Crazy for so many Dems, such as Durbin who prompted this subtweet, to get 230 so wrong when they could just have an edifying conversation with Wyden about it whenever they want. - ThreadSky

andycraig.bsky.social • 2 days ago

Crazy for so many Dems, such as Durbin who prompted this subtweet, to get 230 so wrong when they could just have an edifying conversation with Wyden about it whenever they want.

Reposted from Senator Ron Wyden

I wrote section 230 to protect the little guys and the upstarts like Bluesky. Repealing section 230 only helps Meta, Musk, and Donald Trump.

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riwoche.bsky.social•2 days ago

That is the maddening thing: do fellow Senators no longer speak with each other, or is it that staffers queue up social media posts without doing the necessary research to determine if their Senator will have made an ass of himself after they post?

andycraig.bsky.social•2 days ago

They don't talk to each other as much as you might expect.

riwoche.bsky.social•2 days ago

I actually do not expect they speak with each other as they did back in Pat Moynihan's day — when a Senator would pull a bottle of Scotch out of the desk drawer and they'd discuss legislation, life, the universe and everything.

andycraig.bsky.social•2 days ago

Yup. They are extremely siloed.

jakeofnotrades.bsky.social•2 days ago

I don't believe Durbin would remember that conversation for more than a couple of minutes.

elkmovie.bsky.social•2 days ago

Don’t they have caucus meetings or whatever where they can discuss this stuff privately before making asses of themselves in public?

mrchip.bsky.social•2 days ago

They sure seem pretty damn lazy to me given the moment.

benjaminrose.bsky.social•2 days ago

They get it wrong bc lobbyists tell them to.

stefanturk.bsky.social•2 days ago

I mean yes but also there's more than one part of 230 and these guys are talking about different parts of it.

rpgill.bsky.social•2 days ago

But the Republicans want to repeal Section 230 so Trump can sue social media for content he doesn't like, so of course Durbin needs to go along to get along. Isn't that the Senate Democrats' standing policy, per Upchucky Shumer?

wclamp.bsky.social•2 days ago

Is section 230 protecting big business when they use social media to lie to us?

slindquist.bsky.social•2 days ago

Just one more reason for Durbin to retire.

itsallgreektome.bsky.social•2 days ago

Every day Mu-mp antics beat us up, leaving gashes & bruises. And every day old guard (not age, but thinking) Dems follow up by pouring salt on the wounds.

cathygellis.bsky.social•2 days ago

I wrote about it...

https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/07/dear-democrats-it-would-be-nice-if-you-could-lead-and-not-off-a-cliff/

sudhof.me•2 days ago

His good friends across the aisle explained things to him.

yeetski.bsky.social•2 days ago

It’s weird how out of touch he is with voters since during times of high call volume (like now) they stop using voicemail and have a message that just says to try again later.

openingmyheart.bsky.social•2 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/openingmyheart.bsky.social/post/3ljt57efwvk2t

jeremypress.bsky.social•2 days ago

I can’t tell whether my senator is bought and paid for or just stupid, but either possibility is very worrying.

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