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Zeteo has made a searchable database of all new 26,000 files related to Jeffrey Epstein.

Despite Trump saying this is a scam with "all arrows pointing to the Democrats," these have a whole lot of Trump in there. In fact, he's mentioned in these more than anyone else.

Take a look for yourself:
Zeteo Scoured 26,000 Epstein Docs. Here’s What We Found
You can search and review the emails here. Read what Epstein said about Trump, and his emails with Peter Thiel, Steve Bannon, Ehud Barak, and Larry Summers.
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This isn’t just a great deal – It’s a way to support the kind of independent journalism we need right now.

Visit zeteo.com/blackfriday!
November 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
From my column this week:
“How to Actually Talk About Politics at Thanksgiving”

zeteo.com/p/how-to-tal...
November 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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How to Actually Talk About Politics at Thanksgiving:
How to Actually Talk About Politics at Thanksgiving
We should all stop mimicking the same political class that’s made us feel so polarized in the first place.
zeteo.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Sometimes, instead of saying what we think, we fixate on what we think other people think.

What will the polls say? Imagine the ads. What will [hypothetical voter] think?

STOP! Just say what you think! Stop being a consultant! (For free no less, have some self-respect!)

My column this week:
How to Actually Talk About Politics at Thanksgiving
We should all stop mimicking the same political class that’s made us feel so polarized in the first place.
zeteo.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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How to talk about politics at Thanksgiving and not go insane from @premthakker.bsky.social

“Welcoming someone into your moral universe is much more powerful than trying to disguise it out of anticipation that they don’t deserve the dignity of your full self.”

zeteo.com/p/how-to-tal...
November 26, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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“What better time to make our world feel closer, our discourse feel softer, than when we may feel most sentimental.”

@premthakker.bsky.social discusses what we can learn from Zohran’s meeting with Trump as we approach the imminent political conversations on Thanksgiving

zeteo.com/p/how-to-tal...
November 26, 2025 at 8:21 PM
How to Actually Talk About Politics at Thanksgiving:
How to Actually Talk About Politics at Thanksgiving
We should all stop mimicking the same political class that’s made us feel so polarized in the first place.
zeteo.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Israel Hayom (Israel's most read newspaper, run by Israeli-American billionaire & Trump megadonor Miriam Adelson) is hosting an event in New York next week featuring Eric Adams, John Fetterman, Trump UN Ambassador Mike Waltz, Biden Middle East negotiator Amos Hochstein, and top Israeli officials.
November 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The senators are angered by Schumer & Gillibrand's lack of endorsement of Zohran Mamdani, and their handling of open seat Senate races.

They believe leadership is quietly pushing donors toward specific candidates: Angie Craig in Minnesota, Haley Stevens in Michigan, and Janet Mills in Maine.
Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club."

They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club."

They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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“What the left got was… a complete normalization of Zohran Mamdani on the national stage.”

@premthakker.bsky.social and @swin24.bsky.social discuss the real takeaway from the Mamdani-Trump meeting and what it means for the left.

zeteo.com/p/what-every...
November 24, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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* tomorrow morning, 11am ET; see u then! 🫡
November 24, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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I’m doing @zeteo.com’s Ask The Editor video chat with @premthakker.bsky.social, and in Mehdi’s absence Prem and I will have to violently arm wrestle to decide who The Editor is
November 24, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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"Let her cook… But I, personally, am not building a shrine to her."

New York congressional candidate @cameronkasky.bsky.social tells @premthakker.bsky.social why we shouldn’t absolve Marjorie Taylor Greene because of her recent split with Trump.

Watch: open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
November 22, 2025 at 10:09 PM
New student survey reported on by the Harvard Crimson —

63% of Harvard undergraduate respondents say Harvard should divest from companies and institutions operating in Israel.
23% said No.

70% say Harvard should disclose such investments.
19% said No.
November 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Huh — Marjorie Taylor Greene says she doesn't want "to fight and win my election while Republicans will likely lose the midterms. And in turn, be expected to defend the President against impeachment after he…tried to destroy me."

…Any reason she assumes Trump will soon be impeached?

👀
November 22, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene in her resignation announcement:

"Standing up for American women who were raped at 14, trafficked and used by rich powerful men, should not result in me being called a traitor and threatened by the President of the United States, whom I fought for."
BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene just announced she will be resigning from Congress — with her last day being January 5, 2026
November 22, 2025 at 1:19 AM
BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene just announced she will be resigning from Congress — with her last day being January 5, 2026
November 22, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Notice Mamdani charmed Trump on live TV without backing down on any stances. He didn't water himself down, he didn't even take back calling Trump a fascist. Moderates would say butter him up, or try to appear more right-wing. Voters can see through that—and evidently so does he!
November 22, 2025 at 12:54 AM
November 21, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Trump smiled at Mamdani in a way he never has with JD, meanwhile he's outside the room grasping for any possible way to still glaze him looooool
November 21, 2025 at 10:59 PM
So how'd that go
November 21, 2025 at 10:47 PM
If you have any info or insights regarding how Republicans and Democrats (politicians, consultants, advisers) are reacting to the Trump-Mamdani meeting, please feel free to text me on Signal premthakker.35

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November 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Republicans hoping to win elections by doing nothing for people and just painting Democrats as the Dark Party of ZOHRAN MANDAMI & establishment Democrats insisting Zohran is just for Urban Settings and is Risky everywhere else both furiously punching the air rn
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Wow. Trump was asked about Mamdani arresting Netanyahu. He simply said they didn't discuss.

He was asked about sending agents to NY & Mamdani disagreeing. He simply said they both want NY safe.

Mamdani had Trump doing something he rarely does: emphasizing agreement, over and over
November 21, 2025 at 9:18 PM