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RunnoDeMille

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56. The letters MS...

Wed Nov 20, 2024, 07:23 PM

Nov 20

...they divested totally 30 years ago. By then the name was established. If we could organize a foundation to buy and run it ..that would be a nice counter to the cyber/social media mob that just crushed us.

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Politicus USA: MSNBC May Soon Be Gone [View all] Dennis Donovan Nov 20 OP

The liberal media must be destroyed. Irish_Dem Nov 20 #1

Irish_Dem so bdamomma Nov 20 #2

Yes we can assume the model is Russia and China. Irish_Dem Nov 20 #3

I will be bdamomma Nov 20 #11

Good. Hopefully they will stay independent. Irish_Dem Nov 20 #12

You can't destroy something that only 2 million watch jimfields33 Nov 20 #6

It's symbolic and a strong message to liberals. Irish_Dem Nov 20 #7

Or liberals could change their minds and start watching jimfields33 Nov 20 #8

That's a good idea. Irish_Dem Nov 20 #10

Are we bdamomma Nov 20 #22

People are coping the best they can. Irish_Dem Nov 20 #28

We could. But for four years they failed to tout Biden's achievements. LisaM Nov 20 #57

Or liberals could change their minds and start watching jimfields33 Nov 20 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Kingofalldems Nov 20 #34

People are into getting news on their phones womanofthehills Nov 20 #60

Not to me. M$NBC isn't liberal. It is the same corporate media as everywhere else TheKentuckian Nov 20 #17

I agree, Nicole and Rachel are the only ones to watch. Irish_Dem Nov 20 #18

Lawrence too bdamomma Nov 20 #23

I like Stephanie too. Nt spooky3 Nov 20 #27

Yes Stephanie Miller is very good. Irish_Dem Nov 20 #30

Yes; I meant Stephanie Ruhle on MSNBC. Nt spooky3 Nov 20 #32

Sorry! Irish_Dem Nov 20 #33

Oh yes. He is actually the best of the lot. Irish_Dem Nov 20 #29

I don't know about that. Many of us here on DU watch the afternoon block... brush Nov 20 #15

I watch regularly. mzmolly Nov 20 #40

I watch daily. Where are you getting your numbers? mzmolly Nov 20 #38

Ok. Check the ratings now. jimfields33 Nov 20 #41

If there ever is another election we will be hamstrung by this. StarryNite Nov 20 #4

Yes bdamomma Nov 20 #24

Meh Freethinker65 Nov 20 #5

Musk will buy it and it will be... X NEWS TV WarGamer Nov 20 #13

Democracy Now is a great alternative if it stays on the air. jalan48 Nov 20 #14

Unfortunately "Democracy Now" constantly trashes Democrats. n/t emulatorloo Nov 20 #21

Yes, they are further to the left than where we are as a party. jalan48 Nov 20 #31

Amy Goodman is a sensationalist and not a very wnylib Nov 20 #51

I didn't get this impression when I watched her. jalan48 Nov 20 #55

I guess barely warmed over Putin propaganda is better than the freahest dogshit TheKentuckian Nov 20 #35

Democracy Now supported Stein? jalan48 Nov 20 #36

Democracy Now LPBBEAR Nov 20 #46

I know they cover the Gaza situation more than the corporate news but I hadn't seen much pro Putin news there. jalan48 Nov 20 #47

I did. LPBBEAR Nov 20 #48

Thanks for the info. I hadn't seen this. jalan48 Nov 20 #50

Basura JoseBalow Nov 21 #63

I will be getting more of my news from..... ProudMNDemocrat Nov 20 #16

To be fair, all of cable is dying Johonny Nov 20 #19

If it wasn't for sports the dried out husk would have already blown away. TheKentuckian Nov 20 #37

F*ckers. mzmolly Nov 20 #20

There's no liberal talk radio around me. milestogo Nov 20 #25

ABCNNBCBS has dug its own grave as far as I'm concerned Blue Owl Nov 20 #26

In unrelated news, another billionaire has proposed buying Bluesky and shutting it down. Midnight Writer Nov 20 #39

They cannot buy it unless there is a seller jimfields33 Nov 20 #42

If it was going to be sold to a third party, why spin it off to the same shareholders who own it now? onenote Nov 20 #43

What if those shareholders wanted to sell? Dennis Donovan Nov 20 #44

There would probably be some adverse tax consequences if they immediately turned around and sold. onenote Nov 20 #45

Cable is a dying medium. DJ Synikus Makisimus Nov 20 #49

What part does Microsoft play in MSNBC? bucolic_frolic Nov 20 #52

The letters MS... RunnoDeMille Nov 20 #56

This is an opportunity oldmanlynn Nov 20 #53

I don't watch a nano second of any of it. onecaliberal Nov 20 #54

I thought I read somewhere 10% of voters under 30 get their news from TV. NoMoreRepugs Nov 20 #58

Who cares. kacekwl Nov 20 #59

I'll need some other background noise mr715 Nov 20 #61

NBC's 'news gathering' wasn't doing much with it outside of MSNBC bigtree Nov 20 #62