lot of people seem to think the #Epstein suicide note made public yesterday is fake because [[reasons]. i haven't yet heard a [reason] that has convinced me, but if you have leave a comment.

ended up collecting a formal-ish list of reasons to believe (or disbelieve) Epstein wrote the note: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/2052567118764290081.html

less importantly, speaking subjectively as someone who has read enough of Jeffrey #Epstein's mail to have a good sense of the man's authorial style, the note reads to me like it was written by the same guy that wrote all of Epstein's emails.

there's some caveats to that claim (see link) but tl;dr i basically believe epstein wrote the note. i am less certain but also believe that he actually planned to kill himself when he wrote it.

what i find troubling about the note isn't the possibility that epstein didn't write it but instead it's the fact that it was "found" between the pages of a book belonging to contract killer and dirty cop extraordinaire Nick #Tartaglione AKA "Epstein's cellmate the first time he tried to kill himself".

if you were looking to cast a character in a conspiracy involving organized crime groups worked with corrupt #NYPD and #BOP officials to somehow make things happen inside Epstein's jail cell Tartaglione would be *exactly* that kind of guy. like you could not find a guy in that facility with deeper ties both to various mafias as well as a network of corrupt law enforcement and other #NYC govt officials.

* threadreaderapp: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/2052567118764290081.html
* original twitter link: https://x.com/Cryptadamist/status/2052567118764290081
* site i made containing color highlighted versions of only the most interesting EpsteinFiles: https://michelcrypt4d4mus.github.io/epstein_text_messages/
* Tartaglione's wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Tartaglione

#EpsteinFiles #epstein #epsteinFiles #uspol #trump #uspolitics #suicide #suicideNote #eupol #jeanlucbrunel #france #ukpol #JeffreyEpstein #NYPD #NickTartaglione #nypol #police

My hometown is the NY-14th. That's #AOC's district, and I wholeheartedly support her for #POTUS.

It's telling that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is not endorsing her former Chief of Staff Saikat Chakrabarti for the #USHouse seat being vacated by Nancy Pelosi.

AOC's record is not one of declining to challenge the hierarchy. I have a very hard time believing she's trying to avoid conflict with the powers that be in California politics. BELIEVE WOMEN.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIlkZzDOwMY

#USpol #CApol #NYpol

This is why Governor Kathy Hochul opposes taxing the rich in NY.

#NYC #NYPol #uspol

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pjPqXM45Nss

#TheGremlinZoo #NYPol #HealthCare

From WTOP.com: Trump administration admits a glaring error in its accusations about New York health care fraud

https://wtop.com/national/2026/04/trump-administration-admits-a-glaring-error-in-its-accusations-about-new-york-health-care-fraud/

If you live in the State of New York, you should be aware that the State Senate is discussing a bill to require age verification (not just age attestation) on the OS level. You can learn more at https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8102/amendment/A; go yell at your state senator about it.

If you do not live in New York, you should still be aware of this, since your government is probably considering something similar. And when you do contact your representatives, try not to just tell them that you think the bill sucks (although that's still a lot better than nothing)—tell them what you would do to accomplish the goals _better_. Services on the internet which are harmful to minors are a problem, but the real problem is that those services are harmful to everyone, often with no meaningful way to opt out; so I recommended online consumer protection legislation instead, along with a number of smaller ways to make the currently proposed bill either better or less bad, in hopes that something sticks. Go do the same!

#USpol #NYpol #NewYork #NewYorkState #AgeVerification

Yuh-Line Niou (formerly @yuhline, now on bluesky) is running for office again! Campaigning for NY state senator SD-27. I'm not affiliated with her campaign, but I've had respect for her as an elected representative in the NY assembly for years.

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/yuh-line-niou-1

#NYC #USPOL #NYPOL #WFP

This is one of those moments where it seems clear to me the #US #Democrats are owned by the same billionaires as the #Republicans. And the #netizens are not stepping up.

Streets Blog #NYC: Promising E-Bike Subsidy Pilot Is Denied Funding By State Agency - https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/02/04/promising-e-bike-subsidy-pilot-is-denied-funding-by-state-agency

Why is there no gofundme to fund this?

When we see an obviously worthy project, we can do it, without our corporate-captured governments.

#USPol #NYPol #bike #urban #transit #BikeNitePQ

live look at bill ackman pretending to care about poor people:

#BillAckman #ZohranMamdani #NYC #nypol #uspol