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[–] MourningDove@lemmy.zip 173 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Everyone pay attention to how quickly nothing is done about this.

[–] modus@lemmy.world 13 points 5 days ago (2 children)

But the headline says "devastating." Surely there will be devastation.

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[–] BearGun@ttrpg.network 65 points 5 days ago (23 children)

~~had sex with~~ was raped by

FTFY

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[–] MithranArkanere@lemmy.world 52 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I have nothing against sex work, but this was not sex work; this was a goddan tragedy created by a bunch of monsters who created the current situation in which this can happen in the first place.

Just one more reason why they want to keep you poor. So they can do shit like that. And worse.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago

This is a category of sex work. There is sex work in which adults choose that it's labor they'd prefer to participate in, I support that sex work. Then there's a long spectrum that ends in places like this. You can't criminalize this stuff away. When minors are so desperate they're selling sex you need to look at the material root causes

There are recordings of an interview with a historian in which Sylvia Rivera talks about how she got into sex work as a child. It's heartbreaking and infuriating and more than anything it's a condemnation of the circumstances in which she lived.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 176 points 6 days ago (10 children)

Always knew this sanctimonious douchebag was a creep. Now it looks like he's a criminal one.

Is anyone surprised?

[–] alekwithak@lemmy.world 134 points 6 days ago

I mean we already knew that, too. But victimizing a homeless girl is a whole new level of creep.

[–] mr_account@lemmy.world 72 points 6 days ago (1 children)

There have been reports of this asshole being a pedo for years. But ever since covid, I honestly couldn't tell you if it was during the early Biden administration or a decade ago

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 41 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I just assumed that he'd always been rapng children.

[–] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 31 points 6 days ago

He used to rape children. He still does, but he used to too

[–] DNS@discuss.online 44 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Unfortunately this will only make him more likeable by Republican voters, seeing as they support pedophiles.

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[–] mfed1122@discuss.tchncs.de 95 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Ahhhh so this is why they want to make everyone poor

[–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 28 points 5 days ago (2 children)

This is one of the reasons, unironically.

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[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 147 points 6 days ago (2 children)

"It's not like it was an 8-year old"

  • Megyn Kelly
[–] JPAKx4@piefed.blahaj.zone 39 points 6 days ago (1 children)

secretI hid one post, I'm a fraud

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[–] acme401@lemmy.world 28 points 5 days ago

FYI megyn has a 14 year old daughter.

There is no bottom to these people.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 125 points 6 days ago (15 children)

Yet another beautiful story about how a young person has to sell their youth in order to afford medical care in America.

Deeply /s

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 73 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Wait till you hear what the biggest attraction of the US Military is...

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 30 points 6 days ago (2 children)

It's to get the hell out of middle of nowhere dead end towns. At least that was the draw when I was in, as well as my cousins, and father.

[–] NewDayRocks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 5 days ago (5 children)

If your father did it and you ended up joining for that reason... then maybe it wasn't really effective?

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[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 29 points 5 days ago (2 children)

They ain't raping their fellow rich kin. This shit is classist, they don't view the poor as people to be respected.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 17 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

The fact that representatives knew this happened, and accepted basically "if you step down from taking your next roll, we'll ignore it". Shows how absolutely every representative that wasn't screaming about it should be in prison right now.... Which means near all reps in Florida, and many in U.S. Congress.

Also, token: Desantis absolutely allowed this to be covered up for political reasons/gain

[–] notwhoyouthink@lemmy.zip 10 points 5 days ago (2 children)

They also know that the poor are absolutely powerless, especially considering the enormity of resources rich politicians have at their disposal.

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[–] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 109 points 6 days ago (5 children)

I remember a time in 2010 or 2011 (I dont remember when exactly) that they said that sex was the last remaining thing that can ruin a politician's career.

That hasn't been the case since Trump even started running for office in 2015. The level of debauchery is just disgusting. Even if Pete Hegseth was discovered to have made sex videos and they were leaked on porn hub, and then he responded by posting more sex videos he made more recently... this would probably do nothing to harm his career.

[–] 4am@lemmy.zip 34 points 6 days ago (2 children)

People generalize this topic too much.

If Pete Hegseth posted his sex tape it’d be wildly unprofessional, but ultimately who cares (and why should they?)

If Pete hegseth posted the sex tape of an unwilling participant that he surprise donkeypunched while she was underage in exchange for money to get her tonsils out, that’s a bit of a different thing.

America has taught too many people to cower at “what the LORD might think” and accept the word of their leaders as though it was handed down as such.

So when they hear “SEX” they shut down and they go “only the DEVIL would make such accusations at the brave men who deliver our LORDS message to us!”

It’s literally brainwashing.

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 23 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Infidelity does demonstrate a lack of morals that imo should matter to the electorate. If someone is single or in an open relationship, sure. Otherwise, if someone is willing to betray their spouse, how can we expect them to respect us, a bunch of strangers?

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[–] TheMinister@sh.itjust.works 39 points 5 days ago

The fact that these cases always seem to end with “DOJ declined to bring charges” or some similar fate is disgusting

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 35 points 5 days ago (1 children)

That poor girl, so desperate that she had sex with someone who looks like a cephalopod.

[–] FlyingCircus@lemmy.world 48 points 5 days ago

~~had sex with~~ was raped by

Fixed that for you.

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 24 points 5 days ago (2 children)

That explains why the US has no proper health care system...

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 5 days ago

Not sure if you're joking but yes. The profit of deprivation is exploitation.

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[–] QueenHawlSera@sh.itjust.works 15 points 5 days ago

Single Payer Healthcare now and it better include dental and gender affirming care

[–] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 51 points 6 days ago (5 children)

Who CARES? If there's Grass on the Field PLAY BALL!

-Republicans LITERALLY!

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[–] Redditsux@lemmy.world 48 points 6 days ago

He would have been your Attorney General!!! Yes!!! Trump's "Finest, best people".

[–] KelvarCherry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 5 days ago (2 children)

these are the types of stories we need to hold when we push for medicare care, housing, food for ALL

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[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 37 points 6 days ago

But, they supposedly couldn't find a reason to actually prosecute this fucker? Give me a break.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 37 points 6 days ago

We need to move past these things and finally concentrate on the really important issues, like transgender girls playing volleyball!

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 5 days ago

Yep, that's the American healthcare system in a nutshell.

[–] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago

Pfff... Devastating... Par for the course, you mean.

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