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dutch777

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1. Love this! The more everyone pushes back and makes Trump fight, the more energy and focus he loses for other evil

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 04:37 PM

Apr 4

I have no doubt ANY Chinese backed venture has back doors that allow the Chinese to vacuum off even more than is apparent in the original deal. Even with US ownership, assuming the base software of TikTok stays mostly the same, the backdoor to steal data is probably well hidden and built in.

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US was closing in on TikTok deal, but China hit brakes after Trump announced tariffs: AP source says [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Apr 4 OP

Love this! The more everyone pushes back and makes Trump fight, the more energy and focus he loses for other evil dutch777 Apr 4 #1

As Nelson would say... thesquanderer Apr 4 #2