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I've been away from here for awhile myself, but I've seen a lot more people talking about alternatives to twitter with the boycott happening today.
I've become increasingly alarmed with the frequency at which dangerous rhetoric is dismissed, and real problems are ignored. I really hope we find a way to halt this slide before we all tumble over the cliff. =/
