The crisis in the online community of Snoopy-loving fan accounts began, naturally enough, with a cartoon. Over the weekend, @Snoopyweekly, an account devoted to Charlie Brown’s beloved dog from Charles M. Schulz’s beloved Peanuts series, posted a drawing of Snoopy and a Peanuts-like version of Donald Trump on X as an endorsement of the Republican in the 2024 election. “We started this profile last year as a distraction from the difficult economic times,” the accompanying statement read, along with some complaints about a “secure border” and the current administration prioritizing “illegal immigrants” over “prosperity for its tax paying citizens.”

Other Snoopy-heads were not happy about the politicization of their canine idol. “Snoopy hates you,” one fan wrote. “FUCK SNOOPYWEEKLY,” wrote another. “For those outside the snoopy community, snoopyweekly recently made an aggressive fascistic push,” explained the writer Jamie Loftus, adding that “Dailysnoopys is the way to go.” That account, aside from offering a more reliable product, also posts fundraisers for Palestinians trapped in Gaza. After a McCarthy-like blocking-fiesta of leftist accounts, @Snoopyweekly posted a rendering of the dog as Uncle Sam, encouraging followers in swing........

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