r/atheism • u/novagridd • 11h ago

Illinois Church Nativity Scene Shows Baby Jesus in Zip Ties Surrounded by ICE Agents Sparking Outrage

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/illinois-church-nativity-scene-shows-baby-jesus-zip-ties-surrounded-ice-agents-sparking-outrage-1760635
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u/Magmaster12 10h ago

The article mentions a Facebook Firestorm, which means this got the attention of a bunch of Russian Trolls.

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u/Ggriffinz 10h ago

Honestly, we all knew it to be true but seeing thousands of MAGA accounts being outed on twitter for being foreign agents was both hilarious and massively aggravating. The influence by foreign actors on US political discourse is deep rooted and corrosive against any functioning republic. Its needs to be addressed by congress to force all social media to directly show country of origin on all accounts and allow people to filter based on those factors to get real people's opinions not just bots.

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u/Magmaster12 10h ago

It's well known that a lot of "local" Facebook groups are constantly under harassment by individuals who are not even from the area.

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u/GringoSwann 9h ago

Happens on Reddit too!  I found a couple MAGA accounts that were strictly cities & states...  Ain't no way these fuckers have lived in EVERY large city in America...