General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsShouldn't nazi sites and maga sources be banned on DU? What is X/shitter? needs ban!


WarGamer
(16,183 posts)Sewa
(1,372 posts)💀
is I follow a ton of Democrats on X.
My X experience is very positive. I weed out what I don't like, and follow what I do like.
tenderfoot
(8,982 posts)WarGamer
(16,183 posts)Starbuck isn't a source BTW... he's just a tool reposting CNN content.
CNN is the source.
LostOne4Ever
(9,612 posts)Too many good liberals, progressives, leftists, and Dems are still on there.
However in the future it might be a consideration.
usonian
(15,629 posts)Expecting a river of crap.
And what when they become one and the same?
stopdiggin
(13,284 posts)Right now - you're in striking distance of, "cutting off your nose to spite your face"
IF (and that's a very large if) there ever came a time when X/twitter wasn't carrying the vast preponderance ...
Sewa
(1,372 posts)Why help the enemy spread disinformation
GreatGazoo
(4,043 posts)the last thing you want to do is close your eyes.
hlthe2b
(107,664 posts)the poster is likewise on Threads or BlueSky or any of the others that could be at least linked here. Many "good" Dem posters are phasing out their time on "X" by starting duplicate posting on another of the alternatives.
We are in a transitional period. No matter how uncomfortable, I think we have to reconcile ourselves with that.
intheflow
(29,265 posts)If you find it on X, find it on BlueSky to post it here. At the rate theyre gaining X members, its highly likely youll find it there.
Mike 03
(18,026 posts)(I left in July 2023 but AFAIK these people and many others are still there)
Ruth Ben-Ghiat
Timothy Snyder
Michael Bechloss
most MSNBC personalities
A shitload of reporters/journalists
Danielle Moody
PoliticsGirl
JoJo from Jerz
Malcolm Nance
Michael McFaul
Anders Aslund
TONS of OSINT experts
Navalny's wife and daughter
Anne Applebaum
Tom Nichols
the list is too huge...
Stuckinthebush
(11,075 posts)Or will be soon. Try it out
meow2u3
(25,002 posts)Takket
(22,791 posts)Renew Deal
(83,458 posts)Passages
(1,735 posts)Every Dem politician posts each day on it, they use it to inform their constituents.
yardwork
(65,322 posts)MineralMan
(148,420 posts)but a lot of Democrats do. There's important stuff posted on X. Fortunately, you're not in charge of DU, so it will remain as a potential source for DU posts. Be careful what you wish for, especially when in comes to censorship issues.