Justice Department charges Southern Poverty Law Center with fraud over investigations into extremist groups, Blanche says

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/southern-poverty-law-center-justice-department-investigation-informants-hate-groups/

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backalleycoyote@lemmy.today · 13 pts · 105d

If SPLC is sponsoring white supremecist organizations, won’t stopping them cut into ICE funding?

aarch0x40@piefed.social · 11 pts · 105d

The extremist group in question? The poor. They’re always complaining about things like fair pay, affordable housing and healthcare.

Eryn6844@piefed.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 105d

It wont hold up peeps. fight back now!

MapleEngineer@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 105d

The Justice Department pays informants in extremist organizations using tax dollars. The difference is that the DOJ supports the groups they are funding while the SPLC is gathering evidence to expose and shut down those same organizations.

CobraChicken3000@lemmy.ca · -1 pts · 105d

Russia did this