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nolabear

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72. Yes. It makes me crazy but is the fastest source of info I know.

Tue Jun 14, 2022, 06:06 PM

Jun 2022

You have to learn to wade through the sewer without getting too much on you, but news, both official and extrapolatory, breaks fast and you get the gestalt of the important issues fast.

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Is everyone on DU signed up on Twitter? [View all] kentuck Jun 2022 OP

u are not missing much, loads of rumours and made up crap nt msongs Jun 2022 #1

And many respected journalists, scientists, doctors, etc. tenderfoot Jun 2022 #61

Nope. Scrivener7 Jun 2022 #2

I'm not, and don't want to be Bayard Jun 2022 #3

Fuck twitter pwb Jun 2022 #4

Could not have said it better (but I tried) Bravo! question everything Jun 2022 #59

+1 Roisin Ni Fiachra Jun 2022 #87

Really? ProfessorGAC Jun 2022 #5

Me, too. SharonClark Jun 2022 #15

Same here nt Raine Jun 2022 #52

If you do, don't pick anything or anyone to follow. You'll get inundated with all kinds of shit. mobeau69 Jun 2022 #6

I follow lots of people but have never moonscape Jun 2022 #69

I am, and I love it. And I follow a lot of DUers. I've been on it for years. Native Jun 2022 #7

hmmm... Ohio Joe Jun 2022 #8

Correct ... having a twitter account or not doesn't affect what you see on DU (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2022 #20

That's Faux pas Jun 2022 #9

Nope, not on any social media except PXR-5 Jun 2022 #10

May I ask the name of the astronomy forum? Spouse is one question everything Jun 2022 #63

The Sky Searchers PXR-5 Jun 2022 #73

Thanks. Did not do much astronomy in the past two years question everything Jun 2022 #79

I joined to read the threads. madaboutharry Jun 2022 #11

And do you really believe that he, or others actually read and write them? question everything Jun 2022 #65

Hell no! emulatorloo Jun 2022 #12

Nope it is more of a cesspool than FB. redstatebluegirl Jun 2022 #13

Never have. lpbk2713 Jun 2022 #14

I was but it just annoyed me. MuseRider Jun 2022 #16

Nope Ferrets are Cool Jun 2022 #17

I am. I have an all politics Twitter feed and a non-politics one. SoonerPride Jun 2022 #18

When it gives you the choice to login or sign up, chose login and the close the login window. Gore1FL Jun 2022 #19

Yes, that works. Do you know of any way Disaffected Jun 2022 #23

No, that's why I had to log in to twitter on Chrome after I ditched Firefox a few months ago LeftInTX Jun 2022 #62

Unfortunately, I do not. Gore1FL Jun 2022 #75

It's annoying alright. Disaffected Jun 2022 #78

There's an add-on called "Breakthrough Twitter Login Wall." GoCubsGo Jun 2022 #81

I don't have a Twitter account but I can read the tweets that get posted here FakeNoose Jun 2022 #21

No, I'm not signed up on Twitter. Not of Facebook either. Don't want to be. /NT sdfernando Jun 2022 #22

That's my answer, too Deuxcents Jun 2022 #41

I just signed up a week ago just for reading DU posts. Bev54 Jun 2022 #24

No, not signed up on Twitter. beaglelover Jun 2022 #25

Nope PJMcK Jun 2022 #26

I must be doing something wrong? kentuck Jun 2022 #27

ahhh... Yes, that happens... Ohio Joe Jun 2022 #30

I have a Twitter account, and I'm effectively invisible on it to other users. Emrys Jun 2022 #28

You're seriously missing almost nothing Sympthsical Jun 2022 #29

Yes. all the worlds major news outlets have twitter feeds. a lot of news breaks there IcyPeas Jun 2022 #31

If that "log in or sign up" pop-ups blocks you from viewing certain tweets... W_HAMILTON Jun 2022 #32

i dont do facebook but i do do twitter samnsara Jun 2022 #33

my daughter insisted i sign up on twitter orleans Jun 2022 #34

The only thing, is I'm not sure how true that tweet is. Are you? BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 #48

Most of the time blogslug Jun 2022 #53

No doubt. But so many, especially a few here, think Twitter is the gospel. BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 #57

Twitter is a media platform blogslug Jun 2022 #67

I so agree. BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 #68

I have twitter blacklisted, removed from my personal universe... hunter Jun 2022 #35

that's too bad you don't see tiedrich's tweets--they're clever & funny commentaries on the news orleans Jun 2022 #82

No. grumpyduck Jun 2022 #36

No, I never have. H2O Man Jun 2022 #37

It's Instagram I can't stand Captain Zero Jun 2022 #77

I don't have that, either. H2O Man Jun 2022 #84

I've never registered, but I am able to go the main tweet and follow down and I bookmark hlthe2b Jun 2022 #38

No Facebook malaise Jun 2022 #39

Nope and it pisses me off when I am redirected to doc03 Jun 2022 #40

Not signed up, and do not currently see Twitter content on DU. Used to see it here, but not lately. Midnight Writer Jun 2022 #42

Try deleting everything in the URL from the "?" on (including the "?") Buns_of_Fire Jun 2022 #43

the same (url trimming, ie removing the ? and all after) goes for posting tweets here as well Celerity Jun 2022 #44

Nope. BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 #45

I get 13 channels of shit on the TV to chose from 48656c6c6f20 Jun 2022 #46

I am. I use it to announce impending streams on my YouTube/Twitch channels. nt Akoto Jun 2022 #47

Nope! bamagal62 Jun 2022 #49

I try to include text and images when I post a Twitter link blogslug Jun 2022 #50

NO and I don't want to but I can read anything on there Raine Jun 2022 #51

I only joined so I could view certain posts PatSeg Jun 2022 #54

That's how I am. LeftInTX Jun 2022 #64

I don't get the appeal at all PatSeg Jun 2022 #86

No. Treefrog Jun 2022 #55

F**ing NO! question everything Jun 2022 #56

I do, but I never very very rarely post LeftInTX Jun 2022 #58

No. Not on Facebook, either. AngryOldDem Jun 2022 #60

I am Bettie Jun 2022 #66

Nope. llmart Jun 2022 #70

I'm not a member and read pretty much what I want there. NCLefty Jun 2022 #71

Yes. It makes me crazy but is the fastest source of info I know. nolabear Jun 2022 #72

Only the ones who are hip, cool, and with it DavidDvorkin Jun 2022 #74

It's been awhile since we've had a good "I hate X and so should you" thread... brooklynite Jun 2022 #76

No. I remain uninterested in doing so. My entire social media life is DU. n/t. NNadir Jun 2022 #80

I thought we were suppose to avoid Twitter because of...... Fla_Democrat Jun 2022 #83

Nope. I knew early on it could eat up my time. Too much noise, not enough signal. ancianita Jun 2022 #85

A lot of people make a separate, new email account just for social media Tarc Jun 2022 #88

Nope Victor_c3 Jun 2022 #89