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Acosta's Reward and the Mysterious Temple on the Island
from Jeffrey Epstein's Go Fund Me · #139
Audio-only archive episode — no video to seek.
8 minTim covers Acosta's appointment as Secretary of Labor despite the plea deal ruling, then speculates wildly about the strange temple structure on Little St. James Island, joking about occult rumors and religious hypocrisy among the elite, including a Stephen Hawking joke.
- 45:03Acosta, who gave Epstein the sweetheart deal, was rewarded with a cabinet position as Secretary of Labor.
- 46:00Prosecutors violated the law by failing to inform Epstein's victims of the plea deal, even though the deal itself was absurdly lenient.
- 46:50Tim outlines Epstein's operation: 80 victims, connections to Prince Andrew and Bill Clinton, his own plane and island, girls from Ecuador and internationally.
- 47:56The cover-up likely involved powerful people protecting their own legacies and avoiding prosecution for their own involvement.
- 48:59Without the internet and public discussion, these crimes would have stayed hidden and nobody would face pressure to investigate.
- 49:44Tim's cynical bet: despite document releases, the rich people involved will probably evade jail again like they always do.
- 50:24Little St. James, Epstein's island, is the kind of story designed to make Reddit conspiracy theorists obsess over it.
- 50:48Stephen Hawking visited the island—but Tim argues the poor guy looked like a cooked shrimp, so let him have some fun.
- 51:08Reddit is focused on a mysterious pagan temple on the island.
Jeffrey EpsteinAlexander AcostaGhislaine MaxwellAlan DershowitzLittle St JamesPrince AndrewBill ClintonMiami HeraldStephen HawkingHarvard University Law School