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BumRushDaShow

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14. People are still posting stuff
Tue Oct 29, 2024, 10:46 AM
Oct 2024

from the NY Post or Faux. But the TOS has provisions -

Don't peddle right-wing talking points, smears, or sources
Do not post right-wing talking points or smears. Do not post content sourced from right-wing publications, authors, or pundits. Exceptions are permitted if you provide a clear reason for doing so that is consistent with the values of this website.

Why we have this rule: News media and the Internet are already awash with conservative propagandists attacking our candidates and our values -- we're not interested in providing them with another outlet. We understand that many of our members might hold some conservative viewpoints on isolated issues, but nobody here should be parroting hateful garbage from the RNC, the NRA, or the Family Research Council. Forum members should expect that the only time they'll have to read a right-wing smear or an article from Breitbart is when someone is pointing and laughing at it.


When people post "X"s from a Democrat or progressive that is a reply to a RW loon source whose comment is embedded in that "X", that is the type of thing where you have those sources end up here, but they are being pointed to, laughed at, and ridiculed for context purposes.

In the case of those "center-right" sources like Politico (where a DUer's daughter is a reporter), The Hill, Newsweek, WSJ, etc., they haven't gone completely loon (although we know the WSJ is owned by Murdoch but still gets cited here). And because they are narrowly focused on "politics", they are actually getting stories out that the other sites aren't reporting on or will maybe get around to a few days from now, because the latter are covering so many other topics and often try to tie in some "entertainment" nonsense to them for more clicks.

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