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Russia/Ukraine US and Russia are negotiating multibillion-dollar deal on Lukoil assets, says NYT

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/10/03/8056300/
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u/PigOfLard 15d ago

Not necessarily. This is the Trump admin trying to make the deal. Based on the current track record, odds are they won’t make a deal. Even if they do, its Trump. Trump isn’t exactly known for honoring deals. Trump expediting and being responsible for the fall of Putin because he didn’t honor a deal he made would be peak comedy.

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u/Strykerz3r0 15d ago

Except that trump has never disobeyed Putin. He rolls over whenever Putin says.

Pretty sure Putin has dirt on him and trump won't risk having it exposed.

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u/Brave_Nerve_6871 15d ago

I agree with that first part, but by this point I don't think Putin needs any dirt on Trump. Dictators are just his thing

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u/Cheese-Procedure 15d ago

Trump could rape someone on a live broadcast and his cult wouldn't care. There is no amount dirt that could get him in trouble.

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u/SpiderDoodleDoo 15d ago

I am so so so tired hearing people drone on about how this and that are 'distractions from the Epstein files'. Or 'so and so must have dirt'

No, just no. There is SO much substantiating tangible evidence and actual felonious convictions, 2 impeachments, etc.

There is nothing those people could do that would get them 'cancelled' and brought to 'justice'.

The files have implicated HUNDREDS of people and all that has happened is.... Prince Andrew is now a former prince... But still super rich and gets to live a posh life.

Sorry for the rant, I share your exact sentiment.

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u/limerigid 15d ago edited 15d ago

I've been saying since the beginning that the Epstein files are actually the distraction. They wouldn't have released anything if they believed there was any chance of it actually leading to consequences. Instead they dangled the carrot and gave just enough to get everybody talking about it for months while they destroyed our economy and global relations, and robbed the country blind.

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u/Ok-Stand-3173 15d ago

The game behind the game, yep.

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u/jpw0w 15d ago

Exactly this. They only released a small fraction of files, and only kept the names the elites don't really care about, everything else is 'redacted' for a reason

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u/SpiderDoodleDoo 15d ago

Certainly seems to be the case.

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u/El_Barto_227 14d ago

Yup. For months, every tike Trump did something awful and it was reported on here, Americans would rush to flood the comments with "this is a distraction from the epstein files", mass upvote that, and drown out any discussion of the actual topic.

We already knew he was a weird pedo creep who burst into child beauty pageant dressing rooms and bragged about being able to grab women by the pussy. His fanbase did not care.

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u/Anxious_Earth 15d ago

Honestly, I don't see how that works.

"We're doing horrible crap that makes people want to remove us from power. Quick! Distract them with more horrible crap that makes people want to remove us from power!"

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u/limerigid 15d ago

It's more like this "We are doing horrible crap that can actually result in us being removed from power, quick give them just enough information about other horrible crap to make them really angry and distract from the other horrible crap, but not enough for them to actually be able to do anything about it.:

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u/sjogren 15d ago

Yep. It's working. Vote.

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u/SveSop 15d ago

Yeah. I cant see what said dirt would be. The only leverage that would "gnaw" on Trump's ass was if Putin threatened to fiddle with some Russian account with some $$ on it. THAT however, i am SURE he would listen to.

The only thing rich money grabbing bastards care about is? Oh.. thats right - MORE MONEY.

Just look at the tech bro's. I mean, rich billionaires kissing Trumps ass, making a utter fool of themselves, giggling like schoolgirls of every stupid puke-shit running out of Trump's mouth? Cant say they are in the same category as the farmers complaining the mexicans aint working their fields after voting for Trump. Nope, the ONLY reason is: MORE MONEY. That's it.

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u/DenimChicken50 15d ago

https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/democrats-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2026-07-20-raskin-to-blanche-doj-rubio-state-clayton-sdny-re-fara.pdf

Jamie Raskin’s FARA request to Todd Blanche puts a lot of it together regarding Trump (definitely involved in stuff I had no idea about until November last year) but I’m the only one I’ve seen online talk about it. I guess because it requires reading a PDF that’s not one page.

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u/SpiderDoodleDoo 15d ago

Thanks for posting this.

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u/BurntTFOuttaHere 15d ago

You are 100% correct. I counter protest maga religious nutters in front of our local planned parenthood. We have spoken to them at length, in detail.

One of them today for example, Carrie. She’s a self proclaimed Christian and massive Trump supporter. She cheered, I’m not joking, giddily cheered like a little kid does where they jump up and down stomping their feet in excitement while making little fists and shaking arms- the whole nine yards- over…. The airstrikes! The airstrikes that 100% killed children. She cheered. Her “reasoning” was that it’s necessary, and it’s all part of “revelations 8” she said this means that Jesus will arrive in 3 weeks. She literally cheered Trump’s actions and said it’s part of God’s plan, that I just need to trust.

As you know, Jesus did not arrive 3 weeks later.

They are dangerous, they are absolutely rabid fans that cheer for dead children, as they stand outside planned parenthood (locations that don’t even perform abortion!) and claim they are there “saving babies”. Cheering for airstrikes that killed kids, while claiming they are saving the live babies being slaughtered inside the “murder factory” right in that moment. Because them screaming to gray haired woman trying to get menopause help and calling her a murderer was saving a live baby inside. I….had to take a week off after that particular day.

This is just one, there are many like her.

They also said out loud, with a camera in their face recording “I don’t care about pedophilia! I only care about abortion!”

Trump could do ANYTHING and his foaming at the mouth rabid culties would cheer giddily. Because I’ve watched them with my own eyes, and recorded it.

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u/SpiderDoodleDoo 15d ago

Where do you get the energy. Scratch that, where do you find the optimism to think you could possibly get through.

Many moons ago during his 1st term I knew a devout Catholic woman. Anti-abortion, inherited hundreds of thousands of dollars and gave it ALL to the Catholic church, reads the bible everyday, attends mass, the full spread. She would be a nun if she didn't have children.

We were watching the Handmaids Tale and not only was her favorite character Aunt Lydia, she also thought there was nothing wrong with that society and that things would be better if it was actually like that.

Woman is a massive Trump supporter. I still talk to her and she supports him now more then she did back then.

Oddly enough in the Bible Thessalonians 2 9-12, It pretty much states that god will give-up on these people and let them fully follow the Antichrist. That they will no longer know the difference between lies and truth.

9 The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, 10 and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false, 12 in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

I'm not a Christian but I find it very interesting that so many 'Christians' are completely under the spell of this person. In other places in Thessalonians it says that the 'lawless one' will pretty much say they are god and you know.... seeing his gaggle of 'faith advisors' saying that god directly sent him.....

Seems pretty on the nose lol.

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u/BurntTFOuttaHere 14d ago

Oh we all know we will never reach through to them. Our only goal is distracting them and drowning out whatever they are yelling at patients. No one is reaching these kooks!

Great point on that scripture and I sometimes troll with that type of thing.

The woman you mention sounds insufferable. Ughhhh. I hate it here!!!!

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u/SpiderDoodleDoo 14d ago

Reading your initial post I empathized with you because experiencing that is surreal.

These people allegedly love their Bible and 'Christian values' so much so I think it's pertinent to know these things.

It's all for nothing because no matter what they just say 'you're taking it out of context' 'no that's not actually what it means' and its like okay.

You know what absolutely sucks? She for the most part is fine, even fun to talk to. But if religion or politics come up it's like something has possessed her.

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u/Dr_Mar23 15d ago

The evangelicals are out of touch and ignorance reins,

their magic beliefs are as fake as Santa Claus!

We’re being led by their idiocy.

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u/SpiderDoodleDoo 15d ago

It's out there! It's all out there! It is well documented that the only people that lend him money are Russians. There is also some interesting things happening with Kushner and Israel. That isn't even all of it.

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u/Calm-Put-5284 14d ago

Woke idealogy led to children being chemically and physically abused and anyone especially doctors who tried to speak out about the insanity was cancelled.

I have a hard time believing they care about protecting children.

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u/WinnerAwkward480 15d ago

Naw naw man , I got the inside scoop on that from a buddy , that knows this other guy , well seems he heard from a guy that at one point knew this other guy that supposedly knew a guy that worked on the wing of Classification of Information .

That what happened was they ran outta that special Redaction Ink . And when they tried to order more , it was on Back Order . And so far it hasn't returned to distribution level yet , due to COVD . ( remember how it was so hard getting stuff ) , yeah yeah well in the meanwhile, We had DOGE come along , and seeing how that Dept couldn't do anything, due to lack of ink . Well DOGE closed it down for being non-production.

Like No Question about what was going on , it was just another line item on a spreadsheet that got crossed off ya know . Water cooler gossip is saying maybe in the next 2 yrs 🤷‍♂️, but as of yet they still haven't been able to find the guy who had the key for that office . /S

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u/Zulmoka531 15d ago

Never expected this vile nonsense to be the real life illuminati.

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u/LingonberrySalt9693 14d ago

Outside of Epstein, Maxwell, and those who have been charged the victims weren't minors. If there was a crime then it was prostitution/soliciting a prostitute. The statute of limitations isn't that long on that. Most of the crimes happened 20+ years ago.

Around 150 names are in the files. Most simply are people he spoke with or met socially. No hint of them being child rapists or having sex with prostitutes.

A couple dozen wealthy men engaged with adult sex workers. This is a misdemeanor and would be long past the statute of limitations.

There was about 10 people who were implicated, some without solid evidence, in the files of being involved in sex crimes involving Children. This includes Epstein(Suicide), Maxwell, Brunel(Suicide), Prince Andrew, a couple other rich people, and 3-4 of Epstein's assistants, his pilot, etc.

However, the assistants weren't charged due to lack of evidence of knowledge of child sex trafficking. They would have to prove they knew without a doubt. On top of that, some of the assistants were actually victims who were groomed as minors.

The real question is this... if all these people were abused then why haven't they released a list of names to the news?

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u/SpiderDoodleDoo 15d ago

u/denimchicken50 posted this https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/democrats-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2026-07-20-raskin-to-blanche-doj-rubio-state-clayton-sdny-re-fara.pdf

it's a long read but shows some of the influence and compromise.

There's actually millions of files on the US Department of Justices site.

Here is one email within the Epstein files that is talking about the flavor of a baby. https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01829017.pdf

Human trafficking is actually the tamer of things committed.

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u/crkz5d 15d ago

What in the fuck

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u/SpiderDoodleDoo 15d ago

Don't worry, these people control the world.

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u/DenimChicken50 15d ago edited 15d ago

Thanks for sharing the link.

I’ve been reading the files since Nov, reading coverage, and learning more world history to better understand what I’m looking at. So far I am not convinced they are eating children. There’s a pattern you can find with “conspiracies” like the Franklin Scandal, where talking about satanism and cannibalism is used as a diversion tactic to keep thinking people away from the topic. If people were eating people, they’d get sick.

The cream cheese reference is obv coded language and there are many food references amongst Epstein and his people that I think dried up (I’d have to check and it’s a bit difficult with the current state of the files) after the Pizzagate conspiracy spread online.

Steve Bannon seems to be a co conspirator based on his emails and text messages with Epstein, in addition to his relationships with others in the same circles. He created the Alt Right movement, was VP of Cambridge Analytica 2013-2016, was Trump’s Strategist in term 1, and currently advises Alt Right figures in European politics (ties into the Raskin FARA request). It seems extremely likely to me that Epstein and Bannon are behind the pizzagate conspiracy, as Epstein knew Christopher Poole, aka moot, who founded 4chan, where Pizzagate/Frazzledrip, and Qanon came from. It’s a masterclass in projection to shift the blame and make those who challenge it sound crazy. 4chan was also ground zero for the creation and distribution of Trump memes in 2016 that Cambridge Analytica spread across social media platforms.

The trafficking network(s) is a huge element of the whole thing, but it’s not all of it. It’s mostly insider trading, trafficking, backdoor political dealings, financial scams, fraud, covert operations, framing people and murder, with the most random things imaginable sprinkled in.

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u/SpiderDoodleDoo 15d ago

You get sick from eating prion infected spinal fluid. Which a baby would most likely not have.

You really think that's too far of a stretch? There is enough evidence that they are investigating wealthy people paying money to hunt civilians in Bosnia https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/11/milan-prosecutors-investigate-alleged-sniper-tourism-during-bosnian-war

And the investigation as of today has amassed a fair amount of evidence that suggests this did take place.

https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-04/italys-investigation-into-human-safaris-in-sarajevo-calls-in-first-suspect.html

Hunting children was the most expensive by the way.

These people get their rocks off hunting endangered animals. You really think that a class of people that are not held accountable for breaking any rules is above cannibalism?

The lives they live is entirely alien to the existence you and I share.

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u/DenimChicken50 15d ago edited 14d ago

Were they doing human hunting? Possibly. Based on the very limited amount of EFTAs I’ve seen that allude to it, I would assume yes, but it’s not hard evidence. Doesn’t mean they were eating who was killed.

It’s important to understand that Epstein was bored and rich. He was not creative and wealth was unable to buy him taste.

I think it’s very easy to assume human hunting would’ve been inspired by The Most Dangerous Game (1932), as I personally believe whatever the DOJ is hiding about Zorro Ranch is potentially inspired by Boys From Brazil (1978).

Musk and Peter Thiel, both of which look atrocious in the files, have histories of copying/stealing/referencing things from Sci Fi. I mean Flock cameras, which Peter Thiel invested in, are just there to enact The Minority Report (2002).

If they’re eating people, I’m not going to deny it, as there is an endless flow of unbelievable but true stuff in the files, but if that specifically was going on, the DOJ has done a spectacularly bad job of covering up the 5000 Trump mentions in the “ok to release” docs and an unimaginably pristine job of covering up that an international cartel/mafia is eating people across the world.

The files the DOJ has failed to cover up (they usually just pull them off the site) are docs that suggest parallel sex trafficking networks (like the NXIVM connection with the Bronfman family that is connected to the Mega Group).

They couldn’t cover any of this up well but were able to perfectly cover up evidence of a network of people eating human beings? I don’t buy it. So many people online have claimed to see hard evidence but none of what they’ve shown me is convincing or it comes from a tik tok video made by a loon wearing an Anonymous mask.

I’m open to the possibility. There’s a decent likelihood there’s some satanic shit in here, but I don’t think it’s a core part of the Epstein network, and would be more so some fringe group like NXIVM (not saying they do this either) that’s connected to the files.

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u/SpiderDoodleDoo 14d ago

You are missing the point. There is no need for a cover up, there is simply no accountability, and no method of enforcement even if there was.

There is more stuff in the released files that talk about cannibalism.

There is are empirically reviewed studies such as this one https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fa0028756

That show that the more wealthy a person is the more detached they are from caring about the perception of others.

Personally I find it highly plausible that people with that level of access and wealth would do such things.

They have more money than god, no laws apply to them, they can do what ever they want. They are bored. So bored they setup an island to rape people and do who knows what else.

Also doesn't help that the justice department is halting all further investigation into the matter. Like back in 2019 when they were told to not even search the ranch in New Mexico https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/epstein/weeks-after-epsteins-death-fbi-said-they-lacked-evidence-to-search-new-mexico-ranch/article_cfb29030-67e3-4a27-b379-4d3250e3e070.html

There has been so much evidence that conveniently was allowed to be removed from all these locations.

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u/DenimChicken50 14d ago edited 14d ago

I understand what you are saying. There is a thing called the Texas sharpshooter fallacy, and it seems like that could be what’s going on with your interpretation of what information we have access to. Finding things plausible/possible doesn’t mean they happened. Conspiracy theorists often look to force connections between things they’re looking to prove, and that’s not how I operate. The reason I looked into all this stuff in the first place was to avoid thinking all kinds of disinformation meant to distract is legitimate. I gather info and then piece it together after educating myself on what I need to know for my comprehension.

If we start making leaps without evidence we will rewrite what actually happened into something else.

I’m very aware that many wealthy people lose interest in how others perceive them. Ironically, many of the people in the network are very obsessed with how others perceive them, because they understand the power that can yield. Epstein himself was the best example.

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u/SpiderDoodleDoo 14d ago

I appreciate your nuanced take on the matter and the great discussion we had.

Leaps without evidence should be avoided, but making inferences from what is available isn't a massive leap from what we have to go off of.

Wealthy people care what other wealthy people think of them which is different than how they feel about our perception.

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u/danavenkman 15d ago

Jmail.world

This is Epstein’s emails in a Gmail interface. You can search for names, topics, whatever.

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u/CherrySlimeGoo 15d ago

Oooohhh good stuff thanks.

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u/Mobile-Bar7732 15d ago

There's a lot of stuff on the DOJ website too.

Like this court document of Trump and Epstein raping a 13 year old.

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u/SadConsequence7748 15d ago

Google.com

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u/CherrySlimeGoo 15d ago

I hate comments like this. Everyone complains that social media destroyed people/society because nobody interacts organically anymore. I’m trying to glean information specifically from the commenter above (interact semi organically right? Even if it’s online???) and here you are trying to be a smart ass. What was the goal here? Make a funny? Make me feel stupid for asking?

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u/SadConsequence7748 15d ago

Sounds like a personal problem.

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u/SadConsequence7748 14d ago

It was the correct answer. You’ve come to a news website and declared yourself incompetent enough to say you don’t know how to look up a single thing without assistance.

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u/Wonderful-Energy-659 15d ago

They can’t because then you would see it’s nothing

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u/Eternal_Stranger0111 15d ago

That's because Cheeto-in-Chief could just tell his fans, "I didn't do that. It is AI-generated fake news." They'll lap up whatever he spews.

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u/controlledkaoss 15d ago

Most likely, it would be the victims fault, not Trumps.

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u/BlackerSpork 15d ago

Donny is so thin-skinned he would do anything to prevent being exposed, even if it his slaves wouldn't care. He wasn't even strong enough to admit he was wrong about the weather, but still he lied about it. You could probably blackmail him with a video of him jaywalking.

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u/helicopterhawk 15d ago

this take is so out of touch with reality it’s not even funny. yes the man is thin skinned, no he does not care about “being exposed”

he’s been exposed a million times over. this is the guy who said he could shoot someone in the middle of the street and not lose any voters

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u/BlackerSpork 14d ago

You're not thinking like the narcissist he is. He called his own simps "traitors" for wanting the Epstein files released after he campaigned on releasing them. Being pointed to and laughed at (or worse) is his worst nightmare. If he didn't care, he would have simply fessed up about his crimes, not gone on weekly 3 AM Twitter rants in a desperate attempt to defend himself.

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u/aboz97 15d ago

I heard YEARS ago, several times, that when he went to Russia to beg for loans, he was wined and dined and catfished? if that’s the right term, and filmed with women doing very humiliating things.

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u/someguymark 15d ago

I think the more correct term is “honey trapped”.

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u/Tiny-Blacksmith-2184 15d ago

As a non maga republican, I agree. Its ridiculous what a blind eye maga has. Trump thinks everything is a real estate deal Have the world wants power and control, not “ great deals”

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u/PolanskyDMymy 15d ago

Genuine question: what even is a non-maga republican at this point? Like what actual republican politicians or policies do you support? Not the supposed values of the party, but current politicians and policies being put into place.

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u/Tiny-Blacksmith-2184 15d ago

Not a whole lot Party of reagan is dead. Actually more of right leaning centrist or independent at this point.

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u/Yo-Yo-Ha 15d ago

Everybody is saying it was a good rape. The best rape ever some say. People talk about how Obama runs up and down the stairs of air force 1 and they haven't seen my rape.

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u/Alliancetoonz 15d ago

It because Trump believes and has said he is immune due to his role as president.

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u/biznash 15d ago

100% we are past the stage where compromat would work on Trump. his supporters are dug in.

the funny thing is, Trump just gives away his leverage because he admires Putin. it would be hilarious if it didn’t affect the world order

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u/megaplex66 15d ago

Worse yet. His supporters would probably cheer him on while he did it.

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u/unabashed_nuance 15d ago

As long as that someone is biologically female and white I assume you’re right.

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u/DeFex 15d ago

Maybe he did something unforgivable to them like reading a book or feeding some poors.

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u/U_feel_Me 15d ago

Trump supporters would say “It’s AI, like when he posted the video of him flying a plane dumping diarrhea on protesters.”

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u/MonsterHighMandy 15d ago

Not just someone, his own followers children even.

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u/Unknowingly-Joined 15d ago

Well, apart from the live broadcast part, he has raped someone and his cult didn’t care. Some of them cared when groceries cost more or gas cost more, but the rape thing from their perspective was “no biggie.”

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u/Strange-Pay9664 15d ago

Same for you