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DallasNE

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7. The Scale Of The Epstein Scandal Is Mind Boggling
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 10:46 AM
Feb 6

Last edited Tue Feb 10, 2026, 12:56 AM - Edit history (1)

And the conclusion is that money corrupts absolutely. When you are filthy rich there are no guardrails because you can buy your way out of everything - case in point, Bill Gates. Money clouds judgment. He ruined a very good marriage, picked up a STD along the way, and ended up a shell of his former self.

It is time to put the guardrails back in place, but to reinforce them with public accountability. And the dismantling that began with the repeal of the Fairness Doctrine under Ronald Reagan. We all knew what the result would be in the form the rot would develop. Rot, yes, but not necessarily in the form of pedophilia. That same rot is now destroying the entire economy and will take down everybody before Republicans can come to grips with the reality that it is all about America rather than the super-rich at the top. Trust women rather than abusing women. Voting for Trump over women twice tells you all you need to know.

I always thought it would be a cold day in hell when anything that Trump has done would surprise me. I was wrong. The scope of the evil has dwarfed what I expected, and I expected a lot, including that we would eventually discover Krompromat.

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