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[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 68 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Oh, fuck right off with this pro-wrestling level drama. Not one person involved in all this is "going rogue". Everything, from the "nothing to see here" to the faux outrage is theater to distract from the fact that if Donald Trump wanted the Epstein files to be released, they'd be released.

[–] simplejack@lemmy.world 47 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I’m all for this drama. This is the one that actually has the MAGA nuts fully pissed. It’s been bumping all the recent pro-Trump news stories that the admin has been trying to seed.

Trump pandered to the conspiracy nuts, and now they won’t let it go. Anything that gums up Trump’s administration is fine by me.

[–] ruuster13@lemmy.zip 10 points 3 days ago

That's a good perspective reminder for me. The shit-throwing tactics are supposed to demoralize us and make us apathetic when we need to show up.

[–] Pistcow@lemmy.world 41 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Or, just release them on the way out.

[–] gidostro@lemmy.cafe 26 points 3 days ago (1 children)

He’s too much of a pussy for that.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

Then Trump will grab him on the way out.

[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 36 points 3 days ago

So there IS a file!

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 37 points 3 days ago

Resigning is the cowards way out...

It won't take much goading for him to stay and fight a "heroe's fight". All these idiots really want is people to tell them they're strong, at this point it would be unethical not to psychological manipulate them to fight each other

[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 26 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Bongino is a massive piece of shit. I'm not even going to ask if he has been doing his nut job podcast while in office.

not gonna ask

Because you dont have to!

[–] gidostro@lemmy.cafe 26 points 3 days ago

Or you know, leak the docs.

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

They will strategically signal they don't like what Trump is doing about the files. If people turn on Trump because of it they will quickly distance themselves and pretend they never liked him. If Trump survives they will fall back in line.

Spoiler: Trump will be fine.

[–] Nay@feddit.nl 10 points 3 days ago

Can't wait to see the book. /s

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago
[–] Monument@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 3 days ago (2 children)

So what are they doing while they distract us with this?

[–] outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Usmc in los angeles, do'in raids.

Edit: also that death camp they opened up in Florida, with alligators to get rid of the bodies.

Courting war with iran....

[–] nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl 3 points 2 days ago

Going full Enron on our behinds of course, what else?

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Fucking loser.

Your former podcast audience won’t have you back, either.

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago