Since the GOP elected people that said Democrats were child trafficking cannibals And immigrants were eating their neighbor’s cats It’s not surprising they now believe lies like “the fire hydrants don’t have water” Or “the LA fires were caused by DEI” The question is How do we get back to truth - ThreadSky

axidentaliberal.bsky.social • 50 days ago

Since the GOP elected people that said Democrats were child trafficking cannibals

And immigrants were eating their neighbor’s cats

It’s not surprising they now believe lies like “the fire hydrants don’t have water”

Or “the LA fires were caused by DEI”

The question is

How do we get back to truth

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blakeau19.bsky.social•50 days ago

Unless their is some concerted epiphany from a lot of media sources, I’m not sure we do

nwsoftwareguy.bsky.social•50 days ago

We don't. 90 million people did not vote or were too apathetic. You get the government and in this case media your apathy deserves. I suspect @bsky.app and @imgur.com are going to get a ton more traffic and we will have networks popping up. Fact based will be more like a speakeasy than the norm.

lexnonquaeritquem.bsky.social•50 days ago

We could jail criminals instead of electing them president. That’s a good starting point.

straka32.bsky.social•50 days ago

You can’t “get back to the truth” for people uninterested in facts, science or reality.

terrihepner.bsky.social•50 days ago

The truth doesn’t seem to matter any more. You say it loud enough and often enough, people believe it. That’s how we have trump. It doesn’t even matter if what’s said is easily disproven or ludicrous 😢

snarkey1.bsky.social•50 days ago

After the last election it’s going to be ALL on Republicans!

washingtonblue.bsky.social•50 days ago

washingtonblue.bsky.social•50 days ago

Education has to become more of a priority in this country, with critical thinking skills emphasized.

acitizen.bsky.social•50 days ago

Damn good question

lenrabinowitz.bsky.social•50 days ago

I worry about this all the time. You can’t solve problems if you can’t agree on what the facts are, let alone what reality is.

lindapal.bsky.social•50 days ago

Receipts. We have to be prepared to back up every question. We have to challenge every empty threat and provocation. Don't give them an inch. If his minions believe his lies they must be addressed and refuted. Nothing less!

grumpygumpy.bsky.social•50 days ago

Why is it legal to lie to the public? Personally, I think you should arrest any politician who lies to the public!

duanehere.bsky.social•50 days ago

One of the first, and most important, steps is to *stop* posting and recirculating the lies.

Reposting a lie to refute it may make someone temporarily feel better, but it gives the lies oxygen.

Snuff out lies = stop reposting / recirculating them.

nana-p024.bsky.social•50 days ago

Those trump lies spreading as fast the wild fires 🔥 shame 🤦🏻‍♀️…

kevinmac27.bsky.social•50 days ago

Thank you. That is the question. We know it's unbalanced and that it's unfair. How do we make things right? The only suggestion I see here (usually from people who have an intense personal stake) is "support independent media". They mean more media only consumed by people who agree with them.

kevinmac27.bsky.social•50 days ago

We need forums where people listen to each other. It's going the other way. Look at Twitter. Musk took it over and made it a place where only the Right feel comfortable. Now we have Bluesky which is the opposite. Nobody ever hears discussion any more. Success is going to the biggest liars.

donald-trumpshka.bsky.social•50 days ago

Repetition is the only way. Falsehoods are clicked and looked at an insane rate. They're hard to keep up to, but we have to try.

blueeyedgirl3.bsky.social•50 days ago

It’s going to be really hard when msm and social media sites don’t fact check and allow the lies to spread like wild fire.

ankedosedal.bsky.social•50 days ago

It’s almost as though wild fires are actually hard to fight! And that a small number of fire hoses would be enough to stop them.

susanbauer70.bsky.social•50 days ago

Whatever....they can live in their world of lies, grudges, and anger. We just have to ignore the stupidity.

spert.bsky.social•50 days ago

What are you supposed to do when people think these fires are started by space lasers? There is no hope for these idiots that will believe any conspiracy theory thrown in their face.

blueunikorn.bsky.social•50 days ago

The NYT had an interview with an LA official who said that the hydrants weren’t meant to be fighting hundreds of house fires at a time. It was on The Daily podcast. Said that some didn’t have water.

cageycasey.bsky.social•50 days ago

Talking won't do it. I guess it's like trying to deal with my 24-year-old son. I guess life will have to teach them.

stephscythes.bsky.social•50 days ago

We don't. That ship has sailed given that MAGATs own the two largest social propoganda sites and the #MSM is now only #sanewashing & #whitewashing infotainment.

mw1989.bsky.social•50 days ago

By not feeding them! The more we react to their egregious lies with reposts/comments/likes the more $$ they make. They have no reason to stop! We cut them off at the knees by blocking, not engaging, not reposting commenting or nothing.. starve them of attention!!!

max0206.bsky.social•50 days ago

Municipal water systems are simply not designed to provide adequate water when thousands of homes are on fire. It’s an impossible task in this kind of emergency.

There are ppl who want to help, as always, then there are those who want to tear our democracy apart.

It’s your choice, ppl.

reinaarana.bsky.social•50 days ago

American society is regressing and I literally cannot wrap my head around wtaf is going on. Why is truth so hard for these weirdos?? Why is this world preferred to one of reality?? 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

mr-preface.bsky.social•50 days ago

If there's a way out, I fear it will take demography, and time (to the extent we have it). There are no longer shared, trusted sources of information. A process that has been underway for generations, now. We don't live in a shared reality.

aussie4ever.bsky.social•50 days ago

No wonder everyone thinks at least the USA are nuts!

davecassidy.bsky.social•50 days ago

Need to call Trump out as a dangerous liar. Which he is.

dontkn0wyet.bsky.social•50 days ago

For a lie to survive, enough people have to believe it.
For truth to survive ... enough people have to believe it.

odilegb32.bsky.social•50 days ago

No idea, but we need to get back to truth or there will be no hope for the future. We need better media that do not only care about views, clicks and sales.

premoe-williams.bsky.social•50 days ago

Everyone who gives a shit, should just go on a unified momentary strike. Stop the whole world.

Either that or just let it all burn

kjf2o25.bsky.social•50 days ago

This morning ABC /NBC reported that due to the drought , the fire hydrants had lost water pressure, that was told to them by a fire fighter that I witnessed on the news this morning. Just insane what's happening out there.

ihavehadenough.bsky.social•50 days ago

Abandon Facebook and X?

drbenny.bsky.social•50 days ago

Facebook will have 'Community Notes'.

Problem solved.

snarkymrscyph.bsky.social•50 days ago

I’m battling the misinformation that Newsom has been sitting around doing nothing for several years.

https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/01/08/california-forest-management-hotter-drier-climate/

ankedosedal.bsky.social•50 days ago

Thank you! That mis/disinformation is completely rampant!

snarkymrscyph.bsky.social•50 days ago

When funds are withheld for not bending the knee, then someone comes in & gives you what you need, you play a lot of catch up on getting the work done.

ankedosedal.bsky.social•50 days ago

It’s almost as though the crowd doing the blame game don’t understand the reality. Sigh…

johnasilva.bsky.social•50 days ago

“The first thing we do is, let’s kill all the lawyers.” Shakespeare

ionef.bsky.social•50 days ago

This…,

https://x.com/vbbernard/status/1877427830796976166?s=46&t=sQc0Y4r4W1pmXGd-EwjtUQ

trth2pwr.bsky.social•50 days ago

Elon Musk is on a crusade to convince the world his fascist platform is the only source of truthful news in the world. Whoever swallows that is a Jonestown style KoolAid drinking cultist.

kaitygirl.bsky.social•50 days ago

Four years…if America survives

campbell-armstrong.bsky.social•50 days ago

How many falsehoods does Mr. Trump and the right have to proliferate before they are permanently branded as chronic, pathological liars? They think it's acceptable to lie constantly for political advantage, because their credibility is never destroyed. That's a choice by some, not me.

notdontrmp.bsky.social•50 days ago

Getting back to truth means DEMANDING accountability and rejecting the lies that have been sold to us for years. It starts with education, media literacy, and a collective refusal to accept the nonsense. It’s not enough to just expose the lies; we need to actively promote the truth—NO MORE EXCUSES.

mollyprime.bsky.social•50 days ago

Unfortunately, we have have seen media sell outs (Zuckerberg, Bezos, e.g.) which too many are attuned to. Hard to expose lies, when some people are not tuned in. As for education...rise of charter schools is a scam. States are supporting the rich and abandoning the poor. We don't grow as a nation. 😘

notdontrmp.bsky.social•50 days ago

Getting back to truth means more than rejecting lies—it’s about building a future where everyone has the tools to think critically, question power, and demand better. Media sellouts like Zuckerberg can’t stop us if we unite for real education, real accountability, and a real commitment to fairness.

j-nametag.bsky.social•50 days ago

There were some hydrants without water in Altadena. The hydrants has color coded tops that allowed firefighters to discern which had water and didn't. It was discussed on the dispatch. Lots of lies being told so it should be easy to be clear.

caligreg.bsky.social•50 days ago

We need to stop being surprised by their severe lack of empathy. It's always about pushing their propaganda-based talking points to distract from the awful things they're doing.

bethdeel.bsky.social•50 days ago

Turn off corporate media for good.

justksmith.bsky.social•50 days ago

You can't believe the GOP on any topic.

toninparsons.bsky.social•50 days ago

Don’t let billionaires buy newspapers?

tightcircles.bsky.social•50 days ago

To be fair…

https://apnews.com/article/wildfire-california-climate-603512236222f82c77901db1039e959f

jennyfern18.bsky.social•50 days ago

We need to say the truth at a rate more than the lies.

ronaldright.bsky.social•50 days ago

Those people are nutty. You can’t rake the entire state of California. You are never going to catch all the snow melt from the mountains. And you can’t even think about draining the Great Lakes because people want to live in a place that had 2tenths of a inch of rain since last spring. Move.

filmteachur.bsky.social•50 days ago

How about getting back to calling Lies Lies? No more "falsehoods"

mollyprime.bsky.social•50 days ago

Political parties don't control the weather, nor national disasters. We all are human, and chose to live where we do, mostly based on family, jobs and economic upward mobility. We must take care of each other, or we have learned nothing about being humanity.

shadoknows.bsky.social•50 days ago

I’m afraid we are firmly in a post truth free for all without guardrails.

rsthomas42.bsky.social•50 days ago

I've been asking myself that for a long time now. We are in a post-truth world. Truth isn't just losing, it's lost.

jaynuggs.bsky.social•50 days ago

davidlight.bsky.social•50 days ago

The internet and social media will prevent the world from returning to any semblance of truth.

baseballgirlnj.bsky.social•50 days ago

Until M@G@ is no longer a factor in American politics, people will continue to believe their lies.

darwinwoodka.bsky.social•50 days ago

I just tell then the facts then ignore them

ankedosedal.bsky.social•50 days ago

It’s all I feel I CAN do…but it is a hell of an uphill battle!

anthum.bsky.social•50 days ago

A better question is will people ever attain truth to begin with.

A half truth is still false.

cathymactx.bsky.social•50 days ago

The hydrants were out of water in some cases because the power for the pumping stations were turned off to prevent more fires.

ankedosedal.bsky.social•50 days ago

And even if they had water in them, how would it make a difference with 50-100mph winds and a landscape that hasn’t seen water in over 9 months?

dyepurrdhon.bsky.social•50 days ago

86 47.

Start right there.

immunologyphd.bsky.social•50 days ago

Maybe if we use their tax break money to educate their children with critical thinking skills?

lifeisok4me.bsky.social•50 days ago

#THIS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwgr_IMeEgA

loverhersports50.bsky.social•50 days ago

They are children of the cult. All lies. No truths.

dreamwizardadam.bsky.social•50 days ago

Restore the Fairness Doctrine. Prosecute those that criminally lied about their opponents in elections.

cheriek14.bsky.social•50 days ago

Stick them all in Elon’s rocket ships and send them to Mars.

chomskyhonk.bsky.social•50 days ago

With a quick detour to the sun first. We wouldn't want them going on vacation to Mars looking all pasty.

cheriek14.bsky.social•50 days ago

Good idea.

nana4031659.bsky.social•50 days ago

One way to get back to TRUTH,
is to CALL LIES, LIES,
Exactly what they are❗
SERIOUSLY, WTF is Falsehood❓
Is that word, supposed to soften the FACT,
that someone in POWER,
is DECEIVING your TRUST,
& FLAT OUT LYING to you⁉️

I never heard Falsehood
until
🍄 DIC turned 🇺🇸 &🌎Media
into a
🍄DIC REALITY SHOW❗

littlejimmy115.bsky.social•50 days ago

easy, never believe a word the GOP says...it's all lies

frau-evil666.bsky.social•50 days ago

🤔 I think put more money into education, make sure there are age appropriate history and civics classes.
And the Democrats need to get some balls!
Believe me there is absolutely appropriate times to fight dirty and the time is now!

lcook2936.bsky.social•50 days ago

77,297,721 people voted for a 34X Convicted Felon who told over 30,000 Lies the last time he sat in the Oval Office. They don't want the truth, because if they did, they never would have voted for a pathological Liar.

tranquil-journey.bsky.social•50 days ago

TOO LATE for that. Where was everyone who could’ve prevented the death of TRUTH!!!!????

disillusionedfrog.bsky.social•50 days ago

I'm honestly no longer convinced that we can

liberaldi.bsky.social•50 days ago

This

arpeejaay1958.bsky.social•50 days ago

Might help if corporate owned legacy media like the NYT and WaPo could bring themselves to use words like LIE, LIES, LIAR, and LYING instead of pablum like FALSEHOODS. But 2024 proved they're not going to give up bothsidesism, normalizing, and sanewashing, so don't hold your breath.

fanofthecritic.bsky.social•50 days ago

Frankly an end to “both sides” reporting. One side consistently lies and in their ecosystem refuse to ever entertain another view point. Their opponents should do the same but with empirical evidence and not post-modern bullshit.

upchuck66.bsky.social•50 days ago

Great question!

henryhill1.bsky.social•50 days ago

This has been happening for years; whenever some disaster happens, the gop blames the Dems, and their policies. The gop base eats it up and so does legacy media. It's going to be a long regime, so stop listening to the BS noise. FEMA in NC, for example.

truebuddhism.bsky.social•50 days ago

Really? Water pressure drops when water runs out.

Average Home Price in #Palisades is 4.5 Million. #FOX, #CNN, #CNBC
REFUSE TO COVER & TALK ABOUT the #IMMIGRANT & #HOMELESS PEOPLE LIVING IN THE CANYONS.
Will Their Deaths be covered up?

followtruth.bsky.social•50 days ago

Like a fire, don’t give the lies any oxygen.

tnleeuw.bsky.social•50 days ago

Here are some truths to combat the lies about California fires.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhslnx73KsM

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