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Deleted Tweets: Trump

15 points by vinnyglennon 7y ago

aserafini 7y ago
‘Prince of Whales’ is a funny typo, presumably that’s why the tweet was deleted.
- octosphere 7y ago
  I often delete a tweet if I make a mistaek in the spelling. For some reason it infuriates me more than I expected. I think this is because when I tweet, I commit to a permanent public record and the tweet will be scrutinized by someone eventually (if not currently by my followers) - and the tweet will be read and judged at some point. This is why Twitter needs an edit button.
  - foobaw 7y ago
    was "mistaek" intentional?
    - thinkingemote 7y ago
      It was certainly not ironci
  - moate 7y ago
    I'm fine with an edit button as long as you keep a log of the edit and previous version. Last thing that cesspool needs is more troll tools, and mid-flame war edits are absolutely troll tools.
  - waynecochran 7y ago
    I have typed some strange stuff due to autocorrect... although "wale" doesn't seem to autocorrect because it is a real word evidently.
- drewcoo 7y ago
  Because it's a failure that says "whale" on the site that gave us the "fail whale?"
LowLevelHacker 7y ago
An amazing intellect at work!
Nextgrid 7y ago
Regardless of our opinions on Donald Trump, there is huge potential for misinformation here, aka the “fake news” that Trump mentions. I suggest everyone takes this with a grain of salt unless confirmed with other sources (ideally I’d like a reputable entity like the Internet Archive to release a similar service as so far they’ve been trustworthy and haven’t shown any political bias). Full disclosure: I am a Trump opponent but I’m not into US politics based on what I hear in mainstream international media which I know might be biased.
- moate 7y ago
  Quick question: what does "not into US politics" mean to you? You have opinions (you state that you're a Trump opponent) and seems at least marginally informed. Just curious, not trying to bait you into saying anything stupid. I just ask as someone who is "very political" and trying to understand what people mean when they say they're "not into politics".
  - waynecochran 7y ago
    I think "not into politics" is just a phrase that means "please don't bite my head off just because I have a different political opinion."
    - Nextgrid 7y ago
      Not really. I’m not into politics and I don’t take the time to do proper research into who said what and I only take info from the mainstream news so I understand they’re biased and I disclosed that to cover myself in case what I heard ends up wrong. I’m against him but I’m also open to the basis of my opinion being incorrect.
      - waynecochran 7y ago
        I understand. Not that this has anything to do with what you said specifically -- it is just sad how polarized our nation is and the folks at the extreme ends have created a dumpster fire that the media magnifies for profit.
arwineap 7y ago
I thought there was something official that would preserve presidential correspondence
- Nextgrid 7y ago
  I think it’s the first time we see a president using social media so much so the regulatory framework hasn’t yet caught up. This is probably one of the few good use cases for blockchain technology where independent actors (of potentially different political affiliations and in different countries) can help given they’re given a purely monetary incentive independent of any political outcomes.
- cannonedhamster 7y ago
  That assumes that the department you're speaking of wasn't already cut. The President only seems to care about history as it relates to what he believes it should. Consider for example how many times he bashed President Obama for golfing and has since surpassed President Obama's rate. Or how he criticized Sec Clinton for a private email server then did the same thing or illegally destroyed documents. The President seems to be confused on the differences between an office with shared powers and the dictators he has made a habit of becoming friendly with.

15 points by vinnyglennon 7y ago

aserafini 7y ago

‘Prince of Whales’ is a funny typo, presumably that’s why the tweet was deleted.

octosphere 7y ago
I often delete a tweet if I make a mistaek in the spelling. For some reason it infuriates me more than I expected. I think this is because when I tweet, I commit to a permanent public record and the tweet will be scrutinized by someone eventually (if not currently by my followers) - and the tweet will be read and judged at some point. This is why Twitter needs an edit button.
- foobaw 7y ago
  was "mistaek" intentional?
  - thinkingemote 7y ago
    It was certainly not ironci
- moate 7y ago
  I'm fine with an edit button as long as you keep a log of the edit and previous version. Last thing that cesspool needs is more troll tools, and mid-flame war edits are absolutely troll tools.
- waynecochran 7y ago
  I have typed some strange stuff due to autocorrect... although "wale" doesn't seem to autocorrect because it is a real word evidently.
drewcoo 7y ago
Because it's a failure that says "whale" on the site that gave us the "fail whale?"

LowLevelHacker 7y ago

An amazing intellect at work!

Nextgrid 7y ago

Regardless of our opinions on Donald Trump, there is huge potential for misinformation here, aka the “fake news” that Trump mentions. I suggest everyone takes this with a grain of salt unless confirmed with other sources (ideally I’d like a reputable entity like the Internet Archive to release a similar service as so far they’ve been trustworthy and haven’t shown any political bias). Full disclosure: I am a Trump opponent but I’m not into US politics based on what I hear in mainstream international media which I know might be biased.

moate 7y ago
Quick question: what does "not into US politics" mean to you? You have opinions (you state that you're a Trump opponent) and seems at least marginally informed. Just curious, not trying to bait you into saying anything stupid. I just ask as someone who is "very political" and trying to understand what people mean when they say they're "not into politics".
- waynecochran 7y ago
  I think "not into politics" is just a phrase that means "please don't bite my head off just because I have a different political opinion."
  - Nextgrid 7y ago
    Not really. I’m not into politics and I don’t take the time to do proper research into who said what and I only take info from the mainstream news so I understand they’re biased and I disclosed that to cover myself in case what I heard ends up wrong. I’m against him but I’m also open to the basis of my opinion being incorrect.
    - waynecochran 7y ago
      I understand. Not that this has anything to do with what you said specifically -- it is just sad how polarized our nation is and the folks at the extreme ends have created a dumpster fire that the media magnifies for profit.

arwineap 7y ago

I thought there was something official that would preserve presidential correspondence

Nextgrid 7y ago
I think it’s the first time we see a president using social media so much so the regulatory framework hasn’t yet caught up. This is probably one of the few good use cases for blockchain technology where independent actors (of potentially different political affiliations and in different countries) can help given they’re given a purely monetary incentive independent of any political outcomes.
cannonedhamster 7y ago
That assumes that the department you're speaking of wasn't already cut. The President only seems to care about history as it relates to what he believes it should. Consider for example how many times he bashed President Obama for golfing and has since surpassed President Obama's rate. Or how he criticized Sec Clinton for a private email server then did the same thing or illegally destroyed documents. The President seems to be confused on the differences between an office with shared powers and the dictators he has made a habit of becoming friendly with.