While the first report detailed the overt threat of TikTok as a weapon of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), this second analysis drills deeper into a more insidious danger: the rot within our own institutions that has allowed this threat to fester. The story of TikTok is not just one of foreign aggression, but of domestic failure, political cowardice, and a legal system that has been twisted to protect the adversary. This is a chronicle of the swamp’s self-preservation at the expense of American security.
The Political Uni-Party and the Propaganda Machine
The most glaring hypocrisy in the fight against TikTok comes from the very politicians who should be our first line of defense. The Republican and Democratic parties, in their lust for votes, have proven themselves to be two wings of the same Uni-Party, willing to engage with the enemy for political gain.
- Biden’s Betrayal: Why in the Hell would a sitting U.S. President use a CCP-controlled application? The “Biden-Harris HQ” TikTok account is a slap in the face to the entire U.S. intelligence community. We are told it is run by campaign aides, not the President himself, which is an irrelevant distinction. The account, with its hundreds of thousands of followers, legitimizes the platform and signals to our enemies that our leaders are not serious about the national security threat. We must ask: was the campaign paid? What data is being collected on the American citizens who follow and interact with this account? It is a staggering display of political malpractice.
- Government-Sponsored Propaganda: The “No TikTok on Government Devices Act,” buried in a massive appropriations bill, was a weak and performative gesture. Why did it require the Office of Management and Budget to “establish deadlines” for removal? The ban should have been instantaneous. The real question is why these apps were on government devices in the first place. A search reveals a shocking list of U.S. agencies that maintained large TikTok accounts, effectively using a CCP platform to conduct government outreach. The TSA, the National Parks Service, and numerous state-level agencies built substantial followings, normalizing the app and handing the CCP a direct pipeline to American citizens under a veneer of officialdom.
- The Apology of Jeff Jackson: Look no further than Rep. Jeff Jackson of North Carolina for a profile in political cowardice. After voting for the ban, he posted a now-infamous “apology video” to his massive TikTok following, explaining why he voted the way he did. This act of appeasing a digital mob, potentially inflated by foreign bots, over his duty to national security is contemptible. How does a representative from North Carolina, not a media hub like LA or NYC, amass such a following? How is follower authenticity or monetization even verified by TikTok? This entire ecosystem stinks of fraud, a problem Apple and Google refuse to address, even as new legislation against fake app store activity is debated.
- The Chinese Embassy in the Halls of Congress: It is a fact that representatives from the Chinese embassy met directly with U.S. congressional staffers to lobby against this bill. This is not normal diplomacy; it is an act of hostile influence. For a foreign adversary to walk the halls of our government and directly pressure our lawmakers is an outrage reminiscent of a spy thriller. This practice, while technically legal, is part of a pattern of corruption that has been allowed to fester in the post-9/11 era, where foreign money and influence have become commonplace in Washington D.C.
A Corrupt and Complicit Legal System
The American legal system, designed to protect our rights, has been weaponized by TikTok to stall, delay, and ultimately defy the will of the American people.
- The Injunction Farce: The initial court injunctions that barred President Trump’s Executive Orders were a constitutional disgrace. How can a foreign adversary have standing to sue in an American court to block a presidential national security directive? This is moot. The courts should have thrown the case out immediately. President Trump had the authority, and the best political method would have been a clear, unapologetic seizure of the asset under national emergency powers— a national security action so decisive it would leave no room for judicial activism.
- The “Held in Abeyance” Scam: For years, the case was “held in abeyance” as TikTok and the government were supposedly negotiating a “mutual agreement.” This is a ridiculous legal fiction. This is a simple app. The endless 60-day status reports filed with the court were a stalling tactic, a corrupt dance to run out the clock. We must know who signed each of these reports and if any true patriots filed FOIA requests to expose this charade.
- Weaponizing the Defense Production Act (DPA): The Trump administration’s use of the DPA in relation to TikTok was a strategic blunder, a “false flag” that gave the enemy ammunition. By tying the ban to broad authorities invoked during the COVID-19 pandemic, it allowed TikTok’s lawyers to challenge the action on procedural grounds, citing the Administrative Procedure Act and other legal technicalities. This shifted the fight from a clear national security issue to a murky legal squabble, resulting in an injunction that conveniently lasted right until the Biden administration took over.
- The Supreme Court’s Opaque Process: How did this case even get to the Supreme Court after the DC Circuit ruling? The process is opaque to the American people. Was it a formal appeal by ByteDance, or some other obscure legal mechanism? The lack of transparency feeds the perception that a globalist elite is pulling the strings behind the scenes.
The Fine Print of Betrayal
Beneath the headline battles lie the details, where the true extent of the deception is revealed.
- The 20% “Foot in the Door” Stake: PAFACA contains a provision allowing a foreign adversary to retain up to a 20% stake in the divested company. Why was this included? Why not 0%? This 20% stake is not a compromise; it is a guaranteed “foot in the door” for the CCP. It leaves their tendrils embedded in the company, allowing them to retain influence, access, and a share of the profits. It is a poison pill baked into the legislation.
- The Lie of 150 Million Users: The figure of 150 million U.S. users, repeated ad nauseam by TikTok’s lobbyists, is almost certainly an inflammatory lie. Independent analysis and comparison to other social media penetration rates suggest this number is wildly inflated, likely by millions of foreign and bot accounts. This is a propaganda figure, not a real metric, designed to scare politicians with the specter of a massive, angry user base.
- Defining the “Supply Chain” for Software: The adversary’s defenders feign confusion about how a “supply chain” can apply to software. The term, as used in the relevant executive orders, refers to the entire ecosystem of Information and Communications Technology and Services (ICTS). An app like TikTok is the endpoint of this chain—a direct conduit for data collection and transmission back to China. It is the delivery mechanism for the poison.
- The Toothless Fines: The law mandates civil penalties for failing to provide users with their data in a machine-readable format. But did TikTok comply? How many users even requested their data? We don’t know, because the company is not transparent. Any fines levied are likely viewed as a minor “cost of doing business,” a pittance they are happy to pay, much like Apple absorbs fines from the European Union while changing nothing about its core practices.
The Unaddressed Threats: Zoom and Beyond
The myopic focus on TikTok has allowed other threats to fester. Why is the application “Zoom” not treated as the exact same, if not worse, national security threat? Zoom is an American company, but it was founded by a Chinese national and has a massive development presence in China. It has admitted to “mistakenly” routing user data through Chinese servers. It is a Trojan Horse that has been welcomed into the boardrooms, schools, and even the intelligence communities of America. The excuse that “everyone uses it” is the definition of complacency. We must expand our scrutiny beyond TikTok to other untrustworthy applications like “RedNote” and any entity with ties to our adversaries. The RESTRICT Act, a far more comprehensive and draconian bill that would have given the government broad power to sever these connections, was sadly killed by a coalition of Big Tech lobbyists and “civil liberties” groups who cannot see the digital forest for the trees.
The time for games is over. The evidence is clear. Our own government and legal system have been compromised and used against us. The threat is not just TikTok; it is the entire ecosystem of adversary-controlled technology and the political cowardice that allows it to flourish.
Leave a Reply