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| Topic | Death of transgender student Nex Benedict ruled suicide by medical examiner |
| WesternMedia 03/19/24 6:58:49 AM #71 | It seems the latest Jojo chapter might've referenced this
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| Topic | Decimate Drive - a game where cars hunt down the player |
| WesternMedia 03/18/24 7:53:10 PM #7 | nice
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| Topic | Marty O'Donnell (Halo composer) is running for congress with NV GOP |
| WesternMedia 03/18/24 1:56:18 PM #52 | https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/b/b36cccd4.jpg
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| Topic | Study shows anti-pirate messages can cause people to pirate more |
| WesternMedia 03/16/24 10:17:09 AM #18 | A lot of reactions to moral guardians.
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| Topic | Bye bye, TikTok: House votes overwhelmingly to ban it |
| WesternMedia 03/13/24 11:57:55 AM #56 | Communist China is Americas largest geopolitical foe and is using technology to actively undermine Americas economy and security," Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said in a statement after the vote, warning that TikTok could be used to access American data and spread "harmful" information.
"Todays bipartisan vote demonstrates Congress opposition to Communist Chinas attempts to spy on and manipulate Americans, and signals our resolve to deter our enemies." Fifty Democrats and 15 Republicans voted against the bill. Among them were progressives like Reps. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., a Senate candidate, as well as conservatives like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., who lamented that she had previously been banned from social media. The top Democrat on the Intelligence Committee, Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., was a surprising no vote. He also cited free speech issues with the bill. Adversaries like China "shut down newspapers, broadcast stations, and social media platforms. We do not," Himes said in a statement. "We trust our citizens to be worthy of their democracy. We do not trust our government to decide what information they may or may not see." TikTok, owned by China-based parent company ByteDance, has mounted an aggressive lobbying campaign to kill the legislation, arguing that it would violate the First Amendment rights of its 170 million U.S. users and harm thousands of small businesses that rely on it. "This process was secret and the bill was jammed through for one reason: its a ban," the company said on X. Paul Tran, who, with his wife, has a skin care company called Love and Pebble, protested at a pro-TikTok rally outside the Capitol on Tuesday, with a message for members: You will be destroying small businesses like us; this is our livelihood. Weve created success." He said their business nearly shut down last year until TikTok Shop came along and totally exploded our business. Now 90% of their business comes from the app, he said. If you pass this bill, Tran said, you will be destroying the American Dream that we really believe in. Despite that push, the bill sailed through the House, raising pressure on the Democratic-led Senate to act. President Joe Biden, whose 2024 campaign joined TikTok last month, has said that if the bill reaches his desk, he will sign it into law. Its backers say its wrong to call the legislation an outright ban. Dubbed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, the bill would create a process for the president through the FBI and intelligence agencies to designate certain social media applications under the control of foreign adversaries, like China, Russia, Iran and North Korea, as national security threats. Once an app was deemed a risk, it would be banned from online app stores and web-hosting services unless it severed ties with entities under control of the foreign adversary within 180 days of the designation. That means TikTok, which FBI Director Christopher Wray has testified poses a risk to national security, could face a ban unless ByteDance acted quickly to divest it. What were after is a separation from TikTok from its parent company, ByteDance, and by extension CCP, the bills author, Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., chairman of the select committee investigating the Chinese Communist Party, said Tuesday as he left a classified all-House briefing about the dangers of TikTok. And in that world, TikTok users can continue to use the platform. In fact, I think it would allow for a better user experience. U.S. lawmakers and intelligence officials worry the Chinese government could use TikTok to access personal data from its millions of users and use algorithms to show them videos that could influence their views, including in the coming presidential election. Testifying before Congress a year ago, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew denied that the Chinese government controls the app and pushed back against suggestions that China accesses U.S. user data. Asked about the bill before Wednesday's vote, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said that "despite the lack of evidence proving TikTok poses a threat to US national security, the U.S. has continued to suppress TikTok." "This practice of resorting to bullying tactics when unable to win in fair competition disrupts normal business operations, damages international investors' confidence in the investment environment, and undermines the normal international economic and trade order, ultimately harming the U.S. itself," he continued. In writing the bill, Gallagher teamed up with the top Democrat on the China panel, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois, who consulted with former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., an outspoken critic of China's human rights violations throughout her long career. My concern is about what TikTok has done in Taiwan, saying that the Uyghurs love their genocide and the people of Hong Kong love their voter suppression, Pelosi told reporters. But she added: "We want TikTok to exist; were not here to ban it. Ive said we want to make it Tik-Tok-Toe. We want to make it something that is not a fearful social media platform but one that is very positive. And in order to do that, we have to see the divesting of it from the Chinese government having custodial possession of the data. ... Who controls the algorithm controls all of it. ... It is a national security issue. And its a personal security issue. The multibillion-dollar social media behemoth's presence was everywhere on Capitol Hill ahead of the House vote. TikTok users got pop-ups on the app urging them to call their local representatives, as well as push notifications saying: "Help stop the TikTok shutdown." Outside the Capitol, a handful of young House Democrats Robert Garcia and Sarah Jacobs of California, Maxwell Frost of Florida and Delia Ramirez of Illinois rallied alongside TikTok creators to express their opposition to the bill. Frost, 27, called himself a hell no on the bill and predicted that if the vote had been delayed by a week, opposition would have grown. JT Laybourne, one of the creators, said he is disgusted to hear lawmakers mocking TikTok and the creators on it because millions of small businesses rely on it. My voice is on TikTok. My purpose is on TikTok. Thats it. We cant let this happen, Laybourne pleaded. --- Cherish me |
| Topic | 16-year old nonbinary student brutally murdered at Owasso High School |
| WesternMedia 03/08/24 6:54:21 AM #107 | Rotterdammerung posted...
Absolutely this --- Cherish me |
| Topic | Pseudoregalia got a map update |
| WesternMedia 03/07/24 9:17:43 PM #11 | up
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| Topic | Pseudoregalia got a map update |
| WesternMedia 03/06/24 6:11:10 PM #6 | nice
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| Topic | 16-year old nonbinary student brutally murdered at Owasso High School |
| WesternMedia 03/05/24 6:52:07 AM #105 | JadeBaby posted...
https://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/u-s-department-of-education-opened-investigation-into-owasso-public-schoolsOh finally --- Cherish me |
| Topic | Megan Thee Stallion dressed up as a Jojo character at crunchyroll awards |
| WesternMedia 03/04/24 6:48:31 PM #23 | Powdered_Toast posted...
Is she a big anime voice actress?She's a pop artist rapper --- Cherish me |
| Topic | Missouri law says pregnant women cant get divorced |
| WesternMedia 02/29/24 6:59:23 AM #17 | wow I was not aware of this
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| Topic | Marjorie Taylor Greene Calls For Judge To Be Stripped Naked |
| WesternMedia 02/29/24 6:57:23 AM #21 | Covfefe Hamberder
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| Topic | Boy Kills World trailer. Mix of Hunger Games and John Wick |
| WesternMedia 02/27/24 6:33:16 PM #6 | From child killing clown to heroic mute seeking to avenge his family
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| Topic | 16-year old nonbinary student brutally murdered at Owasso High School |
| WesternMedia 02/24/24 9:30:23 PM #66 | Heineken14 posted...
That feels like a scramble now that this has made national headlines. Whatever the case is it seems all spotlight needs to be shown on the school. --- Cherish me |
| Topic | N64 inspired 3D platformer, Cavern of Dreams releases Feb. 29 on Switch |
| WesternMedia 02/16/24 8:44:50 PM #11 | tag
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| Topic | Transformation from fat to fit |
| WesternMedia 02/09/24 11:09:50 PM #19 | LoveLikeJazz posted...
You're right to be annoyed by that but I suppose it's human nature to be more attracted (for lack of a better term) to people who are more fit and/or healthier and nicer looking.It also shows that one has the drive and determination to lose weight which isn't easy. That's one thing that's different from being the exact same I suppose. --- Cherish me |
| Topic | Transformation from fat to fit |
| WesternMedia 02/06/24 7:22:17 PM #10 | [LFAQs-redacted-quote]
All I've seen from you have been lies. Prove a single thing you've said and I'll acknowledge it. Otherwise you're a confirmed liar. --- Cherish me |
| Topic | Transformation from fat to fit |
| WesternMedia 02/06/24 7:20:45 PM #8 | [LFAQs-redacted-quote]
Prove it. --- Cherish me |
| Topic | Transformation from fat to fit |
| WesternMedia 02/06/24 7:19:57 PM #6 | [LFAQs-redacted-quote]
Salad dodger post --- Cherish me |
| Topic | Transformation from fat to fit |
| WesternMedia 02/06/24 7:17:04 PM #4 | https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QVB0hja_YCw
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| Topic | Transformation from fat to fit |
| WesternMedia 02/04/24 5:59:03 PM #1 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylM09ypEdFk
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