The smartest people that I know are endlessly curious and deliberately skeptical.

They don't just ask why, they also ask by and for whom. They definitely don't rely on any one source of information. They tap multiple sources and use those sources to reach their own (reasonably informed, such as it is) conclusion.

TLDR: Question everything.

Rumored new Twitter CEO candidate Linda Yaccarino (@/lindayacc) follows these accounts:

Libs of TikTok
Babylon Bee
Catturd
JK Rowling
Tulsi Gabbard
Vivek Ramaswamy
Ron DeSantis
Ric Grenell
Jesse Watters
Dinesh D'Souza
Maria Bartiromo
Russell Brand
Jay Bhattacharya
Karol Markowitz
Miranda Devine

Gee I wonder what direction they're aiming to steer the company?

@BreakingNews

FASCISM
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noun

- A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, a capitalist economy subject to stringent governmental controls, violent suppression of the opposition, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.

- A political philosophy or movement based on or advocating such a system of government.

- Oppressive, dictatorial control.

If you came here to abuse this community, then we don't even have time to tell you what's going to happen to you. #CoSoTips

Last time Republicans were in charge you couldn't buy toilet paper, there were so many dead we had to use reefer trucks as morgues, unemployment was double digits, businesses were failing in record numbers, and Trump was on Twitter telling you to put light bulbs up your ass.

It's Cliff Schecter Day on the big Wednesday interview show! Cliff and I talked about Trump's "flablious" announcement last night, more fallout from the Midterms, how to flip House moderates, Elon Trump, and more!
https://www.patreon.com/posts/bob-cesca-free-74747847

***********IGNORE THE POLLS VOTE*************

On the big Tuesday podcast: the attack on Paul Pelosi and the disgusting reaction from Red Hats. Plus, Elon Musk's stupid decision to charge bluechecks to post content on his website. Good news on the midterms, and more!
https://www.bobcesca.com/the-bob-cesca-show-11-1-22/

@tehsilentcircus We are actually watching the rise of autocracy and fascism before our very eyes. These are the same types of things that historical dictators and autocrats have spouted. It starts with declaring everything they disagree with fake news, then heads to stolen elections and refusal to accept the realities of having lost... The only thing we can do right now really is spread information and show them where it happened like this in history before now.

I talked with AG of Mueller, She Wrote on my #StartMeUp #podcast:
Topics: killing Roe will bite the GOP in the ass; Donald indictments likely in a month or so; the deplorable GOP response to Pelosi; Elon is why we can't have nice Twitter & more.
Listen: https://www.patreon.com/posts/start-me-up-gill-74075560

The CoSo motto

This should go without saying, but we have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to community abuse.

If you experience asshattery of any kind, you're obligated to report it immediately. That's how we keep this place awesome. #CoSoTips