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Fiendish Thingy

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4. Before defining what is real, we must first define What is Truth.

Reply to homegirl (Original post)

Sat May 23, 2026, 11:52 AM

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And with threads with Kooky CT nonsense about staged assassination attempts and 2024 Election Denialism getting hundreds of recs and rising to the top of the Greatest Page in the past couple of weeks, sadly, I don’t see Truth winning that battle anytime soon.

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What is Real? [View all] homegirl Yesterday OP

YES! Mossfern Yesterday #1

Yes, and also ai generated images and videos. Dave Bowman Yesterday #2

Yes -- all of it - writing, videos, images. Maybe there could be a forum for members who feel a need to post slop - SheltieLover Yesterday #3

That would almost instantly turn into a showcase for DUers who imagine that using AI makes them highplainsdem Yesterday #7

Wouldn't it be better to only allow slop in one place? SheltieLover Yesterday #9

I've mentioned here before that a lot of artists I know who oppose AI will automatically block anyone highplainsdem Yesterday #11

You are correct, of course. SheltieLover Yesterday #12

Before defining what is real, we must first define What is Truth. Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #4

False flags push these wacko CT's and the ignorant, gullible and desperate, even, lap it up Ponietz Yesterday #5

My brother a right wringer Prairie_Seagull Yesterday #6

If you stick a fork in an energized electric outlet, you get shocked. That is a fact. Fichefinder Yesterday #10

Yep. I'm pro-label. Iggo Yesterday #8