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Dianne Klein's avatar

Who besides me believes the elephant in the room, that no one is talking about, is the fact that Trump is on Epstein’s list? If he wasn’t, he’d have that list released. He only looks out for himself. He’s going to great lengths to cover this up. It has to be about him or he wouldn’t care.

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Sally Buehne's avatar

Even if the orange guy is on that list, why does anybody care? If MAGAs supposedly can accept that he can shoot someone on 5th avenue with impunity, why does anyone imagine they'll be upset if it becomes known that he had dalliances with under-age girls?

Heck, they'll probably give him an attaboy!

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Dawn A Galloway's avatar

Of course he does. He is an idiot. Need to keep the pressure on him.

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Stephen Cook's avatar

I believe that Trump is a Russian asset following instructions from the Kremlin for most of his big policy moves. Stuff like the Epstein catastrophe are probably fumbles by Trump and his staff and supporters. I’m sure Putin is telling him to put a lid on this mess and put it to bed as quickly as possible so he can retain control of the narrative and continue the destruction of the nation from within.

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Stephen Cook's avatar

I’m also sure that Fox will soon pivot towards insisting that Trump has the best interest of the country as his goal and that Epstein needs to be put behind us. They’re a key Kremlin asset helping to shape the narrative in this country. That’s why some of our allies have banned Fox broadcasts as propaganda.

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Mary K's avatar

Trump isn’t an idiot, he’s a sexual predator! There isn’t an age limit for his actions!

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J’Lynn Davis's avatar

I have a suggestion. Can the DNC (in our local districts) open up a space where We The People can get together and make phone calls to the Republican Congress to put pressure on them? I call from home, but it would be nice to be with others who want to fight.

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Cara Carlson-Roberts's avatar

I would like to be a part in this endeavor. I live in a very tiny city and don’t know a soul - organizing with like-minded folks would help me help us!

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Texbaker's avatar

You can call any representative in Washington, It will get you no where, but you can call them.

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Carl Selfe's avatar

We must protest on Thursday because “Good Trouble Lives On”. The memory of Troy AL native John Lewis will be honored to have you participate in this manner. Here are signs for you to print. https://hotbuttons.substack.com/p/protest-signage-free?r=3m1bs

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Cristina Garrity's avatar

Please explain why the files would be a bridge too far for people who have stuck with him through children in cages, felony convictions, impeachments, the attacks on Capitol police, pardoning of Jan 6ers, Janey’s corpus violations and innumerable other shameless and egregious offenses. I fear that bulk of them will find ways to excuse or remain ignorant of the contents of the files as they have everything else, no?

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Cristina Garrity's avatar

I’ve been reminded that QAnon folks have been avid about the E. files for years, clamoring for their release, believing they would reveal the elites who are pedophiles and blood-drinkers. The fact that the MAGAs have believed Trump to be God’s Chosen Revealer remains incomprehensible to me. But a belief so widely shared, so outlandish and prurient stands between people who never learned to think and their own devastating disillusionment.

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Lor's avatar

Of course he’s on the list. If you look around you can find court testimony from a young woman who states she was raped at age 13 by Donald — shocked but not. Listening to her was painful. He told her she looks like his daughter.

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Carl Selfe's avatar

Everything you need to know is right here: Donald J. Trump is a pedophile sexual abuser of children.

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Robin Dumler's avatar

Big, fat, stupid lying cry baby Trump.. He and his out of brains administration start crap and try to weasle out. One a weasle. always a weasle and that's insulting to weasles!

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Susan OBrien's avatar

Good post . Timely, informative, passionate. Keep on keeping on.

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Texbaker's avatar

If Adam Schiff wasn't such a lame-ass lawyer, maybe Trump wouldn't be in the position he is in. Did you ever consider that?

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Fred Jonas's avatar

Mr Nellis, you make an interesting comment about Trumpers not becoming Democrats over night. Why should they become Democrats? In theory, they're Republicans. So I've asked many times, and at one point, I asked a Republican/Trumper friend, what is the Republican/conservative platform? I really don't know. The parts that get mentioned are incoherent and contradictory. My friend started off, as very many of them do, with some comment about Biden. Look, I didn't think Biden was very good, but there's been a Republican Party long before Biden. So I said it can't have anything to do with Biden, and I want to know what the Rep/con platform is. My friend says he adheres to it. He must think it's something. He's a very intelligent guy. He finally gave me an answer: "I don't know."

So I agree with you that as betrayed as these people come to realize they were (my friend and his wife are now very upset with Donnie over the Epstein matter), it seems extremely unlikely that they'll become Democrats. But I don't know what their other choice is. It doesn't appear they know, either.

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debra's avatar

"Trump has made billions—off merchandise, meme coins, even a private jet he allegedly took as a bribe. Sixty to seventy percent of his net worth has been generated since January of his first term." This is just what we know about. He will leave office with more money than Elon.

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Lauran McDaib's avatar

djtRumps ability at critical thinking has always been lazy, hazy and crazy. What else is new?

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Mary K's avatar

I want to know why he’s on the list? Trump and Epstein were friends for decades and both visited each others properties, I don’t think it was for tea! Many females have voiced their encounters with both which wasn’t consensual and some were on the younger side! You are judged by who you associate with, if you’re very close to a Pedophile, who are you? Just like his last term taking children from parents, there are still 1400 children missing! Now separating more children by his Gestapo ICE masked people! His cruelty towards the young is for what reason? The orange Sadist!

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Karen Horwitz's avatar

Instead of just waiting for Trump to implode, get on school boards on a save democracy platform. Since fascism started decades ago in our schools - see WhiteChalkCrime.com where teacher whistleblowers will educate you - citizens can help end fascism by realizing this. Learn how seriously corrupt our schools have been, denying us of the called-to-teach teachers, and repair democracy’s foundation while Trump is destroying everything else.

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