@wdlindsy The violence is also a cover for the people funding the hate campaigns.Shielding a tiny elite as they grow their wealth, power, status, & control at the expense of everyone else on the planet.Republicans hired Russian trolls to subvert elections. The fossil fuel industry has foreign allies.https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/29/technology/russia-troll-farm-election.htmlhttps://www.propublica.org/article/infamous-russian-troll-farm-appears-to-be-source-of-anti-ukraine-propagandahttps://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/why-would-paul-manafort-share-polling-data-with-russiaThey've co-opted tech https://www.reuters.com/business/us-authorizes-export-advanced-american-semiconductors-companies-saudi-uae-2025-11-19/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/sep/01/facebook-russia-internet-research-agency-fake-newshttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/technology/saudi-arabia-ai-exporter.html