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Trump orders release of last JFK, RFK, King assassination files

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Didnt he promise to release the Epstein stuff as well?

Actually, he quickly confirmed to the reporter that he would release the files on all these assassinations, but when asked about the Epstein files, he equivocated and said that it was complicated and it might make "some people" look bad. Because, obviously, his name is going to be in those files. his name is already all over things that have been released.

This is likely inconsequential and a blatant attempt to steer our attention rather than let it drive itself.

"No, don't finally release the top-secret files that have had a huge impact on our culture and have led to decades of confusion, distrust in government, and wild conspiracy theories."

..said no one, ever.

And no one is saying that… not even the comment you’re replying to.

It makes a good point though, there’s so much going on in the executive branch right now. Much of it is destructive imo. This is a great distraction for most Americans who aren’t very tuned into politics in general.

Comments decrying or dismissing the disclosure to the public of long-hoarded information is saying that, IMO, and that's the joke. It sounds like a point no reasonable person would make. "there's too much going on right now for this long-awaited transparency" has got to be the silliest thing I've heard on HN in a while.

To be frank, there are far more important things here than the JFK conspiracy. I am glad it’s being released, but it’s okay to have issues around the context in which it’s being released. It’s clear with the stack of other executive orders that this is intended as a distraction.

In the meanwhile, we have things like the equal employment opportunity act of 1972 being repealed.

If you think that last one is a good thing then I see why you’re being reactive.

> In the meanwhile, we have things like the equal employment opportunity act of 1972 being repealed.

This isn't true. Executive Order 11246 got repealed, which people have lately been calling the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1965 even though that was never its name. The Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 is still the law of the land and Trump has made no attempt to repeal it.

Just because there's big fat juicy carrot doesn't mean we shouldn't acknowledge the stick

Something can be highly anticipated and utterly inconsequential at the same time. (See Star Wars Episode 1 as a primary example)

These assassinations were tragic and criminal and shocking at the time, but one has to be Gen X or older to have any emotional connection to them. To the rest of us, it’s just a chapter in our history books that’ll get a new paragraph or two appended now.

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