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Miles Archer

(22,099 posts)
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 08:18 PM Jun 2025

OK, what is the group concensus on posting Tweets here? Depends on the author? Don't do it regardless of the author? [View all]

I've been on DU since 2013, but have also been on an extended absence, until a month or so ago. I've been posting daily again. Earlier today, someone made a remark in one of my threads about tweets not being welcome. So, I thought I'd do a temperature test. For the record, my original post didn't include a tweet. It was me saying I didn't intend to do a blow-by-blow of the Trump & Musk feud. SO:

1). A lot of people I follow, like Aaron Rupar, are on Bluesky now, but also still on Twitter. Is DU, on average, opposed to tweets simply because they come from Musk's Twitter, or do they just not want to see Musk's propaganda here (which I wouldn't post anyway)?

2). If there is a wholesale mass objection to tweets, with the caveat above (ONLY people who are NOT pushing "Republican Talking Points), is it because Musk owns the site and has turned it into a MAGAt cesspool? I ask this because there are people like Chris Meloni fromthe "Law & Order" shows who posts regularly, and he's about as anti-Trump and anti-Musk as you're ever going to find.

Like I said, been gone for a while, came back recently, have always done my best to peacefully co-exist here and not do things that would tick people off, but I need to understand the general attitude toward Twitter before I continue. Thanks.

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I try not to link to stories that are hosted at X. applegrove Jun 2025 #1
Thanks. Currently my browser setting block X so I see nothing but a warning. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2025 #15
I think your post kind of nicely covers the topic - while going a long way stopdiggin Jun 2025 #2
Why would you put money in his pocket? Scrivener7 Jun 2025 #3
See, with all due respect, this is exactly the kind of interaction I'm not interested in having, and WHY I POSTED THIS. Miles Archer Jun 2025 #9
Back off, Miles. When people use twitter, they put money in his pocket. That's simply a fact. Scrivener7 Jun 2025 #11
it's advertisers who put the money in his pocket. mopinko Jun 2025 #12
Huh. So if no one used twitter, it would just keep chugging along, then. Except, of course, it wouldn't. Scrivener7 Jun 2025 #23
he's not talking about posting. he's talking about sharing. mopinko Jun 2025 #24
I'm not the one who had a snit. I stated a single sentence of simple fact. Scrivener7 Jun 2025 #25
Wrong. Posting a link here costs Musk money to serve the pic/vid and there is no advertising to him here. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2025 #16
How does a link on DU "put money in his pocket"? muriel_volestrangler Jun 2025 #26
Twitter is popular because it's linked and shared Scrivener7 Jun 2025 #28
I think you confuse a message with a container muriel_volestrangler Jun 2025 #29
First, please do show where I said any of the words you are trying to put into my mouth. Scrivener7 Jun 2025 #30
If the interesting thing isn't on another medium, then, no, there isn't an alternative muriel_volestrangler Jun 2025 #32
If Turkey were destroying our government and abusing American citizens and running roughshod Scrivener7 Jun 2025 #33
I haven't seen a Coke ad on television since January 2012, maybe earlier. hunter Jun 2025 #31
Generally, against. But epic meltdown times like this, OK. still-prayin4rain Jun 2025 #4
Post whatever you want jmbar2 Jun 2025 #5
I don't click on them Captain Zero Jun 2025 #6
My personal opinion ForgedCrank Jun 2025 #7
Post them. DavidDvorkin Jun 2025 #8
There is no real consensus here, other than that we all hate Elon and wish he hadn't bought Twitter. highplainsdem Jun 2025 #10
As long as EarlG still allows and facilitates Twitter (X) links... WarGamer Jun 2025 #13
there r still important voices there. mopinko Jun 2025 #14
Try to find the root link (that X links to) and post that article/vid directly or an equivalent post from BlueSky Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2025 #17
Good advice LearnedHand Jun 2025 #20
The Lounge has many posts of animals and we love them. Let it be question everything Jun 2025 #18
You should post rhem LearnedHand Jun 2025 #19
Fuck Twitter X edhopper Jun 2025 #21
When your read X it's also reading you. hunter Jun 2025 #22
I don't use twitter Bluestocking Jun 2025 #27
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