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24. Another thing....

Thu Apr 29, 2021, 01:46 PM

Apr 2021

I can't count how many times I have run across OPs that take something completely out of context simply for the opportunity to demonize someone just because they don't like them. They get away with it because not many take the time for due diligence. I do. If I see it, I will call it out. So far every time I have done so all I get back is crickets.

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Please remember a bunch of us get our news from DU. [View all] LakeArenal Apr 2021 OP

YES! nt AndyS Apr 2021 #1

Amen! nt MiHale Apr 2021 #2

This! This point has been made umpteen times here. And yet people keep making these Scrivener7 Apr 2021 #3

+1000. Posted several threads on it myself. I was a writing teacher for many years and you'd be Amaryllis Apr 2021 #4

Reminds me of a certain Facebook friend of mine Random Boomer Apr 2021 #29

I'm one of the guilty, and now stand corrected. I sometimes find the need to move on rapidly, Firestorm49 Apr 2021 #90

+1 hlthe2b Apr 2021 #5

I like the DUers who are yelling at their TV, but via a DU OP. SYFROYH Apr 2021 #6

Often the tweet is just a reference to a published story elsewhere DBoon Apr 2021 #93

Bingo! question everything Apr 2021 #102

And, stop with the twits? Since when news are provided by twits? question everything Apr 2021 #7

Surely you know it's "tweet," not "twit?" chia Apr 2021 #17

He/she is talking about the twits who post tweets Escurumbele Apr 2021 #22

I guess I am guilty of posting tweets. believe it or not a lot of breaking news is reported by twee IcyPeas Apr 2021 #56

Yes, a lot of breaking news is first seen via tweet. I hope you do keep posting tweets of interest! chia Apr 2021 #57

I don't have problems when the twits are part of the posts question everything Apr 2021 #101

Really? Did not know. Cannot differentiate question everything Apr 2021 #52

I especially hate tweets such as ... left-of-center2012 Apr 2021 #27

Lol at tweet of the second. Now you have given someone an idea! Celerity Apr 2021 #82

+1000 llmart Apr 2021 #43

Gee, and I'm just the opposite soldierant Apr 2021 #68

"Since when news are provided by twits?" orleans Apr 2021 #73

Speak for yourself. I enjoy the tweets. ShazzieB Apr 2021 #81

I too enjoy tweets. summer_in_TX Apr 2021 #84

I don't mind the tweets, but I don't like when it's just the link to the tweet. Scrivener7 Apr 2021 #92

You might also find they contain a link that exploits your browser DBoon Apr 2021 #94

Same. mahina Apr 2021 #95

+1,000 chia Apr 2021 #108

If you get your news from The Lounge, you are in deep trouble Major Nikon Apr 2021 #8

This seems to be a true story, the guy did kidnap a scientist, and he didn't go to jail Escurumbele Apr 2021 #25

Next time DENVERPOPS Apr 2021 #55

Thoughtful writers write for their readers & not their egos, so they take time to give context. nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2021 #9

Oh, I like that distinction. stopdiggin Apr 2021 #40

I wish to stimulate and increase thoughtfulness. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2021 #65

That requires being able to put one's self in the position of someone who doesn't know what the Amaryllis Apr 2021 #62

Yesterday one poster, posted more than a half dozen OP's littlemissmartypants Apr 2021 #63

I can think of three off the top of my head who do that frequently. Treefrog Apr 2021 #110

Good point CanonRay Apr 2021 #10

Amen. And what's a GOAT? Hekate Apr 2021 #11

urban Dictionary: Greatest Of All Time LeftInTX Apr 2021 #18

Thank you, I didn't know, either. Rhiannon12866 Apr 2021 #78

THIS!!! NewHendoLib Apr 2021 #12

when things are exciting I don't blame people and usually either go look at the LBN Kali Apr 2021 #13

Turn on MSNBC right now! LeftInTX Apr 2021 #19

LOL Kali Apr 2021 #36

I can't! It's two and a half hours later... Harker Apr 2021 #47

I get my news from DU also lunatica Apr 2021 #14

And not all DUers are at home ( they're at work) or awake at certain hours Rhiannon12866 Apr 2021 #15

Please accept my thanks. Harker Apr 2021 #48

Awww, thanks! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2021 #74

Same here. ancianita Apr 2021 #50

I actually started posting Colbert in 2017 since at the time I figured we needed the humor! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2021 #109

Awesome! You are one faithful poster, Rhiannon. I appreciate all the regular video posters. ancianita Apr 2021 #114

We all depend on your videos! MerryHolidays Apr 2021 #58

I recently discovered that there are DUers who aren't aware that we have a video forum Rhiannon12866 Apr 2021 #75

Thanks! I frequently watch your video posts. ❤ nt littlemissmartypants Apr 2021 #64

Awww, thanks so much! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2021 #85

You're welcome! ❤ littlemissmartypants May 2021 #115

Thank you. quaint Apr 2021 #88

Doesn't bother me. If I want more context and I'm interested, I'll go looking for it. chia Apr 2021 #16

The problem with this is that without context, I don't know whether it's interesting or not . . . euphorb Apr 2021 #54

And sometimes there's not enough context to be able to tell what to look for in the first place! ShazzieB Apr 2021 #83

Totally agree left-of-center2012 Apr 2021 #20

I think too many posters are in too much of a hurry LeftInTX Apr 2021 #21

Same with recs. wcast Apr 2021 #23

recs make posts visible on greates page and maybe trending news Kali Apr 2021 #38

Another thing.... quickesst Apr 2021 #24

Important point and I do have a pet peeve of posts with inscrutable title lines LymphocyteLover Apr 2021 #26

Sometimes I think there should be a one paragraph minimum littlemissmartypants Apr 2021 #66

that would be good! LymphocyteLover Apr 2021 #87

I've actually seen fewer useless posts like that since my 2 year vacation Warpy Apr 2021 #28

Thanks, Warpy. Somebody else came back from a long hiatus to tell us we were "calcified"... Hekate Apr 2021 #41

A lot of the bullies who abused the alert system seem to be MIA Warpy Apr 2021 #49

Location, location, location crud Apr 2021 #30

Amen. nt Atticus Apr 2021 #32

not just DU Kali Apr 2021 #39

+1000 smirkymonkey Apr 2021 #100

Good points indeed. Thanks! SWBTATTReg Apr 2021 #31

call your congressman now! dial till your fingers bleed! KG Apr 2021 #33

Hahaha... littlemissmartypants Apr 2021 #67

I do get a lot of my news from DU. Ka-Dinh Oy Apr 2021 #34

Wouldn't this be something best handled by moderators? NullTuples Apr 2021 #35

Good to know/Good to keep in mind. calimary Apr 2021 #37

Gets my vote. stopdiggin Apr 2021 #42

And satire presented as news is deceptive Generic Brad Apr 2021 #44

Not to mention many of us don't have access to cable news. cinematicdiversions Apr 2021 #45

+33. Harker Apr 2021 #46

Agreed relayerbob Apr 2021 #51

Agreed! And don't tell us to Google it. euphorb Apr 2021 #53

The twitter posts take forever where I am to come up. LakeArenal Apr 2021 #70

Amen. If it's worth posting, then it's worth some context. JohnnyRingo Apr 2021 #59

K and R Ferrets are Cool Apr 2021 #60

Wow. I couldn't stay on line today. LakeArenal Apr 2021 #61

Thank you leighbythesea2 Apr 2021 #69

I would like to see city, county, and/or state listed in some news items headers. StClone Apr 2021 #71

Yes! And thank you! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2021 #79

We do come to rely on the up-to-the-minute news at this place, don't BobTheSubgenius Apr 2021 #72

I'm sorry, but I think every citizen has an obligation to keep themselves informed. It isn't that Martin68 Apr 2021 #76

That's pretty easy to say. LakeArenal Apr 2021 #77

Television is not a reliable source of news. Martin68 Apr 2021 #99

What are you trying to say? LakeArenal Apr 2021 #103

I grew up in South America, graduating from high school in Bogota in 1970. My parents subscribed to Martin68 Apr 2021 #104

Well you haven't lived here in 2020 Covid LakeArenal Apr 2021 #105

Where is "here" may I ask? Martin68 Apr 2021 #106

Thank you for your unrelated to topic concern. LakeArenal Apr 2021 #107

I hate oblique threads with no context iemanja Apr 2021 #80

rec +1000 from me too mrsadm Apr 2021 #86

Not everyone watches the news all day Nuffer Apr 2021 #89

this site llashram Apr 2021 #91

Fully agree. mahina Apr 2021 #96

DU is for subtext, not a primary source Jimvanhise Apr 2021 #97

Well fortunately you live somewhere with plenty of access to the news. LakeArenal Apr 2021 #98

Why can't you get news? Treefrog Apr 2021 #111

What if your internet sucked? LakeArenal Apr 2021 #113

Sadly we have our share of rude twits. trof Apr 2021 #112