The Russian connection to Epstein is getting clearer and clearer. Keep in mind that even though the Kremlin doesn't always control every aspect of Russian life it can if it wants to.

NEW: Slovakia’s national security adviser resigns after Epstein files show they exchanged messages in 2018

"The future of our democracy is at stake" - Nick Hanna, the lawyer challenging Chris Minn's anti-protest laws. For that interview and a discussion about our fascistic shitshow w/ @emmashortis.bsky.social, @marquelawyers.com.au, @instanterudite.bsky.social, check out this episode. We're back.

Accusations of "purity testing" are the refuge of people with morals that are inconsistent or performative and principles that are actually just preferences that rarely survive personal inconvenience. They are also active contributors to things getting worse and worse.

An app that purports to help people stop consuming pornography has exposed highly sensitive data, including its users’ masturbation habits. www.404media.co/app-for-quit...

The most fascinating finds in the Epstein files so far are evidence of Epstein lobbying Thiel to meet his 'very good friend' and FSB handler Sergey Belyakov, and evidence of Epstein working with Thorbjørn Jagland and Putin to invent a new BRICS financial system to help Russia circumvent sanctions(?)

Which is to say, Elon Musk is paying people to tell racist lies.

Die CDU will euch nicht nur die Teilzeit nehmen, sondern plant auch einen brutalen Gesundheits-Angriff auf die Menschen, die ihr liebt. Jemand in eurer Familie hat Zahnschmerzen? Dann ist der Familienurlaub halt gestrichen! Oder verkaufe doch dein Haus… Respektlos! Herzlos!

I love that Prince Andrew had a codename email address to avoid suspicion and all the emails are like 'Had to spend the weekend at Balmoral, Mother wants me to look after the corgis, my brother's here too - not Edward, but Charles, you know the heir apparent.'

Lady Gaga has put out a gorgeous anthem for Minneapolis. youtu.be/e3o5FIXoK84?...

Fuck off, January 2026. (The month is over in Minnesota, at least, where we are very tired.)

Anti Indian protesters in New Zealand having Indian food. You can’t make this shit up 🤣🤣🤣 #nzpol

Trump has been implicated in a. child s*x trafficking ring. Why hasn’t Trump resigned? Why has literally no one DEMANDED his resignation. WTF are we doing here ? Seems like Americans are completely fine with child s*x trafficking now. Sick, sick society.

Insane corruption

Summer in Melbourne: 1 week ago it was 47° in my yard. Today I’m wearing a beanie and it’s freezing.

Steve Bannon interfered in the 2019 Australian federal election, as part of a global effort to stifle climate action. He should face investigation under Australia’s foreign interference laws. #auspol www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

I am unfortunately curious about what the famous MAGA supporting porn stars have to say right now.

This was four years after Epstein had pleaded guilty to (and sentenced to incarceration for) solicitation of prostitution with a minor.

Harm Osmers' Kontobewegungen würden mich interessieren. Das ist ja krass wie der gegen Bayern pfeift. #hsvfcb

SCTV is on Internet Archive if you'd like to enjoy the early work of Catherine O'Hara and her fellow sketch comedy gods. S1: archive.org/details/sctv... S2: archive.org/details/sctv... S3: archive.org/details/19-m... S4-5: archive.org/details/66-s... S6 + Cinemax: archive.org/details/sctv... #TVSky

Thanks to @jefftiedrich.bsky.social for this gem: open.substack.com/pub/jefftied...

Remember, Peter Attia defended Kevin Spacey

I take back everything negative I said about Starfleet Academy after seeing episode 3 Just, wow. What an A+ quintessential Star Trek episode. And like... Am I Jay-den??? Down to the fricking name. I sobbed at how relatable his character was Truly moving and inspiring

Vance’s benefactor Peter Thiel, Epstein, and Russia’s ambassador Vitaly Churkin having an “important lunch” 1 month before the 2016 election — right before the Podesta emails were released by Wikileaks Probably nothing! 🙃🥶

Not only is that the very same Nellie Bowles, but she pops up 17 different times in the files!

Kinda reveals how Weiss was able to rise so high and so fast despite being an objective mediocrity - she simply tapped into a huge network of elite pedophiles and signalled that she could help them!

“bari weiss’s wife in the epstein files” is simply too perfect

Oh look, according to Peter Attia MD “pussy is low carb” something that is totally normal for a doctor to say to Epstein, who had previously been convicted of procuring a child for prostitution

Latest Epstein files include emails between Ghislaine Maxwell, LA28 Olympics head Casey Wasserman

The rise of fascism wasn't a pyramid with Epstein at the top. It was a circle. A network. He had peers of equal status with just as much power.

A List of Complaints from 1926 🧵

Whether it's a Hillary Clinton staffer asking John Podesta how to make risotto or Elon Musk asking Jeffrey Epstein where he could find a party featuring child sex slaves, there's plenty of embarrassing emails on both sides.

Microsoft stock tanked -12% after revealing 45% of Azure’s backlog is OpenAI. Meanwhile, Oracle is struggling to secure loans for its $300M AI deal, risking layoffs to pay for it. The theme is clear that bankers don’t trust OpenAI’s solvency, and it’s dragging down every partner attached to it.

Trump’s Department of Justice is suing over 20 states in a bid to open voter rolls to purges via federal challenges. buff.ly/RszYisP

Two hours of runtime with less substance than a decorative pillow. www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...

Blinken's stepfather was Maxwell's best friend and lawyer, and after Maxwell died, he became Epstein's advisor sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/red-lines

remember when the panama papers came out and we found out every rich person on earth was committing tax fraud and then nothing happened

new CBS contributor Peter Attia

Remember that time I ended up in court with Elon Musk after he bet me the cave diver was a pedo? Anyway, here’s Elon begging Jeffrey Epstein for crazy parties on his private island, several years after Epstein was convicted of sex trafficking girls.

Merrick Garland, man. I don’t know. www.tmz.com/2026/01/30/t...

I love MN

In 2013, Jeffrey Epstein invited Elon Musk to hang out with him and Woody Allen, of all people!, in the Caribbean. Musk said ‘Yes.’ (Per DOJ files). He has so much explaining to do.

An entire political movement founded on uncovering hidden messages in documents to discover the powerful secret pedophiles and meanwhile the powerful pedophiles out here sending gmails saying "Hi fellow pedophile when are we meeting to do pedophilia again"

So QAnon spent years spreading conspiracy theories that the government was run by a cabal of elite pedophiles and it turns out they supported the actual cabal of elite pedophiles to get into power and destroy democracy.

The guy who signed bombs before they were sent off to kill Palestinians. Rewarding genocide with a state visit is sociopathic.

Wie ICE dank #Palantir weiß, wer Du bist. Und plötzlich werden Deine „Global Entry“-Rechte entzogen. Die USA sind mit Verschleppungen, Ermordungen und der Hilfe der Tech-Bros zu einem faschistischen Polizeistaat geworden. Unsere Kooperation mit der @nytimes.com. www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

Die Gasspeicher sind zu früh, zu leer. Ministerin Reiche hat nur zugeschaut, Warnungen ignoriert. Ihre Wetter-Wette ist nicht aufgegangen. Mehr: www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/spei...

What’s happening in America is technofascism. It could happen here Peter Thiel's data company is powering ICE operations in the US. In part 2 of the Nerve’s Palantir series, @carolecadwalla.bsky.social argues that the UK will be next - and we map Thiel’s network🧵 www.thenerve.news/p/technofasc...

Sunday Shot is back tomorrow at 9am, so you can save yourself an Insiders migrane. We're joined by Aus Institute's resident historian @emmashortis.bsky.social, Michael Bradley of @marquelawyers.com.au, and I interview Nick Hanna, the lawyer challenging Chris Minns' anti-protest laws in court.