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Summary

Minnesota Republican state Sen. Justin Eichorn, who introduced a bill classifying "Trump Derangement Syndrome" as a mental illness, was arrested for allegedly soliciting sex from a minor.

Police say Eichorn believed he was meeting a 16-year-old girl but was actually texting undercover officers. His arrest came just a day after he and four other Republican senators introduced the controversial bill.

Eichorn, who is married with four children, was booked into jail and will be transferred to the Hennepin County Adult Detention Center.

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[–] phoenixarise@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

Criticizing Trump is deranged, but this is totally fine! Fuck MAGA.

[–] ThrawnSolo@lemmy.world 12 points 11 hours ago

Bahahaha eat it dipshit!

[–] Sweetpeaches69@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago

Odds he introduced the bill to be pardoned by Trump?

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 31 points 19 hours ago

GOP = Group Of Pedophiles

[–] Wilco@lemm.ee 32 points 20 hours ago

The "Conservative party" summed up in one article. Yell, scream and call people pedophiles ... all because they themselves are pedophiles and perverts.

[–] ItsJannnneee@lemmy.blahaj.zone 35 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

What is it with so many gaslighting pedophiles in the Republican party?

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 3 points 3 hours ago

projection and gaslighting, plus obstruction.

[–] overcooked_sap@lemmy.ca 9 points 10 hours ago

It’s cause they all do it and normalize it, so they think everyone else is fucked like they are. Such a weird, insular world view.

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 13 points 18 hours ago

Everything they accuse, they are guilty of.

[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 38 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Please edit title to include kiddie fucker pedo with four children. Reads like he could have had too many speeding tickets. Feels like msnbc in here.

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 4 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

They never played nice, why should we give them any credit?

[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I've always been kind but not nice. Kindness is imperative. Niceness is worthless and taken for weakness. I was raised by men that killed Nazis and taught never to forget.

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 3 points 15 hours ago

I wish I was taught the difference between the two, being autistic didn't help.

[–] Retropunk64@lemmy.world 28 points 22 hours ago

Trump Derangement Syndrome: the derangement of individuals who worship trump.

[–] merdaverse@lemmy.world 28 points 23 hours ago

Pedophiles and sex offenders introducing invented mental illnesses. A great summary for the Republican party

[–] forrcaho@lemmy.world 8 points 19 hours ago

Oh, thank the gods. I read about the "Trump Derangement Syndrome" bill and thought -- they're flooding the zone with shit, just like Steve Bannon advised, and just like when you train a puppy, we need to rub their noses in it.

[–] BigBenis@lemmy.world 90 points 1 day ago (5 children)

You can't make this shit up.

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago

I wonder if this was on purpose… word gets around in those circles. People know each other.

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[–] elatedCatfish@lemm.ee 174 points 1 day ago (14 children)

Republicans and pedophilia. Try to name a more iconic duo

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 76 points 1 day ago (16 children)
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[–] Hathaway@lemmy.zip 6 points 20 hours ago

Why can’t my state ever make headline for good reasons

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 7 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

When movies are made about this presidency, they'll all need to be comedy. 😂

[–] Olhonestjim@lemmy.world 18 points 21 hours ago

It'll be a long time before I find this shit funny.

[–] ShakeDaddy@lemmy.world 5 points 21 hours ago

Idiocracy was comedy... until it wasn't.

[–] thespcicifcocean@lemmy.world 31 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Have a seat right over there...

How does he do that?!

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 216 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It's always the ones you most suspect.

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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 54 points 1 day ago (5 children)

I wonder how long before the fake org called "doge" seeks to defund any police anywhere that are catching pedos, because it is probably just "waste, fraud and abuse" to bust what are probably mostly qons.

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[–] mandugar@thelemmy.club 3 points 18 hours ago
[–] CptCosmicMoron@lemmy.ca 155 points 1 day ago

Once again, not a drag queen. We need to ban religious figures and Republican politicians from reading to children.

[–] Tezzerets_Tea_Time@lemmy.world 124 points 1 day ago (2 children)

So many fucking pedophiles in the conservative ranks. Gaslight. Obstruct. Project.

[–] Allonzee@lemmy.world 49 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Modern conservatives lack the creativity to imagine plausible damning accusations.

They must draw from life.

When they hilariously try, we get "Jewish space lasers" and "pizza parlor child fight club rings."

Then they get angry that basically every creative and artistic field is dominated specifically by not them. When they get handed a budget to attempt creativity, we get preachfest garbage like "God's not dead 23" that spends 2 hours basically turning to the camera lecturing viewers about conservative grievances in the form of repetitive gotcha strawman scenarios like it's Festivus.

That's the problem with only hating, with only negativity, with only being against change. It's like trying to grow a flower by watering it with vinegar.

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[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago

Victims, too.

[–] whodrankarnoldpalmer@startrek.website 44 points 1 day ago (10 children)

More catfishing, more stings like this, more receipts. Great way to start taking them down.

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[–] the_q@lemm.ee 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)
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[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago
[–] MCasq_qsaCJ_234@lemmy.zip 68 points 1 day ago (6 children)

If there were an amendment to remove senators charged with pedophilia, Republicans would be in the minority.

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[–] SGforce@lemmy.ca 67 points 1 day ago (6 children)

1 day. Might be some kind of record.

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[–] CherryBullets@lemmy.ca 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Who would have thought those who love to control gullible people would go after the MOST gullible of us in search of power. It's almost like they love to control the powerless and vulnerable... Hmm...

[–] Maeve@midwest.social 1 points 10 hours ago

Weakness is seeking to control others because it takes a lot of courage, strength and willpower to control our inner beasts/demons/worst impulses/insert your favorite term.

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