Hey folks,
I sat down for a bonus episode with Arick Fudali, one of the attorneys representing Epstein survivors, because amid all the noise, all the document dumps, all the political games, the people who matter most keep getting erased. This conversation slowed everything down and forced us to look directly at the human cost of what the federal government keeps failing to do.
Here are a few moments that stayed with me:
[00:01:06] Arick lays out how decades of government failure have hardened — but not broken — the survivors
[00:04:49] The DOJ’s document release didn’t just fail victims — it actively exposed them
[00:08:53] Why Epstein is the blueprint for how powerful men are protected in America
[00:13:48] The “rot at the core” of our justice system — and why this case defines it
[00:19:02] The fear survivors still live with — and how Epstein’s abuse didn’t end with his death
Arick explains something we don’t talk about enough: this isn’t just about what Epstein did — it’s about what our institutions allowed, covered up, and continue to excuse. When survivors’ names are exposed but perpetrators are protected, that’s not incompetence. That’s a choice. And it sends a message to every victim and every would-be abuser watching. If you believe survivors deserve dignity, accountability matters no matter how rich or powerful someone is, and justice shouldn’t depend on who you know — help me keep conversations like this alive.
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With urgency,
—Mike
