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Summary

Minnesota Republican state Sen. Justin Eichorn, who introduced a bill classifying "Trump Derangement Syndrome" as a mental illness, was arrested for allegedly soliciting sex from a minor.

Police say Eichorn believed he was meeting a 16-year-old girl but was actually texting undercover officers. His arrest came just a day after he and four other Republican senators introduced the controversial bill.

Eichorn, who is married with four children, was booked into jail and will be transferred to the Hennepin County Adult Detention Center.

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[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 10 points 4 hours ago

GOP = Group Of Pedophiles

[–] Wilco@lemm.ee 18 points 6 hours ago

The "Conservative party" summed up in one article. Yell, scream and call people pedophiles ... all because they themselves are pedophiles and perverts.

[–] ItsJannnneee@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

What is it with so many gaslighting pedophiles in the Republican party?

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago

Everything they accuse, they are guilty of.

[–] mandugar@thelemmy.club 3 points 4 hours ago
[–] forrcaho@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago

Oh, thank the gods. I read about the "Trump Derangement Syndrome" bill and thought -- they're flooding the zone with shit, just like Steve Bannon advised, and just like when you train a puppy, we need to rub their noses in it.

[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 29 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Please edit title to include kiddie fucker pedo with four children. Reads like he could have had too many speeding tickets. Feels like msnbc in here.

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

They never played nice, why should we give them any credit?

[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I've always been kind but not nice. Kindness is imperative. Niceness is worthless and taken for weakness. I was raised by men that killed Nazis and taught never to forget.

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 1 points 1 hour ago

I wish I was taught the difference between the two, being autistic didn't help.

[–] Retropunk64@lemmy.world 23 points 7 hours ago

Trump Derangement Syndrome: the derangement of individuals who worship trump.

[–] merdaverse@lemmy.world 24 points 9 hours ago

Pedophiles and sex offenders introducing invented mental illnesses. A great summary for the Republican party

[–] Hathaway@lemmy.zip 5 points 6 hours ago

Why can’t my state ever make headline for good reasons

[–] CherryBullets@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 hours ago

Who would have thought those who love to control gullible people would go after the MOST gullible of us in search of power. It's almost like they love to control the powerless and vulnerable... Hmm...

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 7 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

When movies are made about this presidency, they'll all need to be comedy. 😂

[–] Olhonestjim@lemmy.world 17 points 7 hours ago

It'll be a long time before I find this shit funny.

[–] ShakeDaddy@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago

Idiocracy was comedy... until it wasn't.

[–] BigBenis@lemmy.world 88 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

You can't make this shit up.

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 23 points 16 hours ago

I wonder if this was on purpose… word gets around in those circles. People know each other.

[–] melpomenesclevage@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

no, you can. they're all pedophiles. every single one.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 23 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

That's not fair. Republicans just make mistakes sometimes. Sometimes they let a non-pedophile into their ranks accidentally.

yeah but not into office. there is a vetting process.

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[–] thespcicifcocean@lemmy.world 30 points 15 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 10 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Have a seat right over there...

[–] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 9 hours ago

How does he do that?!

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 55 points 18 hours ago (5 children)

I wonder how long before the fake org called "doge" seeks to defund any police anywhere that are catching pedos, because it is probably just "waste, fraud and abuse" to bust what are probably mostly qons.

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[–] elatedCatfish@lemm.ee 169 points 21 hours ago (14 children)

Republicans and pedophilia. Try to name a more iconic duo

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 69 points 20 hours ago (15 children)
[–] CherryBullets@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 hours ago

Ford and old drivers?

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[–] Tezzerets_Tea_Time@lemmy.world 121 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

So many fucking pedophiles in the conservative ranks. Gaslight. Obstruct. Project.

[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

Victims, too.

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[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 210 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It's always the ones you most suspect.

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[–] CptCosmicMoron@lemmy.ca 156 points 23 hours ago

Once again, not a drag queen. We need to ban religious figures and Republican politicians from reading to children.

[–] the_q@lemm.ee 24 points 18 hours ago (1 children)
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[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 18 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

The onion is going to have a hard time with this new competition, Clown world.

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