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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) made clear on Saturday afternoon that she has no intention of taking her own life after making the case for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

The controversial conservative lawmaker appeared to be making the case that a “foreign government or powerful people” would attempt to silence her permanently to halt her efforts and, should she be found dead like the convicted pedophile in his jail cell, there needs to be an investigation.

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[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 7 points 15 hours ago

That didn't work for the Boeing whistleblower.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 32 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Neither was Epstein, honey-bunch.

[–] HazardousBanjo@lemmy.world 22 points 23 hours ago

My instinct is typically to never trust anything that comes out of the bitch's mouth.

But given her saying this implicates the assholes she typically enthusiastically cheerleads, I'm more inclined to take it as legit.

[–] spuriousMoot@lemmy.zip 14 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

If she really cared about this shit why would she be running with the pedo crew?

[–] NuclearDolphin@lemmy.ml 18 points 22 hours ago

She's not intelligent

[–] cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 16 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I was confused what Magic The Gathering had to do with the Epstein files.....

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 2 points 17 hours ago

The Epstein files is a new set of cards released by Hasbro.

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[–] discocactus@lemmy.world 12 points 23 hours ago

Broken clocks and whatnot...

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 43 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The only ones who would harm her over this would be other Republicans. I wish she would let that sink in, because she's spent her career propping them up.

[–] 3abas@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago
[–] RandomlyGeneratedName@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Jewish space lasers are coming for you Marjie.

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 3 points 18 hours ago

*Israeli Space Walkie-Talkie Launcher

[–] Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

Girl you're not important enough to kill. You think you're so relevant cause you talk loud, you're not

[–] CaptainBlinky@lemmy.myserv.one 1 points 15 hours ago

Marge thinks way too highly of her worth to the world. They won't kill her because she's a joke and has nothing they fear. "Release the Epstein Files!" isn't evidence, doll.

[–] ABetterTomorrow@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So she really drank the kool aid and now they can’t handle her and lost control?

[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 6 points 23 hours ago

She brought the Kool-aid with her.

[–] AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works 137 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (5 children)

Three hours later, she hinted that she fears for her life.

She wrote,” I am not suicidal and one of the happiest healthiest people you will meet. I have full faith in God and Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior. As a sinner, I am only saved through His grace and mercy. With that said, if something happens to me, I ask you all to find out which foreign government or powerful people would take heinous actions to stop the information from coming out. Not only about this issue, but because of the truth that I have been speaking. The People understand what I’m saying.”

Meanwhile Candace Owens seems to be implying today that Charlie Kirk's accused assassin is also at risk of being Epsteined

I hate to say this bc of all the insane conspiracy theories I've heard these two spout, but I feel like there is a decent chance these both might be legit concerns, but they've cried wolf (or Jewish space lasers) so many times in the past, nobody is taking them seriously now.

[–] HazardousBanjo@lemmy.world 5 points 23 hours ago

Alleged assasins of fascist icons seem to have a weird habit of killing themselves before they can be questioned properly about anything

[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 62 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Nothing will happen, but if MTG does it offed because of the Epstein files. Then we are in interesting times.

I'm sure it will be blamed on the libs.

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago

if ... X ... Then we are in interesting times.

To be honest, I think we passed that threshold some ways back now. I'd say we are pretty deep into "interesting times".

[–] AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works 46 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

'We are all afraid’: Murkowski says fear of retaliation from Trump administration is ‘real’

Remember this from back in April? I just thought she meant they might try to sabotage her re-election...

[–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 day ago

Already ending up like stallin's people huh, WHO COULD HAVE CALLED THAT SHIT ON DAY ONE

[–] scintilla@crust.piefed.social 35 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm not so sure honestly. MTG is a true believer I think or is at least better at playing one than other Republicans. She has repeatedly said things that would have a MAGA republican posting on twitter a few hours later groveling to the god king for forgiveness but stuck to her guns.

To be clear I really really don't like jewish space lasers lady but I think she is an actual Qanon believer and not a LARPer.

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[–] redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com 37 points 1 day ago (3 children)

MTG will be fine but that kid who killed kirk... Would fit better into the MAGA narrative dead than alive.

[–] TrippaSnippa@aussie.zone 33 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's very convenient that the guy who supposedly shot up the ICE facility is dead.

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 43 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hey, he hated ICE so much he killed... detainees. Wait.

[–] TrippaSnippa@aussie.zone 29 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Hey, he wrote "anti-ice" on one bullet with a sharpie, that's pretty much a signed confession.

/s for those who need it

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[–] betanumerus@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Why not ask her man Trump to protect her from those threats?

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 101 points 1 day ago (1 children)

But it’s only an issue in the news because it has become a political fight and it should not be one.

Like religion, or medicine?

Still, as much as I dislike her, I appreciate that she’s taking a stand on this issue.

[–] AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works 79 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I don't trust her, but I also don't trust the people she's claiming she's afraid of.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 44 points 1 day ago

This is one thing that she's actually been very consistent about.

[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 37 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I don't think she's faking the fear. Plenty of people get swept up into the fascist machine because of fear for acting out. Eventually your just forget who you are

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[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Is this the first time a sitting member of the U.S. Congress has said something like this?

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It's entirely performative, she's not a threat, she doesn't have enough power or knowledge about anything, nobody cares, she just wants her base to think she's some kind of political John Wick.

Conservatives thrive and subsist entirely on narratives and feelings, so this kind of performance is what keeps them going. We can't stop it, we can't make them start using their minds instead of their movie-brains, so we have to start learning to perform in different ways to swing their fickle, wandering attention spans and toddler-like emotions where we want them.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

in public, but the have all been threatened by Miller's Brownshirts.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 9 points 1 day ago

Pee Wee Himmler

Anything to stay in the news cycle.

[–] SereneSadie@lemmy.myserv.one 1 points 17 hours ago

Loud-mouthed bigoted cunt says what?

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago

On a completely unrelated topic, I wonder if she's looking to redo the windows on her house?

[–] RelativeArea1@sh.itjust.works 34 points 1 day ago

lived like a tool and might die like a tool

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Who cares about shameless attention seekers like MTG and Candace Owens?

This is just media friendly paranoia designed by their publicity teams for public consumption.

[–] JandroDelSol@lemmy.world 3 points 18 hours ago

is Candice Owens still around?

[–] Sc00ter@lemmy.zip 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I have no idea who candace owens is, and id rather keep it that way i think, but this isnt about MTG as a person.

This is about someone who is "on their side" who has been consistent about releasing the epstein files. About sharing truth and knowledge (presumably) regardless of who it takes down, and now shes being threatened to be permanently silented. If she's offed, im not going to shed a tear for her personally, but the message thats being sent is a damning one.

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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Exactly, she want to sound influential, but she's not important enough to eliminate. In fact, she's so untrustworthy for both sides, that she's more valuable running her mouth, since everything she says sounds so moronic, nobody on either side believes anything she says.

She's just a really stinky fart in the wind.

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[–] neuromorph@lemmy.world 3 points 23 hours ago

She should avoid any elevators.

[–] jeena@piefed.jeena.net 40 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The same people who got Kirk killed?

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