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BlueWaveNeverEnd

(14,784 posts) Tue Apr 14, 2026, 01:45 PM Apr 14

Another woman is accusing Eric Swalwell..he is a Bill Cosby level rapist

Drugging involved..like Bill Cosby.

No sugar coating it. Im glad these crimes were revealed before the primary election.

Hoping for justice for the victims

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Another woman is accusing Eric Swalwell..he is a Bill Cosby level rapist (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd Apr 14 OP

Assuming this is true durablend Apr 14 #1

That's a very long list EdmondDantes_ Apr 14 #5

We have a system that encourages the worst of us to enter politics biocube Apr 14 #6

Trump's very existence, who moonscape Apr 14 #16

Testosterone poisoning Easterncedar Apr 14 #7

assuming this is true .... rampartd Apr 14 #2

Yes MustLoveBeagles Apr 14 #4

I cannot believe I am reading this question nt sarisataka Apr 14 #10

I feel like it should be alertable in some way. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 14 #11

I'm not surprised MustLoveBeagles Apr 14 #3

Handsome, famous, powerful men can get all the consensual sex they want. Irish_Dem Apr 14 #8

I am not alone in never hearing or seeing reports prior to last Friday of even rumors... hlthe2b Apr 14 #9

Insiders knew..there was a whisper campaign BlueWaveNeverEnd Apr 14 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author hlthe2b Apr 14 #15

You are not alone. Intractable Apr 14 #17

Alleged crimes .... FarPoint Apr 14 #12

I wish they'd been revealed long before the primary election... regnaD kciN Apr 14 #14

Swalwell wasn't ahead of the Democratic pack. yardwork Apr 14 #20

Here's the video of the survivor's press conference... PunkinPi Apr 14 #18

I must be a horrible judge of character. When he was toying with the idea of running for President, my biggest Vinca Apr 14 #19

I figured there is more to come. yardwork Apr 14 #21

durablend

(9,336 posts)

1. Assuming this is true

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 01:46 PM

Apr 14

WHAT IN THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE

EdmondDantes_

(1,994 posts)

5. That's a very long list

Reply to durablend (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 01:49 PM

Apr 14

I don't know if it's patriarchy or something within men (and I am one) that predisposes many of us to horrible behavior, but there's something. Sure you sometimes see a woman who commits sex crimes but it's pretty rare and that tends to play out for a lot of crimes.

biocube

(242 posts)

6. We have a system that encourages the worst of us to enter politics

Reply to durablend (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 01:55 PM

Apr 14

I think Michelle Obama could've saved us from Trump in 2025, but I can't blame her not wanting to subject herself and her family to the blood sport that is politics today.

moonscape

(5,790 posts)

16. Trump's very existence, who

Reply to biocube (Reply #6)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 03:42 PM

Apr 14

he is, should have saved us from him.

The fact that wasn’t enough is dismaying.

Easterncedar

(6,427 posts)

7. Testosterone poisoning

Reply to durablend (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 01:58 PM

Apr 14

rampartd

(4,807 posts)

2. assuming this is true ....

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 01:47 PM

Apr 14

we are better off without him?

MustLoveBeagles

(17,059 posts)

4. Yes

Reply to rampartd (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 01:48 PM

Apr 14

sarisataka

(22,770 posts)

10. I cannot believe I am reading this question nt

Reply to rampartd (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 02:15 PM

Apr 14

WhiskeyGrinder

(27,159 posts)

11. I feel like it should be alertable in some way.

Reply to sarisataka (Reply #10)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 02:16 PM

Apr 14

MustLoveBeagles

(17,059 posts)

3. I'm not surprised

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 01:48 PM

Apr 14

Irish_Dem

(82,016 posts)

8. Handsome, famous, powerful men can get all the consensual sex they want.

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 02:08 PM

Apr 14

Why do they need to drug women and rape them?

Not sure about sex.
About power, control, cruelty, violence.

hlthe2b

(114,388 posts)

9. I am not alone in never hearing or seeing reports prior to last Friday of even rumors...

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 02:14 PM

Apr 14

I really liked Swalwell. I feel almost as devastated as if it were a close friend or family member whose very ugly "real" life had just been fully revealed to me.

What will be, will be and justice must prevail. But, just with Cosby and so many others, I am just done. sigh...

BlueWaveNeverEnd

(14,784 posts)

13. Insiders knew..there was a whisper campaign

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #9)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 03:20 PM

Apr 14

Response to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Reply #13)

hlthe2b This message was self-deleted by its author.

Intractable

(2,338 posts)

17. You are not alone.

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #9)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 03:50 PM

Apr 14

I'm talking about knowing things about Swalwell. This does not refer to aliens.

FarPoint

(14,920 posts)

12. Alleged crimes ....

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 02:32 PM

Apr 14

Let's not form a lynch mob mentality.... He resigned ...out of politics now ...If there are charges and a Court/ Trial...then call it for what it is ....

regnaD kciN

(27,679 posts)

14. I wish they'd been revealed long before the primary election...

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 03:29 PM

Apr 14

…when we might not be faced with a real possibility of California’s only choice for governor in November being between two MAGAts.

yardwork

(69,515 posts)

20. Swalwell wasn't ahead of the Democratic pack.

Reply to regnaD kciN (Reply #14)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 04:03 PM

Apr 14

He was in a cluster of Democrats, many of whom are now pulling ahead. Seems like this was good timing.

PunkinPi

(5,292 posts)

18. Here's the video of the survivor's press conference...

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 03:52 PM

Apr 14

A woman named Lonna Drewes at a news conference just now accused Eric Swalwell of drugging her drink and sexually assaulting her. Here's part of her statement.

A woman named Lonna Drewes at a news conference just now accused Eric Swalwell of drugging her drink and sexually assaulting her. Here's part of her statement.
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-04-14T16:49:55.348Z

Absolutely horrific.

Vinca

(54,220 posts)

19. I must be a horrible judge of character. When he was toying with the idea of running for President, my biggest

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 03:56 PM

Apr 14

complaint was he was too much of a nice guy. Too much of a boring milquetoast kind of guy. If all this is true, he's the exact opposite. Wish some of the questions would be answered like why it wasn't brought up before the last election or the election before that or the election before that? At least a hint of the rumors which people are now saying existed amongst his colleagues should have seeped out. It's hard to comprehend. One day nice guy, the next day felonious perv.

yardwork

(69,515 posts)

21. I figured there is more to come.

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 04:04 PM

Apr 14

I think there will be more. People who drug and rape other people usually don't stop at only three or four victims.

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