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gulliver

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14. It doesn't hold water.

Reply to SocialDemocrat61 (Original post)

Tue Feb 17, 2026, 01:37 PM

Feb 17

There is absolutely no way we withheld Epstein information in an election year when Trump was viewed as an existential threat to democracy. Even if it were true that we were somehow waiting for survivors to speak out or the process of the Maxwell conviction to complete, that would be damning, for us. It's absurd. Eloquent absurdity.

The truth is that the Epstein stuff is just a huge distraction and devastating in its captivating effect on the emotion-holic mob. Yes, a lot of the reported behaviors from people who should have known better are grotesque and far from victimless. Welcome to the Earth folks.

Like the Tao Te Ching says, we should be feeding bellies not our heads.

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Rep. Jasmine Crockett explains why Joe Biden didn't release Epstein files [View all] SocialDemocrat61 Feb 17 OP

It will always irk me that there wasn't more done during the Obama administration. Ferrets are Cool Feb 17 #1

It is difficult to go back through the timeline to know what should have been known karynnj Feb 17 #3

Nice synopsis. I, however, am astonished that NO ONE before 2025 knew what atrocities lay in those files. Ferrets are Cool Feb 17 #4

"Why weren't people prosecuted?" MLWR Feb 17 #6

While what is there certainly should have been investigated, karynnj Feb 17 #13

I like your dream. I think DJT may have been the one who left in the horizontal Maru Kitteh Feb 17 #19

I really, really love her! Mossfern Feb 17 #2

The explanation is simple. Joe Biden never ran on a promise to release the files. Ray Bruns Feb 17 #5

+1 leftstreet Feb 17 #7

She is so smart and articulate. I am in awe. She always blows me away. Geez. twodogsbarking Feb 17 #8

There's no audio. Not even at the direct Youtube link ChicagoTeamster Feb 17 #9

I get the audio SocialDemocrat61 Feb 17 #11

But other videos work. Even on the youtube page when I tried it there. ChicagoTeamster Feb 17 #12

I got the audio, but only on the left channel Wednesdays Feb 17 #15

Thanks, I've only use the one earpiece. I never knew that could happen other than from damage to the earpiece ChicagoTeamster Feb 17 #16

She is clear, succinct and informed. Torchlight Feb 17 #10

It doesn't hold water. gulliver Feb 17 #14

I feel sure that those victims who were raped, sexually assaulted and sometimes killed never felt/feel like it is Ferrets are Cool Feb 17 #17

Thank You, for Rep Jasmine Crockett! Cha Feb 17 #18