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kpete

(71,996 posts) Thu Jan 12, 2017, 08:28 AM Jan 2017

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The group of writers formerly known as Gawker is on fire today-No wonder Thiel wanted them shut down [View all]

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The group of writers formerly known as Gawker is on fire today-No wonder Thiel wanted them shut down [View all] kpete Jan 2017 OP

100% agree NewJeffCT Jan 2017 #1

This assumes the "journalists" in attendance had any sense of self-respect guillaumeb Jan 2017 #26

This should have 500+ recs malaise Jan 2017 #2

K&R! SticksnStones Jan 2017 #3

K&R Raine1967 Jan 2017 #4

OH HELL YES! "This is the time for them to rise to the occasion... Raster Jan 2017 #5

Well said. narnian60 Jan 2017 #10

Yes in deed - we all need to rise to the occasion onetexan Jan 2017 #25

Yeah melman Jan 2017 #47

That's your opinion... Raster Jan 2017 #49

k n r Achilleaze Jan 2017 #6

+1, "the normalization process is well underway" uponit7771 Jan 2017 #7

K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Jan 2017 #8

K to the R! Ligyron Jan 2017 #9

More support please. R&K nt longship Jan 2017 #11

Glad to see Ham Nolen's byline again .. DemoTex Jan 2017 #12

Good to see they're back! calimary Jan 2017 #36

This is what happens when the egregious excesses of capitalism are no longer PatrickforO Jan 2017 #13

K&R nt The Polack MSgt Jan 2017 #14

Nails it perfectly. BumRushDaShow Jan 2017 #15

K&R nt lillypaddle Jan 2017 #16

All we have to protect us is Congress and The Press . . annabanana Jan 2017 #17

My thoughts kpete Jan 2017 #34

Stop playing nice! Call them what they are. vlyons Jan 2017 #18

To me, he is trump, donald trump, or The Donald. calimary Jan 2017 #37

"That man in the White House" its what they called FDR. They can't now complain if we us it nt Hamlette Jan 2017 #38

Oh, please don't call him The Donald...that seems like an honorary title. Auntie Bush Jan 2017 #40

Cronyism and another horrific conflicts. DK504 Jan 2017 #19

k/r fishwax Jan 2017 #20

K&R++++ zentrum Jan 2017 #21

Yes - THIS!!! colorado_ufo Jan 2017 #22

There were comments. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 #23

Real Journalism is not being found at the big media companies for sure nini Jan 2017 #24

Yesterday I saw my first "commercial" about this up coming crowning turbinetree Jan 2017 #27

A sad K & R Lifelong Protester Jan 2017 #28

K&R smirkymonkey Jan 2017 #29

I detest Fallon more than Comey grantcart Jan 2017 #30

+1,000,000,000,000 Cosmocat Jan 2017 #31

This is why! K&R denbot Jan 2017 #32

For Republicans and conservatives Glaisne Jan 2017 #33

YES. calimary Jan 2017 #39

K&R Solly Mack Jan 2017 #35

Thanks for that flamingdem Jan 2017 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author bora13 Jan 2017 #42

Oh, absolutely Warpy Jan 2017 #43

Love me some HamNo! K & R aidbo Jan 2017 #44

K&R myrna minx Jan 2017 #45

K&R nt tomp Jan 2017 #46

Make no mistake about it: We have been delivered into the hands of monsters. cer7711 Jan 2017 #48