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Diane Battista's avatar

I have commented this before:

Nothing is more disgusting than Pam Bondi and Karoline Leavitt as women and mothers trying to help men powerful men cover up child / human trafficking

Child sexual abuse and exploitation of children

Abuse to women

Shame on them

crazy cat lady's avatar

and bondi and leavitt parade around with crosses around their necks.

Kat Hudy's avatar

Hypocrites, both of them.

jennifer L's avatar

Yes, I notice that everywhere. I guess being a hypocrite is a right of passage into TDump world.

Lois W. Halbert's avatar

You are so correct. How desperate does one have to be to cover up the Epstein files. Young girls sexually molested and they support the molesters. SHAME ON THEM. Poor example to set for their own children.

Diane Battista's avatar

Oh, they get approval for a “ good performance “ and doing a good job.

I read somewhere that the press secretary’s father is a Trump supporter. Along with her husband, who is 32 years older than her.

She had just had a baby before Trump got inaugurated and she took that job when the baby was 3 days old I have read .

She is also a key speaker on the training videos for the 2025 plan.

P J Johnston's avatar

Totally agree with Diane on this one, but they are DOING IT anyway. Shame on them!

Diane Battista's avatar

They have to please the men and get approval

Pretty pathetic

Marietta's avatar

All the females in his administration have a certain “Barbie doll” appearance. Doesn’t take too much thought to understand the reason why they were appointed.

crazy cat lady's avatar

yes, they all spend more on make-up in a year than i spend on my house payment.

Diane Battista's avatar

It’s always about the looks

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Jul 22, 2025
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Diane Battista's avatar

Zero

No empathy or compassion either

No regret or remorse about anything

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Diane Battista's avatar

All those people are Maga cult followers

Very compromised women looking for approval. They have no empathy or compassion They don’t have any moral compass. Don’t know the difference between right and wrong. They follow the men around them in how to think.

Real women and mothers emotionally have an instinct to protect children

I don’t believe in matriarch or patriarchal

I believe in healthy emotionally growing and maturing relationships that are mutual

This present situation is a narcissistic, misogynistic, bigoted, and racist

fascist authoritarian dictatorship cult

That is trying to collapse this country and constitution and democracy and break everybody in it emotionally

Diane Battista's avatar

Maxwell was a “groomer”

crazy cat lady's avatar

i think they are truly a pathetic example of women who have basically hitched their "stars" to men, and they do whatever their "master" wants them to do.

Christopher Sweet's avatar

Very true. Our culture has trained us to imagine that woman is better than G. Maxwell. I mean, that being born a woman means certain things morally. But it doesn’t. Biology also plants in us a value on woman/mother because we’re dependent on her for so long. Most of us survive being born and raised close to a mother, and some value the experience greatly.

But for women to fit that stereotype of the good woman or good mother, the culture demands a monopoly on womanhood, and that women “stay in their lane.”

All the women you mention have refused to stay in the woman’s lane. Some say they are conforming to what men want them to be; others say they are examples of women crossing the lanes. That is, of transgression.

A woman can’t stay in the single lane defined for her, and also go wherever she wants.

I’m appalled by their greed, their callousness, narcissism, and criminality. But their being biologically women doesn’t make it worse. Women have overcome biology in many ways. Gender has stepped outside the laws of biological determinism.

Shoot me for pointing out the obvious; but there’s no going back, and no having it both ways.

In fact, history is pock-marked with stories of women who have done things these women have done. Nothing is new but our consciousness of it, and our awareness of how knowing what we know complicates our lives.

John/ Bring It On 🤠🌵🪖's avatar

But is being a pedophile enough to change things? At this point I still have to wonder! Pretty sad.

John Kloc's avatar

I’d like to believe pedophilia is a bridge too far even for the MAGA crowd but many of them have made tons of money off it.

John/ Bring It On 🤠🌵🪖's avatar

To the MAGA crowd denial is their top trait. Not My King!

Adam Kinzinger's avatar

Honestly? I don’t know. With some it isnt

Kat Hudy's avatar

If we can get it in court, it will hold,

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John/ Bring It On 🤠🌵🪖's avatar

He will be gone either naturally or forcefully. We just don't know when!

Diane Battista's avatar

Adam, you have precisely accurately accounted everything.

And you used the correct word ABUSER

One thing about pedophiles they are malignantly narcissistic, and think everything is theirs for the taking and for their pleasure , even children.

P J Johnston's avatar

That explains a lot of things that he is doing, like freedom of speech for "HIM" and his supporters but none for the rest of us. That is NOT the American way!

Michael Geline's avatar

I saw one campaign speech where he claimed we were gonna start “taking” jobs from other countries. He slowed down to pronounce the word “take” as deliberately and maliciously as possible. It was the unmistakeable sound of a rapist.

It's Come To This's avatar

I'm always astonished how few reporters pick up on this. Slows his words, waves his little hands, and shifts his shoulder from one side to the other as the cruel syllables spit out, curling the lips and exposing the teeth just a snarling, old baboon would.

Normal people do not talk like this. Psychopaths who get off on cruelty, on abuse of others, have no courage, integrity or honor, do. The creepiness is embedded right in the physical. You don't even have to hear the words.

Dan Kane's avatar

He is a monkey using body language to alert his posse how they should feel. He has delusionally reprioritized the important aspects of his job, since presidents of the United States usually do not act like that. I want him gone before he does further damage to those he took an oath to protect.

Adele Bell's avatar

You are spot on. 🎯

Diane Battista's avatar

Everything’s a dog whistle, especially for racism and misogyny

Adam Kinzinger's avatar

It’s gross and true

Diane Battista's avatar

All this talking in the last couple weeks about Epstein and not enough time to focus on these poor victims, who as CHILDREN were so exploited and violated in the worst way affecting their lives forever. There was literally no one there to protect them.

Ellen Brown's avatar

These women deserve better. The trafficking, followed by vile abuse took innocence away from them. Trump was present and participated in these parties. He is rarely if ever held accountable. Yes, the women helping to put the “nothing to see here” message out is very disgusting.

crazy cat lady's avatar

absolutely, and every time the orange bully is so dismissive of the entire epstein case, he is being completely dismissive of the girls (now women) who were victimized, and those girls still have to live with it. we know one woman killed herself ... are there others?

Linda Morway's avatar

I think Johnson will dismiss the House for summer recess and by the time they come back this will have cooled down. Dems MUST keep this alive!

Kat Hudy's avatar

Agree! We have to keep it going!!!

Diane Battista's avatar

Pedophilia is a very serious crime, the most serious short of murder.

The Maga republicans and followers constantly calling anybody else a pedophile when they want to insult them and retaliate is just so demented. It’s not some adjective to use when you’re angry at somebody.

They have twisted and manipulated everything so far out of reality and the truth talking and looking at everything through the most twisted distorted lens. It is hard to believe so many people could be on that page.

This obsession they’ve had from the beginning starting with their “pizza gate” insisting Hillary Clinton and the Democrats were abusing children in the basement of a pizza parlor has been crazy .

All these conspiracy /rumors they’ve been obsessed with claiming they’re trying to protect children has done nothing but deter and take away from the actual efforts and resources by others to legitimately and legally address and go after pedophiles predators, preying on children abusing them and exploiting them.

Many good people who are independents, democrats, legal officials have had their efforts minimized and thwarted by this Maga obsession.

Resources have been wasted, time in the Senate and in the House has been wasted and exploited right along with taxpayer dollars listening to their NONSENSE instead of talking about the issue, legitimately and in reality.

We don’t have to go over who’s responsible for putting all this out for public consumption x

They say they worry about children, but they’re not concerned about the bigotry, the hatred, the racism, the misogyny, the lack of civility, the name-calling mocking and ridiculing the gaslighting the pathological lying, the twisted version of Christianity, which is spiritual abuse they pass on to the children that hear them. All of it emotional abuse.

Not to mention all the programs they just cut that benefit children to live a more healthy, prosperous life and to thrive.

Is it possible this conspiracy and rumors surrounding pedophilia was started by people trying to cover for themselves?

It is important to stay emotionally grounded in truth, reality, good values, integrity, honor, and what is normal.

The norms of decency, civility, character, integrity, and honor have been broken.

P J Johnston's avatar

TRUTH~ Every bit of what you say Diane and it makes "pizza gate" more understandable if you realize that he was involved. Why? Because that is what narcissists do. EVERYTHING they do (but deny) it thrown on their opponents. He did the same with Biden. AND here's even more BUT all the "GOOD" things their opponents do they take credit for because it's just how they are.

Diane Battista's avatar

You are absolutely right

Everything all accusations are psychological projection

It’s either something he is thinking himself

Something that he himself has already done

Or something that he himself is planning to do

The way I understand psychological projection is that everything undesirable is put on a targeted object and then they feel relieved because they do not have a normal human conscience or the emotions of regret or remorse, and do not self reflect or engage in any introspection.

They also do not possess the emotions of empathy and compassion

LYNN COOK's avatar

Think trump pointing his index finger at Epstein at yelling." Child Abuser"???" ...while his other three.fingers are pointing back at himself. Ah Hah .

Kat Hudy's avatar

Everything Trump does, he projects toward others (namely who he sees as his enemies) I have grown up listening to & watching Trump from afar, and know you can’t believe a word he says.

Darrell Smith's avatar

In his six month "celebration" he claimed that he had accomplished more in six months than any President before. His rating is 80-90+ percent, the highest ever. The complete fabrications went on and on. When will mainstream media start calling him out on his outright lies?

Kat Hudy's avatar

Mainstream won’t do it. He owns them now. It’s up to us. WE THE PEOPLE!

Allen B from MD's avatar

Live by the conspiracy theory sword, die by the conspiracy theory sword. Trump's incoherent and rambling tirades and flop sweat...priceless!

Judy Cross's avatar

I think that the files should be released in full content to both the House and the Senate at the same time unredacted. That way there could be no coverup. The facts would be there and since they would both have the same copies of what really happened their could be no lying about it. We know that they are now looking for Trump's name in them and we know that they will be redacted out because the people that are doing it are Trumpist. If they continue to do that we will never get the truth.

Diane Battista's avatar

Only if the files are still there

crazy cat lady's avatar

i've wondered about that, as well.

Judy Cross's avatar

If not, there will be one hell of a lot of explaining to do and I don't know if he wants to really piss off more of the maga. Once one of them turns against them, they might get others to do so too. Maga won't listen to us, but I, suspect, they will listen to other maga.

Diane Battista's avatar

Hopefully that happens

I wonder if they will make up files like he does his letters that he had his doctor read as his own .

Pamela Mendenhall-Howard's avatar

Judy.....I understand your point about not redacting of the files, but I think the young ladies names should be. I do not trust the repugs not to accidentally on purpose release their names. At least their last names should be redacted..

Judy Cross's avatar

I'm sorry that I didn't put the redaction of the girls names when I commented. I, too, believe that they should be redacted. I, somehow, missed saying that. Thanks for pointing out my error.

Jen Jackson's avatar

Is it even POSSIBLE for Trump to 'feel' humiliation before he puts up his deflection shields and posts?! Same question about his loyal followers...no matter how much we hope otherwise, this scandal is just one of the many that his base are willing to bargain with themselves and their humanity on to be ok supporting a true despot. So we keep fighting for what is right and to save our democracy!!!! We can never think 'they' have turned so we can let our foot off the gas...

Kat Hudy's avatar

Please keep in mind, there are people out there that are still just Republican voters, but not of the MAGA CULT. These people can be turned to see the truth. They aren’t informed voters, like most of us on Substack are. They aren’t as involved as we are. Look for those types of voters if you can. I know a few like that and will be talking with them again asap.

Lynette Slover's avatar

Thank you for your post today Adam!!! I think TRUMPIES diversions-so people forget about the Epstein files makes things worse for him and makes you wonder why he’s playing these games.It’s not helping when he calls his MAGA cult clan stupid either.

Ellen Brown's avatar

Usually sunlight is the best disinfectant. In MAGA world if anything hints at staining their leader, they lie, cover up, and move on. There are witnesses, testimony from people who were underage at the time these crimes took place, and photographs galore. We all can plainly SEE what the relationship was between our lying President and Epstein. Receipts abound. Yet, now that it is in the open, nothing. Shameful? Of course. Shocking? Definitely not.

CE's avatar

Trump participated in a pedophile ring, abusing young girls for years in the company of Jeffrey Epstein, and then refused to release the (incriminating) files that would clarify the entire enterprise and bring the participants to justice….and for this reason EVERY INDEPENDENT JOURNALIST who abhors this behavior must continue the drumbeat of accusation, despite Trump and his lackeys attempting to change the subject.

MaryJulie Clark's avatar

Good analysis Adam; now let’s see how it goes….trump has lots of high level cover ups…..I still have serious doubts that Epstein actually killed himself…..what’s on the missing video footage from his cell at the time of his death??

Daniel Boehnen's avatar

I agree with essentially all of this, but I think you've mis-read something. Perhaps I did. You say that Trump's DOJ has asked the Court to release the Epstein "files." That isn't correct. Actually, it is a Trump bait-and-switch tactic to appear transparent while actually hiding the most important info. Trump has not asked the Court to release the Epstein "files." He can do that on his own; the DOJ controls the "files" without need of Court approval. Rather, Trump asked the Court to release the "Grand Jury record," which is only a relatively small subset of the DOJ's full Epstein "files." The Grand Jury record focus on Epstein's criminal activity, but does not include the full set of files.

A V Burdge's avatar

As heinous as this Epstein debacle is, it is NOT the worst of the things he is actively doing to our country.

Kat Hudy's avatar

Yes, but because that, and other conspiracies, is how this perverse madman got in office.