Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released photos from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate Friday showing the many powerful figures in the late sex trafficker’s orbit, including President Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton, Steve Bannon, Bill Gates, Richard Branson and others.

One image released Friday shows what appears to be a bowl of novelty condoms with a caricature of Trump’s face; the bowl has a sign saying, “Trump condom $4.50,” and each condom bears an image of Trump’s face with the text, “I’m HUUUUGE!”

  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I wouldn’t call it a distraction, because there’s nothing material it’s distracting from. It’s a scandal in the same way the Clinton BJ was a scandal. And it’ll have some downstream ramifications (very hard to run as the Anti-Pedophile party this time around) that’ll demoralize base activists when the economy is sliding and people are looking for an excuse to be angry.

    But if we weren’t watching Epstein, we’d still be watching something. It’s not like there’s a BLM or Occupy or Anti-War movement to latch on to. And even if there was… they were hollowed out lightning quick, leaving us with a bunch of Libertarians in flesh suits chanting “End The Fed”.

    Folks, he’s a pedophile and so many others of power and influence are and there’s nothing you can do about it.

    Nothing most people are willing to try to do about it.

    But every now and then, a brave man with a doohickey reminds Shinzo Abe of the price of hubris.

    • cyberwitch@reddthat.com
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      2 days ago

      Well until we get past all the Mean Girls Burn Book embarassing bullshit and get to the actually serious incriminating things that have actual ramifications…