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Seems DU is too often becoming a link to Twitter feeds [View all] luv2fly Aug 2021 OP

I mostly agree. cloudbase Aug 2021 #1

and the problem Factchekr Aug 2021 #2

For me, the problem is rpannier Aug 2021 #81

A significant TimeToGo Aug 2021 #84

That is true rpannier Aug 2021 #86

I get that TimeToGo Aug 2021 #89

You're not alone. Treefrog Aug 2021 #3

There are a lot of Twitter personalities that are held in high regard here AZSkiffyGeek Aug 2021 #6

Takei, Rather, Olberman, Fugelsane... Dream Girl Aug 2021 #21

Pavlovitzs, Tiedrich, Hoarse Whisperer, Reich as well nt AZSkiffyGeek Aug 2021 #53

I like it, it is a new source of news. Nt USALiberal Aug 2021 #4

No. They are a source of opinions that as we have seen with the most famours twitter - just pop question everything Aug 2021 #11

Many posts have video, same as any news would show! Nt USALiberal Aug 2021 #13

Even videos often give a very limited view not showing the whole story question everything Aug 2021 #59

Sorry, but I disagree. A lot of reporters put out their stories first on Twitter. Later, mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 #25

Agree - you will find the news as it breaks on Twitter womanofthehills Aug 2021 #35

Stories which have not been edited and verified question everything Aug 2021 #63

Not so much for Fox fantasies which they mislabel as news. keithbvadu2 Aug 2021 #70

Yet this is your opinion, question everything sheshe2 Aug 2021 #37

Yes, opinions just like DU. And this is the question: news or opinions question everything Aug 2021 #64

There are tweets that are news AND opinions. sheshe2 Aug 2021 #68

Twitter is the only place I've been able to find information from real people in Afghanistan crimycarny Aug 2021 #42

you have a very strange opinion of twitter. Grasswire2 Aug 2021 #98

I find lots of good news articles in Twitter threads. Cracklin Charlie Aug 2021 #20

Exactly. Journalists I trust linking to their latest bylines. Doctors, RNs with their real time chia Aug 2021 #48

It's slippery but the fastest source of news and keeping track of the RWNJs nolabear Aug 2021 #5

+100 applegrove Aug 2021 #10

I am totally with you wryter2000 Aug 2021 #7

Tiedrich, Takei? Oh I would miss them so much. applegrove Aug 2021 #8

I see you just posted a couple of tweets luv2fly Aug 2021 #16

That's why I do it. applegrove Aug 2021 #26

Copy and paste. marble falls Aug 2021 #19

I do that often when the article is the thing. applegrove Aug 2021 #30

Oh, me too. I am so thankful for those of you who do bring those tweets to DU. Biophilic Aug 2021 #88

I'm with you. lpbk2713 Aug 2021 #9

Well, Twitter is here to stay! Nt USALiberal Aug 2021 #14

Well, no one argued otherwise! Nt, part 2 LanternWaste Aug 2021 #47

Until it isn't. n/t PoliticAverse Aug 2021 #76

I like it when it's well-curated by a trusted DUer jmbar2 Aug 2021 #12

I agree. What's really annoying is when someone posts a statement or quote by a minor Dream Girl Aug 2021 #15

Exactly. Treefrog Aug 2021 #17

Plus a billion! I want more to my news than 426 characters. marble falls Aug 2021 #18

Some Tweet Posters Are Better Than Others ProfessorGAC Aug 2021 #22

I don't really understand all the Twitter terminology but I get what you're saying luv2fly Aug 2021 #28

we need more posts about the completely irrelevant pillow person nt msongs Aug 2021 #23

This sheshe2 Aug 2021 #43

I am waiting for him to pay the 5 mil he likely owes Bill Anderson rpannier Aug 2021 #85

Antiquated social media platfrom post CrackityJones75 Aug 2021 #24

I'll mail a reply to you. NT mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 #27

Responded via pony express CrackityJones75 Aug 2021 #32

Always go full Ron Swanson Sympthsical Aug 2021 #60

Twitter is soon to be antiquated? luv2fly Aug 2021 #29

Facebook is antiquated. CrackityJones75 Aug 2021 #31

Twitter is where the news is in real time womanofthehills Aug 2021 #38

As someone posted the other day, Twitter is digital high school. Treefrog Aug 2021 #62

I didn't see that luv2fly Aug 2021 #92

Yeah but the utes are moving on from it. CrackityJones75 Aug 2021 #74

I am bothered by that (as long as the embed shows up) far less than link-ONLY posts OR hlthe2b Aug 2021 #33

I use Twitter links when articles are behind paywalls. Initech Aug 2021 #34

It depends. Context is always important. Caliman73 Aug 2021 #36

Don't read them then. nt live love laugh Aug 2021 #39

I pretty much don't luv2fly Aug 2021 #54

It's a step up from just posting tv talking heads leftstreet Aug 2021 #40

The assumption we have cable is fun Sympthsical Aug 2021 #61

Guilty as charged FelineOverlord Aug 2021 #41

This! PortTack Aug 2021 #52

Curated stuff is what i like. and add a comment of one"'s own Tetrachloride Aug 2021 #44

I don't do Twitter so I generally ignore most of them LanternWaste Aug 2021 #45

Another thing I love about Twitter womanofthehills Aug 2021 #46

Yea I've noticed that for awhile. fescuerescue Aug 2021 #49

There are people I can find on Twitter that I can't find on Du AZProgressive Aug 2021 #50

That's why the Trash Thread option exists. DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2021 #51

I have put Twitter and Tweet in my garbage can Sherman A1 Aug 2021 #55

I didn't know you could do that, thank you luv2fly Aug 2021 #56

Not a problem Sherman A1 Aug 2021 #57

I rarely find anything of use in them. It's just spam to me at this point. Sympthsical Aug 2021 #58

Yes. Treefrog Aug 2021 #66

Twitter is a place Democratic, liberal and progressive legislators and informers not given tv time. ShazamIam Aug 2021 #65

I like it... dixiechiken1 Aug 2021 #67

can't stand Twitter or Facebook ! both garbage! monkeyman1 Aug 2021 #69

I get tired of just a link bucolic_frolic Aug 2021 #71

I like Twitter. Big thank you to everyone who posts tweets. betsuni Aug 2021 #72

Twitter posts can be just like editorial cartoons keithbvadu2 Aug 2021 #73

Yeah, I hate that crap. Mysterian Aug 2021 #75

Some DUers have hugely inflated their post-counts by doing nothing but retweeting Orrex Aug 2021 #77

I have zero use for Twitter BornADemocrat Aug 2021 #78

The thing is dislike bigtime Aug 2021 #79

Preach it. Orrex Aug 2021 #87

Agreed rpannier Aug 2021 #80

Not having an account on Twitter, I get annoyed when you have to follow the link halfulglas Aug 2021 #82

little to no value. Gilbert Moore Aug 2021 #83

I agree that it is a problem - and it's annoying FakeNoose Aug 2021 #90

Great response thank you luv2fly Aug 2021 #93

Posts that are only links to tweets annoy the heck out of me Wicked Blue Aug 2021 #91

I appreciate the links. Why? Because I get the majority of my news, unfiltered... CaptainTruth Aug 2021 #94

All you tweets get off my lawn! Voltaire2 Aug 2021 #95

I mostly don't have a problem with Twitter links... myccrider Aug 2021 #96

twitter is where the national conversation now exists. Grasswire2 Aug 2021 #97