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Trump's new fence around the White House is a work of art. (Original Post) pnwmom Jun 2020 OP
Do you know of this or similar videos *not* on Twitter? When I post a Twitter to my Facebook page it BamaRefugee Jun 2020 #1
Ditto. Please stop posting Twitter links. Jirel Jun 2020 #6
I first looked on youtube and couldn't find it. I joined Twitter just to read things. You can, too. pnwmom Jun 2020 #8
oh I'm already on Twitter. But I want to spread information to others who aren't. BamaRefugee Jun 2020 #10
I was responding to someone who told me not to post things from Twitter. pnwmom Jun 2020 #11
sorry. I thought THEY were answering ME ;-) BamaRefugee Jun 2020 #14
No. Many of us choose to avoid those platforms. Jirel Jun 2020 #19
Before I posted, I DID look and couldn't find it -- which I'd already explained. pnwmom Jun 2020 #20
However, people can be considerate. Jirel Jun 2020 #21
What are you saying? I first TRIED to post another link, but couldn't find one. pnwmom Jun 2020 #22
I looked on youtube and couldn't find it. Sorry. n/t pnwmom Jun 2020 #7
That was nice of Trumpco to provide demonstrators with that lovely bulletin board. Arkansas Granny Jun 2020 #2
Good going. Newest Reality Jun 2020 #3
I like that.....neutralize the fence! Nevilledog Jun 2020 #4
If we stay sharp... Newest Reality Jun 2020 #9
Trump will have to send out a clean up crew... kentuck Jun 2020 #5
A perfect example of unintended consequences/results! MANative Jun 2020 #12
Does he think about ANY outcomes? BamaRefugee Jun 2020 #15
Fair point! MANative Jun 2020 #16
Anyone who visited (much less lived in) Manhattan GopherGal Jun 2020 #17
So true. I was working at 11 Penn Plaza then... MANative Jun 2020 #18
It's the Black Lives Matter Wall! Blue Owl Jun 2020 #13

BamaRefugee

(3,483 posts)
1. Do you know of this or similar videos *not* on Twitter? When I post a Twitter to my Facebook page it
Sun Jun 7, 2020, 04:00 PM
Jun 2020

gets almost no views, people claim it doesn't work etc., while if I can find the same video elsewhere, it gets over 100 views.

Thanks for any help.

Jirel

(2,018 posts)
6. Ditto. Please stop posting Twitter links.
Sun Jun 7, 2020, 04:15 PM
Jun 2020

Neither I nor most people I know who aren’t on Twitter can reliably see those except on a desktop system.

pnwmom

(108,977 posts)
8. I first looked on youtube and couldn't find it. I joined Twitter just to read things. You can, too.
Sun Jun 7, 2020, 04:21 PM
Jun 2020

pnwmom

(108,977 posts)
11. I was responding to someone who told me not to post things from Twitter.
Sun Jun 7, 2020, 04:26 PM
Jun 2020

It would be nice if this were on youtube, but its not.

Jirel

(2,018 posts)
19. No. Many of us choose to avoid those platforms.
Mon Jun 8, 2020, 01:26 PM
Jun 2020

It’s really easy to say “so go get a Twitter account,” but don’t you think that many of us know that’s an option but don’t for a reason, whether it’s political or just a hatred of the social media platform itself? You can also say “go get an account” on this newspaper or that, which has a paywall, but people don’t want to - or can’t - pay for subscriptions or don’t want to support a certain media outlet.

In the end, it costs nothing to be considerate when sharing info rather than assuming that everyone could or should just get their own account on another site.

pnwmom

(108,977 posts)
20. Before I posted, I DID look and couldn't find it -- which I'd already explained.
Mon Jun 8, 2020, 02:53 PM
Jun 2020

So that is the price you pay for choosing not to go on Twitter. Some things are only available there.

Jirel

(2,018 posts)
21. However, people can be considerate.
Tue Jun 9, 2020, 06:47 PM
Jun 2020

What is the point of posting? To get the word out.

Does it accomplish that to post a link - whether on a social media platform that is a viewing problem for people not on it, or an article behind a paywall? No.

So why should it be annoying or a hardship to be considerate AND effective in communicating an idea?

pnwmom

(108,977 posts)
22. What are you saying? I first TRIED to post another link, but couldn't find one.
Tue Jun 9, 2020, 06:50 PM
Jun 2020

So I posted what I had so the people who WERE on Twitter could read it.

Your unwillingness to join Twitter shouldn't prevent others from viewing things there.

Arkansas Granny

(31,516 posts)
2. That was nice of Trumpco to provide demonstrators with that lovely bulletin board.
Sun Jun 7, 2020, 04:04 PM
Jun 2020

Just a big old blank canvas to display their messages.

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)
9. If we stay sharp...
Sun Jun 7, 2020, 04:21 PM
Jun 2020

If we stay sharp while being flexible, we can confront these atrocities head on and adapt quickly and resolutely.

This struggle may bring out the best in us all and bolster our resiliency and determination to resist oppression and tyranny, like good citizens are supposed to. The time has come for all good people to come to the aid of their country.

We will withhold cooperation with this regime and loudly call out complicity while celebrating those who come forward and speak out honestly and with firm conviction. That's how we cut this cancerous growth in our democracy out and restore freedom and equality for this generation and those to come.

MANative

(4,112 posts)
12. A perfect example of unintended consequences/results!
Sun Jun 7, 2020, 04:30 PM
Jun 2020

I'm quite sure tRump didn't think of this outcome.

MANative

(4,112 posts)
16. Fair point!
Sun Jun 7, 2020, 04:47 PM
Jun 2020

I'd bet that his speculation is only about how he "wins." He can't conceive of the idea that something runs contrary to what he wants.

GopherGal

(2,008 posts)
17. Anyone who visited (much less lived in) Manhattan
Sun Jun 7, 2020, 04:57 PM
Jun 2020

at the time of 9/11 should remember the way the protective fencing around the site became walls and walls of makeshift memorials.

But his moron can't think more than 2 inches in front of his face.

MANative

(4,112 posts)
18. So true. I was working at 11 Penn Plaza then...
Sun Jun 7, 2020, 05:02 PM
Jun 2020

Across the street from Madison Square garden and the train station. The walls there were lined for months with posters, pictures and messages. Unforgettable. He wouldn't have noticed or cared, I'm sure.

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