Welp. “ #Trump says he plans to issue an executive order that would give #TikTok’s China-based parent company more time to find an approved buyer before the popular video-sharing platform is subject to a permanent ban in the U.S. ”
AP News
TikTok restores service for US users based on Trump's promised executive order
Trump announced the decision in a post on his Truth Social account on Sunday as millions of TikTok users in the U.S. awoke to discover they could n...
Bloomberg: President Joe #Biden granted a posthumous pardon to the late Black nationalist Marcus Garvey as well as four other justice advocates who had been convicted of non-violent drug offenses.
🧵 1/… Via Joy Reid: I smell a setup… the Bitedance CEO will be at #Trump’s indoor inauguration and then watch… #Tiktok and Capcut will pop back on, and Bitedance will hail King Donald as a hero. The fix is in, fam…
Part of a 🪡 via Joyce Vance: When we don’t invest in civics education, the conditions are ripe for Christian nationalism & MAGA tribalism, a politics that divides Americans & would have shocked the Founding Fathers, not because they didn’t believe it could happen, but because they believed they had taken steps to prevent it.
Trump is threatening ”shock and awe” next week. I fear that he’s hoping he can trigger huge protests, use that as an excuse to crack down hard, exert power over protesters—including using violence against them—to set a precedent, create fear, and ultimately shut down further efforts.
As expected, Racist Felon is dictatoring immediately. Via Katie Phang: Per the WSJ: “The incoming #Trump administration is planning a large-scale immigration raid in Chicago next week.. The raid is expected to begin on Tuesday morning, a day after Trump is inaugurated, and will last all week, the people said. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will send between 100 and 200 officers to carry out the operation.” https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-to-begin-large-scale-deportations-tuesday-e1bd89bd
👉🏼 “Israel’s cabinet has approved the #Israel-#Hamas ceasefire and hostage release deal, according to the prime minister’s office, following hours of deliberation. The smaller security cabinet approved the deal earlier on Friday. • The deal, which US officials expect to take effect Sunday, would see a pause in fighting in Gaza and lead to the phased release of hostages and Palestinian prisoners” https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-hamas-ceasefire-war-palestinians-01-17-25?cid=ios_app