Five Things About Epstein I Believe

 1.  As a kid, we'd go to a flea-market operation that had this guy in a truck, and he'd be there getting a crowd all in a frenzy....to sell each person a box (something like a $1 in cost) and that one person out of forty might have something of value (say $20), while the rest had something worthless.  There would  always be fifty-odd people to participate.  He'd run the game three or four times during the day.....then leave shortly after lunch.  

I think Epstein was doing this at a global scale....convincing people to come to the island to party-up, booze-up, and chatter with other wannabe VIP-idiots.  One person out of forty got something of value.....the rest just had a crazy weekend with a lot of booze (and drugs probably).

2.  From all this chatter of young girls (say age 13 to 16) as party-favors for guests.....you just don't have much true evidence of this.  I suspect that he'd introduce some 19-year young-looking gal to some dimwit older guy and say she's 'Wanda'....a 13-year old.  These guys were stupid enough to believe that, and the fantasy simply took over.

3.  If you figured a weekend of twenty-odd guests, with hidden cameras and microphones....there's 500 man-hours of tapes to glean through and figure out valuable information.  But you'd need at least ten people sitting....analyzing minute after minute....to package this for the 'boss' (the guys above Epstein).

4.  There's zero evidence that Epstein was ultra-rich.  He acted that way, but what did he actually own?  An island?  A jet or two?  

5.  No one talks about women showing up on the island....VIP-types, but they were also there.  Oddly, each time the island comes up....they only discuss men being there.  Hillary Clinton went.  

This Tucker Carlson-Putin 'Thing'

 So quietly, Carlson went out and asked an associate about getting an interview with Putin (in Russia).  Couple of days pass.....Putin says 'yes'.  Day or two passes, and some US gov't intelligence guy calls Carlson and says....we know about your email, and would like to have a chat.

The emphasis of this?  Well....as a minimum, the US would like to ask questions of Carlson upon his return to US soil. To be honest, since Covid....I doubt if a single American has come face-to-face with Putin.  

They'd probably like a health assessment.  I would question this because Carlson might respond that Putin is in better health than Biden, McConnell, or Pelosi....and you wouldn't really want to tell the intelligence guys this.

A curious meeting?  Well...no Russian journalist is allowed total freedom on questions if they did get 15 minutes with Putin.  

My humble belief....Carlson will probably get forty-odd minutes and maybe 15 questions.   

The Washington intel guys sitting around and shocked how easy this was?  I would imagine they've poured a few shots of booze and trying to imagine the questions that Tucker would ask.  

My final thought?  In the middle of this interview....it would not shock me if Putin pulls out a box of Burisma tapes, and starts playing Biden conversations that imply a 'deal'.  Then with a grin....he tells Tucker there's over 200 conversations of Joe and some deal-guy.