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LearnedHand

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31. You have many more options than "watch MSNBC or watch one of the worse ones'"

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 09:09 PM

Dec 2

Reading, for example. There are MANY free-to-read places where you can get excellent long form reporting and analysis. The Guardian. ProPublica.org. The many excellent thinkers/writers on Substack. I daresay you'll find reading the news a far more rewarding experience than (a) having to consume news on a schedule and topic decided by someone else, and (2) having the "analysis" shoveled passively into your brain.

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are we just going to let msnbc die? [View all] ecstatic Dec 2 OP

Inshallah Prairie Gates Dec 2 #1

😂 LearnedHand Dec 2 #27

I watch starting w/Nicolle and a bit on MJ just to see if maybe he died during the night. n/t SheilaAnn Dec 2 #2

Plan? Everyone has a plan until things go south. nt DontBelieveEastisEas Dec 2 #3

From your keyboard to God's ears Seeking Serenity Dec 2 #4

what is inshallah??? ecstatic Dec 2 #8

Arabic for "Deus vult" Seeking Serenity Dec 2 #11

God willing bamagal62 Dec 2 #17

I wouldn't put any of this shit on God. SunSeeker Dec 2 #44

as if we needed any further evidence RussBLib Dec 2 #51

Well they'll certainly die if people stop watching. Callie1979 Dec 2 #5

I decided it was time to return to msnbc Chipper Chat Dec 2 #6

Yeah... no, that's definitely not the right show to test the waters again ecstatic Dec 2 #10

You were just asking for trouble by watching Tur. kerry-is-my-prez Dec 2 #50

Katy Tur d is a magat and the worse on there, along Mitchell... brush Dec 2 #58

I don't have the streaming service...but I listen to Joy, Rachel, Lawrence, Chris on Tune-In Radio even mostly after the electric_blue68 Dec 2 #7

I still watch. I will continue to watch. Nothing in my life is perfect. MSNBC is not perfect. FOX IS SHIT IA8IT Dec 2 #9

Very true. kerry-is-my-prez Dec 2 #55

Maybe reflect on why watching MSNBC causes anxiety? RockRaven Dec 2 #12

I can't watch any political stuff. I think msnbc is rightfully reporting on trump's plans and cabinet picks ecstatic Dec 2 #18

You have many more options than "watch MSNBC or watch one of the worse ones'" LearnedHand Dec 2 #31

maybe I should have been clearer ecstatic Dec 2 #37

Cable shows are mostly the provenance of older people now LearnedHand Dec 3 #62

What is it you get from watching MSNBC? WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author claudette Dec 3 #65

I thought Comcast was breaking them into a separate business soandso Dec 2 #14

What if we don't care one way or the other ?. LakeArenal Dec 2 #15

Will we care next year when we have no media presence whatsoever? ecstatic Dec 2 #20

Screw them angrychair Dec 2 #16

We still watch Nicole, Chris Hays, Rachel, Lawrence, & Velshi surfered Dec 2 #19

Same here crazylikafox Dec 2 #21

The landscape is uncertain bucolic_frolic Dec 2 #22

that's who I've been watching post election, but only certain videos ecstatic Dec 2 #23

I love MeidasTouch! Dem4life1234 Dec 2 #30

I'm taking a break, probably until well after inauguration day. Fiendish Thingy Dec 2 #24

PoliticsGirl's name is Leigh McGowan. niyad Dec 2 #40

I'm just taking a break but plan to return. BigDemVoter Dec 2 #25

DU members simply won't make or break any app, any TV channel - NewHendoLib Dec 2 #26

Honestly Dem4life1234 Dec 2 #28

Yep that is why there are so many flat Earthers and anti-vaxxers. Youtube as a news source! Fish700 Dec 2 #54

what choice is there? Groundhawg Dec 2 #29

MSNBC daily viewership is down to an average of 600k TheProle Dec 2 #32

rip Nimble_Idea Dec 2 #33

I still tune in for Nicole Wallace, and watch through Lawrence O'donnell. Meadowoak Dec 2 #34

I watch Nicole this afternoon and I am watching Rachel and will watch Lawrence later LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2 #35

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results maxrandb Dec 2 #36

They do. Have you not been watching. Nicole Wallace usually adds that he's a convicted felon, sexual abuser, etc kerry-is-my-prez Dec 2 #45

NBC and MSNBC are two different animals. MSNBC didnt "create" the Dipshit Monster NBC did Cheezoholic Dec 2 #52

I haven't watched them in years except for occationally catching Maddow Monday, I will no longer even do that yaesu Dec 2 #38

Allow me to direct you to Free Speech TV. The Grand Illuminist Dec 2 #39

Rachel and Lawrence were really good tonight. Glad I watched. nt SunSeeker Dec 2 #41

I have it on 24/7. Then I post the highlights on Facebook kerry-is-my-prez Dec 2 #42

I don't mind people reporting out here Hope22 Dec 2 #47

DemocracyNow.org - podcast is one option - Amy, Juan, and Nermeen are THE BEST n/t KatK Dec 2 #43

They do not support the Democratic Party, and in fact routinely bash Dems. SunSeeker Dec 2 #48

We need something like MSNBC that can have numbers of viewers kerry-is-my-prez Dec 2 #49

We aren't letting them... Hope22 Dec 2 #46

I am not going to. Eko Dec 2 #53

Whenever the pardon is the feature The Wizard Dec 2 #56

Democractnow.org. It's not a discussion board but with Amy Goodman moderatiing... brush Dec 2 #57

I did the election shock bit for a little while. duncang Dec 3 #59

Lawrence was great tonight LetMyPeopleVote Dec 3 #60

I don't care. They promote bull shut headlines all day helpisontheway Dec 3 #61

Do you remember Air America ? Bread and Circuses Dec 3 #63

I think it's dying on its own claudette Dec 3 #64