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posted by janrinok on Friday October 11 2019, @07:02PM   Printer-friendly
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Donald Trump joins Twitch, Amazon's game-streaming service

Donald Trump is spreading his social media wings with the launch of a channel on Twitch. Trump is at least the third candidate for president to create a presence on the video game streaming service.

Trump's account, which has a verification check mark, counts about 7,000 followers but hasn't posted any content as of this writing, but the move suggests the president will use the platform to livestream videos to his supporters as part of his 2020 re-election bid. Other candidates to launch Twitch accounts include Democrats Bernie Sanders and Andrew Yang.

Although not a fan of social media, Trump is one of the industry's most prolific users, using his Twitter account to announce policy changes and criticize his opponents. His 65.5 million followers on Twitter put him just out of the top 10 most-followed Twitter accounts. He also has nearly 15 million followers on Instagram, although he posts on that account far less frequently than he does on Twitter.


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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by Mojibake Tengu on Friday October 11 2019, @07:06PM (2 children)

    by Mojibake Tengu (8598) on Friday October 11 2019, @07:06PM (#905990) Journal

    I am looking forward for watching Donald J. Trump playing Fallout76. Seriously.

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    Respect Authorities. Know your social status. Woke responsibly.
    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 11 2019, @07:20PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 11 2019, @07:20PM (#905997)

      Or StarCraft 2 against Kim Jong-un.

  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by fustakrakich on Friday October 11 2019, @07:07PM (9 children)

    by fustakrakich (6150) on Friday October 11 2019, @07:07PM (#905991) Journal

    Hey! What happened to our very own rDT? He could always bring a crowd...

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    La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
    • (Score: 0, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 11 2019, @07:36PM (2 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 11 2019, @07:36PM (#906006)

      It wasn't a real troll account and when it started becoming painfully obvious Trump is a criminal they bid a hasty exit.

      • (Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 11 2019, @07:58PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 11 2019, @07:58PM (#906018)

        I trolled him back so hard that he had a gender change operation and changed his name to Hillary.

      • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 12 2019, @03:32AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 12 2019, @03:32AM (#906208)

        It wasn't a real troll account and when it started becoming painfully obvious Trump is a criminal they bid a hasty exit.
        You realize you are mad at him for trying to get the criminals out of our election? You are mad at him for trying to bring to justice which at this point is a fairly obvious money laundering operation. 4 of the top democrats all had kids working in the Ukraine? In a company they know jack about? That was all on the up and up. /wink /wink /nudge /nudge .... Pull the other one. Will anyone go to jail over this? HAHAHAHAHA!!!! no. Will people be impeached over it? Oh absolutely. Because 'hes a criminal' OF COURSE! Don't you know. Do not let others retranslate it to you (sitting senator!) and edit it (NBC, CBS, CNN). Or just read the doc yourself. Its on the whitehouse site. What the DNC did and the Obama admin (through Bidden) did looks more criminal in my eyes. Especially if Trump is on that account. You need to hold the DNC up to your own standards.

    • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 11 2019, @08:04PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 11 2019, @08:04PM (#906021)

      Yeah, I always liked our rest guy. Troll or serious fan account, it brought a smile to my face, something I need right now.

    • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 12 2019, @03:53AM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 12 2019, @03:53AM (#906217)

      Much like sharks with lasers, he jumped it long ago.

      A 2 year old thinks a joke is funny every time. After about the 3rd time most people grow tired of it. You can see this in action in funny movies. They will use a joke 3 times. Once for a funny, second for a chuckle, then a 3rd time to give it another twist to make it funny. Go for 4 or more and people will grow quite weary of it very quickly. Even if they *like* the joke. https://spongebob.fandom.com/wiki/Ripped_Pants [fandom.com]

      • (Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Saturday October 12 2019, @05:01PM

        by fustakrakich (6150) on Saturday October 12 2019, @05:01PM (#906382) Journal

        A 2 year old thinks a joke is funny every time.

        Farting on the subway is always funny.

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        La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 12 2019, @03:57AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 12 2019, @03:57AM (#906220)

      He was great, but he did trigger a bunch of whining fucking haters, who vented their irrational hatred of President Trump on him.

    • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 12 2019, @03:10PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 12 2019, @03:10PM (#906341)

      He is busy circling the white house waghons to prevent the Indian from getting in.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 12 2019, @05:17PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 12 2019, @05:17PM (#906385)

        Didn't work for Custer.

  • (Score: 1, Interesting) by XivLacuna on Friday October 11 2019, @07:22PM (6 children)

    by XivLacuna (6346) on Friday October 11 2019, @07:22PM (#905999)

    I absolutely hate how main street media controls the debates and I would love to see it on Twitch with a wide view of the audience at the bottom of the feed.
    That way we won't have to deal with one minute soundbites and thirty second rebuttals oh and sorry but we have to take a commercial break.

    • (Score: 2) by jimtheowl on Friday October 11 2019, @08:19PM (3 children)

      by jimtheowl (5929) on Friday October 11 2019, @08:19PM (#906027)
      Soundbites like.. "main street media" ?
      • (Score: 1) by XivLacuna on Friday October 11 2019, @08:38PM (2 children)

        by XivLacuna (6346) on Friday October 11 2019, @08:38PM (#906036)

        To be honest I sanitized it a little so I wouldn't get a bunch of "Troll" and "Flamebait" moderations done to my posts and have my voice completely suppressed.

        • (Score: 3, Touché) by jimtheowl on Friday October 11 2019, @10:14PM

          by jimtheowl (5929) on Friday October 11 2019, @10:14PM (#906077)
          To be labeled, or exposed, is not the same thing as being suppressed.

          Perhaps you would prefer to suppress those who expose you.
        • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Saturday October 12 2019, @12:11AM

          by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Saturday October 12 2019, @12:11AM (#906119) Journal

          Purdue Pharma is coming out with a new Troll Suppressant formula. First, you trick the troll into bending over, then you ram it up his arse. It's a time delay formula, which dissolves as the troll types.

    • (Score: 2, Interesting) by Ethanol-fueled on Saturday October 12 2019, @12:11AM

      by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Saturday October 12 2019, @12:11AM (#906120) Homepage

      There is one ground rule by which all ground warriors must abide: Don't mention Taiwan or Hong Kong, and include the 9-dashed line in all world maps.

      And if players dare violate those rules, ban them from speaking and posting...but don't cut off their payment accounts just yet: They may like those games enough to buy lootboxes in the near future when the next hot game comes out and they forget about all this.

    • (Score: 2) by Nobuddy on Tuesday October 15 2019, @01:53PM

      by Nobuddy (1626) on Tuesday October 15 2019, @01:53PM (#907359)

      I would love to see a truly moderated debate. Each debater is in a different location, and their mic is turned the fuck off until it is their turn to speak. If they try to give a nonsense speech instead of an answer, moderator puts them back on track, and cuts their mike if they do not.

      Debates these days are just a series of mini practiced peeches.

  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 11 2019, @07:45PM (11 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 11 2019, @07:45PM (#906012)

    Corruption is not a partisan issue. The clown is duping you and hiding behind you guys. Stop believing his lies.

    Nobody really minds having a Republican in the white house. We do detest dishonest demagogues, though.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 11 2019, @07:56PM (6 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 11 2019, @07:56PM (#906017)

      Thank you for being our single source of truth on the subject!

      • (Score: 4, Insightful) by jimtheowl on Friday October 11 2019, @08:08PM (5 children)

        by jimtheowl (5929) on Friday October 11 2019, @08:08PM (#906025)
        There can be more than one source, but only one truth.
        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 11 2019, @08:27PM (3 children)

          by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 11 2019, @08:27PM (#906030)

          “There Is No Truth. There Is Only Perception.” – Gustave Flaubert

          • (Score: 3, Funny) by jimtheowl on Friday October 11 2019, @09:22PM (1 child)

            by jimtheowl (5929) on Friday October 11 2019, @09:22PM (#906055)
            That quite accurately describes the modus operandi of the protagonist, which is interesting since Gustave Flaubert was also a short story teller.
            • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 12 2019, @12:39AM

              by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 12 2019, @12:39AM (#906125)

              So, truth only exists if it meets a certain amount of pages? I think you've proven the perception point above.

          • (Score: 3, Informative) by PartTimeZombie on Friday October 11 2019, @09:55PM

            by PartTimeZombie (4827) on Friday October 11 2019, @09:55PM (#906067)

            "Our press secretary, Sean Spicer, gave alternative facts to that, but the point remains that..." - Kellyanne Conway

        • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 12 2019, @03:24AM

          by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 12 2019, @03:24AM (#906204)

          Remember its Muller time! The same man who brought you the Iraq war. Or is some other thing. Cant keep up if it is a constitutional crisis, or was her turn, or should we threaten electors, maybe some more ballot harvesting?

          Here is an idea if you stop and think about it rings true. You have an 'idea' what Trump is. Did you really come up with that idea? Or were you *told* that idea? You may not know. But that is OK. Think back on high school. Remember that one gossipy ass kid? You know the one who always had the dirt on everyone? Yeah that one. The caddy one who could dump on anyone or make them a hero. Yeah you remember them. Now think of the 'news' in our country doing the same thing. Because that is exactly what they do. They hint to you how you should think. What you should watch. What you should listen to. How you should feel. When the right idea is to drop kick jerks like that out of your life.

          These people are masters at their art of persuasion. They have mastered the work of this man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Bernays [wikipedia.org] He understood you can get people to like or hate whatever you like. Not by using facts. But by using feelings, and 'opinions' that look like facts. They use your own feelings to control you. Now I know you may feel angry about this. But its true. You have been tricked for years. Sorry. Why do they do it? Power and money I guess. Maybe they even think 'crack a few eggs' and all. But listen to the politicals and what they are actually saying. Then look to what they actually do. Make up your own mind. Do not let them force the cliff notes version on you. It is like someone reading a book, making a play about it then someone writing a article about it then getting your opinion on the summary someone else wrote on the review. Do not let them do that to you. Remember when they say look to the bottom of wikipedia for its sources. We hold *all* news to the same standard. They realized *years* ago they say whatever they want and correct it on page 14, 2 months from now, in fine print. "If you give me six lines written by the hand of the most honest of men, I will find something in them which will hang him." -Cardinal Richelieu. Out of context and sound bite is their friend. They know you will never bother to look up what really happened but will just wallow in it and stroke your feelings.

          Even the way they attack Trump is a technique to keep you interested in their power. You give it to them. They do not actually believe the shallow junk they abuse us with. They say whatever to keep you interested, on edge, and above all angry. Rules for Radicals is their bible. Instead of throwing it in the trash as a narcissist rulebook on how to abuse people.

    • (Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 12 2019, @01:29AM (3 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 12 2019, @01:29AM (#906144)

      Nobody really minds having a Republican in the white house.

      Given that the Republican party is absolutely corrupt, I do mind. What the hell are you talking about? They take massive amounts of from corporations and have awful authoritarian policies.

      The Democratic party is mostly corrupt and is in need of massive reforms. The Republican party is simply a lost cause.

      Stop trying to rehabilitate other corrupt scumbag Republicans just because your memory is too short to remember that they're corrupt scumbags as well. Don't fall into the trap of, 'If they aren't Trump, they're okay!' Trump is a symptom of a fundamentally rotten system, not the cause of the rot.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 12 2019, @03:01AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 12 2019, @03:01AM (#906186)

        The Democratic party is mostly corrupt and is in need of massive reforms. The Republican party is simply a lost cause.
        Flip that around and that is how Republicans feel about Democrats.

        Yesterday he had a rally. The democrats threw crap and beat people up. Have they ever really changed? All they do is change the thing they are pissed off about. How they go about it is the same. They only change the words then get mad if you do not use their new words for whatever fucked up shit they came up with.

        They sure have not made me decide 'you know they are such loving people who need my support'. I am thinking what the hell?! They have lost my vote for a long long long long time. At least the republicans pretend to care about freedom. There are democrat candidates talking about removing bill of right issues. Freedom of speech (hate speech), Freedom of religion (going after them), Freedom of defense (more laws ontop of what we have), Freedom to defend yourself (anonymous 'whistleblowers'). Those are just *recent* (in the past few weeks) examples (and in their own words). I can go back as far as you like. Then have them gaslight me into thinking somehow all the shit they do is the republicans fault. Only their fault for NOT DOING SOMETHING and letting the DNC continue to be the fucking asses their symbol epitomizes. These people are lawyers who use the slippery flowery speech to gaslight you.

        But look no further than who they associate with, and their own words. https://www.independentsentinel.com/remember-jim-jones-pelosi-says-san-fran-values-are-what-were-about/ [independentsentinel.com]

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 12 2019, @04:20AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 12 2019, @04:20AM (#906227)

        It is your prejudice and vitriol which the clown is counting on to force the GOP to close ranks in defending him. Watch his speeches where he lies that he is being attacked because of his party - not because of his criminality. That is his ace in the hole.

        The USA can prosper irrespective of which party occupies the white house. Get over it. No thoughtful person worries too much about that.

        The USA will collapse (as have other nations) if its constitution is circumvented. And the GOP will find itself on the wrong side of history.

        Don't fall into the trap the clown has set for you.

      • (Score: 1) by PlasticCogLiquid on Monday October 14 2019, @12:03AM

        by PlasticCogLiquid (3669) on Monday October 14 2019, @12:03AM (#906778)

        I hate you pansy ass leftist faggots.

  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 11 2019, @08:02PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 11 2019, @08:02PM (#906020)

    Available soon on Steam and Playstation...
    Build A Wall
    Insult A Pelosi
    You're Fired
    Grab A Beaver

  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by RamiK on Friday October 11 2019, @08:45PM (2 children)

    by RamiK (1813) on Friday October 11 2019, @08:45PM (#906039)

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    • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 11 2019, @10:27PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 11 2019, @10:27PM (#906080)

      It looks like Nixon.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 12 2019, @03:48AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 12 2019, @03:48AM (#906214)

        More like Jay Leno. But thats just me.

  • (Score: 1, Flamebait) by Coward, Anonymous on Saturday October 12 2019, @03:12AM (5 children)

    by Coward, Anonymous (7017) on Saturday October 12 2019, @03:12AM (#906195) Journal

    That German guy was also on Twitch. Your followers will approve, Mr. President.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 12 2019, @03:17AM (4 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 12 2019, @03:17AM (#906201)

      They don't approve. That German guy got a terribly low score and made gun control laws look effective.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 12 2019, @03:44AM (3 children)

        by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 12 2019, @03:44AM (#906212)

        But at least he was a socialist! People who throw around the word Nazi only think they are bad guys from movies. They were fascist socialists. They only got into a war with Russia because they disagreed on how to implement Marx's ideas of making everyone miserable.

        • (Score: 2) by Coward, Anonymous on Saturday October 12 2019, @04:58AM (2 children)

          by Coward, Anonymous (7017) on Saturday October 12 2019, @04:58AM (#906237) Journal

          You want to argue the finer points of Nazi ideology? A bald-headed German native wanted to mass-murder a bunch of Jews. There's no need for subtlety.

          • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 12 2019, @12:20PM (1 child)

            by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 12 2019, @12:20PM (#906307)
            -5 can't see the <sarcasm> tags.
            • (Score: 2) by Coward, Anonymous on Sunday October 13 2019, @02:12AM

              by Coward, Anonymous (7017) on Sunday October 13 2019, @02:12AM (#906493) Journal

              People write about Nazis and fascism and other people give them a hard time for not knowing what they're talking about. Now you want to throw sarcasm into the toxic mess? Think for a second whether that makes any sense. Just say what you mean and get over yourself.

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