• WatDabney@sopuli.xyz
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    10 hours ago

    Apparently, threatening to expose Trump as a pedophile is more effective than giving his son-in-law a few billion dollars.

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      What’s strange to me is that it’s still working. I’m pretty sure if djt started his next speech with “Just to clear the air, yes I fucked some kids, but only the hot ones,” exactly zero people would be surprised and 20-30% of US voters would argue it’s the kids’ fault for being so hot.

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      9 hours ago

      A bribe gets you nothing after what you paid for it.

      Blackmail has “interest” , everytime you do one thing so they don’t disclose it, they can blackmail you about that too.

      It’s built into the system, the first bunch of times you do something, it’s nothing and you’re paid a lot. But after a few times suddenly your only payment is not being turned in for treason.

      You gotta treat it like terrorists and fascists and just refuse to negotiate.

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    Oh, did you think the suppurating asshole who occupies the White House would be at all loyal to you? The guy who has betrayed everyone who’s ever called him a friend? What a bunch of doorknobs.

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      Somehow, trump makes these morons feel special and that it won’t happen to them. I have no fucking clue why. Just look at the laundry list of people who he’s abandoned or didn’t help as much as they put on the line:

      • Rudy
      • My pillow dude
      • Eric
      • Every contractor that has ever worked for him
      • His followers
      • Every cabinet member he’s ever had
      • Journalists
      • etc
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    9 hours ago

    IRGC has claimed that they did not target Aramco oil refinery. They didn’t deny hitting USAF base though, but have been suggesting other attacks in the region are from Israel, or that collateral damage in the region is result of ground based missile defenses that cause deflections and general debris.

    Israel wanting to get Gulf states more involved against Iran is a wet dream, and like USS Liberty, side picking tends to be locked in, regardless of facts.

    Even if Gulf states are timid in criticizing US/Israel, I doubt they will increase cooperation with Zionazis.