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[–] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 8 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Bullshit clickbait, bullshit article.

Trump is a dumbass. Don't get down to his level.

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 5 points 10 hours ago

Trump is a pedo, Trump is on the list. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 17 points 14 hours ago

In the files? I think even Ghislaine didn't have her picture taken with Epstein as many times as Trump.

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 20 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

He tried to claim the lost was made up by Obama to attack him, confirming he is, in fact, in the list. To the surprise no one paying attention

[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 4 points 12 hours ago

That one’s pretty funny, because if Obama made up the files…Trump 1 had 4 years in office to do something about those “fake files.” Then, during Biden, Trump was claiming they needed to be released. In fact almost every member of this administration is on record saying as much.

And now that they’re in power to release them? “There are no files, there are no perps. Don’t believe your lying eyes and go back to work peasants.” Dafuq?!

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 8 points 13 hours ago

So that's a Yes, then?

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 6 points 13 hours ago

Oh, shit. It sounds like he's gearing up to throw Bondi under the bus.

[–] 60d@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 hours ago

It never happened, and if it did, it's not a big deal…

[–] SparrowHawk@feddit.it 16 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

Pedophiles rule the world. Think about it. Exploitative power structures are buolt t Cavour sociopathic and abusive behaviour, it's like they're selecting the best groomers to groom humanity!

I think when humanity got to the point where building armies was possible we all got bamboozled by some patriarchs spewing ancestral and fake qanon bullshit to humankind and artificially created (with a lot of bloodshed) the seeds for Patriarchy today.

The patterns of systemic oppression mimic those of psychological abuse, domestic oppressione.

We, as a society, are being constantly groomed into being subservient to our role, to expect our autonomy to be decided by old white men and their servants. Abortion rights are so fought against because the death cult cannot allow us to think for ourselves.

This is no illuminati, no reptilians. These people bleed, and are incompetente. Just like everybody else. But they do excel at manipulation, and that aggregates their memes. There is a minority population that holds power over most of the world. It's not a racial minority, it's not even just an economic minority. It's a cultural minority, the Patriarchy is literally a bunch of ultra rich, ultra pedophiliac white dudes. It's a meme as old as our first buildings, and our innate trust in mankind led us to be manipulated by them.

Conspiratorial? I know, yet like...look as things!

[–] lukaro@lemmy.zip 4 points 13 hours ago

We call those creatures Republicans, not people.

[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 3 points 15 hours ago

Interesting hypothesis! I wouldn't put it so boldly myself, but there is a type of person who relishes in holding authority over others, and given that most people are just happy to go along and get along, it makes sense that those who are motivated to boss people around would kind of monopolize positions of power and do everything they could to hold on to them.

[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 1 points 12 hours ago

Hate to sound like a Q person, but there’s a lot of evidence that points to child sex being used as currency amongst the rich and powerful. So yeah, this shouldn’t exactly be a shocker. A little justice would be nice but that’s a lot to ask for in this timeline.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 27 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

Don't ask if he is in the Epstein files. Judging from the numerous pictures showing them as best buddies, he will be on the list. Better ask hin how often he is on the list. Judging by his character (or more precisely, lack of it) he is probably in the top ten in the files. At least.

[–] MyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.works 9 points 15 hours ago (1 children)
[–] stolenfat@lemmy.zip 1 points 14 hours ago

that's dated 8 years ago! has there been any resolution?

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 points 13 hours ago

Sort of a "Do you still beat your wife?" thing.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 11 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Or just ask how incriminating he thinks the evidence of his acts with a convicted human trafficking and pedophile are. That way he has to start by lying and saying he's not in them, which would hurt him more if they come out, because he is. Or make him admit that he is in them by saying "I don't think they could be bad, because...."

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 61 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Trump is on the list. There is literally no other explanation for this behavior.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 46 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Also we've already known that for years...

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 16 hours ago

Right? Did everyone's memory get erased two years ago or some shit?

[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 60 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh, I know why. It’s because he raped kids.

[–] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 45 points 1 day ago (4 children)

The crazy thing is, I think he's more worried about this than he might need to be.

Theres a solid chance that legit evidence of this mother fucker raping children could come out, and he doesn't dip below his floor of support. "THIS will be the thing that brings him down" has been proven wrong sooooo many times.

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

He could rape his supporters’ kids live on OANN and they’d line up to lick his asshole in gratitude.

[–] BremboTheFourth@piefed.ca 27 points 1 day ago

Yeah I remember during the campaign he said he'd never called for Hillary Clinton to be imprisoned and I was like, "ok c'mon, even his most diehard supporters can't possibly forget chanting 'lock her up' at every fucking rally. Surely now they will have to admit he lies about even obvious facts."

Lol. Lmao.

[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 2 points 15 hours ago

Really thought the pussy comment was it, but mfer just doubled down.

[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 4 points 23 hours ago

If anything it'll encourage/empower his base to mimic him.

[–] bold_atlas@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

It'll get leaked. Everything gets leaked in this administration

[–] Kirp123@lemmy.world 11 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

Not if there's nothing to release anymore. They probably got rid of all the incriminating shit.

[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 2 points 15 hours ago

Yeah the amount of powerful and stinking rich people incriminated in Epstein's files might've actually motivated a modicum of competency for once.

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 86 points 1 day ago (1 children)

wait, i am fluent in trump language, it means "yes"

[–] meco03211@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago

It's like those "whose line is it anyways" skits where they translate a fake foreign language. They will talk at length only to be translated to something like "yes".

[–] SaltSong@startrek.website 62 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He's never told the truth in his life. How hard would it be to say "no, of course not."

[–] andallthat@lemmy.world 18 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

That's the thing about Trump, he does not lie reflexively and awkwardly as a defense mechanism, like most people do; he lies when he's relaxed. His mind makes up facts and they get flushed out of his mouth.

What he does reflexively when he feels attacked or just doesn't like what he hears, is attacking the person he's talking to and/or Biden. Often accusing them of the exact same thing he has done/is doing. This one's perfectly on brand.

In terms of the credibility of the different things that they’ve seen, and I would say that, you know, these files were made up by [former FBI Director James] Comey. They were made up by Obama. They were made up by the Biden inf—you know

See? Biden and Obama have conspired to make up things. So whatever is written on these files is proof that Biden, not Trump, is a criminal liar

[–] SaltSong@startrek.website 4 points 15 hours ago

An interesting analyses. It certainly matches what we've seen. His attacks on the standard list of people is moderately pathetic, and quite predictable.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Some ballsy journalist needs to set up a bait question to catch him in a lie or incriminating statement around this little episode. Or any other number of fully deserving examples.

[–] Bwaz@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Why? Nearly all of his supporters are attentive to no reporting on what he says beyond "radical left Democrats are evil" and "Yay America". And in dogwhistles, "darkies need to be pushed down".