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Girard442

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1. Think of Bernie Madoff.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sun Dec 21, 2025, 10:51 AM

Dec 21

The publicly available financial information on Madoff's operation was a flashing red arrow pointing to fraud. Basically, everybody who cared to know about it knew. Either they were a part of it, had dirty little secrets of their own to protect, or just didn't want to get a reputation in their community as snitches.

Other than those little people who would end up living under a bridge and barbecuing sparrows over a trash fire, nobody cared.

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It amazes me that with all our technology.... [View all] kentuck Dec 21 OP

Think of Bernie Madoff. Girard442 Dec 21 #1

Catch and Kill news suppression. You shouldn't be that surprised Vogon_Glory Dec 21 #2

"...a massive dereliction of their duty to the Republic and the American people." CrispyQ Dec 21 #6

The more forbidding the fruit..... multigraincracker Dec 21 #3

They're all getting theirs. Aren't you on the list? bucolic_frolic Dec 21 #4

So many people must be complicit FullySupportDems Dec 21 #5

Think of little Susie in the White House, she said Trump and Epstein were just young and travelingthrulife Dec 21 #9

The problem is, our side follows the law and their side doesn't. Baitball Blogger Dec 21 #7

I am not naive. kentuck Dec 21 #8

If that's the case, if our side is to play dirty, then there isn't a better time to start leaking photos. Baitball Blogger Dec 21 #11

Republicans control all three branches of government. Emile Dec 21 #10

Yes, also a mystery why our crack FBI and CIA can't locate any of these people calling travelingthrulife Dec 21 #12