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MH1

(17,573 posts)
Sat May 9, 2020, 10:06 AM May 2020

Just saw something amazing in the Yahoo comments section (no, really!)

This article:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-says-doing-too-much-151141414.html
Trump says doing too much coronavirus testing makes the US 'look bad' as he pushes for the country to reopen

The number of sane comments and reactions is WAY over the number of insane.

When did THAT happen?

Or did Yahoo do something with their algorithm so that I only see the comments I'm likely to agree with?

I remember when the Yahoo comments section could have been given as an example in the dictionary for a secondary definition of 'cesspool'. So yes, I find today's experience amazing. (But only if it's real, Yahoo. If you're just giving me rose-colored internet results, no thanks)

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Just saw something amazing in the Yahoo comments section (no, really!) (Original Post) MH1 May 2020 OP
I still never go there. ...nt 2naSalit May 2020 #1
I have not been there in forever. I went today...not one favorable comment for Trump that I saw... Demsrule86 May 2020 #2
I'm taking it as a good sign for November. MH1 May 2020 #3
I am too. I do not believe with an economy in tatters and thousands of Americans dead, Trump Demsrule86 May 2020 #4

Demsrule86

(68,456 posts)
2. I have not been there in forever. I went today...not one favorable comment for Trump that I saw...
Sat May 9, 2020, 11:06 AM
May 2020

not one.

MH1

(17,573 posts)
3. I'm taking it as a good sign for November.
Sat May 9, 2020, 11:29 AM
May 2020

It had been a long time since I'd been there. After reading this article that someone shared on FB, I felt adventurous and wanted to see what spew the Trump-humpers would be frothing out there. I was surprised to see not a one!

Even if they've just moved over / back to Reddit or one of the chans, it still feels like a victory!

Demsrule86

(68,456 posts)
4. I am too. I do not believe with an economy in tatters and thousands of Americans dead, Trump
Sat May 9, 2020, 01:44 PM
May 2020

will win reelection.

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