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LeftInTX

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41. Short tweets. Emergency weather info. Breaking news.

Wed Jan 22, 2025, 10:11 AM

Jan 22

When there is major breaking news, it often breaks on twitter.
Notices about parks, resources etc. Roads etc.

That's why it was created .

Twitter is often first before the media can write up the story and put in on a webpage. Webpages are cumbersome to manage, but any reporter can bring their cell phone and tweet: "We are in the Supreme Court listening to oral arguments" "Justice Sotomayor says........"

When in session, someone from the Texas Tribune will be live tweeting. It's kinda like our, "Live threads" on DU. You know when there's a debate and we're all watching and updating. It's similar to that.

We have also killed a few bills by tagging elected reps while they're in session!

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Ban x- xitter links now. Stop making excuses. Reddit is doing this now. [View all] we can do it Jan 22 OP

Agreed. MotownPgh Jan 22 #1

I was just on Reddit and didn't see X bans jmbar2 Jan 22 #9

I'm still seeing X on Reddit too. DeepWinter Jan 22 #38

Hundreds of subreddits have banned twitter links and screenshots obamanut2012 Jan 22 #44

Even the Philadelphia Eagles subreddit tishaLA Jan 22 #16

I'm not sure how reddit works, but if reddit goes to an all out X ban, then it will hurt X signficantly. LeftInTX Jan 22 #2

Why aren't we doing that here? Baitball Blogger Jan 22 #4

We can make it happen. fb needs to go too. we can do it Jan 22 #5

I am down to progressive friends, so, the minute an alternate shows up Baitball Blogger Jan 22 #7

We're not the size of reddit. All that will happen here, is that less information will be available. LeftInTX Jan 22 #6

Then why bother voting, too. Same logic. Starve the beast. we can do it Jan 22 #8

A source of information? Cirsium Jan 22 #12

Will you please tell the City of San Antonio to get on Blue Sky and drop twitter? LeftInTX Jan 22 #18

"Let's punish Elon by not posting or sharing from X". jmbar2 Jan 22 #29

I think many people complaining weren't on X in the first place. LeftInTX Jan 22 #32

Thank you jmbar2 Jan 22 #34

Absolutely Cirsium Jan 22 #43

Less information...and fewer cat videos! TommyT139 Jan 22 #30

Do you get actionable information on X, or is it like the television news... hunter Jan 22 #40

Short tweets. Emergency weather info. Breaking news. LeftInTX Jan 22 #41

NJ Started It NJCher Jan 22 #33

Agree canetoad Jan 22 #3

Agreed Cne99999 Jan 22 #10

Kind of hard to misinterpret. usonian Jan 22 #11

The live-action shot demonstrates the point. Gore1FL Jan 22 #15

I am far more concerned that he is.... sheshe2 Jan 22 #28

I saw a great clip from the UK today. tishaLA Jan 22 #17

Play games? osteopath6 Jan 22 #19

James O' Brien was great today rpannier Jan 22 #21

I catch him on YouTube tishaLA Jan 22 #23

Agreed Cirsium Jan 22 #13

There will always be people who rationalize and make excuses JoseBalow Jan 22 #14

Mobs usually get it wrong. osteopath6 Jan 22 #20

You know things are already depressing enough. Do you really need to accuse DU members of being collaborators? LeftInTX Jan 22 #22

I'm not going to criticize, but tishaLA Jan 22 #24

I haven't had the time. They will probably get there. LeftInTX Jan 22 #26

... SheltieLover Jan 22 #27

I didn't say that JoseBalow Jan 22 #36

I would even go so far as saying NameAlreadyTaken Jan 22 #25

While you are at it AKwannabe Jan 22 #31

There's a poster here who NJCher Jan 22 #39

Part of being in the resistance is sacrifice Keepthesoulalive Jan 22 #35

As always, this simple act of the smallest bit of resistance Voltaire2 Jan 22 #37

Why is this post not showing on greatest page? we can do it Jan 22 #42

I can see it. n/t demmiblue Jan 22 #46

I stopped going there the day after the election, and deleted my account on the inauguration. demmiblue Jan 22 #45

You can ban them, in a sense, by placing the posters who post Twitter links on ignore. demmiblue Jan 22 #47

It needs to happen here of all places Phentex Jan 22 #48

Kicking, and wondering... LudwigPastorius Feb 7 #49