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hookaleft

(1,037 posts)
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 02:20 AM Thursday

I think Epstein might be what takes that fucker down

Everyday another juicy tidbit gets released. I was just over at the NYT and they have an expose on the "Long Friendship Between Trump and Epstein". https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/us/politics/inside-trump-epstein-friendship.html

This story is not going away.

I was over at rawstory and saw a CNN clip by Erin Burnett titled: 'Significant': Erin Burnett catches Trump in Epstein 'lie' with devastating clip https://www.rawstory.com/trump-epstein-2673714608/?utm_source=superhead
It looks real bad. He gets caught in a lie and then pivots

Anyway....this just might be it.

Let's see what tomorrow brings.

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I think Epstein might be what takes that fucker down (Original Post) hookaleft Thursday OP
Its up to the public and people here kennyperkins Thursday #1
As usual NJCher Thursday #2
so we get j d, ??? elleng Thursday #3
No NJCher Thursday #4
an interim government????? elleng Thursday #5
Yeah, like a panel of NJCher Thursday #6
That certainly doesn't sound constitutional - there's only four ways the president vacates the office: Midwestern Democrat Thursday #8
That assumes JustAnotherGen Thursday #10
"Flame throwers. We need flame throwers." Hugin Thursday #14
I keep imagining JustAnotherGen Thursday #16
Until there's a new Constitution ITAL Thursday #19
Again JustAnotherGen Thursday #21
Until there's a new Constitution ITAL Thursday #22
you read NJCher Thursday #23
I do ITAL Friday #24
Please continue NJCher Friday #25
Could you please share the link? Thanks in advance. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Thursday #9
Iirc NJCher Thursday #15
I tried to find it. No luck. I'll try again later. Thanks. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Thursday #17
I did find this... littlemissmartypants Thursday #18
not so sure about that NJCher Thursday #20
DOJ is busy covering for him iemanja Thursday #7
I predict that the G.O.P. Felon-In-Chief will lie again today about his sex crimes BoRaGard Thursday #11
Right now they're calculating whether he'll still be helpful for the midterms ecstatic Thursday #12
As my late husband would say about Trump...."Hang the fucker!" ProudMNDemocrat Thursday #13
It could be what takes a lot of people down. I bet some rich and elites in other countries are sweating. Hotler Friday #26
Let's hope it does... Mark.b2 Friday #27
You mean the in-bred hillbillies who form his most fervent admirers draw the line at his creepy sexual practices? Aristus Friday #28
Yes and no themaguffin Friday #29

NJCher

(40,837 posts)
2. As usual
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 02:49 AM
Thursday

He’s doing a grand job of shooting himself in the foot.

Now that he’s full blown senile, even more so.

I’ve always known he would not finish his term.

NJCher

(40,837 posts)
4. No
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 03:18 AM
Thursday

At the same time as the House returns, the election case is being heard.

This will lead to a double whammy and there is something like an interim government that runs things until this mess is straightened out. Biden set that up before he left office. I read it at the WH web site.

NJCher

(40,837 posts)
6. Yeah, like a panel of
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 03:28 AM
Thursday

Former presidents. Also certain court people. It goes into effect when it’s determined that the government is no longer functional.

Pretty amazing that Biden would see this, you think?

8. That certainly doesn't sound constitutional - there's only four ways the president vacates the office:
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 05:04 AM
Thursday

1) death 2) resignation 3) impeachment/conviction 4) the 25th Amendment and in each case, the constitutional line of succession applies.

JustAnotherGen

(35,975 posts)
10. That assumes
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 06:45 AM
Thursday

A return to the status quo. That's unacceptable.

We have a cabal of unAmerican anti constitution people who cheated and stole our country via an immoral and undemocratic Electoral College.

We don't HAVE to play nice like it is 1877.

The only way to crush their souls is to inflict Intolerable Acts on them. They had their way for 100 years. They laid dormant for 12. 1976 Ray-Gun pops off at the mouth about welfare queens. 1980 - he wins. We move forward on the board in 1992.

The fuckers did it again with the Contract On America (Black Women the key target). Biden wins and does his absolute best (LOVE HIM) to reset to January 19, 2017.

They cheat and steal in 2024.

You can't bring a piece of paper to defeat them.

Flame throwers. We need flame throwers.

Hugin

(36,702 posts)
14. "Flame throwers. We need flame throwers."
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 07:55 AM
Thursday

Oh, THAT one is definitely going in my collection of motivational quotes!

JustAnotherGen

(35,975 posts)
16. I keep imagining
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 08:46 AM
Thursday

DiCaprio in Once Upon A Time in Hollywood!

Or - Inglerious Bastards. Like when this is over, can we pull a Brad Pitt and carve maga pub on their foreheads?

ITAL

(1,142 posts)
19. Until there's a new Constitution
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 09:57 AM
Thursday

Which btw - would have to be ratified by the requisite number of states (which ain't happening - I doubt we could even get all Democrats to agree on one), we're under the one we have. Anything else is just dreamland.

JustAnotherGen

(35,975 posts)
21. Again
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 03:15 PM
Thursday

You are assuming that we are going back to the White Supremacist Constitution.

You are assuming that this Regime does not end in violence.

You need to be a fly on the tree at one of my Black gun club meetings. That trickster shit of 1877? You want violence and unrest?

You keep thinking we are going to accept that.

We aren't. It's our turn to water the tree of liberty. Or - Democrats wake up and realize it's going to take severe punishment of the maga Pubs, tribunals, truth and reconciliation and radical change. If any member of SCOTUS tries to stop that - then they were obviously in on the coup.

ITAL

(1,142 posts)
22. Until there's a new Constitution
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 05:47 PM
Thursday

Whatever you're saying is nonsense. And good luck getting enough states to ratify a new one.

ITAL

(1,142 posts)
24. I do
Fri Jul 25, 2025, 09:22 AM
Friday

That was like reading some of the far right stuff that gets posted on the net, just in reverse. And I treat it the same way.

NJCher

(40,837 posts)
15. Iirc
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 08:15 AM
Thursday

It’s in Biden’s executive orders at .gov. If I had it handy I’d post it, but it would take a search to find it now.

littlemissmartypants

(28,635 posts)
18. I did find this...
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 09:56 AM
Thursday
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_executive_actions_by_Joe_Biden

President Biden signed a total of 162 executive orders during his singular term, from January 2021 to January 2025. As of January 22, 2025, 67 of them (41%) have been revoked by his successor, Donald Trump.[9]

If it was an EO it's probably been revoked by now. That's all President Psychopath has been doing for work, revoking Biden. So unoriginal.

NJCher

(40,837 posts)
20. not so sure about that
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 10:26 AM
Thursday

because I figured he would, and I've been watching.

However, even if he did, I think most of the stuff he did will not be legally binding because it will be found that he stole the presidency through vote tampering.

iemanja

(56,353 posts)
7. DOJ is busy covering for him
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 04:42 AM
Thursday

That’s what the visit with Maxwell is about. It will be extremely difficult to take Trump down, especially since a good percentage of MAGAs would support him even if videos of Trump with underage girls was released.

BoRaGard

(6,564 posts)
11. I predict that the G.O.P. Felon-In-Chief will lie again today about his sex crimes
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 06:56 AM
Thursday

Any suckers want to take that bet ?

ecstatic

(34,869 posts)
12. Right now they're calculating whether he'll still be helpful for the midterms
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 07:38 AM
Thursday

Once the answer becomes NO, he's outta there.

Jd it's maybelline will strike.

ProudMNDemocrat

(19,955 posts)
13. As my late husband would say about Trump...."Hang the fucker!"
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 07:41 AM
Thursday

I am certain he is saying that now even in death. He despised him with all his being and was very blunt when someone said they were MAGA!

I miss him so much now.

Hotler

(13,364 posts)
26. It could be what takes a lot of people down. I bet some rich and elites in other countries are sweating.
Fri Jul 25, 2025, 09:50 AM
Friday

I could be the largest kid touching crime in the world.

Aristus

(70,489 posts)
28. You mean the in-bred hillbillies who form his most fervent admirers draw the line at his creepy sexual practices?
Fri Jul 25, 2025, 10:51 AM
Friday

Talk about selective outrage...

themaguffin

(4,581 posts)
29. Yes and no
Fri Jul 25, 2025, 10:58 AM
Friday

The GOP is still fully in bed with him. I don't see much changing any time soon other than public opinion and that it's holding up the House.

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