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brettdale

(12,748 posts) Fri Nov 9, 2018, 12:27 AM Nov 2018

Should I stop following politics on Twitter

Because if Brian Krassenstein, Louise Mensch, Claude Taylor, arnold and various others
say "Something big is going down on Friday" and nothing happens, Im going to puke.

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Should I stop following politics on Twitter (Original Post) brettdale Nov 2018 OP

Stop following Brian Krassenstein, Louise Mensch and Claude Taylor. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2018 #1

Mensch was for real for a bit and got carried away. Claude is an OK guy. Loki Liesmith Nov 2018 #10

I'm sure Seth Abramson has a series of 30 tweets dealing with this program. NT Bleacher Creature Nov 2018 #2

yes nt msongs Nov 2018 #3

You should stop using twitter entirely. PSPS Nov 2018 #4

Yes. And Facebook if you are in it. GulfCoast66 Nov 2018 #5

Dump all of them and follow some legit reporters blogslut Nov 2018 #6

I never claimed such - Brian Krassenstein BrianKrassenstein Nov 2018 #7

... handmade34 Nov 2018 #9

nice bigtree Nov 2018 #11

I did romana Nov 2018 #8

follow the people you trust bigtree Nov 2018 #12

Laurence Tribe is good. ananda Nov 2018 #13

I think it's likely anything "big"... Adrahil Nov 2018 #14

The Velveteen Ocelot

(131,217 posts)

1. Stop following Brian Krassenstein, Louise Mensch and Claude Taylor.

Reply to brettdale (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 12:29 AM

Nov 2018

They tend to make shit up.

Loki Liesmith

(4,602 posts)

10. Mensch was for real for a bit and got carried away. Claude is an OK guy.

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 01:26 PM

Nov 2018

He had some scoops, and then got scammed. He didn't make anything up so much as he got hoodwinked. Since then he's almost entirely focused on GOTV and buying billboards. He's harmless atm.

Bleacher Creature

(11,504 posts)

2. I'm sure Seth Abramson has a series of 30 tweets dealing with this program. NT

Reply to brettdale (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 12:37 AM

Nov 2018

msongs

(74,183 posts)

3. yes nt

Reply to brettdale (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 12:44 AM

Nov 2018

PSPS

(15,376 posts)

4. You should stop using twitter entirely.

Reply to brettdale (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 01:22 AM

Nov 2018

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)

5. Yes. And Facebook if you are in it.

Reply to brettdale (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 01:29 AM

Nov 2018

Pure poison.

blogslut

(39,217 posts)

6. Dump all of them and follow some legit reporters

Reply to brettdale (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 01:48 AM

Nov 2018

Also mandatory, follow @darth

EDIT: Aww crap. @darth went into hibernation yesterday. I figured that was the reason he hadn't tweeted today. He stops posting for a couple months every year.

BrianKrassenstein

(4 posts)

7. I never claimed such - Brian Krassenstein

Reply to brettdale (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 08:12 AM

Nov 2018

I want to clarify that I never said something big was happening today. I do think it's possible though, if not likely.

Sessions wanted to stay on until today for some reason. The White House refused to allow him to. Mueller grand juries meet on Fridays.

handmade34

(24,054 posts)

9. ...

Reply to BrianKrassenstein (Reply #7)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 10:52 AM

Nov 2018

bigtree

(94,667 posts)

11. nice

Reply to BrianKrassenstein (Reply #7)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 01:29 PM

Nov 2018

...to see you on DU.

Good speculation. Doesn't hurt to keep the fires stoked.

romana

(765 posts)

8. I did

Reply to brettdale (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 08:25 AM

Nov 2018

I dumped both Facebook and Twitter and am much better for it.

bigtree

(94,667 posts)

12. follow the people you trust

Reply to brettdale (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 01:31 PM

Nov 2018

...treat it like any other news source, but make certain your news feed only has sources you believe and trust.

ananda

(35,504 posts)

13. Laurence Tribe is good.

Reply to brettdale (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 01:33 PM

Nov 2018

Here's a great rundown on the illegal and unconstitutional
appointment of Whitaker for Acting AG.

https://twitter.com/tribelaw

Adrahil

(13,340 posts)

14. I think it's likely anything "big"...

Reply to brettdale (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 01:52 PM

Nov 2018

is delayed. Mueller is being very careful to do nothing that could be quashed in court. He will dot all i's and cross all t's.

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