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MissouriDem47

(89 posts)
74. We haven't even watched the local news.
Mon Nov 11, 2024, 12:42 PM
Nov 2024

What's the point of watching the news and getting upset? Trump's Supreme Court has said he can do anything he wants to do and the "voters" agreed. The country I grew up in and served is gone.

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Can't watch the news anymore [View all] orangecrush Nov 2024 OP
Me too 😡 I'm avoiding all news. Very worried about our future TommieMommy Nov 2024 #1
Can't watch the news Cinjanik Nov 2024 #30
Live 10 miles from DownriverDem Nov 2024 #50
I get top of the hour news on the radio now, wnylib Nov 2024 #67
Me too BonnieJW Nov 2024 #118
Same. pazzyanne Nov 2024 #120
Haven't watched since Tuesday am La Coliniere Nov 2024 #2
Thanks orangecrush Nov 2024 #5
Same (nt) Orrex Nov 2024 #22
Same here. TV has been off except for Netflix since last Tuesday. Ocelot II Nov 2024 #3
Amen. I've turned off all of the News recordings and such. Watched Netflix, ... chouchou Nov 2024 #29
Same here, old westerns, black-and-white movies, BBC murder mysteries Walleye Nov 2024 #4
I don't want to see his hideous face Dem4life1234 Nov 2024 #6
That's a big factor orangecrush Nov 2024 #9
Or hear that whiny goddamn voice! N/T tonekat Nov 2024 #40
He has to be one of the most hideous people Meowmee Nov 2024 #125
Yeah.. Even the Monday AM TV college football post mortems are less irritating & painful than the DEMs hlthe2b Nov 2024 #7
We turned to cooking shows after 9/11. Turbineguy Nov 2024 #8
Same. I peek, recoil, pause, peek. Have moonscape Nov 2024 #10
Boy, i hear ya!! bluestarone Nov 2024 #11
Same here question everything Nov 2024 #12
I'm playing No Man's Sky... cayugafalls Nov 2024 #13
Video game? Silver Gaia Nov 2024 #34
Yes. Sorry I should have mentioned.. cayugafalls Nov 2024 #39
Meidas Touch and BTC have been my mainstays Dem4life1970 Nov 2024 #14
In retrospect... don't you think BTC and MT were both blowing smoke the last couple months? WarGamer Nov 2024 #38
No, I think they stole the election bikes and bunnies Nov 2024 #56
In 7 States? WarGamer Nov 2024 #83
Problem Is, There Is Nothing To Retool SoCalDavidS Nov 2024 #107
Lots wrong with the message, otherwise we wouldn't have lost. WarGamer Nov 2024 #109
My sympathy, my friend. calimary Nov 2024 #136
Sadly... Starlight27 Nov 12 #148
Hear, hear... Hugin Nov 12 #154
I don't think they were... Dem4life1970 Nov 12 #155
I don't think they were lying to us.... Dem4life1970 Nov 12 #156
TCM and AMC.is.my escape. Emile Nov 2024 #15
Me too, and MOVIES! channel is good too JoseBalow Nov 2024 #95
I decided the same thing Progressive radio, Joy, Chris Hayes and Lawrence on MSNBC. That's it for me. nt Peregrine Took Nov 2024 #16
Maybe we could start small... Lawrence might be tolerable. Silver Gaia Nov 2024 #37
Weekend mornings, 2 hours each day. His moonscape Nov 2024 #99
Thank you. We can set recordings. Silver Gaia Nov 2024 #102
Here you go, his moonscape Nov 2024 #119
I turned off my radio last week. Not a word from NPR & I was an avid listener irisblue Nov 2024 #17
Same here, I want to avoid clips of his voice, and NPR will continue to be full of little audio land mines. JudyM Nov 2024 #31
I've managed to listen to Democracy Now ... KatK Nov 2024 #18
I love how Democracy Now repeats Putin's lies against Ukraine thebigidea Nov 2024 #92
You too? calimary Nov 2024 #19
Agree orangecrush Nov 2024 #88
I understand bdamomma Nov 2024 #20
I can't watch it either. Grumpy Old Guy Nov 2024 #21
ugh oberle Nov 2024 #23
I think I'll just let America Farmer-Rick Nov 2024 #24
Me neither. MiKenMi33 Nov 2024 #25
It's not news. Congratulations on getting your life back. live love laugh Nov 2024 #26
i dont watch news esp when comcast priced me out of the market. AllaN01Bear Nov 2024 #27
We, hubby and I, feel the same as all of you. Silver Gaia Nov 2024 #28
I don't blame you. Fish700 Nov 2024 #32
Same here Jimbo S Nov 2024 #33
Yup -- fuck that fucking bullshit propaganda Blue Owl Nov 2024 #35
They have lost me as well. Take care of yourself. 33taw Nov 2024 #36
Yep, me too ReRe Nov 2024 #41
I was thinking... the last time the common man Dan Nov 2024 #42
Trump's creepy voice makes my skin crawl. hunter Nov 2024 #43
Not watching any more either BlueKota Nov 2024 #44
I know what you mean. It feels like November 2016 and September 11, 2001, happening on the very same day. LaMouffette Nov 2024 #45
Going to DownriverDem Nov 2024 #46
Three choices for me. Johnny Noshoes Nov 2024 #47
Same. moondust Nov 2024 #48
Turned off completely Jrsygrl96 Nov 2024 #49
I stopped at 2 am last Wednesday BeyondGeography Nov 2024 #51
News/ What news? we haven't had a real news media in the fascist usa in decades. nt yaesu Nov 2024 #52
I've got several Daily Shows taped. Haven't watched them yet. underpants Nov 2024 #53
Same here Hekate Nov 2024 #54
Wait! hay rick Nov 2024 #55
Exactly!! Artistree22 Nov 2024 #137
Someone just let me know if and when karma bites the magats on the ass mdbl Nov 2024 #57
Yup, been off of MSNBC, and NPR on their hour on the hour news, as they always talk of the a kennedy Nov 2024 #58
Cutting the Cord as of Thanksgiving. Going Streaming & Audio Books. I will bonniebgood Nov 2024 #59
We are in the same camp. If we both stood up, we'd see each other... dchill Nov 2024 #60
Only watched the ABC evening news because they do a more balanced reporting kimbutgar Nov 2024 #61
If you like horror movies..... usedtobedemgurl Nov 2024 #71
Plague of the Zombies a Hammer film from 1966 was one I had never seen kimbutgar Nov 2024 #73
I love zombie movies. usedtobedemgurl Nov 2024 #76
My husband and I both agreed it was a great zombie movie kimbutgar Nov 2024 #127
I will look it up this weekend. usedtobedemgurl Nov 2024 #140
No commercial news sources Aaeia Nov 2024 #62
Lots of reading and listening to jazz. Sneederbunk Nov 2024 #63
As a rule, I keep MSNBC most of the day, but not anymore. I watched "Morning Joe" early and I'll watch Vinca Nov 2024 #64
I have watched no news since this DemonGoddess Nov 2024 #65
I am doing the same thing... Sun-Moon Nov 2024 #66
So with you Marigold Nov 2024 #68
If I could get to Canada orangecrush Nov 2024 #87
You can, for 6 months Marigold Nov 2024 #106
"Jeopardy!" is still on! since we get each day's Jeopardy question in our NYT every day, we know what it will be, not CTyankee Nov 2024 #69
Ken Jennings Is A MAGA SoCalDavidS Nov 2024 #78
Yeah, he's pretty much of a nebbish anyway, at least to me. CTyankee Nov 2024 #79
He is?! I don't watch Jeopardy but moonscape Nov 2024 #100
We are orangecrush Nov 2024 #86
I Allow Myself Brief Listens On WNYC And Brief Looks At 'r/law/' On Reddit MayReasonRule Nov 2024 #70
Same here...I do peak around but Satch59 Nov 2024 #72
We haven't even watched the local news. MissouriDem47 Nov 2024 #74
I haven't been able to watch the news mnhtnbb Nov 2024 #75
I only read news. I won't listen to it. And I only read from sources I trust. Here are a few: chia Nov 2024 #77
I love Robert Reich. n/t totodeinhere Nov 2024 #105
Thank you...it's the only way we're gonna get any traction. Hurt them financially. The consumer has all the power PortTack Nov 2024 #80
Yes! Tank their ratings. love_katz Nov 12 #145
The last time I watched local/cable news was... Different Drummer Nov 2024 #81
"The Thing That Wouldn't Die" orangecrush Nov 2024 #85
No problem with taking a break HereForTheParty Nov 2024 #82
Watching only local news gradmaster Nov 2024 #84
You lasted a lot longer than me. Magoo48 Nov 2024 #89
TI haven't watched any network "newscasts" in years. ShazzieB Nov 2024 #90
I quit watching news... -misanthroptimist Nov 2024 #91
My old daily routine is gone Stuckinthebush Nov 2024 #93
I get it! Me either. townie Nov 2024 #94
Not reading or watching news now nowforever Nov 2024 #96
This works for me. I find more than enough news. usonian Nov 2024 #97
When the newz features Melania's porn and Ivanka's voting machines then I will watch. live love laugh Nov 2024 #98
Nothing but local news, now. ZERO cable news. None. Stinky The Clown Nov 2024 #101
Suit yourself but I am not going to bury my head in the sand. totodeinhere Nov 2024 #103
Good. I haven't watched it Since Nov 2002. Cha Nov 2024 #104
Hi Cha! orangecrush Nov 2024 #115
Of course... We learned the hard way on that one.💙 Cha Nov 2024 #116
I haven't watched or read any news since Tuesday night. Hamlette Nov 2024 #108
I can't either. frogmarch Nov 2024 #110
Never worry about things that haven't happened. JohnnyRingo Nov 2024 #111
Haven't watched it since the election night. GoodRaisin Nov 2024 #112
your not alone larwdem Nov 2024 #113
No cable news and limited local news Roc2020 Nov 2024 #114
Same. My wife and I aren't even listening to NPR. We've decided to read, listen to music, exercise, and go Buttoneer Nov 2024 #117
You are not the only one . Cherrycheeks Nov 2024 #121
Same here. The only network/cable news I might watch is B.See Nov 2024 #122
Understandable short-term Ndp5 Nov 2024 #123
Yeah, not watching the news won't make it more digestive. Septua Nov 2024 #130
Watching the news is not reading the news. Orangecrush said "watch." hunter Nov 12 #151
For the most part, I stopped watching a long time ago. Meowmee Nov 2024 #124
Me Too WiVoter Nov 2024 #126
Same here, and I used to work in the industry years ago Blue_Tires Nov 2024 #128
Nailed it orangecrush Nov 2024 #139
So over the sensationalized roller coaster Blue Dotty Nov 2024 #129
Me either. They're crafting a fairy tale to fit the results of the election. Greybnk48 Nov 2024 #131
we have lost rhe propagands war rampartd Nov 2024 #132
It's so ugly. cilla4progress Nov 2024 #133
All these responses Hoosier_Progressiv Nov 2024 #134
Together we stand. orangecrush Nov 2024 #138
Can't listen to the news. Only in little pieces here and there. SupportSanity Nov 2024 #135
We're avoiding it too. summer_in_TX Nov 2024 #141
I'm watching MSNBC 24/7 - they've been great. kerry-is-my-prez Nov 2024 #142
Same here. tosh Nov 2024 #143
Binge watching Netflix here Mountain Mule Nov 12 #144
I gave it up Faux pas Nov 12 #146
Why not OP? ThePartyThatListens Nov 12 #147
Congratulations on 58 posts orangecrush Nov 12 #150
Avoid Corporate Media BluenFLA Nov 12 #149
Agree orangecrush Nov 12 #153
Local news for me atreides1 Nov 12 #152
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