@politicsbot let's pretend the whole 2% GDP thing was actually true in the specific way that Trump claims, my answer'd still be 'so what'. European nations have committed far more resources, weapons, and money to Ukraine than the US. Plus, the US has just halted their aid to Ukraine anyway, so what are we even talking about at this point? But sure, threaten all your allies and suck up to Putin, that'll go well and won't ever backfire, I'm sure. Not that I'm in any way pro-NATO, mind you.

@dangillmor Nah this is a bad take. The whole arrangement is a supposedly symbiotic relationship where one side has turned parasitic. Yes, Google et al. do send traffic to news outlets, but they also keep the ad revenue that news sites rely on while news content proliferates on their platforms and clearly contributes to those platforms' popularity and success. I don't know the specifics of that Canadian law, it might be shit, but I agree with the general idea.

@uspolitics welp, that's gonna spawn a million insensate conspiracy theories..

@uspolitics this feels like it should be illegal even with the recent Supreme Court ruling and Religious Freedom Acts. But the US is the sociopolitical equivalent of a burning cross, so who knows..

@RollingStone Part of the fascist's playbook is to feign ignorance about the political ideology that they are so clearly going to bat for. Because if they acknowledged what white nationalism is, you could effectively call them out for supporting it. That possibility disappears when they present themselves as oblivious but well-meaning run-of-the-mill conservatives.

@TexasObserver @stevanzetti You'd think that if they were truly that deeply infiltrated by feds that there'd be some sort of resistance to these spontaneous marches or even arrests.

@dangillmor At the end of the article the reporter finally bothers to cite some experts instead of cops, and, of course, the actual issue is a lack of funding and a disinterested police force who see drug addicts as lost causes. It's rich conservative neighborhood associations and police who are eager to blame the otherwise, especially pre-pandemic, very successful drug laws.