There is a huge difference with what Harvard did and what MIT's Media Lab did. According to the article, Harvard didn't take any money from Epstein after his conviction, while at the Media Lab they continued to take it even after MIT put Epstein on its donor blacklist, and tried to hide the source of the funds.
Harvard admits to receiving $9M from Jeffrey Epstein
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Re: Harvard admits to receiving $9M from Jeffrey Epstein
#12Epstein probably realized, that it is not difficult to buy influence at institutions and individuals, that are already corrupt in their core.
Whether those institutions are politicians, educational facilities or other organizations...
The litmus test keeps it real... Doesn't it?
Re: Harvard admits to receiving $9M from Jeffrey Epstein
#13The Hill does a decent job of reporting this without sensationalizing it. Of note: They accepted money from him, but it was all prior to his 2008 conviction in Florida. I don't fault Harvard for this, and I think this is just one of those tangential stories that pop up whenever the media sensationalizes something.
Also note that this is Harvard, which is separate from the MIT Medial Lab story (which I kind of think is being blown out of proportion). Epstein donated to both schools, and I'll bet that he donated to others which we will find out about later. But what are these schools supposed to do? Give the money back? If you can take dirty money and turn it into valuable research, isn't that a good thing?
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#14Earlier quoted context omitted.
You seem up to date, has anyone figured out where Epstien got all the money from yet?
I've seen posts claiming that he was an intelligence asset for either the CIA or Mossad. I didn't see any proof, so take it with a grain of salt.
This is the best series of articles I've seen exploring it:
https://www.mintpressnews.com/shocking-origins-jeffrey-epste...
CIA, Mossad and the mafia are all covered. Whitney Webb did a really amazing job researching all of this.
Re: Harvard admits to receiving $9M from Jeffrey Epstein
#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
You seem up to date, has anyone figured out where Epstien got all the money from yet?
No, it's still a mystery. Right before he died, he moved it all into a trust and named Bill Gate's advisor as his executor: https://nypost.com/2019/08/20/ex-bill-gates-adviser-shocked-... Gates himself has a lot to answer for. The MIT emails show Epstein funneling $2M from Gates to Media Lab. He also flew on Epstein's jet to Florida and hasn't answered why.
One day I will not be surprised at how deep the rot goes, but today is not that day.
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#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
The Harvard connection was more widely known than the MIT one until recently.
The importance vis-a-vis MIT is the dates. If this article is accurate Harvard stopped taking the money once he was a convicted sex offender, MIT didn't.
--- Well, MIT put Epstein on their donor blacklist, but Joi Ito specifically circumvented that and tried to hide the source of Epstein's donations in 2013. ---
Edit: I stand corrected as nullc points out below (and why no strikethroughs HN?)
Re: Harvard admits to receiving $9M from Jeffrey Epstein
#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
You seem up to date, has anyone figured out where Epstien got all the money from yet?
I've seen posts claiming that he was an intelligence asset for either the CIA or Mossad. I didn't see any proof, so take it with a grain of salt.
if it can be asserted without evidence, it can be dismissed without discussion.
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#18There actually was a lot of Epstein news that dropped last night (presumably with the idea that the Democrat debates would drown it out): 1. This Harvard statement. "Money's gone, too bad". 2. MIT President Rafael Reif admitted to signing an Epstein thank you note and attending a meeting discussing Epstein's contributions. He also threw his whole staff under the bus. 3. Reid Hoffman admitted to arranging meetings wit…
You seem up to date, has anyone figured out where Epstien got all the money from yet?
Forget the money. What’s up with the freaky temple on his island?
Re: Harvard admits to receiving $9M from Jeffrey Epstein
#19There actually was a lot of Epstein news that dropped last night (presumably with the idea that the Democrat debates would drown it out): 1. This Harvard statement. "Money's gone, too bad". 2. MIT President Rafael Reif admitted to signing an Epstein thank you note and attending a meeting discussing Epstein's contributions. He also threw his whole staff under the bus. 3. Reid Hoffman admitted to arranging meetings wit…
You seem up to date, has anyone figured out where Epstien got all the money from yet?
Here's a good article: http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/07/hedge-funders-have-so...
>Oddly, Epstein also claimed to do all the investing by himself while his 150 employees all worked in the back office — which Kass says reminds him of Madoff’s cover story. Though it now appears that Epstein had many fewer employees than he claimed
What was almost certainly happening was that his hedge fund was a front for blackmailing people (after they had sex with his underage sex slaves).
It's also interesting to note that his client list has still somehow not leaked. Everyone on there is probably a (wealthy/powerful) pedo.
Re: Harvard admits to receiving $9M from Jeffrey Epstein
#20Whatever Epstein did, it's good that his money be put to good use like helping education and research rather than being burned because he touched it.
Harvard has nothing to 'admit', they did nothing wrong, and there is no point in them getting rid of the money they have left.