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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.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 11 2019, @07:56PM (6 children)
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)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 11 2019, @08:27PM (3 children)
“There Is No Truth. There Is Only Perception.” – Gustave Flaubert
(Score: 3, Funny) by jimtheowl on Friday October 11 2019, @09:22PM (1 child)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 12 2019, @12:39AM
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
"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
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.