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In wasn't the use of the word "thug" that twitter thought was glorifying violence.

No local law enforcement people are going to give a standing order to open fire on lootters, unless it with rubber bullets.

The President who we all know is prone to bs and hyperbole shouldn't be saying that just becasue it makes he likes to sound like a bad ass. Maybe a good way to think of what twitter is doing is they are trying to help Trump be more Presidential. I think a lot of us miss the days when Trump had better handlers handlers (such as gen Kelly) that helped prevent him from making a fool of himself on a daily basis.

marcus says

No local law enforcement people are going to give a standing order to open fire on lootters, unless it with rubber bullets.

Trump explicitly mentioned the Military. Good thing you teach math and not reading comp.

marcus says

The President who we all know is prone to bs and hyperbole shouldn't be saying that just becasue it makes he likes to sound like a bad ass. Maybe a good way to think of what twitter is doing is they are trying to help Trump be more Presidential. I think a lot of us miss the days when Trump had better handlers handlers (such as gen Kelly) that helped prevent him from making a fool of himself on a daily basis.

Trump isn't the first President, Governor, or other elected US Official to threaten looters with violence. It is Legal, Moral, and Ethical for an Executive to do so.

Many leaders have not only signaled, but carried through, with violent punishments. Like Bill Clinton when he paused his Presidential Campaign in 1992 to attend the execution of a murderer in Arkansas to show he was tough on crime.

Also, I hope Trump doesn't fall for the bait.

If Democrat Mayors and/or Governors want to call in the National Guard, let them do so.

If they don't, it's on them.

None of that "Let the responsible President call in the Guard, then after the cleanup, the Left blames him and calls him a Ray Cyst" shit we usually see.

California has lots of National Guard and State Troopers/CHIPs under Newsome. So does NYC. Let Newsome/DeBlasio/Cuomo do their job, or not.

Frankly, the NYPD should call in sick tonight.

NoCoupForYou says

Good thing you don't teach reading comprehension.

It's a tweet. Open to interpretation. "the looting starts the shooting starts. "

Hey, maybe he meant something else, but it's not a question of reading comprehension.

NoCoupForYou says

Like Bill Clinton when he paused his Presidential Campaign in 1992 to attend the execution of a murderer in Arkansas to show he was tough on crime.

So someone that is sentenced to death for a heinous murder or worse, is just like some teens following other idiots in to loot a store that's already wide open for the looting by other idiot assholes.

Advocating death for someone our system found guilty of crimes so bad they were sentenced to death, is different than advocating death for a bunch of ignorant asshole adolescents.

marcus says

It's a tweet. Open to interpretation. "the looting starts the shooting starts. "

NoCoupForYou says

Trump explicitly mentioned the Military.

He did NOT mention Police or Law Enforcement. ONLY the Military.

I only mentioned law enforcement becasue they are the ones that make these decisions. WE have standards for these things. He's not going to send the military in to kill looters.

But I guess he thinks it sounds really cool to say he will. Especially with HIS base.

What the hell are you even arguing ?

marcus says

I only mentioned law enforcement becasue they are the ones that make these decisions. WE have standards for these things. He's not going to send the military in to kill looters.

Jeeze Marcus? LAW ENFORCEMENT decided to abandon their own Precinct? LAW ENFORCEMENT decides how and when to confront Rioters?

The Mayors and Governors are just ornaments, and don't tell City/State Employees what to do and how to do it in unusual situations?

C'mon, man.

I think its also pretty reasonable that he was just making a general statement like "As you know when the looting starts, shooting usually starts too, but we will maintain control against any difficulty."

Doesn't shooting usually breakout when looting starts to happen? I know I've read stories about riots, especially the LA riots, where people used their guns to defend their small business or home against looters. Even individuals grab their guns because people start robbing others on the street in the crazed frenzy. Once people realize the cops ain't comin, they feel invincible and go on crime sprees, and people defend themselves with force.

"when the looting starts, the shooting starts"

Trump would do himself a whole lot of good if he improved his awful communication skills. But that doesn't make it right for Twitter to take advantage of the opportunity to set the narrative how they desire.

Glorification of violence is still a bullshit characterization even if he did mean it as a threat. He's clearly talking about using law enforcement to END the violent rioting looters - being strong and sending a message of no tolerance is desirable in times like this to scare them into respecting the authorities.

marcus says

I only mentioned law enforcement becasue they are the ones that make these decisions. WE have standards for these things. He's not going to send the military in to kill looters.

But I guess he thinks it sounds really cool to say he will. Especially with HIS base.

What the hell are you even arguing ?

Military in this case would be the National Guard. And the Guard (controlled by the Gov) has been deployed throughout our history during times of labor and other riots, plus national disasters specifically to prevent looting.

Patrick says

I called all of their VC's, and happened on one who said he would definitely have a word with them. He didn't seem to like the fact that they were rejecting candidates specifically for political reasons.

But such filtering of engineers for "ideological purity" is almost universal in Silicon Valley and San Francisco. Anyone who questions the mainstream media lies, distortions, and omissions in public is unlikely to be employed.

Wow, I'm surprised at these emails and that nothing really followed up on rescinding the interview offer. I guess since you didn't have an actual job offer or job yet it is easier to rescind the offer on a mere interview, but still the political motive is clearly spelled out. SV has fallen mightily since the pioneer days during the dot com boom era where libertarian forces and diversity of opinion were powering innovation that made today's SJW companies possible. Really a shame. Sorry that happened to you, meritocracy really has died in SV long ago.

There's this:

Trump sometimes tweets way over 100 per day. That warning is guaranteed to get a tweet viewed way more than his usual.

Cultists: "Oooohh woopie, I'm so excited, Trump triggered the thought police again, yeah, baby !!"

Meanwhile the reality based folks are wondering: "Will this country ever recover from this embarrassing shitstorm/dumpster fire ?"

Zuck is wavering. Yesterday, many FB employees protested Zuck's defense of free speech and free expression. Many employees took the day off in protest, including higher ups.

Now, Zuck has said FB may reconsider their policy on politicians who use violent speech.

marcus says

Meanwhile the reality based folks are wondering: "Will this country ever recover from this embarrassing shitstorm/dumpster fire ?"

You mean Teachers and Academics, Diversity Counselors, Social Workers, Biased Journalists (99% of them), and PR Executives. Nobody else gives a fuck.

BobbyD says

Patrick says

There's this:

Hmmm, all you have to do is click the view button, it's still there.

It's not on the timeline. You have to get there by clicking the link.

Meanwhile, Khameni and Farrakhan are perfectly unadulterated.

Hircus says

Zuck is wavering. Yesterday, many FB employees protested Zuck's defense of free speech and free expression. Many employees took the day off in protest, including higher ups.

Now, Zuck has said FB may reconsider their policy on politicians who use violent speech.

If he was a strong leader, he would have fired their asses.

www.youtube.com/embed/_MiSxuU0_vE

DILLIGAF says

The executive order definitely gets one thing right, and that is that the president cannot instruct the FCC to do this or anything else

Uhh he can fire your ass and get someone else to do your job.

DILLIGAF says

FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks to Potus

Democrat, literally. Connected to Finance Industry.

Barr on the "Bait and Switch" by Social Media.

Amazon censors Part One of "Killing Free Speech" where CAIR officials talk about Shari'a limits on speech and the rights of Kaffirs, Gays, and Women.

/killingfreespeechpart1/429632523

Use google translate into Chinese



"as long as @realDonaldTrump
As president, there will be no "autonomous region" in Washington, DC. If they try, they will be hit hard!"