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@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ On February 5, 2026, [[NBC News]] reported that the [[Department of Justice|Just
The documents in the library date the chain as follows. On May 23, 2017 (EFTA01047005) Masha Drokova told Epstein that Futurism, which she described as media "in the intersection of science and futurism," was run by a founder whose LinkedIn page she linked (Klokus). On September 18, 2017 an in-person "Interview w/Futurism Editor, Alex Klokus" appears on Epstein's schedule at 1:30 p.m., prepared by his assistant [[Lesley Groff]] (EFTA02223354 and others). On October 2, 2017 (EFTA00999952) Drokova forwarded to Epstein a note from Klokus: "I was sitting with Bryan Johnson today, who was telling me about everything he's working on at Kernel ... Bryan is building a neural implant that is intended to enhance cognition." Epstein answered "always interested." At 8:39 p.m. that evening, Klokus wrote to Johnson and Drokova, in a message quoted in EFTA02227011: "Bryan is building Kernel, and today I spoke with Masha about the potential value of him and Jeffrey chatting." On October 3 Johnson wrote that he was "in town until Wednesday afternoon and have a really tight schedule but would like to meet up with Jeffery if possible" (EFTA02227025); Epstein wrote that he was "in florida until friday" (EFTA01000443), and a message signed "Lesley" asked whether a call could be coordinated instead (EFTA02225373). Groff and Kernel's executive assistant arranged a video call for Friday, October 6, 2017; Epstein told Groff to "move barry abd sarah to 4 can we do bryan at 5 instead" (EFTA00460518), Groff's schedule for the day listed "5:00pm ZOOM Interview w/Bryan Johnson and possibly Masha" (EFTA00460043), Epstein chose "zoom" over a regular call (EFTA02225564, invitation "Sync: Bryan/Jeffrey/Masha," host kernel-hi.zoom.us), and Groff asked Johnson to delay it to 5:15 p.m. because Epstein was running late (EFTA02226959). A message from Drokova quoted in EFTA02226363 reads: "I managed to free up earlier and join Jeffrey and Bryan too." No document read records that the call took place or what was said; the schedule moved it from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and then to 5:15 p.m., and Drokova's 5:14 p.m. message says she had freed up time to join. The September 18, 2017 meeting with Klokus is likewise recorded only as a scheduled entry.[^3]
Later items in the same files: a July 20, 2018 message from a "Bryan Johnson" with the subject "Becoming a zero detective" (EFTA02294943, body not present in the release page read), and the October 26, 2018 mass mailing from a Kernel address addressed to Groff (EFTA00484119). No payment, investment, in-person meeting or later exchange between Epstein and Johnson, Kernel or OS Fund appears in the documents read.[^10][^3]
Later items in the same files: a July 20, 2018 message from a "Bryan Johnson" with the subject "Becoming a zero detective" (EFTA02294943), and the October 26, 2018 mass mailing from a Kernel address addressed to Groff (EFTA00484119). No payment, investment, in-person meeting or later exchange between Epstein and Johnson, Kernel or OS Fund appears in the documents.[^10][^3]
A Form D of Futurism, LLC ([[Brooklyn|Brooklyn, New York]]) filed on December 19, 2016, signed by Klokus as chief executive officer, lists as related persons Klokus and [[Dan Sutera]] (executive officers and directors) and two further directors, [[Michael G. Clark|Michael Clark]] and a person entered with first name "Johnson" and last name "Bryan"; it reports 6,000,652 dollars sold to one investor, first sale November 22, 2016. The filing gives no other identifying detail for that director.[^14]
@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ On November 6, 2024 Johnson wrote on X, in a post timestamped 17:43 UTC: "Congra
### Footnotes
[^1]: Technori Staff, "How Bryan Johnson Has Taken Braintree to Explosive Growth in Three Years," Technori, December 19, 2010, https://technori.com/2010/12/4506-how-bryan-johnson-has-taken-braintree-to-explosive-growth-in-three-years/sethkravitz/
[^2]: Kirsten Grind, "Bryan Johnson's efforts to not die include control via confidentiality agreements," New York Times, March 21, 2025 (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/technology/bryan-johnson-blueprint-confidentiality-agreements.html), as republished by the Salt Lake Tribune, https://www.sltrib.com/news/2025/03/30/bryan-johnson-efforts-not-die ; the republished text was read, not the Times page.
[^2]: Kirsten Grind, "Bryan Johnson's efforts to not die include control via confidentiality agreements," New York Times, March 21, 2025 (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/technology/bryan-johnson-blueprint-confidentiality-agreements.html), as republished by the Salt Lake Tribune, https://www.sltrib.com/news/2025/03/30/bryan-johnson-efforts-not-die .
[^3]: U.S. Department of Justice, Epstein Library (Epstein Files Transparency Act release): EFTA01047005, Data Set 9, Masha Drokova to "Jeffrey E.," May 23, 2017, https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA01047005.pdf; EFTA00999952, Data Set 9, Epstein to Drokova, "Re: From Futurism," October 2, 2017 (quoting Drokova's forward of the Klokus note), https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00999952.pdf; EFTA01000443, Data Set 9, same thread, October 3, 2017, https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA01000443.pdf; EFTA02227011, Data Set 11, Drokova to Johnson, October 3, 2017, quoting Klokus's message of October 2, 8:39 p.m., https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2011/EFTA02227011.pdf; EFTA02227025, Data Set 11, Johnson to Drokova and Klein, October 3, 2017, https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2011/EFTA02227025.pdf; EFTA02225373, Data Set 11, message signed "Lesley" to Johnson, October 3, 2017, https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2011/EFTA02225373.pdf; EFTA00460518, Data Set 9, Epstein to Groff, October 6, 2017, https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00460518.pdf; EFTA00460043, Data Set 9, Groff schedule, October 6, 2017, https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00460043.pdf; EFTA02225564, Data Set 11, Groff and Epstein on Zoom, October 6, 2017, https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2011/EFTA02225564.pdf; EFTA02226959, Data Set 11, Groff to Johnson, October 6, 2017, https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2011/EFTA02226959.pdf; EFTA02226363, Data Set 11, message quoted as from Drokova, October 6, 2017, 5:14 p.m., https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2011/EFTA02226363.pdf; EFTA00391312, Data Set 9, Groff and Diamandis, May 1, 2013, https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00391312.pdf; EFTA02223354, Data Set 11, Groff and Drokova, September 18, 2017 (Klokus named as the Futurism editor expected at 1:30 p.m.), https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2011/EFTA02223354.pdf. Texts read from the PDFs.
[^4]: Braintree, Inc., Form D, filed July 13, 2011, SEC accession 0001524770-11-000001, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1524770/000152477011000001/primary_doc.xml ; second Form D filed November 21, 2011 (CIK 0001524770, EDGAR full-text index).
[^5]: Leena Rao, Sarah Perez and Ingrid Lunden, "eBay's PayPal Acquires Payments Gateway Braintree For $800M In Cash," TechCrunch, September 26, 2013, https://techcrunch.com/2013/09/26/paypal-acquires-payments-gateway-braintree-for-800m-in-cash