Adam Rifkin 🐼
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Giving to others, when we can, gives our lives meaning.
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In the end, only kindness matters.
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In the end, only kindness matters.
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“To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness… The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live…is…victory.” Howard Zinn
November 21, 2024 at 7:11 PM
“To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness… The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live…is…victory.” Howard Zinn
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“Do not accept brutality and cruelty as normal even if it is sanctioned. Protect the vulnerable and encourage the afraid. If you are brave, stand up for others. If you cannot be brave — and it is often hard to be brave — be kind.”
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We’re heading into dark times. This is how to be your own light in the Age of Trump
Having studied authoritarian states for over a decade, I would never exaggerate the severity of the threat we now face. But an American kleptocracy is exactly where president-elect Trump and his backe...
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December 3, 2024 at 7:11 PM
“Do not accept brutality and cruelty as normal even if it is sanctioned. Protect the vulnerable and encourage the afraid. If you are brave, stand up for others. If you cannot be brave — and it is often hard to be brave — be kind.”
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if you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit.
April 28, 2023 at 6:11 AM
if you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit.
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“I actually went through the files this weekend in depth. Trump is not only named over and over in them… There is extensive discussion between Donald Trump [and] Ghislaine Maxwell [about] Trump coming to his house… Photographs of Trump with girls.”
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New Mexico Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury reported that she reviewed the Epstein files and Donald Trump is named repeatedly and is tagged in a discussion of his rape of at least one 13 year old child. #OpDeathEaters
November 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
“I actually went through the files this weekend in depth. Trump is not only named over and over in them… There is extensive discussion between Donald Trump [and] Ghislaine Maxwell [about] Trump coming to his house… Photographs of Trump with girls.”
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“When asked if there was anything ‘incriminating’ in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter’s face and snapped. ‘Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.’” @jordanuhl.com
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
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"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 21, 2025 at 7:11 PM
“When asked if there was anything ‘incriminating’ in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter’s face and snapped. ‘Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.’” @jordanuhl.com
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
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“We already subpoenaed all the Epstein files. Trump is legally required to release the files and he is subverting the law.”
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Every day Trump illegally chooses not to release all Epstein files.
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Every day Trump illegally chooses not to release all Epstein files.
November 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
“We already subpoenaed all the Epstein files. Trump is legally required to release the files and he is subverting the law.”
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Every day Trump illegally chooses not to release all Epstein files.
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Every day Trump illegally chooses not to release all Epstein files.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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“When mountains of evidence and decades of victim reports…lead to sweetheart deals and no prosecution… This isn’t just one case gone wrong. It’s an institutional failure at a historic scale, and every member of Congress and this admin must answer for that failure.”
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Epstein survivor: "Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government still belongs to the American people or to those who prey on them."
November 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
“When mountains of evidence and decades of victim reports…lead to sweetheart deals and no prosecution… This isn’t just one case gone wrong. It’s an institutional failure at a historic scale, and every member of Congress and this admin must answer for that failure.”
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“Choose the survivors.
Choose the children.
Protect the children.
ALL children.”
Haley Robson
Choose the children.
Protect the children.
ALL children.”
Haley Robson
Wow! Epstein survivor Haley Robson just offered to hold Marjorie Taylor Greene’s hand if she decides to read the names on the floor.
And a powerful message to Donald Trump: “I am traumatized. I am not stupid.”
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And a powerful message to Donald Trump: “I am traumatized. I am not stupid.”
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November 19, 2025 at 7:11 AM
“Choose the survivors.
Choose the children.
Protect the children.
ALL children.”
Haley Robson
Choose the children.
Protect the children.
ALL children.”
Haley Robson
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“I was in my early teens… There were a lot of model parties at the Mar-a-Lago…”
Sharlene Rochard
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Epstein survivor Sharlene Rochard talks with Jen Psaki in an exclusive interview tonight about how she, as a girl in her early teens, was brought to parties at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago.
November 19, 2025 at 7:11 AM
“I was in my early teens… There were a lot of model parties at the Mar-a-Lago…”
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“Epstein and Maxwell … from the start … manipulated me into participating in behaviors that ate away at me, eroding my ability to comprehend reality and preventing me from defending myself. From the start, I was groomed to be complicit in my own devastation.”
Virginia Giuffre with Amy Wallace
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October 26, 2025 at 6:11 AM
“Epstein and Maxwell … from the start … manipulated me into participating in behaviors that ate away at me, eroding my ability to comprehend reality and preventing me from defending myself. From the start, I was groomed to be complicit in my own devastation.”
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“I was recruited at a very young age from Mar-a-Lago.”
Virginia Giuffre
“There was no follow up about why Trump was employing underage girls at his spa, or why his story keeps changing. There was also no follow up asking why Trump views 16 year old girls as property.” @muellershewrote.com
Virginia Giuffre
“There was no follow up about why Trump was employing underage girls at his spa, or why his story keeps changing. There was also no follow up asking why Trump views 16 year old girls as property.” @muellershewrote.com
July 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
“I was recruited at a very young age from Mar-a-Lago.”
Virginia Giuffre
“There was no follow up about why Trump was employing underage girls at his spa, or why his story keeps changing. There was also no follow up asking why Trump views 16 year old girls as property.” @muellershewrote.com
Virginia Giuffre
“There was no follow up about why Trump was employing underage girls at his spa, or why his story keeps changing. There was also no follow up asking why Trump views 16 year old girls as property.” @muellershewrote.com
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“Don’t be fooled by those in Epstein’s circle who say they didn’t know what he was doing. Epstein … took a certain glee in making people watch. And people did watch — scientists, fundraisers from the Ivy League and other heralded institutions, titans of industry. They watched and they didn’t care.”
October 16, 2025 at 6:11 PM
“Don’t be fooled by those in Epstein’s circle who say they didn’t know what he was doing. Epstein … took a certain glee in making people watch. And people did watch — scientists, fundraisers from the Ivy League and other heralded institutions, titans of industry. They watched and they didn’t care.”
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“I pleaded to the kinder side of human nature and that’s not what they were. They were about abusing me and the abuse started almost instantly… Money should not be able to buy you the power to get away with hurting people… I was trafficked to…the most powerful people in the world.“
Virginia Giuffre
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November 9, 2025 at 7:11 PM
“I pleaded to the kinder side of human nature and that’s not what they were. They were about abusing me and the abuse started almost instantly… Money should not be able to buy you the power to get away with hurting people… I was trafficked to…the most powerful people in the world.“
Virginia Giuffre
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“[Trump] should not grant any form of clemency to this convicted and unrepentant sex offender. [Trump regime] should not be providing her with room service, with puppies to play with, with federal law enforcement officials waiting on her every need, or with any special treatment…” @raskin.house.gov
November 11, 2025 at 7:11 AM
“[Trump] should not grant any form of clemency to this convicted and unrepentant sex offender. [Trump regime] should not be providing her with room service, with puppies to play with, with federal law enforcement officials waiting on her every need, or with any special treatment…” @raskin.house.gov
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”A few GOP House members say they’ve heard from FBI/DOJ contacts that the Epstein files (with copies in different agencies) are worse than Michael Wolff’s description of Epstein photos showing Donald Trump with half-naked teenage girls… Bondi refused to say. She didn’t give a denial.” David Shuster
November 8, 2025 at 7:11 AM
”A few GOP House members say they’ve heard from FBI/DOJ contacts that the Epstein files (with copies in different agencies) are worse than Michael Wolff’s description of Epstein photos showing Donald Trump with half-naked teenage girls… Bondi refused to say. She didn’t give a denial.” David Shuster
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“The deal also brought the government’s investigation into Epstein’s finances to a halt. According to the former law enforcement official, the money-laundering probe remained open until the day of Epstein's guilty plea.”
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🚨 EXPLOSIVE NEW investigation: We uncovered previously undisclosed details about an 18-month money laundering investigation into Jeffrey Epstein that took place alongside the 2007 sex crimes probe, according to emails obtained from Epstein's personal Yahoo account
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Jeffrey Epstein Went to War Over Money Laundering Probe in 2007 Sex Case
Federal prosecutors opened a financial-crimes investigation into Jeffrey Epstein in 2007 amid their larger sex-trafficking probe. The financier and his legal team waged a war against them, his emails ...
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November 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
“The deal also brought the government’s investigation into Epstein’s finances to a halt. According to the former law enforcement official, the money-laundering probe remained open until the day of Epstein's guilty plea.”
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NYT: “Epstein alleged in emails that Trump knew of his conduct. In a message obtained by Congress, convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Donald J. Trump spent hours at his house with one of Epstein’s victims.”
Epstein to Ghislaine Maxwell in 2011: “that dog that hasn’t barked is trump…”
Epstein to Ghislaine Maxwell in 2011: “that dog that hasn’t barked is trump…”
November 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM
NYT: “Epstein alleged in emails that Trump knew of his conduct. In a message obtained by Congress, convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Donald J. Trump spent hours at his house with one of Epstein’s victims.”
Epstein to Ghislaine Maxwell in 2011: “that dog that hasn’t barked is trump…”
Epstein to Ghislaine Maxwell in 2011: “that dog that hasn’t barked is trump…”
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“The fact that [Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell in 2011 discussed] Trump’s knowledge and involvement in the Epstein underage sex trafficking ring confirms [that] the cover up is real… Trump is in the #EpsteinFiles and it is long past time the DOJ turn over all of the files.”
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November 13, 2025 at 8:12 PM
“The fact that [Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell in 2011 discussed] Trump’s knowledge and involvement in the Epstein underage sex trafficking ring confirms [that] the cover up is real… Trump is in the #EpsteinFiles and it is long past time the DOJ turn over all of the files.”
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“Maxwell’s interview testimony to Blanche [contradicts] her earlier emails with Epstein. For instance, she told Blanche that Trump was never at Epstein’s house. Maxwell also told Blanche she never recruited girls from Mar-a-Lago… As bad as the emails are, there is more…”
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November 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
“Maxwell’s interview testimony to Blanche [contradicts] her earlier emails with Epstein. For instance, she told Blanche that Trump was never at Epstein’s house. Maxwell also told Blanche she never recruited girls from Mar-a-Lago… As bad as the emails are, there is more…”
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“Epstein was working with the Kremlin—after the occupation of Crimea. So, in addition to the child sex trafficking operation, serial rapes and sexual abuse, Ponzi scheme, tax avoidance, and all the rest, Epstein was also a traitor to his country...”
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September 10, 2025 at 6:11 AM
“Epstein was working with the Kremlin—after the occupation of Crimea. So, in addition to the child sex trafficking operation, serial rapes and sexual abuse, Ponzi scheme, tax avoidance, and all the rest, Epstein was also a traitor to his country...”
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“The more Donald Trump tries to cover up the Epstein files, the more we uncover… What else [is] the White House [hiding about] the relationship between Epstein and [Trump?]”
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Jeffrey Epstein email in 2018:
“i know how dirty donald is…”
#DirtyDonald
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Jeffrey Epstein email in 2018:
“i know how dirty donald is…”
#DirtyDonald
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BREAKING: (Gift) New Epstein emails reveal that Epstein claimed he had kompromat on President Trump. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
New Epstein emails claim Trump ‘spent hours’ with victim
Democrats on the House Oversight say the emails provide evidence of a cover-up by the White House
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November 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM
“The more Donald Trump tries to cover up the Epstein files, the more we uncover… What else [is] the White House [hiding about] the relationship between Epstein and [Trump?]”
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Jeffrey Epstein email in 2018:
“i know how dirty donald is…”
#DirtyDonald
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Jeffrey Epstein email in 2018:
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#DirtyDonald
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“Nearly a month before President Donald Trump met Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Helsinki in 2018, Jeffrey Epstein attempted to pass a message to Russia’s top diplomat: If you want to understand Trump, talk to me.”
“Hm. Really.”
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“Hm. Really.”
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#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
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November 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
“Nearly a month before President Donald Trump met Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Helsinki in 2018, Jeffrey Epstein attempted to pass a message to Russia’s top diplomat: If you want to understand Trump, talk to me.”
“Hm. Really.”
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“Hm. Really.”
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“Epstein suggested…that Russian officials contact him for ‘insight’…
He had already talked to Russia’s ambassador to United Nations Vitaly Churkin. ‘Churkin was great. He understood trump after our conversations,’ Epstein wrote. ‘it is not complex. he must be seen to get something it’s that simple.”
He had already talked to Russia’s ambassador to United Nations Vitaly Churkin. ‘Churkin was great. He understood trump after our conversations,’ Epstein wrote. ‘it is not complex. he must be seen to get something it’s that simple.”
November 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
“Epstein suggested…that Russian officials contact him for ‘insight’…
He had already talked to Russia’s ambassador to United Nations Vitaly Churkin. ‘Churkin was great. He understood trump after our conversations,’ Epstein wrote. ‘it is not complex. he must be seen to get something it’s that simple.”
He had already talked to Russia’s ambassador to United Nations Vitaly Churkin. ‘Churkin was great. He understood trump after our conversations,’ Epstein wrote. ‘it is not complex. he must be seen to get something it’s that simple.”
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“In one 2018 email referring to Trump’s payment of hush money to…actress Stormy Daniels, Epstein wrote: ‘i know how dirty donald is.’ …Whatever is still outstanding appears to be even worse than what we have seen, as evidenced by Trump’s frantic attempts to stop [release].”
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November 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
“In one 2018 email referring to Trump’s payment of hush money to…actress Stormy Daniels, Epstein wrote: ‘i know how dirty donald is.’ …Whatever is still outstanding appears to be even worse than what we have seen, as evidenced by Trump’s frantic attempts to stop [release].”
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