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NRaleighLiberal

(60,018 posts)
Thu Dec 28, 2017, 11:40 PM Dec 2017

The Twitterverse has punked us with "breaking news" how often now?


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0 (0%)
10 times
0 (0%)
50 times
0 (0%)
are THEY the real fake news?
2 (20%)
Wake me when there is actually something to report that will take the orange asshole down
8 (80%)
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bathroommonkey76

(3,827 posts)
2. I don't think Dworkin gives a shit
Thu Dec 28, 2017, 11:47 PM
Dec 2017

The dude needs to stop spreading these fires. ALl he is looking for are retweets and likes.

I just blocked him from my Twitter feed. And if I see someone retweeting him I'll block them, too. lol

Siwsan

(26,289 posts)
3. After the teasing O'Donnell tweet let-down, I'm pretty much done with MSNBC's nonsense
Thu Dec 28, 2017, 11:50 PM
Dec 2017

Ten minutes left and he hasn't even been on the show, yet. I'm switching back to watching the Safari Live broadcast, via the internet.

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
4. And we keep buying it. By the time one of these folks actually discover something,
Thu Dec 28, 2017, 11:53 PM
Dec 2017

and a bunch of DUers start hawking it, it would be all over the news if creditable.

I’ll bet money that within a month or two, someone will be telling us how the latest liars have been right in their previous predictions of big news.

Where’s Teapain?

avebury

(10,952 posts)
5. I think that I am done for a while.
Fri Dec 29, 2017, 12:04 AM
Dec 2017

If there is anything worth actually paying attention to I'll wait until someone posts an actual video or link from a credible news source.

thbobby

(1,474 posts)
6. Bullshit Journalism
Fri Dec 29, 2017, 12:15 AM
Dec 2017

Really just bullshit. Not journalism at all. O'Donnell did call in to talk about desks. MSNBC pisses me off. Rachel does journalism. Joy is good too.

 

Dr Hobbitstein

(6,568 posts)
8. Twitter isnt journalism. Its social media.
Fri Dec 29, 2017, 09:48 AM
Dec 2017

Rachel, Joy, and Lawrence aren’t journalists either, they are pundits.

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