for 5 minutes if that is not what you want" [EFTA02516793]. "Minimize your involvement." Epstein offering to run interference on press coverage. Gates did not object. The reply was about a letter of credit.
February 2015. Michael Wolff and Epstein co-editing an article about Gates. Wolff to Epstein: "Here's what I have on this point now re Gates Foundation. Add whatever you can to it." The draft: "It is Bill Gates who at the end of the summer began prodding Epstein to begin a process of public rehabilitation. Epstein has been advising Gates on a new way to increase the clout of the Gates Foundation." Wolff: "A donor advised fund is too technical, unless you can unwrap that." Epstein: "a fund that allows people to donate the money to the gates foundation and share its expertise. and direct where their money goes" [EFTA02511624] [EFTA02511629] [EFTA02342151].
A journalist sending draft copy to his subject for editing. Epstein rewriting the description of the DAF. "Add whatever you can to it." The article said Gates "prodded rehabilitation." Epstein helped write that line.
THE REHABILITATION
August 2017. Epstein's PR consultant Matthew Hiltzik drafted a comprehensive rehabilitation plan. A story outline designed to reintroduce Epstein to the public. "Accepting Responsibility." "Philanthropic Efforts." And then:
"Third Party Validators." The list: "Former United States Secretary of the Treasury and President Emeritus of Harvard University, Lawrence Summers." "Former White House Counsel, Kathy Ruemmler." "Former Governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson." "Noam Chomsky."
And: "Bill Gates" [EFTA00630101].
Bill Gates. Listed by name as a Third Party Validator for the public rehabilitation of a convicted sex offender. Not as a passing acquaintance. As someone who would vouch for Epstein's character. Someone who would "discuss JE's commitment and impact."
This was not a media strategy Epstein invented alone. The plan was only credible because these people had real relationships with him. Gates' name appeared on this list because Gates had spent eight years giving Epstein exactly the credibility the plan described.
STILL TRADING
2017. Still trading on the Gates name.
October 2017. Joi Ito forwarded to Epstein an introduction to a Gates staffer at BGC3 (Bill Gates Company #3): "He works for Bill Gates @ BGC3... This is where Bill does his investments, projects, and work that crosses his work for MSFT + the foundation." Epstein forwarded it to Boris Nikolic [EFTA02576092].
April 2017. NYT's Landon Thomas to Epstein: "Bill Gates would carry more of a punch :)" [EFTA02652254].
Four years after Gates said the relationship was about philanthropy. Still routing Gates Foundation personnel through Epstein. Still trading on the name.
THE VERDICT
"I had no business relationship or friendship with him."
45 documents say otherwise.
September 2009: "I certainly have missed you." A Gates Foundation insider reconnected with Epstein five months after prison. Within a year: "yo superfly" -- sending him the annual report and introducing him to the CFO.
July 2011: Epstein registered as a formal visitor at Gates Foundation headquarters in Seattle. December 2011: six senior staff -- the CFO, the General Counsel, the Director of Investment, donor engagement, Boris -- in a scheduled meeting with a convicted sex offender.
2012-2013: Epstein brokered introductions to the Ivory Coast government on the Foundation's behalf. Spent two weeks in Paris with Foundation executives. Was CC'd on $2.5 million grant meetings. Received Pakistan Taliban intelligence about Foundation polio operations. Instructed staff to put correspondence on Foundation letterhead. "Deception fun" at MIT -- funded by Gates.
July 2014: The General Counsel reported directly to Epstein. Invited him to conference calls with Morgan Lewis. Sent him multi-page legal analyses. He demanded the organizational chart. She delivered status reports on his timeline. He overruled her choice of law firm. "Bill and I made changes." Gates told his own General Counsel that Epstein had shared a memo with him and "expected we would have read it."
He proposed Obama's White House Counsel for the Foundation. Scheduled her meetings with Gates. She was in a personal relationship with Epstein for nine years.
A New York Times journalist privately advised Epstein on Gates media strategy -- then asked if his reporting earned him a meeting with Gates. Epstein suppressed stories. "I have been able to delay most stories." Michael Wolff sent Epstein article drafts for editing. "Add whatever you can to it."
This was not philanthropy. This was institutional capture.
48 documents in this thread. Every quote verbatim from DOJ files.
A financial partnership. A blackmail operation. A social power structure. An institutional infiltration. All managed by a convicted sex offender. All authorized by Bill Gates.
Next: THE LIES. Seven years of public denials -- dismantled one by one. "I didn't go to Florida" -- flight records say otherwise. "Several dinners" -- 16 calendar days on the Groff schedule alone. "He's dead, so..." -- the clip that went viral. A keynote cancelled hours before he was due to speak alongside heads of state. An admission of affairs with Russian women at a Foundation town hall. And his ex-wife on NPR: "He has to answer for what's described in the documents."
Sources in next post.
SOURCES
EFTA01818956, Foundation insider: "you have a much better sense than Bill does", justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02420996, "Yo superfly" -- insider sends annual report to Epstein, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA01862439, Insider gives Epstein exclusive access to "big picture numbers", justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02418742, Melanie Walker introduces Epstein to Foundation CFO, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02032102, Epstein registered as formal visitor at Foundation headquarters, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02032151, Foundation CFO: "Terrific insights and guidance from Jeffrey", justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02023805, Deputy Director requests "white board" session with Epstein, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02548597, Six senior Foundation staff in scheduled meeting with Epstein, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02404761, Epstein brokers Ivory Coast government meeting for Foundation, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02554302, Epstein in Paris for two weeks with Foundation executives, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA01760351, Foundation polio strategy forwarded to Epstein as routine, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA01971207, Taliban intelligence about Foundation polio program via Epstein, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA01968947, Epstein offers Gates "private time on the island" through Boris, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA01956683, "Deception fun" at MIT -- Gates' money directed by Epstein, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA01947596, Epstein CC'd on $2.5M Foundation grant meeting agenda, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA01959363, Follow-up report on Foundation grant CC'd to Epstein, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02518031, Epstein uses Foundation letterhead for his own operations, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02582724, Foundation CFO's assistant schedules calls directly with Epstein, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02365293, Epstein confirmed to call Foundation CFO Dick Henriques, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02585398, General Counsel calls Epstein for DAF status update, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02585387, General Counsel: "Do you have time this week?" to Epstein, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02586071, General Counsel invites Epstein to Morgan Lewis conference call, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02585023, Epstein: "Bill and I made changes" -- overrules Foundation lawyers, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02406786, Gates told General Counsel to read memo Epstein shared with him, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02715021, General Counsel sends multi-page legal analysis to Epstein, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02586209, Epstein demands Foundation organizational chart, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02586542, General Counsel reports project status on Epstein's deadline, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02586115, Epstein presses General Counsel for deliverables, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02585011, Epstein proposes Kathy Ruemmler as legal point person, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02587160, Epstein schedules Ruemmler meeting with Gates, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02597847, Epstein offers to send Ruemmler to Gates in Seattle, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02633065, Ruemmler: "nine years of lies and emotional abuse" from Epstein, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02575396, NYT journalist privately advises Epstein on Gates media strategy, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031496, NYT reporter asks Epstein if journalism earns Gates access, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02369949, Epstein to Cohen: "trying to remove bills name" from article, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02506252, Epstein: "I have been able to delay most stories", justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02516793, Epstein offers to "monitor the press to minimize your involvement", justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02511624, Wolff sends draft copy to Epstein for editing re Gates, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02511629, Wolff: "Add whatever you can to it" -- Epstein edits article, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02342151, Epstein rewrites DAF description for Wolff's article, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA00630101, Gates listed as "Third Party Validator" for Epstein's PR rehab plan, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02576092, 2017: Joi Ito routes Gates staffer introduction through Epstein, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02652254, NYT reporter: "Bill Gates would carry more of a punch :)", justice.gov/epstein/files/…
The Bill Gates Files
EFTA01818956, Foundation insider: "you have a much better sense than Bill does", justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02420996, "Yo superfly" -- insider sends annual report to Epstein, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA01862439, Insider gives Epstein exclusive access to "big picture numbers", justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02418742, Melanie Walker introduces Epstein to Foundation CFO, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02032102, Epstein registered as formal visitor at Foundation headquarters, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02032151, Foundation CFO: "Terrific insights and guidance from Jeffrey", justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02023805, Deputy Director requests "white board" session with Epstein, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02548597, Six senior Foundation staff in scheduled meeting with Epstein, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02404761, Epstein brokers Ivory Coast government meeting for Foundation, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02554302, Epstein in Paris for two weeks with Foundation executives, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA01760351, Foundation polio strategy forwarded to Epstein as routine, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA01971207, Taliban intelligence about Foundation polio program via Epstein, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA01968947, Epstein offers Gates "private time on the island" through Boris, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA01956683, "Deception fun" at MIT -- Gates' money directed by Epstein, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA01947596, Epstein CC'd on $2.5M Foundation grant meeting agenda, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA01959363, Follow-up report on Foundation grant CC'd to Epstein, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02518031, Epstein uses Foundation letterhead for his own operations, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02582724, Foundation CFO's assistant schedules calls directly with Epstein, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02365293, Epstein confirmed to call Foundation CFO Dick Henriques, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02585398, General Counsel calls Epstein for DAF status update, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02585387, General Counsel: "Do you have time this week?" to Epstein, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02586071, General Counsel invites Epstein to Morgan Lewis conference call, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02585023, Epstein: "Bill and I made changes" -- overrules Foundation lawyers, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02406786, Gates told General Counsel to read memo Epstein shared with him, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02715021, General Counsel sends multi-page legal analysis to Epstein, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02586209, Epstein demands Foundation organizational chart, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02586542, General Counsel reports project status on Epstein's deadline, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02586115, Epstein presses General Counsel for deliverables, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02585011, Epstein proposes Kathy Ruemmler as legal point person, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02587160, Epstein schedules Ruemmler meeting with Gates, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02597847, Epstein offers to send Ruemmler to Gates in Seattle, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02633065, Ruemmler: "nine years of lies and emotional abuse" from Epstein, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02575396, NYT journalist privately advises Epstein on Gates media strategy, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031496, NYT reporter asks Epstein if journalism earns Gates access, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02369949, Epstein to Cohen: "trying to remove bills name" from article, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02506252, Epstein: "I have been able to delay most stories", justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02516793, Epstein offers to "monitor the press to minimize your involvement", justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02511624, Wolff sends draft copy to Epstein for editing re Gates, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02511629, Wolff: "Add whatever you can to it" -- Epstein edits article, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02342151, Epstein rewrites DAF description for Wolff's article, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA00630101, Gates listed as "Third Party Validator" for Epstein's PR rehab plan, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02576092, 2017: Joi Ito routes Gates staffer introduction through Epstein, justice.gov/epstein/files/…
EFTA02652254, NYT reporter: "Bill Gates would carry more of a punch :)", justice.gov/epstein/files/…
The Bill Gates Files
ultimately, creativity will reign supreme.
in an era where we are probably moving from the information age to the imagination age (I like to call it ideas ago though), creativity will be there. 1/n
in an era where we are probably moving from the information age to the imagination age (I like to call it ideas ago though), creativity will be there. 1/n
problem solving, systems thinking, management cybernetics, AI-native whatchamecallit — but there's this underlying theme of solving wicked problems that we need to figure out. 2/n
unsurprisingly, this is never taught in schools. our education system is caught lacking here, and the only way out is to retreat into studiolos and libraries and become the flâneur if necessary.
indeed, it's a very 4:20 PM thought.
n/n
indeed, it's a very 4:20 PM thought.
n/n
After 3 years of using ChatGPT, I can say that it is the technology that has revolutionized my life the most, along with the Internet.
So here are 10 prompts that have transformed my day-to-day life and that could do the same for you:
So here are 10 prompts that have transformed my day-to-day life and that could do the same for you:
1. Research
Mega prompt:
You are an expert research analyst. I need comprehensive research on [TOPIC].
Please provide:
1. Key findings from the last 12 months
2. Data and statistics with sources
3. Expert opinions and quotes
4. Emerging trends and predictions
5. Controversial viewpoints or debates
6. Practical implications for [INDUSTRY/AUDIENCE]
Format as an executive brief with clear sections. Include source links for all claims.
Additional context: [YOUR SPECIFIC NEEDS]
Mega prompt:
You are an expert research analyst. I need comprehensive research on [TOPIC].
Please provide:
1. Key findings from the last 12 months
2. Data and statistics with sources
3. Expert opinions and quotes
4. Emerging trends and predictions
5. Controversial viewpoints or debates
6. Practical implications for [INDUSTRY/AUDIENCE]
Format as an executive brief with clear sections. Include source links for all claims.
Additional context: [YOUR SPECIFIC NEEDS]
2. Writing white papers
Mega prompt:
You are a technical writer specializing in authoritative white papers.
Write a white paper on [TOPIC] for [TARGET AUDIENCE].
Structure:
- Executive Summary (150 words)
- Problem Statement with market data
- Current Solutions and their limitations
- Our Approach/Solution with technical details
- Case Studies or proof points
- Implementation framework
- ROI Analysis
- Conclusion and Call to Action
Tone: [Authoritative/Conversational/Technical]
Length: [2000-5000 words]
Include:
- Relevant statistics and citations
- Visual placeholders for charts/diagrams
- Quotes from industry experts (mark as [NEEDS VERIFICATION])
Background context: [YOUR COMPANY/PRODUCT INFO]
Mega prompt:
You are a technical writer specializing in authoritative white papers.
Write a white paper on [TOPIC] for [TARGET AUDIENCE].
Structure:
- Executive Summary (150 words)
- Problem Statement with market data
- Current Solutions and their limitations
- Our Approach/Solution with technical details
- Case Studies or proof points
- Implementation framework
- ROI Analysis
- Conclusion and Call to Action
Tone: [Authoritative/Conversational/Technical]
Length: [2000-5000 words]
Include:
- Relevant statistics and citations
- Visual placeholders for charts/diagrams
- Quotes from industry experts (mark as [NEEDS VERIFICATION])
Background context: [YOUR COMPANY/PRODUCT INFO]