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bucolic_frolic

(54,414 posts)
9. Good Lord. He could talk the shoes off your feet while you're standing beside him.
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 08:53 AM
22 hrs ago

Nuanced everything, an expert at talking at length without making waves.

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Oh snap................ Lovie777 23 hrs ago #1
Government officials in the U.S. once had a sense of shame. sop 23 hrs ago #2
That is true PatSeg 22 hrs ago #17
THIS malaise 23 hrs ago #3
... direct hagiographies designed to enrich the president's third wife ... muriel_volestrangler 23 hrs ago #5
Oops malaise 23 hrs ago #6
This seems to reach into business and diplomatic circles very widely bucolic_frolic 23 hrs ago #4
Ask the recently recalled British Ambassador to the US malaise 23 hrs ago #7
Good Lord. He could talk the shoes off your feet while you're standing beside him. bucolic_frolic 22 hrs ago #9
A first rate bullshitter malaise 22 hrs ago #15
Epstein sent $75,000 to accounts linked to Mandelson, files suggest muriel_volestrangler 22 hrs ago #13
Most of us peons would DEFINITELY notice an extra $25,000 in the bank account! txwhitedove 22 hrs ago #14
Shameless scumbags malaise 22 hrs ago #16
Mandelson resigns from Labour to avoid causing it 'further embarrassment' muriel_volestrangler 13 hrs ago #47
this is where the rubber will meet the road. follow the money. mopinko 14 hrs ago #43
I wouldn't be surprised to learn that was the case PatSeg 22 hrs ago #19
Like Epstein's clientele, it's probably a who's who of intel services. paleotn 21 hrs ago #28
If it was a movie, PatSeg 20 hrs ago #34
You can't make up such a thing as that. I dare you to even try. paleotn 20 hrs ago #35
I have a vivid imagination PatSeg 20 hrs ago #36
Without question. paleotn 21 hrs ago #27
It's how Trump controls everyone. travelingthrulife 18 hrs ago #42
Adding this malaise 23 hrs ago #8
So the Amb.'s husband received a monetary gift from J. Epstein. bucolic_frolic 22 hrs ago #10
What I love about all of them is when they show up malaise 22 hrs ago #11
Thank you for the link. I really didn't need breakfast anyway (or lunch, niyad 21 hrs ago #25
I detest all royals and always assume the worst malaise 21 hrs ago #26
A much more sensible attitude. I think my view had to do with her niyad 21 hrs ago #29
I didn't even know about her cookbook malaise 21 hrs ago #31
That was pretty much the only thing I knew about her. niyad 21 hrs ago #32
I just looked it up malaise 20 hrs ago #37
And yet, we still cannot seem to figure out why this is so. OldBaldy1701E 22 hrs ago #12
Yep malaise 22 hrs ago #18
yeah. barbtries 22 hrs ago #20
Learning some of the new info from Epstein files. Horrific Joinfortmill 21 hrs ago #21
Far from it malaise 21 hrs ago #23
Good point about Americans having no shame. I wish the crooks and bastards would all fall on their swords. erronis 21 hrs ago #22
Imagine a country where people resign in disgrace. yardwork 21 hrs ago #24
Wow, the BBC and the Guardian are all over these new Epstein documents FakeNoose 21 hrs ago #30
So why if the E files have international ties thinkingagain 21 hrs ago #33
US is not a member n/t malaise 20 hrs ago #38
Thanks for answering - But other countries that are thinkingagain 18 hrs ago #39
I am a huge supporter of the ICJ malaise 18 hrs ago #40
I agree thinkingagain 18 hrs ago #41
The ICC is for specific crimes (which are war/mass violence-related), not general muriel_volestrangler 14 hrs ago #44
Thank you for the info thinkingagain 14 hrs ago #46
"an incredible source of experience in diplomacy and foreign policy" and a digusting human being. Wonder Why 14 hrs ago #45
Norway's crown princess had years of contact with Epstein, files suggest muriel_volestrangler 13 hrs ago #48
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