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Meet the new boss….

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    89th
    wrote on 1 Feb 2025, 14:05 last edited by
    #8

    Yeah this is the dumbest lawsuit. It’s about a law protecting the sales of food and services and Trump is trying to act like he’s “a consumer of the news service”.

    Also the very idea that Trump of all people is filing a lawsuit about “false, misleading, or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce” is almost like an SNL skit.

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      Jolly
      wrote on 1 Feb 2025, 15:30 last edited by
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      If I'm wrong, I'm wrong. But I don't like the legacy media -which is a self-proclaimed neutral reporter of news - putting their finger on the scales in a national election.

      May Trump wring CBS out like a wet dishrag.

      “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

      Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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        LuFins Dad
        wrote on 1 Feb 2025, 15:32 last edited by
        #10

        Bias is one thing, but the difference between both released videos is pretty frigging stark.

        The Brad

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          Horace
          wrote on 1 Feb 2025, 15:35 last edited by
          #11

          There's an obvious difference between a public lawsuit and secret, behind the scenes pressure from the government, with an implied quid pro quo.

          Education is extremely important.

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            89th
            wrote on 1 Feb 2025, 15:36 last edited by
            #12

            It’s not illegal, and it’s also petty. But I also agree it’s annoying as shit to watch most news outlets lean left. Maybe it’s in their nature as libs like to push the envelope and cons like to keep the envelope closed.

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            • 8 89th
              1 Feb 2025, 15:36

              It’s not illegal, and it’s also petty. But I also agree it’s annoying as shit to watch most news outlets lean left. Maybe it’s in their nature as libs like to push the envelope and cons like to keep the envelope closed.

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              Horace
              wrote on 1 Feb 2025, 15:42 last edited by
              #13

              @89th That distinction is very blurry these days, as "conservatives" are the ones who want social change more than the "progressives". That's what happens when the left dominates mainstream popular culture for multiple generations in a row. It becomes the home of psychological conservatives, who don't happen to use the word "conservative" when they self-identify. Phenotypically, the panicked reaction of older educated white females with their luxury beliefs, to the advent of the Trump era, is identical to the panicked reactions 60 years ago of older religious types as they watched their culture changing.

              Education is extremely important.

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                1 Feb 2025, 15:35

                There's an obvious difference between a public lawsuit and secret, behind the scenes pressure from the government, with an implied quid pro quo.

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                jon-nyc
                wrote on 1 Feb 2025, 15:45 last edited by
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                @Horace said in Meet the new boss….:

                There's an obvious difference between a public lawsuit and secret, behind the scenes pressure from the government, with an implied quid pro quo.

                There are differences but the end result is the same. Perhaps worse in trumps case. The media companies are acting out of fear of retribution. The twitter files revealed that twitter was comfortable pushing back when they wanted to.

                Only non-witches get due process.

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                • J jon-nyc
                  1 Feb 2025, 15:45

                  @Horace said in Meet the new boss….:

                  There's an obvious difference between a public lawsuit and secret, behind the scenes pressure from the government, with an implied quid pro quo.

                  There are differences but the end result is the same. Perhaps worse in trumps case. The media companies are acting out of fear of retribution. The twitter files revealed that twitter was comfortable pushing back when they wanted to.

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                  Horace
                  wrote on 1 Feb 2025, 15:49 last edited by
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                  @jon-nyc said in Meet the new boss….:

                  @Horace said in Meet the new boss….:

                  There's an obvious difference between a public lawsuit and secret, behind the scenes pressure from the government, with an implied quid pro quo.

                  There are differences but the end result is the same. Perhaps worse in trumps case. The media companies are acting out of fear of retribution. The twitter files revealed that twitter was comfortable pushing back when they wanted to.

                  Of what value is the "when they wanted to" qualifier, when the moderating teams were all aligned with progressive political intent? And in the presence of an obvious implied quid pro-quo, if only in the feeling that one is in the good graces of those who pull governmental strings? No, I'll take the public and transparent lawsuit, every day.

                  Education is extremely important.

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                    1 Feb 2025, 15:45

                    @Horace said in Meet the new boss….:

                    There's an obvious difference between a public lawsuit and secret, behind the scenes pressure from the government, with an implied quid pro quo.

                    There are differences but the end result is the same. Perhaps worse in trumps case. The media companies are acting out of fear of retribution. The twitter files revealed that twitter was comfortable pushing back when they wanted to.

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                    George K
                    wrote on 1 Feb 2025, 15:52 last edited by
                    #16

                    @jon-nyc said in Meet the new boss….:

                    The twitter files revealed that twitter was comfortable pushing back when they wanted to.

                    Did you listen to the Zuckerberg interview with Rogan?

                    "Comfortable" is not a word that applied to the government pressure.

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      jon-nyc
                      wrote on 1 Feb 2025, 15:56 last edited by jon-nyc 2 Jan 2025, 15:57
                      #17

                      I did, and thought about that when I posted the above. But Zuck has an agenda now, like he did then, and the email exchanges released by twitter files are pretty clear evidence that pushback happened.

                      Only non-witches get due process.

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                        George K
                        wrote on 1 Feb 2025, 16:09 last edited by
                        #18

                        You're conflating the Twitter Files with Facebook.

                        Zuckerberg was really clear about the pressure that the Biden administration put on them. And there was not much comfortable pushback from Meta AFAICT.

                        Perhaps there was at Twitter, but Zuck didn't mention it at his shop.

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                          jon-nyc
                          wrote on 1 Feb 2025, 16:11 last edited by
                          #19

                          Again, Zuck had an agenda then, and he has one now. It’s possible that the same authorities that allowed twitter to push back held the line at Facebook, but that doesn’t seem likely.

                          Only non-witches get due process.

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                            jon-nyc
                            wrote on 6 Feb 2025, 19:45 last edited by
                            #20

                            Only non-witches get due process.

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                              Jolly
                              wrote on 6 Feb 2025, 20:24 last edited by
                              #21

                              Who are you gonna believe? The defendant's transcript or your lying eyes?

                              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                89th
                                wrote on 6 Feb 2025, 20:26 last edited by
                                #22

                                It's he said they/them said.

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                                  6 Feb 2025, 20:24

                                  Who are you gonna believe? The defendant's transcript or your lying eyes?

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                                  jon-nyc
                                  wrote on 6 Feb 2025, 20:35 last edited by
                                  #23

                                  @Jolly said in Meet the new boss….:

                                  Who are you gonna believe? The defendant's transcript or your lying eyes?

                                  How are they inconsistent?

                                  Only non-witches get due process.

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                                    jon-nyc
                                    wrote on 10 Mar 2025, 12:16 last edited by
                                    #24

                                    Let’s blame corporate greed for high egg prices.

                                    https://www.wsj.com/business/egg-prices-justice-department-probe-22d6a4f6?mod=hp_lead_pos3

                                    Only non-witches get due process.

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                                      Mik
                                      wrote on 10 Mar 2025, 12:54 last edited by
                                      #25

                                      I do not believe supply and demand merits DOJ investigation.

                                      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                        jon-nyc
                                        wrote on 10 Mar 2025, 12:55 last edited by
                                        #26

                                        Yeah it’s not like these companies are culling flocks just to be dicks. It’s actually required by the federal government.

                                        Only non-witches get due process.

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                                          taiwan_girl
                                          wrote on 10 Mar 2025, 13:24 last edited by
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                                          For me, it is interesting that the chicken flu is pretty much 100% fatal. Most diseases do not want to be 100% fatal, as that prevents them spreading and continuing to "live".

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