The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters #1240

Harry and Beau discuss the Minneapolis tragedy, Elon’s new support of Rupert Lowe, and how the Epstein story isn’t going away.

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Reading List

• The Minneapolis School Shooting

  • NBC’s live updates on Minneapolis church school active-shooter situation – NBC News

  • Archived snapshot via archive.is – archive.is

  • BBC’s coverage of the Minneapolis shooting – BBC

  • Newsweek story on Robin Westman’s mother details – Newsweek

  • HarrisonKrank reaction on X to the Minneapolis school shooting – X – HarrisonKrank

  • avaricum777 commentary on X amid the incident – X – avaricum777

  • reddit_lies post on X discussing the shooting – X – reddit_lies

  • DStateRespTeam alert on X about the event – X – DStateRespTeam

  • Kiwifarms forum thread on the active-shooter event – KiwiFarms

• Elon Chooses Rupert

  • Rupert image from Discord upload – Discord

  • Photo shared on Discord attachment – Discord

  • Elon Musk post on Farage and UK politics (1) – X – Elon Musk

  • Elon Musk post on Farage and UK politics (2) – X – Elon Musk

  • Michael Goodwin post on Musk and Reform UK – X – GoodwinMJ

  • HistoryBro1 commentary on politics (1) – X – HistoryBro1

  • HistoryBro1 commentary on politics (2) – X – HistoryBro1

  • Elon Musk comment on Nigel Farage (1) – X – Elon Musk

  • Elon Musk comment on Nigel Farage (2) – X – Elon Musk

  • HistoryBro1 commentary on Musk and Reform – X – HistoryBro1

  • Elon Musk post on UK political reaction – X – Elon Musk

  • Independent article on Musk snubbing Farage and Reform UK – The Independent

  • BBC article on Elon Musk and UK politics – BBC

  • Google results for “Elon Musk snubs Farage” – Google

  • Express article on Musk rejecting Nigel Farage – Daily Express

  • Yahoo News piece on Musk’s fresh political attack – Yahoo News

  • Samo Burja commentary on Musk and Farage – X – SamoBurja

  • Elon Musk response on UK politics (follow-up) – X – Elon Musk

  • Lotus Eaters interview with Ben Habib – Lotus Eaters

  • Ben Habib statement on Reform and Musk – X – BenHabib6

  • Tommy Robinson commentary on Musk/Farage (1) – X – TRobinsonNewEra

  • Tommy Robinson commentary on Musk/Farage (2) – X – TRobinsonNewEra

  • Tommy Robinson commentary on Musk/Farage (3) – X – TRobinsonNewEra

• We Still Remember Epstein

  • House Oversight Committee subpoenas Epstein estate over Trump “birthday letter” and book – CBS News

  • DOJ transcript released of Ghislaine Maxwell interview on Epstein – CBS News

  • BBC coverage of Epstein files resurfacing around Trump – BBC News

  • Report on Trump’s approval rating dip amid Epstein files and tariffs – The Independent

  • Analysis of how Epstein files could impact Trump and MAGA – The Guardian

  • Can Trump escape fallout from the Epstein files? – Persuasion

  • The Real Epstein Files: missing terabytes of data revealed – Channel 4 News

  • Origins of the Epstein case and networks exposed – Unlimited Hangout

  • Epstein documentary and analysis – YouTube – Netflix

  • Investigation into Epstein’s connections – YouTube – Netflix

  • Panel discussion on Epstein’s political links – YouTube – PBS NewsHour

  • Explainer on the Epstein case and new developments – YouTube – ABC News