Imagine prostrating yourself to Trump in this embarrassing way. Sheesh.

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    Tim Cook, and Apple, is supporting a pedophile. Remember that when you walk into an Apple Store, if you can afford to.

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      “Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai visited Trump at Mar-a-Lago after the election, and Google donated $1 million to the inauguration fund”

      So is Google and every major company

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        You’re right it’s both now can we fuck off with the “buh buh buh the other company!” bullshit?

        Article is about Apple not Google.

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          On nerdy sites like Lemmy people tend to fawn over Google and they can do no wrong

          And every slight Apple does is The Worst Ever

          If Google does the same thing, out come the excuses. 😀

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            On nerdy sites like Lemmy people tend to fawn over Google and they can do no wrong

            [Citation Needed]

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            I buy pixel phones, because out of the sea of bullshit, it’s at least capable of being rooted/flash to a new os. The PinePhone sadly isn’t ready.

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            I don’t use apple for the same reason I don’t use fisher price as an adult. You are free to use your technology made for babies that’s beside the point. The point is that the article in discussion is about Tim Cook and Apple providing a recent bribe to Trump.

            Your comment is providing no value. You are attempting whataboutism and really shows the type of person you are more than anything.

            To be clear, if googl was caught bribing and someone said “buh buh buh Apple!” Id be saying the same thing. Stop sucking dick like they owe you something to take a side.

            When Google bribes Trump with a 24k gold gift let’s discuss Google then ok?

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      I bet most of the people here replying in the comments are typing on what helped pay for that gold plated ass kissing device.

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    Giving him a literal gold bar (though disguised as a stand) is stereotypical buying El Presidente in a Banana Republic bullshit.

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    I don’t get why people are NOW saying he’s trying to appease trump. He’s been doing it for years. He was front row at his inauguration right next to other billionaires.

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    This is my own conjecture, but I’m willing to bet that playing nicely with Pres. Trump somehow saves Apple billions more in lost revenue to tariffs and legislation because Trump rewards those who are on his good side. I’m also willing to bet Tim / Apple is pressured to do this and has a very different attitude behind closed doors. Not that this excuses anybody for their actions, but it’s clear they’re trying to game the system the best they can in the name of “business”.

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        Almost like it’s a completely bullshit excuse, like “just following orders”.

        Crime isn’t suddenly okay because it’s profitable, no matter how much capitalism wants you to believe it.

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        It’s like nuclear weapons

        Unless everyone gets rid of them nobody will

        Being the only one not to “bend the knee” will just hurt you if everyone else kisses his ass

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          Nobody should get rid of their nukes. In fact, more countries should have nuclear arms.

          Such is life on planet earth.

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      You’re probably right.

      That doesn’t change my opinion, though, that everyone at Apple can go suck-start their own asshole, and they’ll never receive another cent of my money for as long as I live.

      I already wasn’t buying their shit but this has signed and sealed that for the rest of eternity.

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    Such a disgusting display. Most normal people don’t want anything to do with rapists and child molesters, yet here’s Tim.

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    And I can’t even accept a gift voucher due to anti-bribery rules? Fuck off.

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      you can’t even accept a bottle of water while waiting to vote! the rules are different for us and them.

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      Definitely, as after this it was announced that Apple would not be affected by the 100% semiconductor tariffs.

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    In other countries this would be a criminal offense. For example in Austria: if the value of the gift is above 50000€ , it’s 6 months - 5 years; if over 300k€ it’s 1-10 years of prison.

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      The same loophole exists almost anywhere: “its a gift to white house or trumps library”

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        A gold bar gifted to an institution would still count as corruption in most sane jurisdictions. Sure those loopholes exist, but we tend to disguise them as investments or charity.

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          But it’s not a gold bar but a “gold base” which would be technically legal almost everywhere. It shouldn’t be but thats how loopholes are.

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      It’s criminal here too. But laws don’t matter anymore because the “party of law and order” decided to elevate a felon rapist pedophile.

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      In other countries this would be a criminal offense.

      Dialing 911 and telling my local constabulary that the President is doing crimes. But then they just laugh at me and say “We’re all doing crimes! It’s the innocent people who get thrown in jail.”

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      Not sure if you know this but I find it fun to know so I’m going to share.

      In English when deciding whether to use a or an you should look at the start of the following word and if it starts with a vowel sound then use an else use a.

      Examples:

      • An apple
      • An hour (note doesn’t start with a vowel but sounds like a vowel)
      • A goat
      • A criminal offence
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        An hour

        Note, this can differ by region. For example, “an historic …” is common in the UK, whereas it would be “a historic …” in the US due to accent differences.

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          That’s because the h is silent at the beginning of a word in the UK.

          An 'istoric

          A Historic makes sense if you pronounce the hard H

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    When you’re rich and powerful as fuck but still bend the knee to a felon rapist pedophile.

    All of America’s most “powerful” people are little fucking bitches. Little bitches are calling the shots and representing us to the world. Jesus Christ how pathetic is this country going to get?

    Conservatives: Hold my beer.