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From the Epstein files…

Epstein threatening to burn someone’s house down if they revealed he stole photos of young girls and sold them and had other photos taken.

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Complaint Form FD-71 (Rev. 4-13-92) NOTE: Hand print names legibly; handwriting satisfactory for remainder. Indices: ☐ Negative ☐ See below Subject’s name and aliases: Jeffrey Epstein Character of case: Child pornography Complainant: ☐ Protect Source [REDACTED] Complaint received: ☐ Personal ☑ Telephonic  Date ________ Time ________ Address of Subject: [blank] Complainant’s address and telephone number: [REDACTED] (comp) Race ______ Sex ☐ Male ☐ Female Height ______ Hair ______ Age ______ Weight ______ Eyes ______ Build ______ Scars, marks and other data ______ Birth Date and Birthplace ______ Social Security Number ______ Complexion ______ ⸻ Facts of complaint Complainant stated that she is a professional artist and took pictures of her sisters (12 and 14 yrs) for her own personal art work. EPSTEIN stole the photos and negatives and is believed to have sold the pictures to potential buyers. EPSTEIN at one time requested [REDACTED] to take pictures of young girls at swimming pools. EPSTEIN is now threatening [REDACTED] that if she tells anyone about the photos he will burn her house down.
December 19, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Suspect in Brown University shooting and MIT professor's killing had been dead for 2 days when found, autopsy determines.
December 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Elise Stefanik announces she is dropping out of the race for New York governor and won’t run for reelection to the House
December 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department begins releasing long-awaited files tied to Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking investigation.
Department of Justice | Homepage | United States Department of Justice
www.justice.gov
December 19, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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I’m currently outside of the Kennedy Center:
The building now reads: “The Donald J. Trump and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts”
December 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Authorities believe the MIT professor who was killed and the suspected Brown University shooter went to school together in Lisbon, Portugal
December 19, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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From the Boston Globe: "The shootah’s dead — the shootah’s dead!” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/18/m...
News rippled through the crowd of dozens outside the storage facility in which the suspect was found dead, according to two law enforcement officials. “The shootah’s dead — the shootah’s dead!” someone recording on their phone bellowed in a thick Boston accent as chatter rose around him.
December 19, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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Fox News reporting the suspected shooter connected to the Brown University mass shooting has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound
Suspected Brown University shooter found dead from self-inflicted gunshot wound, source says A law enforcement source tells Fox News that the suspected shooter connected to the Brown University mass shooting has been found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Officials have not yet publicly confirmed the suspect’s identity or released additional details surrounding the circumstances of the death.
December 19, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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Australia will start a gun buyback program to take surplus, newly-banned and illegal firearms off the street, following the terror attack in Bondi Beach which left 15 people dead
Australia to Buy Back Guns After Bondi Beach Terror Attack
Australia will start a gun buyback program to take surplus, newly-banned and illegal firearms off the street, following the terror attack in Bondi Beach which left 15 people dead.
www.bloomberg.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — TikTok signs deal to sell US unit to American investors, including Oracle, Silver Lake.
Photo of the TikTok logo
December 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Authorities are investigating possible ties between the shooting at Brown University and a professor who was killed at MIT, WPRI reports

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Authorities are investigating possible ties between the shooting at Brown University and a professor who was killed at MIT, WPRI reports. Two images of people gathering.
December 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump's hand-picked board votes to rename Washington performing arts center the Trump-Kennedy Center, White House says.
Inside of the Kennedy Center
December 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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House Dems have released more photos provided to the oversight committee from Jeffrey Epstein's estate.

More images of Woody Allen, Noam Chomsky, Steve Bannon, Bill Gates in this batch.

New to this batch: David Brooks and David Blaine.
December 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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By doing so here, the Trump Administration runs smack into the prohibition on Medicare and Medicaid regulating the practice of medicine (as opposed to deciding what they'll pay for). Congress recognized regulating the practice of medicine is a state function, not one for Medicare/Medicaid.
§1395. Prohibition against any Federal interference Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to authorize any Federal officer or employee to exercise any supervision or control over the practice of medicine or the manner in which medical services are provided, or over the selection, tenure, or compensation of any officer or employee of any institution, agency, or person providing health services; or to exercise any supervision or control over the administration or operation of any such institution, agency, or person.
December 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Kristin Cabot, the woman seen embracing her boss on the "kiss cam" at a Coldplay concert, is speaking out for the first time about the incident

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/s...
“I made a bad decision and had a couple of High Noons and danced and acted inappropriately with my boss. And it’s not nothing. And I took accountability and I gave up my career for that. That’s the price I chose to pay,” she said. “I want my kids to know that you can make mistakes, and you can really screw up. But you don’t have to be threatened to be killed for them.”
December 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Trump's hastily delivered end-of-year address left people on both sides of the aisle scratching their heads: "What the hell did we just watch?"
'What The Hell': Trump's Nothingburger National Address Leaves Watchers Baffled
Trump's end-of-year address to the nation meandered across a few of his favorite topics, but viewers were left searching for any real point to the whole thing.
www.huffpost.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino says he plans to leave job next month, ending brief tenure as bureau's No. 2 official.
Dan Bongino
December 17, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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I spoke with parents raising young boys and a researcher who studies incel culture about the roots of the red pill movement and what parents can do to counter the influence of the manosphere. www.huffpost.com/entry/parent...
This 1 Big Concern About Raising Boys Didn't Really Exist 30 Years Ago
Parents who raised kids in the '90s are "surprised by how young boys are when they first encounter it," one mom said.
www.huffpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Oscars will move to YouTube in 2029, departing the film awards' longtime home of ABC.
December 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Gullah-Geechee descendants on Sapelo Island may be facing a massive property tax increase that could open the doors for developers to turn the island into a vacation spot for the rich

A meeting for property owners to give feedback is scheduled for today
Tax targeting Gullah-Geechee landowners on Sapelo Island could force land loss
The effort to reassess the Hogg Hummock property is the latest move that could force Gullah-Geechee descendants from Georgia island.
www.splcenter.org
December 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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The students are facing potential discipline that could range from a private reprimand to being required to withdraw from the school, according to the two people. It is against Harvard’s rules for students to attend classes they are not enrolled in. And it is also against the rules to record classes without consent or publicize those recordings.
December 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Harvard officials are reportedly secretly investigating two students for their roles in drawing scrutiny to the relationship between Jeffrey Epstein and ex-president Larry Summers
Harvard Secretly Investigates Students Over Larry Summers Video on Epstein
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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NEW YORK (AP) — Warner Bros asks shareholders to reject takeover bid from Paramount, saying merger with Netflix is better for customers.
December 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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A professor of nuclear science and engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was fatally shot at his home, and authorities have launched a homicide investigation
MIT Professor Fatally Shot At His Home, Police Launch Homicide Investigation
A professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been fatally shot at his home near Boston and authorities say they have launched a homicide investigation.
www.huffpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Los Angeles County District Attorney says Nick Reiner, son of Rob and Michele Reiner, will be charged with two counts of first degree murder
December 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM