Non Footy Chat Thread II

[strider]

As above... I googled (and watched snippets of those conspiracy vids IALB was quoting from).

Between 10:22 and 10:28 .... ok .... did you do it on another device logged in as someone else too? lol

I dont understand the desperati9n to pretend you know nothing about it

 

[hineyrulz]

Pray for Papa Elon!!

 

[Gronk]

 

[strider]

Yes Trump has been named. So its ok to go into meltdown over it now. Lol ...... can you imagine the outcry if it was exposed as only trump having been involved.

Elon is no hero .... i have no doubt he will still be picking n choosing who gets censored, just like others have been doing. He just has different agendas

 

[the phantom menace]

Between 10:22 and 10:28 .... ok .... did you do it on another device logged in as someone else too? lol

I dont understand the desperati9n to pretend you know nothing about it

Um, all I knew was Epstein had been put in jail for being an "alleged" kiddy fiddler and sex traficker, and then killed himself. I honestly had no idea people thought there was something sinister to it?

And yes, 6mins to google something to understand what IALB was mentioning is a reasonable time to allocate - no more, and no less. No desperation - though I love the clock-watching and attempted slurs now on display... living rent free

 

[Gronk]

Yes Trump has been named. So its ok to go into meltdown over it now. Lol ...... can you imagine the outcry if it was exposed as only trump having been involved.

Elon is no hero .... i have no doubt he will still be picking n choosing who gets censored, just like others have been doing. He just has different agendas

I think the takeaway from this saga is that media organisations have a working relationship with the feds full stop. Sometimes they pressure, suppress or leak the truth or fibs for multiple reasons. Dodginess does not wear a political scarf.

 

[the phantom menace]

Speaking of Trump... his company's business practices have been found fraudulent (surprise surprise).

Trump Organisation found guilty in tax dodging scheme

Donald Trump, who recently announced he was running for president again, has said the case against his company was part of a politically motivated “witch hunt”.

www.smh.com.au

 

[strider]

I think the takeaway from this saga is that media organisations have a working relationship with the feds full stop. Sometimes they pressure, suppress or leak the truth or fibs for multiple reasons. Dodginess does not wear a political scarf.

Yes i have no doubt the media and the govt has agreements to push certain agendas

 

[Gronk]

Oh dear, what have they done now ?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Plenty of merkins are always frothing about something on the bird.

But it's funny how completely different your read is to mine, I'm seeing a lot of criticism of Taibbi for the story, but mainly along the lines of why write junk for Elon.

And the frothing at the mouth is mostly coming from the usual they don stole my 'lection crew. Mostly about how they done stole the 'lection.

That’s because Twitter interfered in the election, much like Russia did in 2016.

 

[Bandwagon]

That’s because Twitter interfered in the election, much like Russia did in 2016.

Did it though.

Or did it just do what every other media company in the US did / does and push a partisan agenda?

 

[strider]

Is censorship different to just simply being one sided?

Twitter n co get alot of tax breaks for being a public service. Are they entitled to be a biased censoring public service and still play the private organisation card?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Did it though.

Or did it just do what every other media company in the US did / does and push a partisan agenda?

Legacy media organisations don’t have censorship power. Previously only governments were able to do that.

 

[Bandwagon]

Legacy media organisations don’t have censorship power. Previously only governments were able to do that.

Of course they do.

They 100% control what they publish, or don't as the case maybe.

Frankly I find that an absurd assertion

 

[strider]

Of course they do.

They 100% control what they publish, or don't as the case maybe.

Frankly I find that an absurd assertion

But thats just bias. They are not stopping others from having opinions (except for commenting on their biased stories).

Having said that, the sheeple only believe what the mainstream media peddle anyway lol

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

I think the takeaway from this saga is that media organisations have a working relationship with the feds full stop. Sometimes they pressure, suppress or leak the truth or fibs for multiple reasons. Dodginess does not wear a political scarf.

Have you got an instance of the feds favouring one side of politics so heavily as is alleged here?

 

[Gronk]

Have you got an instance of the feds favouring one side of politics so heavily as is alleged here?

I think your question is loaded. "Favouring one side" implies a desire for a pre-meditated outcome. I think it's more likely the case that fed intervention has favoured one side or the other as a result of its meddling. That's the same for the media pressure (twitter et al) and the below - 11 days out from an election.

Why the FBI dropped email bombshell on Clinton so close to the election

The discovery of new emails has prompted the FBI to restart an investigation into Hillary Clinton's private server, just 11 days before the election. For the FBI, it is a no-win situation.

www.csmonitor.com

Ironically the whole "but her emails" saga was because Hillary used her gmail or whatever and put the nation's security at risk.

The Use of Private Email and Chats, This Time by Trump’s Family, Comes Under Fire (Published 2019)

Democrats now charge that Mr. Trump’s eldest daughter and her husband, who both serve as aides to the president, did the same things he pilloried Mrs. Clinton for doing.

www.nytimes.com

But their emails: Seven members of Trump’s team have used unofficial communication tools​

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/03/21/their-emails-seven-members-trumps-team-have-used-unofficial-communications-tools/

 

[Bandwagon]

But thats just bias. They are not stopping others from having opinions (except for commenting on their biased stories).

Having said that, the sheeple only believe what the mainstream media peddle anyway lol

Of course it's a bias, just as it is if Twitter decides on balance through it's biased lens that they'll remove the story.

How is it any different from traditional media refusing to run a story, or reporting it with a slant that changes it's meaning?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Of course they do.

They 100% control what they publish, or don't as the case maybe.

Frankly I find that an absurd assertion

Social media companies aren’t publishers. This is how they avoid liability under Section 230, for example. They are platforms, and therefore expect special treatment under the law.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

I think your question is loaded. "Favouring one side" implies a desire for a pre-meditated outcome. I think it's more likely the case that fed intervention has favoured one side or the other as a result of its meddling. That's the same for the media pressure (twitter et al) and the below - 11 days out from an election.

Why the FBI dropped email bombshell on Clinton so close to the election

The discovery of new emails has prompted the FBI to restart an investigation into Hillary Clinton's private server, just 11 days before the election. For the FBI, it is a no-win situation.

www.csmonitor.com

Ironically the whole "but her emails" saga was because Hillary used her gmail or whatever and put the nation's security at risk.

The Use of Private Email and Chats, This Time by Trump’s Family, Comes Under Fire (Published 2019)

Democrats now charge that Mr. Trump’s eldest daughter and her husband, who both serve as aides to the president, did the same things he pilloried Mrs. Clinton for doing.

www.nytimes.com

But their emails: Seven members of Trump’s team have used unofficial communication tools​

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/03/21/their-emails-seven-members-trumps-team-have-used-unofficial-communications-tools/

I'm not sure how you need it to be phrased in order to answer it. I'm guessing that nothing would be good enough.