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In reply to the discussion: Can't watch the news anymore [View all]-misanthroptimist
(1,255 posts)91. I quit watching news...
...around the time Donohue and Ashleigh Banfield got fired. It was blatantly obvious that the news media were in the tank for the war, which meant they were in the tank for other things in all probability.
I do not regret my decision. I'm better informed and yell at the TV about 95% less than I did before that.
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Amen. I've turned off all of the News recordings and such. Watched Netflix, ...
chouchou
Nov 2024
#29
Yeah.. Even the Monday AM TV college football post mortems are less irritating & painful than the DEMs
hlthe2b
Nov 2024
#7
In retrospect... don't you think BTC and MT were both blowing smoke the last couple months?
WarGamer
Nov 2024
#38
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
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 know what you mean. It feels like November 2016 and September 11, 2001, happening on the very same day.
LaMouffette
Nov 2024
#45
News/ What news? we haven't had a real news media in the fascist usa in decades. nt
yaesu
Nov 2024
#52
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
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
"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
I Allow Myself Brief Listens On WNYC And Brief Looks At 'r/law/' On Reddit
MayReasonRule
Nov 2024
#70
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
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
When the newz features Melania's porn and Ivanka's voting machines then I will watch.
live love laugh
Nov 2024
#98
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
Me either. They're crafting a fairy tale to fit the results of the election.
Greybnk48
Nov 2024
#131