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[–] ferrule@sh.itjust.works 15 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

This is such a crazy timeline. Everyone knows our president is an ephebophile (pedo into teens). He has flat out stated it. No one is unaware of this fact anymore.

And yet we live in a system where good people are being deported or tortured in prison camps. We can't have government that actually works because our laws are so fucked up that good people get hurt while we all know a pedo rapist is running the country.

[–] ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

It's time we realize as a species that this world is ran by pure evil. We need to begin responding differently. I don't know what that means, but even after a revolution there are still charismatic psychos that come along and fuck shit up again. People are just too dumb and fall for it over and over and over. How many times does this process need to be repeated before we evolve as a species?

[–] ferrule@sh.itjust.works 1 points 36 minutes ago

It is that damn moral highground the left wants to stick to. They will shoot themselves in the foot over and over and while bleeding out ask "what could we have done?"

There no longer is a slippery slope. Outlaw the shit republicans do and lock them the hell up. Cuz you know what, they are tryinging their hardest to do the same.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 12 points 7 hours ago

Republican child rapists

[–] lemmyausmister@feddit.org 18 points 9 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Redditsux@lemmy.world 5 points 5 hours ago

Headline meant republicans

[–] g0nz0li0@piefed.social 27 points 10 hours ago

Motherfucker Trump. He’s so obviously implicated and covering. The very thing all those Magat’s claim to fight against: he’s that.

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 17 points 10 hours ago

Surprised Pikachu!

[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 232 points 19 hours ago (4 children)

The judge literally ordered that political consequences were not an excuse for redactions. I hope he starts putting people in jail

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 16 points 9 hours ago

They were also supposed to release all the files and not some of them, yet here we are.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 104 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

He will do nothing! ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! The judges in the Untied States are like the parents who say they're going to count to three, and the Trump administration are the kids who have figured out that nothing happens when they get to three.

[–] Rolder@reddthat.com 21 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

At the end of the day, the folks who actually enforce rulings are beholden to Trump and his cronies, so they kind of can’t enforce shit

[–] Philippe23@lemmy.ca 8 points 10 hours ago

Judges can deputize people to carry out their rulings if need be. So that's not strictly true.

[–] tym@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago

If only there were a way to separate the judicial and executive branch.. why didn't the founding fathers think of that?!

[–] tidderuuf@lemmy.world 71 points 19 hours ago

That would be a first. I'm not holding my breath.

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 38 points 19 hours ago

What's this, another court order shamelessly ignored? Fourth box.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 195 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Politically exposed individuals.

Here's the question, why are they in the files doing something that merits redacting them?

Call it what it is. You aren't "redacting the names of politically exposed individuals". You are "protecting the reputations of politically-aligned pedophiles".

[–] Hayduke@lemmy.world 131 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Did anyone really expect them to release documents that implicated republicans or their puppeteers? These assholes are blatantly corrupt. As long as they are the gatekeepers, nothing can be trusted.

[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Its not blatant enough or a third of America wouldnt still support him.

[–] Bwaz@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

A third watches no news except FOX, if that. They don't see or care what happens as long as its not obvious and against them.

[–] alias_qr_rainmaker@lemmy.world 22 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Republicans are amoral and shamelessly corrupt, and, in related news, the sky is blue, and grass is green.

[–] Soulphite@reddthat.com 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Also, water is wet... that is breaking news.

[–] turdburglar@piefed.social 3 points 8 hours ago

that’s debatable tho.

the debate: water is wet vs water causes wetness. details tonight at 10.

[–] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 52 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

They were never, ever going to release the files with Trump in them or anyone Trump adjacent.

[–] Soulphite@reddthat.com 4 points 9 hours ago

At least we know without a shadow of a doubt the dumb pedophile rapist piece of shit is unmistakably in those files... this completely seals the deal. Legally nothing will be done but, yeah.. the childfucking piece of shit is DEFINITELY in those files. For sure. No doubt. Undoubtedly. No contest. The President of the United States of America is a disgusting pedophile rapist piece of shit.

Just look at him... ugh! [shudder]

[–] Redditsux@lemmy.world 57 points 19 hours ago

This is bullshit.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 33 points 18 hours ago (1 children)
[–] dumbass@piefed.social 18 points 16 hours ago

Add it the pile.

[–] WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 19 hours ago

Surprising no one.

[–] Babalugats@feddit.uk 18 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I think I love Trump and his government purely because they are so blatant at corruption, they expose all of those before them and will surely make everyone question those that follow.

If not.. Then I guess that's it.

If there is an option for Americans to disrupt the republican - democrat party swap, then please, please disrupt the hell out of it in the next election.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 13 points 17 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Applesause@mander.xyz 6 points 15 hours ago (1 children)
[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 7 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 14 hours ago

Well, not THAT shocked..

[–] MonkeyDumpster@lemmy.org 20 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

is the DOJ acting on the names they've redacted? like, are these people going to jail?

[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 14 points 18 hours ago

This is a big surprise. I'm sure it was a mistake and they meant to redact something damaging in a different document.

/s

[–] BC_viper@lemmy.world -3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

And what are you going to do about it? Until bullets start flying in large numbers nothing will change.