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Michael Tae Sweeney

@mtsw.bsky.social

It's a propaganda site. By going there you are absorbing propaganda chosen by an evil billionaire. Maybe you think you are a very special boy who, unlike other human beings, is immune to being influenced by propaganda so it's okay!

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Me's avatar Me @solartim.bsky.social
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I finally logged in and deleted my account. Kept thinking I would go back sometime to check my bookmarks, decided it wasn't worth the effort. Cancelled NYT this week too.

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Don Bones 's avatar Don Bones @donbones.bsky.social
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No need to visit when the worst posts end up here anyway.

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Dell Adams's avatar Dell Adams @dell-adams.bsky.social
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And it's where the majority of journalists still hang out, apparently. That has to have some influence on the media's turn to the right.

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Michael Tae Sweeney's avatar Michael Tae Sweeney @mtsw.bsky.social
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Even if you studiously use Lists and never click the For You tab it doesn't change the fact that the first reply on any post you click into will be some dipshit paid blue check or the fact that your own posts will get buried if they don't conform to the ForYou algorithm 98% of users use

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Jesse Baer's avatar Jesse Baer @jbaer.bsky.social
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The best part of this is Adam Johnson, waist deep in the propaganda bog, gesturing around and exclaiming "would you look at all this fucking propaganda"

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's avatar @green496.bsky.social
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Yep. The changes Elon has made (most notably, boosting blue check replies and eliminating blocks) have made it very hard to control what you see on Twitter.

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Rusty Ralston, the ðude. 🍉's avatar Rusty Ralston, the ðude. 🍉 @imrustyokay.bsky.social
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Unrelated vent: It's an absolute shame what WGN America became

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Naho-Gulo's avatar Naho-Gulo @notkoze.trashmammal.club
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It blows my mind when my LGBTQIA+ and/or BIPOC friends remain. There’s no invite codes anymore, and the blocking/moderating system is better here.

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Dr Seán DOOLAN's avatar Dr Seán DOOLAN @sdinpraxis.bsky.social
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I reinstalled TwiX today for one purpose only - to see Larry the No.10 cat's sarkiness about the Tories for today's UK elections. No Musk views witnessed or approved.

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Crumblin Jim's avatar Crumblin Jim @crumblinjim.bsky.social
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I think I have reached my de-activation of account time. I have stuffed the app waaay back, and not ventured in it for months now. Time to break out the wooden stake.

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mrdrleland's avatar mrdrleland @mrdrleland.bsky.social
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But enough about NY Times dot com, right?

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's avatar @reddog2.bsky.social
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Also supplying x with eyeballs which generate income for them. Just stay away.

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Lee Meade's avatar Lee Meade @leemeade.bsky.social
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Use lists. That’s how I navigate TwitterX. Elmo can shove that ‘ForYou’ crap and a cybertruck up his arse.

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