We found out that USAID and other government agencies gave Politico over $34,000,000. More info is coming out, including funds for the New York Times and the BBC.
I hate to disappoint you, but this will *not* be a freakout conspiracy theorist post even though I can understand why people have done so across social media.
That money supposedly paid for subscriptions, including “pro” versions. I looked up Politico Pro, but you have to talk to someone about a payment plan. Politico Pro offers you:
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Bonchie at RedState said some of those pro plans could cost over $10,000. My friend Scott did some math and said it could be as much as $14,000 a user.
It would not shock me if subscription plans cost that much.
I also wonder why government agencies need these subscriptions. I guess to stay updated on information like we all do.
We know that the government has a problem with audits, so it would not shock me if these agencies had multiple subscriptions because they forgot they had one.
I can also see how the conspiracy theories started. However, the one where the glitch caused the delay in paychecks doesn’t seem connected.
But we all know Politico has a left-leaning bias. Two former Politico writers confirmed that editors squashed stories about Hunter Biden’s laptop.
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