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Igel

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15. If you were sexually assaulted and wanted nobody to know about it,

Reply to Bayard (Reply #13)

Fri Jan 30, 2026, 08:12 PM

Friday

how'd you feel seeing your name in the headlines as sexually assaulted.

Oops. I guess "our" right to know trumps their right to privacy and controlling the own story. Who knew we were that, um, tru... powerful?

Oh, even better--it was your daughter and she wants to move on and you support her choice and her decision--she's had 25 years to go public and didn't; but now, married, with kids, hubby, kids, colleagues read about the intimate details of what she experienced when she was 17.

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Justice Department says it's releasing 3 million pages from its Jeffrey Epstein files [View all] BumRushDaShow Friday OP

Covered with suspicious-looking Sharpie markings, no doubt Wicked Blue Friday #1

The Epstein files are now the distraction. RandySF Friday #2

Everything can be used as a distraction from everything else Wicked Blue Friday #4

Completely redacted UpInArms Friday #3

I got some interesting bank transfer memos FakeNoose Friday #5

That's a lot of files. They must have suspected wrongdoing long ago. twodogsbarking Friday #6

Does this statement mean they've done all they're going to? Bayard Friday #7

In AP's initial article, the mentioned this - BumRushDaShow Friday #9

Heads should still roll over the long missed deadline, Bayard Friday #13

If you were sexually assaulted and wanted nobody to know about it, Igel Friday #15

One suspects a bit of self-misdirection. Igel Friday #14

Whatever they release will be like Nixon's Transcripts tonekat Friday #8

And I would guess, adding the names of louis-t Friday #10

Wait a sec. . . isn't the DOJ saying that even the USSC doesn't have jurisdiction to make them in2herbs Friday #11

You're merging two unmergeable things. Igel Friday #16

So they were using ICE brutality to divert attention from Epstein, but now they are using Epstein to divert attention Martin68 Friday #12

Obviously. Igel Friday #17