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Universal Monk@lemm.eeBanned to Conservative@lemm.ee · 4 months ago

Politico swept up in USAID scandal as records show government paid $8.2 million to left-leaning news site

www.dailymail.co.uk

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Politico swept up in USAID scandal as records show government paid $8.2 million to left-leaning news site

www.dailymail.co.uk

Universal Monk@lemm.eeBanned to Conservative@lemm.ee · 4 months ago
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Politico has become the latest target in Elon Musk's clampdown on public spending after it emerged taxpayers were footing the bill for pricey subscriptions to the outlet.
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    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.

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      That’s why I used the word could. In this context it’s used to express possibility.

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        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.

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          It is, but it’s far more likely you missed or didn’t understand the word could.

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            So many possibilities!

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              There are but the most likely one is you not knowing what could means.

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                Maybe! The one about the guy getting unrestricted access to the group investigating his company for wrongdoing makes a lot of sense though.

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                  Conspiracy theories must be quite common for people that don’t know what could means.

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                    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.

                    https://gizmodo.com/elon-musks-enemy-usaid-was-investigating-starlink-over-its-contracts-in-ukraine-2000559365

                    I’m not here to squabble. If you are I suggest goading someone else.

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