The Donald vs Big Tech

[mickO)))]

I searched for the video myself yesterday after reading about it and all that came up was 3 - 4 snippets from the podcast then a load of other videos about Trump. Even when I watched it the other day I had to go into one of Rogans other videos to get a link to his channel to find it.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

A temporary glitch is a glitch. Censorship is censorship. To prove a glitch is the result of intentional censorship, evidence is needed. There is no such evidence. That lack of solid evidence might be good enough for you and Musk, it wouldn't be enough for me.

[mickO)))]

Funny I watch the podcast regularly and never experienced this 'temporary glitch' before. It didn't seem to affect anything else I watched on youtube over the weekend either. Odd that it just seems to have happened on this particular video.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

What do you reckon their plan was? Intentionally limit visibility of the most hotly anticipated and widely talked about YT video of the week and just hope no one noticed?

[mickO)))]

There was no plan it was just a temporary glitch.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

 

Either way, YT are laughing: already one of the most viral videos of all time, tis all good for them!

[astfgyl]

If you want to know what actual censorship looks like, you could take Bezos gagging the editorial team of the Washington Post and preventing them from publishing their planned endorsement:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2024/10/25/ex-editor-baron-decries-disturbing-spinelessness-of-washington-post-not-endorsing-for-president/

Here is what Bezos apparently has to say about it:

"Most people believe the media is biased. Anyone who doesn't see this is paying scant attention to reality, and those who fight reality lose. Reality is an undefeated champion."

"It would be easy to blame others for our long and continuing fall in credibility (and, therefore, decline in impact), but a victim mentality will not help. Complaining is not a strategy. We must work harder to control what we can control to increase our credibility."

"Presidential endorsements do nothing to tip the scales of an election. No undecided voters in Pennsylvania are going to say, "I'm going with Newspaper A's endorsement." None. What presidential endorsements actually do is create a perception of bias. A perception of non-independence. Ending them is a principled decision, and it's the right one."

"Lack of credibility isn't unique to The Post. Our brethren newspapers have the same issue. And it's a problem not only for media, but also for the nation."

"Many people are turning to off-the-cuff podcasts, inaccurate social media posts and other unverified news sources, which can quickly spread misinformation and deepen divisions."

"While I do not and will not push my personal interest, I will also not allow this paper to stay on autopilot and fade into irrelevance — overtaken by unresearched podcasts and social media barbs — not without a fight. It's too important. The stakes are too high."

"Now more than ever the world needs a credible, trusted, independent voice, and where better for that voice to originate than the capital city of the most important country in the world? To win this fight, we will have to exercise new muscles."

"Some changes will be a return to the past, and some will be new inventions. Criticism will be part and parcel of anything new, of course. This is the way of the world. None of this will be easy, but it will be worth it. I am so grateful to be part of this endeavor. Many of the finest journalists you'll find anywhere work at The Washington Post, and they work painstakingly every day to get to the truth. They deserve to be believed."

[astfgyl]

The owners of Youtube are the largest donors to the Harris campaign if what I've read is right.

At the same time, both Raytheon and Lockheed Martin are on the list of Trump campaign donors, which is rather telling as well.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Who do you mean by the owners of YT? (genuine question)

I know Soros, Gates, and Bloomberg are among the top donors to the Harris campaign.

[astfgyl]

Alphabet, the parent company.

Edit: I didn't even know about the other three but it's unsurprising:

Gates would want to donate to the candidate who won't promote vaccine skepticism (due to link with RFK, certainly not because of anything Operation Warp Speed Trump would do).

Soros would want to donate to the candidate who won't promote the idea that he is the devil trying to destroy western society. (Due to link with Musk, who has been trying to push that idea publicly for some time, and I don't know if trump ever said anything to that effect).

Dunno about Bloomberg I haven't seen anything about that but the other two would have self preservation reasons to be pushing the Harris campaign for sure.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

In short, he's saying that if she wins, there is no other possible explanation but fraud:
https://x.com/Acyn/status/1850655952896463248

So if Trump wins, we'll have a smooth transition of power and then, imo, disaster. But if Harris wins, it looks like it's going to be MAGA-instigated chaos from day one and then... all bets are off. Interesting times in store.

A spate of activities seemingly aimed at preempting cause for undermining the voting system, burning of ballot boxes and stuff like this:
https://fox59.com/news/indycrime/this-is-political-bullst-former-republican-candidate-charged-with-stealing-madison-county-election-ballots/

"The cheating has begun."

[John Kimble]

Did anyone actually listen to the Rogan interview? I put it on the other day out of curiosity and had to turn it off after 10 mins. I don't have any particular interest in the topic either way but it's a fairly depressing indictment on the state of America overall.
Genuinely bewildered by the whole thing. Does anyone here live in the States or lived there for any period of time? I've never actually been. Are the Yanks really that fucked up?

[Kunt 4 Life]

Slightly unrelated perhaps but I was watching The Last Leg on channel 4 last night for the first time in years. Was quite a big fan of it a while ago but it started becoming quite smug and preachy which put me off.
Bloody hell, for a UK programme it seemed to have become a strong mouthpiece in promoting Kamala Harris (I imagine next to zero people eligible to vote were watching).
Pretty much made out it would be the end of the world if evil super villian trump who is Hitler reincarnated wins and that everyone should vote for Harris who is nicer and kinder than Jesus.

Be funny to see them lose their shit if Trump wins next week....

[Caomhaoin]

Thanks, 'The Guardian', for giving me a genuinely new experience - a well written, not retarded, limp wristed or sneeringly biased article from above publication

https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/01/us-presidential-election-donald-trump-kamala-harris-winner

[astfgyl]

Thanks, 'The Guardian', for giving me a genuinely new experience - a well written, not retarded, limp wristed or sneeringly biased article from above publication

https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/01/us-presidential-election-donald-trump-kamala-harris-winner

Still in all he had to mention the idea that the US may not be ready to have a black female president.

Is there one running? Are Indians black?

Maybe they're not ready to have a cackling fool who can't speak without a teleprompter, or someone who is representative of the last few years all over again. Maybe it's looking good for Trump because the other crowd ran about the only candidate who actually gives him a chance of winning. Even Biden won against him ffs. Harris still may win, I wouldn't rule that out at all but the Democrats could have actually made it very easy on themselves and they didn't.

And whoever loses will say the other side cheated, that's a guarantee.

Also, RIP to Peanut, the new poster squirrel of the far right.