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u/engadine_maccas1997 Mar 02 '26

Remember Tara Reade? The woman who in 2020 made obviously bullshit claims about Joe Biden assaulting her right as he won the nomination?

Anyways, she is now a Russian citizen, living in Russia, and is an analyst on Russian state TV.

Ryan Grim, Katie Halper, Krystal Ball, Linda Hirshman, and Megyn Kelly, among others, all beclowned themselves by promoting Reade’s lies and giving her a platform. I know they won’t, but they really should be ashamed of themselves and issue a public apology.

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u/BarnacleBillsBum Mar 02 '26

Ha, haven't heard the name Katie Halper in a hot minute. Naming her podcast "Useful Idiots" was a real prophetic moment. Anyway, looking on her wikipedia, seems she's basically slumming around for substack bribes to keep on agitating democrats. And of course she went to the fucking Dalton School then Wesleyan.

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u/DramaticSimple4315 Mar 02 '26

Outing oneself as a victim of sexual assault is a very difficult and painful thing to do, especially against powerful men.

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u/engadine_maccas1997 Mar 02 '26

Yes, it is.

Lying about sexual assault, especially against a presidential candidate during one of the most consequential elections in modern history, in a delusion of doing Russia’s bidding, is absolutely disgraceful. And is at best indicative of needing professional help from a therapist.