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Nigel Farage has 41 mentions in the Epstein Files and counting (www.thecanary.co)
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[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 70 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

This bit is interesting too (from a tweet quoted in the article):

Epstein emails Steve Bannon saying "Tommy Robinson!! Good Work" after Robinson travelled to the US to meet with Bannon in 2017.

It is interesting that Epstein has this to say to Bannon only months after meeting with Tommy when you also consider that Tommy is close friends with Andrew Tate, has attacked and lied about Tate's alleged victims and helped Tate spread propaganda about his human trafficking cases.

What did Bannon discuss with Tommy Robinson that pleased Jeffrey Epstein so much?

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 4 points 1 week ago

I'm assuming Epstein just thought that Tommy Robson was a loose cannon and shouldn't be brought into the inner circle. Given the fact that at least half his prosecutions have been entirely self-inflicted that's not a necessarily un realistic point of view.

[–] ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 61 points 1 week ago

Gotta rape some kids and enter mutual blackmail if you wanna be somebody in the West.

[–] aramis87@fedia.io 43 points 1 week ago

it’s due to Farage’s connection to the right-wing organiser Steve Bannon, who we now know was incredibly close to Epstein in his final years.

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 35 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Well he's deffo got the resting paedo face going on.
Fucking hell, with that chinless wonder of a face it'd be more of a surprise if he wasn't a nonce.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 week ago (2 children)

[–] UnculturedSwine@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 week ago

Bless you for providing us with this nightmare fuel. Now if you don't mind I'm going to go bore this image out of my brain with a power drill.

[–] regedit@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 week ago

What an absolutely horrible day to have eyes...

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 27 points 1 week ago

Huh. Being awful is intersectional.

None of these motherfuckers is just one kind of asshole.

[–] NoForwadSlashS@piefed.social 25 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Let's have a show of hands: who expected one of the worst men on the planet to also be a pedo? Oh, all of you? Makes sense.

[–] Zwiebel@feddit.org 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If you read the article he doesn't seem to have been involved with the rape/trafficking, just right political connections

[–] aramis87@fedia.io 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Seems like he might've been interested:

Farage observed that if he’d been of a different generation, he too would have probably come into contact with Epstein. “Had I been 10 years older, I would have done, because they were the circles … ”

[–] HermitBee@feddit.uk 7 points 1 week ago

“Had I been 10 years older, I would have done, because they were the circles … ”

I assume you don't really think this quote is Farage accidentally letting slip that he'd quite like to have been in on the child rape, but I'm struggling to see what your point is otherwise.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It's more about the fact that he's prepared to go along with it to further his own aspirations then he's necessarily into it himself. Not that that's much of a improvement.

Throwing other people under the bus for his own betterment is 100% on brand for him. Is absolutely able to turn a blind eye to the most appalling abuse if he thinks it'll further his objectives. It's the same reason people think he took Russian money, because obviously the Russians would have approached him and he's incredibly selfish and greedy so he would have taken the money if offered.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 24 points 1 week ago

It's always the people you think it's going to be isn't it.

[–] Sunshine@piefed.ca 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yet people are excited to vote reform the most when their “anti-elite” talk is bogus, if you thought Brexit was bad oh boy just you wait…

[–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 10 points 1 week ago

He's going to burn the UK to the ground, but whilst holding a pint. What an everyman.

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Certainly Vlad has the info on his UKIP Sock Puppet.

[–] jabjoe@feddit.uk 3 points 1 week ago

Like receipts of all he has bought for him.

[–] Meron35@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

Usual suspects

[–] FishFace@piefed.social 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Let me know if there's evidence he diddled kids, rather than being associated with someone who did...

Meantime there is actual news about how awful farage is.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I think the network of connections is still significant even if there's no evidence he was raping kids. Epstein to Bannon to Farage and Tommy Robinson: there's money from all over the world concentrated through these people into undermining the UK and other democracies.

[–] Flisty@mstdn.social 10 points 1 week ago

@floofloof @FishFace the Quiet Riot podcast was discussing their utter consternation (surprise is the wrong word) that in the same year Starmer couldn't accept so much as a pair of trousers from a donor, and Reeves and Rayner were being leapt on for everything, Farage has accepted a £9m crypto donation (90% of Reform's funding for the year) and nobody has pushed him on what influence that has bought, or what went on with Nathan Gill and the Russian bribes.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 3 points 1 week ago

To me it comes down to how often. Sure maybe you went to a party before anyone knew about this guy once or even went to his island or something when he invited you but I find it hard to believe someone went to his island and decided to go back or keep hanging with him or going to his parties. Had to have some wierd vibes there.

[–] FishFace@piefed.social 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What is there concrete?

There is BOUND to be dodgy money (quite possibly not illegal money due to the UK's weak laws in this area) funding farage but just being mentioned alongside these other fucks isn't evidence of it

[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 2 points 1 week ago

🤣😂😅 if you've come here for evidence you're in for a rude awakening my friend.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 points 1 week ago

Epstein just had political analysis reports which were talking about Brexit. He wasn't associated to Epstein.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

Go to jail go directly to jail don’t pass go don’t collect $200

[–] abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Please God let him be arrested for this.

[–] sunbeam60@feddit.uk 5 points 1 week ago

If you actually RTFA you’ll find it’s just mentions through Bannon, nothing to do with any trips to any islands.

That we know of.

But yeah; the guy is clearly funded by Russian and right wing nefarious funding basically trying to overthrow the world order.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 week ago

and counting

So there's a "Epstein Filesier"?

[–] FreddiesLantern@leminal.space 2 points 1 week ago

It’s funny how this stuff would be surprising but at the same time, nope. Not surprising at all.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The only source I can find on this is the canary, not totally convincing.

[–] javiwhite@feddit.uk 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Tbf, they list their source at the top of the article, which is a site collating the Epstein list references to various individuals for easier public review. Here's Farages profile, which they were referring to for this article:    

  

https://epsteinsecrets.com/entities/996786.   

  

So it's not like this is some journalist making up arbitrary numbers... The source is readily available for scrutiny.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Farage is mentioned in two distinct contexts within these documents. First, he appears in social media monitoring reports tracking Brexit discussions and public reactions to his 'Breaking Point' immigration poster during the 2016 referendum. Second, and more significantly, he is referenced in multiple reports analyzing Steve Bannon's efforts to build a global network of nationalist and populist movements, appearing alongside figures like Viktor Orbán, Marine Le Pen, and Donald Trump. These documents describe Farage attending political events and fundraisers in the United States. One document also quotes him praising Putin's handling of Syria.

Nigel Farage has no direct connection to Jeffrey Epstein or the abuse allegations. His name appears in these documents because the files include wide-ranging political research and social media monitoring conducted during investigations. The documents mentioning Farage focus on Brexit politics and the international populist movement rather than Epstein's activities.

So it's a massive nothingburger. Sounds like epstein was subscribed to some form of political mailing list or something.

[–] javiwhite@feddit.uk 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

second and more significantly, he is referenced in multiple reports analyzing Steve Bannon's efforts to build a global network of nationalist and populist movements, appearing alongside figures like Viktor Orbán, Marine Le Pen and Donald Trump.

If you consider the worlds most prolific peadophile ring having a clear interest in promoting right wing populism throughout Europe and the US to be nothing, then that's a perfectly valid opinion to have. But it's not one I'd agree with personally.

[–] FUckDenmark@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

you mean rightER wing?

[–] javiwhite@feddit.uk 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Necroing week old posts all cause I hit a nerve? Ain't you precious

[–] FUckDenmark@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Your mancunt is really an anus.

See? nothing

[–] FUckDenmark@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I love doing that coz the mod don't watch comments here. Freedom of speech at last

[–] javiwhite@feddit.uk 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"the mod". Bruh, this ain't truthsocial. Each instance has its own moderation. Not surprised the nuance is lost on yourself though. 

[–] FUckDenmark@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

the modS then. Big whining for a typo

[–] javiwhite@feddit.uk 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's more the assumption that the mods in a channel on feddit.org are the same mods here on feddit.uk, it's a clear misunderstanding of how the fediverse and decentralisation in general, works. 

[–] FUckDenmark@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

you're really overthinking a grammar mistake lmao. I said "the mod" the same way i could have said "the policeman" or "I went to the doctor". It doesn't matter if there's two doctors

[–] javiwhite@feddit.uk 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I can't tell if you really don't grasp the concept, or if you're being purposefully obtuse; but as per my last comment, it has nothing to do with grammar. 

[–] FUckDenmark@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

i grasp that they're several admins dumbass

if you're calling a plumber, it's a figure of speech, maybe his assistant will be there or something. That's a peculiar thing to whine about innit.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 points 1 week ago

I thought that was obvious though? Still don't like the headline though, it implies Farage was being a nonce.

Kinda funny how QAnon was all about how the leftists were a massive paedophile ring but it's true about the right...