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TikTok is set to be banned on January 19th, but creators on the popular app aren’t going down without a fight. TikTok creators have not only sounded off about the U.S. government’s corruption, but they’ve found brilliant ways to antagonize the status quo to retaliate against them for banning TikTok. In this video we’ll discuss reactions to the TikTok ban, why it was banned, and how creators are organizing ahead of TikTok’s inevitable ban. Sources: Common Dreams - https://www.commondreams.org/news/tiktok-scotus-uphold-ban Sludge - https://readsludge.com/2024/04/23/meta-shatters-lobbying-record-as-house-passes-tiktok-ban/ Featured TikTok Creators (in Order of Appearance): Mango Slug - https://www.tiktok.com/@mangoslug Bryan Andrews - https://www.tiktok.com/@bryanandrewsmusic Jordxn Simone - https://www.tiktok.com/@jordxn.simone Tony Statovci - https://www.tiktok.com/@tonystatovci Jasmine’s Garden - https://www.tiktok.com/@jasminesgarden23 Good Trouble - https://www.tiktok.com/@goodtrouble_ Thiqy Dusty - https://www.tiktok.com/@thiqydusty What The Ish - https://www.tiktok.com/@whattheish Soupy Time - https://www.tiktok.com/@soupytime Thoren Bradley - https://www.tiktok.com/@bradley.thor Total Hypocrisy - https://www.tiktok.com/@totalhypocrisy Lissat772 - https://www.tiktok.com/@lissat772 Chapters: 0:00 US Bans TikTok 3:59 TikTok Creators Respond 6:28 Antony Blinken and Mitt Romney Admit Reason for Ban 8:45 Politician's Priorities 14:19 RedNote 15:37 Meta 18:14 Conclusion 20:03 Outro ************** Support the Show: Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/humanistreport YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Q4rvzJDbHeBHYk5rnvZeA/join Membership via PayPal: http://www.humanistreport.com/support.html ************** Mike's Book, 'Catalyze' is Now Available on All Major Retailers! Grab Your Digital or Paperback Copy Here: http://www.humanistreport.com/book.html ************** Visit Our Website: http://www.humanistreport.com/ Join Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/ntzkbyzsdA Join Our Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/HumanistReport/ Like Us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/humanistreport Follow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@humanistreport Follow Us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/HumanistReport Follow Mike on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mike.figueredo/ Follow Mike on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/humanistreport Subscribe to Our Second Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnSKFAh2-y_xplp4gB_9X0w Download the Opt-Out App: https://www.optout.news/ ************** The Humanist Report (THR) is a progressive political podcast that discusses and analyzes current news events and pressing political issues. Our analyses are guided by humanism and political progressivism. Each news story we cover is supplemented with thought-provoking, fact-based commentary that aims for the highest level of objectivity. #HumanistReport #TikTok

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No, we can't agree to disagree. This isn't sports. This isn't us rooting for 2 different teams and the winner of the game has no impact on your life, my life or our kids' lives. You support someone who promises to hurt me and people I love. As Charlie Chaplin said, "I don't shake hands with Nazis."

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Americans suffer from a lack of class consciousness, which makes them easy prey for manipulation

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