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TikTok faces ban in US by Sunday after Supreme Court rejects appeal | BBC News | Oh dear…

In the UK we call this an “omnishambles” — it doesn’t matter how you look at it, it’s a mess.

My suspicion is throwing it over the wall to Trump is supposed to make him look bad/under foreign influence, but it will mostly just make him popular if/when he rescinds it.

Or: the Dems are seeking a way to wash their hands of the matter, in which case they look weak as well as incompetent.

The White House says it will leave enforcement to the incoming Trump administration

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/czj37xe7jljt

Update

The CEO of TikTok responds, welcoming the opportunity to work with Trump: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGdSwMh83/

image text: Someone on Bluesky aptly described this as "the dog that caught the app", as per dogs chasing cars but not knowing what to do if they catch one.



Unsurprisingly this is much the same problem that Ofcom in the UK faces: the world doesn't work how people t
Dropsafe · “Biden administration looks for ways to keep TikTok available in the U.S.” | …whilst the world watchesSomeone on Bluesky aptly described this as “the dog that caught the app”, as per dogs chasing cars but not knowing what to do if they catch one. Unsurprisingly this is much the same pro…
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On #farage “He has no idea on the biggest issue that matters to voters, which is tackling the cost of living crisis."

Right, and neither do you. But unlike you, he offers something to people who are angry about it: Racist pogroms and a never ending list of scapegoats.

Your dismissive tone makes it seem like you don't seem very concerned about that.

Happy for you that your family isn't on his detain/deport/drown list

#RachelReeves quoted in #Guardian as claiming to take on "vested interests" despite the fact that we can all read the register of members interests and see how the vested interests are funding her career.

It's just a list of large corporations, oligarchs, CEO's, property developers, media consultancy firms, £10k from a climate-change denying Baron, a tory Baron centimillionaire, the list goes on.

#labour #OmniShambles #UkPolitics

members.parliament.uk/member/4