"distraction" is maybe not the right word but I think people (1) are sick of the way Trump consistently slips out of accountability by ensuring there's always something new and worse to take over the news cycle, and...
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(2) are making a political calculation that Epstein scandal is the thing that is mostly likely to fracture his base. it's not "A is worse than B", it's a tactical "pick one thing and keep up the pressure on that"
aug 11, 2025, 8:04 pm • 5 0 • view
Trump doesn't "always ensure there's something new", he just does what he was always gonna do. He was always going to order a military occupation of DC. He plans to take over other cities, and if we don't stop it, that's not distraction. That's just nobody stopping a tyrant.
aug 11, 2025, 9:01 pm • 4 0 • view
A military option was always been an element in the MAGA/Heritage/Christian Nationalist planning. At the first Trump inauguration, gaining control of the DC National Guard was seen as so crucial, that replacing the DC commanding officer couldn't even wait till the inauguration ceremony was finished.
aug 12, 2025, 2:06 am • 2 0 • view
The one thing I personally can point to and confidently say was just a distraction was him releasing Melania's nudes in the wake of the Hollywood Access tape, and that led directly to the suspicion that she lied on her visa. He just does what he wants and nobody holds him accountable.
aug 11, 2025, 9:01 pm • 0 0 • view
There is no grand plan. He isn't deftly lining up scandals so that everyone is too scattered to respond. Congress simply is not responding. There has been enough ammo for impeachment and criminal charges for a decade now. The lack of response is not because of distraction.
aug 11, 2025, 9:11 pm • 4 2 • view