DAOTYA/DACOTYA

[mmgfarb]

I think we were both at a softball game. Let me see if I can find the picture. You might even be in some of them. 

Just checked my pictures, you're right, so weird how you were both using the same cane at the time, I hope you're leg is doing well these days. On a side note, RIP SPG.

[Yehuda57]

https://x.com/MattWalshBlog/status/1792771284469752317

[CountValentine]

We need a lunatic thread for these two nutcases.
https://x.com/RepMTG/status/1793035321451454482

[jj1000]

We need a lunatic thread for these two nutcases.

And yet thousands of citizens are going to the dinner table talking about Biden's assassination attempt on Trump. And how great Greene is for outing it.

Sensationalism has been rewarded forever in this country. Sad!

[CountValentine]

Sensationalism has been rewarded forever in this country. Sad!

I would not use sensationalism to describe something so detached from reality.

Is Hamas reporting 500 children were killed in an airstrike sensationalism?

What kind of idiots believe this stuff?

[jj1000]

I would not use sensationalism to describe something so detached from reality.

Is Hamas reporting 500 children were killed in an airstrike sensationalism?

What kind of idiots believe this stuff?

sensationalism
noun
1. (especially in journalism) the use of exciting or shocking stories or language at the expense of accuracy, in order to provoke public interest or excitement.

I think that's exactly what it is and why it's done.

[CountValentine]

sensationalism
noun
1. (especially in journalism) the use of exciting or shocking stories or language at the expense of accuracy, in order to provoke public interest or excitement.

I think that's exactly what it is and why it's done.

You did pick the definition that fit for you but...
noun
1. subject matter, language, or style producing or designed to produce startling or thrilling impressions or to excite and please vulgar taste.

So let me ask again. Would you call all the fake stories coming from Hamas sensationalism?
I going to bet there would be an uproar here if that is how they were described.

[jj1000]

You did pick the definition that fit for you but...
noun
1. subject matter, language, or style producing or designed to produce startling or thrilling impressions or to excite and please vulgar taste.

So let me ask again. Would you call all the fake stories coming from Hamas sensationalism?
I going to bet there would be an uproar here if that is how they were described.

I did the first one on Google 🤷‍♂️

I don't know about you, but this story reminds me a lot of a news boy on the corner yelling headlines to sell papers. It is outrageous and beyond dumb.

It depends what Hamas is basing the story on. I don't think sensationalism is the wrong term, it's just not the only term. I think their PR wing is great at making sensational propaganda videos. And I doubt anyone disagrees with that.

[CountValentine]

I did the first one on Google 🤷‍♂️

I don't know about you, but this story reminds me a lot of a news boy on the corner yelling headlines to sell papers. It is outrageous and beyond dumb.

It depends what Hamas is basing the story on. I don't think sensationalism is the wrong term, it's just not the only term. I think their PR wing is great at making sensational propaganda videos. And I doubt anyone disagrees with that.

My only point is "sensationalism" could be used for real and fake stories. If the story is fake, I would make that the major point. Maybe you think the story isn't fake? 

[jj1000]

Maybe you think the story isn't fake? 

It is outrageous and beyond dumb.

[Yehuda57]

From both definitions, it seems to me sensationalism is taking something foundationally true and making it more sensational, even if it means lying or obscuring truth. A sensationalist headline is a headline for a story that is true, just exaggerated or misrepresented somehow. Same thing for the paper boy on the corner.

I didn't read the comments, but from the discussion, making up an assassination attempt out of thin air is way more than "sensationalizing".

[Something Fishy]

Let's stop arguing and agree that the latest DAOTYA contender is a joint effort of Ireland, Norway, and Spain.

[CountValentine]

Let's stop arguing and agree that the latest DAOTYA contender is a joint effort of Ireland, Norway, and Spain.

What did they do now?

[Yehuda57]

What did they do now?

They didn't vote for Israel in Eurovision

[CountValentine]

They didn't vote for Israel in Eurovision

Thanks, but I found it.

[TimT]

https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/1810415983867429051

[mevinyavin]

One argument that US parents have for letting their kids have smartphones in schools doesn't really apply as much in the UK: needing to get in touch in the event of a school shooting.

From here: https://uk.pcmag.com/mobile-phones/153164/elite-uk-boarding-school-forces-kids-to-swap-smartphones-for-nokia-bricks
(Thanks @Jojo202 )
Um... They are getting phones with talk and text, which are sufficient for getting in touch in emergencies. Or does no one answer phones or texts anymore?