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You'd think so. It's almost like regressives, even the run-of-the-mill followers, don't actually care about how evil child sex abuse is. Looks like they just want to weaponize accusations but ignore actual events when it doesn't benefit them. It just adds an extra layer of disgusting to all of it.
Paul’s right, it’s unreal how little traction this story has gotten. www.mediaite.com/crime/israel...
TX State Senator Roland Gutierrez is speaking up about Dustin Burrows (TX Speaker of The House) 🐂💩!
I'd accept if he and those like him just left Earth's orbit. Momentum in the vacuum of space will take care of the rest.
Things like what you're saying...I cannot believe they have the audacity to lie so shamelessly. It's like a kid saying they didn't do it, while standing next to the broken vase...the adults in the room see the obvious lie. Their lies are so bad they suggest guilt immediately. #ReleasetheEpsteinFiles
Imagine this: less than 90 days from November’s election, Trump drops an executive order that could invalidate Ohio’s voting machines. Counties are left scrambling. Price tag? Billions. And our Secretary of State, Frank LaRose, refuses to even answer the question.
They absolutely have. There's been confirmed rapes & attempts by men claiming to be ICE. We will never know how many people could be disappeared by thugs playing dress up to get rid of anyone not a white supremacist We should not be pretending these ICE agents are cops when they're anonymous gangs.
It has to be worldwide. The US government must be particularly full of them, for so many to fold to Trump so quickly. And our DoJ claims Epstein blackmailed no one, had no client list, and that Trump isn't involved...everyone knows all of that is a lie.
That's never going to happen. Our government is busy protecting pedophiles.
At least. Probably far more. Not that isn't bad enough.
Worth noting, with Trump's ties to Epstein (thought his DoJ claims Epstein didn't blackmail ANY powerful people & has no client list), that there are claims that Epstein had ties to Russia as well. I wonder how involved Russia was in all of this crime connected to Trump through associates & banks.
This is from a book, Dark Towers, and describes Trumps shaky financial history, his support from Deutsche Bank that incidentally funded the Nazis, and how Deutsche Bank laundered Russian money. I don't think it's a stretch to think Trump is beholden to Russia through Deutsche Bank.
I think it's very interesting that Deutsche Bank continued to loan Trump vast sums even when his numbers didn't add up, even when he was a high risk & even after he sued them. Meanwhile Deutsche Bank laundered Russian money.
“With less they beat slavery. With less they beat Jim Crow… Harriet Tubman didn’t have email, Twitter, Texts, TikTok…”
They’re calling rallies and protests “music festivals” because they’re being censored on TikTok and Twitter. They’re having to come up with new messaging “wedding” is another one. It’s very difficult for the resistance to get the message out, but there’s a lot of people in the streets.
ICE GOONS in South Norwalk, Connecticut, brutally kidnapped Ricardo Chavez and his brothers. Notably, the goons never presented a warrant, and all the arrested individuals possess legal status to reside and work within the United States.
One significant difference is that banks hold depositors’ funds and are under more stringent regulations. But Trump did take a LOT of money from Deutche Bank over the years. Google those loans - they didn’t seem like banking business as usual.
Another Blueskyer sent me this. Starts to make quite a picture, doesn't it? bsky.app/profile/dian...
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Deutsche Bank and Axos are two. Deutsche Bank was caught laundering money for the Russians, interestingly enough. One was “Global Laundromat” scheme, processing billions in suspicious funds from Russia through Latvian banks until 2015. Also fined $630 million in 2017, involving its Moscow office.
Thank you for the information!
A lot of people think the man that Trump and his underlings caved to is not even the real Putin, a double. All these men have appeared as Putin. Very similar, but not identical. Some of the changes could be plastic surgery, but the image of them in a row raises questions. Left is Putin (I think)
It's definitely not mental health, either. Not arguing with you; it's a taught behavior so makes sense to not define it as mental illness. Some people who are raised around it reject it. Others go all in. I wonder if some specific underlying psychological problems make racists want to believe it?
And I agree, anyone paying attention is incredibly stressed. Everything about this is horrifying.
I didn't block you? I wouldn't have seen your post if I had. I assumed you were talking to me because I just blocked that person. I only block people who are exceedingly hostile or maga.
Maybe pretend like they are? Much more confusing. Headphones 🎧. Just wear them at all times. With very dark sunglasses. Looking in a different direction. While walking away.
Thanks. I'm not quite sure how they're different? Off to look it up, but if anyone would like to explain I'm all ears.
I'm responding to The Harriest Haller, who I just blocked. No time for pointless hostility. I don't get it. Even if he thinks I'm wrong, you can't convince or discuss anything with "F You" and accusations right out the gate. I think some people are stressed out & ready to fight with anyone.
The statue that France sent, and wants because America failed to embody it? The statue that represents ideals and highlights America's failures to uphold them? It's a solid example of ideals versus actions. I'm done. You can de-stress on someone else.
You really need to figure out who your enemies are, instead of falsely reading into other people's words. Aspiring people towards ideals does not equal forgetting the past. None of what was said implies that in the slightest. You came on here ready to fight with anyone who bothered to talk to you.
Yes, I see how your approach to people really builds community. Very helpful.
So Trump's best friend Epstein was a banker that took the wealthy & connected to do evil shit to children. Meanwhile Trump is submitting loan documents with cooked numbers to banks over and over, not paying back huge loans yet banks lend him money again & again. Hmmm. Must be a ton of dirty bankers.
My law firm is currently litigating 50 voting and election cases in 22 states. Here are the states with the most cases: GA, AZ, FL, NC, LA, MT, NV, WI. The fight for free and fair elections is the fight for democracy. Please, pay attention.
It makes me wonder if this is a performance for maga. Maga is deeply antiintellectual. Is it possible they're putting on a show of being uneducated to appeal to the GOP base? Being clearly uneducated could make maga trust them more.
That requires understanding a simple description of due process & the regime saying people aren't entitled to it. Just too complex. Not even said sarcastically...those they listen to on Fox can't even do basic arithmetic. Combining two concepts is too hard for all of them.
The vast majority of Americans don't want those things. A minority of magats do. I don't disagree America has a darker history even than our present. I also don't think that is useful to motivate people to act now. We need people pushing back hard. Reminding us of ideals doesn't invalidate the past.
Christmasy. What Bible do they read? Hypocrites Psalms 11:5 - The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. Matthew 26:52-54 - Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
Sadly, it would not be at all surprising. Petty men with big egos and insecurities, as they must be to be in that role, have a bad history towards citizens in the US.
Come on, hot peppers have the same chemical as pepper spray. Clearly an assault weapon. And mustard stains.
All these have been Putin. Makes it pretty clear he doesn't always appear in person.
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Looks like Putin has body doubles. A lot of people think the "Putin" who showed up is one. I didn't know about it until I went through this thread, & agree now. The face isn't quite the same. Adds an extra layer of embarrassment to the sad spectacle.
Are these all men that have appeared as Putin? That's funny. Surely journalists & governments have caught on. They all agree not to publicly notice? Some of them would only look the same from a distance.
If both those photos are supposed to be the same man, Putin, no. The man on the left has a proportionately broader face. His forehead is different, but not much. His mouth pulled wide w/ speech but still same? Should be thinner in that movement but isn't. I draw portraits of faces & can see it.
Be seeing you in the streets… FightTheTrumpTakeOver.com
Trump looks like someone is robotically piloting his legs and he's along for the ride. He's slumped, arms dangling, like a kitten being carried by the scruff of its neck. But much less likeable. I do not get that maga looks at this and thinks he's strong. What a puppet.
That's the only reason the award is even on his radar. He can't stand that Obama (or any President) is lauded for something when he isn't. Even the modifications to the White House, like destroying the Rose Garden & putting in a ballroom bigger than the actual White House, declare his pettiness.
History will see that he's a pitiful, perverted, pathologically self-absorbed, demented old puppet propped up by even worse people in a desperate & malicious power grab. I worry we must focus so much on the old clown that we ignore those in the shadows whose organization will remain when he's gone.
Straight couples let everyone know they're together. Straight people plaster their relationship status all over social media and talk about their partners at work. They talk about going out on dates or getting laid. It's no different when gay people do it. They aren't going to hide & shouldn't.
That's so horrible. I'm not one to think "demonic", but if ever a person was, it's 45. He seeks to destroy every single thing he possibly can. He brings out the worst in people. He molests children. He attacks life, truth, harmony and all that is good. He sees nothing but money & his reflection.
I don't disagree. Lack of action by Democrat leaders like Schumer convince me some are complicit. We have great reps like Crockett & Raskin but overall too few have stepped up to rally true opposition. They wring their hands. Mostly less powerful politicians fought back for us & I want to know why.
So many jobs called unskilled are underpaid but require experience to be effective. I'm so tired of the class-warfare of this narrative, making sure that everywhere the workers society needs to function are paid peanuts & insulted & exploited. Those who do the most get the least. It's so wrong.
We've all misunderstood posts before. It's easy to misread sometimes. No need for the apology, but thank you. Talking about shitty posts, Google ICE + rapist. There's a TON of ICE press releases claiming to be rounding up the worst rapists ever. Meanwhile they're brutalizing ordinary people.
There have been assaults like that. This isn't the only incident. Even before all this, ICE has been credibly accused of systematically sexually abusing migrants they detain, too. I can't imagine how bad it is now when people have almost no ability to seek outside help. abc11.com/post/raleigh...
The Democrats need to be leaders. They need to put themselves in the way, to lead the people in massive, sustained protest. Most Americans don't want this & people need leaders to organize. The Democrats (with few exceptions) aren't leading the charge. Saying nothing can be done doesn't help us.
The assassination attempt was staged!! Sadly, someone had to die because of this asshole.
"Trump's former doctor, painted a gruesome picture of what was underneath that bandage. Jackson looked at the ear after the shooting and described it while on "The Benny Show" on July 15. "And [the bullet] just took the top of his ear off...." Nope. Unless he's an X Man. It's a miracle! 🤢🤡
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Not talked about enough. I find it hard to believe that there'd be not a trace on his ear even if it was just grazed by a bullet. Not a mark on him and he's photographed a lot. Wasn't he facing towards the shooter, supposedly? So he has blood that went forward on his cheek but none went back. Sure.
I agree. They have control of the media so the discussions that we should have had about the problems with the election don't happen enough. Even DNC leadership pushed the narrative that those on the left aren't "election deniers". More people are coming around to the fraud, but I worry not enough.
One of the best, for those who have access. That's fewer and fewer. We have to demand a complete overhaul of our government. Not just Healthcare, everything. We pay taxes and our Vets paid in blood and tears. We can't accept greedy politicians breaking services as an excuse to privatize everything.
Being vexed is not legitimate reason for them to fail to perform their duties as required by law. It is OUR government. We have to push back on everything happening now. When are we as a nation going to take to the streets and stay out there until they go?
That's incredibly difficult to do. Much harder than writing with the non-dominant hand. Great job!
The carrot and the stick. The carrot for loyalists, dumping buckets of OUR tax money on them to do their dirty work, and the stick (in their loyalists' hands) for the rest of us. There's always been funds. We dumped tea in Boston Harbor and revolted a few centuries ago over far less.
Thank you for sharing. There's so much more fishy about the election. If people look closer, I don't think they'll believe he won, which means we can't rely on elections to get out of this later.
Fake Aaron Rupar account. Scam. Don't text the number.
Scammer! Not the real Aaron Rupar!
Fake Aaron Rupar. Scam.
Ignore fake "Aaron Rupar". This person stole the profile pic and copied their name. Look at the @. Not the same person. Scammer!!!
The VA is an example of government run Healthcare when the politicians funding it aren't being held accountable by the people, & they refuse to run it well. So many countries have excellent universal healthcare. I refuse to believe that our government cannot accomplish the same once we clean house.
There are many suspicious things about the 2024 election. Smart Elections gathered data, check it out. Results in parts of the country like Rockland Co. NY are statistically impossible. We can't believe anything coming out of our government now. We can see how corrupted it is. The vote was rigged.
WATCH: “WE WERE LIED TO.” @tnbrando.bsky.social on the shady vote in MASON, TN last night where the mayor & board approved ICE/CORE CIVIC detention facility contracts after telling the crowd they had rejected them… then changing the result when they left.🤔 Full: youtu.be/4FwFITGxejk?...
My reporting has come to the attention of Ghislaine Maxwell’s attorney. Here’s the response I provided to the @thedailybeast.bsky.social
Housing is a human right Food is a human right Health care is a human right Bodily autonomy is a human right Freedom from religion is a human right Freedom from enslavement is a human right But not in the USA! And that’s been true since WAY before 2025! BOTH PARTIES FAILED US. It’s up to us.
My city keeps the fines for the city, not the library budget. It's not right, but I guess they'll be less likely to close them if it brings in money.
Good to know. I'll go tomorrow & add it to my routine. I forget the activities and everything available there. It's a pleasant public service just to feed the soul and mind, open to the entire community. It'd be a shame to lose it. Thanks!
Not great!
April 14, 2021 www.bnd.com/news/politic... "I believe in a few elections, we’re still going to be losing unless we win the hearts and minds of our children. This is the battle. Hitler was right on one thing. He said, ‘Whoever has the youth has the future.’” - U.S. Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois
It's unreal that the same people who go on about the 2nd Amendment to fight government tyranny are just fine with masked, unidentified men claiming to be law enforcement & grabbing anyone off the street. We're all just supposed to accept assaults? Nothing stops ANYONE from grabbing victims this way!
What is Vance, Bondi, and Patel covering up for Trump???
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Epstein & Maxwell lived in Mar-a-Lago for a time from what I've heard, and we know from a survivor that she was taken from her job there as a teen masseuse. That's damning enough. I bet you're correct. Who hires teen girls to work to massage wealthy people at their club? That's not normal.
(Obviously the GOP has far more than anyone on the other side but I've been pissed watching some Democrat leadership wring their hands & say they can do little while our country falls into chaos, and I want to know why) We need more Jasmine Crocketts and Jamie Raskins & to ask wth Schumer is doing.
I couldn't agree more. It's been perplexing watching powerful, ambitious people (who typically don't like to cede power) just fold, follow like lapdogs. Members of both parties and leaders of business have over and over. Factor in horrific secrets and blackmail and it starts to make sense.
I don't disagree. Those are all facts. Thanks. I'm pretty sure I mentioned some of this in this thread, too. I am opposed to those who are trying to restrict access to hormonal birth control instead of supporting people being fully taught about options to choose. The reasons they do aren't honest.
I'm furious for all these poor children. I can't imagine taking a payoff for this as a parent. Then again, witnesses have "suicided", supposedly, after saying publicly they weren't suicidal. Epstein supposedly hung himself. As dirty as we know this is, it's probably far, far worse. Just horror.
This was Trump's best friend. He bought his plane. He bragged about how they both like very young women, how he spied on teen pageant contestants, how he grabbed women by the 🐱, "they let you do anything". Look at these poor boys, their expressions. Trump's close friend. #Releasethefiles #Epstein
Birds of a feather.. #GOPProtectorsOfPedophiles
I don't think it was girls only. I agree to believe the women, just there's more. Look at the expressions on these little boys' faces. Their body language speaks volumes. They must have done such hellish things to all these babies on that island and elsewhere. bsky.app/profile/part...
Oh that's horrific. Those poor boys. Look at their faces, their body language. These perverts weren't limiting themselves to girls. All children were at risk. I'm sick looking at this photo. Those poor babies. We can't let them continue to cover for all the monsters who hurt children.
When asked on The View what he and Ivanka had in common, he said, "sex". She looked awkward. What normal father would EVER say that? His idea of normal is so skewed that he has no idea, not even to pretend. People who don't see this in him are suspect themselves, imo.
Ugh, I forgot how creepy and normalized blatantly sexualizing children commercially was as recently as the 80s. It's still done, but not shamelessly as it was then. There's more pretense, and Gen Z completely rejects anything like it. This ad was in women's magazines. Can't imagine it now.
I don't begrudge her making her living selling her body. People's morality involving their own body for consented, safe adult sex is private. I do fault her heavily for watching how he mistreats others (probably including young girls) & deciding to hitch her wagon to that monster for personal gain.
Watch Trump say the US is completely betraying Ukraine after Friday. He's going to be wanting a big distraction right now since his assault on DC didn't stop us from talking about his sick hobbies with Epstein. #Epstein #Releasethefiles #TrumpEpsteinFiles
Very likely politicians in DC are also involved. If 45 was running the opp with Epstein, as it very much appears so, doesn't it make sense he has dirt on many? What other illegal activities was he involved in that brought in the wealthy, corrupt and connected? So many rolled over. I smell blackmail.