https://e621.net/forum_topics/61584
I’m with savage orange, MkLXIV, and moderator/dev Aacafah. Certain people with relatively large followings on BlueSky, with at least one openly calling for “shaming” (read: harassment) of anyone who uses e621, are vastly, vastly misreading the motive of
Precedented, but not the same:
If ICE and CBP are basically the reincarnation of the KKK, it’s the KKK with a budget the size of Russia’s entire military.
Literally. In the literal sense of “literally.” The incoming ICE CBP budget is ~$140 billion.[1] Russia’s military budget is ~$145 billion.[2]
(If I’m misreading these numbers, please correct me.)
[1] https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/fy26_homeland_security_conference_bill_summary.pdf
[2] https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-hikes-national-defence-spending-by-23-2025-2024-09-30/
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