Fuck Zuck: Facebook founder says Trump's fist pump after shooting 'one of the most badass things I've ever seen'

[Celerity]

Zuckerberg Calls Trump ‘Badass’ Without Endorsing Him

Meta CEO says Trump’s ‘spirit’ and ‘fight’ help explain why he’s so popular

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-19/mark-zuckerberg-calls-donald-trump-badass-without-endorsing-for-president

https://archive.ph/PZrZQ

Mark Zuckerberg said that former President Donald Trump’s immediate reaction after being shot was “badass” and inspiring, and helps explain his appeal to voters. “Seeing Donald Trump get up after getting shot in the face and pump his fist in the air with the American flag is one of the most badass things I’ve ever seen in my life,” the Meta Platforms Inc. chief executive officer said Thursday during an interview at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California. “On some level as an American, it’s like hard to not get kind of emotional about that spirit and that fight, and I think that that’s why a lot of people like the guy.”

Zuckerberg, 40, declined to endorse Trump or his presumed opponent, President Joe Biden, adding that he’s “not planning” to be involved in the election in any way. Still, his comments add to a growing chorus of Silicon Valley leaders, including Tesla Inc. billionaire Elon Musk and venture capitalists Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, who are warming to the former president, some pledging donations to his campaign. Zuckerberg made the comments during a wide-ranging discussion about the future of AI, social media and more for The Circuit with Emily Chang. The full episode is set to air on Tuesday.

Zuckerberg said Meta is making changes that he hopes will mean Facebook is not as much of a flashpoint in elections going forward. “The main thing that I hear from people is that they actually want to see less political content on our services because they come to our services to connect with people.” Meta is already recommending less political content to its users, he added. “I think you’re going to see our services play less of a role in this election than they have in the past.”

Zuckerberg’s relationship with Trump has been complicated by Trump’s use of Meta’s products to reach his followers. The former president’s posts have routinely contained misinformation or challenged Meta’s rules. The company suspended Trump from both Facebook and Instagram for two years in the wake of the January 6, 2021, Capitol riots. At the time, Zuckerberg posted that Trump was using his account to “undermine the peaceful and lawful transition of power to his elected successor.”

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fucking POS

[Straw Man]

1. Oh yeah, "badass."

Imagine the immense courage and physical strength it took to raise his arm while surrounded by armed bodyguards after having his ear nicked.

[GreenWave]

2. Now make yourself useful Sucker burger and go sell his medical info.

[GPV]

3. You know what's badass? A dad who does diapers. Just saying!

[Arne]

4. We just don't know how many venereal diseases were

flying around his podium.

[Amishman]

5. Be honest, it was a hell of a dramatic moment

The photo we've all seen a million times now is perfect Americana and will be one of the ones in the history books.

That kind of moment and image is exactly the kind of thing that sways minds and changes hearts.

Yet - and here is the silver lining - the polls say it isn't happening. There is not much of a bump at all, telling us that Trump is already at his support ceiling. There is too much baggage for even that cinematic moment to change anything.

[misanthrope]

29. What makes it "perfect Americana" is how illusory it was at its core

Not to say he wasn't shot at, but he knew his injury was minimal, he was well protected and he heard chatter that the threat was neutralized. There was little to no actual bravery on his part, but there was his base instinct to go for the grift in the moment.

So while actual working class citizens were severely injured and dead, the rich con man who has never known sacrifice and enjoys all the benefits turned the attention on himself to look like the "badass." So, yeah, I guess that is "perfect Americana."

[DBoon]

34. True Americana is about snake oil sailesmen and carnival barkers

[The Magistrate]

6. I Expect He Has Led A Sheltered Life, Ma'am

"A creme puff masquerading as a hard roll."

[Warpy]

7. Well, since few people under 30 bother with Farcebook any more

Zck is desperate to woo them back by bringing the freak show back to town.

It's not going to work. Farcebook is a dinosaur, lumbering off to the boneyard. Kids have all gone over to TikTok.

[surfered]

8. Said someone who never served in the Army.

[BoRaGard]

9. It seemed scripted to me

and thousands of others.

I'm just saying.

That's what I saw.

[tavernier]

10. That's really disturbing!

I wonder if he thinks the survivors of a school shooting should pump their fists?

I can’t even imagine how these sickos think that kind of a Hollywood gesture is anything but bizarre, inappropriate and actually, insane.

[travelingthrulife]

11. Man, these rich people are sheep

Simple air-heads

[Solly Mack]

12. He ought to get out more.

[Maeve]

13. What a sheltered life he's led!

[turbinetree]

14. Hey........ META............

you really are POS ........... and again it has to be asked how much did you pay into social security after the $168,000.00 you made...............bet you a donut it was ZERO......well by golly let's take a look from this past article.......

https://www.propublica.org/article/the-secret-irs-files-trove-of-never-before-seen-records-reveal-how-the-wealthiest-avoid-income-tax

[Mr.Bill]

15. Actually his first reaction immediately after getting shot

was to hit the deck. He didn't pump his fist in the air until he was surrounded by SS agents who have sworn to take a bullet for him.

Now badass was Reagan who in his first appearance after getting out of the hospital after being shot had a firecracker go off in the indoor venue he was at. Without hesitation, he said "you missed me" as everyone in the room gasped. He did this without any SS agents near him. (And I'm no Reagsn fan.)

[misanthrope]

32. Yep and Trump lied about that, too

He maintained that he was tackled by his Secret Service detail and hit so hard it knocked his shoes from his feet. That was an embellishment designed to make it look like he weathered far more battering than he actually did, to add to the "badass" image that only a rube would fall for.

[NoSheep]

16. Doesn't know SHIT about the real world

[tman]

17. It's calculated. He's expecting a trump win and preparing accordingly

because team trump have made noises about revenge on facebook for a ban in 2020.

[Harker]

18. Dumbass. n/t

[drmeow]

19. F**kerberg wouldn't know

Badass if it bit him on the nose. He's a pampered sanitized nerd who would probably squeak if he got hit with a nerf ball.

[Kingofalldems]

20. And posted right here with video.

Interesting.

[HAB911]

21. Fucking snotnosed punk

should have spent a year with me on the DMZ

[B.See]

22. Only a week and some days ago Trump had threatened his ass

with imprisonment and fuckerberg suddenly lifted all restrictions on Trump. What. Now he wants to **** Trump's ****?

[NoveltySocks]

23. There was certainly a lot of "bad" and a tremendous amount of "ass" on that stage.

But that doesn't equal "bad ass." Fuck Zuck, always and forever.

[BigDemVoter]

24. Despite being a billionaire with the ability to experience

just about anything, I pity Zuckerberg if he truly finds that the most "badass thing" he's ever seen. . . Evidently, he hasn't had many big experiences if he's impressed by that bullshit.

[ExciteBike66]

25. Zuckerberg's opinion on bad assery is about as useful as a parrot's...

[Kid Berwyn]

26. That's what THIEL told him to say.

The Trump/Vance Puppetmaster

JEFF SCHECHTMAN
WhoWhatWhy.org, 07/19/24

Excerpt...

Today, a new puppeteer has emerged from the digital realm, Peter Thiel, the tech billionaire whose influence has grown from merely bankrolling campaigns to seeking to install his own protege in the corridors of power. While Thiel is the master puppeteer, he has brought along some of his cohorts. People like Elon Musk, David Sacks, Marc Andreessen, and Ben Horowitz are throwing their considerable wealth and influence behind Trump signaling a seismic shift in Silicon Valley’s political allegiances.

This convergence of the valley’s right wing with Trump and Vance’s populist agenda has created a new political force, leaving traditional Wall Street Republicans consigned to the ash heap of history. Thiel’s masterpiece is J. D. Vance, a candidate molded in Silicon Valley’s image, and now poised for the second highest office. This isn’t just about having a friend in high places, it’s about reshaping the government in Thiel’s vision with Vance as his avatar.

The implications are nothing short of chilling. While Trump blusters about retribution and dismantling institutions, Vance could be the quiet architect of a brave new digital world. An America where surveillance is the norm, where AI-powered weapon systems are unleashed at home and abroad. All rubber-stamped by an administration indebted to tech’s most controversial figure.

This isn’t just about policy, it’s about American democracy in the digital age. The Trump-Vance ticket with Thiel pulling the strings represents a potential marriage of authoritarian instincts and cutting-edge technology. This is about Thiel’s long game, a chess match where Vance is both Knight and Pawn. Advancing a vision of America where data is the new oil and democracy is just another system to be disrupted.

The stakes couldn’t be higher, and with the backing of Silicon Valley’s new conservative Vanguard, Thiel’s hand has never been stronger. Right before the 2022 elections before J. D. Vance had yet been elected to the Senate from Ohio, I had an opportunity to talk with Bloomberg editor Max Chafkin about his biography of Peter Thiel entitled The Contrarian. Given the events of the past few days, I think it does us all well to listen to that conversation with Max Chafkin about Peter Thiel. Max Chafkin, thanks so much for joining us here on The WhoWhatWhy Podcast.

Continues...

https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/the-trump-vance-puppetmaster/

And if Zuck's so great, he'd let Facebook people discuss Project 2025.

[moondust]

27. So much scum

floating at the top.

[yardwork]

28. Consider the source.

[hatrack]

30. Oh, the Facebook guy?

The guy who couldn't "badass" the wrapper from a piece of Hubba Bubba?

The tech-bro asshole guy?

[we can do it]

31. Go to hell you thieving little weasel.

[Johonny]

33. Bro culture going to destroy America

[Initech]

35. Oh kindly fuck right off, Zuck.

[budkin]

36. "Shot in the face?"

No.