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#DiaperDon > The Internet Started To Have Some Fun -Actually Lots of It...and Then

Just As #DiaperDon Starts Trending, Trump Claims That Twitter Uses 'Fake' Trends, Calls For 'Termination' Of Section 230

Failures

from the for-national-security? dept

Mon, Nov 30th 2020 9:30am — Mike Masnick

"It's no secret that Donald Trump doesn't like Section 230. Wait. Actually, let's back up and try that again: it's no secret that Donald Trump doesn't like what he thinks Section 230 is about, which has little-to-no-resemblance to what Section 230 is actually about. However, over the long weekend, things took an even more ridiculous turn than usual. It started on Thanksgiving when the President was signing some legislation and taking some questions from the press. For unclear reasons, the setup where he had to sign things was with a very small desk affixed with the Presidential seal. While this desk has been used before for such things -- and Trump has even joked about the size of it, the framing of the shot -- the lack of people around him, the wide frame of the shot, the tread over carpet, and just... everything really made it look like the President was sitting at an elementary school desk . . . .

TOO MUCH FUN

#BlackFridayDeals special My Little President Conference Table avaliable now in all good stores $19.99 *please note product easy wipe clean in case of Little President accidents #DiaperDon pic.twitter.com/XtS3dAPS6X

— Charlie Hayes (@oxfcharlie) November 27, 2020

Someone had to sit at the little kids table this year for thanksgiving #diaperdon pic.twitter.com/pDKAEp61dW

— Mike (@kingfloorfan) November 27, 2020

Who did this? pic.twitter.com/gHN0qMBUcA

— Jennifer Harris (@jwharris) November 27, 2020

#massivedumps #DiaperDonnie the new poster boy for Depends pic.twitter.com/2teYqhhYt3

— DogLearnsToTweet2020🌊 #ByeDon🌊 #Resist🌊#BLM (@Kim63727785) November 29, 2020

So, @realDonaldTrump, did your staff pick out your play set for your photo op from an abandoned #KidsRUs store? #LOSER #DiaperDon pic.twitter.com/prhVIbdITQ

— John B. Pierce (@JohnBPierce1) November 30, 2020

Favorite meme of the day 😂👶🏻#DiaperDon pic.twitter.com/FLKCWCCWEj

— Colin Anderson (@colin_thinks) November 30, 2020

It was not long until #DiaperDonald started trending on Twitter.

And, then, it was not much longer beforel the Commander-in-Chief of the military, and the leader of the United Stated of America decided to throw a tantrum on Twitter and claim that Twitter made up its trending topics (it does not).

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Goodbye Determinism, Hello Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle

Out-of-Touch Public Officials: They Say They Believe In Citizen Participation But Have A Stranglehold On Public Policy

Here's are four official statement from The City of Mesa: https://www.mesaaz.gov/government/mayor-council

 

1. The Mesa City Council sets policies based on the input and needs of its citizens.

2. Mesa operates under a charter form of government with citizens electing a mayor and six councilmembers to set policy for the City.

3. The mayor and council are elected on a non-partisan basis.

4. The Mesa City Council believes that its people, not leaders, are what makes a City great and actively works to encourage citizen participation in the decision-making process.

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OK. All those words sound nice for sure > the City also outlines the different ways for people and citizens to participate:

Whether it is through neighborhood meetings, advisory boards and committees, telephone calls and letters, or email 

PLEASE NOTE: 

For the time being there are few if any NO neighborhood meetings and other ways to communicate public needs and public input are limited.

City Council Meetings and Study Sessions Notice

To decrease COVID-19 exposure, the City Council Chambers is closed, but public participation and viewing will be available electronically. 

See the City Council Meetings page for full details about meeting participation 

Likewise - looking at the the graphic in the middle there is selected citizens participation with the following statement:

You may click on any of the City boards and committees listed below to learn more about the purpose and requirements for each board, and to see the current list of members and term end dates.

If you are interested in serving on a City board or committee, please visit the Advisory Board & Committees Application Center. There you will begin by creating a customer profile with a login and password once before applying.

APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARDS (AND COMMITTEES) ARE RECOMMENDED BY THE MAYOR AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.

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