The Epstein Note They Never Wanted Us To See

TL;DR

A sealed Epstein suicide note was hidden from DOJ investigators for years, and a federal prosecutor now supports a petition to release it.

Key Points

• 1.The Epstein suicide note has been hidden from public view and even the DOJ. Found after an alleged July 2019 attack attempt, the note was sealed in a criminal case and a DOJ spokesperson confirmed the agency had never seen it; it also wasn't included in the Epstein files release.
• 2.A federal prosecutor backed releasing the note, calling continued sealing unnecessary. U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton wrote that anything already disclosed in public statements doesn't need to remain sealed; the cellmate's lawyers authenticated the note, and it reportedly mentions the FBI investigated Epstein and found nothing, includes a smiley face and a goodbye line.
• 3.Pete Hegseth refused to confirm or deny the U.S. has kamikaze dolphins. The question arose from Wall Street Journal reporting that Iran threatened to use mine-carrying dolphins to block the Strait of Hormuz, a tactic with precedent — the BBC reported in 2000 that Iran purchased Soviet-trained killer dolphins.
• 4.Project Freedom, Trump's Strait of Hormuz escort operation, has seen immediate violence. U.S. destroyers escorted two commercial ships through, shot down Iranian missiles and drones, and destroyed six Iranian speedboats; Brent crude hit $114/barrel and Americans are paying ~50% more at the pump than before the war started.
• 5.A Puerto Rico prison drug-for-votes scheme allegedly implicates Trump-allied Governor Jenniffer González Colón. According to ProPublica, a gang called Los Tiburones sold drugs to inmates in exchange for votes for González Colón; federal prosecutors were preparing indictments when, after Trump's election, supervisors ordered them to drop voting charges and halt the investigation entirely.
• 6.Trump's DOJ subpoenaed personal data on every 2020 Fulton County election worker. The demand — covering names, home addresses, emails, and phone numbers of poll workers, volunteers, and bus drivers — came via grand jury amid record-breaking Georgia early voting, even though the statute of limitations on any 2020 election crimes has already expired.
• 7.Three passengers died aboard the cruise ship Hondius from hantavirus, with nearly 150 still aboard. The WHO confirmed the first two deaths on May 4th; Cape Verde refused to let the ship dock despite WHO legally binding treaty obligations, and Spain ultimately agreed to accept the vessel at the Canary Islands for a full investigation.
• 8.California regulators are seeking over $2 million in penalties and potential license suspension against State Farm. After the LA wildfires destroyed 16,000 structures, investigators found State Farm violated the law hundreds of times — delaying claims by months, illegally denying toxin testing, and underpaying — though State Farm paid $5.7 billion on 13,000+ claims and denies systematic wrongdoing.