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Ro Khanna, the Congressman representing S.V. has thoughts on using "nothingburger": > Here’s why I think the “nothingburger” argument is compounding the proble

Ro Khanna, the Congressman representing S.V. has thoughts on using "nothingburger": > Here’s why I think the “nothingburger” argument is compounding the problem. https://www.thefp.com/p/ro-khanna-on-twitter-free-speech https://www.thefp.com/p/ro-khanna-on-twitter-free-speech It's worth a read to at least consider his thoughts.

myko 4y ago
I have read his thoughts, and while he makes good points he ignores the clear facts: - censoring Hunter Biden's nudes from the site was the right thing to do. - The laptop hoax had all the hallmarks of Russian disinformation, and still seems likely to have been developed by the Russian government - banning trump was the right thing to do, he had just attempted a coup against the US (I also think banning dictators/autocrats would be the moral thing to do) The other thing people are ignoring is that trump's team requested things to be removed, and they were as well: https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-granted-requests-from-trump-white-house-biden-remove-posts-2022-12 https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-granted-requests-fro... Everyone is acting like Twitter favored progressive causes, they did not. In fact we know from the Twitter files nothingburgers that Twitter gave "LibsOfTikTok" _favorable_ handling, preventing them from being properly moderated without higher levels of approval than other accounts. Con accounts were treated with kid gloves to prevent the backlash that Twitter is receiving anyway.
- kodyo 4y ago
  Multiple independent investigations showed that the laptop story was accurate. Our intelligence agencies conspired to suppress it, knowing it was true. The FBI had the laptop for a year before the NY Post story.
  - polygamous_bat 4y ago
    The FBI, while under the Trump administration, was doing Biden's bidding? Cool story.
  - DangitBobby 4y ago
    I've never heard or read anything particularly interesting when it comes to the laptop. You have a link to source I could feasibly trust (NY Post falls far, far below that bar) that explains how there's evidence the Bidens did something corrupt?
    - kodyo 4y ago
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  - myko 4y ago
    > Multiple independent investigations showed that the laptop story was accurate. This is not true, at best it is conflating some truths (copies of a hard drive exist and have some actual emails / pictures, a laptop was provided to the FBI) with lies (every file on the laptop is verified to belong to Hunter Biden! The laptop proves Joe Biden worked with his son in corrupt deals!). What they've shown is that there was a hard drive, heavily manipulated by multiple parties, that eventually made their ways to law enforcement. Those hard drives to not show what most cons are pushing (that Joe Biden is corrupt), they do show Hunter Biden had a lot of sex and did a lot of drugs. If you're interested in digging into this story with an open mind, including diving into the "soft corruption" of Hunter Biden's activities (similar to other rich, connected kids, e.g. Don Jr, way less corrupt than Jared and Ivanka gaining WH influence), watch this rundown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDcIludbsUw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDcIludbsUw. It is long but worth it, and examines the issue from multiple angles.
nkurz 4y ago
Wow, Khanna comes off really good here as a rational patriotic centrist. It makes me wonder about his future political ambitions. People should read the interview if unfamiliar with him.

myko 4y ago

I have read his thoughts, and while he makes good points he ignores the clear facts: - censoring Hunter Biden's nudes from the site was the right thing to do. - The laptop hoax had all the hallmarks of Russian disinformation, and still seems likely to have been developed by the Russian government - banning trump was the right thing to do, he had just attempted a coup against the US (I also think banning dictators/autocrats would be the moral thing to do) The other thing people are ignoring is that trump's team requested things to be removed, and they were as well: https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-granted-requests-from-trump-white-house-biden-remove-posts-2022-12 https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-granted-requests-fro... Everyone is acting like Twitter favored progressive causes, they did not. In fact we know from the Twitter files nothingburgers that Twitter gave "LibsOfTikTok" _favorable_ handling, preventing them from being properly moderated without higher levels of approval than other accounts. Con accounts were treated with kid gloves to prevent the backlash that Twitter is receiving anyway.

kodyo 4y ago
Multiple independent investigations showed that the laptop story was accurate. Our intelligence agencies conspired to suppress it, knowing it was true. The FBI had the laptop for a year before the NY Post story.
- polygamous_bat 4y ago
  The FBI, while under the Trump administration, was doing Biden's bidding? Cool story.
- DangitBobby 4y ago
  I've never heard or read anything particularly interesting when it comes to the laptop. You have a link to source I could feasibly trust (NY Post falls far, far below that bar) that explains how there's evidence the Bidens did something corrupt?
  - kodyo 4y ago
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- myko 4y ago
  > Multiple independent investigations showed that the laptop story was accurate. This is not true, at best it is conflating some truths (copies of a hard drive exist and have some actual emails / pictures, a laptop was provided to the FBI) with lies (every file on the laptop is verified to belong to Hunter Biden! The laptop proves Joe Biden worked with his son in corrupt deals!). What they've shown is that there was a hard drive, heavily manipulated by multiple parties, that eventually made their ways to law enforcement. Those hard drives to not show what most cons are pushing (that Joe Biden is corrupt), they do show Hunter Biden had a lot of sex and did a lot of drugs. If you're interested in digging into this story with an open mind, including diving into the "soft corruption" of Hunter Biden's activities (similar to other rich, connected kids, e.g. Don Jr, way less corrupt than Jared and Ivanka gaining WH influence), watch this rundown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDcIludbsUw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDcIludbsUw. It is long but worth it, and examines the issue from multiple angles.

nkurz 4y ago

Wow, Khanna comes off really good here as a rational patriotic centrist. It makes me wonder about his future political ambitions. People should read the interview if unfamiliar with him.