• Re: Who said it - Trump or MLK?

    From Aaron Thomas@1:342/202 to Mike Miller on Tue Jan 21 10:27:39 2025
    Here's something that Trump and MLK both have in common: A dream of equality.

    In Trump's case, he just wants equality amongst billionaires. They're a higher class of person, you know. Unless you have enough money to drop

    He just signed an order ending DEI in federal workplaces. This ensures equal opportunities for all based on merit. (IOW: equality.)

    higher class of person, you know. Unless you have enough money to drop
    a million dollars into his innauguration fund, then to fly to Mar-a-Lago for a face-to-face meeting so you can get him to do a 180 degree turn on
    a topic (Like he did with Tik Tok, for instance)

    (I just debunked this for you and you're welcome.) And the TikTok thing, well, now America owns 50% of it. Not Trump. Not Elon Musk. America. You're welcome.

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  • From Mike Miller@1:154/30.1 to Aaron Thomas on Tue Jan 21 20:16:07 2025

    (I just debunked this for you and you're welcome.) And the TikTok thing, well, now America owns 50% of it. Not Trump. Not Elon Musk. America. You're welcome.

    You're making shit up now? Because that's a flat out lie.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/202 to Mike Miller on Tue Jan 21 20:10:02 2025
    (I just debunked this for you and you're welcome.) And the TikTok thi well, now America owns 50% of it. Not Trump. Not Elon Musk. America. You're welcome.

    You're making shit up now? Because that's a flat out lie.

    I didn't have the facts straight about that, so I apologize. (It was a suggestion that Trump made, and not a deal that was discussed.)

    But I was right about this other part of our conversation:

    In Trump's case, he just wants equality amongst billionaires. They're a higher class of person, you know. Unless you have enough money to drop

    "He just signed an order ending DEI in federal workplaces. This ensures equal opportunities for all based on merit. (IOW: equality.)"

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Wed Jan 22 09:09:00 2025
    And the TikTok thing, well,
    now America owns 50% of it. Not Trump. Not Elon Musk. America. You're welcome.

    Source???


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  • From Mike Miller@1:154/30 to Aaron Thomas on Wed Jan 22 08:41:08 2025

    Hello Aaron!

    23 Mar 70 02:36, you wrote to me:

    (I just debunked this for you and you're welcome.) And the
    TikTok thi
    well, now America owns 50% of it. Not Trump. Not Elon Musk.
    America.
    You're welcome.

    You're making shit up now? Because that's a flat out lie.

    I didn't have the facts straight about that, so I apologize. (It was a suggestion that Trump made, and not a deal that was discussed.)

    There's a big difference between a suggestion, and making a claim that it's something that's done and in place.

    4 years ago, Trump was one of the most vocal people towards a ban of TikTok. But because the CEO of ByteDance, and a bunch of other people who have money invested in it gave Trump money, he's now done a complete reversal of that. Nothing else has changed.

    America should NOT be in the business of "owning" businesses that have nothing to do with providing public services or running our government. And you should not be excited about this prospect, becuase it goes aganst the very tenants of capitalism.


    But I was right about this other part of our conversation:

    In Trump's case, he just wants equality amongst billionaires.
    They're a higher class of person, you know. Unless you have
    enough money to drop

    "He just signed an order ending DEI in federal workplaces. This
    ensures equal opportunities for all based on merit. (IOW: equality.)"


    You'll note that I cut that out of the other message, because I had (and still have) no desire to explain that DEI is not the boogeyman that your cult leaders have told you it is



    Mike


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/202 to Mike Powell on Wed Jan 22 10:17:45 2025
    And the TikTok thing, well,
    now America owns 50% of it. Not Trump. Not Elon Musk. America. You're welcome.

    Source???

    I was wrong. It was something Trump suggested. But he suggested it while he was signing a pile of executive orders and that's why I misunderstood.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/202 to Mike Miller on Wed Jan 22 10:40:35 2025
    I didn't have the facts straight about that, so I apologize. (It was suggestion that Trump made, and not a deal that was discussed.)

    There's a big difference between a suggestion, and making a claim that it's something that's done and in place.

    He was in the process of signing a bunch of executive orders when he made the comment, and I was hosting a celebration party at the time. We were talking, drinking, and not hearing the TV very well. (I'm still in celebration mode!)

    4 years ago, Trump was one of the most vocal people towards a ban of TikTok. But because the CEO of ByteDance, and a bunch of other people
    who have money invested in it gave Trump money, he's now done a complete reversal of that. Nothing else has changed.

    He has been collecting a few lousy friends lately.

    America should NOT be in the business of "owning" businesses that have nothing to do with providing public services or running our government. And you should not be excited about this prospect, becuase it goes
    aganst the very tenants of capitalism.

    I agree with you on that.

    You'll note that I cut that out of the other message, because I had
    (and still have) no desire to explain that DEI is not the boogeyman that your cult leaders have told you it is

    I have my own perception of DEI. My state (NY) has made it into law, and businesses in this state are forced to adhere to it. (That's why nobody knows what they're doing.)

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