Trump threatens to send Meta's Mark ‘Zuckerbucks’ to prison if reelected president
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The highly stable genius made this declaration on [1]Truth Social , Trump's digital fiefdom and his alternative to Twitter/X.
"All I can say is that if I'm elected President, we will pursue Election Fraudsters at levels never seen before, and they will be sent to prison for long periods of time. We already know who you are. DON'T DO IT! ZUCKERBUCKS, be careful!" Trump rattled off.
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It should go without saying that there is no suggestion Zuckerberg is or was involved in election fraud. On one level you could take Trump's message as a simple one of: Don't break the law, not even you Mark, which seems reasonable. On the other hand, let's be real, Trump's clearly name-checking the Meta CEO as a threat.
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This outburst was the conclusion of a long rant this week by the real-estate tycoon that made sweeping accusations against President Biden and the US Department of Justice, which he called an "incapacitated moron" and "corrupt" respectively.
Trump claims the Biden administration hopes to give non-citizens the right to vote in federal elections, something that would be unconstitutional without an amendment and thus that assertion is [5]simply wrong .
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That said, Republicans in the US House of Reps have [7]just passed a law bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote, and the legislation is unlikely to make it through the Senate.
This is all election posturing. The Republicans want to give the impression the Democrats are trying to win the White House race through cheating by encouraging non-citizens to vote, which is already illegal in federal polls. The Biden administration has pointed out
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there are adequate safeguards in place to help prevent that fraud from happening.[9]ChatGPT wrongly insists Trump-Biden CNN debate had 1 to 2-minute delay
[10]Chucking Trump etc off Twitter after Jan 6 provides key data for misinfo experiment
[11]Graph database shows Biden outspends Trump in social media ad war
It's not too surprising Trump counts the Facebook supremo among his primary political enemies, as the two have a decade-ish-long and mostly one-sided feud going on.
[12]All the way back in 2015 , when the reality TV show celebrity host and reportedly successful businessman hadn't even yet become the Republican nominee for President, Trump released his immigration reform policy and specifically called out rival Marco Rubio, who he described as "Mark Zuckerberg's personal Senator."
From then on, Trump has semi-regularly trash-talked Zuckerberg, who has only responded every now and then. The situation escalated dramatically, however, when Trump was [13]booted off Facebook (and other platforms) in the wake of the January 6, 2021 storming of the US Capitol by Trump supporters. The ex-president was unbanned from Facebook last year, though clearly that hasn't made Trump any less mean toward the multi-billionaire Zuckerberg.
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The hatred apparently runs so deeply for the man of Mar-a-Lago that [15]he doesn't want TikTok banned in the United States, because as he put it "if you get rid of TikTok, Facebook and Zuckerschmuck will double their business."
In addition to jailing "election fraudsters," Trump has also pledged on the first day of his hypothetical second term as America's President to break up offshore wind farms, which apparently are deadly to whales. ®
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[7] https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/house-gop-proof-citizenship-vote-boosting-election-year-111817245
[8] https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SAP-HR8281.pdf
[9] https://www.theregister.com/2024/06/29/chatgpt_presidential_debate/
[10] https://www.theregister.com/2024/06/06/jan_6_depatforming_nature_study/
[11] https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/17/graph_database_presidential_ads/
[12] https://www.theregister.com/2015/08/18/donald_trump_dumps_on_facebooks_mark_zuckerberg/
[13] https://www.theregister.com/2021/01/07/social_media_trump/
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[15] https://www.theregister.com/2024/03/09/trump_who_tried_kicking_tiktok/
[16] https://whitepapers.theregister.com/
You mean Zuck vs Trump? I'd pay $1000 PPV to watch fat boy Trump get his teeth knocked out!
I'd settle for either or both getting their teeth kicked out. And that gobshite Musk. Maybe put all three in a spherical cage, and when the bell rings start it churning, perhaps with a few bricks in it as well.
If you put them all in a spherical cage, tell them there's a nickel in the corner to watch them grovel even more.
Be careful what you wish for, Trump has a history of violence:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkghtyxZ6rc
(OK, Trump supporters will downvote this without explanation, but sometimes the truth must be stated, whatever the consequences.)
"Trump has also pledged on the first day of his hypothetical second term as America's President to break up offshore wind farms, which apparently are deadly to whales."
I've seen him in a golf shirt. This is just for self-preservation.
The only environmental concerns Trump appears to have is about the birds and whales supposedly affected by wind turbines. Doesn't give a shit about the far larger and wider array of wildlife affected by Arctic drilling, which he promises to remove all regulations from.
Trump and elections
Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Trump hire a highly respected IT security specialist to ensure the last US Presidential Election was not subverted, and when it turned out the count went for Biden, sacked him?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-54982360
"Donald Trump says he has fired a top election official who contradicted the US president's claims of voter fraud.
President Trump said he "terminated" Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (Cisa) chief Chris Krebs for his "highly inaccurate" remarks on vote integrity.
Mr Trump has refused to concede the US election, and has made unsubstantiated claims of "massive" voter fraud.
Election officials said the vote was the "most secure" in US history."
Other articles may be available on the Register , such as https://www.theregister.com/2020/11/18/trump_fires_krebs/
"President Trump is known not to have been thrilled that Krebs directed CISA to create a website called Rumor control that debunked election-related disinformation. The site contradicts some of the baseless allegations that Trump made about election practices.
The Register will not detail those allegations as to do so would be to amplify almost-certainly fantasy assertions: readers can easily find the president’s Twitter account if they wish to go to a primary source of disputed facts."
Maybe Mr Trump is 'getting in his retaliation first' on any fact-checking of his statements in the forthcoming campaign?
Re: Trump and elections
Didn't 'Cyber Ninjas' "True The Vote" ? LOLz
Seems to be a reasonable excuse to vote Trump.
Perhaps, once the Democrats have stopped dicking around, pulled their collective heads out of the sand (or elsewhere) and found themselves a halfway electable candidate, they could offer up a promise to jail Musk. That should be roughly as popular as throwing Zuck into clink.
That, and the fact that I'd rather have a known quantity in charge of the nukes, than Slow Joe's floozie wife, or whatever intern is in charge up there now.
The American voting situation is always that you have to make a choice to vote for the least stupid candidate.
Biden is a dickhead, but Trump is a very floppy dickhead. UK commenters live in a world with left-wing Labour and right-wing Conservatives ... but America is right-wing Democrats and right-wing Republicans, so our choice is just to vote for the least stupid party President.
Fact checking
Nice to see El Reg fact-checking Florida Man, since the far-right corporate media have largely thrown in the towel on their responsibility to do so.
Where the Fat Old Crook* is concerned...
All accusation is confession.
For those who don't want to vote Blue just ask yourself one question about the candidate you want.
Are they on the ballot in enough states to get at least 270 votes in the Electoral College?
Because if not they have zero chance of winning. Ever.
*His last official weight is overweight (in an interview Schwarzenegger reckoned he was more like 315lb than 215), he's 77 and he's been found guilty of running a business that was engaged in fraud and tax evasion. So yes calling him a FOC is note a slur but a statement of fact.
Now THIS is entertainment.
The Register has now been added to my daily list.
I used to get my serious entertainment from the usual places--TV, movies, streaming...
Now I get it from all the different news outlets who daily--or, sometimes, much more frequently--report on the Bozo (or is that 'Shit-Head')-In-Chief's latest antics.
Thank you. MISTER Trump...you have provided the entire world with an unexpected source of amusement and downright hilarity.
And, MISTER tRUMP...you are in seriously deep shit if the Democratic Party decides to run, as their presidential and vice-presidential candidates, two very accomplished women prosecutors against you. Talk about entertaining...
Look on the bright side, tRUMP--the orange prison jumpsuit matches your hair-do...
UnDeadly to Whales or Wales
There’s an array of tidal turbines in the Pentland Firth generating electrickery. An environmental study showed that cetaceans avoided the area during construction but have returned able to avoid the turbines just fine. If they can avoid turbines in the water they can avoid the static footings of wind turbines with the blades way up in the fricking air.
Trump is an absolute idiot listening to absolute idiots.
Mind you Biden is clearly in the first throes of dementia.
What a Hobson’s choice for Americans.
Re: UnDeadly to Whales or Wales
> What a Hobson’s choice for Americans.
Are there really no other parties and candidates in the USA anymore?
I remember when the Communist Party of the USA used to field candidates, perhaps they still do? Are there other parties?
Can we please have a revised cage fight before the election?
Whoever gets beaten does not really matter...