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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,708 posts)
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 12:25 PM Jul 2018

I love DU when there's "YUGE" breaking news.

I know some folks get upset when they see a myriad of threads on the same topic but if you look at the time stamps they are usually very close together. I thought I was first with the Playboy Model Payment Scandal but I was second or third.

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I love DU when there's "YUGE" breaking news. (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2018 OP
I sit here like a retired cop with a police scanner. Zoonart Jul 2018 #1
LOL! Good analogy. I always jump in here to see what's breaking. nolabear Jul 2018 #4
YEP! Zoonart Jul 2018 #5
me too. bdamomma Jul 2018 #7
Yeah.. when you see a flurry of threads on same topic, you know what is breaking "big" hlthe2b Jul 2018 #2
The more the merrier. Scurrilous Jul 2018 #3
i always get breaking news here before i see it on tv samnsara Jul 2018 #6
I"m not used to dessert so early in the morning eleny Jul 2018 #8
It all works out in the long run. yortsed snacilbuper Jul 2018 #9

Zoonart

(11,832 posts)
1. I sit here like a retired cop with a police scanner.
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 12:27 PM
Jul 2018

I am just waiting for the straw that will break the camel's back. We all get so excited when there is a glimmer of hope... a thread to hold on to, that we just can't wait to share.

Thanks for being on my team.

nolabear

(41,932 posts)
4. LOL! Good analogy. I always jump in here to see what's breaking.
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 12:31 PM
Jul 2018

I don’t mind multiple posts. People bring in info from different places and it’s a great place to find out a lot fast.

I chuckle at the msm taking quite a while to break news we’ve already collected, connected, dissected and discussed.

bdamomma

(63,799 posts)
7. me too.
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 01:41 PM
Jul 2018

I will be the first to comment that I am obsessed with any new information coming out.

DU is the best place to get breaking news.

hlthe2b

(102,119 posts)
2. Yeah.. when you see a flurry of threads on same topic, you know what is breaking "big"
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 12:29 PM
Jul 2018

My only complaint is that I inevitably post in a thread that is locked as a dupe (LBN) or self-deleted.

eleny

(46,166 posts)
8. I"m not used to dessert so early in the morning
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 01:54 PM
Jul 2018

But these days it's almost every day so I'm getting accustomed.

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