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2026-04-15 16:03 UTC
@Elodie_lyra this is an eye opening summary. I already knew parts of it but this fills the blanks for me. I now understand better why it's always perfectly harmless groups, which do no harm to none, who get singled out and target of hate campaigns.
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@Npars01@mstdn.social 2026-04-15 17:45
@rhold @Elodie_lyra https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/why-is-the-gop-escalating-attacks-on-trans-rights-experts-say-the-goal-is-to-make-sure-evangelicals-vote We see this same playbook happening in real time as Leonard Leo funds attacks on Somali immigrant communities in Maine. Out of the blue, suddenly a small visible yet vulnerable group, it gets targeted by bigoted propaganda. https://theintercept.com/2026/04/08/maine-wire-conservative-news-leonard-leo-somalis/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Leo https://apnews.com/article/leonard-leo-desert-island-maine-supreme-court-42c43a9da87fbde92170f06601519ce7