Haven't watched any corporate news like MSNBC or CNN

[La Coliniere]

since Monday night. Not even watching local news. I’ve not seen the felon’s face or heard that nauseating voice since Monday and my blood pressure is greatly reduced over the last few days to where it is back to normal. I was set to watch MSNBC on Tuesday night but I decided to stay away once I started hearing early returns on Sirius Progress radio (Obeidallah and Fugelsang) and I’ve not returned to watching. No Reverend Al or Velshi, no Maddow or Reid, no O’Donnell or Hayes or Wallace…I don’t miss them at all right now. I’m continuing to listen to a few of my favorite podcasts and Sirius Progress radio to commiserate with others who feel like I do during this troubling time. I’m done with MSM for now. Might never go back.

[snowybirdie]

1. When I think

of all the hours wasted when I listened to all the legal experts who assured us this time he'd pay and the political pundits who were sure we would win this time, I am nauseated. So many words and thoughts. All wrong. Not wasting my time with the so-called experts on tv again. Done!

[La Coliniere]

8. I hear ya

[liberalmediaaddict]

38. Totally agree

Such a colossal waste of time and energy.
Looking back at all their wrong predictions and false hope. Absolutely nothing to show for it.

[Elessar Zappa]

2. I never hear his voice.

I rarely watch television news and if I do and he shows up on screen, I immediately turn the channel.

[IcyPeas]

3. Whats the point anymore of turning on cable news? 4 more years of 24/7 trump

If trump went away they'd have nothing to talk about. I'm sick of all these "panel" shows.

What's the point anymore?

[La Coliniere]

9. True that!

[BannonsLiver]

4. Yes they are counting on our agitation to make money like they did last time.

I’m going to be non compliant on that. MSNBC is the worst offender because they allegedly cater to the left.

[La Coliniere]

10. I now consider Rick Wilson a scam artist.

[BannonsLiver]

11. I like Rick as a talking head but I don't think the Lincoln Project had any impact on this election.

[cachukis]

29. Turns out it created false hope.

Which is a natural response when we are not involved in the conversation with the trumpers.
We are not going to save them.
We must teach a new generation and that will be hard.
I read nearly 80% of vouchers went to home schoolers to send their kids to schools of their choosing. How many are religious?
The billionaires are intruding.

[GoreWon2000]

5. MSNBC has been pretty good

I didn't watch election night but Joy, Lawrence and Ali have been good saying to not give up, that it takes long struggle to achieve our goals.. Chris Hayes had the good reminder that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. I haven't had any corporate media on. 2000 cured me of corporate media.

[Deuxcents]

6. I did watch Velshi this morning..a great show. I've turned the rest off because all the talk about is TSF

and his voice make me sick. All these arm chair experts and their opinions are worthless about now. Time to put some discs in and listen to some music I’ve been missing n catch up on the book I’ve put off reading.

[Meowmee]

7. I stopped watching a long time ago for the most

part. It definitely helped me have less stress and anxiety. I have watched more since the election and what happened and it’s just the same old crap as usual trying to normalize a psycho fascist, etc. these people will never learn.

The day of the election I just looked at the New York Times map feed because it was free. My brother was in the other room watching and he would come in and give me updates- at one point he came in and said it’s not looking good in the 3 key swing states . At which point I went for a walk I think…by the time I came back, maybe half an hour later it was obvious she was going to lose which he had been telling me for two or three days already.

By midnight, I knew pretty much what was going to happen and I rearranged everything that I had to do for the next day to give myself time to recover.

[Rebl2]

34. Same here

I quit watching several years ago.

[SheilaAnn]

12. TCM has been a God Send for me, especially PBS. I'm with you on eliminating the news from my life. n/t

[La Coliniere]

13. Love TCM

finally saw The Red Shoes the other night. Took me right out of my funk.

[IcyPeas]

15. Reminder too... we have a classic film forum. One stop shopping for...

what's coming up daily on TCM.

I've added it to my Subs so it'll remind me to check it out more.

[La Coliniere]

20. Thanks. I've seen that

[BigmanPigman]

40. I love TCM

I'm redording.....
What's Up Doc?
Foul Play
A Hard Day's Night
Sunset Boulevard
Strangers On A Train

[IcyPeas]

41. I recorded A Hards Days Night a few years ago.

I watch it a few times a year.

I'm recording The Woman in White and Invaders from Mars.

[BigmanPigman]

42. The problem I have is with DVRs

I like VCRs a lot more since you can record a show onto a tape and save ot or share it. I need my DVR upgraded but I won't do it since it has a lot of movies on it that I want to see whenever I want. I am not good with tech stuff bit the cable guy said that I could save it to something something...blah...blah...blah. i have no idea what he is talking about and do not have anyone to ask for help since I live alone and everything I do is through trial and error. It takes a ton of time and is terribly frustrating and usually it still won't work.

[tinymontgomery]

14. I watch a 1/2 hr local, need to know what

I watch a 1/2 hr local, need to know what is going on locally and David Muir for 1/2 hr. Only watched Nicole up to the election,
haven't turned it back on since.

[Tribetime]

16. Same have not watched since Tuesday might never again

Feel much much better

[Prairie Gates]

17. Tune out of the Corporate Politics Entertainment Complex

It's absolute bullshit, damaging to democracy, damaging to community, and damaging to your mental health.

Reject it.

Autonomia!

[La Coliniere]

19. I'm with you.

[zappaman]

18. I'm done with corporate media

ALL OF IT

[c-rational]

21. Ditto.

[HUAJIAO]

22. I haven't watched "MOST" for maybe 10 years. I don't have a TV!!!

[onecaliberal]

23. Us too. Watched the rally at the elipse and that will be the last thing I ever watch on it.

[hunter]

24. I quit television news and opinion in the run-up to the war in Iraq...

... and quit advertising supported television entirely in early 2012.

"Traditional" television created Trump. Traditional television needs to die.

[TBF]

25. I bought a TV for sports - but rarely watch anything else on it.

I read the Guardian and NYTimes (and do the puzzles). I don't trust most of the MSM because they are all owned by oligarchs.

[LilElf70]

26. My network news consumption

has been reduced by 98%, or more. That includes local and Sirius XM. I am still in recovery mode, and I doubt I will be going back anytime soon. It's actually good not hearing or seeing TSF, And it's better on my mental well being. His next 4 years will be another disaster. And the bottom line is, "it is what it is". There's nothing more I can do to help this situation.

In retrospect, I am extremely disappointed with the population in the US. For this country to allow this lunatic back in power, sure says a lot about them. It shouldn't be long now for everyone to start regretting their vote. I give it 6 months.

Let the shit show begin.

God help us all.

[dsharp88]

27. Whatever we need for our individual mental health is what we need to do

Taking a break or jumping right back in to defend our democracy is fine for now.

[PortTack]

28. I haven't watched for yrs....didn't check on polls. Checked in here, some on YouTube. Everyone was wrong

Including those that do real research.

Watching less cable I fret less and overall freed up time. That’s not to say I wasn’t just shocked like everyone else when we lost.

[yaesu]

30. I haven't and won't as long as I live in fascist usa. nt

[ananda]

31. I cut the cable years ago and haven't missed it.

MSM has been pretty toxic for a good while,
though it's gotten worse during the last
four years, since Biden won.

[moniss]

32. After the fiasco with

Nixon/Ford I had such a gut full of the crap that I had to back away for a good long length of years. Basically from about 1974 or so on to the Reagan first term I just couldn't bring myself to watch the news hardly at all. The way Nixon was allowed to escape justice and why just made it impossible for me to go on taking it all in every day.

[William Seger]

33. I'm depending on DU for news, and I can only take that in little chunks

... before I start getting too depressed.

[neverforget]

35. Turned it off at 730pm Tuesday night. Haven't watched any news since.

Instead, I've been listening to music, watching movies, football and History Undone on YouTube. It's a British show about "What ifs? in military history. Very interesting.

[vapor2]

36. Watched Horton the Who tonight

and now the Christmas Baking Championships. Don't wanna see his face or hear his whiney voice

[liberalmediaaddict]

37. Same here

No cable news, no local news, no network news. I'm not watching late night comedy talk shows either.
Unfollowing any social media accounts that share clips of Trump. My #1 self care rule is to avoid the sound of his voice.

If anything important happens I'll find out about it through the Associated Press breaking news emails.
Not going to spend another 4 years allowing Donald Trump's endless drama to consume my life.

[La Coliniere]

39. Those moments when he breaks through

the barriers, however brief, will be torture.