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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 145 points 16 hours ago (2 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 19 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Jeez that got pretty graphic

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 34 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours 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 27 points 6 hours 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 5 points 4 hours 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.

[–] bdjukemgood@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Not paying to read that

[–] archonet@lemy.lol 99 points 14 hours ago (8 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 41 points 13 hours ago (7 children)
[–] ansiz@lemmy.world 19 points 7 hours ago

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

[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 15 points 5 hours ago

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

[–] NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz 11 points 12 hours ago

Aww, look at his little chubby baby hands.

[–] xyzzy@lemmy.today 9 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

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

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 3 points 3 hours ago

Looks alright for a Sontaran from Dr Who.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 2 points 1 hour ago

I've honestly been convinced that doing evil melts your face like the dark side of the force

Take Caroline Levitt... She's so young, and yet in months her face has started to droop. On the other hand, you have people like Mike Johnson and JD Vance... They have the sith eyes, you just instinctively know they're inhuman

[–] Wazowski@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

bruh is not long for this world.

[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 37 points 13 hours ago

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.

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 31 points 14 hours ago

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

[–] athairmor@lemmy.world 21 points 6 hours 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.

[–] Wazowski@lemmy.world 12 points 5 hours ago

bruh, we live in an onion article.

[–] mad_lentil@lemmy.ca 6 points 6 hours ago

you’d think it was an Onion article.

And not even like a good one.

[–] Don_alForno@feddit.org 6 points 13 hours ago

Next week he'll claim he fucked her mom.

[–] theherk@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

He’s no Toby Zeigler.

[–] redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com 83 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

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

[–] EmptySlime@lemmy.blahaj.zone 44 points 17 hours 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 38 points 16 hours 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 14 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

And also not being a pedophile helps.

[–] fodor@lemmy.zip 15 points 13 hours 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.)

[–] fittedsyllabi@lemmy.world 13 points 18 hours ago

Popcorn in the microwave, extra butter on the side.

[–] notsure@fedia.io 12 points 18 hours ago

...if you have nothing to hide....

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 11 points 4 hours ago

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

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 9 points 14 hours ago

Yeah he did that shit keep it in the news

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 5 points 16 hours ago

Allegedly died by suicide.

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 4 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Actually, I'm pretty sure WhomK2 has overtaken it now or is going to

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemmy.zip 2 points 12 hours ago

WhooMonsOly is just observing their little competition.

[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

Cheung is human filth.