• 2019 vs. 2022

    From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to ALL on Saturday, April 09, 2022 11:26:00
    Circa 2019:

    The peanut gallery sez, "Look at the turnover in the Trump adminstration.
    That must mean he is bad and crazy! Save us from the bad man!"

    2021-2022: The Harris VP office has had all sorts of turnover, and Biden
    has supposedly threatened her staff with dismisal if they speak publicly
    about issues they may have with the VP and/or the administration as a whole.

    The peanut gallery... <crickets>

    My how times have changed!


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Mike Powell on Sunday, April 10, 2022 05:19:15
    2021-2022: The Harris VP office has had all sorts of turnover, and Biden has supposedly threatened her staff with dismisal if they speak publicly

    I don't recall hearing about Mike Pence having excessive turnover. Could that be possibly because he's a warm-blooded human?

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to Aaron Thomas on Sunday, April 10, 2022 18:51:41
    2021-2022: The Harris VP office has had all sorts of turnover, and Biden has supposedly threatened her staff with dismisal if they speak publicly

    I don't recall hearing about Mike Pence having excessive turnover. Could that be possibly because he's a warm-blooded human?


    Could very well be. I never really heard anything bad about him, even when he was governor of a neighboring state. He is a little conservative for my tastes, but also seems more competent that either Trump or Biden or Harris.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Mike Powell on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 02:52:48
    Could very well be. I never really heard anything bad about him, even when he was governor of a neighboring state. He is a little
    conservative for my tastes, but also seems more competent that either Trump or Biden or Harris.

    Pence is great, but he's way too timid to defeat a money-hungry Democrat.

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 15:28:00
    Could very well be. I never really heard anything bad about him, even when he was governor of a neighboring state. He is a little conservative for my tastes, but also seems more competent that either Trump or Biden or Harris.

    Pence is great, but he's way too timid to defeat a money-hungry Democrat.

    Or likely someone with money from his own party.


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Mike Powell on Thursday, April 14, 2022 16:57:16
    Pence is great, but he's way too timid to defeat a money-hungry Democrat

    Or likely someone with money from his own party.

    Good point! And I'm sure we'll see evidence of that later when some leftist Republican like Liz Cheney gets nominated.

    Republicans never have enough money for an election. Republican donors should save their money, and instead of investing in candidates, they should invest in their own media outlets. But who's gonna be our sugar daddy and do something like that?

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Saturday, April 16, 2022 10:18:00
    Good point! And I'm sure we'll see evidence of that later when some leftist Republican like Liz Cheney gets nominated.

    I don't really know that she is that far left. I just know that Trump
    did/does not like her. I am not sure if that is a bad thing or not.

    Republicans never have enough money for an election. Republican donors should save their money, and instead of investing in candidates, they should invest i
    their own media outlets. But who's gonna be our sugar daddy and do something like that?

    LOL, funny you should mention that. Elon Musk just bought up a bunch of Twitter stock and has offered to buy the company outright. He is concerned that Twitter censors too much, and that it should be an open forum to fully reflect our move into the digital age.

    Supposedly, several of their workers, who enjoy censoring things that make
    them feel bad, are not liking the idea of more freedom of speech for users.


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Mike Powell on Saturday, April 16, 2022 16:35:09
    LOL, funny you should mention that. Elon Musk just bought up a bunch of Twitter stock and has offered to buy the company outright. He is concerned that Twitter censors too much, and that it should be an open forum to fully reflect our move into the digital age.

    He seems like a great guy, and he has money to throw around, but "Twitter now allowing conservative voices" isn't going to fix (almost) a decade of brainwashing. It's too little & too late.

    Trump's "Truth Social" was another lame disaster. The system truthfully sucks. These billionaires don't get it that there's nothing to talk about on social media until news outlets start the conversations.

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  • From Shaun Buzza@1:229/110 to Aaron Thomas on Sunday, April 17, 2022 15:37:18
    Trump's "Truth Social" was another lame disaster. The system truthfully sucks. These billionaires don't get it that there's nothing to talk
    about on social media until news outlets start the conversations.

    Someone clearly hasn't seen the level of troll on FacePalm...(o_O)

    I mean, it's not 'intelligent' conversation, but...

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Sunday, April 17, 2022 18:27:00
    He seems like a great guy, and he has money to throw around, but "Twitter now allowing conservative voices" isn't going to fix (almost) a decade of brainwashing. It's too little & too late.

    It will at least allow them to communicate with people who want to read
    what they have to type.

    Trump's "Truth Social" was another lame disaster. The system truthfully sucks.

    I never checked into Trump's social media platform. My understanding, from someone who is far from conservative and may have spun it some, was that it
    was mostly a place for Trump to post things rather than for a community to
    have a conversation.

    These billionaires don't get it that there's nothing to talk about on social media until news outlets start the conversations.

    I don't know about that necessarily, but it does help get things started
    when there is a hot-button topic on the news outlets.


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Shaun Buzza on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 16:14:26
    Trump's "Truth Social" was another lame disaster. The system truthful sucks. These billionaires don't get it that there's nothing to talk about on social media until news outlets start the conversations.

    Someone clearly hasn't seen the level of troll on FacePalm...(o_O)

    What do you mean?

    Have you tried Truth Social? Hopefully it's been updated, but my first impression of it was that it was garbage. Poor ol Trump works so hard to do stuff right, but he hires and/or appoints people to do important things, and then they phone-in their work. Devin Nunez is at least partially to blame for the failure too now that he's CEO of a company that nobody's heard of.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Mike Powell on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 16:26:15
    Trump's "Truth Social" was another lame disaster. The system truthfully sucks.

    I never checked into Trump's social media platform. My understanding, from someone who is far from conservative and may have spun it some, was that it was mostly a place for Trump to post things rather than for a community to have a conversation.

    I tried it out, and it looks like a poorly developed version of Facebook. The only incentive to join is that "it was invented by a conservative," and I love that, but unfortunately the enjoyment stops there.

    We don't immediately need a conservative-invented social network. We immediately need a conservative-designed search engine, smart phone, and app store. Trump's idea sets himself up for failure because the big dawgs (Google, Apple) are still in control of things like search engine rank & app distribution. If Trump couldn't think of that, somebody close to him should have offered him that dose of reality.

    I'm still waiting for my local news station to say "Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Truth Social."

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 15:37:00
    We don't immediately need a conservative-invented social network. We immediately need a conservative-designed search engine, smart phone, and app store. Trump's idea sets himself up for failure because the big dawgs (Google,
    Apple) are still in control of things like search engine rank & app distribution. If Trump couldn't think of that, somebody close to him should have offered him that dose of reality.

    I am not sure it has to be conservative-invented/designed things so long as there are options that are politically neutral, i.e. that don't filter
    results based on stories they do/don't want you to see because they
    help/hurt their pet cause/candidate.

    A good example... I cannot remember the exact search phrase, but someone several years back (2016 maybe) did a test by attempting to look up
    something about Hillary Clinton in a search engine. Google (or Yahoo)
    would not show the results where other engines (at that time) did.

    I'm still waiting for my local news station to say "Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Truth Social."

    That would be something.


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Mike Powell on Thursday, April 21, 2022 18:19:23
    distribution. If Trump couldn't think of that, somebody close to him sho have offered him that dose of reality.

    I am not sure it has to be conservative-invented/designed things so long as there are options that are politically neutral, i.e. that don't filter results based on stories they do/don't want you to see because they help/hurt their pet cause/candidate.

    A business' best-interest is to maximize profit dollars; so I guess it's a choice between profit dollars or protecting Americans.

    Republicans are in desperate need for repairing their media infrastructure altogether. If Elon Musk & Trump were to put their money together and do that, they could potentially save America. They just need money, a way bigger media presence, hotter chicks, and they could lead these brainwashed dummys into a brighter, more positive future.

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  • From Tom Kisner@1:130/330 to Aaron Thomas on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 11:29:32
    Re: Re: 2019 vs. 2022
    By: Aaron Thomas to Mike Powell on Tue Apr 19 2022 04:26 pm

    Trump's "Truth Social" was another lame disaster. The system
    truthfully sucks.
    I tried it out, and it looks like a poorly developed version of Facebook. The only incentive to join is that "it was invented by a conservative," and I love that, but unfortunately the enjoyment stops there.

    Same here.

    I'm still waiting for my local news station to say "Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Truth Social."

    I think now that Elon is about to own Twitter, that's the end of Truth Social.

    Elon isn't a conservative by definition (although you can certainly say the same for Trump), he seems somewhat committed to having Free Speech on Twitter.

    If/When Trump (and lol Babylon Bee?!? - which their suspension appears to have been the motivation for Elon to buy Twitter) are brought back, that's the end IMHO. It's already happening:

    https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/babylon-bee-others-return-twitter-after-mu sk-buys


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to TOM KISNER on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 16:41:00
    I'm still waiting for my local news station to say "Follow us on Facebook
    Twitter, and Truth Social."

    I think now that Elon is about to own Twitter, that's the end of Truth Social.

    It could very well be. There is a YT channel called Hitler Rants Parodies where one of the charaters was apparently upset about Elon's takeover.
    Another character, consoling her, tells her it is OK because they both use Truth Social. :)

    Elon isn't a conservative by definition (although you can certainly say the sa
    for Trump), he seems somewhat committed to having Free Speech on Twitter.

    Someone sure needs to be committed to having free speech somewhere. That is a committment that seems to be lacking these days.

    If/When Trump (and lol Babylon Bee?!? - which their suspension appears to have
    een the motivation for Elon to buy Twitter) are brought back, that's the end I
    O. It's already happening:

    https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/babylon-bee-others-return-twitter-after-m
    sk-buys

    Glad they are back, too. The Bee is hilarious.


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Tom Kisner on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 04:14:36
    I'm still waiting for my local news station to say "Follow us on ace Twitter, and Truth Social."

    I think now that Elon is about to own Twitter, that's the end of Truth Social.

    It was fun while it lasted!

    Elon isn't a conservative by definition (although you can certainly say the same for Trump), he seems somewhat committed to having Free Speech
    on Twitter.

    I get what you're saying. He acts like he's supportive of the USA, seems like
    a great guy, but he could potentially have reptilian motives.

    https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/babylon-bee-others-return-twitter-aft sk-buys

    I don't understand the value of Twitter. How has it become so valuable? I get how Facebook is a "place to reconnect with old friends," but Twitter is less interesting.

    I hope Elon feels good about being the proud owner of a social network that
    1/2 of America hates. I hope he gets a return on this massive investment. But
    I doubt it!

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Mike Powell on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 04:16:55
    Someone sure needs to be committed to having free speech somewhere.
    That is a committment that seems to be lacking these days.

    Crime is skyrocketing, inflation is through the roof, covid is worse than ever before, but at least now we have a social network where we're allowed to criticize Hunter Biden. :)

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  • From Tom Kisner@1:130/330 to Aaron Thomas on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 14:57:14
    Re: Re: 2019 vs. 2022
    By: Aaron Thomas to Tom Kisner on Wed Apr 27 2022 04:14 am


    I get what you're saying. He acts like he's supportive of the USA, seems like a great guy, but he could potentially have reptilian motives.

    Possibly, he's a different guy for sure so it's hard to predict/understand.

    I don't understand the value of Twitter. How has it become so valuable? I get how Facebook is a "place to reconnect with old friends," but Twitter is less interesting.

    I don't user Twitter much anymore, but I used to use it to keep track of work related things - less for personal reasons. For getting information real time, nothing beats it.

    I hope Elon feels good about being the proud owner of a social network that 1/2 of America hates. I hope he gets a return on this massive investment. But I doubt it!

    He has said he sees tremendious upside potential - but I don't see it either. He thinks people will pay a subscription fee to be on there - I don't see that either. I don't know if he believes the stuff he is saying, or if he just bought himself an expensive toy, or if he sees he has the power to right a wrong he sees. It's entertaining.
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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 17:04:00
    Someone sure needs to be committed to having free speech somewhere.
    That is a committment that seems to be lacking these days.

    Crime is skyrocketing, inflation is through the roof, covid is worse than ever
    before, but at least now we have a social network where we're allowed to criticize Hunter Biden. :)

    I grew up in Louisville, KY. There were areas you knew to try to stay out
    of at night. Now those areas are places you can get carjacked in broad daylight. So now is the business district.

    They always vote "D" so I guess they get what they want.


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 17:07:00
    https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/babylon-bee-others-return-twitter-af
    sk-buys

    I don't understand the value of Twitter. How has it become so valuable? I get how Facebook is a "place to reconnect with old friends," but Twitter is less interesting.

    I don't use it, so it is not so interesting to me. I also don't use
    Tik-Tok and try to use FB as little as possible. However, many
    celebrities, companies, sports personalities, events, and even nobodies use
    it to broadcast information that does interest others. Any more, sometimes
    the first place something is announced is on Twitter.

    That may change some for certain celebrities... you know, the ones who were crying "fascist" during 2016-20 but who now suddenly hate free speech.
    They may leave it, but I am guessing most other entities who use it won't.
    It is a quick way to reach a large audience.


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Tom Kisner on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 21:56:13
    investment. But I doubt it!

    He has said he sees tremendious upside potential - but I don't see it

    If half of Twitter's users left when they banned Trump, then the remaining members are all liberals. Maybe there's potential to show them the light.
    Let's hope the Elon will do just that!

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Mike Powell on Friday, April 29, 2022 22:27:27
    I grew up in Louisville, KY. There were areas you knew to try to stay
    out of at night. Now those areas are places you can get carjacked in broad daylight. So now is the business district.

    They always vote "D" so I guess they get what they want.

    They're selecting option "D" for drugs! ;)

    It seems like it would be difficult to convince people that the crime crisis was not caused by the Joe regime, but somehow the media will pull off the impossible.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Mike Powell on Friday, April 29, 2022 22:55:19
    That may change some for certain celebrities... you know, the ones who were crying "fascist" during 2016-20 but who now suddenly hate free speech. They may leave it, but I am guessing most other entities who use it won't. It is a quick way to reach a large audience.

    Yea nobody hated Elon Musk until now. I just wish that he had bought Facebook instead.

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Saturday, April 30, 2022 09:34:00
    They always vote "D" so I guess they get what they want.

    They're selecting option "D" for drugs! ;)

    It seems like it would be difficult to convince people that the crime crisis was not caused by the Joe regime, but somehow the media will pull off the impossible.

    I would not say "caused by," but I might say "not helped any by."


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