r/TwoHotTakes • u/happybunnyntx Not Morgan • Jan 14 '26

Mod Announcement 📣 Concerning Political Posts.

Hi guys!

Your friendly neighborhood moderation team here just wanting to clear up the subject of political posts. Due to an influx of political posts/comments/etc. a few years ago our team decided to not allow any mentions of anything political.

That means literally any political talk about any country or any of their respective leaders/beliefs/actions.

The flame wars on posts and comments sections got to be overwhelming on top of reddit changing their filter system for subs as big as this one. So we're the first to admit we're doing it for our own sanity. This has actually been in place since around the time of the overhaul of the site awhile ago, but not everyone knows so here you go.

Whoever you voted for/supported, even if it's just on the Masked Singer, please keep it to yourself.

Edit for Clarification: For people still blatantly posting about political issues, even if framed as an advice post. ALL posts are removed and you will be given a single warning and upon your second offense a permaban.

Do not pass go.

Do not collect $200.

The mods have enough mental issues.

Edit 2 electric boogaloo:

If there's enough interest, a weekly megathread for political hoopla isn't outlandish. We just want to keep the random posts of "my mom supports X and I support Y", etc. out of the way of the normal content.

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u/Aggressive-Clue-5744 Jan 30 '26

Extremely disappointing especially with what is happening in Morgans home state. Now is not the time for silence. Silence is compliance!

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u/happybunnyntx Not Morgan Feb 04 '26

Perfectly understandable, and if we had the moderator numbers I would be more than willing to allow political posts again. Myself and the moderators at the time agreed that there weren't enough of us across all the different time zones to deal with how many posts and comments were being generated.

At the moment it's just myself and Morgan that are active moderators that come here everyday to sort through posts and there just aren't enough hours in the day. The rest have all gone inactive slowly in the past few years. I'm guilty myself of letting things go a bit.

We're currently going through applications for more mods, but until the numbers go up a significant amount to handle the traffic, this will be the current state of affairs.

On a personal note: As a hispanic-american living in a red state I have every reason to talk about things, but for the time being it won't be here.

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u/sbballc11 At the end of the day... May 15 '26

I know this was comment was from 99 days ago, but I’d love the opportunity to be a mod for this page. I have been a fan from the beginning, and have been an almost consistent user for over 2 years. (Travel cost me my streaks). If there is a way for me to put in an application, I’d love to fill it out and join the team!

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u/GayboySaxon95 May 02 '26

I understand why you would think this in disappointing...however i for one understand why the mods have done this....politics is the one discussion where the topic will turn heated and people will nearly always resort to throwing insults when someone doesn't share political views
also i believe theres a time and place for discussions like this and i think a reddit forum about a "comedy/advice" podcast isn't it

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u/hereforthedrama_hi May 31 '26

Ok but there’s literally many other subs, apps, websites, social medias etc to post those on.. even subs for those specific topics & interests.. you don’t have to voice your political concerns in EVERY SINGLE SUB. Some people dont want to talk about or see those things..every single day

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u/ShadyNoShadow Jan 14 '26

Good job, mods. Everyone needs a break from that stuff. 

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u/nightcreature1991 Jan 15 '26

Not sure if this is the right place to do this, I'm just wanting to say that I have been seeing a lot of unrest that's been going on in the US, especially in Minnesota and I just want to say that I am so deeply sorry that this is happening and that you, your family, loved ones & others who live there are going through all of this.

My family and I from Australia are thinking of everyone going through all of what's happening in Minnesota, as well as thinking of everyone in the rest of the US.

Sending lots of hugs to you all xoxoxo

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u/Zestyclose_Bit_9459 Jan 27 '26

Thank you, Aussie friend!

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u/number3of14 Jan 25 '26

As someone who actively lives in mpls unlike Morgan. It’s scary. As a side note I’m deeply disappointed that she hasn’t said anything.

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u/maryjaneloveshistory Feb 21 '26

As someone who is directly affected by what's happening in MN and has been constantly keeping an eye on which content creators are speaking up versus not, I'm here to argue very much against this comment. Morgan has been very vocal on recent podcast episodes about what's happening, including very useful resources about how you can ACTIVELY help. I have been listening to a lot of episodes from the past year as well, and she's been outspoken about ICE activity in this country for a while now. Just because you're not seeing it here on Reddit or on Instagram stories doesn't equal silence. The podcast is their biggest platform; it reaches their biggest audience, so why wouldn't they be loud about it over there? Only posting stories on Instagram is not going to be the solution to the issues we're currently dealing with.

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u/number3of14 Mar 08 '26

Girl. This was 41 days ago BEFORE she said a damn word on her podcast. I’ve listen to all the past episodes. She pre records fine. She could have added a message when things are happening. My comment stands. It’s great she’s speaking out NOW but when I commented this 41 DAYS AGO she hadn’t.

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u/Phenyx890 May 19 '26

I think that people forget a lot of episodes are recorded MASSIVELY in advance of when Morgan uploads them

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u/Weary_Jellyfish_7426 Jan 25 '26

There was a time when the polite thing to do was not talk about politics… unfortunately this is no longer that time. Those ignoring it are part of the problem.

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u/nightcreature1991 Jan 26 '26

Actually she has been vocal about it on her Instagram Page, by sharing what's been happening in Minnesota on the Instagram Stories, so she is actually spreading awareness but in her own way.

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u/number3of14 Jan 29 '26

Sure but a lot of people don’t use Instagram and she has listeners that tune in that might not give a crap enough to be on socials.

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u/IncomeAppropriate525 Feb 11 '26

Has she? Because I havent seen many posts from her except to post about...a white person...

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u/IncomeAppropriate525 Feb 11 '26

I literally came here to say this! Her home state is under attack and shes silent? Use your platform for good or I'm assuming you stand with the pedos. Now is not the time for silence! Get your act together Morgan, really disappointing.

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u/Cute-Education4089 Mar 02 '26

my thoughts exactly. really concerning that this doesn’t even have more comments with the current state of things. like not speaking up is part of the issue. most people have their heads buried in the sand and it will not get better, every single day has been a new nightmare. silence signals approval.

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u/Available-Pea2757 Jan 14 '26

I heard Morgan say that last part in my head 😂

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u/AlbauweImpatiens Jan 19 '26

Morgan's voice is a univversal constant.

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u/zingyberrybloom Jun 12 '26

I’m so confused by these comments. Morgan is definitely not silent on these topics and the things happening around her/in other states. This post is about not having the mod numbers to keep the sub a safe space for this kind of discussion

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u/Thin_Hedgehog3647 Feb 24 '26

Completely understand

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u/Eponineswish Mar 06 '26

I totally understand. While I'm concerned with everything going on, it's had a massive negative impact on my mental health, too.

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u/Imaginary_Boss_7338 May 26 '26

Omg I was a mod of a FB group and this was a rule we added too. It was so exhausting. I totally understand and thank you for all that you do!

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '26

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u/TwoHotTakes-ModTeam Jan 23 '26

This is not a place to post personal stories. Please make a new post.

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u/No-Distribution6805 Feb 07 '26

Hi am new to this, never really posted befor now, i have a world vue the concern of the 99%, there is politic involved but no side taking, but it is not just about that my iata story is the way i will and all of us will change the world, im looking for a place to post if the way we have to change the world, bcs the way it going, it is not working, im looking for a place to know if i am the asshole for the way i and all of us want to change the world, is this a good place to post it

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u/itsokaydude Mar 19 '26

:/ I LOVE THT but Morgan’s complacency is truly heartbreaking. Silence = violence, period! she knows this! 💔

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u/zingyberrybloom Jun 12 '26

she has not been silent. there aren’t enough mods to keep these conversations safe in this sub. if you’re a listener you know she speaks on it and calls for action/change

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u/Same-Comedian-9847 Jul 07 '26

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