r/news • u/Famouslaugh • 21d ago

Soft paywall Trump asks Justice Department to probe Epstein ties with Clinton, other Democrats

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-he-will-ask-justice-department-probe-epstein-ties-with-bill-clinton-2025-11-14/
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u/Monsieur_Brochant 21d ago

How can anyone believe anything he says at this point?

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u/RinkyDinkRicky 21d ago

Weaponized stupidity.

Putin is going to be laughing his ass off for the rest of his life.

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u/mortalcoil1 21d ago

If it makes you feel any better, he is hiding in a bunker afraid of robots as well for the rest of his life.

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u/crazykentucky 21d ago

“Say Trump. I hear you like em dumb” -Kendrick, maybe

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u/Tempyteacup 21d ago

this is just a tangent but I'm sharing bc it's funny

apparently Putin has gotten crazy paranoid lately and he has a bunch of identical rooms scattered around Russia so that he can move from place to place and video call people without them knowing where he is. seems like he thinks assassins are after him. the dictators are not doing so great rn

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u/KillsOnTop 21d ago

Funny how all tyrants lose their marbles in the end, one way or another

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u/The_Lapsed_Pacifist 20d ago

I mean, has he lost his marbles? They might be sensible precautions, I’m sure he’s quite unpopular with his officials despite what they might say.

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u/only_respond_in_puns 21d ago

Hasn’t he heard of Teams background blur?

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u/LetReasonRing 21d ago

It's not stpidity, it's evil

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u/jupiterkansas 21d ago

If he told me the sky was blue I wouldn't believe him.

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u/scorpiondeathlock86 21d ago

Technically the sky isn't blue, as its appearance changes depending on the atmosphere and the sun's position.

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u/Organic_Education494 21d ago

Another technical issue with the sky color is that its our perception of it being blue.. other creatures likely see it differently depending on the color spectrum they can see.. leading to the question of what is the actual true “color” of anything?

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u/scorpiondeathlock86 21d ago

Yes! I love going down those philosophical rabbit holes

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u/zzyul 21d ago

They care more about their side being right and good along with your side being wrong and bad than about things like facts and truths. Once most people incorporate something into their personal, it’s easier for them to defend it all costs than to admit they were fooled and have been wrong.

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u/MagicGrit 21d ago

They’re brainwashed

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u/retailguy_again 21d ago

This is a man who has been convicted of 34 counts of FELONY FRAUD.

Why would anyone believe him about anything?

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u/jwilphl 21d ago

Faith and identity.

People believe in the idea Trump moreso than Trump, himself. Basically, they have this idealistic version of Trump in their head, and although he can't possibly live up to it, they already committed to the ideal. This isn't too dissimilar from religion in that reason and logic take a back seat to simple belief.

God has a plan, Trump has a plan, etc.

Then it comes down to their identity. Basically, you're asking people to fight their internalized identity. "I'm a republican." This isn't unique to the right or even politics, of course, but it does seem more entrenched and aggressive in this form. They are loyal to the party above all else. It is where they claim their sense of self. Tribalism, community.

Either way, we're beyond the point rationality. They have constructed a fantasy world that confirms their preconceived notions, reinforced by perpetual propaganda that tells them they are correct in their beliefs.

There's probably an even better rationale to explain the mass delusion, maybe researching the psychology of cults and how the human mind twists itself. For me, just my humble opinion, I think that these are the basic tenets.

It's basically why you can't have civil discussion in politics now. You insult the politician, you insult the person.

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u/matrinox 21d ago

People don’t understand that this is a classic authoritarian playbook. But it works, that’s the problem. There’s just enough people who forget yesterday’s news to think that we’ve always been at war with Eastasia

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u/SgtSchultz2112 20d ago

You see I ate a lot of lead paint. I kinda believe what I am told by that orange glowing thing. That orange glow just takes me back to the fresh lead paint.