>>10240033

Just wanted to chime in. For quite awhile, I couldn't even listen to music, watch a TV show/movie/documentary anything media related. Even up till a few months ago, I couldn't even turn on Netflix without seeing propaganda being shoved to our faces. And worst of all, whenever my mates asked me if I've watched the latest "show" on Netflix etc, I found it difficult to even hold a discussion with them without playing the "it's propaganda" card.

I took a step back from this board for awhile and tried to reassess everything I understood about the world. And like you anon, I slowly learned how to disassociate "their" meaning of things and what I can decipher from whatever that I'm exposed to.

Its getting a lot easier by the day to be honest. I don't really feel "trapped" any longer. I'm slowly learning how to live by my rules instead of "theirs". Shows that I watch and articles that I read these days are a lot easier to decipher if you will. Its a strange thing when you're actually able to actually read the world.

The only thing I'm still working on right now is being able to listen to music once again. Hope that I'll be able to get back to it soon.

Also just wanted to share with you anons, maybe relatable maybe not, I've been watching this show called Avatar: The Last Airbender on Netflix. Its a kids cartoon show made back in 2005, but I was quite surprised at how much wisdom was imposed on its writing. It's not a traditional kids programme. It has multiple real life themes associated with it. Came across that show from browsing reddit. Kek.

>>10240359

https://www.onthisday.com/today/events.php

Indonesian volcano Mount Sinanbung spews a mountain of Ash three miles into the air in spectacular eruption

>sauce: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8611107/Indonesian-volcano-Mount-Sinanbung-spews-Ash-three-miles-air-spectacular-eruption.html

>>10240424

Blackstone discussed joining Microsoft in potential bid for TikTok

Microsoft's bid to buy TikTok could be aided by private equity powerhouse Blackstone Group, which has expressed interest in joining the big tech company in its possible purchase of the controversial, but popular short-video app, FOX Business has learned.

Blackstone, one of the world's largest investment firms with nearly $600 billion in assets under management, hasn't formally decided to join Microsoft in its dealings to purchase TikTok's U.S. operations from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, according to people with knowledge of the matter. And these people say its interest in playing a role in the purchase has waned more recently as the controversy surrounding TikTok’s future has grown.

But, these people add, Blackstone hasn’t totally given up on joining Microsoft and is still internally discussing a possible investment.

SEN. HAWLEY DEMANDS MICROSOFT CUT BYTEDANCE, CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY TIES IN POTENTIAL TIKTOK INVESTIGATION

The move by Blackstone comes as ByteDance is facing pressure from the White House to sell TikTok to a U.S. company or face the likelihood that the app will be banned in the U.S. over concerns that the Chinese government uses customer data for surveillance purposes. Last week, President Trump signed an executive order that will force ByteDance to sell TikTok in the next 45 days or face a user ban in the U.S.

Microsoft publicly announced its intentions to purchase TikTok's U.S. operations and possibly more of the app's business after its chief executive, Satya Nadella, spoke to Trump about the move. Trump said he would accept a deal as long as the company could guarantee no Chinese involvement and that U.S. user data would be secured.

>sauce: https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/blackstone-microsoft-potential-bid-tiktok