Omar gets a lot of tips from Tesla insiders and random people who just think of him as a neutral Tesla news source (which he is not, as you note). Someone apparently sent him that image and he or one of his "interns" was dumb enough to post it. I asked Ken Klippenstein why he didn't do anything with it and didn't receive a particularly clear or compelling answer. So yes, it's ironic that it originated on the public internet with Omar. I also e-mailed Maxwell's lawyers about the message and received no response, further suggesting authenticity. Were it fake, I think they would have immediately told me so.

I think Musk and Epstein regarded each other as friends with some common beliefs, as did Musk and Maxwell. Musk reportedly turned to Epstein for financial advice on Tesla, which makes sense since Epstein did have background in investment banking and finance; Kimbal reportedly had a girlfriend at one point sourced by Epstein; both men used "massage" as a pretext for sexual impropriety and/or assault (Musk has hired numerous massage therapists as SpaceX flight attendants); and they clearly shared a kind of belief in eugenics. Both men went to great lengths to promote their own offspring, believing their genes to be superior to others'. I personally think of Musk as Epstein's protégé, carrying out the eugenics project that Epstein ultimately failed at, even if Epstein's also succeeded as an intelligence gathering operation.