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Theda DeBacker's avatar

HERE'S A QUICK & EASY -- BUT VERY EFFECTIVE -- WAY TO KEEP THE TRUMP-EPSTEIN CONNECTION IN THE NEWS

Epstein-Bestie Trump has used about 50 different distractions to redirect attention away from his connections to the EPSTEIN $EX-TR@FFICKING ring. As his actions escalate in atrociousness (ICE violence & deportations, removing Medicaid, etc.), the likelihood increases that his distractions will succeed.

WE MUST KEEP THE TRUMP-EPSTEIN CONNECTION FRONT-AND-CENTER IN THE MIND OF EVERY VOTER.

This will help tip the opinions of even MAGAs against Trump, and in turn help redirect the US away from autocracy. Just as the TACO nickname stuck, we can accomplish the same by repeatedly using the nickname Epstein-Bestie Trump. The optimal usage is to replace "President" with this nickname on the first instance of his name in every article, video etc. (See the first paragraph above).

For more about my rationale:

https://allfedup.substack.com/p/trump-was-quite-self-satisfied-with

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Shantha Smith's avatar

I wonder how many of the manosphere types taking a pro harem stance have the Genghis Khan gene?

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Leah D's avatar

I just heard you on the news agents! I was genuinely delighted to hear you!

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George in Atlanta's avatar

“This thing sounds like the kind of talk babble and backtracking I get from nazi, megalomanical democrats.”

This is very good. They are expressing their disgust with how Trump's regime has BECOME the Deep State. But some of the True Believers will not waver from the path of righteousness. Thereby creating cracks that will grow to chasms. Our best hope is not that MAGA will abandon or turn on Trump, but that they will turn on each other and tear themselves to pieces.

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Virgin Monk Boy's avatar

When the Epstein files start smoldering, Trump reaches for the world’s largest political smoke machine.

Strip Rosie O'Donnell of citizenship? Arrest Obama with AI memes? Rename the Commanders? It's like watching a desperate magician hurl glitter in your face because the rabbit is missing and the hat is on fire.

But here's the thing. Even MAGA diehards are squinting through the haze now. The base was promised mass arrests, elite takedowns, and the Great Reveal. What they’re getting is rehashed QAnon fanfiction and distractions that smell like a Tucker segment rejected for being too obvious.

Meanwhile, Epstein’s shadow keeps stretching—over binders, broken promises, and a note with Trump’s signature where pubic hair should be.

And now, as if that weren’t enough, we’re in a Bronze Age cage match over polygamy? Andrew Tate wants a harem. Matt Walsh wants a sermon. And Trump just wants the headlines to say anything but “cover-up.”

This isn’t governance. It’s a circus. And not even the weird, mystical kind with elephants and tarot. This is clown makeup on a corruption case, hoping nobody notices the red-stained ledger behind the curtain.

The people aren’t fooled. They're just exhausted.

And when the steak dinner never arrives, no one’s staying for the sideshow.

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Jan Dorsett's avatar

Why do we have to endure any more of this sh*t? Why can’t someone yank him off the stage? No matter what comes next can’t possibly be any worse than this! Primary the hell out of everyone! I just found out the GQP voted to call name a concert hall at the Kenndy Center where operas are performed after melania. I suggest the first opera held there should be Madame Butterfly. For those who aren’t familiar with that Puccini opera, look up the story line. If PINO attends that performance, it would rival Les Mis for PINO’s ignorance. I’m tired of all this and want it to stop.

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Katy Namovicz's avatar

PINO? What is that an acronym for? Can't find it on the internet...

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pj's avatar

President in Name Only....

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Katy Namovicz's avatar

Ahhh! I like it! Thanks!

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Energenesis's avatar

Let's put Maxwell under armed guard…They say that they will free her (but they won't) if she gives them a Democrat to rat out as a Pedo. They must give the base some red meat!

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Kennis's avatar

As Scott Galloway put it, this is all about "the Washington Epsteins" and "Rosie O'Epstein" and now we have Martin Luther Epstein, and Hillary Clinton's Epstein emails.

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BabsPHL's avatar

Trump and company CANNOT LEAD OR GOVERN, so instead they spend time distracting with TS BS and silly mocking of former presidents! Obama won't take your lousy bait, don! So why don't you, the Steves - cheung, miller, bannon, et al - just try running the country?! Maybe?

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Katy Namovicz's avatar

It's better if they don't, truly. They all just need to go away before they do more damage to everything that actually IS great about our country.

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BabsPHL's avatar

Agreed

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George in Atlanta's avatar

Every day of Trump's first administration, and every day of the last 6 months he's been in office again, has been opportunity to arrest Hillary or anyone else they wanted to. Why have they not? There's obviously more here than I can perceive.

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Seek's avatar

A truly baffling mystery, one for the Ages, even

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Katy Namovicz's avatar

Really? I hope you are being sarcastic. They haven't arrested any of these people because they have no grounds to, and they know it. Also, they don't really have to. Their base is happiest with conspiracy theories. To arrest and try to prosecute these people would bring reality too close for comfort.

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George in Atlanta's avatar

Who dafuq needs stinking grounds for anything? They've assembled a Secret Police force to operate above the law and in complete secrecy. They have no grounds for that. Uniformed military personnel detain citizens in their own city without grounds and counter to the law. They hold hundreds of people without due process, charges and access to legal counsel. No grounds for that. They extort institutions outside the government into capitulating to their demands and giving them money, no grounds.

I think the Base has demonstrated that they are NOT, in fact, happy with forever conspiracy theories. They are demanding the 'answers' and 'results' they've been promised for a decade. They meant it when they chanted "Lock her up".

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Katy Namovicz's avatar

I know what you are saying about Trump abusing his power and being able to do whatever he wants. On the other hand, the fact that they haven't even tried to arrest e.g. Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, etc. speaks to the fact that they are using these threats as distraction; they have no intent on following through. They don't have grounds, and they know it, and people like that can afford excellent legal counsel who would put up a plausible fight, and I'd guess, have more popular support than the MAGAts. For all of those reasons, I don't believe they ever would pursue arrests, charges, etc. As for the base, I don't mean that they are satisfied with the same conspiracy theory forever. What I mean is that they love conspiracy theories and eventually they move on to the next crazy thing. This is how Trump survives. As soon as the public gets too close to the truth, he/MAGA world creates a new one and the base moves on. In any case, this is all batshit crazy, and no way to run a government.

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Tasmin Gardner's avatar

I am worried they will throw Obama in jail. Who will stop them? Trump has the whole damn government in his pocket. I don’t trust the SC not to say Obama doesn’t have immunity.

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Jeffinator's avatar

What ever Obama did, it was an official act of the president and therefore allowed. At least that's what SCOTUS said.

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Tasmin Gardner's avatar

If there’s a way Trump can put Obama in jail, he’ll do it.

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Carter Brothers's avatar

A bit of a Superman spoiler but now I understand Lex' fake news attack on Superman wanting his own Super-harem. Gunn was just slightly ahead of the ball here.

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Jeffinator's avatar

Gunn said it wasn't fake that it was in fact what Jor-el said. Can't say I like Gunn doing that.

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JLyon's avatar

Just when I think I can’t be outraged anymore, I’m reading about polygamy and Obama arrests. I only allow myself an hour of politics a day to keep my cortisol in check and now I need to cut it short. I feel like Alice in Wonderland through the looking glass sometimes.

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Chris F's avatar

I’m not convinced Epstein will matter even six months from now. It’s about tribes. It’ll always be “Dems are worse because…” so I have to vote (fill in Trump or other nut).” A lot of these “disappointed” influencers will crawl back. The conspiracy changes so it doesn’t offend or conflict with the believer’s view. Unless the believer has a big change in their core views, they’ll accommodate anything Trump does or doesn’t do.

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Leros's avatar

I give it 6 weeks, despite endless Bulwark content to the contrary.

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George in Atlanta's avatar

Sure, the long-term effects on Trump himself will be minimal. One thing that's emerged, though, is that factions WITHIN MAGA have emerged, and it seems some of them hate each other for their own reasons. Those cracks could widen.

We're getting on two weeks into this dumpster fire. What's really notable is that Trump used to be able to quash any dissent within his ranks within 24 hours with just a tweet. Not so much now. This draws into question the myth of his 'infinite power'.

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Katy Namovicz's avatar

Good points.

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Bob Kolinski's avatar

Have they (MAGA) forgotten that the Supremes gave full immunity to Presidential actions made while in office?!

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Katy Namovicz's avatar

Although I'm sure that they would argue that the finding isn't retroactive to Obama.

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Sharon Herrick's avatar

I have never heard of any more pathetic, moronic Neanderthals than these right-wing nut-jobs in my lifetime---and I'm 77. If we let these turkeys win, extinction is what we deserve.

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Katy Namovicz's avatar

Amen sister!

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