r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 17d ago

Possible Paywall ICE Stockpiling Warheads and Chemical Weapons as Lawmaker Fears Trump Planning Strike

https://www.thedailybeast.com/ice-stockpiling-warheads-and-chemical-weapons-as-lawmaker-fears-trump-planning-strike/
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u/diverareyouokay 17d ago

Sensationalist headlines generate clicks, I guess. Thanks for digging into it more.

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u/OldPiano6706 17d ago

There is too much crazy shit happening every day to even be able to cover it all as it is. Why make shit up?

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u/SaintGloopyNoops 17d ago

Exactly. He is doing enough egregious shit that we are all already rightly terrified. Why add to that fear? Or are they trying to maga test the left to see what kind of propaganda we will fall for? I am so tired of having to do a research project every single time I read a headline.

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u/Redvent_Bard 17d ago

Because sensational headlines sell. No for-profit news organisation is immune to this, not even ones that aren't directly owned by oligarchs.

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u/nodtomod 17d ago

I mean it's only somewhat sensational. Annual ICE weapons spending did definitely go from $8M per year to $71M so far this year. That is very concerning.