Nobody Cares: PRS

[Jolene Benoir]

Nobody said anything specific that I could identify as to what the problem was until late in that thread. Vague complaints about sources didn't mean much as I read it mostly as, "I don't agree with so and so."

I'm not promoting *him*. I'm never promoting *him*, that's *never* the point of anything I post. I only put out things that I've seen in my feed, when I care about the subject matter of discussion. In this case, he's the first one to show up in my feeds discussing this subject. As for taking a jab: no. That wasn't the point, either. I was saying that I wasn't going to twist myself into knots to please anyone here, you can take it or leave it. It's not meant as a slight to anyone, just my operating philosophy. I'm tired of repeating myself.

It should also be plainly obvious that no, he's not my only source of information. I am disappointed that you'd use such hyperbole.

They were not vague complaints, and you are well aware of that, as well. If he's not your only source of information, then you simply used him here to raise a hair on the neck of those who consider him scum.

I get it, but like I said - I ran out of fucks and refused to bend over backwards about it. People can watch or read, or they don't. I don't expect to be harangued about it. I don't harass people for stuff I won't read/watch.

I've run out of fucks and will not be giving a pass to posts that blatantly promote scumbags like Jimmy Dore.

 

[Jolene Benoir]

For those of you who might be wondering why I'm so adamant about posts that promote (and yes, I do believe it is promoting, does he not get views and thus money as well as exposure?) people like Jimmy Dore who, in the course of their conspiracy mongering of the worst sort, hurt people who have already been victims or had family members be victims of a high profile event. I think we can all agree that Alex Jones is scum for promoting that Sandy Hook was a false flag. This guy is no different. He is simply the left's version.

I don't believe that normalizing him here or anywhere else adds a single thing to any topic, nor do I care for the concerted effort by some to do just that. I don't care for the *broken clock* argument when I consider the greater damage that he inflicts. If they wish to get their news from some crackpot, that's their business I guess, but I also guess there is a need to push it on others for conversion perhaps, given that they don't seem to care about his history nor about any other people's objections.

We already have a country that is being managed by those who use the term "alternate facts" with a straight face, by those who insist that all mainstream media is corrupt, an enemy of the people and not to be trusted.

Now, I'm not saying that one should believe all of what mainstream media is selling (acknowledging the consolidation of media and its tendency to publish opinion as fact, omit or even sometimes lie (looking at you Fox)) But I will not, take the road that some seem to have taken in believing some joker with a microphone who claims he has his pulse on the truth is a heaven-sent purveyor of truth, who just happens to sometimes hurt people and the public discourse.

 

[Free]

There are a number of *informational* sites I visit regularly that I don't use as resources here - or in fact, anywhere - on just about any topic, even when the information provided in a piece is fully fact-based, or nearly so. And it's not because I fear a lambasting.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

The most british thing ever, it turns out, is that fire extinguisher guy and Mr Narwhal-Tusk are polish EU nationals.

So the question is, was it a narwhal tusk, or did he kill a brexit unicorn and break its horn off?

 

[Han Held]

Only Cris knows why he closed the other thread. The only name he used in his closing post was Sal's.

To be fair, you could probably hop into the lurker's united room on discord, scroll back far enough, and see why.

I read it at the time, and left.

However -scrolling back and shit probably falls squarely into the "much more trouble than it's worth" side of things.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

There are a number of *informational* sites I visit regularly that I don't use as resources here - or in fact, anywhere - on just about any topic, even when the information provided in a piece is fully fact-based, or nearly so. And it's not because I fear a lambasting.

Exactly that.

I, too, am careful only to use sources that are generally considered reputable and mainstream, like the Guardian, Independent, Times, Telegraph and Washington Post.

Similarly, when I post someone's tweet as a comment here, generally I think quite carefully about who it is I'm posting.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

There were several more members of the public who intervened, including one of the other people attending the conference, a man who, like Khan, had been released on licence, only this time while serving a life sentence for murder.

More details, including a very through and gripping eyewitness account by Commodore Toby Williamson, the clerk of the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers, here:

Bravery, teamwork, tragedy: the effort to stop the London Bridge attack

Witnesses describe how Usman Khan went from delegate to killer, and the heroic resistance he met

www.theguardian.com

 

[Veritable Quandry]

It takes a good guy with a narwhal horn to stop a bad guy with a knife. Not quite as catchy as the NRA version, but works for me.

 

[Veritable Quandry]

There are a number of *informational* sites I visit regularly that I don't use as resources here - or in fact, anywhere - on just about any topic, even when the information provided in a piece is fully fact-based, or nearly so. And it's not because I fear a lambasting.

Is PornHub authoritative? There are a lot of clips that claim to be. #askingforafriend #thatsjustwhatiheard

 

[Cristalle]

For those of you who might be wondering why I'm so adamant about posts that promote (and yes, I do believe it is promoting, does he not get views and thus money as well as exposure?) people like Jimmy Dore who, in the course of their conspiracy mongering of the worst sort, hurt people who have already been victims or had family members be victims of a high profile event. I think we can all agree that Alex Jones is scum for promoting that Sandy Hook was a false flag. This guy is no different. He is simply the left's version.

I don't believe that normalizing him here or anywhere else adds a single thing to any topic, nor do I care for the concerted effort by some to do just that. I don't care for the *broken clock* argument when I consider the greater damage that he inflicts. If they wish to get their news from some crackpot, that's their business I guess, but I also guess there is a need to push it on others for conversion perhaps, given that they don't seem to care about his history nor about any other people's objections.

We already have a country that is being managed by those who use the term "alternate facts" with a straight face, by those who insist that all mainstream media is corrupt, an enemy of the people and not to be trusted.

Now, I'm not saying that one should believe all of what mainstream media is selling (acknowledging the consolidation of media and its tendency to publish opinion as fact, omit or even sometimes lie (looking at you Fox)) But I will not, take the road that some seem to have taken in believing some joker with a microphone who claims he has his pulse on the truth is a heaven-sent purveyor of truth, who just happens to sometimes hurt people and the public discourse.

Unlike Alex Jones, Jimmy does not make things up out of whole cloth. He's very critical of the Democratic Party, sure. But he's not pushing Pizzagate even though Hillary Clinton and her husband have ties to Jeffrey Epstein. He's critical of the entire system and having a couple of unpopular opinions should not mean that he should be excluded from society. I find it telling that in a year of watching (admittedly frequently, although not every video), I didn't see any of the things you mentioned. He doesn't spend his time pushing those things. He's extremely skeptical about things, and sometimes he gets raked over for demanding evidence before jumping on any bandwagons. He cares about election security. He advocates for ranked choice voting. Yes, he was skeptical about Russiagate and there are things I don't agree with but he gives understandable reasons for his point of view. He is very much focused on working class politics. I don't agree with him voting for Stein but he was in California, which ran up the numbers for Clinton, so what difference did it make? The short of it is, most of what he says is and should be well within the normal range of discourse and de-platforming him, I don't agree with it.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

 

[Free]

Is PornHub authoritative?

On the topic of porn? Maybe.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Trudeau confident in climate action plan of “being dead by then”

OTTAWA – Responding to increasing concerns over climate change, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has doubled-down on his strategy of already being deceased by the time the apocalypse fully kicks in.

www.thebeaverton.com

 

[Cristalle]

Senate Democrats Join GOP to Back 'Automatic Austerity' Bill That Would Gut Social Programs, Hamstring Bold Policies | Common Dreams

"One priority of a Sanders or Warren White House absolutely must be politically crushing the deficit scolds within the Democratic Party."

www.commondreams.org

Yeah, and people wonder why some people vote third party or not at all?

 

[Cristalle]

Not Just Nuns

Catholic activists like Maura Clarke, an American nun assassinated by a Salvadoran death squad in 1980, transformed missionary work into anti-imperialist solidarity.

www.jacobinmag.com

For Maura Clarke and so many others, the church was not the obstacle to their radicalization, but rather the vehicle. A Radical Faith charts the unlikely transformation of that most oppressive colonial emissary, the missionary, into an instrument of anti-imperialist solidarity.

This is an amazing piece that shows how the faith of these nuns brought them to the side of the oppressed, ultimately costing them their lives. People of real faith do not side with oppressors.

 

[Pamela]

 

[Cristalle]

Can't say I'm crying.

'One of the hardest decisions of my life': Kamala Harris ends once-promising campaign

The California senator took a deep look at the campaign’s resources over the holiday and decided she did not have a path to the nomination.

www.politico.com

 

[Pamela]

I like to give credit to the remaining Fox people who tell the truth, because they are to only conduit of truth the Base might ever hear..

 

[Pamela]

See why I have a crush on Macron???

 

[Free]

See why I have a crush on Macron???

Me too!

Oh, sorry. Spelling mistake...