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Uncle Joe

(64,348 posts)
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 12:01 PM 19 hrs ago

A Distraction from Epstein Files? Trump Ramps Up Chaos in Minnesota, Greenland & Beyond



One month after the deadline set by Congress for the Justice Department to release all files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Trump administration has made available less than 1% of the files. This comes as President Trump has dramatically expanded immigration operations in Minnesota while attacking Venezuela, threatening to bomb Iran and maintaining that the United States will annex Greenland.

Trump’s campaign promised “that the files would be released, all of the files. Now, that’s not happened,” says legal expert Michele Goodwin, calling it a “travesty.”
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A Distraction from Epstein Files? Trump Ramps Up Chaos in Minnesota, Greenland & Beyond (Original Post) Uncle Joe 19 hrs ago OP
What if it's all a distraction from the Tech Bros carving up the world? bucolic_frolic 19 hrs ago #1
You're speaking of history, and I would agree with you on one level but those kind of dynamics Uncle Joe 19 hrs ago #2

bucolic_frolic

(54,206 posts)
1. What if it's all a distraction from the Tech Bros carving up the world?
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 12:28 PM
19 hrs ago

Wasn't international finance a cause of WWI and WWII?

Uncle Joe

(64,348 posts)
2. You're speaking of history, and I would agree with you on one level but those kind of dynamics
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 12:42 PM
19 hrs ago

(although not as extreme) have been taking place at least since the 1980s in regards to media consolidation, but most people going about their daily lives don't relate to those issues so much.

On the other hand, virtually every adult either knows someone who has been abused even if only tangentially or been abused, this is cemented by strong emotions and thus represents a mortal political dynamic for the powerful people in our society who believe they're above it all, and enable or participate in this destructive, tragic behavior.

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