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Truth2power's avatar

I agree. He’s trying to desensitize, minimize, downplay the whole Epstein situation. Thank you for your very astute writing.🙏 You are an inspiration.

Hound's avatar

I don’t think depravity has been normalized I think it’s just something we allow. What has been normalized is plunder by the government and the corporations.

The people who supported Trump were born depraved and beyond redemption.

Norm's avatar

Thanks for this, Mary. Reporters talk to the Criminal President practically every day. Why aren’t they asking about these things? And by the way, when the Misogynist Pig President calls a reporter nasty names, why aren’t the other reporters sticking up for their colleague? If he bans them, so what? Whatever he says is a goddamn lie anyway.

Felice Lynley's avatar

He is now arresting reporters.

Felice Lynley's avatar

He did, a couple weeks ago. Can’t remember the journalist name.

Robot Bender's avatar

They're not reporters. They're sycophants and propagandists.

Patty Mooney's avatar

Here in San Diego, news of Cesar Chavez's sexual assault of women and girls has immediately spurred action to rename things bearing his name. "As Californians reel from César Chávez’s sex abuse allegations, city leaders across the state say they are considering removing his iconography from their cities by changing street names, libraries and monuments named after the labor rights leader. From San Francisco to San Diego, local officials have said they would support removing statues and renaming everything from parks to libraries in Chavez’ name after renowned activist Dolores Huerta, 95, said Chávez forced himself on her in encounters that led to unwanted pregnancies."

The dominos of male abuse are falling. How long before it reaches across the nation to the worst of the worst?

James Rankin's avatar

Yet, Donald Trump somehow is immune to all legal punishment. No one in history has gotten away with so much crime, corruption, treachery & treason. The only ones comparable in the world are Vladimir Putin & Bibi Netanyahu, all sadonarcissistic psychopaths.

Pasqual Allen's avatar

You said it Patty. And I said it right after you.

HJ Forman's avatar

Hopefully, the judge will ignore the recommendation and give the maximum sentence. He should also refer the attorneys to the bar association for disbarment.

Patty Forst's avatar

He (Donald) and his merry band of rapists are reprehensible and abhorrent to their victims and those of us who have worked hard to prosecute and convict predators. Good people, rise up and stop this predatory stain.

Wallis Weir's avatar

Put the orange 🍊 fool in jail and get a woman in charge

Robot Bender's avatar

I'll take any rational, intelligent life form at this point.

GreatBasinRoo's avatar

My St. Bernard would be a better president, and she's been dead for 4 years.

Nimuetootoo's avatar

With Project 2025/2026/infinity 😒 wanting to LOWER the age of consent and keep women out of universities, I’d say they ARE trying to normalize the abuse of women and children! White men are possessed with the need to control those they deem inferior: which includes everyone who isn’t them. These perverts don’t want to be seen for what they are: PERVERTS.

Sharyn Hall's avatar

What stood out to me about this article (besides the obvious) is:

1. America, with all these appointments into important positions by Trump loyalists, is going to become a *massive* 'brain drain', where all people with genuine expertise are being removed and replaced by people who have little more than loyalty to speak of. Experience that was built up over decades of service will be lost completely. That's going to seriously affect a lot of fields, not least of all the legal system.

2. Pam Bondi has spent a decade, up to her position within this regime, working for child protection and anti-trafficking. She was proud of it. To see her now actively working against those two pillars is both hypocritical and disgraceful.

Vivien Beere's avatar

I always wondered why she has so completely sold out. Was she bought? Is she hiding her own abuse history(I’m not like then) What’s going on there?

Kathy J's avatar

My head is exploding.

GreatBasinRoo's avatar

I'm 64. I remember as a young girl being oh-so-carefully taught that girls who didn't "behave properly" were "sluts" who were "asking for it." I bet that the centuries-old trope of the "fallen woman" is just another manipulation of the patriarchy to prevent "nice people" including "nice women" from protecting "fallen" girls and women from abuse. In other words, we've been desensitized from thinking that "certain" teenage girls are victims, rather than deserving whatever life deals them, for a very, very, very long time.

Babette Albin's avatar

Follow the money. Donny’s mantra, l presume.

For sure, Epstein was a “fixer” and your uncle wanted a fix!

Pasqual Allen's avatar

Yep you said it perfectly. I think media accepts and decides who they want to believe. Look at Caesar Chavez statues coming down. Holidays changed. And rightfully so. And this??? Nothing. Buisness as usual. And the elephant screaming in the room. You just shake your head and look at the complete injustice. Believe only some victims. Don’t believe these victims because we can’t being sarcastic. But you get it. All victims should have justice. Not just some.

Wade Baynham's avatar

Why is right. Thank you

Kathy Horn's avatar

Thanks for letting us know about the Tate connection to the regime. Every day is a fresh horror. Internationally, we’ve become a rogue state. Domestically, we seem to have a fusion of government and organized crime. All kinds of sex criminals are getting away with things, yes, but let’s not forget the fraudsters getting pardons and the nonstop grifting from all of the people in and surrounding the regime. 🤬

Sheryl's avatar

I’m beyond words to explain my feelings about this shameful “game”. ICE SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT THE AIRPORT TO IMMEDIATELY LOCK THESE TWO WORSE OF THE WORSE UP!,