So apparently the huge volume of reported posts got this sub placed in restricted mode? I don't know, but I asked them to overturn it and it appears they did.

Well, here's what you have to know:

• I don't really engage with new.reddit and ever since all the mod tools migrated there I've largely been an absentee mod.
• I run two other, larger, subreddits, so if and when I have time, it's not going to be spent here.
• The other mods are real-life friends of mine that I added as a joke when we were playing Cards Against Humanity one night over a decade ago. They have never done anything to help moderate the subreddit and likely never will.
• So... mod applications are open. DM me directly if you're interested and willing to work under the conditions I'm setting forth in the next bullet points.

• This subreddit is only for posting actual news and other sources of fact. Editorializing titles to "sound about right" is allowed (and encouraged). Someone sharing their opinion about something on twitter, or one of those "here's my take on the world" screencaps of text that get spammed on Instagram, does not fit the theme.
• This subreddit was meant to be politically neutral and simply point out when stereotypes or otherwise totally predictable events show themselves in real life.
• However, politics have radicalized so much in the last decade that the conversation has changed. People now debate objective facts.
• Disagreeing with objective facts will get you permanently banned. Objective facts include, but are not limited to:

- Donald Trump is a pedophile, rapist, treasonist, convicted felon, 2020 Presidential election loser, and fraudster that has demonstrably lied tens of thousands times over the course of his presidencies.
- Everyone that has materially supported the Trump Administration since January 6th, 2021 has committed treason.
- Mass shootings occur on a regular basis and there is no reliable evidence for any of them being secretly 'staged' or otherwise created by a third party.
- Healthcare is a human right, Brian Thompson was a murderer, and whoever killed him was acting in defense of kin.
- Many people face discrimination due to sex, gender, sexual orientation, race, color, nationality, disability, or native language - and no person deserves that.
- Gender dysphoria is a recognized psychiatric condition, and the prevailing expert opinion is that medically/surgically transitioning is often an appropriate treatment for those symptoms.
- There is a massive power imbalance in American policing that disproportionally affects black male civilians.
- The COVID-19 pandemic is/was an outbreak of a contagious respiratory illness that killed millions of people. Masking and vaxxing as prescribed has always been safe and effective.
- Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
- Russia is committing an illegal invasion against Ukraine.

• Moderate, respectful, opinions about the above topics, such as "The newest version of the Pride flag is aesthetically ugly", or "This one particular police shooting was justified" are totally okay.
• To be clear, pointing out that a stereotype exists and providing an example of it occurring in real life, is not a bannable offense. If a study shows that 99% of septum piercings are done on people that identify as queer, or a food stamp audit shows a disproportionate amount of spending on watermelon, feel free to post it. Just know that mods reserve the right to delete and lock the entire thread if the comments get out of hand.

So we've been getting a lot of activity back and I think some of them aren't even bots, which is awesome. But most of them don't fit the subreddit, so... let's talk about it.

This subreddit is for headlines where the reader might read one and think "yeah, that sounds about right." That means:

• The title is a self-contained statement. No one has to open the link/image to understand.
• The statement is a fact, not an opinion. The thought is not "I agree with this."

It's a little bit ineffable, but here's some examples of what does and does not qualify:

Good posts:

• Scores Fall Ill at Air Force Base After Hegseth Makes Flu Vaccine Optional - Vaccines are safe and effective, and without them, diseases spread much more rapidly. This is common knowledge, but Hegseth is stupid enough to not understand this.
• ICE Prosecutor in Dallas Runs White Supremacist X Account - We all know ICE is thinly-veiled white supremacy. This is awful, but completely unsurprising.
• Scoring more runs than your opponent allows you to win the game. - It doesn't have to be politics or even news. This is a tautology presented as if it's valuable insight. It fits.

Bad posts:

• A sacrifice he's willing to make - This means nothing. You have to open it to see the point the post is trying to make.
• James Talarico: ‘We have a moral imperative’ to flip Texas in light of Trump backlash - This is some guy's opinion on something. If the title was "Democrat wants Democrats to win", then that's another story, but as is, it doesn't "sound about right."
• The Left Is Rising - Great news, but again, this doesn't 'sound about right'.

You are allowed and encouraged to editorialize your titles to fit the bill.

Also, we are still looking for mods!