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Schumer: "It makes you think that maybe to Trump he wants to distract the American people, as he always does, from the skyrocketing costs they are facing, from the Epstein files."

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Sarah Kendzior@sarahkendzior.bsky.social

The “Venezuela distracts from Epstein” line is ridiculous because 1) many awful things happen at once 2) Same Iran-Contra crowd pushing Venezuela invasion are or were involved with Epstein/Maxwell 3) Epstein associates (for ex, Dershowitz) want Iran invasion and see Venezuela as a test run for Iran

Historian here who researches the effects of the far right on mainstream conservatism: they are capable of doing multiple terrible things at once, not everything is related to Epstein Trump is surrounded by neocon warhawks that think the U.S. is entitled to do whatever it wants bc of our military

Just like with the continued funding of Israel, this is is about furthering the objectives of the neocons & their friends in corporate America & the evangelical right They don’t even pretend like they’re attacking for some morally superior reason, they straight up said it’s just for oil

I really hate that the Democrats that should be fighting are turning the Epstein files into another wedge issue they won't address for the sake of having another wedge issue to campaign on.

Like it or not, the Trump admin is very ambitious. They're doing many big things at once. If only the Biden crew had a quarter of this energy

They released Smiths testimony in the middle of the night on New Years, attack Venezuela in the middle of the night on a Saturday, all to stay under the RADAR of ignorant American voters. And the Epstein Files are still on Bondi's desk. Health insurance isn't on anyone's desk, those are bills.

It is not a mere distraction. Mb it functions that way in today's climate. But Trump intends to drive up the cost of oil in order to help Russia. And he would do this whether there was an Epstein crisis or not. In a day or two he will shut down production, and drive up the cost of oil world wide.

Jfc. Im trying to remember in all the national records of historical greatness, if any of the forefathers used talking points.

Hey Chuck…Trump is a convicted felon, serial fraudster, adjudicated rapist, war criminal/murderer and seditious traitor. He literally commits crimes on a daily basis not “as a distraction” but because that is WHO HE IS. Why the fuck don’t you know this??????

The streets of DC are flooded with lava. Boiling rain falls from the sky. The Four Horseman line up behind Trump. Chuck Schumer: “Trump is heralding the end of humanity in order to distract from the price of eggs”

Every SINGLE Democrat should be screaming impeachment for starting a flipping WAR, and any Democratic candidate that is *not* screaming for impeachment should be shown the door. This is textbook impeachment stuff!

Republicans will have a Potus for 3 more years... If Democratic leadership do not demand Trump is 100% held accountable. They either leave office or American Dems will sit on there arses and not vote at all next November.... If that is what it takes,its what Americans have to

Without him and all those happy imbeciles, we wouldn’t be where we are. Trump is too often presented as an anomaly of the American system, but he represents the system’s perverse culmination.Tomorrow Ukraine will be sacrificed, Greenland invaded, and finally, Iran will be next.

Schumer is an idiot. Trump is basically walking us into an authoritarian state like Russia by tossing both the UN charter and the Constitution into the trash by declaring war on Venezuela without congressional approval. GOP has become a Russian proxy party and Putin is smiling at the ease of it.

“Brilliant” insight from Senator Chuck Schumer. We don’t need “leaders” to state the obvious. We need action. I expect to hear from Rand Paul & Massie soon.

People need to stop fixating on the fact that Schumer is a worthless person that doesn't care to do what he should be doing and start directing attention to people that care and resources to projects that actually do something.

That's true. Don't miss the vastness if the "diversion".

CalleyCat@calleycat.bsky.social

See Heather Cox Richardson this am (Saturday). Trump as ensconced himself as a one party dictator. Democrats do not play a role, have no role to play.

Schumer forgot to mention rising health care costs in his statement that the next time trump wants to act like a King he'll do absolutely nothing about it.

So convenient that they’ve got the Epstein files there to allow them to put the entire project 25 plan into place without being properly challenged on any of it.

Doing something like this is "beyond belief" - So, what would you think about impeachment? WHOA WHOA Hold on a minute, that is WAY premature to talk about and sounds like a LOT of work for me. I just want my healthcare and access to insider trading

“… By invading #Venezuela, Trump is declaring war on the #UnitedNations. … Trump doesn’t believe in the Western allies. He prefers the #UnitedStates to act like a #roguestate. In the case of #Venezuela, Trump & his minions have made a #mockery of the #laws of the sea & #warfare. …”

substack.comVenezuela - The Lesson for CanadaMake no mistake, the attack on Venezuela by the Trump regime is not about removing a rogue leader; it is a deliberate attack on international law.

Schumer has been so out of his depth for years. The Trump administration flouts the laws left and right but the most creative thing he can come up with is strongly worded letters.

Congress needs to stop trying to explain Trump's crimes to the American people and focus their attention on stopping him. I don't care why he commits crimes. I care that Congress hasn't done anything about it.

Excuse me....decorum please OLD FUCK PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO REALIZE HOW WE HAVE ALL BEEN SOLD DOWN THE RIVER BUY THESE COMPLICIT, GREEDY FUCKS. sorry for yelling...wars always freak me out

Distraction? WTF? THREE more years of this shit. Trump could murder someone, just because he didn't like them, and he'd get away with it. Trump and all of those who enable his behavior should be rotting in prison.

Mindbogglingly pathetic. He's a picture of cowardice with zero ability to communicate the dire nature of our current situation. A rehearsed, vapid rhetorical trick: pivoting to "kitchen table issues". When news about illegality and fascistic actions is breaking, Schumer can only break wind.

Chuck after his son in law attempts to deep fry a frozen turkey for Christmas dinner and lights the hedge on fire: “It makes you think that maybe dropping a block of ice into hot oil isn’t a good idea. Hey don’t we have another turkey in the freezer?”

God, he’s the worst. Does he really think he’s saying something cutting edge here? I’m no fan of Moulton, but he came out strong saying this is insane and illegal.