Here's the first of probably periodic warnings to remind yourself that the "firehose of falsehoods" disinformation tactic is about to go into full swing. You do not need to watch the news to bear witness. You do not need to watch hideous videos of violence. They will be circulated to keep you upset - ThreadSky

brooklynmarie.bsky.social • 99 days ago

Here's the first of probably periodic warnings to remind yourself that the "firehose of falsehoods" disinformation tactic is about to go into full swing. You do not need to watch the news to bear witness. You do not need to watch hideous videos of violence. They will be circulated to keep you upset

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leafwarbler.bsky.social•99 days ago

Thank you

n5iln.bsky.social•99 days ago

Just as Steve Bannon said last time around. "Flood the zone with shit."

funnyhowitis.bsky.social•99 days ago

So basically, the news cycle’s turning into a Quentin Tarantino film.

sweet-thing.bsky.social•99 days ago

It’s already working.

daglock.bsky.social•99 days ago

Blizzard of bullshit

addaj.bsky.social•99 days ago

I'm already nauseous and crying. I need to stay away from the news to stay sane, and build a game plan for survival

coolbeanscole.bsky.social•99 days ago

Haven’t cried yet, but def nauseous and feel like climbing into bed and pulling the covers over my head.

markpritchard.bsky.social•99 days ago

This take is correct

ugobananas.bsky.social•99 days ago

Thank you i needed this reminder

kathleenn.bsky.social•99 days ago

This my go to news site herein:
https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/

whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com•99 days ago

👋

jeffreyhulten.com•99 days ago

We are trained by social media to be reactive. My objective is to replace outrage with cold rage. I know they are terrible. I know what the game plan is. I don't need to burn out on every press conference. Find the level that you can maintain that motivates action and don't get distracted.

nurseferatu.bsky.social•99 days ago

Honestly I think this is the biggest change for me from last time. I felt compelled to bear witness, watch news, stay informed. Goal was to ensure it didn’t happen again.
It did anyway. Goal this time is surviving with my sanity. Going to wait for clear actions I need to do to affect change.

drjohnfrancis.bsky.social•99 days ago

Just wondering when things start to collapse from under them.

ernie.tedium.co•99 days ago

If you have a following here, use the quality filter.

ernie.tedium.co•99 days ago

(E.G. priority notifications)

nicole-here.bsky.social•99 days ago

How can you filter?

pradlin.bsky.social•99 days ago

I am so sorry Brooke, I know you didn't ask for this but you are my emotional support fact checker.

brooklynmarie.bsky.social•99 days ago

❤️

nsilv.bsky.social•99 days ago

It's actually the firehose of reality that is upsetting me.

brooklynmarie.bsky.social•99 days ago

Disinformation can also be truth presented in a way that makes things seem even more hopeless

jaynegallaghe20.bsky.social•99 days ago

Exactly so. Given how much media is owned by those on the right, the framing could most often be about how powerless citizens to make change vs the power of the people to do so.

jaynegallaghe20.bsky.social•99 days ago

*citizens are

trainingporpoises.bsky.social•93 days ago

📌

winkwinkerson.bsky.social•99 days ago

We need to keep our heads down and do the organizing and direct political action work

kgsbca.bsky.social•99 days ago

unlike “innocent until proven guilty”, I treat most news from social media or even TV news as bullshit until proven true. Every time I read an article, I think who wants me to know or believe this?

brooklynmarie.bsky.social•99 days ago

I'm not talking about whether or not it's true at this point, I'm talking about how it's leveraged in the service of emotional abuse and beating us all down

kathleenn.bsky.social•99 days ago

You nailed it.....That's exactly what they MSM is doing.

clight.bsky.social•99 days ago

So well put. Thank you 🙏

brooklynmarie.bsky.social•99 days ago

Limit time online and watching the news. Talk to friends and family. Relentlessly block toxic people from your life

tharsull.bsky.social•99 days ago

and dont be afraid to make heavy use of the site's word muting function, cause with the way the mute tools work here, it's possible to screen all political content out of your feed with a handful of terms

bwellsmc.bsky.social•99 days ago

Already on it and great tactics yep

soupcansteffans.bsky.social•99 days ago

This is just another reason why we need everybody writing alt text. Mute will hit pictures if they are correctly labeled

tharsull.bsky.social•99 days ago

i really wish the setting to make alt text mandatory was "on" by default, it's so useful

babewiththepower.bsky.social•99 days ago

I was thinking this, not for the first time, earlier today. A few pics showed up in my feed thanks to people not writing image descriptions and saying nothing other than the image. I've unfollowed people for not using it, but I might have to unfollow a few more if they keep doing that.

tharsull.bsky.social•99 days ago

i use these lists to reduce the amount of that i encounter, but of course, some always slips thru

https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tkzswasvcchz3ou4yvz72h5q/lists/3l5coskqji62i

https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wlwmwn67wtpbq2laeqgwo7ar/lists/3k63tbugm2m2z

soupcansteffans.bsky.social•99 days ago

Can you imagine how many awful people we would weed out just from not understanding why they can't post? Entire generations deflected to facebook

tharsull.bsky.social•99 days ago

lol, wish they would just consider it a fun little literary exercise, trying to describe the image in a way that will help people understand it better, but they're too fueled by hate and division to enjoy making something easier for more people to use

kathleenn.bsky.social•99 days ago

Alt text is the perfect avenue for writing a screed against the fascists with a benign photo....Although the blocking tools are excellent.

coolbeanscole.bsky.social•99 days ago

Okay, where can I find that function? ‘Cuz if I see another anime or comic book post while the country is falling apart, I’m gonna go postal.

tharsull.bsky.social•99 days ago

settings > moderation > muted words & tags, at the top of the list, then you can enter what you want to keep hidden

coolbeanscole.bsky.social•99 days ago

Thank you! 💕

whetstone.bsky.social•99 days ago

what are your picks for muted words? not suggesting anything so as not to trigger them prematurely, but like the names of admin & other reprobates? anything else?

babewiththepower.bsky.social•99 days ago

The first day they made Moderation available the 1st 2 who went on it were the guy who made "an odd gesture" today &the guy he bought. Then I had to add all the "cutesy" nicknames for both. I think most of my mute list is all the ways people choose to spell/misspell terms, which is really annoying.

tharsull.bsky.social•99 days ago

lol, dont have any muted atm, but it depends on what you want to hide, try to think of terms pertaining to the subject that will see regular use when someone is talking about it, just avoid including common terms or phrases, otherwise you'll cast too wide a net and catch things you dont intend to

brooklynmarie.bsky.social•99 days ago

THIS

dlbowman76.com•99 days ago

I pledge to try to keep my feed full of art and silliness. We’re all going to have a lousy few years. I hope to grant respite to any who choose to follow me. 🙏

brooklynmarie.bsky.social•99 days ago

Thank you!! I'm going to try to do as much of the same as possible.

nicole-here.bsky.social•99 days ago

I’ll be numb for the next 4 years. I’m afraid to feel the outrage. 😡

vitalconflict.bsky.social•99 days ago

Thankful for your posts and reminders always 💜

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