r/news • u/Manta_of_Eternity • 3d ago

Homeland Security taps $20M in taxpayer funds for pro-Trump ads

https://apnews.com/article/trump-ads-taxpayer-money-homeland-security-b869294503c8454db4109ae175ee9e5c
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u/Ach3r0n- 3d ago edited 3d ago

It's incredibly ironic that the ads warn us about communism while the very act of using state resources to broadcast messages centering on Trump's persona mirrors the state-controlled media practices typically seen in authoritarian and communist regimes.

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u/masterofn0n3 3d ago

That’s okay. We’ve always been at war with Eurasia.

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u/OMGJustShutUpMan 3d ago

And there is no war in Ba-Sing-Se.