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Episode 11 - This Weeks Trending News!00:00 Welcome to Episode 11: What’s on the docket this week01:13 Segment 1: The SAVE Act explained (and Obama’s warning)01:51 Why voter ID matters: loopholes, no-shows, and fraud concerns03:27 “Disenfranchisement” debate: IDs, access, and party incentives08:39 Bigger picture: election trust, paper ballots, and democracy’s future10:15 Segment 2 begins: Epstein files overview & why it’s hard to cover10:56 Names in the files: context vs. culpability (and media limitations)12:35 Trump’s name in the files: claims, arrests, and misinformation14:24 Release strategy controversy: redactions, economy arguments, accountability16:28 Codes, rabbit holes, and the demand for full transparency19:15 Next up teaser: Epstein’s origins, intelligence-asset theory, early jobs21:13 Section 2: Back to Epstein—his early career in his twenties21:24 Epstein’s Early Jobs & Questionable Credentials22:43 Clip Breakdown: Epstein on the Rockefeller Board25:56 Wexner, Wall Street Connections & How the Money Grew27:55 “He’s a Fixer”: Intelligence Links, Redactions & Power Networks29:54 Epstein’s Death: Missing Cameras, New Footage & Unanswered Questions33:42 Pivot to Geopolitics: USS Abraham Lincoln vs. Iran34:44 Winter Olympics Update: USA Hockey + Medal Count Rundown37:55 More Sports Talk: Seahawks Win, Super Bowl Letdown & Bad Bunny Halftime DebateFollow Us Everywhere @thewileywireJournalists to follow for Epstein Files : Liz Cronin, Ian Carroll