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Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

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Ghislaine Maxwell likely ‘intentionally deleted’ emails about people in Epstein’s trafficking ring, Virginia Giuffre’s lawyers said

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Virginia Guiffre claims Bill Clinton walked into Vanity Fair’s office, threatened them over Jeffrey Epstein story

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EpsteinGPT—built to parse new unredacted documents—earns creator warning from OpenAI

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

Online conspiracist baselessly ties Epstein doc release to Iowa school shooting

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Claims Iowa school shooting was designed to distract from Epstein document release pushed to top of X

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

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Right-wing users are spreading fake documents tying Jimmy Kimmel to Epstein

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Aaron Rodgers fans push doctored images tying Jimmy Kimmel to Epstein following unredacted document release

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Ghislaine Maxwell raged about not being able to call Virginia Giuffre a liar, knocked a computer off a table—what we know from newly unsealed Epstein files

David Covucci was the senior politics and technology editor at the Daily Dot, covering the nexus between Washington and Silicon Valley. His work has appeared in Vice, the Huffington Post, Jezebel, Gothamist, and other publications.

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Internet explodes as website hosting unredacted Epstein names crashes upon release

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‘She really needs to be exposed’: Why a mysterious ‘Jane Doe 107’ is being accused of delaying the Epstein files release

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Jimmy Kimmel’s ‘dirty’ ‘Toddler & Tiaras’ skit with QAnon boogeyman Tom Hanks resurfaces after Aaron Rodgers says comedian is on Epstein client list

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Epstein victims’ fund says JP Morgan’s discovery demands cost it $1.5 million—and the bank used it to try and dismiss civil case

Ramon Ramirez was the managing editor and, formerly, the Dot&#8217;s news director, entertainment editor, and evening editor. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Grantland, Washington City Paper, Austin American-Statesman, and Austin Monitor.

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‘Bro gonna go missing’: TikToker sneaks onto Jeffrey Epstein’s infamous island and leaks footage

Olga Lexell is a TV writer and freelance journalist. Her work has appeared in McSweeney&#8217;s, Vulture, Cracked, Autostraddle, Buzzfeed, and Paste Magazine.

Olga Lexell

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What exactly are Mike Cernovich and Alan Dershowitz doing in the Epstein case?

Claire Goforth is a lawyer and investigative editor. Her work has appeared in the Guardian, Al Jazeera, the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, and more. She regularly appears on radio and in podcasts. Email for booking info.

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