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8. I disagree, a media platform owned by musk is certainly a rightwing-owned media platform.

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #7)

Mon Mar 10, 2025, 04:47 AM

Mar 10

And thank you for not posting Mark Kelly's posts directly from "X" and using the non-"X" threadreader instead, that shows that we will not lose any important information by avoiding giving musk's "X" any clicks.

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A plea to the Admins to block "X" post embedding... [View all] Think. Again. Mar 9 OP

I'm in the minority on this, but I've always hated "link to tweet" posts Orrex Mar 9 #1

I agree, but at least the "link to tweet" option doesn't force the tweet to open ... Think. Again. Mar 9 #2

I'm with you on this, Orrex SheltieLover Mar 9 #4

I second the motion BoRaGard Mar 9 #3

And since xitter is so toxic in general, we'd be better off without it dickthegrouch Mar 9 #5

I like this idea. mzmolly Mar 9 #6

X is not "a rightwing source" - it's a social media platform still used by many Democrats including highplainsdem Mar 9 #7

I disagree, a media platform owned by musk is certainly a rightwing-owned media platform. Think. Again. Mar 10 #8

You changed your wording from "a rightwing source" to "a rightwing-owned source" - and I'll agree with highplainsdem Mar 10 #9

I disagree with a lotof what you wrote... Think. Again. Mar 10 #10

Sigh. A lot of news stories embed tweets just the way DU does. They're not all screenshots. highplainsdem Mar 10 #11

I still feel that a lot of us would prefer not to enable musk. Think. Again. Mar 10 #12

You're not in any way enabling him by being able to see tweets here. Neither is Mark Kelly or any other highplainsdem Mar 10 #13

I disagree.... Think. Again. Mar 10 #14

And I'm explaining that if you want to inconvenience Musk, as a liberal, you accomplish more staying highplainsdem Mar 10 #15

I believe some of us would prefer not to empower Musk by opening "X" posts. Think. Again. Mar 10 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author highplainsdem Mar 10 #17

You're obviously going to cling to your beliefs about this no matter what. Thank God other Democrats, with highplainsdem Mar 10 #18

Yes, I do try to keep my discussions on topic. Think. Again. Mar 11 #19