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Why? claudette Sep 12 #1
We did that and it's done... FarPoint Sep 12 #5
But claudette Sep 12 #10
My suggestion is .... FarPoint Sep 12 #32
Others, like myself, have a differing opinion on this, MarineCombatEngineer Sep 12 #37
True enough... FarPoint Sep 12 #46
See post #47 nt. MarineCombatEngineer Sep 12 #48
huh? poozwah Sep 12 #58
I think that mocking them is an effective way to confront the lies. yardwork Sep 12 #68
1+ InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 12 #152
TFG and his allies are still pushing this lie LetMyPeopleVote Sep 12 #168
Not done. Happy Hoosier Sep 13 #188
It is unsettling to me, and probably other folks, Ok? displacedvermoter Sep 12 #9
Then claudette Sep 12 #13
Some of us find the post titles disgusting SheltieLover Sep 12 #18
edited edisdead Sep 12 #59
I personally find such posts as disgusting as topics on abuse of any sentient being SheltieLover Sep 12 #72
I Believe trigger warning is only for eating horses nt Jk23 Sep 12 #135
yikes claudette Sep 12 #94
Do you wanna win? Winning against these assholes will require getting a little dirty Happy Hoosier Sep 13 #189
It most certainly is! SheltieLover Sep 12 #14
We are in the minority I guess displacedvermoter Sep 12 #22
I don't care to engage in it. Reading even subjects that suggests such behavior is a trigger for many SheltieLover Sep 12 #24
Yikes claudette Sep 12 #102
Maybe it's that claudette Sep 12 #99
Maybe it's that whathehell Sep 12 #118
OMG claudette Sep 12 #145
Oh My Gracious! whathehell Sep 12 #153
Really? claudette Sep 12 #155
Yeah, really. whathehell Sep 12 #162
Yes, and there's a famous quote Disaffected Sep 12 #144
Thank you for the donkey displacedvermoter Sep 12 #26
You're welcome! SheltieLover Sep 12 #28
Again, we are weak kneed and don't know how displacedvermoter Sep 12 #35
BS!! MarineCombatEngineer Sep 12 #39
I'm,not "weak kneed" at all SheltieLover Sep 12 #45
Hey, here's a suggestion, MarineCombatEngineer Sep 12 #17
DU has wonderful tools touse. Hide by keyword cats and dogs and you won't be Autumn Sep 12 #61
I never open threads that will upset or unnerve me. jrthin Sep 12 #64
Me, too claudette Sep 12 #146
To whom? TheProle Sep 12 #132
I second that Motion! FarPoint Sep 12 #2
TFG and his allies are still pushing the lie about non-whites eating pets LetMyPeopleVote Sep 12 #169
Someone is eating dogs and cats? LuckyCharms Sep 12 #3
... orangecrush Sep 12 #98
Damn, another post mentioning the eating of household pets. Intractable Sep 12 #4
You are funny displacedvermoter Sep 12 #11
And you're not. nt MarineCombatEngineer Sep 12 #180
Reductionism through satire is showing itself an effective tool Torchlight Sep 12 #6
Mockery is a powerful debate tactic against an opponent who won't debate in good faith. nt Shermann Sep 12 #7
Why avoid anything that hurts the pukes? pwb Sep 12 #8
Because this is what they wanted, they, the MAGA's... FarPoint Sep 12 #36
I don't think that's accurate Farmer-Rick Sep 12 #71
You really think MAGA's want this fairy tale to continue? OAITW r.2.0 Sep 12 #92
What fairy tale are you referring to? Farmer-Rick Sep 13 #195
Except it doesnt "hurt them" for us to waste bandwith on this nonsense - it HELPS THEM Kashkakat v.2.0 Sep 12 #161
I still say it hurts them especially with Independents. pwb Sep 12 #182
"There are too many pet-eating threads! So I'll start a new one... JHB Sep 12 #12
Sure...that is an option... FarPoint Sep 12 #41
So, according to you, we're not capable of concentrating on their true failures and goal of destroying MarineCombatEngineer Sep 12 #47
Their bait? Pretty sure they didn't plan this. THIS is hurting them. They are embarrassed by it. FlyingPiggy Sep 12 #74
This is why people are posting about it. LuckyCharms Sep 12 #15
Wasn't scolding anyone, it was a request. displacedvermoter Sep 12 #23
My problem with is is as follows: LuckyCharms Sep 12 #30
Yes, it does sound hypocritical displacedvermoter Sep 12 #31
A much more honest sound though than sanctimony. Torchlight Sep 12 #40
Really, displacedvermoter Sep 12 #52
It sure does. But some things are difficult to explain in type. LuckyCharms Sep 12 #69
I am kinda ignorant it seems, so your response would displacedvermoter Sep 12 #79
I hope your post here True Dough Sep 12 #127
Um...is that wrong to post those pictures? LuckyCharms Sep 12 #129
I can't point my finger on it (and, trust me, I wouldn't) True Dough Sep 12 #133
True Dough, this is your second post in two days where you have mentioned "fingers". LuckyCharms Sep 12 #136
Yes, theyb're fat amb True Dough Sep 12 #141
. LuckyCharms Sep 12 #143
I cleaned a bag of stuff out of the back yard get the red out Sep 12 #16
Funny. I also do that every day. Arne Sep 12 #85
Even most MAGA cannot defend this lie newdeal2 Sep 12 #19
I'm afraid you're stuck with them for awhile now EYESORE 9001 Sep 12 #20
While I think it's been done to death I don't think it warrants an OP telling posters how to post. Just trash Nanjeanne Sep 12 #21
Just kick the threads under JD's couch. GoneOffShore Sep 12 #25
Hated those threads too. displacedvermoter Sep 12 #27
Do you hate all posts newdayneeded Sep 12 #34
No, mainly just the ones that drop us to their displacedvermoter Sep 12 #42
What about Obama's accordion hands? TommyT139 Sep 12 #65
I do find them hilarious, in fact newdayneeded Sep 12 #125
Yeah they might be funny the first five thousand times, then.... gets kinda old, time to move on nt Kashkakat v.2.0 Sep 13 #193
Um no, the point is these posts whathehell Sep 12 #131
Hold on there! newdayneeded Sep 12 #164
No need.. whathehell Sep 12 #175
Are cartoons still allowed? Because those can take a few days to draw. nt Shermann Sep 12 #73
My dog ate the cartoon. I ate him for that as the Cockneys would say. 😁 Wonder Why Sep 12 #147
No NoRethugFriends Sep 12 #29
Ok, decisiveness! displacedvermoter Sep 12 #44
Lived DeepWinter Sep 12 #33
Mystery meat on a stick??? nt yagotme Sep 13 #192
NO WAY! That will follow him to his grave, and rightly so! n/t Greybnk48 Sep 12 #38
Someone's going to die because folks can't let it go WhiskeyGrinder Sep 12 #43
No. That idiot repeatedly stated it as a fact. He needs to be mercilessly mocked. Voltaire2 Sep 12 #49
Why were they eating cats instead of cat food? bucolic_frolic Sep 12 #50
That makes a lot more sense. Haggard Celine Sep 12 #139
You start first. MineralMan Sep 12 #51
Ok displacedvermoter Sep 12 #60
The point is MorbidButterflyTat Sep 12 #53
It has been displacedvermoter Sep 12 #56
And will continue to be. MorbidButterflyTat Sep 12 #63
Again, I admit it, displacedvermoter Sep 12 #67
You just don't know when to stop digging do you? MarineCombatEngineer Sep 12 #87
SO we're not supposed to mock Trump, got it AZSkiffyGeek Sep 12 #137
You know what's distasteful? MorbidButterflyTat Sep 12 #167
It sounds like you may need to take a break. Texasgal Sep 12 #173
Why don't you just trash the threads you don't like? demmiblue Sep 12 #54
Hall Monitor is in the building. edisdead Sep 12 #55
Out of respect for you I'll include a trigger warning up top, but hope you will read my post. thucythucy Sep 12 #57
Thank you so much for agreeing to include a trigger warning! SheltieLover Sep 12 #91
Have you ever wanted to tell someone who are you to judge? Emile Sep 12 #62
just scroll on by. WhiteTara Sep 12 #66
Agreed, however, the titles can be triggers for some folks with traumatic backgrounds SheltieLover Sep 12 #78
I'm so sorry for the anxiety that they might have WhiteTara Sep 12 #160
I loved how Kamala laughed when he started talking about "eating pets." Swede Sep 12 #70
I'll have catsup on my dog Jersey Devil Sep 12 #75
Meow Renew Deal Sep 12 #76
No one is forcing you to read them Niagara Sep 12 #77
Thank you displacedvermoter Sep 12 #81
You're welcome, displacedvermoter Niagara Sep 12 #84
I have been involved in politics displacedvermoter Sep 12 #89
That's often the case when people try to police the speech of others. BannonsLiver Sep 12 #106
Most of the threads are labeled pretty clearly that the subject is cats and dogs.... Simply scroll past them. 33taw Sep 12 #80
Nah, just shows what a moron trump is. He even pushed back like the idiot he is... brush Sep 12 #82
But mooom, the couch jokes got booorrrinng! Think. Again. Sep 12 #83
Nope! DemonGoddess Sep 12 #86
In general - stop allowing Frump to suck oxygen out of the room Kashkakat v.2.0 Sep 12 #88
No. They would not give us that same courtesy The Third Doctor Sep 12 #90
We need to keep shoving the cat & dog eating down their throats. hadEnuf Sep 12 #134
No orangecrush Sep 12 #93
no... myohmy2 Sep 12 #95
Why is it people are telling others here what and what not they can post or discuss? Bev54 Sep 12 #96
... orangecrush Sep 12 #105
Why? Don't read them if you are tired of them. You have agency over your clicks and we have agency over our posts. yellowcanine Sep 12 #97
Are you one of those who insists on professors warning... LAS14 Sep 12 #100
I can't speak for the OP, but that's the "kind of professor" I was. Why risk triggering someone's trauma? SheltieLover Sep 12 #103
How did you compile your list of possible triggers? nt LAS14 Sep 12 #116
Anything potentially traumatic to experience or witness SheltieLover Sep 12 #117
People vary so much. I doubt that what you consider potentially traumatic covers the field. nt LAS14 Sep 12 #121
Perhaps, however I did my best SheltieLover Sep 12 #124
Actually I am a retired library displacedvermoter Sep 12 #140
I wasn't making a case for academic freedom, just a case.. LAS14 Sep 12 #142
How big a stretch is it that jokes about eating displacedvermoter Sep 12 #148
What is "a Streisand moment?" nt LAS14 Sep 12 #151
I was accused of it earlier displacedvermoter Sep 12 #154
Thanks much for taking the trouble. nt LAS14 Sep 12 #165
If it's being talked about outside the DU bubble it's going to get talked about here. BannonsLiver Sep 12 #101
"Dog eat dog, eat cat too. :) brewens Sep 12 #104
There are site tools to insulate you from such threads. Meanwhile . . . . Stinky The Clown Sep 12 #107
Why remove the icepick that's sticking out of his forehead? SalamanderSleeps Sep 12 #108
Don't forget you can trash threads so you don't have to read them if they annoy you Blue Owl Sep 12 #109
+1 Kaleva Sep 12 #113
I don't really care one way or the other, but the Barbara Streisand effect is on display here. Croney Sep 12 #110
What's the Barbra Streisand effect? nt LAS14 Sep 12 #122
Link: LuckyCharms Sep 12 #123
Allow people to make fun of his idiocy. Keepthesoulalive Sep 12 #111
Bahahah!! Sure! Let's ditch one of our best sound bites ever! Scrivener7 Sep 12 #112
What do you call orangecrush Sep 12 #114
Keep in mind that, while we at DU might stop the references Wednesdays Sep 12 #115
Do the the Truffle Shuffle first ... marble falls Sep 12 #119
We could do Karen posts as an alternative liberal N proud Sep 12 #120
Karen posts? Dave Bowman Sep 12 #185
People feel the need to beat a dead horse these days. bif Sep 12 #126
There are currently 10 posts on the same subject. bif Sep 12 #128
Well then, here's a very simple solution, MarineCombatEngineer Sep 12 #183
I agree bdamomma Sep 12 #130
The Rethug Party oswaldactedalone Sep 12 #138
Please, no more threads about chicken. Dr. Strange Sep 12 #149
Yeah? displacedvermoter Sep 12 #150
Tell that to this guy! Emile Sep 12 #186
Nope, and if you think this is only about dogs and cats you're missing the point 0rganism Sep 12 #156
Exactly. It's anti-immigration, political. betsuni Sep 12 #159
TFG and company are actively pushing these lies to help TFG's immigration lies LetMyPeopleVote Sep 12 #170
The 11th Hour covered and were debunking these lies last night LetMyPeopleVote Sep 12 #171
No but you don't have to read them. Since cable news is treating this as an 'investigation, we should continue to post Demsrule86 Sep 12 #157
No, it's political. Trump: Democrats let violent dangerous criminal ('rapists') immigrants who'll eat your pets betsuni Sep 12 #158
You added one more for the record and I am all for the eating of crow, sorry not sorry? Brainfodder Sep 12 #163
TFG is still pushing this story to promote his immigration lies and to attack non-whites LetMyPeopleVote Sep 12 #166
No, but maybe we could paws DoBW Sep 12 #172
Yes, mom? ecstatic Sep 12 #174
This story is being defended by TFG and his allies on really shaky grounds LetMyPeopleVote Sep 12 #176
once again Skittles Sep 12 #177
KJP-"What is happening here is an attempt to tear apart communities ..." LetMyPeopleVote Sep 12 #178
A cat and a dog go into a bar with RFk jr... Dave Bowman Sep 12 #179
Oh please, lighten up lanlady Sep 12 #181
Tell RFK jr! These rumors started just after his endorsement for Trump. Emile Sep 12 #184
Springfield, OH City Hall had to be evacuated and closed for the day after a bomb threat LetMyPeopleVote Sep 12 #187
TFG is still pushing this lie LetMyPeopleVote Sep 13 #190
I'm wondering why MorbidButterflyTat Sep 13 #191
No JustAnotherGen Sep 13 #194
At least they aren't Laura Loomer threads rictofen Sep 13 #196
Can we stop with the "can we please stop" ... Dave says Sep 13 #197
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