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dameatball

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17. Back around 2001, I was supplementing my income at night video taping focus groups. Those little tapes

Reply to SamuelTheThird (Original post)

Wed Nov 19, 2025, 10:19 AM

11 hrs ago

were valuable. Separate room, one way window, unobtrusive mikes, etc. Often it involved creation of new products or services, marketing ideas, etc. Nothing weird. The point is that more people than just the sponsor of that specific focus group would have likely paid money to see those tapes to understand their competition. I can only imagine what/who would have found these Epstein tapes to be useful and for what reasons.

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Epstein really sounds like an Intel op [View all] SamuelTheThird Yesterday OP

I would be very surprised if something similar wasn't going on Tanuki Yesterday #1

That's been a theory I've monitored and considered for a long time AZJonnie 23 hrs ago #2

We're not going to learn this SamuelTheThird 23 hrs ago #3

Of course. All Roads Lead To The Kremlin with a shortcut to a certain unnamed MidEast country Bread and Circuses 22 hrs ago #4

These men probably paid to watch mzmolly 22 hrs ago #5

I'm thinking they were there to hit the record & pause buttons, KS Toronado 22 hrs ago #8

Yep. calimary 21 hrs ago #12

Could have been a large scale blackmail operation dlk 22 hrs ago #6

That's how Epstein made his money. Blackmail. yardwork 7 hrs ago #32

This reminds me... Ollie Garkie 22 hrs ago #7

Here she tells about her encounter with Trump. progressoid 22 hrs ago #9

Wow. Beyond creepy. Speaks volumes. pat_k 21 hrs ago #13

Transcript usonian 7 hrs ago #26

Thank you UpInArms 7 hrs ago #28

Some will call it a conspiracy theory, but there is widespread Wiz Imp 22 hrs ago #10

We also know he had an Austrian passport with a KSA address listed on it that was reportedly "real" AZJonnie 20 hrs ago #14

Just read up on Maxwell's father....double or triple agent SamuelTheThird 18 hrs ago #16

what did you read? where? Maru Kitteh 8 hrs ago #24

it's right in wiki SamuelTheThird 8 hrs ago #25

Could complete knowledge of the Epstein information be like pulling the plug Bigerhalf 22 hrs ago #11

I have long worried about this jfz9580m 19 hrs ago #15

Back around 2001, I was supplementing my income at night video taping focus groups. Those little tapes dameatball 11 hrs ago #17

Message auto-removed Name removed 10 hrs ago #18

Facts, here: quaint 10 hrs ago #21

Leverage Kid Berwyn 10 hrs ago #19

Well, sounds like Steve Bannon was part of it all so perhaps get him in front of Congress under oath? travelingthrulife 10 hrs ago #20

I don't like conspiracy theories biocube 10 hrs ago #22

You need to read the Epstein emails 🤮 womanofthehills 9 hrs ago #23

Also here UpInArms 7 hrs ago #29

Toilets? Blue Owl 7 hrs ago #27

There is also the money genxlib 7 hrs ago #30

"I was told Epstein 'belonged to intelligence' and to leave it alone." Alexander Acosta SamuelTheThird 7 hrs ago #31