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From Dalton School Math Teacher to Global Fixer

from Epstein Docs & A Culture Of Slop | The Tim Dillon Show #476 · #476

5 min

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Tim and Grim trace Epstein's improbable rise from a Dalton School teacher hired by Donald Barr through Bear Stearns and into Iran-Contra-linked figures like Stan Pottinger and Adnan Khashoggi's circle, questioning how he ascended to the Davos elite.

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  • Jeffrey Epstein worked as a math teacher at the Dalton School, an expensive prep school in New York City, hired by Donald Barr, Bill Barr's father.
  • Donald Barr wrote a science fiction novel about elites on a fake planet that featured sex slaves.
  • Epstein was not a math genius; he somehow linked up with Les Wexner, billionaire owner of Victoria's Secret and other major brands.
  • Ghislaine Maxwell's father, Robert Maxwell, is widely believed to have been an Israeli super spy and influential member of the intelligence community.
  • The central mystery: how does a man who starts as a high school teacher end up back-channeling between Vladimir Putin and Israeli leadership?
  • Epstein moved from Dalton to Bear Stearns, known as the trashiest investment bank that cut the most corners, then got edged out of that position.
  • He went into business with Stan Pottinger, a former Nixon deputy attorney general who was at the center of Iran-Contra operations.
  • Iran-Contra should really be called Iran-Israel-Angola-Contra because Israel's role gets written out of the historical record.
  • The scheme: Israel sent weapons to Iran, the US replenished Israeli stocks, and profits funded the Contras and Angolan rebels.
  • Epstein associated with Adnan Khashoggi, one of the biggest weapons dealers of the 1980s and '90s, and a central banker for Iran-Contra.
  • Epstein also knew Douglas Lee, a British arms trafficker with ties to Iran-Contra, placing him in the middle of a global intelligence scheme.
Mentioned here

Jeffrey EpsteinIran ContraRobert MaxwellStan PoitingerLes WexnerDonald BarrBill BarrGhislaine MaxwellAdnan KhashoggiDouglas LeeShimon Peres

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