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BigmanPigman

(55,235 posts)
Wed Apr 8, 2026, 03:18 PM 19 hrs ago

If the Iran " war" is another distraction from Epstein, what future

"distractions" can we expect from Team tRump?

We all know he will not stop since he CAN NOT stop himself and his MAGA allies will support him no matter what.

The current list of "distractions" is as long as my arm. We have 3 more years and the midterms seem like a million years from now considering how much damage tRump continues to do on a daily basis at this point. The vengeful, sadistic psychopath's agenda is to destroy the USA and take us down with him. He is succeeding.

Is this latest "distraction" with Iran an amuse bouche/palette cleanser for the next course of his "menu of destruction of the USA? What is his next "course", the Main Entree, that he'll serve to the world? What will be his "just desserts"?

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If the Iran " war" is another distraction from Epstein, what future (Original Post) BigmanPigman 19 hrs ago OP
War with Cuba Diraven 19 hrs ago #1
I have a feeling there's still quite a bit of mileage to come in the Iran conflict. n/t Emrys 18 hrs ago #2
Yup, Cuba, AND Greenland. a kennedy 18 hrs ago #3
Trump, angry that the Danes won't hand over Greenville, nukes South Carolina struggle4progress 18 hrs ago #4
The Epstein thing is dead as far as they're concerned. BlueTsunami2018 18 hrs ago #5
The Epstein files show a shadow banking system GreatGazoo 18 hrs ago #6

Diraven

(1,916 posts)
1. War with Cuba
Wed Apr 8, 2026, 03:38 PM
19 hrs ago

That's definitely coming, especially since the right wing is spinning the Iran bombing as "total and complete victory". Trump believes he's an invincible military genius now.

BlueTsunami2018

(5,004 posts)
5. The Epstein thing is dead as far as they're concerned.
Wed Apr 8, 2026, 04:41 PM
18 hrs ago

I don’t know that it would matter anyway.

All of this is about money. Manipulation of the markets, selling weapons, skimming the defense budget, crushing the dollar etc.

It’s all in Project 2025.

GreatGazoo

(4,643 posts)
6. The Epstein files show a shadow banking system
Wed Apr 8, 2026, 04:49 PM
18 hrs ago

that goes back to Bear Stearns and BCCI. Epstein was primarily a deal broker who existed because oligarchs need ways to practice disaster capitalism and arsonist-fireman colonialism outside of the traceable channels. Have to think that someone else is in that role now and using lots of crypto.

Plenty to impeach or 25th on without Epstein therefore the non-release of the unredacted files has become an excuse.

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