Post AwWohtJS8Tz5Wath4K by Nonilex@masto.ai
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 (DIR) Post #AwWohtJS8Tz5Wath4K by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2025-07-26T14:43:31Z
       
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       #Trump's …powers as a public figure have long included the ability to redirect, evade & deny.But his well-worn methods of changing the subject when a tough topic stings politically are not working as his admin fends off persistent unrest from his usually loyal base about… #JeffreyEpstein & his associates.#Trump has scolded reporters, claimed ignorance & offered distractions in an effort to quash questions about Epstein & suspicions around the financier's case….https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trumps-distraction-methods-fall-flat-against-epstein-uproar-2025-07-26/
       
 (DIR) Post #AwWozIFsebFXnyWZns by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2025-07-26T14:46:39Z
       
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       Unlike political crises that dogged Trump's 1st term, including 2 impeachments & a probe into alleged campaign collusion w/ Russia, the people propelling the push for more transparency on #Epstein have largely been his supporters, not his political foes.#Trump has fed his base w/ #ConspiracyTheories for years, including the false "birther" claim that President #Obama was not born in the US. Trump's advisers fanned conspiracies about Epstein, too, only to declare them moot upon entering office.
       
 (DIR) Post #AwWpAGt452dakQ5THs by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2025-07-26T14:48:40Z
       
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       That has not gone over well with #Trump's right-leaning base, which has long believed the government was covering up #Epstein's ties to the rich & powerful."Donald Trump's been running a #PonziScheme based on #propaganda for the better part of a decade & it's finally catching up to him," said Geoff Duncan, a Republican former lieutenant governor of Georgia & #Trump critic. "The #FarRight element is just dug in. They're hell bent on getting this information out."
       
 (DIR) Post #AwWt3Ky8uBLpCHPZE8 by Thad@brontosin.space
       2025-07-26T15:32:08Z
       
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       @Nonilex He's right, but describing Trump's distractions as a "superpower" as if the news media were blameless sticks in my craw.
       
 (DIR) Post #AwXX9D1hLRykT2QfXk by MyLittleMetroid@sfba.social
       2025-07-26T23:01:26Z
       
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       @Nonilex it’s kinda poetic since a lot of the Epstein conspiracism has been about redirecting attention to the obvious and well known fact that Trump was Epstein’s best friend for ages and took advantage of it.Would be nice if this got a few of the folks in the MAGA bubble to realize they’ve been fed a load of bullshit for quite a while now.