Tag: donald-trump

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  How Jeffrey Epstein manipulated the elite: A deep dive

  Jeffrey Epstein wasn’t a master criminal who tricked the world; he was a mirror for the elite. This essay explores the ‘Cloud of Common Sense’ that hovered over his network, explaining why billionaires sought his ‘Amoral Space’ and how a system of ‘Concentric Circles of Enablement’ treated his victims as ‘Disposable People.’

• LALA’s BOOK NOTES: ‘Liem Sioe Liong’s Salim Group: The Business Pillar of Suharto’s Indonesia’

  This biography explores how the Salim Group mastered Indonesia’s political economy under Suharto to build a massive conglomerate. When Suharto fell, the empire nearly collapsed. Offshore, Filipino banker Manny Pangilinan fiercely protected their Philippine assets, famously blocking a desperate sale of PLDT to rival tycoon John Gokongwei.