• psycotica0@lemmy.ca
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    1 day ago

    We’ll, he’s rich sure. But would he have paid even a red cent to visit an island resort?

    He was more of the “stay at home, swim in pile of gold” rich.

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      Jeffrey Epstein’s talent was to offer the things that powerful people wanted. Some of them wanted a secluded island where they could molest children. Others wanted book clubs with Nobel prize winners or famous writers.

      Epstein would have tried to figure out something that appealed to Scrooge’s sensibilities, like maybe an audience with a dumb charismatic TV personality who’s running for president and that owes him a favor or two.

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        6 hours ago

        Epstein would have dangled treasure maps to some long lost ancient artifact guarded by terrible curses and venomous snakes.

        Scrooge has a weakness, and it’s in almost every episode.