Can Twitter destroy a Presidential Statement? (UPDATED 1:32 am)

A tweeter asks, highlighting the story: "R.E.M.'s publisher asks Twitter to remove State of the Union video tweeted by Trump over use of the band's song"

The publisher of rock band R.E.M.'s music asked Twitter to remove a satirical video clip containing one of the band's songs that President Donald Trump's account tweeted Friday, CNBC has learned.

A lawyer for Universal Music Publishing Group reached out to the president's preferred social media platform asking that the video be removed, said a source familiar with the situation, who asked to remain anonymous.

Funny if the Streisand effect has the unintended consequence of further publicizing the satirical video. It's funnier when you find out somebody wants it censored.

Enjoy.

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— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 15, 2019

Update:

Meme Maker @CarpeDonktum Video with R.E.M. is Disabled on Twitter

"Second Icebreaker Nears Ship Stranded Off Antarctica"

An Australian icebreaker worked its way slowly through thick ice off Antarctica early Monday in the latest attempt to rescue about 70 people aboard a stranded research ship. Even though it is summer in the Antarctic, waiting for the ice to break up on its own is not an option,

Dr. Turney said, because of the risk that the ship could drift along with the ice and collide with one of several icebergs in the area, which are drifting independently of the pack ice.

Dr. Turney is a professor of climate change at the University of New South Wales.

Since the ship became stuck, Dr. Turney and others have been a regular presence on Twitter and other social media sites. Some have made short videos describing their experiences.

Dr. Turney said that some of the people aboard had gone onto the ice to study birds and make other scientific observations, and that others had occupied themselves on board with ad-hoc classes in subjects like knot tying. And a steady diet of films has been available to help pass the time, he said.

“At first, people were starting to watch disaster movies,” Dr. Turney added. “But I had to stop that.” Now it is mostly comedies, although episodes of the hit series “Breaking Bad” have been popular, too.

Intapundit mocks "WAIT, ISN’T IT SUMMER DOWN THERE?