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Kid Berwyn

(25,221 posts)
56. Great catch!
Thu Jun 4, 2026, 05:42 PM
15 hrs ago
Too bad she can’t turn Peter Thiel’s head. That was Epstein’s job.

What Peter Thiel Saw in Jeffrey Epstein

In the extensive correspondence between the Silicon Valley venture capitalist and the late pedophile, both men expressed a deep aversion to democracy.


by DAVID FUTRELLE
The Nation, February 11, 2026

It’s easy enough to understand the appeal of Jeffrey Epstein to some in the late pedophile’s vast circle of friends and quasi-friends. The scientists whom Epstein collected like so many Beanie Babies were charmed less by his supposedly witty repartee than by his money; some no doubt were also more titillated than horrified by the stories of his private life. Others in his circle, like Donald Trump and Woody Allen, shared his appreciation for women and not-yet women “on the younger side,” as Trump put it in a now-infamous New York magazine profile of his skeevy partying buddy.

But at first glance, it seems harder to explain the five-year friendship of Epstein and tech investor extraordinaire Peter Thiel, which began in 2014, long after Epstein’s pedophilic tendencies were widely known. Still, Thiel is all over the Epstein files; the two exchanged more than 2,000 messages over the years and met on multiple occasions. Epstein would ultimately invest some $40 million in venture capital funds managed by Valar Ventures, a firm cofounded by Thiel.

You might think that Thiel, who fancies himself a sort of philosopher king of the tech set, would find himself irritated by Epstein’s intellectual playacting. Epstein surrounded himself with academics in hopes that some of their intellectual glamor would stick to him. But what really interested him wasn’t ideas; it was sex, and he was known to regularly interrupt the conversations of his pet scientists with the query “What does that got to do with pussy?” (Needless to say, this is not a question Thiel, the first uncloseted gay speaker at a Republican National Convention, spends much time pondering.)

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https://www.thenation.com/article/society/peter-thiel-jeffrey-epstein-democracy/

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Melania was an Epstein Escort [View all] Kid Berwyn 22 hrs ago OP
Well, yeah... displacedvermoter 22 hrs ago #1
The Fiends & Family Price Kid Berwyn 22 hrs ago #4
No Duh! Mr.Bee 19 hrs ago #34
Yes, but her last name isn't Harris, Biden or Obama, so the corporate media looks the other way. Chasstev365 22 hrs ago #2
Corporate McPravda serves up distractions to advance its owners' interests. Kid Berwyn 22 hrs ago #9
Explains why the oval office now looks like a brothel. yellow dahlia 22 hrs ago #3
Thread winner! Emile 22 hrs ago #8
Home Tweet Home (Thanks to Elon) Kid Berwyn 21 hrs ago #10
who's the woman next to eloon? his mommy? nt orleans 19 hrs ago #32
"Supermodel and Dietician" Maye Musk Kid Berwyn 18 hrs ago #38
so it is his mommy. nt orleans 18 hrs ago #40
Monsters lead such innnnteresting lives. Kid Berwyn 18 hrs ago #43
This story sounds like something portrayed in a mob movie. Oh right! yellow dahlia 18 hrs ago #39
No picture credit? Who's photo is it and who are the people who aren't recognizable by everyone? TIA littlemissmartypants 8 hrs ago #71
Well yes, but the tackiness comes from HIM, not HER FakeNoose 21 hrs ago #13
Following grandpa malaise 19 hrs ago #35
To be fair.... SergeStorms 12 hrs ago #66
Kick dalton99a 22 hrs ago #5
How Melania Met Trump Kid Berwyn 20 hrs ago #16
"sensationally claimed' travelingthrulife 22 hrs ago #6
Our news media are owned by fascist pigs. Kid Berwyn 20 hrs ago #18
She cost plenty! usonian 22 hrs ago #7
Sick how many rich men consider themselves worthy of owning other people. Kid Berwyn 20 hrs ago #20
She has been a Slovinian Sex Worker for years. Botany 21 hrs ago #11
My mom, who died a few years ago, mwmisses4289 21 hrs ago #14
The Wild Card Kid Berwyn 20 hrs ago #21
Rec. Rec. Rec malaise 21 hrs ago #12
Da Missing Link Kid Berwyn 20 hrs ago #22
Truth will out malaise 20 hrs ago #23
and captain obvious strikes again azureblue 21 hrs ago #15
Story should be all over the airwaves, in print and on your device. Kid Berwyn 20 hrs ago #24
They're too busy talking about Platner's sexting and Talarico's diet. sop 20 hrs ago #29
They sure know how to divide voters... Kid Berwyn 19 hrs ago #33
Don't know why this hasn't gotten more coverage on CIABCNNBCBSFoxNutworks, republianmushroom 20 hrs ago #17
As news media don't do their job, I still post on DU. Kid Berwyn 20 hrs ago #26
Julie K Brown defines good journalism. yellow dahlia 16 hrs ago #47
But of course she was. Amaryllis 20 hrs ago #19
Two Sources on Record Kid Berwyn 18 hrs ago #42
I hadn't known about the FBI interview on record. yellow dahlia 16 hrs ago #48
The Slovenian sex worker Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 20 hrs ago #25
A-1 Certified Genus Kid Berwyn 18 hrs ago #45
More encyclopedic level detail. Thanks you! yellow dahlia 16 hrs ago #49
I know why most media doesn't report on it MustLoveBeagles 20 hrs ago #27
Biden saved country 2021-2024 and how much credit did he get? Kid Berwyn 15 hrs ago #55
And as a result MustLoveBeagles 15 hrs ago #57
Political Malpractice Kid Berwyn 15 hrs ago #59
Wrong tense there GusBob 20 hrs ago #28
Great catch! Kid Berwyn 15 hrs ago #56
I absolutely believe this. Akakoji 19 hrs ago #30
So do the People of New Mexico. Kid Berwyn 15 hrs ago #58
K&R spanone 19 hrs ago #31
FHOTUS bif 19 hrs ago #36
A hA ha ha ha. nt Exp 12 hrs ago #64
As a gardener NJCher 4 hrs ago #72
MAGA like to pretend she's not a sex worker Farmer-Rick 19 hrs ago #37
This thread makes me feel icky MorbidButterflyTat 18 hrs ago #41
Of course. It's obvious. Mblaze 18 hrs ago #44
And he is still paying for her but now all he gets is an occasional attendance at one of his dinners or events. Bev54 17 hrs ago #46
Perverted Pedophile Sex friends in the WH. Malaria Cha 16 hrs ago #50
Shocking SheltieLover 16 hrs ago #51
Oh that can't be true...she arrived in the U.S. brandishing an Einstein passport. allegorical oracle 16 hrs ago #52
Did working as one of Epstein's girls pay off for her? Norrrm 16 hrs ago #53
Melania was a paid girl. Joinfortmill 16 hrs ago #54
Has anyone ever seen a Happy Communist? LessAspin 14 hrs ago #60
Red Sparrows LessAspin 13 hrs ago #62
Our First Lady of the Evening mdbl 14 hrs ago #61
That's the way I've always heard it too. Figarosmom 13 hrs ago #63
Malaria is a whore? AZ8theist 12 hrs ago #65
Let's be careful to keep the focus on the lies and hypocrisy Betty Boom 11 hrs ago #67
Melania pointing out something that happened, didn't happen. Aussie105 9 hrs ago #68
Melanie Tramp Blue Owl 9 hrs ago #69
K&R AZProgressive 9 hrs ago #70
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