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Culture War Roundup for the week of April 6, 2026

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If you're not even willing to go read the primary source on the topic

Umm, here's what you said:

but I'll leave that to you to scour their social media if you want to know.

It's hard to see this as anything other than an intentional misrepresentation on your part.

You started with the chain for Christopher Hale, and then switched to the chain for Ferrares

Nonsense, I asked for the ENTIRE CHAIN from the very beginning. If you disagree, please QUOTE me. Failing that, please apologize for having misrepresented my position.

If you're not even willing to go read the primary source on the topic

Yes that was about the parts where you clearly didn't read the primary source and messed up basic details. When you asked "What's the source of this story? I mean, who are the links in the chain between Christopher Hale (the blogger you link to)", you messed up that the original reporting (TFP) and LFL (Hale) are in different chains to begin with, and that you did even not read the first paragraph of LFL with the edit (and yes, it was already there when I posted the article). The original source of this story is The Free Press reporters sources, unlucky for you if you hadn't tried to clarify it as "I mean between Christopher Hale" you wouldn't have exposed that lack of knowledge.

but I'll leave that to you to scour their social media if you want to know.

Yes that was me following up that I'm not aware of who their specific sources are (as they're not in the articles) and maybe you can find them on social media or by emailing them. I doubt it, journalists typically keep anonymous sources anonymous (or else no one would ever leak to them) but you can give it a shot.

Yes that was me following up that I'm not aware of who their specific sources are (as they're not in the articles) and maybe you can find them on social media or by emailing them.

Nope, that's not how it went. The exchange was as follows:

You:

Perhaps Ferraresi and the rest of the TFP team have shared more details elsewhere, but I'll leave that to you to scour their social media if you want to know.

My response:

I've had enough experience with TDS that I'm not going to bother. The chances that it will lead to anything other than vague "sources" are just too low.

Your response:

Well thank you for admitting that you failed to do the bare minimum of knowledge seeking and not read the original article or this. Of course you don't know if you actively chose not to.

What's the point of a discussion if "I won't read" is the starting point?

Your accusation of my not being willing to read and of failing to do the bare minimum was clearly in response to my post declining to "scour" "social media"

In short, you are misrepresenting our exchange. Moreover, when I pointed it out, instead of apologizing you doubled down.

Not only that, I clearly requested the ENTIRE CHAIN from the very beginning. In other words I didn't "switch" as you falsely claimed. I gave you the opportunity to either back up your claim or apologize, and you simply ignored me.

In any event, I'm not interested in engaging with someone who intentionally misrepresents my position.

This exchange is concluded. Please feel free to have the last word -- I will not be reading or responding.

(Side note for any lurkers: I have screen-shotted the entire exchange so that @magicalkittycat will be discouraged from making strategic edits after the fact. If it seems like I am misrepresenting things myself, feel free to message me privately.)

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