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demmiblue

(40,036 posts) Wed Jun 10, 2026, 01:10 PM Wednesday

X is a viciously racist far-right organising platform that ONLY WORKS because a huge number of centrists, lefties and... [View all]

I've been a broken record on this for three years and I'll be a broken record for as long as that fucking website exists:

X is a viciously racist far-right organising platform that ONLY WORKS because a huge number of centrists, lefties and progressivs cannot stop propping it up

I've been a broken record on this for three years and I'll be a broken record for as long as that fucking website exists:

X is a viciously racist far-right organising platform that ONLY WORKS because a huge number of centrists, lefties and progressivs cannot stop propping it up
— Ketan Joshi (@ketanjoshi.co) 2026-06-10T09:46:10.399Z

— DCðŸ•ŠðŸŒðŸ”¥ðŸŒ± (@dcminx.bsky.social) 2026-06-10T12:37:55.435Z

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X is a viciously racist far-right organising platform that ONLY WORKS because a huge number of centrists, lefties and... [View all] demmiblue Wednesday OP

No argument here. marble falls Wednesday #1

It's still a useful source of real-time info. RandySF Wednesday #2

That's about the same as... 2naSalit Wednesday #4

No, I read Playboy for the pictures. RandySF Wednesday #7

1936 : I read Der Sturmer for the classified ads DBoon Thursday #30

then people should transcribe the info instead of linking. uncle ray Wednesday #11

Is it really? hunter Wednesday #15

Social media content is utterly disposable Sympthsical Thursday #25

Agree. MorbidButterflyTat Wednesday #17

Right there with you! 2naSalit Wednesday #3

I put people on ignore who regularly post X content. Even the people I really like. demmiblue Wednesday #8

My go to line for all things... 2naSalit Wednesday #12

People love clout more than they hate fascism Prairie Gates Wednesday #5

I don't get racist, far right content on X n/t leftstreet Wednesday #6

Same here and I have had a Twitter account since I was 12yo, in early 2009. Celerity Wednesday #9

Exactly leftstreet Wednesday #10

This made me think of you MorbidButterflyTat Wednesday #18

he is a good pope, thanks for sharing Celerity Wednesday #20

Your membership still props up his ability to generate ad revenue. meadowlander Wednesday #14

Same goes for msm. ananda Wednesday #13

Like drug addiction orthoclad Wednesday #16

X is indispensable for freedom of speech gulliver Wednesday #19

Well said jmbar2 Thursday #27

+1 leftstreet Thursday #28

According to some of the posters here they rarely see the ugly in their feed. hunter Thursday #32

"Never argue with people who John Brown would have shot." BlueTsunami2018 Wednesday #21

I'm on it because of my job EnergizedLib Wednesday #22

They don't want to lose all their followers if applegrove Thursday #23

Hegseth says Europe faces 'invasion' of dangerous ideologies IcyPeas Thursday #24

My algos are trained to give me useful information from trusted folks, including a lot of progressives jmbar2 Thursday #26

A couple months before Doge struck I questioned Tbear Thursday #29

Wrong, IMHO. Every elected Democrat posts from an official account on Twitter as well as numeous Passages Thursday #31