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Summary

Minnesota Republican state Sen. Justin Eichorn, who introduced a bill classifying "Trump Derangement Syndrome" as a mental illness, was arrested for allegedly soliciting sex from a minor.

Police say Eichorn believed he was meeting a 16-year-old girl but was actually texting undercover officers. His arrest came just a day after he and four other Republican senators introduced the controversial bill.

Eichorn, who is married with four children, was booked into jail and will be transferred to the Hennepin County Adult Detention Center.

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[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 210 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

It's always the ones you most suspect.

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 46 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

Only sane people suspect these Nigerian prince grade con artists.

Meanwhile, conservatives have already invested their life savings into the new super-legit cryptocurrency, PedoCoin™️.

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[–] elatedCatfish@lemm.ee 169 points 20 hours ago (14 children)

Republicans and pedophilia. Try to name a more iconic duo

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 69 points 19 hours ago (15 children)
[–] Liberal_Ghost@lemmy.zip 15 points 17 hours ago

BMW and not using turn signals

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[–] CptCosmicMoron@lemmy.ca 156 points 22 hours ago

Once again, not a drag queen. We need to ban religious figures and Republican politicians from reading to children.

[–] Tezzerets_Tea_Time@lemmy.world 122 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

So many fucking pedophiles in the conservative ranks. Gaslight. Obstruct. Project.

[–] Allonzee@lemmy.world 47 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

Modern conservatives lack the creativity to imagine plausible damning accusations.

They must draw from life.

When they hilariously try, we get "Jewish space lasers" and "pizza parlor child fight club rings."

Then they get angry that basically every creative and artistic field is dominated specifically by not them. When they get handed a budget to attempt creativity, we get preachfest garbage like "God's not dead 23" that spends 2 hours basically turning to the camera lecturing viewers about conservative grievances in the form of repetitive gotcha strawman scenarios like it's Festivus.

That's the problem with only hating, with only negativity, with only being against change. It's like trying to grow a flower by watering it with vinegar.

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[–] BigBenis@lemmy.world 88 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

You can't make this shit up.

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 23 points 15 hours ago

I wonder if this was on purpose… word gets around in those circles. People know each other.

[–] melpomenesclevage@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

no, you can. they're all pedophiles. every single one.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 23 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

That's not fair. Republicans just make mistakes sometimes. Sometimes they let a non-pedophile into their ranks accidentally.

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[–] MCasq_qsaCJ_234@lemmy.zip 68 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

If there were an amendment to remove senators charged with pedophilia, Republicans would be in the minority.

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 29 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

They're already in the minors.

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[–] oxysis@lemm.ee 14 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

There wouldn’t be any republicans left

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[–] SGforce@lemmy.ca 68 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

1 day. Might be some kind of record.

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 52 points 23 hours ago (5 children)

Not even a day. It was hours.

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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 55 points 17 hours ago (5 children)

I wonder how long before the fake org called "doge" seeks to defund any police anywhere that are catching pedos, because it is probably just "waste, fraud and abuse" to bust what are probably mostly qons.

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[–] eran_morad@lemmy.world 49 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

LOL, another republican kiddie diddler. Add him to the pile.

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 24 points 21 hours ago

LOL, another republican kiddie diddler. Add him to the ~~pile~~ pyre.

FTFY.

[–] whodrankarnoldpalmer@startrek.website 44 points 20 hours ago (4 children)

More catfishing, more stings like this, more receipts. Great way to start taking them down.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 15 points 18 hours ago

Good thing this is usually covered by state law enforcement. Federal wouldn't do shit.

[–] NotLemming@lemm.ee 14 points 19 hours ago (6 children)

I'm certain they will blame this on the deep state and deny he ever did it, no matter what evidence.

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[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 34 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

This is fucking hilarious. What a twisted fuck. He's deranged in multiple ways, and probably a lot more we don't know about. Probably beats his wife and kids, and kicks his dog. Probably head of the HOA, too.

I hope his worst colleagues in prison have lots of fun with him.

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[–] thespcicifcocean@lemmy.world 30 points 14 hours ago (2 children)
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[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 29 points 7 hours ago (3 children)

Please edit title to include kiddie fucker pedo with four children. Reads like he could have had too many speeding tickets. Feels like msnbc in here.

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[–] HeadfullofSoup@kbin.earth 26 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Hiw long before he get the pardon?

[–] massacre@lemmy.world 39 points 22 hours ago (5 children)

Thankfully, POTUS can't pardon a state crime, only federal.

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[–] SidewaysHighways@lemmy.world 17 points 22 hours ago

promoted to head of the newly formed "Department of Solicitation of totally adult people, Trust us"

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 25 points 17 hours ago
[–] merdaverse@lemmy.world 24 points 8 hours ago

Pedophiles and sex offenders introducing invented mental illnesses. A great summary for the Republican party

[–] the_q@lemm.ee 24 points 17 hours ago (1 children)
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[–] Retropunk64@lemmy.world 23 points 7 hours ago

Trump Derangement Syndrome: the derangement of individuals who worship trump.

[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 19 points 22 hours ago (4 children)

Why does this consistently keep happening but only to republicans?

They should include in the title he got arrested for trying to solicit sex for minors, not the bill.

I think even most republicans think pedophiles are bad.

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 12 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

They can't wait to tell you how bad they are

But only if they wear blue ties 🤷‍♂️

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[–] Wilco@lemm.ee 18 points 5 hours ago

The "Conservative party" summed up in one article. Yell, scream and call people pedophiles ... all because they themselves are pedophiles and perverts.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 18 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

The onion is going to have a hard time with this new competition, Clown world.

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[–] ItsJannnneee@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

What is it with so many gaslighting pedophiles in the Republican party?

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[–] RandAlThor@lemmy.ca 17 points 19 hours ago (3 children)

He about to become a member of Trump's cabinet.

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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 17 points 17 hours ago

Every accusation is a confession. The qons accuse normal Americans of having "derangement syndrome", meanwhile it is quite clear the magamaniacs are the ones with derangement.

[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 13 points 18 hours ago

That timing could not have been any better...

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