Epstein frequently discussed Trump in emails, calling him "the worst person" he'd ever met with "not one decent cell in his body"
Despite this, evidence shows ongoing contact, including Epstein visiting Trump Tower a week after the 2016 election
Epstein's pilot tracked Trump's movements to Palm Beach
Epstein claimed to know "how dirty Donald is" and called him "borderline insane"
Continued elite associations:
Despite Epstein's 2008 sex offense conviction, prominent figures maintained contact:
Peter Thiel: Discussed meetings with Woody Allen and dinners together
Steve Bannon: Extensive correspondence about European politics, think tanks, and strategy sessions
Ehud Barak: Collaborated on Syria-related op-eds
Troubling journalist relationships:
Landon Thomas Jr. (NY Times): Advised Epstein on PR strategy and requested "photos of donald and girls in bikinis"
Michael Wolff: Consulted Epstein while writing books about Trump, sought his input on framing him as credible
Feels unnecessarily jingoistic, China succeeding will not come at our expense. Unlike the US, they don’t want to project their values across the globe.
Larry Ellison getting TikTok from the govt at just $14B is the biggest steal. His control of Paramount and CBS makes him the biggest owner of American attention, and he’ll have Bari Weiss steering it.
I like the idea! In my opinion (looking at SF) it’s still too low resolution. SF in particular can vary greatly in safety, walkability, etc. even a few blocks over within a neighborhood.
Because 1) this is not their own citizens they are surveilling and 2) Israel is committing genocide according to many (most?) international and human rights orgs, which would make Microsoft an accomplice
“Jordan this week said they were told that Israel had prohibited filming Gaza from above.” Prohibiting reporting of a war zone should be seen as automatic confession of war crimes
The speed of the implosion is still surprising, as is the fact that Elon mentioned Epstein. It is a much bigger deal to say that Trump is a pedophile (under blackmail by Mossad/CIA)
Palantir has been playing a large role in these deportations, using AI to detect “antisemitism” (opposition to Israel) and handing student lists over the Trump administration. Paul Graham recently attacked them over this.
The problem is that people are not feeling inspired by the future, where greatness is inhuman AI.
Interesting argument coming from Noah, who is a big fan of the American empire and every war it involves itself in (Ukraine, Israel) and constantly attacks China and Russia. Claiming China is in a state of steep decline is a wild statement.
Gemini-3.1-Pro at 91.0
Opus-4.6 at 89.1
GPT-5.4, Kimi2.6, and DS-V4-Pro tied at 87.5
Pretty impressive