I’ve been sitting inside Epstein’s art collection for months.

Not scrolling. Not skimming.

Sitting with it.

Because when something matters, you don’t rush it.
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Last December, I came across this painting called Little Miss Pink Tomato.

It stopped me.

Not intellectually.

Viscerally.

NEW
Epstein survivors have now filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice, the Trump administration, and Google. 🧵 2/

For months, survivors have been told the Epstein files were being released in the name of transparency.

What they’ve experienced instead is something very different.

Documents missing.
Records heavily redacted.
Files appearing and then disappearing.
And in some cases, deeply sensitive victim information exposed.

NEW
Havana Syndrome survivors say the 60 Minutes coverage is part of a larger cover-up. Several survivors told me it’s the CIA trying to portray this as a foreign threat, even though Americans—including civilians—are being targeted.
These survivors are known as “targeted individuals.” 2/
In 1961, biologist Allan H. Frey, working at GE's Advanced Electronics Center at Cornell University, published a finding in the Journal of Applied Physiology that changed the physics of hearing: pulsed microwave radiation causes humans to perceive sounds (buzzing, clicks, hissing, and with sufficient modulation, even words ) directly inside their heads, with no external sound source whatsoever.

This is accomplished using rapid microwave pulses that heat brain tissue in micro-scale bursts — temperature changes of roughly 0.00001 degrees Celsius, too small to damage tissue but sufficient to create thermoelastic expansion.

Each pulse generates a pressure wave that travels through the skull to the cochlea via bone conduction — the same pathway used by bone-conduction hearing aids.

The auditory cortex registers the signal. The brain hears a sound.

BREAKING
A newly released set of FBI interview notes from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation includes previously undisclosed allegations involving Donald Trump.

The documents were missing from the Justice Department’s public Epstein files database until recently.

Here’s what the records say. 🧵 2/
The files contain summaries of multiple FBI interviews with a woman who said she was sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein’s network.

She told investigators she was recruited and brought into Epstein’s circle while underage.

Two stories I cover just intersected and it’s worth pointing out. 🚩

Umar Dzhabrailov (Russian billionaire, politician, and man who called Ghislaine Maxwell his “soulmate”) was found in a pool of blood in Moscow yesterday (reported suicide).

He’s pictured here with Sean “Diddy” Combs at Cannes in 2008, alongside his young daughter Alvina.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

I covered Combs’ RICO sex trafficking trial in SDNY last year. @innercitypress covered Combs trial live, from the courtroom.

MISSING

Retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Neil McCasland has reportedly been listed as missing since Friday, according to local authorities.

McCasland previously served as commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory and later oversaw special access programs for the Department of the Air Force. 2/
His name became publicly known in 2016 after released emails showed communication with Tom DeLonge regarding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) discussions before To The Stars Academy was formed.

Russian businessman Umar Dzhabrailov was found in a pool of blood at a hotel in Moscow this morning. 2/
A photograph of a young shirtless Dzhabrailov recently surfaced in the Epstein files released by the Department of Justice, raising new questions about his connections to Epstein’s network.

When asked about the image, Dzhabrailov said he did not know when or where the photo was taken.

Epstein’s base of operations was the U.S. Virgin Islands. He owned private islands there and controlled key properties, marinas, and infrastructure on St. Thomas and St. Croix. His network was deeply embedded in the territory’s political and financial systems.

Stacey Plaskett rose to power in that same environment. Court filings and reporting have revealed Epstein donated to her campaign and the network essentially placed her. The USVI granted Epstein’s companies hundreds of millions in tax breaks for their illegal operation, involving human trafficking.
Epstein remained deeply linked to the political activity in the USVI up until his arrest. He was still constructing and operating on a second island—Great Saint James.

Plaskett also sits on the House Intelligence Committee: overseeing CIA and other three letter agency activities.

During an unusual congressional hearing, viewers noted she appeared to be controlled virtually or otherwise taking psychic cues from a handler seated directly behind her. 🧵 2/
The unusual behavior with a handler behind her

The Pentagon has announced it will deploy Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok across military networks — including classified systems.

Grok has been called “MechaHitler” and has recently come under fire for creating sexually explicit deepfakes of children, among other ethical concerns.

Musk was awarded a $200m federal contract for Grok integration. $200m government contract awarded to Musk, days after Grok being criticized for generating concerning content.

bbc.com/news/articles/…

Sarah Ransome spent years pleading for accountability in the Epstein files, then suddenly went silent. Many now try to paint her as dangerous or unhinged, but she doesn’t sound crazy to me. She sounds like a woman who survived the unimaginable and still cared enough to beg for help for others. I just hope she is safe. 2/
Anytime I write about Sarah, people show up in my inbox trying to steer me away.

David Copperfield — so wealthy that, according to reporting, federal investigators at one point expressed concern about pursuing aspects of his case due to the scale of his financial resources.

Multiple women have alleged that he selected them from the audience at his Las Vegas show. There have also been claims that Jeffrey Epstein purchased tickets and sent some of the girls in his orbit to those performances.

Copperfield has additionally faced accusations of sexual misconduct, including allegations tied to one of his private islands.

(Important: Copperfield has always denied allegations, which have not resulted in criminal convictions.)

https://x.com/AmberWoods100/status/2025595769223512410

rollingstone.com/culture/cultur…

NEW
A Cambodian man, Lorth Sim, 49, has died in ICE custody in Indiana after being found unresponsive in his cell. His cause of death is reportedly under investigation.

He is at least the 7th person to die in federal immigration custody in 2026 and the 39th person to die in custody since Trump ramped up ICE enforcement. reuters.com/world/us/cambo…

NEW
Epstein files reveal a data center on Little St. James, the same island visited by powerful figures across finance, politics, and tech including Sergey Brin and his ex wife, who survivors named as people they met on the island.

The purpose of that data center — and who had access — still demands answers. 2/
Emails in the file drop reveal the fiber that supported the data center was damaged during a hurricane and had to be replaced.

Little St. James had a centralized fiber network linking buildings, radios, phones, and even desalination controls. Compound level secure.

Epstein survivor’s emails show her desperate pleas claiming the Epstein network is still operating—and is a driving force behind genocide in Gaza. 2/
Epstein survivor Sarah Ransome writes a series of letters.

This one, in 2024, with increasing urgency, stating she would like to enact Article 51 of the UN Charter, she said she was pregnant and had the right to defend herself and her unborn child.

“I also accuse the State Of Israel of intent to commit genocide and the acts of committing genocide not only
against the Innocent Palastinian civilians in Gaza and the West Bank but also of myself and the Epstein
victims.
I also accuse the United States and the United Kingdom of colluding with the State of Israel with intent to
commit genocide and in acts of genocide itself.
As I have been denied any form of legal aid and have been prevented from seeking legal aid, which is my
human rightl feel I have to use Mr Tembeka Ngcukaitabi's defence against the State Of Israel as a basic
human right to defend myself and others with immediate effect I'm assuming the other Epstein victims do
not know the real truth of what's really going on but are only told what the very accused attorneys are told to
distort their own acts of genocide.
I call for an immediate UN Security Council meeting to address the urgent situation.”

justice.gov/epstein/files/…

The files contain devastating pleas from a woman who survived Epstein’s network and says she has spent years being gaslit, questioning her own lawyers, describing coercive settlements, deleted records, harassment, media smears, and silence.

If this is what “legal representation” looked like for Epstein network survivors, the public and survivors deserve answers.

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The distressed communications appear to be from survivor Sarah Ransome, though her name is redacted.

She alleges she signed a settlement under duress while heavily medicated, after suicide attempts tied to trauma and legal pressure. She attaches what she says is evidence, but it’s not available to be seen in the DOJ’s release.

She also says she realized Epstein’s network had placed a “handler” in her life connected to Jes Staley’s circle at JPMorgan. She claims he posed as a romantic partner, followed her across borders, moved into her home, and worked to keep her from reporting or testifying about rape and trafficking. She said he also drove her to suicide, and she barely survived an attempt.

She alleges he used a false name, abandoned her when Epstein’s case broke and has since left JPMorgan. She asks where he is in multiple emails to attorneys.

(We found him working at a major pharmaceutical company.)

She says she wanted to go to trial, but her lawyers stopped it.

That demands scrutiny.

A survivor in the Epstein files is alleging something deeply disturbing: that the system designed to support the survivors was designed against them.

She says they failed her — and Virginia Giuffre, who died last year after fighting decades to expose this network.

She even details that one of the lawyers assigned to help her sodomized her.

These are allegations that demand scrutiny.

Read it carefully. This is what institutional failure sounds like to those who lived through it. A survivor writes to the FBI and attorneys connected to the case, repeatedly begging to be heard. She is heartbroken after Virginia Giuffre’s death

One email reads:

Friday, April 25, 2025, 8:14 PM

This email is meant to honor a true hero — a woman I would have given anything to hug, anything to have as a daughter. She inspired my art for over seven years. She was a beautiful mother and a hero to me. This is the deepest sadness my heart has ever felt.

She suffered endlessly. I hope those responsible feel profound shame.

The past few years have been a nightmare for us. Even the day after my brain radiation surgery, I received a cold call. I begged for mercy, but it felt like my pain was treated as something clever or amusing.

All of you are not worth my breath. I tried to protect my hero, and you laughed at me. Be ashamed.

Stop abusing victims. Stop spreading conspiracies about Epstein and others when you were never there. You harmed my hero — she is dead. Are you happy?

Some people used her until she was completely worn down and never told her they loved her. Instead, they continued to use her for personal gain.

My report to the FBI was erased this week, and I wonder if that was intentional. Is the goal to push people toward despair?

Those who took ownership of our suffering erased us and treated our case like a game.

What will it take for lawyers, the FBI, and media figures to behave responsibly?

I lived in constant fear that she would be harmed. Now I am demanding that everyone do right by her and honor her name.

Stop elevating journalists and conspiracy promoters who exploited our suffering.

I blame myself for answering the phone. I blame those who, in my view, contributed to her decline. None of you will be forgiven by my sister and me.

Do your jobs. Tell the world how brave this woman was.

Honor her — for the love of God — honor my hero.

Nicole Junkermann deserves far more scrutiny. The German-born investor maintained decades-long contact with Jeffrey Epstein, with emails suggesting he advised her on major life decisions. In the messages, she discusses having a child, refers to him intimately, and he directs her toward IVF. She later had a daughter in 2017. Junkermann is also connected to the tech firm Carbyne, raising additional questions that warrant careful reporting. Worth sharing unlimitedhangout.com/2022/05/invest…

Multiple survivors have alleged that David Copperfield used his Las Vegas performances as a setting to approach girls and young women, sometimes inviting them backstage. Some have said he remained in contact with them for years and that they traveled with him to locations they later struggled to recall.

The latest release of Epstein-related files indicates that Copperfield provided show tickets to Epstein, including for some of the girls he abused.

These allegations remain separate from any criminal finding, but the overlap raises serious questions that merit careful scrutiny and independent investigation. 2/
justice.gov/epstein/files/…

The Epstein network has been grooming and manipulating the minds of young girls and women for strategic use for decades.

Vulnerable young people were targeted, their trauma identified, then exploited as a mechanism of control. It’s a continuation of MK-Ultra research.

What the Epstein network exposes is not an anomaly. In fact, the files suggests the behavioral tactics associated with Cold War–era intelligence operations didn’t ever end.

They evolved. And in many cases, they appear to have been privatized and used for the wealthiest people in the world.

Sexual content warning in comments The emails show the predatory tactics and how girls and women were treated. Vaginal “tests” and doctors scheduled for them, STD’s from exposure to these men, and complete reliance on Epstein or their handler.

My heart is extra heavy thinking of Virginia Giuffre today.
She tried for decades to hold this network accountable, all to reportedly die by suicide just last year.

She posted to Twitter:

“You saw me at your parties, you saw me in Epstein’s homes, you saw me on the plane, you saw me get my haircut, you saw me on the streets, you watched me be abused. You saw me!” Virginia tried so hard to save other girls from the same fate

BREAKING
Pam Bondi and the DOJ are now asking for more time to release the Epstein Files after missing the legal deadline.

The law required release 40 days ago. 2/
In a letter to a federal judge, the DOJ said the review isn’t finished, offered no timeline, and indicated more redactions are coming. They are effectively requesting extra time—while survivors remain in enforced limbo.