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Initech

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14. The right wing is the party of "give me that, it's mine".

Reply to Fullduplexxx (Reply #13)

Fri Jan 17, 2025, 01:48 PM

Jan 17

It's truly disturbing how they take things from us the way a spoiled screaming toddler takes toys away. The right are a bunch of lying, screaming, psychotic babies. And saying that is an insult to actual babies.

But seriously, if we lose the free press, it's over. We are done as a country.

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SCOTUS just UNANIMOUSLY upheld the TikTok ban. [View all] live love laugh Jan 17 OP

Nobody's going to fuck over the American people. Autumn Jan 17 #1

I don't understand the tick tock ban. Why does the US think it's necessary Fullduplexxx Jan 17 #2

China is in a cyber war with the US pimpbot Jan 17 #3

All American owned platforms have done is spy on users and disseminate propaganda. live love laugh Jan 17 #4

Social media sucks pimpbot Jan 17 #5

Thanks i had no idea they had access to all that. It seems harmless Fullduplexxx Jan 17 #11

It is a big threat for us, USA Tickle Jan 17 #21

I've been predicting for years a huge banking meltdown dickthegrouch Jan 17 #22

TY.. And so is Mump a Cha Jan 17 #31

Check out their Greg_In_SF Jan 17 #7

They have access to everything on your phone. Everything. Calista241 Jan 17 #8

Wow yea if that's true then wow... thanks for that Fullduplexxx Jan 17 #10

Because Trump had a temper tantrum about it 5 years ago. Initech Jan 17 #12

See that's exactly what I thought was going on Fullduplexxx Jan 17 #13

The right wing is the party of "give me that, it's mine". Initech Jan 17 #14

Their whole approach is childish of the worst type. No manners ... stealing .... fighting .... live love laugh Jan 17 #29

It passed the House 360-58 and the Senate 79-18 before President Biden signed it into law MichMan Jan 17 #24

And the decision was defended 9-0 Fullduplexxx Jan 17 #37

Think of Tiktok as Chinese spyware that's been designed to make people want to use it Amishman Jan 17 #15

do a search and read some of the extensive coverage of the issue for yourself thebigidea Jan 17 #16

I havent see any defense of tiktok in the replies to my question Fullduplexxx Jan 17 #23

national security threat implications Skittles Jan 17 #38

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 18 #39

I'm going to miss my Chinese spy. He/she knew everything that Nixie Jan 17 #6

that just sounds so oily, like bad advertising thebigidea Jan 17 #17

By these standards, the internet should be banned for everyone. Nixie Jan 17 #26

China doesn't own the entire internet Skittles Jan 17 #30

Now the Chinese app RedNote is trending as the number one Nixie Jan 17 #32

I cannot help it if the users are fucking idiots Skittles Jan 17 #33

All kinds of fucking idiots are still voters. Those tens of millions Nixie Jan 17 #34

yeah keep making excuses Skittles Jan 17 #35

Zzzzzzzzzz yourself. And they are observations, not excuses. Nixie Jan 17 #36

TikTok is banned in China MichMan Jan 17 #9

nobody ever answers that thebigidea Jan 17 #18

Google and the BBC are banned in China EdmondDantes_ Jan 17 #19

again, the argument is not about data thebigidea Jan 17 #20

There are a few very vocal posters on here pimpbot Jan 17 #28

GREAT news! beaglelover Jan 17 #25

Good themaguffin Jan 17 #27