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[–] magnetosphere@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

“Oh, do you think he was referring to you?” is now one of my all-time favorite burns. As maddening and inadequate as the press can be, at least they’ve figured out that Trump is easy to bait.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 29 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Why the fuck wouldn't he think the manifesto is referring to him?

[–] Noite_Etion@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago

To be fair, he thinks everything is about him.

[–] Eximius@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Intense biblical narcicism + heavy dementia.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago

I don't understand.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 49 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Adjudicated rapist.

Openly speaks about sexually assaulting women.

Has made many very creepy remarks about his daughter as well as other people's daughters.

Is the single most prominently featured individual in the Epstein Files.

So it's 100% accurate to call him a rapist and reasonably implicated pedophile.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 23 hours ago

one other notable daughter he made is toward a young paris hilton.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He doesn't think he is. He paid for it, so it's a fair transaction.

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago

That's why he had a break with Epstein, because Epstein "stole" some of "his people".

[–] generic_computers@lemmy.zip 40 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

It's ok to say "rape" and "pedophile" on the internet.

[–] marxismtomorrow@lemmy.today 29 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Not on the majority of platforms nowadays. AI Moderation and content-aware automated filters before that ensure that the nasty people that say things like rape or shit or cum or Scunthorpe get censored, shadow banned, banned, then HWID/IP range banned in that order, in order to ensure the safety of everyone online.

Pity they can't do anything about the CSAM, grooming, or nazis though.

[–] lifeinlarkhall@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Lol I'm here because reddit banned me because I mentioned a murder-suicide case that was another commenter was trying to recall. Apparently I "threatened violence" 🤷‍♀️ is lemmy as as easily triggered? 🤔

[–] marxismtomorrow@lemmy.today 2 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Just certain instances. There is no 'one' lemmy.' which is the entire point of federated services (despite what .world admins think).

Most Lemmy instances are fine for most discussions of most things. .World is by far the most restrictive and most like reddit and other zionist-owned and ran services. Because it is owned and run by zionists. See !yepowertrippinbastards@lemmy.dbzer0.com for wide ranging examples and reasons why .world is insane.

In general this is the only reason you need to pay attention to the instance you're on. If you, as a .world user, frequently start posting anti-zionist rhetoric like 'Maybe we shouldn't kill children or use literal fucking rape-trained dogs on prisoners' you might find yourself banned or shadow banned pretty quickly.

Just like if you're too right-wing to understand why capitalism is bad, and you repeat neoliberal propaganda against socialism as a .ml user, you'd be banned.

The only really universal rules for commonly federated lemmy instances is no CSAM (ignore ani.social) and don't send death threats/hate speech (unless you're a .world admin and the target is palestinians, I cannot stress enough how much the entire lemmy.world admin team hates brown people native to the land of Palestine that are currently being genocided by the terrorist settler state of Israel and it's dog the United States.)

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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 86 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Dude LITERALLY raped his ex wife.

Dude was convicted of sexual assault.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sexual assault that the presiding judge said would have been legally rape if not for New York's strict definition of "rape" as involving penile-vaginal penetration.

[–] Brickhead92@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

That's a pretty shitty definition New York.

[–] magnetosphere@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

Yes, it was. They changed the legal definition shortly after Mango Mussolini’s trial. If convicted today, what he did would legally be called rape.

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[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 34 points 1 day ago

Donald Trump is an adjudicated rapist, so he's definitely lying there with that denial.

That doesn't make the entire statement true, but if it were false I suspect the Epstein files would have been released in full unredacted by now, as the law requires. It would completely exonerate him, if he had nothing to hide.

[–] Canonical_Warlock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 65 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

*pedophile

*rapist

*rapist

*rape

*pedophile

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago
[–] urandom@lemmy.world 113 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (11 children)

Isn't he a convicted rapist? Surely that means he's in fact a rapist

Edit: thanks to all the people pointing out that he wasn’t convicted

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 60 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He wasn't convicted of the crime of rape because he hasn't, to date, been criminally charged with rape. He was sued civilly by E. Jean Carroll for sexual abuse and defamation, and found by a jury liable for both acts. Which means the jury found that sufficient evidence existed that he did sexually abuse her even without a criminal conviction for rape.

The judge later clarified that the acts that the the jury found him liable for, forcible penetration of the vagina with his fingers, do constitute first degree rape under New York law. And first degree rape in New York has no statute of limitations. Were he to be tried for rape, the evidence in the civil suit would be admissible and he would almost certainly be convicted of rape. Weird that hasn't happened, but here we are.

So technically, he is not a convicted rapist as he has yet to be criminally charged and tried for rape. But he has also been determined by a court and a jury to have absolutely sexually abused E. Jean Carroll in a manner that constitutes rape under New York law. "Rapist love this one weird loophole."

[–] Snowies@lemmy.zip 44 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He paid her 78 million dollars specifically so that he wouldn’t have to take a DNA test to prove his innocence.

Hmmmm

[–] jve@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I missed something. What dna were they going to test that could influence a case for a crime that occurred 30 years ago?

E. Jean Carroll requested a DNA sample from Donald Trump in 2020 to compare with unidentified male DNA found on the dress she allegedly wore during a 1990s sexual assault.

Well there you go.

EDIT: added some googling.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

He was found civily liable for sexual assault by a jury. It means a jury said he did it, but it's not actually a conviction because civil suits are between private parties whereas criminal cases are between the defendant and society. They also have very different methods of punishment, as they pursue different goals.

In criminal court, the prosecutors seek punitive damages. It usually takes the form of a fine or a prison sentence. In civil court, the plaintiff (who can also be the government) seeks relief in the form of compensation for damages or an order to do something, undo something, or stop doing something. You can't

This makes sense when you think about it. Let's say you get pulled over for speeding. You didn't actually cause any damage, you can't undo having sped, and since you were pulled over you've already stopped speeding. So the state's options are pretty much limited to punishment for having committed the crime. And once you've paid the ticket, the matter is resolved.

But what if instead of speeding, you build a building that extends beyond your property line and into a public street? Criminal statues allow for a fine, but that's about it. Cities can even do daily fines, but rich people can just pay the fine and effectively take control of public land.

For that, you need to go through the Civil process, because in the civil system the goal isn't justice or punishment, but relief. Instead of getting fines, the government can get an order from a judge requiring the building to be removed, and even to allow the government to bulldoze the building and bill the landowner for the expense of the demo and remediation.

This is why, unless you're looking at a felony, you'd rather have the government take you to criminal court than civil.

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[–] Abrinoxus@thelemmy.club 22 points 1 day ago

He never said he is not a traitor?

[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 85 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

He was determined by a jury in court to have sexually abused E. Jean Carroll too. While the case was a civil suit for sexual abuse (and defamation), not a criminal charge for rape, he was still determined to have committed specific acts that do constitute first degree rape under New York law, a crime for which there is no statute of limitations. In other words, he's not a convicted rapist, but still definitely a rapist, just an as yet unconvicted one.

[–] RunJun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 62 points 1 day ago (4 children)

How the FUCK, is there already a 60 Minutes interview about this?

[–] Railcar8095@lemmy.world 66 points 1 day ago (6 children)

They had weeks to prepare for it.

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[–] Bassman1805@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The topic was "White House Correspondents Dinner" and was planned way ahead of time. The reporters were just quick to adapt to the real story of the dinner.

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[–] shweddy@lemmy.world 127 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] AnchoriteMagus@lemmy.world 130 points 2 days ago (3 children)
[–] Embargo@lemmy.zip 84 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

It's at the 19min45sec mark.

[–] slevinkelevra@sh.itjust.works 70 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Shooters manifesto about the secret service:

This level of incompetence is insane.

Trump:

Well he was pretty incompetent, too, because he got caught.

LOL

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[–] Beetschnapps@lemmy.world 52 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

“So what about this statement someone else made?”

“You’re a shitty person for repeating words and I assumed you were shit and so now I’m calling you shit to deflect…”

“Yes well uh gosh Mr president okay…”

Fucking incompetence…

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[–] rayyy@piefed.social 22 points 1 day ago (2 children)

In his criminal mind, they can't prove it so he can lie about it but EVERYBODY knows exactly who they are referring to when they mention pedophile and rapist. Releasing the unredacted Epstein files is his greatest fear - people will die before he allows it.

[–] possumparty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 day ago

People have already died

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[–] m3t00@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

at the grand ballroom opening. Epstein memorial exhibits

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 44 points 1 day ago

Thank you, miss O'Donnell. Not all heroes wear capes.

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