The White House was hours away from announcing a proposal to spin off the popular video app TikTok when the Chinese government shattered the idea, saying it would not approve of any deal without first discussing President Trump’s tariffs and trade policy, people close to the negotiations said.

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But TikTok isn’t owned by the Chinese government….
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lol
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Yet another unforced error
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TikTok has never been for sale. China would never allow it. All the speculation based on ‘people close to the negotiations’ has been US wishful thinking.
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Hmm 🤔 so TikTok or tariffs?? Didn’t have that on my BINGO card!
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Trump can stick his tariffs up his big fat...
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Stagflation is a term for

an economic situation that combines

high inflation,

stagnant economic growth,

and high unemployment.

The word is a combination of "stagnation" and "inflation"

British politician Iain Macleod coined the term in 1965 to describe the UK economy at the time.

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Let me guess what toddler Trump will do next? He has to distract the media from the stock market crash—so maybe starting a war.
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Seems like Jeff is kinda mad.

Too late to turn back my friend. And you F-ed yourself over the Opinion Section.

*Nelson Voice

HA! HA!
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sounds like someone knows how to play ping-pong
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'Racket' sports
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actually it's a paddle
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Very frustrating when a well crafted pun falls flat for no
fault of its own.

It was a noble effort.
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No,the chinese are patient. they will wear you out if it is their best interest.
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Doesn’t sound like china’s panicking to me.
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They wont panic, they have been around for centuries, they always see the big picture. In that picture, Trump is very small.
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How's tik tik not a rip off of Vine?
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Who would have guessed that tariffs come back to bite you.
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China has spoken Donald 😉
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*slams own dick in the car door repeatedly

- Why would china do this to us
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LOL! #fafo
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Trump likes TikTok, the Chinese know this. Negotiating with Trump is like negotiating with a defiant child. Give him a sweet lollipop and some funny TikTok clips, and he'll be quiet
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You make this all sound good and normal and absolutely none of it is good or normal
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Like begets like. Trump becomes full of sh...He now is America's fool.
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TikTok’s algorithm was so exhausting. I need a platform called TipTop, where you can post whenever the hell you want, like specifically when you’re stoned.
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While China plays chess, Trump plays roshambo.
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TRUMP IS AMERICAN HITLER!
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Those objects you see flying in the air are people’s bodies and limbs. Israel literally obliterated entire blocks. This is indiscriminate killing of people. The goal is clearly murder.
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Ha! Donny Moscow F’d himself…
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Trump blows up his own deal.
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😂😂😂
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Tit for Tat or Twit or Twat
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lololololol
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China weaponizes TikTok dance videos in the global trade war a geopolitical pivot worthy of Machiavelli's applause. Beijing holds teenage content hostage while demanding tariff concessions. The administration discovers too late that economic warfare requires actual strategy, not just angry tweets.
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People can just use a VPN and use the web version of Tiktok...anyway, it's a good idea to use a VPN with that chines spying crap.
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The chinese are not spying on us. They are our prime vendor. They lifted all of the security from russia, and they are the ones spying on us with the saudis, north korea and Iran. The chinese have no interest in spying on us, we buy too much from them. We buy everything from them. Temu isn't a spy
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Yes it is.
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He can't be bothered right now, he's entertaining the Saudis at his dirty golf course for a long weekend.
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Isn't it infested with bed bugs ?
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As soon as Trump and his goons buy TikTok, it will stop being cool and young people are gonna jump on the next chinese platform. It will lose it's appeal...
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It's already happened since Big Brother blackout and reset.
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A lot of young people have left anyway.
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I’m not young but I use TikTok and will immediately delete my account when that fuckwad buys it. Nuked my Twitter because of the other fuckwad without a second thought even though I loved that website for about a decade. No regerts
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Exactly! I'm seriously cutting my dependance on Google as well...I used many of their services before Trump...now, not so much. Trying to stay away from big tech as much as I can, but I love Bluesky for now.
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Who knew these things could be connected?
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oh look at the time another few weeks of "will tiktok be banned?" discourse!!!
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#ETTD
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Fuckin' lovin' how this drama is playing out for Trump / America.

Canadian beaver BTW.
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