and Anita Dunn used Time's Up as a catch-and-kill to delay Tara Reade's allegations by several months. nowadays she is one of Biden's most senior advisers and helped him prep for the debate

EDIT: searching to back this up I instead found more:

https://www.npr.org/2023/09/13/1198657306/a-corruption-trial-revealed-a-metoo-ethics-entanglement-for-a-top-biden-adviser

A top adviser to President Joe Biden, whose prominent communications firm helped launch a high-profile effort to assist victims of sexual harassment, rape and assault, was also a paid adviser to a powerful Illinois politician while he was being sued by one of those victims.

[–] Hestia@hexbear.net 9 points 3 months ago

"You're a rapist? Me too!" Movement

[–] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 35 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I said in my … I had a very, very rambunctious youth.

he was 45 when this went down.

[–] Robert_Kennedy_Jr@hexbear.net 15 points 3 months ago

I can explain! Some people mature faster than others ok, mentally I was in my late teens at most.

[–] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 12 points 3 months ago

Hell yeah, I'm still "youth" wohoo

[–] D61@hexbear.net 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

The blurb under the picture... I thought it was his nanny not his children's nanny.

I'm not sure why this was my first thought. Doesn't make it any better that I was wrong.

[–] ElChapoDeChapo@hexbear.net 32 points 3 months ago

Wow, 3 elderly genocidal rapists to choose from

Great democracy we've got here, better vote to preserve it

i-voted

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 31 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah I'm a little edgy, I sexually assault women, got a problem kiddo?

[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 18 points 3 months ago

brump You you're like me they just let you do it.

[–] Twitches@lemm.ee 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Isn't this the guy who had a worm in his brain that starved to death? Joking about starving to death but not about the Dead worm in his brain

[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 13 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Happens when you eyeball chug the Tequilla.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Doesn't his base consist entirely of people who believe all elections are rigged?

[–] chickentendrils@hexbear.net 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

There was something of a mix before Al-aqsa Flood and he came out as a Zionist. Probably motivated by the probability that Israel was a big part of why his father and uncle were assassinated.

[–] Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net 4 points 3 months ago

Uncle? Israel linked to JFK assassination?

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Sexpest Popeye the Sailor Man?

[–] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 5 points 3 months ago

I yam wad I yam

[–] Red_sun_in_the_sky@hexbear.net 11 points 3 months ago

Epstein affliate did what 😦

[–] mar_k@hexbear.net 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

i've found a lot of his voters are literally just the most uninformed people imaginable who saw 3 of his campaign ads and were won over by cheap/vague populism (and the family name)

i saw a bunch of likely progressive types supporting him in a tiktok comment section and i mentioned how he was zionist, transphobic, anti-vax, etc. and got a couple replies seeming genuinely surprised. one person with a watermelon emoji (palestine) in their name replied to me something like "omg, i was supporting him and had no idea!" and got over a hundred likes.

[–] dinklesplein@hexbear.net 7 points 3 months ago

the og rfk was a zionist too lol

[–] daniyeg@lemmy.ml 10 points 3 months ago

rapist brain worms vs rapist brain dead vs rapist brain mush. the best american democracy has to offer