Ah work PC is work PC. I’ll try to turn off Bluetooth when possible, local network access, and phone and microphone on anything not strictly necessary

Stop using copilot? Has anyone started?

I don’t think of it as slippery slope, I think of it as setting precedent

He tries to project strength even though he has none.

No. If you allow one country to shirk the norm, other countries will also start pushing

Why is Trump pardoning the violent antifa who infiltrated a perfectly peaceful rally?

That’s a fair point. I guess I think of kowtowing like Tim Cook, who is really anything but MAGA, donating to the inauguration fund.

TikTok is allegedly collecting data on Americans that Congress has collectively deemed a security threat. That being a main objective, giving Trump a few things in return (promoting him in the app dialog, censorship in his favor) is so that they can continue to do what they do.

Trump is easily manipulated by strongmen like Putin and Xi.

TikTok is not bootlicking. They’re manipulating him.

SM…?