The real evil bastards worse than Epstein are hiding in the CIA.
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Lucky for Daniel richman, they weren’t released.
qtiphead_ on
Journalists become more despicable with each passing year
restlessleg on
honest question: is it not sus to communicate all this information via gmail account?
i would imagine if you’re that connected you’d have some super secret means of communication, or is that just a movie thing?
scaffold_ape on
Who gives a fuck about epsteins emails? It’s all the blackmail material he accumulated that I would like to see brought to light.
SamQuentin on
Mainly because people can’t be objective adults about any of this and everything turns into partisan mud wrestling
_the_yellow_king_ on
Man wtf happened to journalists who would risk their lives to expose the government
Amish_Fighter_Pilot on
Get the paper copy at least so you have something to start a fire or wipe your ass with in an emergency.
6crem on
In a normal society. The law enforcers does their job and culprits are caught and send to jail. The news would just say something to glaze the current government, but still tell the public all the culprits are caught and you and your children are safe.
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I would check guest essays computer
DefenderOfMontrocity on
Who wrote this? Israeli?
Mean-Astronomer4U on
Just look up the authors background and it all makes sense. The NYT is totally compromised and complicit.
Tactical_Schmactical on
You know you can almost always find the article (opinion piece) if you copy paste the title and search for that. Hay hella mirrors out there.
That said it’s pretty damn boring „oh no you are letting the plebs look at unfiltered sources!“ lib boohooing.
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> Wikipedia page
> Early life
>…. Was Born into a Jewish family …
Philosopher639 on
I had Grok summarize the article because I’m sure no one here read it, including myself. It’s actually making a good argument.
The New York Times guest essay titled **“The Epstein Files Should Never Have Been Released“** (published February 23, 2026, by Daniel Richman) argues that the massive public release of millions of pages of Jeffrey Epstein-related documents by the Justice Department represents a serious institutional failure in the U.S. justice system, rather than a triumph of transparency.
The core thesis is that in a properly functioning justice system, such raw investigative materials (including prosecutors‘ notes, wiretaps, seized digital data, emails, and more) would never be dumped online for public search and scrutiny. These files are typically handled internally by federal prosecutors, who focus narrowly on criminal enforcement without abusing their tools or allowing broad public access that could compromise privacy, ongoing probes, national security, or innocent parties.
The author contends the release happened only because widespread distrust in the Justice Department—particularly under Attorney General Pam Bondi and amid perceptions that it had been politicized or hollowed out under the Trump administration—made it impossible for the department to retain control and assure the public of fair, apolitical handling. This lack of credibility fueled demands for full disclosure, culminating in the Epstein Files Transparency Act (passed by Congress) that mandated the online release.
While acknowledging the value in exposing Epstein’s network of powerful associates (financiers, academics, politicians, royalty, etc.), Richman emphasizes that the very need for such an extraordinary dump signals deeper problems: eroded trust in institutions, failures to prosecute effectively earlier, and risks from unfiltered public access to sensitive materials.
In short, the piece frames the release not as accountability achieved, but as evidence that the system broke down so badly that normal prosecutorial discretion and secrecy could no longer be trusted or sustained.
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Cool article, I wonder what religion the author of this article is
BittenBagel on
Early life check
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Here is the full article:
https://archive.is/20260224162238/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/opinion/epstein-files-justice-department.html
The real evil bastards worse than Epstein are hiding in the CIA.
Lucky for Daniel richman, they weren’t released.
Journalists become more despicable with each passing year
honest question: is it not sus to communicate all this information via gmail account?
i would imagine if you’re that connected you’d have some super secret means of communication, or is that just a movie thing?
Who gives a fuck about epsteins emails? It’s all the blackmail material he accumulated that I would like to see brought to light.
Mainly because people can’t be objective adults about any of this and everything turns into partisan mud wrestling
Man wtf happened to journalists who would risk their lives to expose the government
Get the paper copy at least so you have something to start a fire or wipe your ass with in an emergency.
In a normal society. The law enforcers does their job and culprits are caught and send to jail. The news would just say something to glaze the current government, but still tell the public all the culprits are caught and you and your children are safe.
I would check guest essays computer
Who wrote this? Israeli?
Just look up the authors background and it all makes sense. The NYT is totally compromised and complicit.
You know you can almost always find the article (opinion piece) if you copy paste the title and search for that. Hay hella mirrors out there.
That said it’s pretty damn boring „oh no you are letting the plebs look at unfiltered sources!“ lib boohooing.
> Wikipedia page
> Early life
>…. Was Born into a Jewish family …
I had Grok summarize the article because I’m sure no one here read it, including myself. It’s actually making a good argument.
The New York Times guest essay titled **“The Epstein Files Should Never Have Been Released“** (published February 23, 2026, by Daniel Richman) argues that the massive public release of millions of pages of Jeffrey Epstein-related documents by the Justice Department represents a serious institutional failure in the U.S. justice system, rather than a triumph of transparency.
The core thesis is that in a properly functioning justice system, such raw investigative materials (including prosecutors‘ notes, wiretaps, seized digital data, emails, and more) would never be dumped online for public search and scrutiny. These files are typically handled internally by federal prosecutors, who focus narrowly on criminal enforcement without abusing their tools or allowing broad public access that could compromise privacy, ongoing probes, national security, or innocent parties.
The author contends the release happened only because widespread distrust in the Justice Department—particularly under Attorney General Pam Bondi and amid perceptions that it had been politicized or hollowed out under the Trump administration—made it impossible for the department to retain control and assure the public of fair, apolitical handling. This lack of credibility fueled demands for full disclosure, culminating in the Epstein Files Transparency Act (passed by Congress) that mandated the online release.
While acknowledging the value in exposing Epstein’s network of powerful associates (financiers, academics, politicians, royalty, etc.), Richman emphasizes that the very need for such an extraordinary dump signals deeper problems: eroded trust in institutions, failures to prosecute effectively earlier, and risks from unfiltered public access to sensitive materials.
In short, the piece frames the release not as accountability achieved, but as evidence that the system broke down so badly that normal prosecutorial discretion and secrecy could no longer be trusted or sustained.
Cool article, I wonder what religion the author of this article is
Early life check