The worst part about following the daily promoted news stories is the underlying narratives being subliminally pushed.

In the case of Epstein, both sides of the ideological divide are hoping the supposed list can provide a partisan gain. If it wasn't a truly bipartisan list, it probably would have already been already been released. Both sides have now had control of it, and it, if it exists, remains suppressed.

..... but the media narrative I'm referring to that neither side will question is that all the girls involved in the sex ring are now being portrayed as "victims".

Its not like Ghislane went out and kidnapped these girls and forced them into having sex with rich and powerful men. She identified and curated girls that were willing to. The world is full of girls like these. Me and every guy I know spent our late teens and early 20s trying to identify these same kinds of girls. In all the pics I've seen of them they were all smiling and having a good time. They seem like they wanted to be there.

Its only years later, when these girls, now not quite so desirable, see an chance to make a buck, so they start claiming they were victims. And then their lawyers promote their victimhood for financial gain, and the media facilitates this transformation for clicks. And we as a society have been conditioned to accept the female's version of events without question. This is on display every time a male is nominated for the Supreme Court.

These girls were all opportunists marketing their youth and attractiveness at the time. Basking in the attention and lifestyle upgrade. But young women being promiscuous and voluntarily partying with the global elite ...... a dream millions of young women covet ...... cant be used for partisan gain, so no one is pushing that narrative.

There's also the double standard we hold for Politicians and Billionaires. If this were a list of Rock Stars like Keith Richards or Steven Tyler ...... would they be shamed by the release, or envied? There again, its all about partisan gain. No one benefits from the release of the list if their political or business enemies are not on it.

But to the Op's point ...... your attention span and focus is controlled by a group of newsroom editors. And they all have their own agendas and narratives to perpetuate. I mean thats their job, right? That entails not only controlling what you focus on ...... but more importantly what you dont. Who influences and controls them?