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senseandsensibility

(25,373 posts) Wed Jan 21, 2026, 05:28 PM Jan 2026

Looks like Lawrence was right? [View all]

For weeks now, Lawrence O'Donnell has been saying that this whole Greenland thing is a distraction from the Epstein files. I was ambivalent about his theory, but it looks like he was right. The only thing I would add that is that it is also a distraction from Ukraine. If this debacle hadn't engulfed the entire meeting, Europe would have been pressuring trump about Ukraine.

TACO strikes again, and the corporate media obliges by NOT reporting on what trump doesn't want covered.

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Looks like Lawrence was right? [View all] senseandsensibility Jan 2026 OP

It's always best to pay attention to what msm does not cover, at least here in the United States of Extortion. SheltieLover Jan 2026 #1

Trump lies like the rest of us breathe. I would not trust this man's utterances. waterwatcher123 Jan 2026 #2

Lawrence will have fun tonight LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2026 #3

Must watch TV! senseandsensibility Jan 2026 #5

still believe that Greenland has nothing whatsoever to do with Epstein stopdiggin Jan 2026 #4

You're right that they have nothing to do with each other senseandsensibility Jan 2026 #6

disagree. Greenland is NOT a 'distraction' - a 'diversion' or a 'sideshow' stopdiggin Jan 2026 #15

I think both are true. JokeHer Jan 2026 #16

perhaps true stopdiggin Jan 2026 #18

I think he really was planning to invade Greenland MadameButterfly Jan 2026 #9

Boy, you could see that when he got pissed off at the auto worker Emile Jan 2026 #7

Well now that he has TACO'd again maybe they can get back to the Epstein Bev54 Jan 2026 #8

He won't ever let the Epstein files out MadameButterfly Jan 2026 #11

I actually think Trump was serious about Greenland, but the 870 point drop in the stock market on Tuesday spooked him. Fil1957 Jan 2026 #10

That makes sense. Greenland is just a big distraction; KPN Jan 2026 #12

This will be the paradigm: Every Trump failure will bring about another Trump failure. Zelda_Orchid Jan 2026 #13

EVERYTHING is a distraction from the Epstein files progressoid Jan 2026 #14

Lawrence had fun LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2026 #17

I don't think he cares that much about the Epstein files fujiyamasan Jan 2026 #19

Recommeded. H2O Man Jan 2026 #20

Yes and no Cosmocat Jan 2026 #21

Lawrence opener LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2026 #22