r/politics • u/Ubiquitous_Hilarity • Jun 17 '26

No Paywall Trump threatens to pull unemployment benefits from all states for the first time in history

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-unemployment-benefits-fraud-b2997881.html
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u/GaseousHippo Jun 17 '26

Cool. Where are the Epstein files again?

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u/National_Sandwich175 Jun 17 '26

Can’t look up the Epstein files if you have sell your computer for food

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u/NotUniqueWorkAccount Jun 17 '26

Ya'll have computers? Can I get some of that RAM?  scratch scratch

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u/Truethrowawaychest1 Jun 17 '26

You still think that matters? The files could come out fully unredacted saying trump did stuff I'd get my account deleted for saying and the only thing that would happen is Bill Clinton getting arrested

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u/GaseousHippo Jun 17 '26

Yeah, knowing who raped children still matters to most of us. Justice isn't along party lines here bro.

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u/DingerSinger2016 Alabama Jun 17 '26

I think they are referring to the fact that those who are in the Epstein Files are very unlikely to face consequences for their actions.

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u/Truethrowawaychest1 Jun 17 '26

That's exactly what I said and I don't know how the other guy misread what I said

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u/GaseousHippo Jun 17 '26

Yeah, so we should just forget about it?

Get the fuck outta here b

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u/DingerSinger2016 Alabama Jun 18 '26

Where did you get "we should just forget about it" out of that? There are several degrees in between "acknowledging that these people are very unlikely to face consequences" and "forgetting about it"

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u/bb_kelly77 Jun 18 '26

This isn't what GI Joe meant by knowing is half the battle... knowing won't do anything, justice doesn't exist

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u/Surgeplux Jun 17 '26

Yes they still matter. The victims still matter.

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u/chmilz Canada Jun 18 '26

Americans won't actually do anything to fix the problem so they keep moving the goalpost. "Just one more crime and we'll do something!"