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GenXer, mom/grams. Wife. Swiftie. Sports fan- tennis especially. History nerd. And loves to travel! Been to all 50 states, but my 💙 is MN. No DM’s- you will be blocked.

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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
‼️ YES! Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., wrote a letter to Deputy Attorney General Blanche today requesting a meeting to review the unredacted Epstein files. And they demand 3 specific things...letter below. 🧾 khanna.house.gov/sites/evo-su... Reporting after the jump...

The Honorable Todd W. Blanche Deputy Attorney General
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530
Congress of the United States
Dear Deputy Attorney General Blanche:
Washington, DC 20515
January 30, 2026

As the bipartisan lead sponsors of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, we write to formally request access to unredacted documents of the Jeffrey Epstein files in order to fulfill Congress's oversight responsibilities and to ensure that survivors receive the transparency and accountability they deserve.

At a recent news conference, you stated that Members of Congress may arrange to review unredacted versions of the Department's production. Given ongoing reported concerns regarding the scope and consistency of redactions in the documents released to date, we respectfully request a meeting to review the unredacted records.

In particular, we seek access to the following categories of materials:
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First, hundreds of thousands of pages of emails and other documents recovered from Jeffrey Epstein's email accounts during the 2018 and 2019 investigations into Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

Second, victim interview statements from the initial Florida investigation and subsequent investigations in New York. We understand that the Department possesses FBI Form 302 reports documenting these interviews. However, the materials released to date in this category consist largely of pages that are fully redacted, providing no meaningful information for oversight or public accountability.

Third, the 53-page draft indictment and the 82-page prosecution memorandum prepared during the 2007 Florida investigation. These documents are essential to understanding the government's knowledge of Epstein's criminal conduct and the circumstances surrounding the non-prosecution agreement and immunity he received.

We have seen a blanket approach to redactions in some areas, while in other cases, victim names were not redacted at all. Congress cannot properly as…
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 30/01/2026
Actions speak louder than words. Tom Homan says he wants to do things differently, but we have yet to see meaningful change. The only way to ensure the safety of the people of Minnesota is for the federal government to draw down their forces and end this campaign of brutality.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/01/2026
This new file released appears to show Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick discussing visiting Epstein's island in 2012. Lutnick previously claimed that he cut off ties around 2005 with Epstein after being revolted by him.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 31/01/2026
Hell, yeah. “I’ve got white skin, so I’m using my privilege to speak for my friends and neighbors. We’re telling them to stay home and stay safe, and we’re coming out and fighting for them.”
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Downtown Minneapolis today! ✊
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
This Epstein drop is HUGE and utterly disgusting. I don’t see how this man is allowed to remain in office. Where are the evangelical leaders, the soccer moms, the folks stocking up on eggs, the farmers, the small business owners. Decide. Who are you?
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 31/01/2026
Whoa. This is from an FBI email with the subect "Re: Epstein - Cellmate Interview" Here are the summaries provided by the FBI agent.
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Don Lemon @donlemonofficial.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
My first remarks since being arrested last night.
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ItWillGetWorse @blackkettle.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Wild that there are laws against convicted felons voting for President but not against convicted felons running for President or serving as President.
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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Justice Department pulling down pages that mention Trump...
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 31/01/2026
This should piss everyone off, and our tax dollars paid for this. A massive building purchased by ICE for $70 million in Arizona to “warehouse” immigrants. Calling this “housing” is a lie. This is storage. This is treating human beings like inventory.
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
They tried intimidation. Minnesota answered with people.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
It doesn’t seem like Epstein is a hoax after all.
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The Jack of Kingfield @thejackofkingfield.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Mood in minneapolis right now
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Chief Strategist for Rand Paul.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Let me say something very directly. We are objectively in a fascist authoritarian moment here in this country. Academics and historians have established indicators for this. We are well over the line on many of them.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
I cannot imagine the devastation this family is experiencing today. This statement is powerful and must be read.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
So far in Minnesota They Shot a 37-year-old mother Renee Good four times, killing her, right after she dropped off her son at school. Then Ice kidnapped a five year old. Then ice kidnapped a two year old Then border patrol murdered Va nurse. Then Sec Noam went on tv and lied about it
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Stephen Miller is a very sick person, more so, IMO, than the president. And he is calling the shots. I remember when Terry Moran dared to make this observation and got fired from ABC for it.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
But this was okay…
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/01/2026
Van Hollen: "They really think the American people are stupid. I mean, we can all see the video. We saw the video with Renee Good. We saw the video with Alex Pretti. The real domestic terrorists are in the White House right now."
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WomenRiseUp2026 @womenriseup2026.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
#Epstein #EpsteinFiles
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Alex Jeffrey Pretti, an ICU nurse. 😢💔🙏 He spent his life helping people, and now our government is peddling lies in an attempt to make you believe them.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
What lying fucks they all are.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
You’re watching the administration lose control of the narrative in real time. The more they show their supporters that they don’t give a shit about their gun rights, the worse it gets. I’ve seen over a dozen right-wing commentators call out the propaganda. That’s progress.
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alarod.bsky.social @alarod.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
We need an amendment prohibiting any president from creating a Gestapo.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
“Freedom is not free. We have to work at it. Nurture it. Protect it. Even sacrifice for it.”
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process. This is one that stands out: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Minnesota making moves in both state & federal court to prevent feds from sidelining them and worse, obstructing an investigation. These moves are important in themselves but also as templates for how to battle fed opposition in the event of a homicide prosecution for the killings of Good or Pretti.
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Minnesota House DFL @mnhousedfl.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Nasra Ahmed, a 23-year-old US citizen, was arrested and detained by ICE. She was held for TWO DAYS. ICE agents handcuffed her, called her a racial slur, and she was knocked to the ground so hard she got a concussion. This cannot continue happening. ICE needs to leave.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Federal officials launch ICE operation in Maine and begin arrests: “Operation Catch of the Day” Given that they undoubtedly knew the level of scrutiny, this would be subjected to, the choice of name is deliberately disrespectful to human beings. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
washingtonpost.com
Federal officials launch ICE operation in Maine and begin arrests
“Everyone is on high alert,” Portland Mayor Mark Dion said. His city and nearby Lewiston have seen an influx of migrants and asylum seekers in recent years.
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Sara Libby @saralibby.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
BREAKING: San Francisco Giants star Jung Hoo Lee has been detained by CBP at LAX. Pelosi's office says she is working to secure his release. www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...
sfchronicle.com
Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee detained at Los Angeles International Airport
San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee was detained Wednesday evening at Los Angeles International Airport, his agent Scott Boras told the Chronicle.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Breaking WaPo: The recent death of a detainee at an immigrant detention camp in Texas has been officially deemed a homicide, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday by the El Paso County Office of the Medical Examiner.
washingtonpost.com
Autopsy report classifies ICE detainee’s death as a homicide
The report deeming an ICE detainee’s death in Texas a homicide comes the same day that a federal judge temporarily barred the deportation of two witnesses.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Liam Ramos, a preschooler ICE detained the five-year-old Minnesota boy as he returned home from school and transported him to a detention center in Texas.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/01/2026
Crockett: "You only love enforcement when they're going after Black, brown, immigrants, that kind of folk. But on January 6, you didn't care about law enforcement."
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The Watchdog Coalition @thewatchdogco.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
There are now at least 100 House members signed on to our effort to impeach Kristi Noem. Where the hell are the rest of them? Let’s ask:
actionnetwork.org
Tell Congress: Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
Contact Congress today!
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
❄️ ❄️ ❄️
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Atari Amstradsen @amstradsen.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
And tonight all the main news broadcasts in america will not even mention that their president is unhinged, demented and clearly unfit to lead anything at all. They are so afraid of the truth.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/01/2026
COLLINS: Did it stand out to you that he said Iceland multiple times when he was talking about Greenland? NEWSOM: And that every time a windmill turns it costs $1,000. A lot of stuff stands out. None of this is normal. There's a deviancy of consciousness. He's graded off the curve.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 22/01/2026
SEEING IS BELIEVING DHS claims the car being chased rammed the ICE vehicle. The video shows the opposite. 📌 A father and son, a US citizen, are chased. The teen is beaten and seriously injured. The father is deported. DHS lied. The video tells the truth. Excellent reporting by Antonia Hylton.
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Y.O.L.O.0311 @yolo0311.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
If there ever was any doubt...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 12/01/2026
Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski says the Trump DOJ is engaging in coercion and must be investigated
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Congress should pass a law requiring agents to show their faces, identify themselves, & wear their badges. It’s not agent safety we have to worry about these days. End so-called Kavanaugh stops & admin warrant-based forced entry into homes too. Let’s have a Constitution.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
A felon who married an immigrant is telling a lot of y’all that the problems in this country all stem from felons and immigrants. But keep buying that stupid red hat that’s made in China.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
The president of the United States is extorting the Federal Reserve Board Chairman by threatening criminal prosecution if he doesn't lower interest rates. DOJ is compromised, legacy media is cowed and Big Law is AWOL. As I wrote last year: "We are on our own."
democracydocket.com
We Are on Our Own
From Marc | Our institutions are not going to save us. Only we can do that.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Let us all stand with Chairman Powell.
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Their Devil @iamdevil.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
The literal definition of a dictatorship.
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