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hlthe2b

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1. I try to go to original source links whenever possible. That seems only fair, IMO.

Reply to kozar (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2019, 04:16 PM

Oct 2019

Rawstory usually indicates where they got it from so it is only a couple of extra steps. WAPO and other leading newspapers need the clicks if they are to continue--even if you can't afford to subscribe.

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I used to post links [View all] kozar Oct 2019 OP

I try to go to original source links whenever possible. That seems only fair, IMO. hlthe2b Oct 2019 #1

DU has some of the most educated and knowledgeable people anywhere lunatica Oct 2019 #2

RawStory is a great aggregator of current news though. While many rewrites are sketchy. . . TheBlackAdder Oct 2019 #3

A lot of folks are down on RawStory around here... Wounded Bear Oct 2019 #4

FireFox w/NoScript, uBlock, DuckDukGo's Privacy Essentials & EFF's Badger cuts all ads/tracking out. TheBlackAdder Oct 2019 #5

We are doing the same stuff UpInArms Oct 2019 #7

I avoid RawStory & such because they tell us what we want to hear, like Faux for the wingnuts. UTUSN Oct 2019 #6

thank you all kozar Oct 2019 #8