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It would be better for him that a millstone be hanged around his neck and he be dropped into the sea, than he harm an innocent little one. Luke 17: 2
If one were to survey every penal institution in the United States from county jails to state and federal prisons they would find that the inmate population dislikes the child abusers among them. This includes those who sexually abuse kids. Often, such as in the Manhattan correctional facility, even those charged but yet to be tried are placed in protective custody. This is due to what is known inside of those walls as prison justice, and other times to silence people a potential John Dean.
Human beings by evolutionary nature find some things startling a unexpected snake. And most adults view those who offend against children to be repulsive. When we hear about Jeffery Epstein, for example, we find he was a repulsive snake. We think that those who engaged in these things with him should be fully exposed, prosecuted, and incarcerated. Drive the snakes out of positions of power and influence, so to speak.
Currently, of course, the case of Epstein is still in the news. I think that everyone not exposed as a snake would want the files made public, while protecting the many victims of organized abuse. As Democrats, we have an opportunity here. We should be calling upon elected representatives in DC from both parties, and demanding that they pressure the administration to put the cards on the table. Democrats are ready and willing to play this hand!
The administration in general hopes this will soon pass. They talk about possibly releasing some heavily edited grand jury testimony, to sooth the cult. But they have gone too far in campaign lies that were rooted in the old Q-anonsense. Our primary focus now should be on calling for the information from the numerous civil trials to be made public. That, I am told, is a pot of gold for not only our party, but for those who were brain-washed by the felon and his ilk.
Just as there are valid reasons for some of the FBI files to be edited to protect victims, the majority of the intelligence documents relating to Epstein are extremely unlikely to ever see the light of day. But the information from the civil trials, combined with a focus on former federal prosecutor/ member of the felon's first administration Alexander Acosta's comments on Epstein's Florida criminal case, blows the lid off this.
Acosta said he was told that Epstein was intelligence, above his pay grade, and to back off in his prosecution of the case. Congress should be putting him on the stand for all Americans to see. Keep in mind he had been the felon's best buddy for an extended period leading up to this approximate time. Call elected representatives, and encourage others in person and on social media to do the same. Obviously, the maga republican officials wouldn't dare to hold these offenders responsible for their crimes. This has convinced many a maga that they, like the felon, are the deep state actors. This will help us in the mid-terms. After that, we will have real investigations in the House and Senate.

senseandsensibility
(23,034 posts)I too would like to hear from Acosta. Dems should be screaming for this.
H2O Man
(77,542 posts)Put him on the stand. Have him repeat the name of the person who told him to back off. Then call that gentleman to testify. Congress needs to be lifting up the stones that these snakes are hiding under.
AntiFascist
(13,579 posts)Blondi and Ka$h can't use the excuse that this is above their pay grade, so they have now become complicit in protecting the elite and powerful, not just domestically but worldwide (as far as "intelligence" is concerned).
We need to hammer this home with the MAGA crowd as well. Trump, his Administration, and most of the GOP are not on their side.
H2O Man
(77,542 posts)We need to keep the two snakes you mentioned on the hot seat. And to remember that not everyone who voted for the felon, or who failed to vote against him, is not the brain-washed idiots that believed in their heart of hearts that John Kennedy, Jr., was backing the felon. I note that in 2024, I saw two christian nationalists maga cult members explaining why they love the felon more than Jesus. The truth cannot take root in that toxic soil. They will remain in the felon's gravitational pull.
What we do today will determine what we can accomplish in the mid-terms. And what we accomplish in 2026 will determine the destiny of this country.