White House alters arrest photo of ICE protester, says "the memes will continue"

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/01/white-house-posts-altered-arrest-photo-to-make-it-appear-ice-critic-was-sobbing/

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LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 63 pts · 215d (4 replies)

It’s a meme when random people on the internet post dumb pictures, it’s propaganda when the fucking white house does it.

Cruxifux@feddit.nl · 10 pts · 215d (3 replies)

Yeah. Its a combination of dumb and disturbing that really stresses me out.

diabetic_porcupine@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 213d (2 replies)

It would be funny if it weren’t so devastating

Cruxifux@feddit.nl · 1 pts · 213d

Whatever. Now my belief that the American government is run by evil idiots is mainstream. Which is a step in the right direction I guess. I just wish people knew this like 20 years ago.

Cruxifux@feddit.nl · 1 pts · 213d
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reddig33@lemmy.world · 34 pts · 215d

As long as the memes continue, the lawsuits will too.

x00z@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 215d

"It's just memes bro" - Joseph Goebbels

lobut@lemmy.ca · 27 pts · 215d

It's not fake news, it's real.

Oh wait, you found it wasn't?

Then it's a joke, who would have thought it was real? Jeez

/s

themeatbridge@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 215d

Holy libel suit, Batman!

NatakuNox@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 215d

It's funny because an unedited interview of this administration will be aired, and they'll cry it's edited if their base doesn't take it well.

cv_octavio@piefed.ca · 10 pts · 215d
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Moerty@lemmy.org · 5 pts · 215d (1 reply)

We have reached the limit where I as Scandinavian could smack an American down without remorse. You are so hated, America. Leave us.

Not our timeline, the American timeline.
Leave Europe dumb fucks.

p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 214d

It's a vocal minority and an apathetic majority, with another less-than-vocal minority trying to fight it.

It's still not right to lump every American with these assholes.