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Silver Gaia

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28. We, hubby and I, feel the same as all of you.

Mon Nov 11, 2024, 11:15 AM

Nov 11

We are news junkies (MSNBC) gone cold turkey for almost a week now.

Still numb, disoriented, don't want to see or hear that vile demon. Just can't. Can't listen to endless speculation about how and why we fucked up so badly either.

And yet, how can we effectively resist if we remain uninformed?

Maybe we just need recovery time... I just know that neither of us feel we can do it right now. And that is a huge change in our daily lives.

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Can't watch the news anymore [View all] orangecrush Nov 11 OP

Me too 😡 I'm avoiding all news. Very worried about our future TommieMommy Nov 11 #1

Can't watch the news Cinjanik Nov 11 #30

Live 10 miles from DownriverDem Nov 11 #50

I get top of the hour news on the radio now, wnylib Nov 11 #67

Me too BonnieJW Nov 11 #118

Same. pazzyanne Nov 11 #120

Haven't watched since Tuesday am La Coliniere Nov 11 #2

Thanks orangecrush Nov 11 #5

Same (nt) Orrex Nov 11 #22

Same here. TV has been off except for Netflix since last Tuesday. Ocelot II Nov 11 #3

Amen. I've turned off all of the News recordings and such. Watched Netflix, ... chouchou Nov 11 #29

Same here, old westerns, black-and-white movies, BBC murder mysteries Walleye Nov 11 #4

I don't want to see his hideous face Dem4life1234 Nov 11 #6

That's a big factor orangecrush Nov 11 #9

Or hear that whiny goddamn voice! N/T tonekat Nov 11 #40

He has to be one of the most hideous people Meowmee Nov 11 #125

Yeah.. Even the Monday AM TV college football post mortems are less irritating & painful than the DEMs hlthe2b Nov 11 #7

We turned to cooking shows after 9/11. Turbineguy Nov 11 #8

Same. I peek, recoil, pause, peek. Have moonscape Nov 11 #10

Boy, i hear ya!! bluestarone Nov 11 #11

Same here question everything Nov 11 #12

I'm playing No Man's Sky... cayugafalls Nov 11 #13

Video game? Silver Gaia Nov 11 #34

Yes. Sorry I should have mentioned.. cayugafalls Nov 11 #39

Meidas Touch and BTC have been my mainstays Dem4life1970 Nov 11 #14

In retrospect... don't you think BTC and MT were both blowing smoke the last couple months? WarGamer Nov 11 #38

No, I think they stole the election bikes and bunnies Nov 11 #56

In 7 States? WarGamer Nov 11 #83

Problem Is, There Is Nothing To Retool SoCalDavidS Nov 11 #107

Lots wrong with the message, otherwise we wouldn't have lost. WarGamer Nov 11 #109

My sympathy, my friend. calimary Nov 11 #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 11 #15

Me too, and MOVIES! channel is good too JoseBalow Nov 11 #95

I decided the same thing Progressive radio, Joy, Chris Hayes and Lawrence on MSNBC. That's it for me. nt Peregrine Took Nov 11 #16

Maybe we could start small... Lawrence might be tolerable. Silver Gaia Nov 11 #37

Weekend mornings, 2 hours each day. His moonscape Nov 11 #99

Thank you. We can set recordings. Silver Gaia Nov 11 #102

Here you go, his moonscape Nov 11 #119

I turned off my radio last week. Not a word from NPR & I was an avid listener irisblue Nov 11 #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 11 #31

I've managed to listen to Democracy Now ... KatK Nov 11 #18

I love how Democracy Now repeats Putin's lies against Ukraine thebigidea Nov 11 #92

You too? calimary Nov 11 #19

Agree orangecrush Nov 11 #88

I understand bdamomma Nov 11 #20

I can't watch it either. Grumpy Old Guy Nov 11 #21

ugh oberle Nov 11 #23

I think I'll just let America Farmer-Rick Nov 11 #24

Me neither. MiKenMi33 Nov 11 #25

It's not news. Congratulations on getting your life back. live love laugh Nov 11 #26

i dont watch news esp when comcast priced me out of the market. AllaN01Bear Nov 11 #27

We, hubby and I, feel the same as all of you. Silver Gaia Nov 11 #28

I don't blame you. Fish700 Nov 11 #32

Same here Jimbo S Nov 11 #33

Yup -- fuck that fucking bullshit propaganda Blue Owl Nov 11 #35

They have lost me as well. Take care of yourself. 33taw Nov 11 #36

Yep, me too ReRe Nov 11 #41

I was thinking... the last time the common man Dan Nov 11 #42

Trump's creepy voice makes my skin crawl. hunter Nov 11 #43

Not watching any more either BlueKota Nov 11 #44

I know what you mean. It feels like November 2016 and September 11, 2001, happening on the very same day. LaMouffette Nov 11 #45

Going to DownriverDem Nov 11 #46

Three choices for me. Johnny Noshoes Nov 11 #47

Same. moondust Nov 11 #48

Turned off completely Jrsygrl96 Nov 11 #49

I stopped at 2 am last Wednesday BeyondGeography Nov 11 #51

News/ What news? we haven't had a real news media in the fascist usa in decades. nt yaesu Nov 11 #52

I've got several Daily Shows taped. Haven't watched them yet. underpants Nov 11 #53

Same here Hekate Nov 11 #54

Wait! hay rick Nov 11 #55

Exactly!! Artistree22 Nov 11 #137

Someone just let me know if and when karma bites the magats on the ass mdbl Nov 11 #57

Yup, been off of MSNBC, and NPR on their hour on the hour news, as they always talk of the a kennedy Nov 11 #58

Cutting the Cord as of Thanksgiving. Going Streaming & Audio Books. I will bonniebgood Nov 11 #59

We are in the same camp. If we both stood up, we'd see each other... dchill Nov 11 #60

Only watched the ABC evening news because they do a more balanced reporting kimbutgar Nov 11 #61

If you like horror movies..... usedtobedemgurl Nov 11 #71

Plague of the Zombies a Hammer film from 1966 was one I had never seen kimbutgar Nov 11 #73

I love zombie movies. usedtobedemgurl Nov 11 #76

My husband and I both agreed it was a great zombie movie kimbutgar Nov 11 #127

I will look it up this weekend. usedtobedemgurl Nov 11 #140

No commercial news sources Aaeia Nov 11 #62

Lots of reading and listening to jazz. Sneederbunk Nov 11 #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 11 #64

I have watched no news since this DemonGoddess Nov 11 #65

I am doing the same thing... Sun-Moon Nov 11 #66

So with you Marigold Nov 11 #68

If I could get to Canada orangecrush Nov 11 #87

You can, for 6 months Marigold Nov 11 #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 11 #69

Ken Jennings Is A MAGA SoCalDavidS Nov 11 #78

Yeah, he's pretty much of a nebbish anyway, at least to me. CTyankee Nov 11 #79

He is?! I don't watch Jeopardy but moonscape Nov 11 #100

We are orangecrush Nov 11 #86

I Allow Myself Brief Listens On WNYC And Brief Looks At 'r/law/' On Reddit MayReasonRule Nov 11 #70

Same here...I do peak around but Satch59 Nov 11 #72

We haven't even watched the local news. MissouriDem47 Nov 11 #74

I haven't been able to watch the news mnhtnbb Nov 11 #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 11 #77

I love Robert Reich. n/t totodeinhere Nov 11 #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 11 #80

Yes! Tank their ratings. love_katz Nov 12 #145

The last time I watched local/cable news was... Different Drummer Nov 11 #81

"The Thing That Wouldn't Die" orangecrush Nov 11 #85

No problem with taking a break HereForTheParty Nov 11 #82

Watching only local news gradmaster Nov 11 #84

You lasted a lot longer than me. Magoo48 Nov 11 #89

TI haven't watched any network "newscasts" in years. ShazzieB Nov 11 #90

I quit watching news... -misanthroptimist Nov 11 #91

My old daily routine is gone Stuckinthebush Nov 11 #93

I get it! Me either. townie Nov 11 #94

Not reading or watching news now nowforever Nov 11 #96

This works for me. I find more than enough news. usonian Nov 11 #97

When the newz features Melania's porn and Ivanka's voting machines then I will watch. live love laugh Nov 11 #98

Nothing but local news, now. ZERO cable news. None. Stinky The Clown Nov 11 #101

Suit yourself but I am not going to bury my head in the sand. totodeinhere Nov 11 #103

Good. I haven't watched it Since Nov 2002. Cha Nov 11 #104

Hi Cha! orangecrush Nov 11 #115

Of course... We learned the hard way on that one.💙 Cha Nov 11 #116

I haven't watched or read any news since Tuesday night. Hamlette Nov 11 #108

I can't either. frogmarch Nov 11 #110

Never worry about things that haven't happened. JohnnyRingo Nov 11 #111

Haven't watched it since the election night. GoodRaisin Nov 11 #112

your not alone larwdem Nov 11 #113

No cable news and limited local news Roc2020 Nov 11 #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 11 #117

You are not the only one . Cherrycheeks Nov 11 #121

Same here. The only network/cable news I might watch is B.See Nov 11 #122

Understandable short-term Ndp5 Nov 11 #123

Yeah, not watching the news won't make it more digestive. Septua Nov 11 #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 11 #124

Me Too WiVoter Nov 11 #126

Same here, and I used to work in the industry years ago Blue_Tires Nov 11 #128

Nailed it orangecrush Nov 11 #139

So over the sensationalized roller coaster Blue Dotty Nov 11 #129

Me either. They're crafting a fairy tale to fit the results of the election. Greybnk48 Nov 11 #131

we have lost rhe propagands war rampartd Nov 11 #132

It's so ugly. cilla4progress Nov 11 #133

All these responses Hoosier_Progressiv Nov 11 #134

Together we stand. orangecrush Nov 11 #138

Can't listen to the news. Only in little pieces here and there. SupportSanity Nov 11 #135

We're avoiding it too. summer_in_TX Nov 11 #141

I'm watching MSNBC 24/7 - they've been great. kerry-is-my-prez Nov 11 #142

Same here. tosh Nov 11 #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