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mhw

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58. And what is wrong with that?

Sat May 20, 2017, 04:38 PM

May 2017

Indy journos haven't the corporate billions to support them.
I guess its the same as any candidate or cause asking for contributions.
I don't see your point in the statement here.
Bye..

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Patribotics seems like a rather dubious source to be posting on DU. [View all] Gravitycollapse May 2017 OP

You'd hope canetoad May 2017 #1

Mensch's judgement is too questionable to be trusted. Gravitycollapse May 2017 #2

I remember when many DUers were heaping scorn on pnwmom May 2017 #3

Investigative journalists who "just guess" are not investigative journalists. They're liars. Gravitycollapse May 2017 #4

She is capable of wearing two hats. People who read her should pay attention pnwmom May 2017 #5

Right melman May 2017 #6

She genuinely has zero credibility. Gravitycollapse May 2017 #8

Louise Mensch has over a quarter of a million followers because she is getting it right womanofthehills May 2017 #49

No. She has followers because she writes what they want to read. MineralMan May 2017 #50

This sweetloukillbot May 2017 #52

Yup. MineralMan May 2017 #53

No. She has followers because she gets the info before MSM. womanofthehills May 2017 #57

I think it's genuinely disturbing how some people have been attacking her Ninsianna May 2017 #54

Placing the onus on consumers to fact check news is why Fox News exists. Gravitycollapse May 2017 #7

As i said, she herself distinguishes between personal speculation/belief pnwmom May 2017 #9

Principled, real journalists do not speculate on outlandish claims. Gravitycollapse May 2017 #11

We all get that..."believe her at our own peril". We either believe or not, that is our business... brush May 2017 #32

You know that for certain? mhw May 2017 #42

If everything posted online had to be absolute truth, we'd have a different Prez. mhw May 2017 #41

+1 Silver Gaia May 2017 #10

!00% agree! triron May 2017 #27

Yup. But you aren't going to hear any apologies from her discreditors mhw May 2017 #35

She was also right about Assange, Snowden and Greenwald being agents of influence GliderGuider May 2017 #47

I, for one, am able to read something without believing it. n/t eShirl May 2017 #12

Lol emulatorloo May 2017 #45

It's run by a conservative conspiracy theorist Dr Hobbitstein May 2017 #13

It is rather disconcerting to see so many DU'ers... kentuck May 2017 #14

Not just here... PDittie May 2017 #18

Read that yesterday... really good article. demmiblue May 2017 #19

The thing they all have in common is $$$... Historic NY May 2017 #29

Lot of gullible people here. cwydro May 2017 #37

And 45 keeps saying trust me, believe me. SonofDonald May 2017 #15

Thank You. Every time her name is posted online her clicks increase. mhw May 2017 #43

Brace yourself. You're about to get slammed. MineralMan May 2017 #16

Shrug. GliderGuider May 2017 #17

Concerted effort to discredit someone and stop others from reading, makes me suspect Madam45for2923 May 2017 #23

Agreed - why pick on Louise Mensch? womanofthehills May 2017 #51

This message was self-deleted by its author melman May 2017 #56

Personally I don't consider it a reputable site. hrmjustin May 2017 #20

Nobody is forcing you to read it. sarah FAILIN May 2017 #21

Curious, where were you when DU'ers were citing Breitbart and Fox uncritically? emulatorloo May 2017 #22

Thanks for the sincere heads up & concern & advice. Madam45for2923 May 2017 #24

Precisely. mhw May 2017 #44

First, where do we bill for the wasted minutes? L. Coyote May 2017 #60

Some folks like to escape sarisataka May 2017 #25

No one can be trusted it seems Mr. Ected May 2017 #26

Any source that encourages me to believe the worst traitors in our history might go Eliot Rosewater May 2017 #28

Ditto! 50 Shades Of Blue May 2017 #30

While your dedication as a self-appointed DU chaperone is without question, MedusaX May 2017 #31

Medusa this is an awesome post. A Manifesto of sorts! Madam45for2923 May 2017 #39

Lol. Well since Bannon has rallied his alt-right maniacs to swarm mhw May 2017 #33

My what an original thread... flotsam May 2017 #34

Yup. Mensch sure has hit a wtf moment for Bannon. mhw May 2017 #38

IMO it should not be in late breaking newsLBN is it more analysis but lunasun May 2017 #36

Who's cashing in on news from MSM? mhw May 2017 #40

And I'm sure they appreciate your support. MineralMan May 2017 #55

And what is wrong with that? mhw May 2017 #58

Mensch has been on the Murdoch payroll for a long time, and is married to Peter Mensch. Denzil_DC May 2017 #65

When I Go to https://patribotics.blog, there are commercial ads . Maybe if you donate you do not lunasun May 2017 #61

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby May 2017 #46

Not even close to the most dubious source by far stevenleser May 2017 #48

Louise Mensch has been a stalward and ahead of the media curve on #TrumpRussia. L. Coyote May 2017 #59

So having one valid tweet out of 100 makes her a reliable source? grantcart May 2017 #62

Whoot, whoot ... ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT being considered by Judiciary Committee L. Coyote May 2017 #63

You are aware that she is tweeting breaking news grantcart May 2017 #64

You are out of date. Mensch is no longer leading News Corp.'s Heat Street L. Coyote May 2017 #66