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CTyankee

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79. Yeah, he's pretty much of a nebbish anyway, at least to me.
Mon Nov 11, 2024, 01:01 PM
Nov 11

To me, the contestants are more interesting and we like the challenge...

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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
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