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At least four of the president-elect’s top picks to lead his government have been accused of sexual assault, harassment or child sex trafficking.

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[–] kryptonidas@lemmings.world 53 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Glad that the average republican voter really was into Pizzagate. They must be outraged I tell you! Outraged!

I remember telling friends that it was so wild because, like... I absolutely believe in pedophiles in positions of high power and others using that as blackmail to get what they want... but when it veers into "Satanic Cult Conspiracy" that is firmly where you lost me.

But it's clear they either don't understand or never actually cared about such issues.

[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 26 points 2 days ago (4 children)

i mean, at this point it's not even remotely far fetched to assume they'll just go ahead and make rape 100% legal

One of them was just found to have published comments in their college newspaper insisting that rape was only a crime if the woman was actively resisting. This is a dangerous move away from the current legal consent standard.They will re-define rape out of existence.

[–] AngryRobot@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Project 2025 seeks to legalize marital rape for sure.

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Don't be surprised if they reduce the legal age for marriage too.

[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

Their leader is a convicted felon, that likes to grab 'em by you know ... It's not a far fetch

They see women as property, so that tracks.

[–] Starb3an@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I read that headline as "Trump's pricks"

[–] jake_jake_jake_@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

it's interesting because as he adds cabinet picks, they come with allegations, as well as allegations stacking against those already selected. must be a requirement for the job, typically i would think this would make security clearance all but impossible due to the blackmail but maybe that is what he liked about these picks. that or trump just sees those like him and gravitates towards that, since his drug and dementia addled brain can't handle anything else.

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

He wants to work with people that he has something in common with. These are people who get him. People who have been publicly criticised for their awful behaviour. These are his people.

[–] _bcron_@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

If that alone isn't enough to dissuade people with strong Christian values, there are 10 marriages and 25 confirmed children between those 4 guys, and the majority were born out of wedlock. Two of them haven't even hit 50 yet. Gaetz oddly enough drags the average down with his vanilla 'no kids, 1 marriage' kind of lifestyle. Definite 'keep dick in pants' problem

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

Yeah but Gaetz has a suspicious stepson everyone quit talking about.

Gaetz’s relationship with his “adopted son” has been met with bafflement in Washington ever since he first revealed Nestor in 2020, describing him as the son of an ex-girlfriend.

“We share no blood but he is my life,” he said at the time.

It remains unclear whether Gaetz formally adopted him.

[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago

convicted sexual predator surrounds himself with sexual predators.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

He surrounds himself with dumb fuckers like him.

[–] youstolemyname@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Rapegang represent!

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Normalizing sexual misconduct? America has changed, I guess.

[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)
  • president elect

  • top picks

  • government leaders

  • sexual assault

  • child sex trafficking

The juxtaposition of these positions to the actions is mind blowing

It's not only corruption, which is already bad in itself, no, it's the folks that "fucks anything that moves"