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This won't kill any of the big social media platforms, by their own doing and dopamine fueled tactics they have become too far ingrained our daily lives. I try to avoid thinking like the old fart that I am and look outside the container. 57% of Melienials get their news from Social Media platforms...these tech oligarchs have control on the information and put up huge barriers to entry for competitors. The only thing that seems to break that model is when something become super trendy or "hot." Tik Tok is a good example...also an example that is COMPLETELY compromised by the Chinese. I don't want the government deciding what we can or can't see, what we can or can't post but something has to change. I lean towards breaking the monopolies that are Facebook, Twitter, Apple and Amazon...yes I know it is a very slippery slope. Regardless, fundamental changes have to be made to 230.

The tech oligarchs are going to strangle opposing messages while basking in the protections of 230.

I think you missed the point. If you read your reply it could be taken as you AGREE with the legislation and that is what I found shocking. "1-3 I'll agree with 100%." Putting a "you" after agree might have changed that sentence, but as written it sounds like you agree with all three bills. For the record I think most Americans are in the middle and it is the ideologues on the extremes that are driving the narrative. I too am a moderate, I am social liberal and fiscally conservative.

My sister is an ICU nurse in the north east and had been in the thick of this since early on. When offered to the medical staff in her hospital 50% of the doctors and 60% of the nurses declined. From my time at the Pentagon I still WTOP in DC, last night they reported all vaccination in Northern Va have been cancelled for the foreseeable future due to vaccine supply. China...well yeah...China.

Major difference. The evangelicals are a private group, they embraced Trump and overlooked his obvious religious shortcomings because they were trying to get to the ultimate goal over reversing Roe V Wade. The NY Times is mainstream media. I think the same argument applies to Foxnews fawning over Trump. Sickening on both accounts.

Shocked he agrees with the first three... I understand and support the proper storage of weapons (many states already have these laws), I think the real concern is over ammunition.

True...with the exception of the latest mutations. There is a lot of concern about the B.1.1.7 variant which come out of Europe (primarily the UK). I am not en epidemiologist but from the basic reading I did they are concerned for three reasons. First, the mutation is in a different part of the virus (protein spike), and that may have implications on the vaccine effectiveness. Second, it is approximately 50% more infectious. Third, it is approximately 30% more deadly. There is also a brand new mutation called South Africa’s 501Y.V2. Initial reports indicate the vaccine will be effective but there is concern because much like B.1.1.7, this variant has several mutations. Again, not an expert, but the sooner we can get the masses vaccinated the sooner we can stop the spread. Also, I would hope the biotech are working to adjust the vaccine to account for the mutations.

More unity...FIVE new Bills hitting the floor of the house on the same day...all gun control and some draconian: 1. https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/121/text?r=96&s=1 Hiring several hundred new ATF agents for "enforcement." If you follow guns at all and recent events around pistol braces and searches this should alarm you. The public will see it as "great, lets enforce our gun laws." 2. https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/125/text?r=67&s=1 Seven day waiting period to buy any semi-automatic weapons, any silencer (dumb because due to approvals it takes months to get a silencer), armor piercing ammo (sounds good on the surface but they are trying to classify a wide range of ammo as "armor piercing"...even hollow points. 3. https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/127/text?r=17&s=1 To provide for the licensing of firearm and ammunition possession and the registration of firearms, and to prohibit the possession of certain ammunition. This should SCARE everyone. First they are trying to require a training class and license in order for you to exercise a core right in the Constitution. Second, this is a back door method of creating a gun registry....EVERY gun you own, every round of ammunition you buy is now under the purview of the government. 4. https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/130/text?r=15&s=1 To require the safe storage of firearms and ammunition, and to require the investigation of reports of improper storage of firearms or ammunition. Regulates how you store not only your guns, but your ammo. Creates a red flag system where anonymous friends/family/acquaintances can report you for improper ammo storage and ATF can come search your home. 5. https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/167/text?r=7&s=1 To prohibit the transfer of a firearm at a gun show by a person who is not a federally licensed firearms dealer. No more private party transfers at gun shows.

And this gem from the NY Times this morning calling Biden "the most religiously observant' president in 50 years" SERIOUSLY? Last I checked he is a Catholic who advocates for abortion. The mainstream media just can't help but slobber all over his knob. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/23/us/biden-catholic-christian.html

100% agree that many 2016 votes were against Hillary and not for Trump. I voted for Trump this time and it absolutely pained me. I did it because I could not vote for the DNC polices which are now being thrust upon us (draconian gun control, "free" everything, seven-fold increase in immigration and enabling the Squad agenda). I disagree with your assessment that the GOP sold it's soul nominating Trump...what were they supposed to do...rig the nomination like the DNC (sucked to be Bernie in 2016 with Super-Delegates). If Trump had the votes, he had the votes. I can however support the soul selling argument when it comes to protesting the election and other issues.

And the spin begins...before your panties climb up your back, I fully admit both sides do it...I know I know...it's all Trump's fault. An interesting corollary...I had a potential business trip to New Mexico only to discover they are still in FULL lockdown (and have been since September). Did a bit of quick research and in a very simplistic comparison of Florida to New Mexico, the lock down is having ZERO impact on infection rate, but it has destroyed the economy. Florida which is fully open has the exact same infection rate as New Mexico where you must quarantine for 14 days if you enter the state and does not allow indoor dinning or any bar activity. Apparently there is a massive fight brewing with the governor over how much power she has "taken"...several retired NW Supreme Court Justices are now speaking out in the press. I guess it is no surprise that DNC mayors and governors are saying they must open. NY is screwed by the way if you look at the numbers.

It's like you think I can't have my own opinion. I fully understand the dangers of killing 230...but something has to change and since we are willing to rip off every other bandaid (immigration, gun control, energy independence), lets do this one too. 230 has to be eliminated or modified period dot. Otherwise, a few tech oligarchs are going to control this country and influence elections...like they did in 2020. Yes we need protections for a free and open internet but 230 is an absolute abortion in its current form.

Do you really think people voted for Biden? I would say they voted against Trump but hey what do I know. I do find it odd that the best the DNC could do was a 78 year old white guy...party of the people and all.

NATO - agreed, goes without saying and long overdue. I guess we will have to agree to disagree on the press, go watch the first press conference with Spicer...right out of the gate...then watch the first one with Psaki who by the way has a LONG history of lying to the press when she was at the State Department. As for Twitter and social media...I will agreed with your argument when they lose the protections of 230. Until then they are not simply a business, they enjoy special protections and treatment under the law that should hold them to a different standard. I did not cherry pick a line out of his speech. I skimmed most of it from the transcript posted on ABC and that was the one and only line I saw then mentioned going to the Capital. There were a lot of references to the election being stolen and cheating with regard to votes, but that was the only mention of going to the Capital. You lost me on social justice. I 100% acknowledge we are a country of inequities and we have a lot of work to do. I hate the "my black friend reply" so let me put it this way, I have many minority friends and have heard countless stories that make my skin crawl. When one friend told me about having to have the "you are a young black man and here is what you do when the cops pull you over", I was shocked and it truly made me think...again we have a LONG way to go. Also, I am not talking about protests and rioting over racial inequities, I am talking about BLM and Antifa. BLM is not about racial inequities, it is a group led by dedicated Marxists with a far different purpose. Look no further than an a revealing 2015 interview with the founders (Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal TometiIn), who very clearly stated what they stand for " interview, Cullors said, “Myself and Alicia in particular are trained organizers. We are trained Marxists.” That same year, Tometi was hobnobbing with Venezuela’s Marxist dictator Nicolás Maduro, of whose regime she wrote: “In these last 17 years, we have witnessed the Bolivarian Revolution champion participatory democracy and construct a fair, transparent election system recognized as among the best in the world.” Antifa is even worse and i can't believe you would associate them with the cause of minorities in this country. They seek to cause carnage and chaos in order to bring down the American system. You swore an oath to defeat such organizations. Again going back to what happened this summer...Seattle and the autonomous zone had zippo to do with racial inequality. The occupation and near destruction of Portland...again Antifa trying to destroy the system. As for mental health, one could certainly argue about Trump's mental state as an extreme narcissist. However, he has been like that for as long as he has been int he spotlight. With Biden we are talking about real signs of change and decline. I would invite you to watch this short non-bias clip that is not about Biden, but shows a clear link between his demonstrated symptoms and mental decline. Then watch this piece done by an Australian news agency.

When did I say Biden should fix decades of partisanship in a few days? I said he ran on a platform of unity...he promised to heal America...his inauguration was again about unity. His actions so far are 180 of from what he said/promised. To the winner go the spoils so if he wants to sign 37 executive actions reversing Trump policies so be it, but be HONEST...that is not about unity. He has not taken a single action in the lead up to taking office or in his first few days of executive orders. They are in such a rush to wipe Trump off the map they Biden's wonks reversed an executive order that was meant almost solely to keep the price of insulin down. Trump is gone...he is irrelevant now. If he tries to start a third party it will simply lock the DNC in power for eternity yet they want to pursue him with impeachment because they want revenge. Biden could end it right now and start the "healing" but he has no backbone and won't even state an opinion. Be a freaking leader, stand up to Pelosi and stop the impeachment...calm the Trumpsters and focus on fixing the broken shit TOGETHER, why is that so hard to understand? The last thing I am is a Trump apologist. Things he said and did were abhorrent, he actually lost me when he made the comments about John McCain being a POW and he preferred men who were not shot down. Other statements were equally appalling but sadly in our two party system we are left with choosing the lesser of two evils and when I stacked up the issues four years ago Trump and his policies were the clear choice. I did not want to vote for him this election, but knowing the history of Biden and even more frightening, Harris...there was no way in hell I was going to vote to put the most liberal person in the sent in the Senate, in a chair that is one heartbeat from the Oval Office, have you ever read her statements and policies? ESPECIALLY concerning when Biden is in the mental condition I believe him to in...he will not make four years. He very clearly has the early signs of dementia and it will be interesting to see how this plays out. Here is the thing that bothers me the most. You said "you guys all band together...and upvote each other's posts." That has been the problem the last four years with the mainstream press. No President has ever had so much bad press. See the graphic below. From DAY ONE the mainstream press which is mostly liberal went into full attack mode. Look at the first White House press conference under Trump versus Biden. Look at the liberal press fawn all over Joe. NY Times Editor Lauren Wolfe was so blatant they had to fire her (for once the NY Times showed some integrity). Another NY Times contributor called for the "lynching of Mike Pence"...his account was not disabled. Again from day one the press was in full attack mode and Pelosi, Schiff and Schumer followed suit with an impeachment based on a fake dossier paid for by Hillary...do you not find that shocking? The FBI knew the dossier was fake, they knew the context, yet they allowed it to continue and went after people like Mike Flynn. How much money was wasted, how much time was wasted, how far could we as a society have pushed the ball further down the field without this partisan political stunt based on a fake dossier paid for by the Clinton's? The mainstream press is so intellectually dishonest it is actually frightening. This past year when BLM and Antifa burned American cities they stood by and called them "mostly peaceful protests." ABC has a transcript of Trump's speech at the rally in DC. I didn't listen to it (don't listen to any of his rambling speeches), but I did search the transcript and this is waht he said "I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard." This was Trump inciting an insurrection? Contrast that with the DNC leadership taking a knee as Antifa and BLM burned parts of country? Seriously? My rambling point is... Clinton, Bush, and Obama all had negative press but nothing like this and under all previous administrations the press could at least acknowledge the good that was done. In Trump's case he gets zero credit for the economy, minus COVID he would have coasted to victory on this issue alone. Standing up the to Chinese was WAY overdue. On a side note, I have no idea how deep the Chinese ties to Biden are, but I find it very telling that on inauguration day the official Chinese leadership Twitter Account mocked trump and cheered that he was out of office. Under Trump America became not only energy independent but a net exporter of oil. While the environmentalist howl reasonable people will do some research and see how this one move changed the entire dynamic...it is actually helping carbon emissions as we are now likely past peak oil and the market was forever changed. Did you happen to notice that market was so disrupted that the price of oil went NEGATIVE under Trump (yes there were several factors in that pricing), but when compared to other Presidents it is remarkable highest was under Bush at $166.60 a barrel, second highest was Carter at $125.77 and third highest was under Obama at $124.44). Leaving the Paris Climate Accord was a very smart move, the negotiated American position was horrific. Do you know that under the terms of the accord that we just rejoined, all American children have to receive education not just on climate change, but how to PROTEST CLIMATE CHANGE! Come on man. In my humble opinion leaving the WHO was another very good move for America...before you get upset I would ask if you have done any research on the WHO? Even though I believe they acted as agents of China, put the COVID thing aside and look at the organization. Auditors have repeatedly slammed the WHO because they spend more on EXECUTIVE TRAVEL ($800 Million, first class baby), than they do fighting AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria...COMBINED. Should we have left them forever, of course not, but Trump was a good negotiator and it rocked the WHO when we left. There are other things that if viewed without bias were actually very good for our country...my favorite being the conversion of Qasem Soleimani into charred hamburger. You stated this was the first time you ever voted for a DNC candidate...for me it was a tough choice because I think Trump is an extreme narcissist who says horrible things, but when I took a step back and looked at the policies and the things Biden, Harris and the squad want to do to America...not a chance in hell. You point out QAnon...I agree horrible organization but the left is saying equally horrible things and they own the press. Look no further than the chief counsel at PBS who said "children of Trump voters be forcibly send to reduction camps". That is acceptable to you? I get it people hate Trump...As I have said multiple times, I do not like him or what he says. But the alternative is even worse.

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Love these two...classic

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for taking the bait. Of course Biden had nothing to with that decision. However, for the last four years the left and the mainstream press blamed EVERY single thing that went wrong on Trump. Have the intellectual honestly to apply the same standard to Biden... Oh I can hear you know...But But But. Not my meme but it certainly holds true. I have yet to see the grand reach across the political aisle, instead it has been a slew of executive orders and a complete dodge on the question of impeaching Trump. He has the opportunity to push the Trump thing aside...appease and calm the GOP faithful and focus on COVID-19 relief, but he doesn't have the backbone to stand up to Pelosi and her requirement for revenge...he doesn't even have the stones to voice an opinion. #Sad

And how nice that once the photo op was over Biden had the National Guard sent to sleep in a parking garage.

Apple is the Devil. I really hope the Right to Repair cases humble them.

Both sides...

Facebook has a subtle bias that in someways is more dangerous. The content they have elected to remove or suppress is often not reported. Go look at political donation totals by Facebook and their leadership to political parties. Foxnews certainly expresses the opinions of the RNC and lately Newsmax has jumped on the same bandwagon, but that absolutely pales in comparison to the major networks while ALL parrot the DNC. Aside from hiring all the former DNC operatives they have openly called for Foxnews to be shut down...CNN in particular has completely jumped the shark and become unwatchable. I sued to rotate between Fox, BBC, and CNN...MSNBC being a complete farce. These days I watch a little Fox but mostly BBC.

Please read contrived as double standard in my example. They host other organizations that are doing the exact same thing so they reverted to ToS as part of the cancel culture.

And they do thus at the expense of the U.S. Tax payer. In 2018 Amazon posted profit of $18 billion (I own a bunch, great for my portfolio), but they paid ZERO in taxes...actually it is worse than that....thanks to tax credits they got a refund of $139 Million. While being subsidized they are flexing political muscle (no hidden secret the Bezos and Trump hate each other), and they ban a predominately conservative company from their servers under completely contrived rationale. Amazon should be the first target of the government....but they won't be.