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In reply to the discussion: can we stop giving rawstory clicks? [View all]DemocracyMouse
(2,275 posts)36. Good point about monetizing the work of others... but...
every time I'm flummoxed by a low information voter, I send them to Raw Story. It's more likely to keep their attention (and enlighten them with very astutely chosen articles).
RawStory.com is easy for the LIV's to remember.
*LIV = low information voter
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I sae it too.... Doesn't DU enable us to present other sources too? 3-4 paragraphs even
DemocracyMouse
Mar 2019
#41
I use RawStory as part of my online browsing everyday. I have a rigorous ad blocker
CharleyDog
Mar 2019
#110
More power to you fellow geek 🤓... And I 2nd your Renew Deal with some...
DemocracyMouse
Mar 2019
#53
It enables an unknown third party to have a list of all of the sites you are accessing...
jberryhill
Mar 2019
#86
Isn't Cyprus where Wilbur Ross and a bunch of russkis like to do their banking?
erronis
Mar 2019
#94
Last night, their "content" was from The Daily Beast. The Daily Beast broke the story and
emulatorloo
Mar 2019
#31
I have Firefox, use UBlock & NoScript! They really cut down the bullshit websites send. Works w/RS.
TheBlackAdder
Mar 2019
#40
"MY" cable new outlets?? You have no idea who you're talking to. But, just so you know, I DO NOT
DontBooVote
Mar 2019
#70
And your point is....what, exactly? That we should all get your ad blocker and a chromebook?
DontBooVote
Mar 2019
#46
More sites going that way. HuffPo used to be good; now is full of fluff & clickbait & behind curve
Bernardo de La Paz
Mar 2019
#50
I was just going to post the same thing, Ive never seen anything wanting me to turn off my adblocker
Snake Plissken
Mar 2019
#26
Picking a fight? Poster simply stated that a particular way works for them. . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Mar 2019
#52
Nope. Just trying to suss out the poster's point, which doesn't address the OP's comments.
DontBooVote
Mar 2019
#56
That's cause, while not 100% accurate, they are a liberal aggregate that posts most current issues.
TheBlackAdder
Mar 2019
#42
I don't go there often but with ad blocker+ and ghostery I have not had a problem..
mitch96
Mar 2019
#29
Thank you. Anytime I see a link here to Raw Story I post a link to the original source
emulatorloo
Mar 2019
#34
So, it's our fault because we don't have the right ad blocker. It's not RS's fault, then, and...
DontBooVote
Mar 2019
#48
Thank you, thank you, thank you for saying this! PLEASE! Sometimes I let my guard down
DontBooVote
Mar 2019
#44
That's 99.9% of all they do, steal other people's work and then load you down with ads!
DontBooVote
Mar 2019
#49
Not "following you around". You are all over this thread, hard not to bump into you.
Bernardo de La Paz
Mar 2019
#66
You just did! And I'm all over this thread because I hate shitty, thieving, and greed RS! And,
DontBooVote
Mar 2019
#68
I go to Raw Story and Mediaite because they summarize the main points of videos.
tblue37
Mar 2019
#67
I don't know why that chart has the RW Politico listed as "skews liberal"
BumRushDaShow
Mar 2019
#114
Many of the original stories have paywalls and most people can't afford subscriptions
pnwmom
Mar 2019
#100
Out of all the problems and concerns I have in my life, Raw Story is way down on the list. I go
dameatball
Mar 2019
#101