Is Epstein's "Suicide Note" Real?

I like the word skirmish, it’s funny in some way. A visual word. I don’t like the word patriarchy, or rather, I don’t like the concept. I think my first skirmish with the patriarchy— that I noticed— was when I lived in Italy, my family moved to Rome for a year. I was 16, and it was actually a crash course in sexism. The above cartoon is one you are seeing before anyone else, as The New Yorker chose not to take it.

Some news….

This is an interesting take, and glad someone is loud about it, because the Iran war is a lie, started by a madman and perpetuated by power-hungry yes-men. Much is being hidden from us. Journalist David Rothkopf wrote today in The Daily Beast (via Heather Cox Richardson):

“Not since Vietnam have we seen a more systematic effort by an administration to lie about the nature, costs, consequences, and results of a war than we have seen from the White House on Iran.”

The most significant news item I saw today is that apparently, Jeffrey Epstein left a suicide note. It’s not verified to be his handwriting, maybe that will happen soon. As reported by Politico, a judge released the sealed note, found by his cellmate weeks before he was found dead.

“They investigated me for month – FOUND NOTHING!!!” “It is a treat to be able to choose one’s time to say goodbye,” the note continues. “Watcha want me to do – Bust out cryin!! NO FUN – NOT WORTH IT!!”

The NY Times argued in a letter to the judge that there was no basis for continuing to seal the note and that his cellmate Nicholas Tartaglione had waived his attorney-client privilege by talking about it publicly. The court agreed. Does this confirm that he comitted suicide? Is the note real? Why hasn’t the cellmate been deposed?

Finally, Howard Lutnik testified yesterday behind closed doors about his connection to Epstein. Representative Ro Khanna says it all:

@msnowCommerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told members of the House Oversight Committee that he found the invitation to Jeffrey Epstein’s island to be unsettling, according to a source in the room. Lutnick also tried to walk back his previous claims about Epstein potentially using blackmail to get the plea deal he received during his criminal case, the source said. Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., spoke out after the meeting to share more. #politics #trump #democrats

That’s it for me today. Thanks for being here, see you tomorrow! Have a great Thursday.