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jmowreader

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14. An AJ Liebling quote comes to mind

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Wed Jul 7, 2021, 12:19 PM

Jul 2021

“Freedom of the press is only guaranteed to those who own one.”

Everyone who joins a social media service agrees to its terms of service. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram et al allowed Trump to violate the TOS with impunity because they considered it important for their users to hear from their president…but now that he’s not president, he has to behave. Since he can’t, off he goes.

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New Trump lawsuit says Facebook is a state actor, bound by the First Amendment. [View all] LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 OP

I hope whichever lawyer came up with that nonsense got paid in advance. Ocelot II Jul 2021 #1

No decent attorney will work for TFG without a large retainer LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #2

No decent attorney will work for TFG, period. Ocelot II Jul 2021 #3

It may be that TFG got some contingent fee class action lawyers to take this case LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #15

There's no way in hell this "class" would ever be certified as such. Ocelot II Jul 2021 #16

This is a fundraising gimmick LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #22

Absolutely. Sign up to be part of the class and you're on the fundraising list forever. Ocelot II Jul 2021 #23

If any courts agree with Trump, that would be the final nail. rickford66 Jul 2021 #4

Is this supposed to be some kind of joke? ScratchCat Jul 2021 #5

So... they're arguing for the nationalization of Facebook? That Facebook is already nationalized? ck4829 Jul 2021 #6

Facebook's stockholders might be interested to hear that. dawg day Jul 2021 #7

What vacationing judge is going to have to put down his fly fishing rod long enough to mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2021 #8

Trump brags he's relying on Big Tobacco lawyers in his battle against Twitter and Facebook LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #11

Because he loves losers RainCaster Jul 2021 #20

Facebook handed the platform to Trump in 2016 and 2020. NCDem47 Jul 2021 #9

It is a state actor. lagomorph777 Jul 2021 #10

OK then malaise Jul 2021 #12

Good follow-up by that tweeter muriel_volestrangler Jul 2021 #13

An AJ Liebling quote comes to mind jmowreader Jul 2021 #14

Some one is having fun laughing at the lawyers who signed this Piece of Shit lawsuit LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #17

dufus TFG is up to ambulance chasers now !! lock up this pos !! monkeyman1 Jul 2021 #18

This is why they give judges a gavel. Yavin4 Jul 2021 #19

And the sad part is when a Judge throws it out........ KS Toronado Jul 2021 #21

Next time DumbDumb should get a lawyer Colgate 64 Jul 2021 #24

That's not the target of the lawsuit. WarGamer Jul 2021 #25