Smilin Jack Sparrow
@captjacksparrow1.bsky.social
Artist, teacher, and gardener.
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They will threaten Apple and Google to take down the old app to force people to use it. They will update the algorithm to favor right-wingers who support Trump. All the people who use it to reach their customers will be screwed. It will be another tool to destroy free speech and enable corruption.
The new TikTok US entity would be controlled by a consortium of Silver Lake, Andreessen-Horowitz, and Oracle. 80% US, 20% China ownership. One board member appointed by the US government. Existing users would be expected to shift to a new app (lol).
Would not be surprised if this nukes usership.
Would not be surprised if this nukes usership.
Details Emerge on U.S.-China TikTok Deal
Oracle, Silver Lake and Andreessen Horowitz are part of an investor consortium that will control an 80% stake.
www.wsj.com
September 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
They will threaten Apple and Google to take down the old app to force people to use it. They will update the algorithm to favor right-wingers who support Trump. All the people who use it to reach their customers will be screwed. It will be another tool to destroy free speech and enable corruption.
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“As long as the problems of the poor are not radically resolved by rejecting the absolute autonomy of markets and financial speculation and by attacking the structural causes of inequality, no solution will be found for the world’s problems or, for that matter, to any problems.”
— Pope Francis
— Pope Francis
The Pope Who Decried the Savage Inequalities of Billionaire-Class Capitalism
Pope Francis, who has died at 88, fought for economic justice with a consistency that distinguished him from the elites of his time.
www.thenation.com
April 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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If you can change the name of a body of water after 475 years, you can change a pronoun whenever you want
February 14, 2025 at 11:02 PM
If you can change the name of a body of water after 475 years, you can change a pronoun whenever you want
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The bull that Elon is trying to pull right now. We are going to fight back!
February 4, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The bull that Elon is trying to pull right now. We are going to fight back!
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When LA was ablaze firefighters from Canada and Mexico showed up to help. That’s what friends do. And then Trump turns around and puts tariffs on both countries? That’s ‘Enemy of the People’ energy.
February 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM
When LA was ablaze firefighters from Canada and Mexico showed up to help. That’s what friends do. And then Trump turns around and puts tariffs on both countries? That’s ‘Enemy of the People’ energy.