2. That Bill & Melinda Gates are divorcing is (I assume) sad for them, their family & friends. But not of public interest. That Bill's friendship with Jeffrey Epstein was a factor raises the gossip level. But more than it: it clarifies why the divorce has policy implications.
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3. The line from Bill Gates' people is: "Bill only met with Epstein to discuss philanthropy.” Which on the face of it is risible (although some people are buying it & some people say harping on the Epstein stuff is entering in QAnon territory).
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4. I mean just on the basic level of common sense: Bill Gates didn't need Jeffrey Epstein to bolster his philanthropic funding, contact other rich people, develop a network of scientists etc. He's Bill fucking Gates! He could do any of that with a phone call.
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5. Crucially, the whole "I just met with Jeffrey Epstein to talk about philanthropy" (the rich man's "I just read Playboy for the articles") ignores the fact that the Gates Foundation gives a lot of money to anti-trafficking efforts (i.e. the crime Epstein was guilty of).
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@melissagira explores this particular hypocrisy in depth: that the Gates Foundation & Microsoft itself carry out "anti-trafficking" measures that really target poor sex workers rather than, ahem, Gates' social network.https://newrepublic.com/article/162451/bill-gates-matt-gaetz-jeffrey-epstein-sex-trafficking …Show this thread -
7. Some more thoughts here from me on the many dark implications of the Epstein/Gates business, the absurd excuses to justify, and what it shows about do-gooder capitalism.https://jeetheer.substack.com/p/jeffrey-epstein-bill-gates-and-the?r=bh54&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email&utm_source=twitter …
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Really applies to anyone who palled around with Epstein. Shouldn't be a partisan thing. Anyone involved with human trafficking and raping minors should be condemned.
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