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Fiendish Thingy

(20,380 posts) Sat Nov 9, 2024, 02:09 PM Nov 2024

I have never been more thankful for the "Ignore" feature [View all]

So much kooky, irrational, Q adjacent nonsense flooding the site in the past couple of days.

Going down conspiracy rabbit holes as a means of coping with the uncertainty ahead only diminishes our collective power as we seek to regroup to address the coming challenges.

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I have never been more thankful for the "Ignore" feature [View all] Fiendish Thingy Nov 2024 OP

+1... also could be trolls. WarGamer Nov 2024 #1

Except some of them have high post counts and have been here awhile Fiendish Thingy Nov 2024 #3

I do think there are some high count posters LisaM Nov 2024 #15

Yeah, I actually have a list of these types. AllyCat Nov 2024 #26

Or bots. Disaffected Nov 2024 #6

.... Disaffected Nov 2024 #2

Real power is now in the hands of the liars, kings, queens, and subjects malaise Nov 2024 #4

Asking questions is one thing, Disaffected Nov 2024 #7

I ignore those without using the ignore feature malaise Nov 2024 #9

Agree Kaleva Nov 2024 #31

speculating irrationally without evidence is not rational. Fiendish Thingy Nov 2024 #8

Especially when threads start with SCantiGOP Nov 2024 #19

Rec lamp_shade Nov 2024 #5

I think what we need to do now is settle down and not grab at whatever theories Ocelot II Nov 2024 #10

Denial is the first stage of grief Ponietz Nov 2024 #11

agreed, and at least here it will be temporary and people will accept facts. Native Nov 2024 #18

I use the ignore feature for one specific reason FakeNoose Nov 2024 #12

Second time I have used it Mme. Defarge Nov 2024 #13

Watching people espouse the same election rigging theories as MAGAs did in 2020 is Prairie Gates Nov 2024 #14

Part of the problem is people who confuse rigging and suppression. LisaM Nov 2024 #16

it is disheartening, but you have to admit it won't last long here in comparison to "those people" Native Nov 2024 #17

I use the ignore feature because some people are hostile milestogo Nov 2024 #20

You're in Canada, right? Qutzupalotl Nov 2024 #21

Handy thing, that. Iggo Nov 2024 #22

Burning up unsubscribe joanbarnes Nov 2024 #23

They remind me of the Ghost Dancers which is so sad and tragic. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2024 #24

People don't want to admit that their family and neighbors voted for him*...again. progressoid Nov 2024 #25

Shame it doesn't work both ways JoseBalow Nov 2024 #27

I'd be more thankful for AUDITS. BComplex Nov 2024 #28

So, why didn't Harris demand audits? Fiendish Thingy Nov 2024 #29

I think she's waiting for the masses to demand it, is what I think. BComplex Nov 2024 #32

If she's waiting, and anticipating, for the voters to rise up,why did she concede ? Fiendish Thingy Nov 2024 #33

It was early and all the reports from around the country of people checking on their votes, and finding out they weren't BComplex Nov 2024 #34

Wow, thank you. Magoo48 Nov 2024 #30

I think Elessar Zappa Nov 2024 #35

Unfortunately, that group became extinct with the last DU upgrade. Nt Fiendish Thingy Nov 2024 #36

Well, then they should just be locked, I guess. Elessar Zappa Nov 2024 #37