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Greene, a member of the House of Representatives, has long been a reliable ally and fierce defender of Trump, even sporting a Make America Great Again (MAGA) baseball hat at President Joe Biden’s 2024 State of the Union address.

But in recent months, she has taken positions at odds with the White House and her fellow Republicans, including criticising them during the just-ended federal government shutdown, saying the Trump administration needed a plan to help people set to lose health insurance subsidies as part of planned cuts.

More notably, Greene has also become a vocal campaigner for transparency and the full release of files related to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein – a recurrent scandal that continues to engulf President Trump.

Greene responded to Trump’s announcement on Friday with screenshots of a text message she sent the president about the Epstein case, claiming it “sent him over the edge”.

“It’s astonishing really how hard he’s fighting to stop the Epstein files from coming out that he actually goes to this level,” she wrote on X.

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[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 50 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

The crazy broad just bought herself a new political life after Trump: when he's gone, all the other trumpanzees will be utterly discredited and politically tainted for life, while she'll be able to claim she didn't do anybody's bidding.

Slick ship-jumping job. She's a lot more clever than I gave her credit for.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I think she's just a true Qanon/MAGA believer. She still wants a fascist dictator who will Make America White "Again" and crack down on Jewish space lasers and Democrat pedophile rings; she just realized Trump won't be that.

[–] WhatGodIsMadeOf@feddit.org 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

The whole qanon thing seems real but it seems like the conspiracy was made by the perpetrators to hide. Which sounds like something the CIA would do.

[–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Jim Watkins that runs 8Chan and Kiwi Farms in the Philippines is the one who made it up.

[–] WhatGodIsMadeOf@feddit.org 0 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I think things are more complicated than that.

I mean didn't rick ross take credit for cias crack movement during the Iran contras... That's how the games played. People can be owned. That's basically what American politics is right now. It really seems like the CIA or CIA plus corrupted intelligence organizations of other countries are throwing a coup.

Whitney webb talks a lot about different connections of Epstein, businessmen, CIA/mossad... And it seems to connect. Like we are living in war being played with modern tactics. 4/5th generation warfare.

Sorry for using ai... But here's a summary.

Fourth-generation (4GW) warfare is characterized by the blurring of lines between war and politics, combatants and civilians, and the use of decentralized, asymmetric tactics by non-state actors and states

Fifth-generation (5GW) warfare is a further evolution that moves beyond kinetic (physical) attacks to focus primarily on information and perception, using methods like cyberattacks, social engineering, misinformation, and manipulating the media and the enemy's mindset to achieve strategic goals.

Fourth-Generation Warfare (4GW)

Decentralized and asymmetric: Loosely organized, decentralized groups, including guerrilla fighters, terrorists, and private military contractors, play a major role.

Blurring of lines: The distinction between combatants and civilians, and between war and politics, is often lost.

Strategic goals: Aims to convince the enemy's decision-makers that their strategic goals are unachievable or too costly.

Methods: Combines military, political, economic, and social networks to wage war. 

Fifth-Generation Warfare (5GW)

Information and perception: The primary focus is on manipulating the enemy's perception and winning the information war.

Non-kinetic tactics: Employs non-physical methods like cyberattacks, social engineering, disinformation campaigns, and psychological operations.

Lack of clear attribution: Attacks may be difficult to trace back to a specific state or actor, making them harder to counter.

Ambiguous targets: The "enemy" can include governments, corporations, and even individuals.

Examples: Spreading false news to influence public opinion, using cyberattacks to disrupt infrastructure, or using gaslighting to confuse and demoralize the public. 

Yeah no she very obviously has good political instincts. I still wouldn't call her smart, but she definitely has a knack in riding and driving narrative, and credit where it's due. There are a lot of people in the republican party who still haven't caught up.

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

According to AOC she wanted to do a senate run and Trump wouldn’t let her, hence the scorched Earth

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago

This is going to be a major boost for her.