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The Trump family is extremely online today, and they’re all over the place with their messaging.
On Friday morning, Twitter hid another one of Donald Trump’s tweets and slapped a warning label on it. Trump’s statement about the protests over the death of George Floyd — which included the phrase, “when the looting starts, the shooting starts” — violated the site’s rules about glorifying violence, and many horrified users agreed. (For background, that phrase was first spoken in 1967 by Miami police chief, Walter Headley, when explaining that his force “didn’t mind being accused of police brutality.”)
This is part of an ongoing fight between the social media platforms and the president, who yesterday signed an executive order intended to intimidate these companies against getting in the way of him spreading (often false) information to his followers.
After Twitter took action against Trump’s tweet on Friday morning, the official White House Twitter account re-tweeted the president’s words. (Twitter eventually censored that tweet as well.) But as Trump’s unpresidential, divisive messages came under fire, his family members logged on and tried to do their best to clean up his mess.
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It’s rare to see the majority of the Trump family commenting online at the same time, but on Friday Melania, Ivanka, Donald Trump Jr., Eric, and even Lara shared their thoughts on the chaos that’s unfolding in Minnesota and Twitter’s actions against the president.
The tweets, however, all carried fairly inconsistent messages.
Melania called for peace and offered her deepest condolences to George Floyd’s family. She also asked that we focus on “peace, prayers & healing” as a nation, which directly contradicts her husband’s call to send the National Guard to Minnesota and use violence if necessary to get the situation under control.
Our country allows for peaceful protests, but there is no reason for violence. I’ve seen our citizens unify & take care of one another through COVID19 & we can’t stop now. My deepest condolences to the family of George Floyd. As a nation, let’s focus on peace, prayers & healing.
— Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) May 29, 2020
Ivanka chose not to address the protests at all. She simply said the people in Minneapolis “are hurting for a reason” and that her heart goes out to Floyd’s family and all hurting Americans.
“Justice is how we heal,” she wrote — providing a stark contrast in tone to her father’s tweets.
People in Minneapolis are hurting for a reason. Justice is how we heal.
My heart goes out to George Floyd‘s family and all Americans who are hurting.— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) May 29, 2020
Meanwhile, Donald Trump Jr., spent much of the morning trying to disparage Joe Biden, Ilhan Omar, and Jack Dorsey. But he did take some time to address the protests.
What happened to George Floyd was disgusting. He should be alive today & I’m praying for his family
People are right to be angry, but there’s never an excuse for the type of violent riots unfolding now
No American should ever have to watch their own community burn to the ground https://t.co/b7Q0kljGW4
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) May 29, 2020
Eric Trump also took shots at Joe Biden and came for Twitter on Friday morning, and Lara Trump said that although a murder was committed, other crimes are now also taking place in Minnesota.
Aside from the outward facing bias of @Twitter, there is hardly a single influential conservative on this platform who doesn’t believe their account has been negatively manipulated & influenced behind the scenes. I’m thrilled to see @realDonaldTrump take decisive action.
— Eric Trump (@EricTrump) May 29, 2020
Looting is not protesting. Burning down local homes and businesses is not protesting. How sad that the memory of #GeorgeFloyd has been lost in all of this.
— Lara Trump (@LaraLeaTrump) May 29, 2020
Illegal and should absolutely be prosecuted to the full extent of the law:
Murder And as a reminder, also illegal:
Theft and arson— Lara Trump (@LaraLeaTrump) May 29, 2020
It’s really striking to see that Trump and several of his family members seem more concerned with taking down Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey that dealing with the devastating events in Minneapolis, a deadly pandemic, and an unfolding economic crisis. But the president seems to be leaning in.
Since the social platform fact-checked one of Trump’s tweets about mail-in ballots earlier this week, he’s been firing off unhinged rants and accusing Twitter of trying to stifle free speech.
Even today, as the people continue to mourn the loss of George Floyd and plead for justice, Trump is bashing Twitter on Twitter. So is the White House account.
Twitter is doing nothing about all of the lies & propaganda being put out by China or the Radical Left Democrat Party. They have targeted Republicans, Conservatives & the President of the United States. Section 230 should be revoked by Congress. Until then, it will be regulated!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 29, 2020
REVOKE 230!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 29, 2020
This Tweet violated the Twitter Rules about glorifying violence. However, @Twitter has determined that it will allow terrorists, dictators, and foreign propagandists to abuse its platform. pic.twitter.com/5Qi0m66Vnh
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 29, 2020
The President did not glorify violence. He clearly condemned it.@Jack and Twitter’s biased, bad-faith “fact-checkers” have made it clear: Twitter is a publisher, not a platform. https://t.co/lTm3Pxxaqg
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 29, 2020
In times of deep sorrow and nationwide distress, this is not what a president’s Twitter account should look like. Americans should be able to count on the president and those associated with the White House to — at the very least — not further divide the nation or incite violence.
Everyone in my household now eagerly anticipates game night thanks to Jackbox
If the previous few months of social distancing and quarantine have actually taught this introvert anything, it’s that I actually miss out on get-togethers with loved ones. Even ridiculous things like Friday night trivia at a regional bar or playing Cards Against Humanity with pals in the area seem like extravagant getaways to me today.
My household has been respectable about making time for fun when we can during this dismal period, and we’ve even cracked open the occasional old board game like Monopoly or Sorry a few times. Still, as timeless as those games are, they’ve simply ended up being worn out. Considering that we’ve all been caged working from home or preparing for final tests, we just desire something fun, fresh, and not excessively mentally challenging to captivate us. The good news is, we’ve found the Jackbox series of family-friendly video games. These games have not just brought us closer together throughout our downtime, but they have actually taken a prospective vice in the overuse of our mobile phones and turned that into a positive way for us to connect with each other and spend time together.
What is Jackbox?
Jackbox is a game studio based in Chicago, Illinois, that has in fact been around for 25 years! I came to the games rather recently thanks to a few invitations from colleagues at Android Central, and I then quickly hooked my household in on the fun!
Jackbox offers six different “celebration packs” or collections of video games that household and good friends can play together or from another location. Each celebration pack consists of five special activities, varying from trivia to drawing video games, to song and creation competitors.
In addition to the six celebration pack collections, there are 30 approximately standalone games offered for purchase, such as Drawful 2, Quiplash, and Fibbage. These are typically priced lower than the celebration loads, so they’re a great way to dip your toes in the water to see if you want to attempt other Jackbox video games. That being stated, I’ve buckled down and acquired three party packs (numbers 3, 5, and 6) up until now, and I’m grateful I opted for the combos. A lot of the standalone options are bundled in one or more of the celebration packs, and with the packages, I was able to experience enjoyable brand-new games that I never ever would’ve discovered otherwise.
A game host (normally the person who purchased the game or pack) opens the app on their device (Playstation, Fire TV, etc.), and preferably has a group of family or pals around them to play. Next, individuals go to jackbox.tv from a web browser on their gadget (no apps required), and go into the unique code for that game session, along with a name. The truth that each participant can use their own gadget that they already have in their hot little hands without a special app is what makes these video games so open and accessible to anyone who wants to play.
Where can you discover Jackbox video games?
If you are reading this post, then opportunities are you have a gadget capable of playing Jackbox games on. As I mentioned previously, Jackbox is free for individuals to sign up with and play (provided you were welcomed, obviously), and this can be done on pretty much any personal, internet-connected gadget, including phones and tablets running Android and iOS, Windows and Linux PCs, Macs, and Chromebooks.
I purchased my Jackbox Party Packs straight through the Amazon Appstore on my Fire TV Stick 4K, however Jackbox games are offered for buy from a number of other platforms too, consisting of Steam, Playstation, Xbox, Nintendo Change, Android TV, and more.
The one thing I ‘d warn prior to you start downloading a bunch of these celebration packs is that they do use up considerable resources on your streaming device. When it comes to my Fire TELEVISION Stick 4K, I only have adequate storage on the device to fill one Jackbox Party Load at a time. If ever my household wishes to change from Party Pack 3 to Celebration Load 6, for instance, we need to go into the Fire TV settings and remove the very first pack from the gadget before redownloading the second and its media files and resources. Not a substantial deal, however something to keep in mind, especially if you want to switch in between several packs in a brief period of time.
Which do I recommend?
Jackbox makes so many excellent video games and does such a good job of stabilizing each celebration pack with different designs and titles that I can truthfully state that you should more than happy with whichever pack you select. Today, I’m torn in between Party Load 5 and Celebration Load 6.
From Celebration Load 5, I like Mad Verse City, which is a game where you get to help produce silly raps that are performed by Transformer-like robots, along with Patently Stupid, which is a Shark Tank-style game made all the funnier by my family’s failure to sketch our inventions worth a lick.
I likewise am truly addicted to Celebration Pack 6, due to the fact that Joke Boat’s ridiculous stand-up talks to me, while Role Models is hands-down my family’s preferred Buzzfeed-style test video game. Aside from these gems, I constantly take pleasure in a great round of You Don’t Know Jack, in addition to any version of Quiplash or Trivia Murder Celebration
Household game night is back!
I’m fortunate that, for the many part, my teenage kids still take pleasure in hanging out with my wife and me (or at least they do a good task pretending they do), and I like that we still are able to do things together as a household. While the classic parlor game constantly bring us together, I’m so grateful to my Android Central pals for presenting us to the Jackbox household of video games.
There has been at least one, and usually, 3 or four, fantastic games that each of us has enjoyed in the celebration packs we’ve purchased, and every video game session ultimately degenerates into hours of giggling and conversation. I’m trying to cherish this forced quarantine time that has actually brought my teenagers ever closer to each other and me and my spouse, and activities like Jackbox video game nights are assisting to make those minutes even more satisfying.
Party starter
Jackbox Party Load 5
Robotics rapping and sharks tanking
The fifth edition of the Jackbox Celebration Load brings some innovative games, such as Mad Verse City, Split the Space, and Patently Silly. This one’s a bit of a diversion from standard Jackbox games, but it’s a heck of a lot of enjoyable!
Celebration more difficult
Jackbox Party Load 6
Murder secret and role play
Party Load 6 brings an updated fan favorite in Trivia Murder Party, together with 2 of my family’s favorites, consisting of Joke Boat and Role Models. We likewise get a big toss out of Dictionarium too!
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