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[-] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 154 points 1 year ago

I'm not misremembering this, am I? He was like full-on outed as a pedo and then nothing happened?

[-] JamesConeZone@hexbear.net 76 points 1 year ago

Bill Clinton not only still walks the earth but was actively involved in Harris's campaign

[-] Adkml@hexbear.net 41 points 1 year ago

At least it appears the universe is trying to impose karmatic justice on the Clinton's and Kamala.

These assholes are failing upward faster than anybody I've ever seen.

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[-] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 51 points 1 year ago

afaik nothing happened he got away with it all.

[-] PKMKII@hexbear.net 39 points 1 year ago

If memory serves there was never anything concrete enough to bring charges, but a lot of smoke

[-] carpoftruth@hexbear.net 65 points 1 year ago

His buddy Greenberg pled guilty to underage sex crime trafficking and is currently in prison

[-] cogitase@lemmy.dbzer0.com 50 points 1 year ago

They were going to bring charges but the primary witness was the victim, who is or was a sex worker. Since the defense would just say, "You can't trust a prostitute over a US representative.", they decided not to proceed.

[-] SacredExcrement@hexbear.net 54 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Since the defense would just say, "You can't trust a prostitute over a US representative."

amerikkka

[-] Justice@lemmygrad.ml 30 points 1 year ago

Perhaps I missed some details, but I believe the argument was a bit different (but also probably included what you said). They wanted to use the other convicted pedophile, his buddy, but they feared a jury wouldn't trust a convicted pedophile. I think these were both effectively speculation though since the feds never formally acknowledged much of it. We saw the evidence and we knew they were pursuing charges... and then it went poof with little reason why

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[-] BobDole@hexbear.net 121 points 1 year ago

Picking a child predator as AG is a choice

[-] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 106 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Trump solidarity Matt Gaetz

Literal Pedophiles

[-] supafuzz@hexbear.net 109 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

i-cant the death to America speedrun executive team just keeps stepping on the gas

[-] supafuzz@hexbear.net 94 points 1 year ago

they're gonna crash this whole thing so hard they'll make Liz Truss and Javier Milei look like fuckin' amateurs

[-] Self_Sealing_Stem_Bolt@hexbear.net 50 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Right? Like all these cabinet positions is getting my hopes up that there will be no amerika in 2028 so no more election shit to hear about

[-] Adkml@hexbear.net 38 points 1 year ago

At thisnfucking rate idk if there's gonna be America in 2026.

Inshallah

This is gonna be a straight up no guardrails seat belts off airbags removed fucking car crash.

People might be fistfighting in gas stations within a mo th of inauguration because the charade of the rule of law has completely disappeared. We are truly gonna be in the "smoke em if you got em" phase of democracy.

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[-] abc@hexbear.net 100 points 1 year ago

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President Trump thank you for defending pedophiles across the country by nominating Mr. Gaetz as AG

[-] abc@hexbear.net 82 points 1 year ago

no but really what did he mean by this thonk

i will pray someone asks him at his confirmation hearing, the only way democrats can possibly #resist

https://x.com/mattgaetz/status/1161062269641474049

[-] Outdoor_Catgirl@hexbear.net 51 points 1 year ago

Charitable interpretation: it's referring to all the old people who go there to retire to a beach condo.

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[-] Tabitha@hexbear.net 92 points 1 year ago

Musk solidarity Gaetz abolishing Amber Alerts

[-] AMBER_BOT@hexbear.net 75 points 1 year ago
[-] Adkml@hexbear.net 56 points 1 year ago

Fantastic fucking work bot.

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[-] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 72 points 1 year ago

I'm convinced Trump just opened up ChatGPT and asked it who would be the worst and funniest person for each of these cabinet positions

[-] viva_la_juche@hexbear.net 69 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

lol acceleration stans are eating

[-] BodyBySisyphus@hexbear.net 69 points 1 year ago

It's fine, if the nominations are bad the Senate can always exercise restraint - snnnkk - and - hehe - refuse - bwahaha - refuse to confirm the unsuitable nominees.

At least the confirmation hearings promise to be entertaining as hell.

[-] barrbaric@hexbear.net 70 points 1 year ago

Sadly no Democrat would be so uncivil as to ask "Hey wait aren't you a pedophile who sex-trafficked children across state lines?"

[-] ThermonuclearEgg@hexbear.net 35 points 1 year ago

As a LIB, I'm compelled to inform you that Republicans have the Senate, and they'll probably just do what Trump wants

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[-] MouthyHooker@hexbear.net 62 points 1 year ago

Certified Pedophile

(Wop wop wop wop wop)

[-] Tabitha@hexbear.net 57 points 1 year ago

Matt played a key role in defeating the Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax

wojak-nooo nooo don't say that name 3 times!!!

[-] glimmer_twin@hexbear.net 44 points 1 year ago

If you say it into a mirror putin-wink appears behind you and steals your democracy

[-] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 35 points 1 year ago

vladimir putin shit myself angery

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[-] SpiderFarmer@hexbear.net 52 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This news just got a blank stare out of me . With Boebert heading Education and the whole Doge Dept thing, I genuinely don't know how I'm supposed to process it.

Edit: apparently the Boebert thing is a meme.

[-] Philosoraptor@hexbear.net 28 points 1 year ago

The Boebert thing was a hoax (so-far )

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[-] DeathToBritain@hexbear.net 51 points 1 year ago

the Chinese century is coming along good then

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[-] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 42 points 1 year ago

Nestor is going to be thrilled

[-] MineDayOff@hexbear.net 39 points 1 year ago
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[-] dragongloss@hexbear.net 39 points 1 year ago

Well this is terrifying.

[-] Fatdork2@hexbear.net 35 points 1 year ago

This is shaping out to be an even better administration than Trump's first year. Though some are some normie-picks, like Stefanik, Rubio, and that Waltz guy, a lot of these people are so much fun. Fox News host, gaetz, Miller is back. Just gotta bring in Bannon and Gorka. PLEASE pick Rfk for HHS. God the democrats have ruined us more than they usually do. Stupid fucks you did this i will never forgive you. You could have just given me healthcare

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[-] cosecantphi@hexbear.net 33 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Trump is only the accelerationist candidate if you assume that he is personally more competent than the deepstate ghouls Kamala was going to let pick her cabinet. He isn't, and by clearly being the final decision on who will run his administration, he is almost certainly going to further hurt US foreign policy goals while inspiring actual resistance to the shitty domestic policies the establishment Democrats had no interest in fighting.

Also, there's a very good chance that in 3 years time Trump's own cognitive decline will become as obvious as Biden's.

[-] KobaCumTribute@hexbear.net 43 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

All candidates are accelerationist candidates. There are no brakes on the grift train and the figurative pedal is already welded to the figurative metal, all that was up in the air was who gets rich stuffing their pockets while pretending to drive it.

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[-] someone@hexbear.net 33 points 1 year ago

I have to admit, it has been entertaining to see /r/politics completely losing their minds at Trump's picks.

[-] QuillcrestFalconer@hexbear.net 31 points 1 year ago

I'd go so far as to say r/politics is even readable and entertaining right now because they're loosing their minds, instead of gaslighting us that they're not supporting genocide

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[-] Coolkidbozzy@hexbear.net 29 points 1 year ago

Okay this is the funniest timeline

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