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No wonder ROTUS wants to return to the 1800s when rich white men could rape whoever they wanted.

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[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 192 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Reminder that she's not name-calling. A judge had to clarity in court that Trump raped E. Jean Carroll.

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 24 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Jeez that got pretty graphic

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 48 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

If you want graphic, you should read the description of his rape of his former wife Ivana from the court records (I believe her settlement ultimately included a clause that said she couldn't call it "rape") after a botched hair surgery.

This man has always been trash. Feces made human.

[–] TheCleric@lemmy.org 42 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Or the court docs from the victim of he and Epstein when she was 14. Who then withdrew her lawsuit after she received a tidal wave of death threats

[–] Bwaz@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago

That is quite a read (though had to copy the link to open it in another browser). There's even such a death threat described from the victim's statement.

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[–] archonet@lemy.lol 153 points 5 days ago (10 children)

White House Communications Director Steven Cheung sounded off on Ocasio-Cortez in a statement to the Daily Beast.

“AOC likes to play pretend like she’s from the block, but in reality she’s just a sad, miserable blockhead who is trying to overcompensate for her lack of self-confidence that has followed her for her entire life,” he said. “Instead, she should get some serious help for her obvious and severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome that has rotted her pea-sized brain.”

the fact that the White House Communications Director has communication skills on par with a snotty middle schooler is really quite funny. I mean, they all do, but that the communications director sounds like this, you'd think it was an Onion article.

[–] MuskyMelon@lemmy.world 66 points 5 days ago (20 children)

Steven Cheung

Looks 20 years older than his 43 years

[–] ansiz@lemmy.world 32 points 4 days ago

He always looks like he's recovering from a bunch of bee stings.

[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 26 points 4 days ago

He looks like he's having an allergic reaction to life.

[–] devolution@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Human sized pug.

[–] NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz 17 points 5 days ago

Aww, look at his little chubby baby hands.

[–] xyzzy@lemmy.today 12 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

He looks great for his age. 43 is quite old in Shar-Pei years

[–] RhondaSandTits@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Playing as Oddjob is considered cheating in my house and is therefore banned.

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[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

Can that dude see where he's going?

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 9 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Looks alright for a Sontaran from Dr Who.

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[–] athairmor@lemmy.world 40 points 4 days ago

but in reality she’s just a sad, miserable blockhead who is trying to overcompensate for her lack of self-confidence that has followed her for her entire life

There’s the projection. Every fucking time.

[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 47 points 5 days ago (1 children)

the fact that the White House Communications Director has communication skills on par with a snotty middle schooler is really quite funny.

It’s a strategic thing too. A significant portion of voters can’t read above a fifth or sixth grade level. Politicians sound like middle schoolers because that is what appeals to their voting base.

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[–] Wazowski@lemmy.world 26 points 4 days ago (1 children)

bruh, we live in an onion article.

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[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 34 points 5 days ago

It's like the entire administration was recruited on 4chan

[–] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 14 points 4 days ago

LoL PEA SIZED BRAIN this man is HILARIOUS! And it's True she CANT stop Talking about Trump who is the President of the USA at this moment in Time which is SUCH TDS SYNDROME LoL! I'm a Voting Adult!

[–] mad_lentil@lemmy.ca 10 points 4 days ago

you’d think it was an Onion article.

And not even like a good one.

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[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 67 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Rapist, racist, pedophile, federal criminal, criminal, Russian asset, liar, incompetent, selfish, ignorant, stupid, sunsetting…

[–] Colonel_Panic_@eviltoast.org 26 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Whoa whoa whoa! You forgot grifter, conman, asshole, buffoon, ancient, out of touch, spoiled, narcissistic, evil, bully, dumb little bitch.

[–] Red0ctober@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Charlatan, demented, incontinent, draft dodger, ugly spray tanned baboon, for a few more

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Nah, he lacks both the warmth and the depth.

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

Fine, Blue Waffle Cunt!

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 17 points 4 days ago (1 children)

By any objective measure, he is the most prolific traitor in American history. He is a worse Traitor than ALL other American traitors COMBINED. The damage he has done to America is incalculable, and possibly irreparable.

Traitor should ALWAYS come first

[–] Hayduke@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

The republican congress shoulder the same blame. They can end it. They choose this madness over reason and country. They are all traitors to the country. Toss the Supreme Court in there as well. Citizens United was a death blow to democracy.

[–] Boiglenoight@lemmy.world 25 points 4 days ago

I love this woman. She just kicks ass every day.

[–] MaxPow3r11@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago

No lies detected.

[–] redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com 95 points 5 days ago (3 children)

One of the 13 year olds looked just like Ivanka at the time.

[–] EmptySlime@lemmy.blahaj.zone 52 points 5 days ago

The absolute least surprising thing about that situation. He's been so absolutely weird about her every time he speaks about her. Makes my fucking skin crawl.

[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 44 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Any normal parent would have zero sexual thoughts about their own child. This is genetically built into your code to not have attraction. I have 4 daughters. 2 blood and 2 step. Zero sexual thoughts about any of them.

Trump even mentioning it is fucked up.

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 24 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Maybe part of that instinct comes from raising them and spending time with them.

[–] defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 4 days ago (1 children)

And also not being a pedophile helps.

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Replied the Mango Mussolini, "how DARE you describe me in such a factually accurate manner?!"

Except expressed with all the eloquence, self-awareness, and general emotional maturity of a two year old, of course.

[–] fodor@lemmy.zip 18 points 5 days ago

The video footage was doctored. Maybe innocuously, maybe not, but the files that were supposed to be the originals had been edited multiple times with Adobe software.

See other posts for articles detailing this. It's easy enough to confirm. (That alone doesn't prove extreme badness, but it does prove intent to deceive the public, as if we needed more.)

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