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IrishBubbaLiberal

(2,561 posts)
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 03:56 PM Jul 2025

"Bannon is in the Epstein Files" - Elon Musk posted, plus Trump/Epstein photos

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Republicans Against Trumpism (@rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social) 2025-07-08T17:50:39.574Z


I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Donald Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared.

Morgan J Freeman (@mjfree.bsky.social) 2025-07-09T11:21:57.836Z
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"Bannon is in the Epstein Files" - Elon Musk posted, plus Trump/Epstein photos (Original Post) IrishBubbaLiberal Jul 2025 OP
Elon: sop Jul 2025 #1
Who is Peanut? Clouds Passing Jul 2025 #2
Peanut was the pet squirrel on social media. Whyisthisstillclose Jul 2025 #7
Peanut: sop Jul 2025 #8
Aw Peanut Clouds Passing Jul 2025 #9
Po Peanut BoRaGard Jul 2025 #36
They haven't arrested anyone.... reACTIONary Jul 2025 #23
and what does Bannon's entry in the files say? DBoon Jul 2025 #3
LOL!! Sogo Jul 2025 #25
Sounds to me like Elon has been looking at these files that don't exist. Midnight Writer Jul 2025 #4
My thoughts, exactly. 70sEraVet Jul 2025 #10
Ha ha ha....really before this Congress?? that half of them are in the orange piece of shit's pocket??? a kennedy Jul 2025 #21
Don't forget Elon has ties to Putin - and I assure you they have all the dirt. kerry-is-my-prez Jul 2025 #18
Wouldn't it be lovely if DOGE stored away some of those files for "insurance"? live love laugh Jul 2025 #35
I can't think of any reason they wouldn't have. Midnight Writer Jul 2025 #41
I'd have thought Bannon was too tacky to make it into Epstein's circle -- he was arguably even grosser than Trump. LauraInLA Jul 2025 #5
gross and not particularly powerful cadoman Jul 2025 #30
Bingo. The first words that came to my mind were tacky and cheap. LauraInLA Jul 2025 #32
Bannon: please sue Musk. nt Ilsa Jul 2025 #6
He probably could Polybius Jul 2025 #31
He could absolutely if mush made this up. Lucky Luciano Jul 2025 #38
What Epstein files? PatSeg Jul 2025 #11
Where I grew up they would say "if ya keep on diggin' you'll get more dirt". twodogsbarking Jul 2025 #12
Yep. kerry-is-my-prez Jul 2025 #19
Am I suppose to believe what my eyes see? pwb Jul 2025 #13
The poor young ladies that had to "take care" of that fat smelly bastard wolfie001 Jul 2025 #14
They have timms139 Jul 2025 #22
for the smell enid602 Jul 2025 #27
Sounds like somebody got a look. nt moniss Jul 2025 #15
K&R UTUSN Jul 2025 #16
Was bannon really in those elite circles when Epstein was active JT45242 Jul 2025 #17
yes Celerity Jul 2025 #24
Holy crap, Bannon has a cut of Seinfeld??? TommyT139 Jul 2025 #28
Clash of the White "N"s BaronChocula Jul 2025 #20
Alan Dershowitz is like TommyT139 Jul 2025 #26
The Repukes are forming a circular firing squad... democratsruletheday Jul 2025 #29
Deplorables, ASSEMBLE! /nt spudspud Jul 2025 #39
Yea, right... talk is cheap..come up with the files to prove it...nt mitch96 Jul 2025 #33
Shocking! BoRaGard Jul 2025 #34
Really? I find it hard to believe that Bannon was high enough in the food chain to hang with Epstein. flashman13 Jul 2025 #37
Wasn't Bannon complaining about the list not being released? Chakaconcarne Jul 2025 #40
Another repube sex-criminal and role model for little republicon kiddos BoRaGard Jul 2025 #42

sop

(17,400 posts)
8. Peanut:
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 05:09 PM
Jul 2025

"Who is Peanut?"

"Elon Musk with his post has dragged 'Peanut the Squirrel' into his bromance turned sour with Trump. Peanut was an internet-famous squirrel, and seems like Elon Musk is not over his death. The orphaned squirrel belonged to Mark Longo, who rescued him in 2017. Longo documented Peanut's and other rescue animals' lives on Instagram on an account which amassed close to a whopping one million followers."

"However, in October 2024, Peanut was detained by authorities and was later euthanised by the State of New York. Despite dramatic uproar over Peanut's detention, the euthanisation was carried out, as owning a squirrel is illegal in New York. Soon after, Musk, along with thousands of netizens, took to social media to condemn the killing of the beloved internet pet and said, 'The government should not be allowed to barge into your house and kill your pet! That’s messed up...Even if it is illegal to have a pet squirrel (which it shouldn’t be), why kill PNut instead of simply releasing him into the forest!?' At the time, in another post, he also said that 'President @realDonaldTrump will save the squirrels 🐿️ 😢 RIP P’Nut.' However, a lot has changed since then. Musk has gone from being a Trump ally to a Trump adversary, and given the drama, it seems like this might be only the beginning of this feud."

https://www.wionews.com/trending/musk-goes-nuts-over-epstein-files-slams-trump-they-killed-peanut-government-is-deeply-broken-1752049226635

reACTIONary

(6,975 posts)
23. They haven't arrested anyone....
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 06:42 PM
Jul 2025

.... on the (non-existent) Epstein client list? Maybe that's because it doesn't exist.

Now, if one of Epstein's victims were to finger someone along side Epstein, I think they might have a case. But even if there was a "client list", having your name on a list isn't a crime.

This Epstein shit is such a lot of bull shit.

DBoon

(24,710 posts)
3. and what does Bannon's entry in the files say?
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 04:40 PM
Jul 2025

Last edited Wed Jul 9, 2025, 09:26 PM - Edit history (1)

"Sloppy, smells bad, avoid at all costs"

Midnight Writer

(25,142 posts)
4. Sounds to me like Elon has been looking at these files that don't exist.
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 04:52 PM
Jul 2025

He claims to know more about what is in them than anyone.

70sEraVet

(5,224 posts)
10. My thoughts, exactly.
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 05:16 PM
Jul 2025

Musk should be called before Congress to testify about what he knows, and what copies he may possess related to Epstein.
I know it won't happen in THIS Congress.....

a kennedy

(35,285 posts)
21. Ha ha ha....really before this Congress?? that half of them are in the orange piece of shit's pocket???
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 06:36 PM
Jul 2025

Seriously?? Ah, not gonna happen.

kerry-is-my-prez

(10,207 posts)
18. Don't forget Elon has ties to Putin - and I assure you they have all the dirt.
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 06:28 PM
Jul 2025

All Elon has to do is give him a jingle. He probably already has all the dirt. You can be sure the Russians have every piece of dirt that exists about Trump.

LauraInLA

(2,248 posts)
5. I'd have thought Bannon was too tacky to make it into Epstein's circle -- he was arguably even grosser than Trump.
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 04:58 PM
Jul 2025
 

cadoman

(1,617 posts)
30. gross and not particularly powerful
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 08:43 PM
Jul 2025

Not sure what Epstein could have gotten from him as a target.

Lucky Luciano

(11,813 posts)
38. He could absolutely if mush made this up.
Thu Jul 10, 2025, 03:29 PM
Jul 2025

OTOH, if he doesn’t sue, it does say a lot.

PatSeg

(52,130 posts)
11. What Epstein files?
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 05:27 PM
Jul 2025

There are no Epstein files, no lists, etc. Elon must be mistaken. Surely the DOJ wouldn't lie about something like that, right?


I must say, Elon Musk is making this story much more interesting.

wolfie001

(7,083 posts)
14. The poor young ladies that had to "take care" of that fat smelly bastard
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 05:44 PM
Jul 2025

Repulsive nazi pig. Hate to be so descriptive but the repukes are repulsive, nasty mf'ers.

enid602

(9,617 posts)
27. for the smell
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 07:27 PM
Jul 2025

You just pack your nostrils with mentholated Vaseline. Works like a charm.

JT45242

(3,829 posts)
17. Was bannon really in those elite circles when Epstein was active
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 06:21 PM
Jul 2025

Not saying he wouldn't rape a teenager, just asking if he really was in the realm of rich and powerful when Epstein was running his islands?

Celerity

(53,658 posts)
24. yes
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 06:42 PM
Jul 2025

Last edited Wed Jul 9, 2025, 07:36 PM - Edit history (1)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Bannon

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After his military service, Bannon worked at Goldman Sachs as an investment banker in the Mergers and Acquisitions Department. In 1987, he relocated from New York to Los Angeles, to assist Goldman in expanding their presence in the entertainment industry. He stayed at this position with Goldman in Los Angeles for two years, and left with the title of vice president.


Media and investing

In 1990, Bannon and several colleagues from Goldman Sachs launched their own company Bannon & Co., a boutique investment bank specializing in media. In one of Bannon & Co.'s transactions, the firm represented Westinghouse Electric, which wanted to sell Castle Rock Entertainment. Bannon negotiated a sale of Castle Rock to Turner Broadcasting System, which was owned by Ted Turner at the time. Instead of a full adviser's fee, Bannon & Co. accepted a financial stake in five television shows, including Seinfeld, which was in its third season. Bannon still receives cash residuals each time Seinfeld is aired. In 1998, Société Générale purchased Bannon & Co.

snip

Entertainment and media

In the 1990s, Bannon ventured into entertainment and media and became a Hollywood film and media executive producer. Bannon produced 18 films, including Sean Penn's drama The Indian Runner (1991), and Julie Taymor's film Titus (1999). Bannon became a partner with entertainment industry executive Jeff Kwatinetz at film and television management company The Firm, Inc., where he served in 2002 and 2003. In 2004, Bannon made a documentary about Ronald Reagan, In the Face of Evil. While making and screening the film, Bannon met Reagan's War author Peter Schweizer and publisher Andrew Breitbart, who described him as the Leni Riefenstahl of the Tea Party movement. Other films Bannon financed and produced include Fire from the Heartland: The Awakening of the Conservative Woman (2010), The Undefeated (2011), and Occupy Unmasked (2012).

In 2006, Bannon persuaded Goldman Sachs to invest in a company known as Internet Gaming Entertainment. Following a lawsuit, the company rebranded as Affinity Media, and Bannon took over as CEO. From 2007 through 2011, Bannon was the chair and CEO of Affinity Media. In 2007, Bannon wrote an eight-page treatment for another documentary, Destroying the Great Satan: The Rise of Islamic Fascism in America. The outline states, "although driven by the 'best intentions,' institutions such as the media, the Jewish community and government agencies were appeasing jihadists aiming to create an Islamic republic." In 2011, Bannon spoke at the Liberty Restoration Foundation in Orlando, Florida, about the 2008 financial crisis, the Troubled Assets Relief Program, and their impact in the origins of the Tea Party movement, and his films Generation Zero (2010) and The Undefeated.

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Cambridge Analytica

Bannon served as vice president of the board of Cambridge Analytica, a data-analytics firm owned largely by the Mercer family, who also co-owns Breitbart News; the firm allegedly used illegal tactics to target American voters in the 2016 election. According to former Analytica employee Christopher Wylie, Bannon oversaw the collection of Facebook data which was used to target American voters. Wylie who helped with creation of the company referred to the company as a "psychological warfare tool". Bannon was paid more than $125,000 for his work at Cambridge Analytica. Bannon's stake in Cambridge Analytica was estimated at $1–5 million, but he sold his stake in the company once he joined the Trump administration in April 2017.

TommyT139

(2,147 posts)
26. Alan Dershowitz is like
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 07:21 PM
Jul 2025

..."Dammit, I was just starting to get invited to Martha's Vineyard BBQs again!"

democratsruletheday

(1,812 posts)
29. The Repukes are forming a circular firing squad...
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 08:26 PM
Jul 2025

consisting of Trumpler, Fatbannon and Muskrat among others. Buncha slime balls.

flashman13

(2,012 posts)
37. Really? I find it hard to believe that Bannon was high enough in the food chain to hang with Epstein.
Thu Jul 10, 2025, 02:16 PM
Jul 2025

I'm not defending him by any means. I just can't see what he had to offer Epstein and his handlers. The whole thing was a blackmail scheme to compromise rich and powerful men. Nothing says rich like a dirty fatigue jacket. Not!

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