Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The Epstein emails reveal a class of people untethered to community, flying high in the air to different conventions and countries, apt at turning their backs to suffering — precisely the reason why Epstein fit so well into the milieu of ruling elites.

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View of American socialite Jeffrey Epstein (1953 - 2019) and Norwegian college student (and future businesswoman) Celina Midelfart during a reception (related to a charity ProAm tennis tournament) at the Mar-a-Lago estate, Palm Beach, Florida, February 22, 1997. (Photo by Davidoff Studios/Getty Images)