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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 8 Jul 2019

      Jeet Heer Retweeted Quantian

      This thread advances a theory of Epstein which seems consistent with the known facts.https://twitter.com/quantian1/status/1148303671857491968 …

      Jeet Heer added,

      Quantian @quantian1
      So, apologies in advance, but I want to do a quick little THREAD to explain my theory of what the Epstein story really is. I promise this isn't some crazy Pizzagate conspiracy about space lizards, just a neat little explanation that IMO perfectly fits the known facts (0/13):
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      22 replies 259 retweets 731 likes
    2. James Surowiecki‏Verified account @JamesSurowiecki 8 Jul 2019
      Replying to @HeerJeet

      He kind of takes this huge leap from "Epstein is a pedophile" to "therefore he could offer underage prostitutes services to all these other rich guys, who are apparently also pedophiles, and end up blackmailing them."

      3 replies 0 retweets 20 likes
    3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 8 Jul 2019
      Replying to @JamesSurowiecki

      I don't think the argument is that all of Epstein's associates were pedophiles but rather that he threw parties with young girls as a way to draw in other men, some of whom were pedophiles. It was a honeypot.

      2 replies 2 retweets 81 likes
    4. James Surowiecki‏Verified account @JamesSurowiecki 8 Jul 2019
      Replying to @HeerJeet

      Sure, but do we really think pedophilia is that common among rich men (or men generally)? I mean, I guess if the idea is that he stocked parties with 16-year-olds who looked like they were 19 or 20, I suppose. it's plausible. The girls he was abusing, though, looked really young.

      18 replies 0 retweets 16 likes
    5. Dan Davies‏ @dsquareddigest 8 Jul 2019
      Replying to @JamesSurowiecki @HeerJeet

      I think the fatal issue here is that there's only a threat (of either criminal consequences or public exposure via the media) if you've got the cooperation of the victim, and the last thing Epstein wanted was to have his victims making statements.

      1 reply 0 retweets 28 likes
      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 8 Jul 2019
      Replying to @dsquareddigest @JamesSurowiecki

      I think that's a reasonable objection.

      5:33 PM - 8 Jul 2019
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        2. Dan Davies‏ @dsquareddigest 8 Jul 2019
          Replying to @HeerJeet @JamesSurowiecki

          I will not be entering into any correspondence as to the source of my expertise, but will be available for pitches for contrarian takes on "the economics of jail bait"

          1 reply 0 retweets 12 likes
        3. Augustus Melmotte‏ @EnriqueDiazAlva 8 Jul 2019
          Replying to @dsquareddigest @HeerJeet @JamesSurowiecki

          Otoh rich middle aged men in finance are notoriously receptive to being gifted sex by their peers, even when they could easy afford it on their own. It's weird.

          1 reply 0 retweets 34 likes
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        2. Russell Sharp‏ @russms 8 Jul 2019
          Replying to @HeerJeet @dsquareddigest @JamesSurowiecki

          Yeah I kinda think finding this theory to be credible reflects a sort of "Law & Order: SVU" type thinking where the victims are nameless plot devices as opposed to people who might not want to cooperate in keeping a giant sex slavery conspiracy secret.

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        3. Russell Sharp‏ @russms 8 Jul 2019
          Replying to @russms @HeerJeet and

          Certainly some of Epstein's victims have tried to speak out. Some have named other high profile men, but have any of them ever alleged something like this?

          0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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