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[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 17 points 17 hours ago

Trump started a war to protect himself and his epstein buddies. Nothing is off the table. Human life is cheap for these unfeeling creeps.

[–] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 6 points 18 hours ago

Yeah, we all assumed that when the military drones went missing.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 7 points 20 hours ago

CIA searching eBay for a copy of "Sims 3" right now.

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 70 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Normally I would dismiss this as stupid propaganda. Now I am considering it to be an incredulous reality. 😒

[–] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Who would stop the CIA from dressing 3 brown operatives in turbans, blowing up a building, and then blaming Iran?

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Don't be silly, they'll put one in a dress and try to claim they're trans

[–] Lucius_Sweet@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We need to keep our children safe from those Transiranians

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[–] immobile7801@piefed.social 22 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Bbc is now reporting that Iran says this person is dead https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cx2lr40g17kt

[–] HeartyOfGlass@piefed.social 238 points 1 day ago (40 children)

I do like the idea of calling the current US government the "Epstein Network".

[–] FlyingCircus@lemmy.world 31 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I call them the Epstein Class. It's not just this administration, or even one party, or even just politicians in general. It is the global elite and their unjust system of exploitation called capitalism that has allowed Trump to do what he does with no consequences. As long as the Epstein Class exists, there will be more Epsteins.

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[–] matlag@sh.itjust.works 60 points 1 day ago (7 children)

This is so well played!

Now Iran can attempt an attack almost openly on the US soil and many will believe it was an inside job. Well, that's what happens when you have 0 credibility at home due to your compulsive need to say BS all the time.

[–] backalleycoyote@lemmy.today 36 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Nah, we’ll still be able to tell. Effective, strategic, hits people of all walks of life? Iran. Bungled, half-assed, and happens in a blue city, in a community of color, at a gay bar… you know.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So Iran just has to do it all bungled and half-assed and we'll never suspect it was them!

[–] backalleycoyote@lemmy.today 9 points 1 day ago

What dimension of chess are we now playing? 6D? 7D? Shit’s going to start blowing up and 1/3 of the people will be claiming it, 1/3 blaming it, and 1/3 lying about it, when in fact it was a laptop battery that overheated.

[–] FearMeAndDecay@literature.cafe 13 points 1 day ago (10 children)

You mean like that “potential drone strike attempt” in California that the FBI said Iran might try to do? Despite it being unlikely that Iran has drones capable of striking California?

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 76 points 1 day ago (17 children)

Tbh pushing this narrative far and wide is going to do a LOT to defang the impact of any sort of false flag bullshit the orange regime might attempt.

[–] IlmariGanander@lemmy.wtf 36 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Didn't the FBI already say shit about bombing California?

Given every accusation is a confession with the GoP I immediately figured they were going to do it themselves and blame Iran. And that California was chosen to try to scare it into line, much like other blue states have been targeted by the current administration.

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[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

not to put an extra tin foil on my tin foil hat.

but now, given the US government, even if Iran did perpetrate a 9/11 style attack. I will assume it was a false flag attack by the US.

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[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 37 points 1 day ago (3 children)

...

... The world has gone very wrong when this doesn't even sound so unbelievable. I only see one issue:

So far the US seems to have given up trying to make pretext for anything. Trump can do anything he wants and be worshipped for it.

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[–] AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works 43 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)
[–] ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 46 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Nobody does false flag attacks like the US. One must just assume that if something like that happens it was fully planned and deployed by the Burger admin, that's always the most probable scenario.

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[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 27 points 1 day ago

The Epstein Network

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