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Headline Change: "Jeffrey Epstein Called Bill Gates His 'Brightest' Star: New Book"

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 31, 2024

Seems like censorship by Gates (as usual).

Old: Speaking Through Spokespeople is a Sign of Weakness, Such as Non-Denying and False Denials (or: Bill Gates Never Denied His Connections to MIT Through Jeffrey Epstein)

The original: (new)

Jeffrey Epstein Called Bill Gates His 'Brightest' Star: New Book

This seems to be what Gates and his army of lawyers did to it:

Bill Gates Hits Back Over New Book’s Claims About ‘Buddy’ Epstein

This has been called the "Bill chill" (censorship by fear):

Bill chill

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