Li Jingjing, one of the people covered in the New York Times article, may not be aware of the truth. As an employee of state-sponsored/run media, it's in West Taiwan's best interest to present her with the state-approved version of things. I'm sure some of her "out and about"-type videos are assigned to her by her bosses and she considers them fun (such as the scuba diving video) or informative (a number of the more serious ones) - unwittingly pushing the party line.
According to Mozur, China's state broadcaster is actively looking for more influencers, offering bonuses and publicity for those who sign up. In the US, China's consulate general is paying $300,000 to a firm to recruit influencers for the Winter Olympics, ranging from Celebrity Influencers with millions of Instagram or TikTok followers, to Nano Influencers, with merely a few thousand.
I kinda wish it was an "anyone can apply no matter your social media stature" thing - free money, free trip, free food, see some sights, and nothing's stopping you from coming back to the States and editing your videos prior to uploading to mention "I was paid by China to create propaganda, but f-ck 'em. I got their money, a free trip, got to meet some nice people, and I'll be telling the truth about how sh-tty West Taiwan is because it's pretty bad."
Are not all politicians liars? Literally all of them?
Many are to some degree or another (especially in the GQP), but some are legitly trying to fight the good fight and do the right thing - Ron Wyden being a standout example.
No proof of election fraud? Let's ignore common sense.
The only people who think election fraud is "common sense" are the GQP, related grifters, and their fanbase.
Let's ignore Biden gets 18 people to his rallies and Trump get thousands.
Never mind that Biden was/is following social distancing and masking guidelines, whereas Trump rallies were/are COVID superspreader events by people who think wearing a mask or being inoculated against a disease during a pandemic are Satan's ways of corrupting the children.
And instead look at Project Veritas on Youtube and have actual video showing election fraud.
Citing Project Veritas is like citing Breitbart, Infowars, Fox News, Newsmax, or OAN - at best, it shows your ignorance of the lies and manipulation they spew all the time. At worst, it shows you're arguing in bad faith.
People are waking up
Tell me you're part of QAnon without saying you're part of QAnon.
It's only a matter of time before each of his donors (his "base") has to make a decision - "Do I want an asshole elected to the presidency again, or do I want to eat today?"
And I hope that happens before the 2022 midterms, let alone the 2024 election.
Still, Dump's base firmly believes that Democrats are the assholes, so in your hypothetical they'd vote accordingly. And even if they did realize Dump's an asshole in time for 2024, they might think starving's a reasonable price to pay in order to "own da libs" and still vote for him.
"Get caught again and I'll wrist-slap you a little harder!"
No recommendations/orders for CBP to enact any meaningful change or dole out actual consequences for those involved, instead just recommending the most surface-level changes, makes it seem a whole lot like the DHS Inspector General actually approves of this whole thing.
Maybe this guy's a scammer? Wouldn't be the first time (or the hundredth) that someone did a Kickstarter promising something cool only to make up excuses and just run away with the backers' money.
Aside from being an insane number of laws to enact pretty much all at once, and the amount of bullcrappery within some of those laws, I love the hypocrisy on display.
QAnon "Patriots" claim the Democrats are devil-worshippers (among other things), despite zero actual proof. Who wants to bet they won't bat an eye at the fact that number showed up in direct relation to the so-called "good guys"?
It's almost like the GQP knows they'll never be anywhere near public office ever again if the tech and telecom companies comply with the Committee's request.
Hopefully the Committee finishes its investigation before the 2022 midterms, as I fear the Dump Party will get a majority in Congress again and retaliate against everyone who helped the Committee do its job.
A cause of action to empower Americans. For far too long, Big Tech has been able to censor the views of conservatives with effectively no recourse available to those affected. This proposal would create a statutory basis for Americans to directly challenge Big Tech in court for its censorship and silencing of conservatives.
It's almost as if they're saying "American = Conservative", which is about as accurate as saying Dump won the 2020 election.
Congress passed Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act to allow internet platforms to moderate unlawful or offensive content on their platforms. Big Tech has exploited this protection to make subjective content moderation decisions, often in a manner harmful to conservative voices.
Because clearly there isn't well-documented evidence of "conservative voices" posting "unlawful or offensive content" on those platforms. And that's not even getting into the misunderstanding (intentional or not) of Section 230 for...what, the 8,675,309th time now?
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Li Jingjing, one of the people covered in the New York Times article, may not be aware of the truth. As an employee of state-sponsored/run media, it's in West Taiwan's best interest to present her with the state-approved version of things. I'm sure some of her "out and about"-type videos are assigned to her by her bosses and she considers them fun (such as the scuba diving video) or informative (a number of the more serious ones) - unwittingly pushing the party line.
I kinda wish it was an "anyone can apply no matter your social media stature" thing - free money, free trip, free food, see some sights, and nothing's stopping you from coming back to the States and editing your videos prior to uploading to mention "I was paid by China to create propaganda, but f-ck 'em. I got their money, a free trip, got to meet some nice people, and I'll be telling the truth about how sh-tty West Taiwan is because it's pretty bad."
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Re: Liars
Many are to some degree or another (especially in the GQP), but some are legitly trying to fight the good fight and do the right thing - Ron Wyden being a standout example.
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Re: Re: Re:If only he'd take
You forgot Ted Cruz and Mitch McConnell.
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Re: Mike is going to cry
The only people who think election fraud is "common sense" are the GQP, related grifters, and their fanbase.
Never mind that Biden was/is following social distancing and masking guidelines, whereas Trump rallies were/are COVID superspreader events by people who think wearing a mask or being inoculated against a disease during a pandemic are Satan's ways of corrupting the children.
Citing Project Veritas is like citing Breitbart, Infowars, Fox News, Newsmax, or OAN - at best, it shows your ignorance of the lies and manipulation they spew all the time. At worst, it shows you're arguing in bad faith.
Tell me you're part of QAnon without saying you're part of QAnon.
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Re: Re: NOTHING GOOD COMES OR HAPPENS EASILY
...oh.
The comment I replied to is gone.
All my being snarky to a scam spammer, and now it looks like I'm responding to the article.
:(
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Re: NOTHING GOOD COMES OR HAPPENS EASILY
Joke's on you, I already have depression. And it's not due to my credit score.
Boy, his parents must have hated him.
"Yeah, I know this guy who works in the credit bureau, he'll "delete all the negatives" from your file."
Ah, I see. It's like boasting someone up into a vent, or getting a boast from an energy drink - a typo that makes you look dumb.
Ah yes, the well-known Credit Blog, home of the endless spammy scammy adverts.
Well duh, the guy's name is Credit Trinity Care.
Why not? You've been boosting about how he's boasted your credit. What else has ol' CTC done for you?
"Trust me, Credit Care's a good guy and definitely not a spam scam to get your email address to sell to any nitwit with a nickel!"
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"You think he's compensating for something?" -Shrek
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Did you just insult Ron Wyden? Am I gonna have to ask you to step outside?
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Re: Re: Re: Speaking of losing...
And I hope that happens before the 2022 midterms, let alone the 2024 election.
Still, Dump's base firmly believes that Democrats are the assholes, so in your hypothetical they'd vote accordingly. And even if they did realize Dump's an asshole in time for 2024, they might think starving's a reasonable price to pay in order to "own da libs" and still vote for him.
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It bears saying...
If you have a Twitch account and haven't done so yet, change your password and enable two-factor authentication.
Better safe than stupid.
On the post: Investigation: CBP Targeted Journalists, Illegally Shared Info With Mexico, And Attempted To Cover It All Up
Re: Re: "Get caught again and I'll wrist-slap you a little harde
Not at all. Just reading between the lines. :)
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"Get caught again and I'll wrist-slap you a little harder!"
No recommendations/orders for CBP to enact any meaningful change or dole out actual consequences for those involved, instead just recommending the most surface-level changes, makes it seem a whole lot like the DHS Inspector General actually approves of this whole thing.
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Another possibility?
Maybe this guy's a scammer? Wouldn't be the first time (or the hundredth) that someone did a Kickstarter promising something cool only to make up excuses and just run away with the backers' money.
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And, after the chief heard that, he promptly beheaded the victim.
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Re: neither side
Aside from being an insane number of laws to enact pretty much all at once, and the amount of bullcrappery within some of those laws, I love the hypocrisy on display.
QAnon "Patriots" claim the Democrats are devil-worshippers (among other things), despite zero actual proof. Who wants to bet they won't bat an eye at the fact that number showed up in direct relation to the so-called "good guys"?
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Privacy for me, but not for thee
It's almost like the GQP knows they'll never be anywhere near public office ever again if the tech and telecom companies comply with the Committee's request.
Hopefully the Committee finishes its investigation before the 2022 midterms, as I fear the Dump Party will get a majority in Congress again and retaliate against everyone who helped the Committee do its job.
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It's almost as if they're saying "American = Conservative", which is about as accurate as saying Dump won the 2020 election.
Because clearly there isn't well-documented evidence of "conservative voices" posting "unlawful or offensive content" on those platforms. And that's not even getting into the misunderstanding (intentional or not) of Section 230 for...what, the 8,675,309th time now?
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Star Fox 2 was first available through the SNES Classic Edition, but prior to that the final build of the game wasn't available anywhere.
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Given that it was a QAnon event, I'd say that's a pretty safe bet.
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Good to see I'm not the only one who spells his name that way.
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