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GliderGuider

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17. Re Observer.com

Reply to Princess Turandot (Reply #4)

Fri Mar 24, 2017, 01:41 PM

Mar 2017

Ownership sux, but John Schindler posts there. When it comes to natsec issues, he and Malcolm Nance are at the top of the heap.

The same comment about owners vs. writers applies to Heat Street and Louise Mensch.

These folks are commentators, not primary sources by any means, but definitely deserve to be stirred into your daily cup of insanity right now. IMHO.

I read Palmer, but he's almost always behind the curve.

Twitter is where it's at in this scandal. But it's tedious to follow, and you have to be careful about whose feeds you watch.

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Is Occupy Democrats a fake news site? [View all] mrsv Mar 2017 OP

I think they are both misleading if not completely dishonest. 6000eliot Mar 2017 #1

Exactly. I've read that Palmer has produced Hortensis Mar 2017 #10

I think that reliability is much more important than ideology at this point. 6000eliot Mar 2017 #14

Agree totally. I normally pass on by Hortensis Mar 2017 #19

No. truebluegreen Mar 2017 #2

The occupy link seems to be backing up their assessment with mainstream links Lucinda Mar 2017 #3

Not fake news per se but also not objective news sources, IMO.. Princess Turandot Mar 2017 #4

I haven't heard of occupy democrats, but in your opinion, is there such a thing as JCanete Mar 2017 #8

Re Observer.com GliderGuider Mar 2017 #17

I don't think so.. neither one.. reality has a well known liberal bias. Cha Mar 2017 #5

Not a fan of Either one alwaysinflux Mar 2017 #6

They aren't news sites oberliner Mar 2017 #7

It's not reliable BainsBane Mar 2017 #9

If you look at their pages on Snopes and Politifact they get more wrong than right Lee-Lee Mar 2017 #11

Not exactly fake, but opinions based on others' reports jmg257 Mar 2017 #12

The Palmer article is speculation, not news; that Occupy Democrats one is misleading clickbait muriel_volestrangler Mar 2017 #13

Definitely has a point of view.... Adrahil Mar 2017 #15

Both use creative omissions to change the story to something more sensational Amishman Mar 2017 #16

Based on what I've seen, yes Oneironaut Mar 2017 #18