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minus-squareHayduke@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 days agoInteresting, if true. Not totally doubting you, but at least they don’t reward that behavior when the evidence is laid bare. Granted it shouldn’t take public exposure to take action, but this is where we are at so far.
minus-squareeestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·5 days agoRead the Politico article https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/13/influencers-allegations-eric-swalwell-00869517 Plenty of people knew, nobody wanted to take the punishment for revealing it.
minus-squareHorsey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 days agoThing is, you need proof for an accusation. Unless they could prove it, there’s nothing much they could do.
Interesting, if true. Not totally doubting you, but at least they don’t reward that behavior when the evidence is laid bare. Granted it shouldn’t take public exposure to take action, but this is where we are at so far.
Read the Politico article
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/13/influencers-allegations-eric-swalwell-00869517
Plenty of people knew, nobody wanted to take the punishment for revealing it.
Thing is, you need proof for an accusation. Unless they could prove it, there’s nothing much they could do.