Will Epstein Actually Destroy MAGA?

The directive clearly has gone out to the hive mind—knock off all this shit about the Epstein files.

View in Browser  Tuesday, July 15, 2025 What can you say about the Epstein sideshow? Certainly, it is scrambling the MAGA movement. Also, the case highlights the danger of riding a conspiracy theory to higher office. But maybe the conspiracy theories have some merit? Thankfully, we have Esquire's Charles P. Pierce to help put it all into perspective, which he did in a column today. You can read it below.  – Michael Sebastian, editor-in-chief  Plus: Obama continues to lecture Democrats. Is this a good thing? Here are the five best wireless headphones. Lululemon has some excellent sales on men's clothing right now. Trump Instructed the Hive Mind to Drop the Epstein Stuff, But It Just Won't Die The scandal is like gum on the president's shoe, and the MAGA hordes are verging on open rebellion. The directive clearly has gone out to the hive mind—knock off all this shit about the Epstein files. Ever since the Department of Justice announced that the files didn't exist, although they probably do, the MAGA hordes verged on open rebellion. At a Turning Point USA hootenanny over the weekend, MAGA superstars Charlie Kirk and Tucker Carlson both ripped the DOJ over its denial of the existence of the client list, whereupon the MAGA chip in Kirk's brain was activated. READ THE STORY The Emmy nominations came out today. There was one glaring–criminal, even–snub, writes Eric Francisco.>> You need a pair of cargo pants. Luke Guillory selects his nine favorite pairs.>> What It Feels Like to Leave the Mormon Church I am the youngest of four, and by the time I reached adulthood, the path seemed clear: serve a mission, serve the church, live my faith. Two of my older siblings had already served their missions, and I was excited to follow. The Mormon church operates on lay ministry—ordinary members "called" to leadership positions—and my parents had always answered those calls, serving in various roles. Church wasn't merely what we did on Sundays; it was who we were.   There was one complication: I am gay. As Told To Sean Evans 25 Harsh Truths About the 21st Century (So Far) We are just one leg into the relay race of this exciting century, and I have to say: It's going great. (I actually do have to say this. The gulag awaits those who do not.) It has been a real roller-coaster ride, specifically on a roller coaster from a county fair, where you saw who put it together and there's no way they put all the bolts and screws in. If it feels like we're getting dumber every day, that's because we are, and actually that is fine, because sentience has proved to be a real pain in the ass. But just because our brains are objectively worse than they were last century doesn't mean we haven't learned anything. The more innocent 1999 versions of ourselves would never believe these 25 pieces of information we've picked up, and they would be just as disappointed as we are that we cannot put them back down. By Dave Holmes Follow Us Unsubscribe | Privacy Notice | CA Notice at Collection Esquire is a publication of Hearst Magazines. ©2025 Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This email was sent by Hearst Magazines, 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019-3779