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AZJonnie

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4. I think it should be considered that maybe it's the other way round, and Epstein is the distraction

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Sun Aug 24, 2025, 05:26 PM

Aug 24

Remember how THEY are the ones who got JE back in the news themselves? And the Maxwell prison-move thing? They didn't have to do that either. So, to me JE looks like just another, and possibly planned, distraction. Also I would bet that this DC military takeover was planned long ago, before he was even re-elected, and I think *this* is an action that is so major that they're happy for any distractions, including JE&GM. I think it's a bad idea to discount that notion, at minimum.

I think this military invasion/fascist takeover shit going down is logically #1 to us as well, just saying

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Trump's sending of troops to Chicago is not a crime crackdown but a crackdown on brown people. [View all] Botany Aug 24 OP

The term "law and order" The Wizard Aug 24 #1

As is ALL his targeted cities. He's trying to start A RACE WAR. B.See Aug 24 #2

Funny thing as an American I thought "they" were All-Americans too Botany Aug 24 #3

We ARE. But B.See Aug 24 #5

I think it should be considered that maybe it's the other way round, and Epstein is the distraction AZJonnie Aug 24 #4

I'm curious as to where the National Guard will be deployed in Chicago to "stop crime" Prairie Gates Aug 24 #6

Memphis, Tennessee, has a significantly higher crime rate per capita than Chicago, Illinois Emile Aug 24 #7

It's J_William_Ryan Aug 24 #8

More specifically, black mayors and, especially, black female mayors PSPS Aug 24 #9

he wants to put down the protests. mopinko Aug 24 #10

the national guard is now a fascist enterprise to strike fear in the population nt msongs Aug 24 #11