Gorging The Media Machine For Distraction: Make a PanicWith the economy in a catastrophic contraction 100 days before the November election, a desperate Donald Trump is doing anything (and every thing) to distort the everyday news cycle and feeding-frenzy away from a national collapse.
At the same time four Tech Titans were remotely testifying before a Congressional anti-trust committee hearing, Trump decided to go after a Chinese-owned tech giant for doing the same things they do - collecting and harvesting private data.
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UPDATE: From Reuters
President Donald Trump only agreed to allow Microsoft to negotiate the acquisition of popular short-video app TikTok if it could secure a deal in 45 days, sources told Reuters
•Aug 3, 2020
Trump gives Microsoft 45 days for TikTok deal
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A story was planted and built up around the idea that TikTok was some sort of national security threat, despite very little evidence to support this.
A separate narrative was simply that Trump was annoyed that TikTok kids made Trump look bad in his Tulsa rally when they booked tickets to attend and didn't show up.
that probably won't be gone any time soon:
From the Say What Now Dept. Overhype
Update: The TikTok ClusterFuck:
Trump To Order A Block, Microsoft Wants To Buy, and The Competition is Still There
Mike Masnick - 07.31.2020 @ 1:41 PM
