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115. Hi Cha!

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Mon Nov 11, 2024, 06:06 PM

Nov 2024

It's better for my emotional health if I don't see it's face or hear it anymore.

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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