Files tie Lutnick to Russia

Scholar power: 6.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Law 48%, Political science 33%, Sociology 19%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Ben H. Ansell	14%	22	6.6%

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Cat Neilan

@catneilan.bsky.social

Exclusive: Investigators carrying out developed vetting (DV) on Mandelson failed to ask interviewees about his relationship with Epstein

One of those interviewed during this phase told @theobserveruk.bsky.social there was “not a single question on Jeffrey Epstein”

observer.co.uk/news/politic...

Cabinet Office failed to query Mandelson’s relationship w...

Investigators carrying out security vetting on Peter Mandelson failed to ask interviewees about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, despite the fact the pair’s connection was in the public domain.D...

observer.co.uk

February 8, 2026 at 11:16 AM

by Timothy D. McBride

0%

Scholar power: 0.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Law 48%, Political science 33%, Sociology 19%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Timothy D. McBride	0%	23	0.0%

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2.4 h

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0.047

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Timothy McBride

@mcbridetd.bsky.social

Contrary to what the FBI and DOJ have said over past year, it turns out THERE REALLY IS AN EPSTEIN LIST of people suspected of possible wrongdoing in connection with Jeffrey Epstein. President Trump is on that list, as well as other powerful people.
jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/here-is-th...

February 8, 2026 at 9:25 AM

by Timothy D. McBride

0%

Scholar power: 0.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Law 48%, Political science 33%, Sociology 19%

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🎓 Timothy D. McBride	0%	23	0.0%

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2.7 h

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Timothy McBride

@mcbridetd.bsky.social

Howard Lutnick, President Trump’s billionaire commerce secretary, interacted with the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein regularly over at least 13 years www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/n...

Files Detail Epstein’s Dealings With Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick

www.nytimes.com

February 8, 2026 at 9:07 AM

Reposted by Mohan J. Dutta

4%

Scholar power: 4.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Law 48%, Political science 33%, Sociology 19%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Mohan J. Dutta	6%	52	4.3%

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3.3 h

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0.132

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Reposted by Mary Corcoran

4%

Scholar power: 4.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Law 48%, Political science 33%, Sociology 19%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Mary Corcoran	8%	31	4.5%

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0.019

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Dr Gráinne Nic An tSaoi

@justgronya.bsky.social

The Epstein Files contain everything women have known and told you about men since the dawn of civilisation.

But yeah. Carry on pretending that systemic misogyny can be fixed by releasing the files.

February 8, 2026 at 8:28 AM

Reposted by Mohan J. Dutta

4%

Scholar power: 4.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Law 48%, Political science 33%, Sociology 19%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Mohan J. Dutta	6%	52	4.3%

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49.0%

4.5 h

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0.219

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Reposted by Brigid Laffan

13%

Scholar power: 13.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Law 48%, Political science 33%, Sociology 19%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Brigid Laffan	25%	27	13.0%

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55.0%

4.7 h

173

13.0%

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0.239

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To Vima

Epstein Island: The anatomy of hell

The new files about the Epstein case reveal what really happened on his private island in the Caribbean: a prison camouflaged as paradise, operating with hotel luxury, surgical precision, and a gulag-like surveillance regime.

Reposts 0 4h

Reposted by Mohan J. Dutta

4%

Scholar power: 4.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Law 48%, Political science 33%, Sociology 19%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Mohan J. Dutta	6%	52	4.3%

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51.0%

4.8 h

2026

4.3%

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0.146

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Reposted by Mouin Rabbani

5%

Scholar power: 5.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Law 48%, Political science 33%, Sociology 19%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Mouin Rabbani	19%	8	5.4%

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52.0%

5.4 h

4

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0.022

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Reposted by Mouin Rabbani

5%

Scholar power: 5.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Law 48%, Political science 33%, Sociology 19%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Mouin Rabbani	19%	8	5.4%

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55.0%

5.7 h

556

5.4%

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0.12

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Reposted by Mohan J. Dutta

4%

Scholar power: 4.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Law 48%, Political science 33%, Sociology 19%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Mohan J. Dutta	6%	52	4.3%

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50.0%

6.2 h

3166

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0.115

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Reposted by Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht

7%

Scholar power: 7%

Story's scientific field profile

Law 48%, Political science 33%, Sociology 19%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht	-	170	-

by Sarah Roberts

4%

Scholar power: 4.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Law 48%, Political science 33%, Sociology 19%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Sarah Roberts	3%	21	4.1%

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60.0%

7.0 h

17

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0.036

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Sarah T Roberts, PhD

@ubiquity75.xyz

The whole world is being fucked over and scammed.

The 14 most explosive emails between Epstein and Mandelson

The extraordinary revelations appear to lay bare the extent of the professional and personal relationship between the paedophile financier and the ex-Labour minister

www.independent.co.uk

February 8, 2026 at 4:51 AM

Neue Zürcher Zeitung

Intelligence service rumors about Jeffrey Epstein and Russia had previously been considered conspiracy theories. That is changing now

Jeffrey Epstein had numerous contacts with Russia; the sex offender obtained his Moscow visa through a trained intelligence agent. How deep was he involved in the world of espionage?

Reposts 1 7h

Reposted by Mohan J. Dutta

4%

Scholar power: 4.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Law 48%, Political science 33%, Sociology 19%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Mohan J. Dutta	6%	52	4.3%

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51.0%

7.5 h

13106

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0.171

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Reposted by Mouin Rabbani

5%

Scholar power: 5.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Law 48%, Political science 33%, Sociology 19%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Mouin Rabbani	19%	8	5.4%

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55.0%

7.9 h

552

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0.089

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Reposted by Michael E. Mann

5%

Scholar power: 5.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Law 48%, Political science 33%, Sociology 19%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael E. Mann	5%	111	5.3%

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56.0%

8.0 h

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0.093

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by Timothy D. McBride

0%

Scholar power: 0.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Law 48%, Political science 33%, Sociology 19%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Timothy D. McBride	0%	23	0.0%

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48.0%

8.2 h

11

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0.016

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Timothy McBride

@mcbridetd.bsky.social

Files Detail Epstein’s Dealings With Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/n...

Files Detail Epstein’s Dealings With Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick

www.nytimes.com

February 8, 2026 at 3:36 AM

Reposted by Michael Shermer

3%

Scholar power: 3.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Law 48%, Political science 33%, Sociology 19%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael Shermer	7%	21	3.2%

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52.0%

9.0 h

7

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0.011

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Files tie Lutnick to Russia

Epstein Island: The anatomy of hell

Intelligence service rumors about Jeffrey Epstein and Russia had previously been considered conspiracy theories. That is changing now

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Files tie Lutnick to Russia

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Epstein Island: The anatomy of hell

Scholar power: 4.3%

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Intelligence service rumors about Jeffrey Epstein and Russia had previously been considered conspiracy theories. That is changing now

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