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Regarding the changes to acceptable sources that exclude for-profit outlets (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 day ago by Powderhorn@beehaw.org to c/usnews@beehaw.org

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Hey, folks. I fucked up and jumped the gun by unilaterally changing the rules to exclude commercial sources without consulting the admins.

We are all in agreement that the state of commercial journalism is either disrepair or complete failure, but we're working on how to best address that. Though I deleted that post, I've kept the copy and am using the suggestions in conjunction with the thoughts of others, both users and admins/mods.

This new rule remains in the sidebar while we work together as a community (this includes you) to determine how that looks in practice. We hope to be very shortly sharing a list of preferred, trustworthy sites, and it's looking like neither a whitelist nor blacklist is really feasible.

So I'm going to ask everyone to be vigilant. Call out fascist bullshit when you see it by submitting a report. I do want everyone feeling like they can contribute to the community, with an eye to making sure we don't become part of the problem.

Watch this space for further developments. Your input is definitely welcome.

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[–] Vodulas@beehaw.org 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh I get it 100%. It is so hard to keep going and push through the BS. But remember, the exhaustion is the point of their tactic. They want to exhaust people and resources so when the dust settles we are out of will and ability to fight. Pick your battles, bide your time, and don't burn too hot. I know, easier said than done

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They're quite effectively flooding the zone with shit at scale. The one upside to my situation is that I will never have to type out ... oh, shit, this sort of defeats the point of the joke ... Secretary of State Marco Rubio. I mean I'll never have to do it again. The state many are in is already enough to overwhelm our mental-health system (such as it is) in very short order.

[–] Vodulas@beehaw.org 3 points 1 day ago

Yes indeed. Everyone I know is a fart that is too loud away from crisis a lot of the time, including myself.