Look at this hilarious AP "news" alert I got on my phone

[BaronChocula]

I'm Soooooooo sure the Harris campaign is running around panicked and pulling their hair out because they fell for this extremely brilliant ruse. The vice president will have absolutely no choice but to RUN to the nearest AP bureau and give an interview! Kudos for this little trick, Associated Press! This is right up there with "your epidermis is showing."

[Tadpole Raisin]

1. That's why I never sign up for news alert notifications. 99% are bogus.

10-20 ALERTS a day? And it’s mostly everything - you can’t really scale it down.

Not for me. I take nothing , tyvm!

[SWBTATTReg]

2. Isn't there a thing against junk emails? I thought that they passed something recently. Seems like this applies if

there is such a law concerning junk mail (paper, or emails, or texts, etc.).

[BaronChocula]

5. I think I just don't want to miss out on news when someone famous passes

Otherwise, I'd turn the notifications off.

[progressoid]

3. Click bait haedlines work unfortunately.

The "press" is a business. They are no longer interested in journalism. They just gotta sell some ads.

[usonian]

4. The "intermediaries" proved themselves to be incompetent, clickbait, ambulance-chasing, scandal-loving blowhards.

I admire the more direct route.

Look at my thumb.
Gee, you're dumb.

[BootinUp]

6. Why would we want a supremely competent

Administration again?

[BaronChocula]

7. Competence is so 2023

The kids are looking for something new.