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MplsP said:

beowulfschmidt said:

It's a good thing that assaulting officer in NYC wasn't held to the same standards as the other citizens of NYC.  Who knows what kind of chaos and societal breakdown that would lead to. /s

A bit more information would be hepful. Was the man resisting arrest or threatening the officer or customers?

There were no other customers in the store. The customer was actually not under arrest until after he was punched and pepper sprayed by police.

"[Defense attorney Stuart London] highlighted body-camera footage that captured [Police Officer Salvatore] Provenzano, asked by another officer after the incident, 'What the hell happened?' saying, 'He swung at me so I hit him,' while shaking his hand in apparent discomfort."

"Assistant District Attorney Tavish DeAtley said the video footage did not support London’s assertion of a visceral self-defense reaction, but actually showed Provenzano pulling back his hand and lunging forward in to strike Cheikhaoui in the face as he turned away towards the door."

You can decide yourself if it was self-defense or a frustrated cop going overboard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caIpAdFrm7k&t=32s

"President Biden's day-old law" has been in the works in one form or another since at least 2020 when President Trump's ill-conceived and implemented EO failed at banning TikTok. US intelligence agencies were concerned about the app since at least 2017 when The CCP implemented its National Intelligence Law compelling data-sharing with the government and imposing a gag-order on such mandated sharing.

"Culture battles" = serf-like conditions expected by the Taiwanese overlords are not welcomed by American workers for rights valiantly gained over a century. American workers are not keen to bow down to their bosses, foreign or domestic. See the recent unionization vote by Volkswagen workers in Tennessee. Workers want a fair life-work balance, extra pay for extraordinary work expectations (weekend and night differentials) and above all else, dignity. A "military-like work culture" is a nonstarter, even at defense contractors here in the U.S.

kmarei said:

Would have loved to see how the US would have reacted if china said Facebook has to be sold to a Chinese company or it would be blocked in china.
the US would have lost its marbles
free competition! Fair trade rules! government intervention  by the communists! etc etc 

guess all that lobbying money spent by AIPAC and Amazon paid off

Doh!! Facebook and other U.S. social media companies are blocked in China.

"TikTok says it has never been asked to provide U.S. user data to the Chinese government and wouldn’t if asked."

BS -- on both points. They would turn over date in a heartbeat if the CCP demanded it. And they've misused and shared U.S. user data in the past despite their numerous statements to the contrary. The CCP doesn't allow TikTok in China for a reason.