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yardwork

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2. This is possible.
Tue Jul 22, 2025, 09:33 AM
17 hrs ago

Earlier I thought Trump was using the threat of releasing names to blackmail people. I'm starting to think I gave him too much credit.

It makes sense that Putin is doing this, since he's demonstrated that he controls a lot of online propaganda. This Epstein thing isn't slowing down.

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I think Putin has a Trump/Katie Johnson tape Chasstev365 17 hrs ago #1
i hope someone has a putin tape AllaN01Bear 16 hrs ago #9
Probably not - having been in intelligence womanofthehills 7 hrs ago #43
He's had the pee tapes for years...been savng them just in case... brush 5 hrs ago #57
This is possible. yardwork 17 hrs ago #2
If the WSJ story was a one off, we will know johnnyfins 17 hrs ago #3
what is PTB? Amaryllis 15 hrs ago #10
(T) P T B Botany 15 hrs ago #12
Thanks, that acronym was a bit of a stretch PatSeg 12 hrs ago #23
It's all over the internet and that smells like Putin and Musk to me. yardwork 15 hrs ago #18
We have heard hints and rumors that Epstein was in cahoots with a Russian oligarch of some type FakeNoose 17 hrs ago #4
Darrel Cooper said Epstein was freelance womanofthehills 15 hrs ago #16
Maybe Putin has a spare in J.D. Vance PatSeg 12 hrs ago #24
While Putin may be pleased, he didn't cause this Fiendish Thingy 16 hrs ago #5
I hope you're right about this, because I want to believe in the integrity of those FBI investigators FakeNoose 16 hrs ago #7
Good to know that Putin didn't cause this, gab13by13 11 hrs ago #28
Regarding Trump's reversal on Ukraine, the TACO theory applies Fiendish Thingy 11 hrs ago #29
Here is letting you know, as you asked Bernardo de La Paz 6 hrs ago #49
Glad to see all the recs your post is getting, FT TheProle 9 hrs ago #40
Some nicknames are cute and clever Fiendish Thingy 8 hrs ago #41
I believe the weapons deal was made when Biden was President? kentuck 16 hrs ago #6
T agreed to the weapons sales using EU money IbogaProject 15 hrs ago #15
July 14, see my post # 49 Bernardo de La Paz 6 hrs ago #51
Epstein made his money at Bear Stearns laundering Russian money pecosbob 16 hrs ago #8
There was an interesting profile from 2003 in Vanity Fair, entitled "The Talented Mr. Epstein" FakeNoose 15 hrs ago #19
Darryl Cooper speaks about Vicky Ward's article womanofthehills 6 hrs ago #44
Yes, there are all kinds of rumors .... and sooner or later we'll know the whole story FakeNoose 6 hrs ago #46
Epstein was technically a "money manager"... AntiFascist 12 hrs ago #27
You present no evidence. Correlation is not causation. You told us speculation, not fact. Putin is the easy go to. . nt Bernardo de La Paz 15 hrs ago #11
I have seen no reports about your assertions re weapons deals and sanctions Bernardo de La Paz 15 hrs ago #13
This is all speculation, of course. yardwork 15 hrs ago #20
Indeed. But report on DU says the bots are confused because maga is confused. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz 13 hrs ago #21
As long as people are talking about it, though... yardwork 12 hrs ago #26
Darryl Cooper said that after Epstein met Robert Maxwell, Ghislaine's dad womanofthehills 6 hrs ago #45
Even a Bing search will get one to this gab13by13 11 hrs ago #30
That's from 8th July, and is about Hegseth, not Trump muriel_volestrangler 9 hrs ago #39
You are way behind on your news; much has happened in the over a week since your link was published Bernardo de La Paz 6 hrs ago #47
This message was self-deleted by its author Bernardo de La Paz 6 hrs ago #50
Sure looks that way, doesn't it? ananda 15 hrs ago #14
This sounds more than plausible flamingdem 15 hrs ago #17
Can anyone, not just the thread starter, explain "Krasnov is backing away from sending more weapons to Ukraine"? muriel_volestrangler 12 hrs ago #22
Product of OP's imagination. tritsofme 10 hrs ago #34
I doubt it. Emrys 9 hrs ago #38
Apparently the european press is speculating that applegrove 12 hrs ago #25
Puzzle pieces all falling into place. Irish_Dem 11 hrs ago #31
The Europeans are more suspicious of Putin because applegrove 11 hrs ago #32
Yes, not as brainwashed as Americans. Irish_Dem 11 hrs ago #33
I don't know if it is true that Putin leveraged Epstein over Trump. applegrove 10 hrs ago #35
There is a known Russian money link to Epstein. Irish_Dem 10 hrs ago #36
To me they are still dots. applegrove 10 hrs ago #37
Would you believe wire transfers from Epstein to Russian banks and vice versa? FakeNoose 6 hrs ago #52
I vaguely heard about that. Don't know the details yet. applegrove 6 hrs ago #54
Sorry to belabor this point ... but this was posted yesterday on DU by Usonian FakeNoose 4 hrs ago #58
think about it Skittles 6 hrs ago #53
Something is there. applegrove 6 hrs ago #55
Putin probably has videos Mz Pip 7 hrs ago #42
The UK Times reported that a Florida deputy sheriff who fled to Russia... AntiFascist 6 hrs ago #48
As Hillary Said MrWowWow 5 hrs ago #56
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