• CombatWombat@feddit.online
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    I doubt many folks are viewing this through a sports lens, but as a Sounders fan I am very pleased to see the part owner of the Seattle Sounders (Macklemore) stand up for what’s right against the evil New England Revolution owner (Kraft).

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      The Seahawks beat the Robert Kraft owned New England Patriots last year in the Superbowl. We beat them last week with our back-up quarterback. Small wins in life, yeah?

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          I mean this is why people hate Boston fans. Yeah, you’re super liberal, you just love Kraft and Brady, two outspoken Trump boosters

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          You must not have heard that he’s in the epstein files?

          In 2019, Kraft was among 25 people facing first-degree misdemeanor charges for soliciting prostitution at a day spa.[145] His attorney electronically entered a not-guilty plea, and later submitted a court filing where Kraft waived arraignment, pled not guilty to all charges and requested a jury trial.[151] A memo filed by Kraft’s attorneys revealed that hidden cameras had been installed when investigators entered the facility under the guise of suspected human trafficking.[156] A Palm Beach County judge ruled that prosecutors could not use the videos in their case, citing privacy concerns.[157] A Florida appeals court also ruled that Kraft’s constitutional rights were violated, and all the charges were dropped.[162] U.S. District Judge Rodolfo Ruiz ordered the videos to be destroyed.[163]

          In 2026, it was revealed that Kraft had kept a relationship with child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and that Epstein had recommended Kraft use his lawyer to defeat the charges.[164]

          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Kraft

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            Given the number of legit famous people Epstein surrounded himself with because he was, at that point, rich himself: no being mentioned in the files isn’t a defacto “that person is complicit”. I don’t think Stephen Hawking, Bruce Willis, or Cate Blanchett were diddling kids either despite being in the files. DeCaprio… Well that one wouldn’t surprise me.

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                Look if there was evidence of wrongdoing I’d want him to spend just as much time in prison as anyone else, but can we agree what you describe is a pretty far cry from evidence he was fucking kids? Come on now.

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                  The videotaping at the business lasted for five days, and wound up recording two women and two men receiving legitimate massages, not just the men paying for sexual services."

                  Four people over five days received an actual massage lol. They destroyed the evidence because of a technically. Did you even read the article?

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                    Yes, and to be clear consenting adults paying/being paid for sex means fuck all to me, they should legalize it. Involving children? Straight to jail.

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                  I mean, it sounds like the court ordered the evidence destroyed, so there’s no way to know one way or the other. But isn’t that like kind of shady

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              DiCaprio who has no sexual allegations against him, surprises you - but a billionaire who buys prostitutes in a spa suspected of human trafficking gets the benefit of the doubt?

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                They were probably referring to the whole “DiCaprio is afraid of women over the age of 25” thing. The man has historically broken up with women as soon as they’re nearing 25, only to start dating a new 18 year old a week or two later.

                I believe his current girlfriend actually holds the record for his oldest, at ~28 years old.

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              I haven’t looked into this, but you’re right that a lot of people are mentioned. However, from the little I’ve heard of this, this guy seems to be more than a mention. From what I’ve heard, it sounds like he was an associate.

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              He’s also a vocal Trump supporter on top of his other transgressions. He’s always been a piece of shit.

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      I too am a huge fan of sounding but what’s that have to do with sports or Macklemore?

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        They specifically said what it had to do with Macklemore (and Kraft) in their post. Kraft being the catalyst for all of this..

        Yea, I fucked that one up.

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          Just a joke man. If you don’t know what it is, don’t look it up on any NSFW sites… Trust me, I’m sparing you here. To each their own but I wish I didn’t see it myself!

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            Oh no, I know what it is. I just completely overlooked that part of your post. I’m disappointed in myself because it’s a great comment. I edited it to not look like a dick and to correct my mistake.

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            Oof, you’re right. I completely missed the first half of that comment and just saw the sports part.

            Big woosh indeed.

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          Okay then fuck the Seahawks go Packers.

          Either way some billionaire gets more billionarey.

          Bread and circuses and all that.

          But, seriously, Arsenal does try to walk it in.

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            Ownership-wise the Packers are probably the best pro sports team to root for because they’re the only non profit community owned professional sports team in the US.

            But I live in Minnesota and Minnesotans like to pretend there’s some kind of rivalry there lol.

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              Also the MST3K guys mention them a lot in their riff of The Giant Spider Invasion which is also enough for me to love the Packers forever. Also, who doesn’t love cheese?

              I really have no loyalty.

              Go. Packers.

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      I have to say, pretty sure Sounders is the worst name in pro sports. I would assume a sounder is one that partakes in sounding.

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        It’s for the Puget Sound! A sound is a body of water! Get your head out of the gutter!

        (It’s okay I grew up calling the rumble strip on the side of the highway a sounder and also thought it was a weird name at first)