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yardwork

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20. Yes, that's well established.
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 11:21 AM
Feb 2026

People who seek power over others seek positions of power. Politicians, business people, judges, law enforcement, wealthy socialites - even academic stars. Even the town bully, the mean drunk who gets in bar fights. If you look for it you see it everywhere.

Of course not everyone in those positions seeks unlawful power over others, but if your primary goal is that, you'll gravitate to positions that give you power.

Some people have a strong urge for power over others, and they find ways to get it. The rest of us don't notice until we're the ones being abused.

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A quick summary, please? mwmisses4289 Feb 2026 #1
Trump has been using Epstein's videos to blackmail the men shown raping young girls. sop Feb 2026 #3
Oh. Thank you. mwmisses4289 Feb 2026 #8
Get protection NJCher Feb 2026 #11
Trump administration maybe blackmailing people with Epstein evidence to remain loyal Chasstev365 Feb 2026 #2
Thanks. mwmisses4289 Feb 2026 #16
Does Lindsey Graham know about this ?? Fozzledick Feb 2026 #21
;-{)..... Goonch Feb 2026 #4
Thanks for posting Chasstev365 Feb 2026 #6
James O'Keefe of Okeefe media has zero credibility and a lifetime of dirty tricks and deception against Dems lostnfound Feb 2026 #7
O'Keefe's brand of vicious tricks and reich-wing propaganda markodochartaigh Feb 2026 #10
This has gotten far far worse than anyone could imagine bucolic_frolic Feb 2026 #5
So far this is exactly what I'd imagined. yardwork Feb 2026 #13
Congratulations! You are the new Commissar of Imagining bucolic_frolic Feb 2026 #17
It definitely explains why there are so many silent people ... GWB UpInArms Feb 2026 #9
I just assumed this NJCher Feb 2026 #12
It is perversion. yardwork Feb 2026 #14
Maybe, but...the number NJCher Feb 2026 #15
And the people who end up in such positions with the aid of sociopathic traits RockCreek Feb 2026 #19
Yes, that's well established. yardwork Feb 2026 #20
Sadly, this perversion has been normalized in many cultures even today. mwmisses4289 Feb 2026 #18
DU'ers weighed in on this last year. usonian Feb 2026 #22
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