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Re:EPFL cancels Stallman's lecture citing “the situation reg... by arp242 on Monday May 15, 2023 @07:21PM (#35955870)
What does "associate with" mean in this context? As in, what does it mean concretely? Genuine question. I've had friends ("associated with") that had criminal histories, some of them even quite severe. Of course, I took no part in those crimes, and I don't think anyone here would hold having friends with criminal histories against me.
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Re:EPFL cancels Stallman's lecture citing “the situation reg... by ianburrell on Monday May 15, 2023 @07:51PM (#35956127)
Gates met with Epstein repeatedly, in-person. He visited Epstein's home, he flew on Epstein's jet, they about Gates Foundation deal.

Gates knew Epstein from earlier so likely would have known about the conviction. Also, it sounds like relationship soured in 2014.

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Re:EPFL cancels Stallman's lecture citing “the situation reg... by arp242 on Monday May 15, 2023 @08:32PM (#35956418)
That's all very superficial though; "flew on Epstein's jet" can mean anything from "let's discuss my donations to your foundation while we're travelling from A to B" to less savoury things.
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Re:EPFL cancels Stallman's lecture citing “the situation reg... by KerrAvon on Monday May 15, 2023 @09:00PM (#35956577)
His wife warned him not to go on the jet. When it become public that he had done that, she divorced him. She clearly didn’t think it was superficial!
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Re:EPFL cancels Stallman's lecture citing “the situation reg... by ianburrell on Monday May 15, 2023 @09:23PM (#35956724)
I guess the flight was Gates by himself. But weird he would be flying Epstein's plane and not his own. They did do "plenty discuss foundation", including making charitable fund that would make Epstein money.

The issue is that hanging out or doing business with someone as unsavory as Epstein is gia

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Re:EPFL cancels Stallman's lecture citing “the situation reg... by freejazz on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @03:17PM (#35966362)
I don't think being arrested for sex trafficking children is superficial, but I guess we each have our own limits
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Re:EPFL cancels Stallman's lecture citing “the situation reg... by lib-dev on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @08:47AM (#35961125)
> some of them even quite severe

I doubt as severe as what Epstein did.

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