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You have a friend and you find out that your friend is cheating on their partner. Your friend doesn't explicitly tell you that this needs to be kept a secret, but it does kind of feel like private information. It's not something that you're going to post about online, but within the next few weeks, you keep running into your friend and their partner who's getting cheated on at all of these social gatherings and you start getting this feeling that all your other friends are starting to change their perception of the person getting cheated on. They don't know that they're getting cheated on, but they just feel like maybe the partner is doing something wrong because there's tension in this relationship. Everybody is believing that the victim's reputation is the one getting ruined even though they don't even know that they're getting cheated on. So now you are in a pickle. You have a few choices. Either you confront your friend and you tell them if you don't come clean, I'm going to have to tell somebody. Or you go directly to the friend's partner so that they can make an informed decision with knowing all the facts, or you believe that, look, it's not my business, I'm not going to get involved. My friend is also the one cheating. So there is a level of loyalty. And I mean, even if you were to mention it to all the people who are judging the victim, it would just create this unnecessary drama. It's not even like you witnessed it happen. If you chose that, you would Rather confront your friend or even their partner privately to tell them what's going on. You are more likely to be a whistleblower, whether that be against a religious entity, a corporate organization, the government. And I don't think this is like the litmus test of whistleblowers. I do think that it's one of the many characteristics that a whistleblower has in which you would rather suffer for the greater good. You would rather risk your own livelihood, your own social circle for the benefit of others. It's a pretty unique personality type. I'm not talking about whistleblowing in the sense of everybody's gonna love and support you, because that's not really whistleblowing in. I mean, it is, I guess, definitionally, but it's not what whistleblowers go through. And I'm sure everyone sitting at home is going to say, I would absolutely be a whistleblower. But statistically, it is impossible that all of us that believe we would. Would actually would. There would be a lot more whistleblowers out there. And it makes sense because whistleblowing is one of the most dangerous things that you can do. How did it. Like, is this like a study, research done? Yeah. There's like a series of different moral dilemmas where you can kind of try to gauge if someone is more likely to be a whistleblower. And then there's also these very strange studies that they have found that the more educated you are, the more likely you are going to be a whistleblower. The higher in the organization you are, the more likely you are to be a whistleblower. And a lot of whistleblowers have this very interesting thing where they do not contemplate or procrastinate or feel shame about whistleblowing. Hmm. Whereas a lot of people, it's a very natural human thing. When you create conflict, you almost feel like, ah, maybe I shouldn't have done that. Maybe that was a bad idea. I don't know if this is the right thing to do. A lot of whistleblowers, they don't have that at all. So you're saying, like, you're kind of born with that. Yeah, It's a trait that you. Born with. Yeah. You're more likely to become one. Yes. And I'm not saying calling out bad for bad and everybody loves you. That's a very easy thing to do. I'm talking you're gonna lose your livelihood and possibly risk your life because there is this common misconception that truth is going to set you free if you Ask someone bad. They're gonna tell you that the truth does not set you free. It sends you to prison. So shut up and lawyer up. If you ask someone who's too good for their own good, they might tell you that the truth will not set you free because it's gonna get you killed. I mean, there's really no statistic on how many whistleblowers are killed, mainly because their deaths are always deemed a lone act with no foul play, even when it doesn't make sense to people. Like how two big Boeing whistleblowers died within months of each other. One of them, who happened to have already been retired after working for Boeing for 30 years, he was found suspiciously deceased at 62 years old, with no indication of wanting to exit his life anytime soon. To which Boeing did say that they were saddened to hear about his passing, which feels ominous. Then a few months after that, another Boeing whistleblower is found dead from a bacterial infection. Interestingly enough, this whistleblower, Joshua Dean, he was known by everyone to be a health nut. He worked out and watched his diet with meticulous attention to detail. He was so considerate of every small change in his body. And he suddenly contracts influenza B pneumonia and MRSA staph infection all at once. Which we tried researching it. And the odds of catching all three at once is extremely rare. CO infections can occur, but all three, I mean, there seems to be only scattered reports of these triple infections, which led to people on social media writing, the new leading cause of death is being a Boeing whistleblower. It's an obvious exaggeration, but this isn't new. One of the most controversial cases in whistleblowing history is actually Karen Silkwood. She was working for this huge company operating nuclear factories. She gets out of a union meeting at a cafe. She's got a folder, a spiral notebook, a binder filled with documents. She tells another union worker she's gonna blow the lid on what the company has been doing. They were constantly leaking pipes. The protective gear is not adequate. Radioactive materials were, according to Karen, not being properly secured. But the biggest part, Karen claims that there were between 20 to 30 kilograms, or 44 to 66 pounds of plutonium that had been misplaced. That's enough to make three to four nuclear bombs. People theorized that there was a plutonium smuggling ring in the plant. They were also just like dumping contaminated water into a river in Oklahoma that was known to be used for swimming, fishing and drinking. And it's very bad. And on the way with these documents to the Reporter Karen gets into a one car accident and passes away. One car meeting by herself. Yes, she allegedly fell asleep at the wheel. But there are so many things that don't add up. Like the damage to her bumper when it's a head on collision that killed her. A lot of other things, like the fact that there are grip marks on her steering wheel that almost indicate that she was holding on for dear life and not asleep at the wheel. Like the authorities claim the police that found her at the scene, they work for the company when they're off duty as security guards. What but more suspiciously is the fact that all of those documents that she had just showed a fellow union worker at the cafe, they are gone. When was this? This was like 50 years ago. This was one of the first big cases of. I don't think the whistleblower died accidentally. Her case is thick, very thick. I mean there's a lot to unpack there. But it's been debated for half a century whether or not she was killed or it was an accident. Just like how it's being debated whether or not the Boeing whistleblowers were killed or if self exited or naturally caught three infections at once. But does that really mean every time a whistleblower passes that it's a self exit as authorities and major corporations claim. What if a lot of powerful people want someone dead? Does that factor into the investigation? Virginia Dufrey, one of Epstein's victims, but also an advocate and a survivor who had been taking Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell down along with Prince Andrew. She is the one in that very famous picture of Prince Andrew and Ghislaine maxwell. There is 17 year old Virginia Giuffre with Prince Andrew's hand creepily around her waist. That is her. March 2025 of this year, Virginia Giuffre gets into a really bad car accident. At this point in Virginia's life, she has three children. She has helped put Epstein in jail. She lived through him mysteriously dying in prison, which by the way, she was on the fence about whether he was killed or not. In prison she helped put Ghislaine Maxwell in jail. She had just finished a manuscript for a book, a memoir detailing her entire two being trafficked by Epstein and Ghislaine to powerful people such as Prince Andrew. But other world leaders, like a prime minister of a foreign country, US politicians, senators, governors. She has the manuscript, it just hasn't been published yet. It won't be published until she's dead. Virginia Dufre has been working with a collaborator for this book. The collaborator is not only helping with some writing aspects, but she's been adding footnotes, hiring professional fact checkers, trying to do her best to protect Virginia, but also publish a book that has all the accurate information. She says that she gets a call. March 2025. So earlier this year, Virginia's in the hospital from this car accident. The accident makes the news because even Epstein's death just seems suspicious. This accident too seems so suspicious. What do you mean? Virginia goes into kidney failure. The doctors originally give her four days to live. She states that a school bus had hit her, turning her car into a tin can. She states that when the police were called, they said that nobody was available to come to the sc and now she's in the hospital in critical condition. A picture of her just bruised face is posted online, but it's odd because police later come out and confirm, yeah, there was an accident, but there were no injuries reported at the scene. And the picture of her in the hospital seems weird cause a lot of healthcare workers are coming out and saying, why is she wearing a necklace? And the bruises, they look a few days old. And she would be hooked up to a lot of machines if she were in kidney failure. And so what does this mean? Some netizens initially believed that Virginia had faked her injuries. But like, why would Virginia do that? Like, none of this makes sense. Virginia tells Amy Wallace, her collaborator for the book, very cryptically, if it's in God's hands, I'm not scared. If it's my time to go, it's my time to go. But I want the book published. Amy writes in the book, but she's like, I don't know. I want you around for the rest of my life. And so they tell each other that they love each other and they hang up. The next day, April 1, 2025, Amy Wallace and Virginia's publicist both receive an email. This is Virginia's last email to them. It reads, in short, in the event of my passing, I would like to ensure that nobody's Girl is still released. I believe it has the potential to impact many lives and foster necessary discussions about these grave injustices. That email is sent out April 1, 2025. By the end of the month, April 25, 2025, Virginia Duffrey will be found dead. But this is not the first time Virginia Dufre has almost predicted her own passing, if you will. Years ago, she tweeted, I am making it publicly known that in no way, shape or form am I wanting to self exit. I have made this known to my therapist and my gp. If something happens to me, for the sake of my family, do not let this go away and help me, Prot. Too many evil people want to see me quieted. Which yeah, sure, okay. A lot of things can change in a few years, including someone's mental state. But with the Epstein case and the Epstein files, everyone feels like a suspect. I mean, everybody has money, everybody has power, and everybody has a lot to lose if this book gets published. We would like to thank today's sponsors who have made it possible for Rotten Mango to support the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking, AKA cast. They are the US Largest provider of comprehensive direct services to survivors of human trafficking and advocating for groundbreaking policies and legislations. This episode's partnerships have also made it possible to support Rotten Mango's growing team and we'd also like to thank thank you guys for your continued support. And as always, full show notes are available@rootten mangopodcast.com with that being said, this episode involves mentions of DV self exit, CSA trafficking a few more disclaimers I want to be clear that the allegations mentioned in this video are not allegations being brought forth by the RM team. We are only repeating what has been circulating online. These allegations are readily available for anyone to research and to come to their own opinions and conclusions. Many of the allegations are from Virginia Duffrey's posthumous memoir. It's called Nobody's Girl and I highly recommend getting a copy. We. I mean I went through and I. I color coded a lot of the people that kept coming up. I took notes. I've. I mean this, there's just so much in this book that's not even going to be included in these episodes. There's so much to learn, not even just about this case, but what it means to try to support victims of trafficking. And there's. There's a lot to gain, there's a lot to learn, and there's a lot to support in here as well as I would even check out Virginia's brother Sky, who she writes so fondly about in her book. He has been very vocal about getting justice for his sister even after her passing and making sure that we see the day of the Epstein files. So many of the allegations are from her posthumous memoir as well as publicly available netizen comments. And any theory should be taken as a conspiracy theory. We are simply trying to provide a compilation of all the online theories and or speculations in an easy to digest video format so that you can do your own supplemental research before or coming to your own opinion about something or someone. That is not to say that we personally believe or don't believe something. We are just not accusing anyone of anything in this video. Our personal, private opinions about someone should not be taken as fact. We are just trying to present the different types of publicly available online discourse for you to consume. And as well, November of this year. So A month ago, 20,000 pages of the Epstein files were dumped by the House Oversight Committee. There are emails in there that have connected more people to Epstein, along with high profile professors, businessmen, politicians, including our current U.S. president Donald Trump. Whether these connections are implications of something much darker, I think especially when it comes to the political figures, everyone's going to have a differing opinion. I'm not here to sway one's opinion. I'm not here to make you believe one thing or another. I am just here to summarize all the people that were implicated in the late Virginia Duffrey's memoir, as well as the emails in the recent document dump. And I'm just trying to get you more familiar with what's going on before the DOJ is legally required to release all the Epstein files this month. Month. So December 19, 2025 is the date as mandated by the Epstein Files Transparency Act. What does that mean? The bill requires that the DOJ publish in a searchable and downloadable format all unclassified records, documents, communications and investigative materials in the DOJ's possession that relate to the investigation and the prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein. This includes materials that relate to Ghislaine Maxwell, who's still alive and in jail and apparently has a puppy who flight logs, travel records, individuals named and or referenced, including government officials in connection with the investigation and prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein. The DOJ is only allowed to withhold certain information, such as the personal information of victims and materials that would jeopardize an active federal investigation. Okay, the second part is very important because it's been very clear from the get go that members of the DOJ do not care about the victims. But that second part could be the potential loophole that would prevent yet another release of the Epstein file files. It is required that the DOJ report to Congress all the information that is released and withheld, as well as a summary of any redactions that are made, and a list of all government officials and politically exposed individuals named or referenced in the published materials. So this could either be the great expose and the great cleanse, or it could just be another fake out where we get nothing but a messy dump with emails referring to people whom we already assumed are connected to Epstein. So now we have some evidence of that connection, but it's very unlikely as of right now anything will come out of it. So with that being said, hopefully these videos give you current updates that will give you a full idea before the files drop. And if you I don't think anyone is unfamiliar with this case, but if you are, we do have a multi part series deep diving into Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and Epstein's island that you can refer to. So with that being said, let's get started. Getting evicted is usually an experience that I feel only commoners have to deal with or live in fear of. It's typically not something that the ultra wealthy or Nepo babies have even briefly thought about. It's not even a brief flashing thought that they've had in their brain. Especially if you are the Prince of England. That is until October 30, 2025. Something very rare, very interesting happens. An official Royal Communications is released. A statement from Buckingham Palace. His Majesty Prince Charles, or King Charles has today initiated a formal process to remove the style titles and honors of Prince Andrew. Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor along with Royal Communications. It's more of like an eviction notice, this entire thing Formal notice has now been served to surrender the lease and he will move to alternative private accommodation. These censures are deemed necessary notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him. Their Majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been and will remain with the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse, AKA Prince Andrew will just be suspicious. Andrew and he's getting evicted. The public responded as expected with this news, with most stating that it's a little too damn late for that. Others point out that this is fascinating because it's Prince Andrew's brother King Charles technically releasing approving this entire statement one as in comment reads I mean, tell me you believe that your brother is guilty without telling me that you believe your brother is guilty. But mostly there's a lot of shock with the comment continuing. I mean like others, I did not think that this would happen. Titles removed, sure, but kicked out of the house and home. That I really did not expect. The wording is much harsher than even I also expected. I mean I I imagine the royals would kind of beat around the bush if they were to even do anything this extreme. But the the word choice of notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations, it's more likely that you would hear something like, while he maintains his innocence. But this sounds like, hey, you're saying that it's not true, but nobody believes you, including me. Wow. Others are expressing disappointment that Virginia Duffrey, the victim who initially exposed Prince Andrew, is deceased and is not around to see this with a comment reading, I wish Virginia knew that her bravery is still finally seeing results. She deserved justice in life and she still deserves it, even though she's gone, her and all the other victims of these heartless people. But most netizens are left wondering, okay, why now though? Why now specifically? I mean, a lot of people in the UK will say, well, the Queen was never going to do it. I mean, everyone in the UK knows that Prince Andrew was the Queen's favorite child, apparently. But King Charles, there's no love lost there. Others are saying, maybe King Charles is doing it so he can clean up all the loose ends. So when William takes over, King William, soon to be King William, he can start fresh. But others are saying, well, it might be happening because of what's happening in the US right now, and they believe it's only a matter of time. They might be right to think that, because a few weeks after that, the royal announcement, November of this year, thousands of Epstein documents, including emails between Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew, are released in a Google Drive by the House Oversight and government reform committee. 20,000 something pages, large sets of emails, all dumped online for the public to see, with more to be released this month as mandated by that new bill. The hope being that finally this Epstein list will be released. Because I mean, everybody has an idea of a list. There are random lists online going out where people keep adding names once they keep getting associated with Epstein, when there's pictures resurfacing. But a real reliable list of every single name connected to Epstein and Maxwell. That's what we're hoping for in December. So here is a rundown of what we know so far before that release. You guys know how holiday potlucks or friendsgivings go? Three days before the party, everyone's texting the group chat. Wait, who's handling dessert again? Who's on beverages? Should I just grab something on the way? Here's what I learned after years of holiday stress shopping. Just bring Stella Rosa. Just do it. Stella Rosa Black makes every get together feel special. And Stella Rosa Black Sparkling is the bottle that makes every gathering feel like a celebration. Enough that even your cousin who doesn't really drink can join in on the celebration. Festive enough to feel special and honestly, just the right choice. No matter what chaos is happening around the dinner table. It's made with natural ingredients and around 100 calories a glass. There's something about that slightly sweet bubbly situation that just works. 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