November 23, 2025 • 19 mins
In this episode, we tear apart the delusion that anyone in power is coming to save us from the rot at the center of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. No mysterious hero, no hidden plan, no 4D chess. Just a government and media machine built to protect predators while survivors fight alone. We break down how Donald Trump’s decision to call the Epstein case a hoax was not ignorance but a calculated act of cruelty, a full scale assault on more than a thousand victims, and a desperate attempt to smother the truth before it burns down the people who benefitted from Epstein’s empire. We dig into the cult-like loyalty that fuels the denial, the circus of rage and slogans substituting for thought, and the grotesque hero worship that turned politics into a personality cult at the expense of actual justice.
This is not a story about left versus right. It is a story about power versus everyone else. About survivors fighting uphill against billionaires, institutions, and a president who mocks their trauma and enables predators by pretending their suffering never happened. We expose how broken the system truly is, how the powerful protect each other while the public is distracted with memes and rage bait, and why nothing changes until regular people stop waiting for cavalry and pick up their own weapons: truth, persistence, and refusal to shut up. If you are tired of the lies, tired of the gaslighting, tired of watching monsters get protected while the wounded get buried, this episode is for you. This is the storm they keep pretending is coming. We are it.
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This is not a story about left versus right. It is a story about power versus everyone else. About survivors fighting uphill against billionaires, institutions, and a president who mocks their trauma and enables predators by pretending their suffering never happened. We expose how broken the system truly is, how the powerful protect each other while the public is distracted with memes and rage bait, and why nothing changes until regular people stop waiting for cavalry and pick up their own weapons: truth, persistence, and refusal to shut up. If you are tired of the lies, tired of the gaslighting, tired of watching monsters get protected while the wounded get buried, this episode is for you. This is the storm they keep pretending is coming. We are it.
to contact me:
bobbycapucci@protonmail.com
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
What's up, everyone, and welcome to another episode of the
Epstein Chronicles. Listen, folks, there's no cavalry coming to save us,
and I know that's not what people want to hear.
Some people want Hallmark movie endings where a brave hero
rides in, waving the constitution like a magic wand and
fixes everything. Real life does not work that way, and
(00:21):
it never has. The people in charge count on you
believing in fairy tales, so you do nothing. They want
you waiting for some imaginary rescue instead of realizing we're
all we have. I wish to god it was different,
but it's not. Every time someone says trust the plan,
another criminal sleeps like a baby. Every time someone says
be patient, another survivor gets ignored. Every time someone says
(00:44):
justice takes time, another billionaire laps his way onto a
private jet. The sooner people understand this, the sooner, we
can really come out swinging, and you can almost feel
the discomfort when people hear the honesty spoken out loud,
because deep down everyone knows that it's true and they
hate admitting it. We have been conditioned to wait for
someone else to fix everything while the roof collapses on
(01:07):
top of us. We've been trained to outsource responsibility and
there and cry when nothing changes. It's easier to fantasize
about heroes than to become one. It's easier to sit
around and hope than to stand up and fight. But
hope without action is just sedation. It's a drug they
pump into the public bloodstream to keep everyone docile. Meanwhile,
(01:28):
the people who wrecked everything or sipping champagne on balconies
overlooking the mess that they made, and they're laughing because
they know most people would rather dream than do something real.
That's why nothing changes unless we force it. Look, nobody's
playing four d chests behind the scenes. These dudes are
barely capable of playing hungry, hungry hippos without swallowing the marbles.
(01:50):
If there was some master plan, we would not be
living in this absolute circus where predators walk free while
whistleblowers get fired. If someone behind the curtain had a clue,
Epstein would not have died in a jail cell guarded
by two napping mall cops with cameras that conveniently broke.
The people running the show are not geniuses working through
complex strategy. They're opportunistic parasites who got lucky and figured
(02:14):
out how to milk the system that protects them no
matter what they do. They're not masterminds. They're cockroaches who
crawl through cracks big enough to drive a bus through.
People want to believe in chess because the truth is depressing.
It's not a chessboard. It's a food fight, and we're
the ones getting hit with the cafeteria tray. And the
(02:34):
worst part is how proud they are of their own incompetence,
like they want applause for being garbage at their jobs.
These are people who cannot manage a lemonade stand without
laundering half the profits and spilling the rest. They screw
up constantly and still sleep like royalty because there are
no consequences for them. They do not plan anything. They
(02:55):
react to everything, and every time they react they make
things worse. Now we give them credit, because acknowledging that
they are this stupid feels even scarier than believing in
conspiracy brilliance. We want to imagine evil masterminds instead of
clumsy criminals bumbling their way through corruption. But the reality
is much dumber than what people build in their heads.
(03:16):
The villains are idiots, with connections, not geniuses with chessboards,
and we let them get away with everything because we
keep pretending that they're smarter than they are. There is
no white night riding in on a majestic steed to
save the day. If someone like that existed, they would
have shown up around the time half the country was
getting robbed blind. You know what is actually real, empty
(03:38):
promises and tax bills. You want to see who saves us,
go look in the mirror while you're brushing your teeth
in the morning, because that's the only person who is
going to fight for you. You can't depend on these
so called leaders who would trade their own children for
a private jet membership. They feed you nonsense about patriotism
while stuffing their faces with donor steak private dinners. They
(03:59):
pretend to care while whispering to lobbyists behind velvet curtains.
If you think they want to help, you need to
schedule a cat scan. And it's almost impressive how well
they've convinced people to worship them despite giving them absolutely
nothing in return. They hand out slogans like dog treats
and watch people drool for more. They wrap themselves in
flags while picking your pockets clean. They film themselves praying
(04:21):
just to manipulate the people watching. They deliver speeches dripping
in fake sincerity while knowing damn well they will do
the opposite of every promise. They don't lose sleep over
your struggles. They don't care if your kids eat or
if you can afford a doctor. The only thing they
care about staying in power long enough to cash out,
and people fall for it every single time because hole
(04:43):
blinds more effectively than fear. And yeah, I get that
it seems daunting. I get that people are exhausted and
beaten down and they just want someone else to take
the wheel. I understand that every day feels like another
episode of a reality show that jumped the Shark five
seasons ago. Hell, sometimes I wake up and wonder if
this whole thing is just a long running prank gone wrong.
(05:05):
People argue about literal nonsense while predators yet the royal treatment.
Everybody wants to believe someone's handling it so they can
get back to scrolling through memes and complaining about the
gas prices. Nobody wants to acknowledge how ugly it gets
when you start to scare the truth in the face.
Look the truth is not cinematic. It's horrifying and it's
(05:27):
ours whether we like it or not. But pretending it's
not happening does not make it go away. Ignoring corruption
is the fertilizer that lets it grow. Every single time
we look away, someone more vulnerable suffers. Every time we
wait for leadership. Leadership waits for us to shut up.
The system depends on exhaustion. It depends on distraction. Like
(05:48):
I always tell you, it depends on people being too
tired to fight. And that is why the powerful never panic.
And that's why I have to tell you this all
the time. They know that we will burn out before
they ever break us. They have patience, we have panic.
That's the imbalance that keeps them untouchable, especially when you
have a president of the United States calling this a hoax.
(06:10):
Imagine being that terrified of that the Epstein files that
you go on national television and disrespect more than a
thousand women who were abused. That is not boldness, my friends,
that's cowardice covered in orange spray tan. You have to
be a different level of scumbag to call the worst
sex trafficking operation of the modern era a hoax. There
is a rot in your soul. When you can laugh
(06:31):
about something like that, you have to be a hollow
creature pretending to be human. And yet there he is,
grinning like a toddler who found crayons in a blank wall.
There he was calling actual human suffering imaginary. There he
was reducing pain and trauma to a punchline. Now you
have to ask what the hell is wrong with this man?
Because you don't do that accidentally. You don't do that
(06:54):
without the knowledge exactly of what you're doing. You do
it because you are afraid of what those files contain.
You do it because you know transparency would wreck everything
you built your fake reputation on. You do it because
you're terrified someone might finally tell the truth with receipts.
There is nothing patriotic or brave about mocking the abused.
(07:16):
It's the behavior of a man trying to hide from
ghosts that are getting closer every day. And the louder
he screams hoax, the more obvious it becomes that he's
running out of time, Like how do you square that circle?
How do you look yourself in the mirror after saying
something like that, How do you stand in front of
the cameras knowing victims or watching from living rooms and
therapy offices. You would think that someone would feel shame.
(07:38):
I mean, shame is a normal human emotion, right. Shame's
the thing that stops normal people from becoming monsters. Shames
the thing that makes people question whether they've crossed the line.
This dude has no lines. This dude would sell his
own reflection if a mental applause from strangers. This dude
would trade his fingerprints if someone told them it would
help with poll numbers. And you can tell this is
(08:00):
a man who has never had a moment of self
reflection in his life. People like him do not wrestle
with morality. They bulldoze over it. They never sit awake
at night wondering how there are actions affected others because
they do not see others as real. They see props
and obstacles and accessories, nothing more. The only time people
like this feel anything is when they're scared that they
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might lose something that they think they own. He's the
kind of man who could step over a bleeding child
and complain about getting blood on his shoes. He's the
kind of man who could watch someone drowning and charge
them a fee for using his doc He's hollow, a
walking vacancy, a human costume with nothing behind the eyes.
There are a haunt at houses with more humanity than
(08:42):
what is rattling around inside of his skull. And somehow
people line up to call that leadership because you have
to be a soulless monster to do that, And unfortunately,
that is exactly what Donald Trump has shown himself to be.
Time after time he proves that empathy and basic humanity
mean nothing to him. He treats human suffering like an inconvenience.
(09:02):
Everything is just content to him. Everything is just another
opportunity to insult someone and score some points with his cult.
Sympathy and integrity are foreign languages to this man. He
operates in self preservation and cruelty because cruelty is the
only language that he speaks. People are disposable set pieces
and is never ending circus. He thrives on pain like
(09:24):
a mosquito thrives on blood. The worst something is, the
more he grins like it's entertainment. You can almost see
him enjoying the chaos that he creates, like a pyromaniac,
admiring the flames. He thinks consequences are only for poor people,
and rules are optional for the chosen. He mocks suffering
the way bored teenagers vandalize property for the thrill, for
(09:46):
the reaction, for the feeling of power. He collects human
misery the way rich weirdos collect taxidermy. He's addicted to
dominance and humiliation because it makes him feel alive, and
the cult cheers like they're watching a halftime show at
the super It's pathetic and disturbing, and yet here we are.
This is a man who has no scruples, a man
(10:07):
who has spent decades stepping on everyone around them, A
man who thinks loyalty is a one way street where
he takes everything and gives nothing, A man who sees
the world like a fast food menu and people like
ketchup packets. If there is no benefit for him, he's
not interested. If there is a risk, he turns into
a four year old hiding behind the furniture. He doesn't
care about justice or country or truth. He cares about
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protecting his image and his money. He's terrified of accountability,
and that's why he screams hoax like a broken smoke detector.
He is every bad boss people have ever amplified to
cartoon volume. He's the guy who blames the janitor for
the building catchen on fire while he stands there holding
the match book. He's the guy who pretends he's being
persecuted every time someone asks him a real question. He
(10:53):
believes victimhood is a branding strategy and outrage is a
marketing tool. He burns bridges for sport and then cries
when he can't get back across them. He's lived his
entire life believing that consequences are optional, and even now
he still cannot understand why anyone expects him to answer
for anything. His entire worldview is built on the belief
(11:13):
that rules or suggestions and accountability is a personal insult.
It would be cartoonish if the damage was not real. Look,
this man only cares about one thing, and that is self,
self preservation and self enrichment. It's always been about how
he benefits. If disaster struck tomorrow, he wouldn't help you.
He would not show up to comfort families or rebuild communities.
(11:36):
He would grab the nearest microphone and demand applause for
how amazing he is. That is who the man is,
and it's always been obvious but people were desperate, and
desperation makes people blind. And you can see the pattern
if you look back at every crisis he has ever faced.
The first thing he does is blame someone else. The
second thing he does is to pretend he knew better
(11:57):
all along. The third thing is beg for simth like
a washed up actor on a cable reab show. There's
never a moment of accountability. There's never a moment where
he admits fault. There's never a moment where he shows humility.
He is constitutionally incapable of it. He treats every situation
like a stage production where he is both the hero
(12:17):
and the victim, and the crowd collapse like monkeys slapping
their fingers together. Look, I was never someone who had
much to say about Trump or his politics in general.
I never cared much for his stupid blood sport of
left versus right. Everybody always thinks that they have the
winning take, and nine times out of ten their take sucks.
People lose friendships and families over politicians who don't even
(12:40):
know they exist. It's a ridiculous way to live. People
lack like football fans for teams that would never sign them.
People scream until they're blue in the face about issues
they don't even understand. It turns the country into a
daycare filled with adults throwing tantrums, and for what. So
some rich guy in a suit can pat himself on
the back, so strangers on the internet can fight to
(13:02):
the death over someone who would not stop to help
them if they collapsed in the street, so they can
pretend they're warriors in some imaginary battle when they can't
even pay their bills on time. Politics has become cult
religion where nuance goes to die. People worship politicians more
than they love their own families. They build entire identities
around names on yard signs like it means something sacred.
(13:26):
And the whole time, people at the top laughed because
none of them ever cared about any of us. They
never will, not unless they need bodies to fill a
crowd shot for a rally, or they want to fight
a war. Look, the only reason this dude is even
on the radar for me is because he put himself
directly in the Epstein mess. He didn't need to insert himself.
He could have just shut up and gone golfing, but
(13:47):
he decided to open his mouth and call it fake.
He decided to insult survivors who lived through the worst
nightmares imaginable. He decided to gaslight victims in front of
the entire world. Once you do that, you're no longer
just a poltician. You're a villain, and villains need to
be confronted. And when he chose that route, he made
it clear that he was protecting someone or protecting himself
(14:07):
for both, because nobody with nothing to hide reacts with
that kind of panic. Normal people with clean consciences do
not foam at the mouth when transparency's mentioned. They don't
sprint the microphones to scream hoax like someone set their
hair on fire. Only guilty people act like cornered animals.
Only guilty people respond to questions with rage instead of answers.
(14:29):
Only guilty people attacks revivers instead of standing with them.
So when he opened his mouth, he told us everything
we needed to know. Without even realizing it, he exposed himself.
He just thought he was being clever. Then to go
on the warpath, attacking Thomas Massey and Marjorie Taylor Green
like an unhinged teenager who just had their phone taken away,
screaming trader at people who refuse to kiss his ring,
(14:51):
calling people losers because his ego got bruised. Imagine having
that level of emotional fragility at his age. Imagine having
the maturity level of a child throwing blocks across a playroom.
It's embarrassing on an historic level. You could show Alien's
footage of this and they would leave the planet immediately.
They would assume that it's a prank show. And yet
(15:13):
his followers saw this meltdown and applauded it like it
was genius leadership. They treated a grown man throwing a
tantrum like it was some kind of heroic act. They
acted like bullying and screaming with strength. They have mistaken
rage and for courage and petulance for intelligence. When did
that become admirable? Since when did adults think screaming insults
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on social media is a sign of power. It looks
like a drunk uncle at Thanksgiving arguing with a gravy boat,
and somehow it gets spun into some kind of strategic brilliance.
Only in America do we hand out gold stars for
public meltdowns. Look, the vile rhetoric coming out of his
mouth would make Andrew Dice Clay blush. It's so beneath
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the office of the president that you almost forgot what
the presidency used to be. We have gone for leaders
with dignity to a carnival barker screaming conspiracies. It feels
like watching someone's smear fingerpaint on the wall of the
Lincoln bedroom. It feels like watching someone turn a national
tragedy into a reality TV episode. You would think the
(16:15):
job requires professionalism and restraint. Apparently it requires neither. Apparently
the only requirement now is being loud and shameless and look,
it's surreal to witness. I used to look up to presidents.
Now we try to ignore them, like a neighbor running
a leaf blower at six in the morning. Instead of
speeches that inspire, we get angry stand up comedy routines
(16:37):
without the jokes. Instead of diplomacy, we get cage matched
to theatrix that embarrass the country globally. Instead of leadership,
we get temper tantrooms broadcast live. The bar is sunk
so low it's underground, and every time people defend it,
the bar drops lower. At this rate, it'll be somewhere
in the Earth's core shaking hands with the lava. Look,
(16:58):
we have a literal clown running the show right now,
who thinks the Epstein case is a hoax. Let that
sink in the most documented sex trafficking ring and modern history,
an international network that span continents and involve powerful men
in government and finance, dozens of victims speaking publicly, a
massive criminal operation, proven in courtrooms, all of that, and
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he calls it fake. You have to ask yourself what
is he afraid of? Because nobody's gonna scream hoax, that's
something unless they feel threatened. People don't try to bury
stories that mean nothing to them. People do not attack
victims unless the truth terrifies them. You don't call a
proven case fake unless you're trying to protect yourself or
your friends. And look, that's not speculation, that's basic human psychology.
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The louder someone denies, the more obvious it becomes. They're
terrified of exposure. And he is screaming at full volume
like a malfunctioning fire alarm. Anyone watching with half a
functioning neuron can see the panic dripping off them like sweat.
And think about the ardent supporters of this garbage who
support that nonsense. The people who bark like trained circus monkeys,
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repeating whatever catchphrase he throws at them. They act like
they are part of some secret underground rebellion. They think
they're the chosen warriors fighting some shadow war. In reality,
they're just gullible adults who got hypnotized by a TV
personality with a loud voice and no soul. They have
turned their political identity into accult religion. They worship a
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man who would not piss on them if they were
on fire, and unfortunately, they think that makes them patriots.
They march around with merch like they belong to an
exclusive club instead of a pyramid scheme. They scream about
freedom while obeying every command from the guy holding the microphone.
They call everyone else sheep while living on their knees
begging for attention from a man who sees them as
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disposable props. They brag about loyalty like it's a personality trait.
They pretend they're warriors while doing absolutely nothing meaningful to
change the world. They recite slogans like their reading scripture.
Their entire worldview is one and tantrum wearing a patriotic
bumper sticker. And it might be funny if it wasn't
destroying the country in real time. All Right, folks, we're
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gonna wrap up right here, and in the next episode,
we're gonna pick up where we left off. All of
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What's up, everyone, and welcome to another episode of the
Epstein Chronicles. Listen, folks, there's no cavalry coming to save us,
and I know that's not what people want to hear.
Some people want Hallmark movie endings where a brave hero
rides in, waving the constitution like a magic wand and
fixes everything. Real life does not work that way, and
(00:21):
it never has. The people in charge count on you
believing in fairy tales, so you do nothing. They want
you waiting for some imaginary rescue instead of realizing we're
all we have. I wish to god it was different,
but it's not. Every time someone says trust the plan,
another criminal sleeps like a baby. Every time someone says
be patient, another survivor gets ignored. Every time someone says
(00:44):
justice takes time, another billionaire laps his way onto a
private jet. The sooner people understand this, the sooner, we
can really come out swinging, and you can almost feel
the discomfort when people hear the honesty spoken out loud,
because deep down everyone knows that it's true and they
hate admitting it. We have been conditioned to wait for
someone else to fix everything while the roof collapses on
(01:07):
top of us. We've been trained to outsource responsibility and
there and cry when nothing changes. It's easier to fantasize
about heroes than to become one. It's easier to sit
around and hope than to stand up and fight. But
hope without action is just sedation. It's a drug they
pump into the public bloodstream to keep everyone docile. Meanwhile,
(01:28):
the people who wrecked everything or sipping champagne on balconies
overlooking the mess that they made, and they're laughing because
they know most people would rather dream than do something real.
That's why nothing changes unless we force it. Look, nobody's
playing four d chests behind the scenes. These dudes are
barely capable of playing hungry, hungry hippos without swallowing the marbles.
(01:50):
If there was some master plan, we would not be
living in this absolute circus where predators walk free while
whistleblowers get fired. If someone behind the curtain had a clue,
Epstein would not have died in a jail cell guarded
by two napping mall cops with cameras that conveniently broke.
The people running the show are not geniuses working through
complex strategy. They're opportunistic parasites who got lucky and figured
(02:14):
out how to milk the system that protects them no
matter what they do. They're not masterminds. They're cockroaches who
crawl through cracks big enough to drive a bus through.
People want to believe in chess because the truth is depressing.
It's not a chessboard. It's a food fight, and we're
the ones getting hit with the cafeteria tray. And the
(02:34):
worst part is how proud they are of their own incompetence,
like they want applause for being garbage at their jobs.
These are people who cannot manage a lemonade stand without
laundering half the profits and spilling the rest. They screw
up constantly and still sleep like royalty because there are
no consequences for them. They do not plan anything. They
(02:55):
react to everything, and every time they react they make
things worse. Now we give them credit, because acknowledging that
they are this stupid feels even scarier than believing in
conspiracy brilliance. We want to imagine evil masterminds instead of
clumsy criminals bumbling their way through corruption. But the reality
is much dumber than what people build in their heads.
(03:16):
The villains are idiots, with connections, not geniuses with chessboards,
and we let them get away with everything because we
keep pretending that they're smarter than they are. There is
no white night riding in on a majestic steed to
save the day. If someone like that existed, they would
have shown up around the time half the country was
getting robbed blind. You know what is actually real, empty
(03:38):
promises and tax bills. You want to see who saves us,
go look in the mirror while you're brushing your teeth
in the morning, because that's the only person who is
going to fight for you. You can't depend on these
so called leaders who would trade their own children for
a private jet membership. They feed you nonsense about patriotism
while stuffing their faces with donor steak private dinners. They
(03:59):
pretend to care while whispering to lobbyists behind velvet curtains.
If you think they want to help, you need to
schedule a cat scan. And it's almost impressive how well
they've convinced people to worship them despite giving them absolutely
nothing in return. They hand out slogans like dog treats
and watch people drool for more. They wrap themselves in
flags while picking your pockets clean. They film themselves praying
(04:21):
just to manipulate the people watching. They deliver speeches dripping
in fake sincerity while knowing damn well they will do
the opposite of every promise. They don't lose sleep over
your struggles. They don't care if your kids eat or
if you can afford a doctor. The only thing they
care about staying in power long enough to cash out,
and people fall for it every single time because hole
(04:43):
blinds more effectively than fear. And yeah, I get that
it seems daunting. I get that people are exhausted and
beaten down and they just want someone else to take
the wheel. I understand that every day feels like another
episode of a reality show that jumped the Shark five
seasons ago. Hell, sometimes I wake up and wonder if
this whole thing is just a long running prank gone wrong.
(05:05):
People argue about literal nonsense while predators yet the royal treatment.
Everybody wants to believe someone's handling it so they can
get back to scrolling through memes and complaining about the
gas prices. Nobody wants to acknowledge how ugly it gets
when you start to scare the truth in the face.
Look the truth is not cinematic. It's horrifying and it's
(05:27):
ours whether we like it or not. But pretending it's
not happening does not make it go away. Ignoring corruption
is the fertilizer that lets it grow. Every single time
we look away, someone more vulnerable suffers. Every time we
wait for leadership. Leadership waits for us to shut up.
The system depends on exhaustion. It depends on distraction. Like
(05:48):
I always tell you, it depends on people being too
tired to fight. And that is why the powerful never panic.
And that's why I have to tell you this all
the time. They know that we will burn out before
they ever break us. They have patience, we have panic.
That's the imbalance that keeps them untouchable, especially when you
have a president of the United States calling this a hoax.
(06:10):
Imagine being that terrified of that the Epstein files that
you go on national television and disrespect more than a
thousand women who were abused. That is not boldness, my friends,
that's cowardice covered in orange spray tan. You have to
be a different level of scumbag to call the worst
sex trafficking operation of the modern era a hoax. There
is a rot in your soul. When you can laugh
(06:31):
about something like that, you have to be a hollow
creature pretending to be human. And yet there he is,
grinning like a toddler who found crayons in a blank wall.
There he was calling actual human suffering imaginary. There he
was reducing pain and trauma to a punchline. Now you
have to ask what the hell is wrong with this man?
Because you don't do that accidentally. You don't do that
(06:54):
without the knowledge exactly of what you're doing. You do
it because you are afraid of what those files contain.
You do it because you know transparency would wreck everything
you built your fake reputation on. You do it because
you're terrified someone might finally tell the truth with receipts.
There is nothing patriotic or brave about mocking the abused.
(07:16):
It's the behavior of a man trying to hide from
ghosts that are getting closer every day. And the louder
he screams hoax, the more obvious it becomes that he's
running out of time, Like how do you square that circle?
How do you look yourself in the mirror after saying
something like that, How do you stand in front of
the cameras knowing victims or watching from living rooms and
therapy offices. You would think that someone would feel shame.
(07:38):
I mean, shame is a normal human emotion, right. Shame's
the thing that stops normal people from becoming monsters. Shames
the thing that makes people question whether they've crossed the line.
This dude has no lines. This dude would sell his
own reflection if a mental applause from strangers. This dude
would trade his fingerprints if someone told them it would
help with poll numbers. And you can tell this is
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a man who has never had a moment of self
reflection in his life. People like him do not wrestle
with morality. They bulldoze over it. They never sit awake
at night wondering how there are actions affected others because
they do not see others as real. They see props
and obstacles and accessories, nothing more. The only time people
like this feel anything is when they're scared that they
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might lose something that they think they own. He's the
kind of man who could step over a bleeding child
and complain about getting blood on his shoes. He's the
kind of man who could watch someone drowning and charge
them a fee for using his doc He's hollow, a
walking vacancy, a human costume with nothing behind the eyes.
There are a haunt at houses with more humanity than
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what is rattling around inside of his skull. And somehow
people line up to call that leadership because you have
to be a soulless monster to do that, And unfortunately,
that is exactly what Donald Trump has shown himself to be.
Time after time he proves that empathy and basic humanity
mean nothing to him. He treats human suffering like an inconvenience.
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Everything is just content to him. Everything is just another
opportunity to insult someone and score some points with his cult.
Sympathy and integrity are foreign languages to this man. He
operates in self preservation and cruelty because cruelty is the
only language that he speaks. People are disposable set pieces
and is never ending circus. He thrives on pain like
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a mosquito thrives on blood. The worst something is, the
more he grins like it's entertainment. You can almost see
him enjoying the chaos that he creates, like a pyromaniac,
admiring the flames. He thinks consequences are only for poor people,
and rules are optional for the chosen. He mocks suffering
the way bored teenagers vandalize property for the thrill, for
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the reaction, for the feeling of power. He collects human
misery the way rich weirdos collect taxidermy. He's addicted to
dominance and humiliation because it makes him feel alive, and
the cult cheers like they're watching a halftime show at
the super It's pathetic and disturbing, and yet here we are.
This is a man who has no scruples, a man
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who has spent decades stepping on everyone around them, A
man who thinks loyalty is a one way street where
he takes everything and gives nothing, A man who sees
the world like a fast food menu and people like
ketchup packets. If there is no benefit for him, he's
not interested. If there is a risk, he turns into
a four year old hiding behind the furniture. He doesn't
care about justice or country or truth. He cares about
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protecting his image and his money. He's terrified of accountability,
and that's why he screams hoax like a broken smoke detector.
He is every bad boss people have ever amplified to
cartoon volume. He's the guy who blames the janitor for
the building catchen on fire while he stands there holding
the match book. He's the guy who pretends he's being
persecuted every time someone asks him a real question. He
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believes victimhood is a branding strategy and outrage is a
marketing tool. He burns bridges for sport and then cries
when he can't get back across them. He's lived his
entire life believing that consequences are optional, and even now
he still cannot understand why anyone expects him to answer
for anything. His entire worldview is built on the belief
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that rules or suggestions and accountability is a personal insult.
It would be cartoonish if the damage was not real. Look,
this man only cares about one thing, and that is self,
self preservation and self enrichment. It's always been about how
he benefits. If disaster struck tomorrow, he wouldn't help you.
He would not show up to comfort families or rebuild communities.
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He would grab the nearest microphone and demand applause for
how amazing he is. That is who the man is,
and it's always been obvious but people were desperate, and
desperation makes people blind. And you can see the pattern
if you look back at every crisis he has ever faced.
The first thing he does is blame someone else. The
second thing he does is to pretend he knew better
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all along. The third thing is beg for simth like
a washed up actor on a cable reab show. There's
never a moment of accountability. There's never a moment where
he admits fault. There's never a moment where he shows humility.
He is constitutionally incapable of it. He treats every situation
like a stage production where he is both the hero
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and the victim, and the crowd collapse like monkeys slapping
their fingers together. Look, I was never someone who had
much to say about Trump or his politics in general.
I never cared much for his stupid blood sport of
left versus right. Everybody always thinks that they have the
winning take, and nine times out of ten their take sucks.
People lose friendships and families over politicians who don't even
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know they exist. It's a ridiculous way to live. People
lack like football fans for teams that would never sign them.
People scream until they're blue in the face about issues
they don't even understand. It turns the country into a
daycare filled with adults throwing tantrums, and for what. So
some rich guy in a suit can pat himself on
the back, so strangers on the internet can fight to
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the death over someone who would not stop to help
them if they collapsed in the street, so they can
pretend they're warriors in some imaginary battle when they can't
even pay their bills on time. Politics has become cult
religion where nuance goes to die. People worship politicians more
than they love their own families. They build entire identities
around names on yard signs like it means something sacred.
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And the whole time, people at the top laughed because
none of them ever cared about any of us. They
never will, not unless they need bodies to fill a
crowd shot for a rally, or they want to fight
a war. Look, the only reason this dude is even
on the radar for me is because he put himself
directly in the Epstein mess. He didn't need to insert himself.
He could have just shut up and gone golfing, but
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he decided to open his mouth and call it fake.
He decided to insult survivors who lived through the worst
nightmares imaginable. He decided to gaslight victims in front of
the entire world. Once you do that, you're no longer
just a poltician. You're a villain, and villains need to
be confronted. And when he chose that route, he made
it clear that he was protecting someone or protecting himself
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for both, because nobody with nothing to hide reacts with
that kind of panic. Normal people with clean consciences do
not foam at the mouth when transparency's mentioned. They don't
sprint the microphones to scream hoax like someone set their
hair on fire. Only guilty people act like cornered animals.
Only guilty people respond to questions with rage instead of answers.
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Only guilty people attacks revivers instead of standing with them.
So when he opened his mouth, he told us everything
we needed to know. Without even realizing it, he exposed himself.
He just thought he was being clever. Then to go
on the warpath, attacking Thomas Massey and Marjorie Taylor Green
like an unhinged teenager who just had their phone taken away,
screaming trader at people who refuse to kiss his ring,
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calling people losers because his ego got bruised. Imagine having
that level of emotional fragility at his age. Imagine having
the maturity level of a child throwing blocks across a playroom.
It's embarrassing on an historic level. You could show Alien's
footage of this and they would leave the planet immediately.
They would assume that it's a prank show. And yet
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his followers saw this meltdown and applauded it like it
was genius leadership. They treated a grown man throwing a
tantrum like it was some kind of heroic act. They
acted like bullying and screaming with strength. They have mistaken
rage and for courage and petulance for intelligence. When did
that become admirable? Since when did adults think screaming insults
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on social media is a sign of power. It looks
like a drunk uncle at Thanksgiving arguing with a gravy boat,
and somehow it gets spun into some kind of strategic brilliance.
Only in America do we hand out gold stars for
public meltdowns. Look, the vile rhetoric coming out of his
mouth would make Andrew Dice Clay blush. It's so beneath
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the office of the president that you almost forgot what
the presidency used to be. We have gone for leaders
with dignity to a carnival barker screaming conspiracies. It feels
like watching someone's smear fingerpaint on the wall of the
Lincoln bedroom. It feels like watching someone turn a national
tragedy into a reality TV episode. You would think the
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job requires professionalism and restraint. Apparently it requires neither. Apparently
the only requirement now is being loud and shameless and look,
it's surreal to witness. I used to look up to presidents.
Now we try to ignore them, like a neighbor running
a leaf blower at six in the morning. Instead of
speeches that inspire, we get angry stand up comedy routines
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without the jokes. Instead of diplomacy, we get cage matched
to theatrix that embarrass the country globally. Instead of leadership,
we get temper tantrooms broadcast live. The bar is sunk
so low it's underground, and every time people defend it,
the bar drops lower. At this rate, it'll be somewhere
in the Earth's core shaking hands with the lava. Look,
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we have a literal clown running the show right now,
who thinks the Epstein case is a hoax. Let that
sink in the most documented sex trafficking ring and modern history,
an international network that span continents and involve powerful men
in government and finance, dozens of victims speaking publicly, a
massive criminal operation, proven in courtrooms, all of that, and
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he calls it fake. You have to ask yourself what
is he afraid of? Because nobody's gonna scream hoax, that's
something unless they feel threatened. People don't try to bury
stories that mean nothing to them. People do not attack
victims unless the truth terrifies them. You don't call a
proven case fake unless you're trying to protect yourself or
your friends. And look, that's not speculation, that's basic human psychology.
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The louder someone denies, the more obvious it becomes. They're
terrified of exposure. And he is screaming at full volume
like a malfunctioning fire alarm. Anyone watching with half a
functioning neuron can see the panic dripping off them like sweat.
And think about the ardent supporters of this garbage who
support that nonsense. The people who bark like trained circus monkeys,
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repeating whatever catchphrase he throws at them. They act like
they are part of some secret underground rebellion. They think
they're the chosen warriors fighting some shadow war. In reality,
they're just gullible adults who got hypnotized by a TV
personality with a loud voice and no soul. They have
turned their political identity into accult religion. They worship a
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man who would not piss on them if they were
on fire, and unfortunately, they think that makes them patriots.
They march around with merch like they belong to an
exclusive club instead of a pyramid scheme. They scream about
freedom while obeying every command from the guy holding the microphone.
They call everyone else sheep while living on their knees
begging for attention from a man who sees them as
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disposable props. They brag about loyalty like it's a personality trait.
They pretend they're warriors while doing absolutely nothing meaningful to
change the world. They recite slogans like their reading scripture.
Their entire worldview is one and tantrum wearing a patriotic
bumper sticker. And it might be funny if it wasn't
destroying the country in real time. All Right, folks, we're
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gonna wrap up right here, and in the next episode,
we're gonna pick up where we left off. All of
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