archive article: https://archive.is/2BYQs

Attorney General Pam Bondi’s disastrous handling of the Epstein files has added a new screwup to its list with the unmasking of an undercover FBI agent. The error came to light after CNN published footage from the latest dump of files, a 2009 video of an FBI undercover operation aimed at securing Epstein’s so-called “black book” of contacts. The news outlet reports that the Justice Department reached out after the video went up to ask for the undercover agent’s face to be obscured, acknowledging that it had failed to conceal the agent’s identity before releasing the files.

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      It’s in the article.

      The video showed Epstein’s former Palm Beach house manager, Alfredo Rodriguez, attempting to sell a list he said contained the names and phone numbers of Epstein’s associates—including prominent figures and alleged victims—to the undercover FBI operative.

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        I will proudly keep dailybeast urls blue —but thanks for the whinge, kiddo. 🤣🖕🏼

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            No skin in this game, but am thinking it’s not about using an archive link vs. direct link and more questioning DailyBeast as a news source. I could be wrong, though…

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              He did say keeping the link “blue” which says nothing about the content they kept asking for me to provide rather than look themselves.

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              Yeah, you’re correct. 16 others (atm) are trigger-happy, though. Fuck 'em. 🤣

              The salient point is etiquette: include a link in your post for efficiency, rather than litter it onto your reader(s) because you can’t be bothered. 🤷🏼‍♂️🤌🏼

              And, yeah, get offa mah lawn, too. 😅