2 w. ago The year in patriarchy: Taylor Swift, Trump 2.0 and the Epstein files | Arwa Mahdawi

The year 2025 saw a Swift engagement, a rapid rollback of rights and a slow release of the heavily redacted Epstein filesThe year 2025 would have been far better if we could have sent a few billionaires and world leaders into intergalactic exile. Instead, we had to make do with Katy Perry spending 11 minutes on the edge of space as part of Blue Origin’s all-female crewed mission. Perry promised us all that, in service of women’s empowerment, the crew would “put the ‘ass’ in astronaut” and “make space and science glam”. Truly, one giant leap for womankind!Space may have got glam, but it was another glum year for many on Earth. The war in Ukraine continued, with increasing numbers of women volunteering to fight. The civil war in Sudan raged on, with the UN urging the world not to ignore harrowing details of targeted sexual violence, torture, and abductions from the region. The slaughter in Sudan is so extreme that the blood can even be seen from space. Although I’m not sure the billio...

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2 w. ago 'First release of heavily redacted Epstein files is completely tantalising cover

An expert has dubbed the release of heavily redacted files relating to the late Jeffrey Epstein a 'complete cover-up' as US lawmakers criticise the first document dump

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3 w. ago Outrage and legal threats: Trump justice department slammed after limited Epstein files release

Epstein Files Transparency Act mandated full disclosure of all files by 19 December with certain exemptionsDonald Trump’s justice department was hit with legal threats and scathing outrage after authorities released a limited, heavily redacted trove of Jeffrey Epstein files in an apparent violation of the law mandating the near-complete disclosure of these documents by Friday.“The justice department’s document dump this afternoon does not comply with Thomas Massie and my Epstein Transparency Act,” Ro Khanna, the California Democratic congressman who co-authored the law requiring full disclosure of all Epstein files by 19 December, said in a video statement. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Four major takeaways from Epstein files as heavily redacted documents leave questions unanswered

Hundreds of images depict sex offender with pop stars, Bill Clinton and women whose faces are redacted

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3 w. ago Jeffrey Epstein files latest: Trump administration criticized over partial and heavily redacted release

Democratic senator Ro Khanna says: ‘the most important documents are missing’Analysis: Trickle release signals move to bury Trump tiesPhotos from the first batch of Epstein filesVirginia Giuffre’s brother Sky Roberts tells Reuters he has “mixed feelings” after the partial release of the Epstein files. “What are we hiding here?” he asks.Democrat Robert Garcia, ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, estimated the tranche of documents released yesterday included only about 10 per cent of the material in the department’s possession. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Epstein files live updates: Critics accuse Trump of breaking law over heavily redacted release

The late sex offender is pictured with a host of celebrities, including Michael Jackson and Bill Clinton, in newly released files

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3 w. ago Pam Bondi could be convicted of obstruction of justice over partial release of redacted Epstein files, Massie says – live

Kentucky Republican, along with Ro Khanna, California Democrat, who co-wrote Epstein Transparency Act, say releasing heavily redacted files on rolling basis does not comply with lawFull report: Long-awaited cache of Epstein files releasedPhotos from the Jeffrey Epstein filesFBI notes detail grim demands Epstein made for procurement of underage girlsDeputy attorney general Todd Blanche has said more files will be released by the justice department on a rolling basis.He said in a post on X that “additional responsive materials will be produced as our review continues, consistent with the law and with protections for victims”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Latest Epstein files release ‘grossly fails to comply with both the spirit and letter of the law’, says congressman – live

Thomas Massey, Kentucky Republican and Ro Khanna, California Democrat, who co-wrote Epstein Transparency Act say releasing heavily redacted files on rolling basis does not comply with lawFull report: Long-awaited cache of Epstein files releasedPhotos from the Jeffrey Epstein filesFBI notes detail grim demands Epstein made for procurement of underage girlsDeputy attorney general Todd Blanche has said more files will be released by the justice department on a rolling basis.He said in a post on X that “additional responsive materials will be produced as our review continues, consistent with the law and with protections for victims”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Latest Epstein files release includes thousands of heavily redacted documents and photos of celebrities – live

Trump’s justice department says more Epstein files will be released on a rolling basis after releasing heavily redacted documents on FridayFull report: Long-awaited cache of Epstein files releasedPhotos from the Jeffrey Epstein filesFBI notes detail grim demands Epstein made for procurement of underage girlsDeputy attorney general Todd Blanche has said more files will be released by the justice department on a rolling basis.He said in a post on X that “additional responsive materials will be produced as our review continues, consistent with the law and with protections for victims”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago FBI notes detail grim demands Epstein made for procurement of underage girls

Interview from 2019 reveals specific preferences for recruitment, including age and raceJeffrey Epstein files: latest updatesUS justice department releases heavily redacted cache of Jeffrey Epstein filesInvestigative notes describing Jeffrey Epstein’s detailed demands of the people he sent to procure children for his sexual predation are among the documents released by the Department of Justice on Friday.They cast a grim spotlight on the actions of Epstein and those around him amid their efforts to procure young women and underage girls for the late disgraced financier. They were part of a long-awaited release of documents from Donald Trump’s justice department, which has been slammed for being only a partial release and heavily redacted. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Epstein files release live updates: Trump administration publishes thousands of documents

Trump’s justice department says more Epstein files will be released on a rolling basis after releasing heavily redacted documents on FridayFull report: Long-awaited cache of Epstein files releasedDeputy attorney general Todd Blanche has said more files will be released by the justice department on a rolling basis.He said in a post on X that “additional responsive materials will be produced as our review continues, consistent with the law and with protections for victims”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago US justice department releases heavily redacted cache of Jeffrey Epstein files

Files that were viewable included images of Epstein socializing with Bill Clinton, as well as entertainers like Michael JacksonEpstein documents release – live updatesThe Department of Justice on Friday released a long-awaited and huge tranche of documents related to its investigation into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a major development in the lengthy political saga that turned into one of the biggest setbacks Donald Trump has suffered since his re-election last year.While significant portions of the files are redacted, those that were viewable included images of Epstein socializing with Bill Clinton and former British royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, as well as entertainers like Michael Jackson, Chris Tucker and Kevin Spacey. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump’s DOJ releases heavily redacted batch of Epstein files full of blacked out pages and photos of Ghislaine Maxwell and Bill Clinton

Hundreds of images depict sex offender with pop stars, Bill Clinton and women whose faces are redacted

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