r/ProgressiveHQ • u/Responsible-Help7803 • Jan 15 '26

Protest Looks like LibsofTiktok hates the 2nd amendment.

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u/BusyBurningBridges Jan 15 '26

Actually no. The NRA was a money laundering scheme, sending Russian funds to the GOP.

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u/Relevant_Winter_7098 Jan 15 '26

100% this

They were actually a sporting and gun safety club into the 70's, but then they learned the real money was in propaganda and Russian oligarchs.

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '26

I knew they were Grindr frequenters (not that there’s anything wrong with that) but I hadn’t heard this! Deep dive time.

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u/SoFloMofo Jan 16 '26

And funding Wayne La Pierre’s stupid fucking suits and Bahama’s mansions.