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OldBaldy1701E

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12. And yet, we still cannot seem to figure out why this is so.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Sun Feb 1, 2026, 09:08 AM

21 hrs ago

Because we refuse to accept that it is our society which has been, and is still being, set up to be this way.

We can change this. However, the rich people who will lose their position in our society will not allow it, and have been tweaking our society for decades to ensure that they will not lose their position by any 'changes'. As well as fighting any attempt to alter the means of correcting this crap.

So, here we are.

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Oh snap................ Lovie777 22 hrs ago #1

Government officials in the U.S. once had a sense of shame. sop 22 hrs ago #2

That is true PatSeg 20 hrs ago #17

THIS malaise 22 hrs ago #3

... direct hagiographies designed to enrich the president's third wife ... muriel_volestrangler 22 hrs ago #5

Oops malaise 22 hrs ago #6

This seems to reach into business and diplomatic circles very widely bucolic_frolic 22 hrs ago #4

Ask the recently recalled British Ambassador to the US malaise 22 hrs ago #7

Good Lord. He could talk the shoes off your feet while you're standing beside him. bucolic_frolic 21 hrs ago #9

A first rate bullshitter malaise 20 hrs ago #15

Epstein sent $75,000 to accounts linked to Mandelson, files suggest muriel_volestrangler 21 hrs ago #13

Most of us peons would DEFINITELY notice an extra $25,000 in the bank account! txwhitedove 20 hrs ago #14

Shameless scumbags malaise 20 hrs ago #16

Mandelson resigns from Labour to avoid causing it 'further embarrassment' muriel_volestrangler 12 hrs ago #47

this is where the rubber will meet the road. follow the money. mopinko 13 hrs ago #43

I wouldn't be surprised to learn that was the case PatSeg 20 hrs ago #19

Like Epstein's clientele, it's probably a who's who of intel services. paleotn 19 hrs ago #28

If it was a movie, PatSeg 19 hrs ago #34

You can't make up such a thing as that. I dare you to even try. paleotn 19 hrs ago #35

I have a vivid imagination PatSeg 19 hrs ago #36

Without question. paleotn 19 hrs ago #27

It's how Trump controls everyone. travelingthrulife 16 hrs ago #42

Adding this malaise 21 hrs ago #8

So the Amb.'s husband received a monetary gift from J. Epstein. bucolic_frolic 21 hrs ago #10

What I love about all of them is when they show up malaise 21 hrs ago #11

Thank you for the link. I really didn't need breakfast anyway (or lunch, niyad 20 hrs ago #25

I detest all royals and always assume the worst malaise 19 hrs ago #26

A much more sensible attitude. I think my view had to do with her niyad 19 hrs ago #29

I didn't even know about her cookbook malaise 19 hrs ago #31

That was pretty much the only thing I knew about her. niyad 19 hrs ago #32

I just looked it up malaise 18 hrs ago #37

And yet, we still cannot seem to figure out why this is so. OldBaldy1701E 21 hrs ago #12

Yep malaise 20 hrs ago #18

yeah. barbtries 20 hrs ago #20

Learning some of the new info from Epstein files. Horrific Joinfortmill 20 hrs ago #21

Far from it malaise 20 hrs ago #23

Good point about Americans having no shame. I wish the crooks and bastards would all fall on their swords. erronis 20 hrs ago #22

Imagine a country where people resign in disgrace. yardwork 20 hrs ago #24

Wow, the BBC and the Guardian are all over these new Epstein documents FakeNoose 19 hrs ago #30

So why if the E files have international ties thinkingagain 19 hrs ago #33

US is not a member n/t malaise 18 hrs ago #38

Thanks for answering - But other countries that are thinkingagain 17 hrs ago #39

I am a huge supporter of the ICJ malaise 16 hrs ago #40

I agree thinkingagain 16 hrs ago #41

The ICC is for specific crimes (which are war/mass violence-related), not general muriel_volestrangler 13 hrs ago #44

Thank you for the info thinkingagain 12 hrs ago #46

"an incredible source of experience in diplomacy and foreign policy" and a digusting human being. Wonder Why 12 hrs ago #45

Norway's crown princess had years of contact with Epstein, files suggest muriel_volestrangler 12 hrs ago #48