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Summary

Minnesota Republican state Sen. Justin Eichorn, who introduced a bill classifying "Trump Derangement Syndrome" as a mental illness, was arrested for allegedly soliciting sex from a minor.

Police say Eichorn believed he was meeting a 16-year-old girl but was actually texting undercover officers. His arrest came just a day after he and four other Republican senators introduced the controversial bill.

Eichorn, who is married with four children, was booked into jail and will be transferred to the Hennepin County Adult Detention Center.

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[–] elatedCatfish@lemm.ee 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Republicans and pedophilia. Try to name a more iconic duo

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] Liberal_Ghost@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 weeks ago

BMW and not using turn signals

[–] Cataphract@lemmy.ml 0 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I'll always be bitter and upset when I see people snarking on Dodge, they fully deserve it but I just love their body styles and designs compared to most modern cars. The dodge caliber is the only wagon I've ever seen that made me drool and even though it's out of production I'm still considering purchasing one to this day for work equipment hauling.

[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The new Chargers have been sick for years now.

Was this an Al Bundy thing?

[–] Maeve@midwest.social 1 points 3 weeks ago

They are, but so are the ads at every stoplight. It's funny the older I get how everything suddenly ends up on a spectrum that's waaay too easy to slide in any direction.

[–] Tezzerets_Tea_Time@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

So many fucking pedophiles in the conservative ranks. Gaslight. Obstruct. Project.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

It's always the ones you most suspect.

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Only sane people suspect these Nigerian prince grade con artists.

Meanwhile, conservatives have already invested their life savings into the new super-legit cryptocurrency, PedoCoin™️.

[–] ThrawnSolo@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Bahahaha eat it dipshit!

[–] CptCosmicMoron@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 weeks ago

Once again, not a drag queen. We need to ban religious figures and Republican politicians from reading to children.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 1 points 4 weeks ago

The onion is going to have a hard time with this new competition, Clown world.

[–] Wilco@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago

The "Conservative party" summed up in one article. Yell, scream and call people pedophiles ... all because they themselves are pedophiles and perverts.

[–] phoenixarise@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Criticizing Trump is deranged, but this is totally fine! Fuck MAGA.

[–] merdaverse@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Pedophiles and sex offenders introducing invented mental illnesses. A great summary for the Republican party

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

Every accusation is a confession. The qons accuse normal Americans of having "derangement syndrome", meanwhile it is quite clear the magamaniacs are the ones with derangement.

[–] Freshparsnip@lemm.ee 1 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Isn't one of the goals of Project 2025 to implement the death penalty for pedophiles?

[–] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

Yes but they'll define pedophiles as trans people.

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 weeks ago

"Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect."

The law will not be used the way you think.

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

GOP = Group Of Pedophiles

[–] CherryBullets@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago

Who would have thought those who love to control gullible people would go after the MOST gullible of us in search of power. It's almost like they love to control the powerless and vulnerable... Hmm...

[–] Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

More trash acting morally superior. Its a tale tale sign in these trash humans.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago

Arrested for being a nonce. Way to bury the lede.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I wonder how long before the fake org called "doge" seeks to defund any police anywhere that are catching pedos, because it is probably just "waste, fraud and abuse" to bust what are probably mostly qons.

Hopefully it's done by the states, so they can't defend it.

[–] Blumpkinhead@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Jesus Christ, exactly how many of these chodes are kid-fuckers?

[–] Hathaway@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 weeks ago

Why can’t my state ever make headline for good reasons

[–] BookSnob@lemmy.ca 0 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Really… is anyone actually shocked?

[–] qarbone@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

Just at the timing

[–] MCasq_qsaCJ_234@lemmy.zip 0 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

If there were an amendment to remove senators charged with pedophilia, Republicans would be in the minority.

[–] oxysis@lemm.ee 1 points 4 weeks ago

There wouldn’t be any republicans left

[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 0 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Why does this consistently keep happening but only to republicans?

They should include in the title he got arrested for trying to solicit sex for minors, not the bill.

I think even most republicans think pedophiles are bad.

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

They can't wait to tell you how bad they are

But only if they wear blue ties 🤷‍♂️

[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 weeks ago

I hate that they're trying to lump trans people in with pedophiles.

Republicans can go fuck themselves. Every single one of them, and every single person who voted for them.

Signed: a Canadian who's probably had one too many beers this evening.

[–] SGforce@lemmy.ca 0 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

1 day. Might be some kind of record.

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