# ![@matthew_petti Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::785949447813423104.png) @matthew_petti Matthew Petti

Matthew Petti posts on X about iran, epstein files, in the, jeffrey epstein the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [--] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Top Social Posts
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"Here are [--] wars Trump started or expanded in [----] The U.S. military is fighting or preparing to fight in more countries than it was when the self-proclaimed "peace president" took office"  
[X Link](https://reason.com/2025/12/26/here-are-5-wars-trump-started-or-expanded-in-2025/)  2026-01-03T19:16Z 18.7K followers, [---] engagements


"The El Paso drone scare is the future of national security paranoia Fear over mysterious objects in the sky keeps disrupting society"  
[X Link](https://reason.com/2026/02/13/the-el-paso-drone-scare-is-the-future-of-national-security-paranoia/)  2026-02-13T17:26Z 18.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Epstein files: FBI tracked down anonymous 4chan conspiracy theorist The Department of Justice released subpoenas for personal information on two anonymous commenters claiming to have inside knowledge of Epstein's death"  
[X Link](https://reason.com/2026/02/11/epstein-files-fbi-tracked-down-anonymous-4chan-conspiracy-theorist/)  2026-02-11T22:54Z 18.7K followers, [----] engagements


"How thousands of randos like me landed in the Epstein files To make sense of the Justice Departments latest documents related to the late sex-trafficker you have to understand what they actually are"  
[X Link](https://reason.com/2026/02/05/how-thousands-of-randos-like-me-landed-in-the-epstein-files/)  2026-02-05T19:41Z 18.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Jeffrey Epstein brokered secret meeting between Qatari and Israeli leaders The late sex trafficker brought together former prime ministers from both countries while trying to help Qatar out of diplomatic isolation"  
[X Link](https://reason.com/2026/02/03/jeffrey-epstein-brokered-secret-meeting-between-qatari-and-israeli-leaders/)  2026-02-03T15:31Z 18.7K followers, [----] engagements


"SCOOP: Jeffrey Epstein was planning to turn his private island into a resort for paying customers with the help of a Dubai businessman linked to the UAE government leaked emails show"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2001376288385503701)  2025-12-17T19:37Z 18.7K followers, 123.1K engagements


"He bought those test kits for the royal family of Dubai. Drop Site reported on this: https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/jeffrey-epstein-united-arab-emirates-sultan-sulayem-dubai-dp-world Epstein was somehow involved in Sultan bin Sulayem purchasing [--] ancestry kits from 23andMe https://t.co/DKzJaJyCKT https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/jeffrey-epstein-united-arab-emirates-sultan-sulayem-dubai-dp-world Epstein was somehow involved in Sultan bin Sulayem purchasing [--] ancestry kits from 23andMe https://t.co/DKzJaJyCKT"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2017404036991873162)  2026-01-31T01:06Z 18.7K followers, [----] engagements


"The answer is already known. He was ordering them for the royal family of Dubai: https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/jeffrey-epstein-united-arab-emirates-sultan-sulayem-dubai-dp-world Weird detail from the Epstein record that deserves way more scrutiny: Jeffrey Epstein reportedly ordered [--] separate DNA test kits from 23andMe enough that the company itself reached out to ask why. Thirty. https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/jeffrey-epstein-united-arab-emirates-sultan-sulayem-dubai-dp-world Weird detail from the Epstein record that deserves way more scrutiny: Jeffrey Epstein reportedly ordered 30"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2017407698984218915)  2026-01-31T01:20Z 18.7K followers, [----] engagements


"The whole Epstein case would be weird even if he wasnt an infamous child molester. Like where did this guy come from and why does seemingly every elite on the planet have connections to him"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2017412287615713733)  2026-01-31T01:39Z 18.7K followers, 1.4M engagements


"NNT is the only celebrity to show up in the Epstein files and end up looking better for it @AmerAssaleh There is more. Aside from the invitations to parties Epstein tried & failed to meet me in his mansion in Feb [----]. @AmerAssaleh There is more. Aside from the invitations to parties Epstein tried & failed to meet me in his mansion in Feb 2015"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2017616129754009626)  2026-01-31T15:09Z 18.7K followers, 268.2K engagements


"Epstein wasnt really a global elite. His influence followed very specific networks: American finance Israeli security establishment Russian oligarchy European aristocracy and Gulf petro-monarchy. Very few Asian Latin American and African elites even the evil ones"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2018007375127404679)  2026-02-01T17:03Z 18.7K followers, 871K engagements


"Kanye West in his own deranged way really did write the defining lines of the mid-2020s"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2018112257721303401)  2026-02-02T00:00Z 18.7K followers, 405.1K engagements


"Excellent stuff from @SevaUT: both the Epstein scandal and Russiagate are about "a sphere of elite impunity where American consultants Russian oligarchs Saudi princes European politicians Israeli intelligence figures and British ex-spies all swim" https://hegemon.substack.com/p/the-epstein-files-and-russiagate https://hegemon.substack.com/p/the-epstein-files-and-russiagate"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2019174909566734414)  2026-02-04T22:23Z 18.7K followers, 67.7K engagements


"Today I learned: Anchorage Alaska is a global air cargo hub not just because of its location in the middle of all these air routes but also because the cold air actually increases lift and allows planes to take off with more weight"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2019690259320377707)  2026-02-06T08:30Z 18.7K followers, 560.8K engagements


"Another cool fact I learned today: the first written descriptions we have of a Viking funeral and of the cities of Mainz Schleswig and Prague are all in Arabic"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2019792433924477087)  2026-02-06T15:16Z 18.7K followers, 150.4K engagements


"@sigilante @spandrell4 We used to in the old days. But passengers are lighter than cargo and modern jets can make the trip direct"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2019792958321496475)  2026-02-06T15:19Z 18.7K followers, 11.5K engagements


"The descriptions of Mainz Schleswig and Prague came from Ibrahim ibn Yaqub who was a Jewish Andalusian"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2019854470725988833)  2026-02-06T19:23Z 18.7K followers, 10.9K engagements


"Its kinda funny that Benjamin Netanyahu has been way more eager to talk about Epsteins connections to Israeli elites than American media has. As they say in Arabic me against my brother my brother and I against my cousin my cousin and I against the stranger"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2019876427558973878)  2026-02-06T20:50Z 18.7K followers, 11.9K engagements


"I have called for the full release of the Epstein files. I have provided a sworn statement of what I know. And just this week Ive agreed to appear in person before the committee. But its still not enough for Republicans on the House Oversight Committee. I have called for the full release of the Epstein files. I have provided a sworn statement of what I know. And just this week Ive agreed to appear in person before the committee. But its still not enough for Republicans on the House Oversight Committee"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2019882357986320667)  2026-02-06T21:14Z 18.7K followers, [----] engagements


"resorting to Groyper style ethnography to avoid the straightforward explanation for why AIPAC is losing (its because Americans dont like their political project) @mattyglesias Jews are washed imo - total collapse in their once vaunted ability to interface with the American political system because their donor decision making is driven by emotional reactions to slop @mattyglesias Jews are washed imo - total collapse in their once vaunted ability to interface with the American political system because their donor decision making is driven by emotional reactions to slop"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2019883258134360089)  2026-02-06T21:17Z 18.7K followers, 51.6K engagements


"I mean this interview proves exactly why Mamdani was right to fire him. Why would you keep a city official who was just going to use his bully pulpit badmouth you NEW from me I spoke to NYC's ousted Anti-Semitism Czar Rabbi Moshe Davis who tells me Zohran Mamdani threw him out because he's a "proud jew" who doesn't hate Israel https://t.co/9QQ5gZcOhQ NEW from me I spoke to NYC's ousted Anti-Semitism Czar Rabbi Moshe Davis who tells me Zohran Mamdani threw him out because he's a "proud jew" who doesn't hate Israel https://t.co/9QQ5gZcOhQ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2019894491553894619)  2026-02-06T22:02Z 18.7K followers, 18K engagements


"Trump walks back threats all the time. (As you might recall he was threatening to invade a European territory a month ago.) Rather than saying "Trump can't afford to look weak" journos/thinktankies should just state their honest position they want him to bomb Iran. My final #Itantalks thought for the night. The White House does not want a regional war. BUT the occupant of the White House will not take kindly to being the Grand Old Duke. So . https://t.co/sXh55uFfgr My final #Itantalks thought for the night. The White House does not want a regional war. BUT the occupant of the White House will"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2019922959003976085)  2026-02-06T23:55Z 18.7K followers, [----] engagements


"If you went back in time [--] years and told me that Milo Yiannopoulos would be attacking Professor Mamdanis son now the mayor of New York City for not being Muslim enoughI think my brain would just shut down. Mamdani mangled the pronunciation of all llhu alayhi wa-sallam but even worse he misled us the audience about the meaning of the Hadith he quotes thereby abusing and dishonoring the religion he claims to love. The strangers in the text are those who remain steadfast in Mamdani mangled the pronunciation of all llhu alayhi wa-sallam but even worse he misled us the audience about the meaning"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2020075461955539266)  2026-02-07T10:01Z 18.7K followers, 50.1K engagements


"Its very clear that Epstein: 1) was sexually blackmailing people. Proven beyond a doubt anyone who dismissed as a conspiracy theory was wrong. 2) did not organize his blackmail in a way that left the client list people were hoping for. Lots of unspoken innuendo etc. Jeffrey Epstein in a draft letter to Les Wexner: "You and I had 'gang stuff' for over [--] years" I owe a great debt to you as frankly you owe to me "I had no intention of divulging any confidence of ours" https://t.co/HbA2rwR8YC https://t.co/CCrMLqd653 Jeffrey Epstein in a draft letter to Les Wexner: "You and I had 'gang stuff' for"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2020124539963736353)  2026-02-07T13:16Z 18.7K followers, 24.4K engagements


"The emails from the Epstein files are actually a pretty clear demonstration that power works through unspoken understandings and conversations that never get put to paper"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2020126386556449162)  2026-02-07T13:23Z 18.7K followers, [----] engagements


"The problem with putting your fate in the hands of foreigners is that you don't get to choose what they do with it. People dismiss these warnings as pride or moralism right up until the moment when they realize with horrible results that they don't control the outcome. https://t.co/5GXgUtmo26 https://t.co/5GXgUtmo26"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2020127674677563408)  2026-02-07T13:29Z 18.7K followers, [----] engagements


"the daily lives of global superelite look so offputting and unpleasant Epstein took a photo of his [----] dinner with Zuckerberg and Musk and sent it to himself https://t.co/s4nWRpAZ1Z Epstein took a photo of his [----] dinner with Zuckerberg and Musk and sent it to himself https://t.co/s4nWRpAZ1Z"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2020185626323349674)  2026-02-07T17:19Z 18.7K followers, 11.3K engagements


"@MithraeDisipula If were gonna think through this case by case there is an ocean between Washington taking French help in his ongoing guerrilla war and Pahlavi pinning his entire movement on the promise of American bombing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2020287405916565918)  2026-02-08T00:03Z 18.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@MithraeDisipula Everyone I know in Iran both pro and anti says that the monarchists have pinned their hopes entirely on American bombing. Not on aid to the revolution but on the U.S. directly fighting it for them. Why else would the possibility of a U.S. deal/withdrawal be so devastating"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2020288761964499257)  2026-02-08T00:09Z 18.7K followers, [---] engagements


"Eric Adams last move Hafz Mustafa New York'ta ube aacak. https://t.co/J7zbmJPiqB Hafz Mustafa New York'ta ube aacak. https://t.co/J7zbmJPiqB"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2020431178248110477)  2026-02-08T09:35Z 18.7K followers, 71.8K engagements


"What other bet could they make Obama era normalization was supposed to be their Chinese reform moment and that was deliberately strangled in the cradle by the superpower next door. Cuba was retarded to bet on improving economic ties with the US during Obama and investing heavily in luxury hotels for American tourists instead of economic resilience. Cuba was retarded to bet on improving economic ties with the US during Obama and investing heavily in luxury hotels for American tourists instead of economic resilience"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2020442512259788910)  2026-02-08T10:20Z 18.7K followers, 12.1K engagements


"The real imperialism is when you dont want the bomb people. Anarchists have reinvented Reagan from third principles. its easy to be against US imperial intervention when it comes in form of regime change wars/militarism but what abt US imperial intervention that comes in form of diplomacy/deals on the blood of ppl preserving/prolonging fascist military regime like IRI happening in Oman atm its easy to be against US imperial intervention when it comes in form of regime change wars/militarism but what abt US imperial intervention that comes in form of diplomacy/deals on the blood of ppl"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2020442774919692322)  2026-02-08T10:21Z 18.7K followers, 10.8K engagements


"The Magyars are a race of TurksThe Magyars are pagans worshipping fire. They make piratical raids on the Slavs. broke: Kiev woke: Kyiv bespoke: Ghrkmn https://t.co/MVoC1KFdQh broke: Kiev woke: Kyiv bespoke: Ghrkmn https://t.co/MVoC1KFdQh"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2020483123432071308)  2026-02-08T13:01Z 18.7K followers, 41.1K engagements


"This is a lot of word salad to avoid spelling out what your ask of us Americans is. The U.S. right now is winding up to bomb Iran and OP said that cutting a deal *not* to bomb would also be imperialism. So what is it you want"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2020503802542268625)  2026-02-08T14:23Z 18.7K followers, [----] engagements


"@hrahmadi8 I mean this is just an accelerated replay of the 1980s and 1990s where U.S. administrators were obsessed with proving that they could kick Vietnam syndrome with limited operations until they got too arrogant and created Iraq syndrome"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2020510577584463943)  2026-02-08T14:50Z 18.7K followers, [---] engagements


"I'll be upfront: I think people are underpricing Jon Ossoff and overpricing Gavin Newsom for [----] at least within the primary. If Ossoff ends up winning his senate seat by like 7% or more I think he just rides that momentum all the way to the White House in [----]. Hes a perfect candidate. - Can unify the base. - Battle-tested swing-state winner. - Handsome + charismatic = good combo (Obama JFK etc) If Ossoff ends up winning his senate seat by like 7% or more I think he just rides that momentum all the way to the White House in [----]. Hes a perfect candidate. - Can unify the base. -"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2020631049038946316)  2026-02-08T22:49Z 18.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Emirati messaging in Arabic: all this talk about genocide in Sudan is a foreign slander against a great Arab nation carrying forward the torch of the Muslims Emirati messaging in English: Muslims are cockroaches 🚨 An Emirati military officer says: We have gone beyond all limits in defending the Islamic nation and supporting Islam and Muslims. 👀 MBZ appears visibly surprised by the intensity of the statement. https://t.co/Ehnv8Ihn6M 🚨 An Emirati military officer says: We have gone beyond all limits in defending the Islamic nation and supporting Islam and Muslims. 👀 MBZ appears visibly"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2015517289790001285)  2026-01-25T20:09Z 18.4K followers, 99.4K engagements


"Groypers 🤝 Democrats not wanting anyone to connect our psychotic foreign policy for the past three years to the military-style occupation of an American city"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2015581779688562814)  2026-01-26T00:25Z 18.5K followers, 101.8K engagements


"If you just saw Celine's reaction you would think that Greta Thunberg was supporting the old Syrian government not the Kurdish uprising against it. I guess Greta was a baby when Syrians were being bombed by chemical weapons by Sarin gas that then chocked and killed thousands of Syrians and destroyed the environment. Anyways. I guess Greta was a baby when Syrians were being bombed by chemical weapons by Sarin gas that then chocked and killed thousands of Syrians and destroyed the environment. Anyways"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2015767950364422573)  2026-01-26T12:45Z 18.3K followers, 35.5K engagements


"lol UAE says it wont allow its airspace territory or waters to be used in any hostile military actions against Iran and that it wont provide any logistical support either UAE says it wont allow its airspace territory or waters to be used in any hostile military actions against Iran and that it wont provide any logistical support either"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2015791783595176370)  2026-01-26T14:19Z 18.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Ah its a regime now. Anti-Israel and antisemitic messages from Saudi regime mouthpieces and state-sanctioned media have increased in recent weeks as Riyadh has pivoted away from a more moderate posture @LahavHarkov writes https://t.co/QHuGNqSCsb Anti-Israel and antisemitic messages from Saudi regime mouthpieces and state-sanctioned media have increased in recent weeks as Riyadh has pivoted away from a more moderate posture @LahavHarkov writes https://t.co/QHuGNqSCsb"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2015794681305588051)  2026-01-26T14:31Z 18.5K followers, 268.8K engagements


"Always doing the thin-skinned petulant Mafia boss routine. This guys grift was greatly aided by the fact that he doesnt speak Hebrew and all his content is in English geared towards a foreign leftist audience. Despite his large online presence barely anyone outside of some activist circles in south Tel Aviv knew who he was. Now that This guys grift was greatly aided by the fact that he doesnt speak Hebrew and all his content is in English geared towards a foreign leftist audience. Despite his large online presence barely anyone outside of some activist circles in south Tel Aviv knew who he"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2015801600984379769)  2026-01-26T14:58Z 18.3K followers, 12.8K engagements


"I cant tell if this is a pro or anti-beating people for their social media comments post Syrian military men beat this Afro-Arab and asked him to bark like a dog because of his social media comments supporting Kurds So please tell me again how ICE is so bad and why you need to riot and fight ICE https://t.co/S4tGXkUC1l Syrian military men beat this Afro-Arab and asked him to bark like a dog because of his social media comments supporting Kurds So please tell me again how ICE is so bad and why you need to riot and fight ICE https://t.co/S4tGXkUC1l"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2015938515112993189)  2026-01-27T00:02Z 18.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Again these think tank critters are openly telling you that they want to live in a Middle East where they can kill journalists for being on the wrong side. They would do the same to Americans if they could. When Lebanons civil society fails to recognize the difference between journalists and Hezbollah operatives. Al Manar is part of the threat system that Hezbollah had built to repress journalists. Walaw https://t.co/HRJxghJfA0 When Lebanons civil society fails to recognize the difference between journalists and Hezbollah operatives. Al Manar is part of the threat system that Hezbollah had"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2015942021467328820)  2026-01-27T00:16Z 18.3K followers, 10.3K engagements


"It's a real mask off moment not only denying that the PYD fought Assad (and had members tortured for it) but also denying the existence of *any* Kurdish uprising. These Kurds were on your side of the revolution and gave a lot of blood for it I think I must have missed the Kurdish uprising against Assaddefinitely remember them collaborating to ensure one of the worst modern day sieges in Aleppo though I think I must have missed the Kurdish uprising against Assaddefinitely remember them collaborating to ensure one of the worst modern day sieges in Aleppo though"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2015946745943916780)  2026-01-27T00:35Z 18.4K followers, 26.5K engagements


"There was no "Kurdish uprising" after [----] Really Who were all the people calling themselves the Martyr Mashaal Tammo Brigade https://x.com/qunfuz2/status/2013349253423288661 https://x.com/qunfuz2/status/2013349253423288661"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2015955653936705796)  2026-01-27T01:10Z 18.4K followers, [----] engagements


"It just speaks to what a massive and possibly fatal waste it was for Iran to prop up Assad. They could have been cutting these same kind of deals in [----]. This matches my earlier posts about Hezbollah supply lines being somewhat intact. The issue is if Iran is sending supplies at the same volume (Or if theyve died down). Stopping Hezbollah shipments requires Lebanon and Syria to be functional countries with robust economies. This matches my earlier posts about Hezbollah supply lines being somewhat intact. The issue is if Iran is sending supplies at the same volume (Or if theyve died down)."  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2016108320822833535)  2026-01-27T11:17Z 18.3K followers, 10.5K engagements


"Kurds violently shook off Assads control in [----]. Many of them both YPG and otherwise came out of Assads torture prisons. You are portraying them as nothing but Assads auxiliaries in order to justify the coming repression of Kurds under the government that has power now. The YPG/ SDF - through brutal and violent repression - were the major political and military representative of the Kurdish cause throughout the civil war and they were de facto allied with Assad aiding and abetting his war crimes. Trying to re write this makes you look silly The YPG/ SDF - through brutal and violent"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2016111657517535712)  2026-01-27T11:30Z 18.4K followers, 41.1K engagements


"In general [----] was the peak anarchic Internet. It was mass normie adoption of social media plus the elite freakout about Trump/Russiagate plus that whole ISIS thing that forced a cleanup. Reddit very famously had a very libertarian approach to moderation in the early days and never banned a single subreddit for the first decade of its existence which led to some incredibly disgusting subreddits being tolerated by the Reddit admin. This only began to change in https://t.co/eo0eIeHP0l Reddit very famously had a very libertarian approach to moderation in the early days and never banned a single"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2016120400380625230)  2026-01-27T12:05Z 18.3K followers, [----] engagements


"More evidence of Soy Occupied Government. It is very [----] Tumblr coded to be like demented suicidal penguin Omg totally me Americans have always known why https://t.co/dcQNCtkNKk Americans have always known why https://t.co/dcQNCtkNKk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2016121519102165184)  2026-01-27T12:10Z 18.5K followers, [----] engagements


"does anyone in Lebanon actually want to be an independent country Tripoli is the most neglected city by the state in Lebanon. One of the city's residents said: "Since you are unable to fulfill your duty towards the city annex us to Syria. Tripoli has always been Tarablus Al-Sham." 💚 https://t.co/elhJrQkny8 Tripoli is the most neglected city by the state in Lebanon. One of the city's residents said: "Since you are unable to fulfill your duty towards the city annex us to Syria. Tripoli has always been Tarablus Al-Sham." 💚 https://t.co/elhJrQkny8"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2016277816657023302)  2026-01-27T22:31Z 18.5K followers, 19.5K engagements


"Its crazy that the American state is just a venue for peoples ethnic feuds now. The actual video is a lot worse than I was expecting. He uses the Armenian language - which he refers to as a dialect which is concerning - as evidence that the Armenians are up to no good. That's a bakery. Lavash is an Armenian flatbread. Oz knows that. You know how I know https://t.co/J0dlnGb2Zb The actual video is a lot worse than I was expecting. He uses the Armenian language - which he refers to as a dialect which is concerning - as evidence that the Armenians are up to no good. That's a bakery. Lavash is an"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2016497339557405174)  2026-01-28T13:03Z 18.4K followers, 94K engagements


"So if theres a war brewing there doesnt have to be a memo to journalists saying support it or else. A combination of newsroom economics elite solidarity and the threat of informal sanctions (access and flak) will get everyone contributing to the war fever"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2016900914364264798)  2026-01-29T15:47Z 18.3K followers, [----] engagements


"The elephant in the room is that a lot of this diaspora behavior is directed at other diasporas who have it at least as rough as them. What are Afghans Palestinians Iraqis supposed to do when someone tells them they deserve to die And what side is whitey supposed to take Its actually a Low EQ move to not understand why diaspora acts the way it does which isnt even that abnormal considering whats happened. Practice radical empathy or whatever the fuck your friends talk about when it comes to causes they like Its actually a Low EQ move to not understand why diaspora acts the way it does which"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2016909041964834949)  2026-01-29T16:19Z 18.3K followers, 10.6K engagements


"It reminds me of a conversation I had earlier with an Arab Syrian guy who told me that I was being orientalist talking down to Local Voices etc and then turned around a mocked a Kurd for being an "orphan of a country that never existed.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2016910199852794286)  2026-01-29T16:23Z 18.3K followers, [----] engagements


"RT @patrickwintour: From inside Evin jail Iran a statement from one of the most prominent political prisoners Seyed Mostafa Tajzadeh. H"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2016912153559568877)  2026-01-29T16:31Z 18.3K followers, [--] engagements


"RT @Sain4847: The reason Jolani is sitting down with Putin is not truth and reconciliation. It's because the moral stain of the war has bee"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2016919953899749675)  2026-01-29T17:02Z 18.3K followers, [--] engagements


"RT @gbrew24: Some notable messages from prominent opposition leaders inside Iran. -From house arrest Mir Hussein Mousavi calling for a co"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2016920874830483569)  2026-01-29T17:06Z 18.3K followers, [--] engagements


"RT @nickschifrin: .@POTUS says he just spoke with @delcyrodriguezv announces Americans will be able to visit Venezuela and Venezuelan air"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2016921302183915713)  2026-01-29T17:08Z 18.3K followers, [--] engagements


"RT @gbrew24: Brent has spiked above $70 for the first time since September as the market prices in a potential Iran-linked disruption. #OOT"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2016921914631958799)  2026-01-29T17:10Z 18.3K followers, [--] engagements


"RT @QalaatAlMudiq: #Syria: Russia has completed its withdrawal from Qamishli Airbase (#Hasakah province). with bills to local shopkeepers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2016925915863793789)  2026-01-29T17:26Z 18.3K followers, [--] engagements


"RT @vvanwilgenburg: Sources from the government and the SDF to [---] media channel: " An announcement is expected today or tomorrow regarding"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2016937286663823425)  2026-01-29T18:11Z 18.3K followers, [--] engagements


"RT @langloisajl: Perhaps a reach requiring more evidence but this meeting and the Russian withdrawal from Qamishli suggest the Trump admin"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2016941341020762291)  2026-01-29T18:27Z 18.3K followers, [--] engagements


"RT @EGYOSINT: Looks like the Growlers have arrived Four U.S. Air Force KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling tankers departed Pease Air Nationa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2016941427079409807)  2026-01-29T18:28Z 18.3K followers, [--] engagements


"RT @jhaboush: Saudi Arabias defense minister Prince Khalid bin Salman has arrived in Washington for an official visit per statement"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2016953493542588580)  2026-01-29T19:16Z 18.3K followers, [--] engagements


"RT @mhmiranusa: Iranian Army spokesperson said today that US may do a very fast and limited attack to Iran followed by a @realDonaldTrump p"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2016991372402667667)  2026-01-29T21:46Z 18.3K followers, [---] engagements


"I think antiwar people here are genuinely not prepared for what happens if picture of US airstrikes killing women or children emerge and real Iranians inside Iran insist that its fake propaganda and/or something Iranians want and/or the price of ending Islamic Republic genocide"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2016992071748333984)  2026-01-29T21:49Z 18.3K followers, [----] engagements


"great news Shahzade Sereen is free https://t.co/vxP86nlfNW Shahzade Sereen is free https://t.co/vxP86nlfNW"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2016994463508316423)  2026-01-29T21:58Z 18.3K followers, [----] engagements


"RT @dioscuri: Prototaxites were bizarre 8-metre towers that dominated Earth [---] million years ago before trees evolved. Long assumed to be"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2017000154646159594)  2026-01-29T22:21Z 18.4K followers, [---] engagements


"RT @phildstewart: (Reuters) - The Pentagon and artificial-intelligence developer Anthropic are at odds over potentially eliminating safegua"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2017000630003372219)  2026-01-29T22:23Z 18.3K followers, [---] engagements


"RT @Faytuks: The US is set to conduct a broad military campaign to topple the Iranian regime according to Israeli assessments -- Kann News"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2017001469535232056)  2026-01-29T22:26Z 18.3K followers, [---] engagements


"RT @Faytuks: Trump has been briefed on a "big" plan that would see the US strike Iranian regime and IRGC facilities in a "large-scale bombi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2017002065063555363)  2026-01-29T22:29Z 18.3K followers, [---] engagements


"RT @OunkaOnX: Graham - "To any ally Canada Britain Germany France if you try to help the ICC(for arresting Netanyahu) we're going to"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2017002948455203012)  2026-01-29T22:32Z 18.3K followers, [----] engagements


"I think theyve correctly assessed that the negotiations last spring were a ploy any offer right now is similarly just meant to paint them as intransigent before the war starts which seems to be working on a certain subset of journalists. Basically the same thing he said ahead of the failed negotiations last spring only this time the Trump administration is no longer interested in exclusively nuclear talks The Iranian regime will continue copy-pasting the same statements right up until the end Basically the same thing he said ahead of the failed negotiations last spring only this time the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2017218483730133337)  2026-01-30T12:48Z 18.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Never forget who these people really are. https://www.reuters.com/world/early-warning-apocalyptic-wasteland-gaza-blocked-by-us-envoys-israel-2026-01-30/ Classic Iran playbook: when applying pressuredeny responsibility and demand upfront U.S. concessions; when under pressureprofess goodwill and demand upfront U.S. concessions. Not serious. https://www.reuters.com/world/early-warning-apocalyptic-wasteland-gaza-blocked-by-us-envoys-israel-2026-01-30/ Classic Iran playbook: when applying pressuredeny responsibility and demand upfront U.S. concessions; when under pressureprofess goodwill and"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2017266048983064945)  2026-01-30T15:57Z 18.5K followers, 51.5K engagements


"If then Gulf states really wont let their territory be used in an attack (and can enforce that) why would the U.S. move so much gear there These statements are obviously meant to keep them out of Iranian war planning and not much else. 🛰📸 Al Udeid Air Base Qatar. (Mizarvision) - [--] x KC-135R Stratotankers - [--] x RC-135V Rivet Joint (reg 64-14848) - Additional Patriot Air Defense batteries which were deployed between January [--] & [--] (checked with Sentinel-2 imagery) https://t.co/EtqijzGSns 🛰📸 Al Udeid Air Base Qatar. (Mizarvision) - [--] x KC-135R Stratotankers - [--] x RC-135V Rivet Joint (reg"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2017278108047413482)  2026-01-30T16:45Z 18.4K followers, 14K engagements


"As I said before its possible a lot of elites knew Epstein very casualty without being privy to his sex crimes *but so many of the people claiming that turned out to be lying about how close they were*. More exchanges between Elon Musk and Epstein in new batch: https://t.co/8IfRqerrux More exchanges between Elon Musk and Epstein in new batch: https://t.co/8IfRqerrux"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2017301689301160028)  2026-01-30T18:19Z 18.4K followers, [----] engagements


"They're not attacking Iran to distract from the Epstein files. They're releasing the Epstein files right before a war with Iran so that no one pays attention to them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2017318249638101284)  2026-01-30T19:25Z 18.5K followers, 74.2K engagements


"This email was reported by Dossier Center a Russian opposition newspaper in exile a few years ago. The associate is Sergei Belyakov a cabinet minister with likely intelligence connections. No idea how they obtained it. https://dossier.center/jeffreyepsteinrusconnect-en/ Epstein emailed a Russian associate in [----] asking for "help" because a girl he was connected to wanted to "blackmail a group of powerful biznessman in New York" He lists her address of where she was staying at the time https://t.co/VEJ2YEaiY5 https://dossier.center/jeffreyepsteinrusconnect-en/ Epstein emailed a Russian"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2017349624437055642)  2026-01-30T21:30Z 18.4K followers, [----] engagements


"We also reported on Epsteins dealings with Belyakov whom he introduced to former Israeli PM Ehud Barak while trying to get an introduction to Putin. https://reason.com/2025/08/27/inside-jeffrey-epsteins-spy-industry-connections/ https://reason.com/2025/08/27/inside-jeffrey-epsteins-spy-industry-connections/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2017349628073533627)  2026-01-30T21:30Z 18.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Jeffrey Epstein was trying to start a childrens studio in Somaliland sounds like someone just did mad libs of the past few months of American politics. Wallahi this is disturbing. Jeffery Epstein was planning to open a Somaliwood Studios in Somaliland with Sesame Street type of shows geared towards childrens. How many children was Somaliland going to violate for recognition https://t.co/1eZxcsmRt6 Wallahi this is disturbing. Jeffery Epstein was planning to open a Somaliwood Studios in Somaliland with Sesame Street type of shows geared towards childrens. How many children was Somaliland going"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2017351536905507272)  2026-01-30T21:37Z 18.7K followers, 70.8K engagements


"Every so often you get a reminder that the Grayzone was founded by the son of a super-establishment Clinton advisor. FROM THE EPSTEIN FILES Epstein forwarded a blind item about Trump Jr. fucking Hope Hicks to several people. The item was apparently sent to Epstein by Sidney Blumenthal. https://t.co/gcMNCRGEcD FROM THE EPSTEIN FILES Epstein forwarded a blind item about Trump Jr. fucking Hope Hicks to several people. The item was apparently sent to Epstein by Sidney Blumenthal. https://t.co/gcMNCRGEcD"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2017410421976649802)  2026-01-31T01:31Z 18.4K followers, 20.3K engagements


"Dont forget who this is all about. NEW: Epstein survivors are condemning the DOJ for releasing a partial Epstein files dump then quietly scrubbing documents hours later. Survivors waited decades for transparency. What they got was redactions deletions and excuses. https://t.co/T60r56xLwC NEW: Epstein survivors are condemning the DOJ for releasing a partial Epstein files dump then quietly scrubbing documents hours later. Survivors waited decades for transparency. What they got was redactions deletions and excuses. https://t.co/T60r56xLwC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2017413561325109360)  2026-01-31T01:44Z 18.4K followers, [----] engagements


"@novussubsole Right but how does this borderline illiterate failed teacher get into such elite circles"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2017413849410941082)  2026-01-31T01:45Z 18.4K followers, 143.2K engagements


"@nik0p0l5 Slovakia mentioned RAAARRRR 🦅 💥 💪"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2017635588342428088)  2026-01-31T16:26Z 18.6K followers, [---] engagements


"If youre asking Americans to fight a war its on YOU to explain how it will work out for the better. Anyone that says "no US attack on Iran; let Iranians decide their own future" should also be obligated to explain how Iranians can be expected to decide their own future when their efforts to do so are met with machine gun fire. Slogans are easy. Answers are hard. Anyone that says "no US attack on Iran; let Iranians decide their own future" should also be obligated to explain how Iranians can be expected to decide their own future when their efforts to do so are met with machine gun fire."  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2017636000718041143)  2026-01-31T16:28Z 18.5K followers, 14.9K engagements


"Trump saying he would release the Epstein files to appease conspiracybros like Joe Rogan was such a mistake dude. The average person genetically meant to be a farm worker was never meant to think. They are incapable of it so now we have this deluded mess. Trump saying he would release the Epstein files to appease conspiracybros like Joe Rogan was such a mistake dude. The average person genetically meant to be a farm worker was never meant to think. They are incapable of it so now we have this deluded mess"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2017682934157713651)  2026-01-31T19:34Z 18.6K followers, 124.3K engagements


"Im sure there are rich sex predators in Beijing but they just werent going to Little Saint James to get their kicks"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2018009243270483971)  2026-02-01T17:11Z 18.7K followers, 78.6K engagements


"memo went out To sum up weve found out - Jeffrey Epstein was an expert at tax advisory and offshore jurisdictions moving around money for rich people thats how he made his money. Unsavory but also legal and not Mossad blackmail. - He was a consummate networker spending lots of time To sum up weve found out - Jeffrey Epstein was an expert at tax advisory and offshore jurisdictions moving around money for rich people thats how he made his money. Unsavory but also legal and not Mossad blackmail. - He was a consummate networker spending lots of time"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2018020541966266864)  2026-02-01T17:56Z 18.5K followers, 10.1K engagements


"@SaintZhukov I dont think Sergey Belyakov or Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem are Jewish"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2018030621679812748)  2026-02-01T18:36Z 18.5K followers, [---] engagements


"Indian and Somali politicians using mentions in the Epstein files as a flex really speaks to the modern day Axis of Submission mentality that replaced nationalism in a lot of the Third World"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2018329302979264550)  2026-02-02T14:22Z 18.5K followers, [----] engagements


"@nik0p0l5 Meanwhile from the US side its not clear that there are actually surrender terms for Iran to accept. Its the same thing that happened in the lead to the [--] Day War and kidnapping Maduro: when they really want to explode someone they keep changing what their demands are"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2018384682354684254)  2026-02-02T18:03Z 18.5K followers, [---] engagements


"I regret to inform you that I am in the Epstein Files"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2018758477309702368)  2026-02-03T18:48Z 18.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Armin is also crashing out about the Epstein Files release by the way. Finally coverage of Gaza https://t.co/kw7XgePTkY Finally coverage of Gaza https://t.co/kw7XgePTkY"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2018947581150109739)  2026-02-04T07:19Z 18.5K followers, [----] engagements


"The separation between Epsteins parties and his justifiably illegal fetish for teenage girls is one that the people around him didnt make. The emails are filled with talkabout his girls or in the words of one Emirati billionaire PUSSYness. Thats all they saw. No one wants to hear this but I still haven't seen anyone successfully rebut Ted Frank's view of Epstein. Step right up take your shot. But if you come at him w mere speculation or claims w/o solid evidence you're going to strike out like so many did last year when Ted No one wants to hear this but I still haven't seen anyone"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2018966735253377523)  2026-02-04T08:35Z 18.7K followers, 17.1K engagements


"Epstein promised Elon Musk a party with no one over [--] and all very cute. Do you think he was like woah woah woah you can have the [--] year olds but the [--] year olds are all mine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2018968220213080329)  2026-02-04T08:41Z 18.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Like the hostages the issue of Epsteins connections to Ehud Barak play out completely differently in American and Israeli politics.      :        .     -   .     https://t.co/qSruDOy6zE      :        .     -   .     https://t.co/qSruDOy6zE"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2019090705654641006)  2026-02-04T16:48Z 18.6K followers, 13.5K engagements


"@laurnorman Whereas parking an aircraft carrier off their coast and saying youre going to kill them isnt"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2019116957392605312)  2026-02-04T18:32Z 18.7K followers, [----] engagements


"What exactly *are* the surrender terms that Iran can take from the US The issues at hand seem to change depending on the official talking and time of day. It feels a lot like Iraq 2003: they see an opportunity to use extreme force on an old enemy and everything else is pretext"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2019123396320149634)  2026-02-04T18:58Z 18.7K followers, [----] engagements


"The cost of running the Washington Post is pocket change to Jeff Bezos. Its a shame he decided to throw away a treasured institution and oodles of talent instead"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2019125735466971195)  2026-02-04T19:07Z 18.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Ive been banging on about Epsteins Russian activities for awhile now but the sudden interest in painting Epstein as a specifically Russian asset feels like a deliberate attempt to miss the forest for one tree"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2019128724273434855)  2026-02-04T19:19Z 18.7K followers, [----] engagements


"@RecktallBrown I havent seen any emails of someone directly paying to have a meeting but Ive seen a lot of business deals being made or attempted"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2019685193578344550)  2026-02-06T08:10Z 18.7K followers, [--] engagements


"@RecktallBrown The thing I spent the most time reporting on Epsteins relationship with former Israeli PM Ehud Barak was a clear mix of business and politics. They were looking for investors in their surveillance company while openly talking about political opportunities it brought"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2019685467793551546)  2026-02-06T08:11Z 18.7K followers, [--] engagements


"Pharaoh then Napoleon this is genuinely kind of an interesting question: who WAS the sort of go-to historic bad guy before Hitler was there one this is genuinely kind of an interesting question: who WAS the sort of go-to historic bad guy before Hitler was there one"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2019744547417268370)  2026-02-06T12:06Z 18.7K followers, [----] engagements


"But the existence of Alaska makes the obsession with Greenland so much more pointless. We already have an American Arctic And its a lot easier to develop and a lot better positioned for the parts of the world we care about. Its amazing when people figure out the polar route.this is part of what Greenland is about.the flat wall maps have warped peoples understanding of the world. Its amazing when people figure out the polar route.this is part of what Greenland is about.the flat wall maps have warped peoples understanding of the world"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2019761947487420909)  2026-02-06T13:15Z 18.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Northeast America and Northwest Europe look deceptively similar in terrain flora fauna etc but the climate is just completely different. England is wet and mild through the whole year while New York rapidly swings between moist sauna and dry freezer"  
[X Link](https://x.com/matthew_petti/status/2019802240492462136)  2026-02-06T15:55Z 18.7K followers, [----] engagements

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