We like leftists and liberals.
We want to ban all guns.
We want free healthcare.
We want UBI.
We don't mind being taxed.
We want to give everyone a free abortion!
Funny how you posted a right leaning publication’s piece about a left leaning publication’s funding without seeing the irony.
Also, (unsurprisingly), the article is wrong:
https://thedispatch.com/article/fact-check-politico-usaid-funding/
The only payments received by Politico LLC from USAID were for two subscriptions to E&E—an energy and environment publication it produces—totaling $44,000 over two years.
Your fact check article you cited has been updated with corrections.
The headline of this piece has been updated to more accurately describe the contents of the fact check. While Politico LLC did receive funds from USAID and other government agencies, the money was not for grants but payment for subscriptions to its publications. Also, the $8.2 million figure cited refers to payments in the 12 months leading up to February 2025, not dating back to 2016.
Thanks for the update. So it seems to have been legit payments then, neato.
Nothing in the article discusses the legitimacy of the subscriptions. It could simply be a way money was funneled.
Money can be exchanged for goods and services.
If we cannot make a determination of the legitimacy of subscriptions, we equally cannot conclude if it was funneled either.
That's why I used the word could. In this context it's used to express possibility.
Yep. It’s also possible this is a distraction from us remembering USAID was investigating Starlink in Ukraine for shutting off satellite access to help Russia.
It is, but it's far more likely you missed or didn't understand the word could.
So many possibilities!
There are but the most likely one is you not knowing what could means.
Maybe! The one about the guy getting unrestricted access to the group investigating his company for wrongdoing makes a lot of sense though.
Conspiracy theories must be quite common for people that don't know what could means.
Getting the feeling you’re just wanting to argue or something. It’s not a theory. USAID was investigating Starlink for aiding Russia by restricting Ukraine access. That is at minimum a conflict of interest.
I’m not here to squabble. If you are I suggest goading someone else.
Based on your actions I don't think you know what squabble means either.
Further USAID was not investigating starlink. They don't have authority to investigate starlink. They were investigating how the Government of Ukraine used the USAID-provided Starlink terminals & how USAID monitored the Government of Ukraine’s use of USAID-provided Starlink terminals.
Finally Starlink was never turned off for Ukraine they denied access up to Crimea because of US sanctions on Russia.
But I don't care about the irony. I wasn't making a point. I posted cuz I found it interesting. That's it.
Thanks, friend!
Might want to make sure what you post is correct then, otherwise it looks like you’re pushing a narrative.
No problemo buddy!
And what would that narrative be?
Because I can't control, nor do I care to control, the narrative that someone feels when they read a news article.
I didn't write the article. A MUCH bigger and more popular website than Lemmy published it.
Heck, I didn't even post the contents of the article. Just the title and the link.
What people think is on them, not up to me.
Thanks, friend!
Hahahahahaha 8.2 million? That's it?
Musk has made more profit ripping off the government what a fucking nonstory. Pathetic