Don’t Let The Bastards Get You Down!

Hillary Clinton: America’s top leading lady

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This is for @hillarys-wonderwoman specifically <3

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turning into one of those accounts that makes ship edits of random politicians for the drama

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Happy Pride Month 🌈

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Listen to me, 🦋

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People will use photos of Hillary with her face cropped out for old money aesthetic posts on Pinterest and it always cracks me up that I can recognize her based on like. her ear.

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January 1993 - taken by Pete Souza 🤍

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That lady, lady, she's the man

I think she got a master plan

It's something I don't understand

That lady, lady, she's the-

Lady Lady - Olivia Dean

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The “cruel” in this person’s url is working overtime here.

Reminder to all that the best way to approach someone who is struggling with something is always to go at it from a place of compassion.

I wasn’t accusing Bill of anything, I was saying that I personally don’t think I believe him— or didn’t at the time the posts they commented on were made, and was struggling with that.

I don’t think he would’ve ever done anything with a minor. I never insinuated he did or thought that. Not all of Epstein’s victims were minors, there were adult women being abused and manipulated too. Per the justice department, redacted faces are those of either victims or minors— Bill is photographed with several redacted faces, that’s a fact. I’m not making any sort of misrepresentation there. I’ll give him the grace to say that he might not have known these individuals were being abused by Epstein, but he was still photographed with them.

Anyone who had close personal and financial ties to Epstein and Maxwell should have to answer questions, which Bill did. I respect that.

I don’t pretend that I know everything— not everything that happened in the 90s (before I was born) and certainly not everything that’s happening now. All I’m doing— or trying to do— is sharing how I’m feeling in real time, in hopes that others who are struggling don’t feel alone, and that those who have a different point of view might help me through how I’m feeling (as several reached out and graciously did.)

Whoever you are, I resent very much that you made a burner account to attack me.

I also resent that you went back through my blog and commented on posts made weeks ago when it’s clear from my most recent post that my feelings have changed.

This is a complicated situation— in my view at least— and I think we all should come at it with a level of grace for each other.

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How it’s felt lately fr

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Happy Birthday to Chelsea!

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hill! ❤️‍🩹

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Hopping back on here to say that I do feel much better about things following her opening statement and the questions she took from reporters after the deposition.

I feel a bit bad for losing confidence in her like I did, which isn’t the healthiest emotional response to have considering she’s a complete stranger, but hey ho, what can you do…

I’m now on the fence about Bill, where before I was almost certain that he was involved or had knowledge of what was happening. I can’t see him sending her in to testify blind and letting her defend him if he knew it was going to blow up in their faces— I don’t think he’d put her through that again… so I’m leaning toward his sworn statement being true.

I think the photographs and other documentation about him in the files are still extremely concerning/unsettling and I hope he can provide clear context to those, as well as his whole relationship with Epstein, during his deposition tomorrow.

I hope they ask him hard hitters, I think the public deserves the truth.

I’m proud of Hillary for taking questions from reporters outside the way she did (something she hasn’t done in years), I’m hopeful the committee will release the full transcript and video of her testimony either tomorrow or in the coming days.

I don’t know who reads these posts, but just know that I appreciate you for sticking with me and I’m always here if any of you need to chat 🩵

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I'm sorry you are feeling bad over this whole debacle. Tbh I don't know what to think but I do understand Hillary, she's been in that relationship since she was but a girl, it's been hell but it's also had it's high points. I honestly don't know if the people in that criminal's circle all knew what was going on, seems to me some did and some did not but I don't knoe where Bill falls into. I'm sure tho, that Hillary knew nothing and believes he did not either. Im here if you want to talk, I'm confused myself but I do still have faith in her.

Thank you, I really appreciate you reaching out <3

I get what you mean, they’ve been together through so much… and have undergone so many baseless partisan attacks before— which might be where her head is at? I’ve often thought of Bill as sort of her Achilles heel, she usually always believes he’s telling the truth. I suppose it makes sense, we all want to assume the best of/see the best in those we love.

I just can’t fathom her knowing about something like this and doing nothing about it. I definitely don’t think she was aware at the time… I hope she wasn’t. Now she might be thinking it’s all spin by the Trump administration since they’re political enemies? I don’t know…

I wish I could give Bill the benefit of the doubt, but based on things that have come out, I really don’t see how he couldn’t have known what was going on. At worst he was directly involved, at best he turned a blind eye to things I think any person of merit would find concerning.

If he truly truly didn’t know, there’s tragedy in the fact that a majority of people don’t believe him. Everyone knows he went after much younger women in the past (young enough to be his daughter), and had a womanizer reputation…

His legacy (and Hillary’s by default) will forever be tied to this. It looms like a shadow over every good thing they ever did… I find that sad too, especially for Hillary.

Hopefully we will learn more in the coming weeks that might shed light on some of this confusion and upset.

I really do think we all benefit from openly talking about this. It’s not the sort of thing I can bury my head in the sand about, I know I feel much better having addressed it head on. I really appreciate you messaging!

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I still have faith in you

I see it now

Through all these years that faith lives on

Somehow…

ABBA - I Still Have Faith in You

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Sorry but everyone out there thinking of the Clintons as some sort of saviors that are going to “burn everything down” during the Epstein deposition — I think that’s a naive position.

I have loved Hillary and have supported her for years (and Bill, more begrudgingly if I’m honest), but I see the writing on the wall. This is not them swooping in to bring the perpetrators of these crimes to justice. They did not want to testify. They see no reason they should have to. They tried to avoid testifying, dodged appearances for months, and when backed into a corner (faced with a contempt of congress vote) they changed their tune and decided to play ball.

I do agree with them that the committee’s focus on them in particular is extremely partisan in nature — especially when others involved haven’t been subpoenaed and a blind eye is being turned to the current President of the United States who appears in the files more than they (Bill) do.

That being said, I don’t trust Bill. I don’t. The only reason he ever came clean in 1998 is because he had absolutely no other choice. Hillary herself has said that if things hadn’t been forced out she thinks he never would have told her— or anyone. I highly doubt that he would tell the truth now.

What I’m really struggling with, and I mean REALLY struggling with is this: To me it’s obvious that Bill was involved. (I bought the use of Epstein’s plane/association with him for purely philanthropic purposes for a long time, but not anymore- not since the photos.) Hillary may not have known what was going on at the time, but she certainly knows now. How can she, who pointed out the horrors and unacceptability of sex trafficking and sex slavery on the global stage in 1995, stay with and defend a man who was consorting with/covering up for the mastermind of one of the WORST child and adult sex trafficking operations we’ve ever seen? How can she, who has been a self proclaimed champion for women and children her entire adult life, swallow this?

Is it now: “Women’s rights are human rights — but only when those women weren’t involved with my husband?”

All of this goes against everything I thought she stood for.

I don’t even know how to describe how I feel. Disappointed? Enraged? Disgusted? Heartbroken?

All of the above?

I predict the deposition will be a lot of “I don’t recall” and referrals to the sworn statements they’ve already handed over to the committee.

If any of you want to talk through these complicated feelings, I’m here. If any of you have a different point of view that maybe can help me not feel so shitty please reach out.

I really am struggling with this— none of this post was written out of hatred of Bill or Hillary, it’s mostly out of pain.

Where do we go from here?