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Torchlight

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16. I prefaced it all with "I think" rather than "it is so"

Reply to Wiz Imp (Reply #11)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 05:53 PM

14 hrs ago

And I think Trump is worse, by factors of tens if not hundreds, even if limiited to the direct and indirect damage to children only.

"It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so.” (MT)

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They even shared a girlfriend for, I think, the better part of a year. Epstein regarded Trump's behavior worse than his [View all] Swede 18 hrs ago OP

"Girlfriend" or "Victim"? Diamond_Dog 17 hrs ago #1

As bad as Trump clearly is, I wouldn't put much stock in Epstein's opinion on this. Remember, Epstein was credibly Wiz Imp 17 hrs ago #2

"...accused of having over 1000 under age victims." 3catwoman3 17 hrs ago #4

Sexual addiction and being a predator are two different things synni 16 hrs ago #5

Oh, for Gods sake... DET 16 hrs ago #8

Epstein is definitely a psychopath womanofthehills 15 hrs ago #9

Right. And I'm not aware of Epstein ever blaming sexual addiction for any of his heinous crimes. Wiz Imp 15 hrs ago #15

Well call me ableist then, synni. The man who molested me was a lifelong predator of little girls... Hekate 13 hrs ago #17

I think you are misunderstanding what Synni said. Wiz Imp 12 hrs ago #21

I do not think I misunderstood Hekate 4 hrs ago #22

As bad as Epstein was, I think Trump is worse. Torchlight 16 hrs ago #7

So you seriously think trump victimized over 1000 CHILDREN? When as far as I'm aware, only 2 people have accused Wiz Imp 15 hrs ago #11

I prefaced it all with "I think" rather than "it is so" Torchlight 14 hrs ago #16

Wow. Just wow. Wiz Imp 12 hrs ago #20

At what age does a child become not a child? Is there still a legal "age of consent"? Hekate 13 hrs ago #18

Generally a person is considered a child until they reach age 18 Wiz Imp 12 hrs ago #19

They were CHILDREN, not women. efhmc 17 hrs ago #3

A G.O.P. Pedo Thruple BoRaGard 16 hrs ago #6

Post removed Post removed 15 hrs ago #10

I don't think you'll be here too long. Swede 15 hrs ago #12

Shouldn't you be occupied in some gainful employment for the glory of dear leader? Maru Kitteh 15 hrs ago #13

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity 15 hrs ago #14