Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein associate funneled large donations to Vivek Ramaswamy, several Dems

A billionaire associate of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein funneled large donations to Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and several Democrat lawmakers, according to a Fox News Digital review of federal filings. New York City-based hedge fund manager Glenn Dubin was the first name included in previously redacted court documents in a lawsuit against Epstein’s … Read more

Second batch of Jeffrey Epstein court documents unsealed | First Thing

More than 300 additional pages deepen the picture of Epstein’s elite orbit while resurfacing old claims. Plus, tips to cut down plastic use in your kitchen Good morning. A new batch of documents related to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse were released today. Where are the documents from? They stem from Giuffre’s lawsuit … Read more

A girl was allegedly raped in the metaverse. Is this the beginning of a dark new future? | Nancy Jo Sales

British police are investigating the case of a minor who was allegedly subjected to a virtual gang rape. Expect more cases The cheerful language with which tech companies describe their platforms is often in stark contrast to the dark possibilities lurking within them. Meta, for example, describes its virtual world, the metaverse, as “the next … Read more

I’m the mayor of Amsterdam – and I can see the Netherlands risks becoming a narco-state | Femke Halsema

We’re proud of our health-led drugs policy, but the rise of the global illegal drugs trade means we need international solutions In the Netherlands, we used to look on the international “war on drugs” with a certain amount of disdain. Its solutions were prohibition, criminalisation, stiff penalties and sentences; our national drug policy, on the … Read more

A family link to a shadowy chapter in Guatemalan and US history – in pictures

Photographer and visual storyteller Annie Grossinger has used her own pictures and archival photos to reconstruct the career of her grandfather and CIA station chief John Dougherty, who was linked to the 1954 CIA-sponsored coup in Guatemala. Her book, Serpent Tongue, offers a personal narrative about this dark period in the history of the two … Read more