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Caliman73

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52. Which social media?

Tue May 16, 2023, 06:00 PM

May 2023

Twitter? Controlled by Elon Musk and given over to right wing lunatics, while calling NPR "Government Controlled Media"?

Facebook? Controlled by Zuckerberg, which used analytics to allow microtargeting of voters?

Google? While not as obvious as the other two, still wanting to squeeze the maximum profit without taxation?

I agree that Democrats should develop a strategy of having staff to try to get a message out, but part of the problem is that Conservatives own a sizable chunk of the media, including Social Media, which has been aligning more with the status quo than the messaging that Democrats espouse.

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Why The Durham Report Wasn't Reported As A Huge Failure [View all] gab13by13 May 2023 OP

Republicans wake up in the morning thinking of ways to f*ck Democrats elias7 May 2023 #1

+1 Agreed. c-rational May 2023 #34

Which social media? Caliman73 May 2023 #52

The media is largely owned and controlled by the same class of billionaires that own & control... CousinIT May 2023 #2

Absolutely gab13by13 May 2023 #3

Exactamundo! GreenWave May 2023 #39

And Democrats want to blame it on ourselves because we didn't do enough to stop them? Walleye May 2023 #4

Are you happy with the way the Durham report is being presented? Scrivener7 May 2023 #5

No I didn't mean it that way, I think we should do everything we can. But it's not our fault dammit Walleye May 2023 #9

But we are responsible to react to them. As loudly as we can. And make sure Scrivener7 May 2023 #13

We have to present a united front if we're going to change this stuff,not arguing among ourselves Walleye May 2023 #26

A good PR firm would help a lot. Scrivener7 May 2023 #28

You're right about that man I blame him for a lot of stuff Walleye May 2023 #29

I agree that he isn't happy about what he has done. I think he may have said as much Scrivener7 May 2023 #31

So who is letting us down? Walleye May 2023 #33

I think it is the Democratic Committee. I'm not sure who else would be Scrivener7 May 2023 #47

How about Dick Durbin gab13by13 May 2023 #14

What do you suggest? nothing we are doing seems to be working against these assholes Walleye May 2023 #25

So then you are against gab13by13 May 2023 #12

Go ahead investigate, find them guilty, Republicans will still vote for them. That's the problem Walleye May 2023 #27

That's the way it'll be, except maybe worse, until Democrats have a large enough majority. jaxexpat May 2023 #32

That is the only answer, for Democrats to have a large majority in Congress. I'm counting on GenZ Walleye May 2023 #35

Right, we must be sure to not throw sand in their faces with our wisdom and experience. jaxexpat May 2023 #42

They gotta learn that they need to vote anyway even if they're a little bit butt hurt Walleye May 2023 #43

I remember how that went when Nixon swept it In 68 & 72. jaxexpat May 2023 #48

agreed bringthePaine May 2023 #6

Durham's real job was to stop people from talking about Putin's Alfa Bank's connections to Trump Botany May 2023 #7

THIIIIIISSSSS!!!!! So let's talk about them!!! Scrivener7 May 2023 #8

No, it appears the strategy is to just blame the MSM gab13by13 May 2023 #16

You can't deny that is a big part of the problem. They ARE at fault. BUT Scrivener7 May 2023 #18

Absolutely, gab13by13 May 2023 #23

Marcie Wheeler and that former MP who is now a journalist we're talking about Alpha Bank years ago Pepsidog May 2023 #30

James Comey and the N.Y. FBI Office were well aware of the non stop 2016 contacts between Putin's Botany May 2023 #38

I hope McGonigal goes to prison. Prince in the Seychelles another traitor. Dirapaska Pepsidog May 2023 #41

"Prince in the Seychelles" Botany May 2023 #45

I never heard of Seychelles Islands before this. Just a staggering amount of corruption. Great job Pepsidog May 2023 #50

The Seychelle Islanda has a large Asian population and my next door neighbor is either a 1st Botany May 2023 #51

Two horses needed for a race. underpants May 2023 #10

The media has gone full Right Wing Johnny2X2X May 2023 #11

You may very well be correct about all this but... llmart May 2023 #15

So just give up because the MSM gab13by13 May 2023 #20

I don't believe I ever advocated giving up. llmart May 2023 #36

It is is as if Manafort never existed, that he was never a Russian asset in Ukraine and worked for Walleye May 2023 #37

Media wants Trump back for ratings. Jon King May 2023 #17

Here's my 2 cents... PXR-5 May 2023 #19

Sorry but you may have missed this; gab13by13 May 2023 #22

Morning Joe is doing a good job of blowing it up. tavernier May 2023 #21

Barr was playing Trump's lawyer... kentuck May 2023 #24

Strongly worded toilet paper. moondust May 2023 #40

☝️ Walleye May 2023 #44

I don't even understand Durham's conclusions Johonny May 2023 #46

K & R +100 Duppers May 2023 #49