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Omaha Steve

(99,741 posts) Fri May 13, 2016, 09:03 PM May 2016

I don't know who had a bone to pick with me but YOU screwed the DU on a INTERNATIONAL breaking story [View all]

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by NH Ethylene (a host of the General Discussion forum).

Hosts and jury members. This post does not name a DUer. It places no blame on hosts. Leave this OP alone. I just want the DU to know what somebody did, probably because of me.

As to who turned in the alert, I have no idea. I'm not a host. The hosts did their job as they see it. I have no quarrel with them.

But as to the reason a DUer would intentionally kill a INTERNATIONALNATIONAL breaking story I can't understand. Is it me? Are you anti-union? Work for Verizon in management?.

So we had the story and somebody just couldn't stand a breaking story. We beat EVERYBODY to it.

Statement of Purpose

Post the latest news from reputable mainstream news websites and blogs. Important news of national interest only. No analysis or opinion pieces. No duplicates. News stories must have been published within the last 12 hours. Use the published title of the story as the title of the discussion thread.

Apparently YOU don't consider the CWA a trustworthy source. Well I hope you learned a lesson today. It cost the DU, if you care.

Below you can see Fortune, UPI, and Salon picked up what the DU broke hours in advance.

Pat yourself on the back for getting to a dementia patient!

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I don't know who had a bone to pick with me but YOU screwed the DU on a INTERNATIONAL breaking story [View all] Omaha Steve May 2016 OP

^^^^^ LiberalArkie May 2016 #1

I think some people get confused and think they are liberals because they believe in liberalism JonLeibowitz May 2016 #3

Isn't that just the saddest thing? People who purport to be Democrat... bjo59 May 2016 #4

liberals and their union allies are the enemy to a lot of people on this board. They worship their roguevalley May 2016 #16

I didn't realize that until recently...then I felt helpless passiveporcupine May 2016 #33

And that is why I often wonder if I belong here... Drahthaardogs May 2016 #43

Or progressive politics in general (they know who they are) forest444 May 2016 #36

Most people here are clueless about unions. Gman May 2016 #2

I will never understand what is so hard to understand about unions. bjo59 May 2016 #6

Often people think if they look and act like management Gman May 2016 #44

"Most people here are clueless about unions" awoke_in_2003 May 2016 #22

Your statement is a good example Gman May 2016 #38

One example... awoke_in_2003 May 2016 #46

Are you a teacher? Gman May 2016 #48

I was clueless tom_kelly May 2016 #23

You used the term " District Manager" Gman May 2016 #42

My brother hates unions elmac May 2016 #27

K & R malaise May 2016 #5

If you're talking about this, I expect it was locked because it was a press release. rug May 2016 #7

Good point. LisaM May 2016 #9

Steve posts very important stuff. rug May 2016 #10

Press releases do sneak through LBN from time to time Omaha Steve May 2016 #12

Press releases by their very nature are "analysis or opinion". rug May 2016 #14

Funny ALL that analysis showed up in international press AFTER we had it first video of swat teamtoo Omaha Steve May 2016 #19

I don't know, Steve. I'm not Perry White. rug May 2016 #20

Sometimes press releases are just facts. thesquanderer May 2016 #37

"from reputable mainstream news websites and blogs" Renew Deal May 2016 #50

80% of "news" is prepackaged press release. Ed Suspicious May 2016 #54

But since blogs are allowed as sources too, I don't think 'entirely objective reporting' is required muriel_volestrangler May 2016 #56

That is sad. Redwoods Red May 2016 #8

One can still rec it. I just did. SusanCalvin May 2016 #11

Great idea, thanks Babel_17 May 2016 #39

I was confused by the whole thing, and suprised to see it was removed. C Moon May 2016 #13

And Fortune magazine and others. LiberalArkie May 2016 #18

K&R. nt silvershadow May 2016 #15

I was also confused. Duppers May 2016 #17

Steve, Mbrow May 2016 #21

ducks and trolls elmac May 2016 #30

We got your back, Steve. marble falls May 2016 #24

The NEW "Progressive" third way Democrats RoccoR5955 May 2016 #25

∆∆∆this∆∆∆ Purveyor May 2016 #28

^^^ They won't be happy when we're all working 15hrs a day until we die ^^^ Kittycat May 2016 #55

The Republicrats want to shrink unions to the point they can drown them in a bathtub. The easiest Kip Humphrey May 2016 #26

Thanks for information about CWA-Commications Workers of America. midnight May 2016 #29

Steve, you do great stuff here. Agnosticsherbet May 2016 #31

Damn you Steve, looking at your screenshot I see I had a post displayed on the home page Purveyor May 2016 #32

WTF? pmorlan1 May 2016 #34

Steve, you do great work here. Thanks for all the OPs. There are some around bbgrunt May 2016 #35

K&R because, WTF, people... MrMickeysMom May 2016 #40

That locked thread now has 95 Recommendations (hint) Babel_17 May 2016 #41

111 and counting... Wednesdays May 2016 #51

Consider the possibility that ... ananda May 2016 #45

K & R Not for DU as it is today..but for how DU Dems can transform and grow. Keep up the struggle! ancianita May 2016 #47

Can't believe they killed that. zeemike May 2016 #49

Maybe it was because it was posted in LBN? cyberswede May 2016 #52

Correct. It was a press release. TwilightZone May 2016 #53

Why not just post it where it belongs Democat May 2016 #57

Sorry, locking Chemisse May 2016 #58