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femmedem

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3. Yeah. I find it hard to calibrate how much news I'm taking in.

Reply to riversedge (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 30, 2020, 08:46 AM

Oct 2020

At what point is it useful knowledge that helps me be a better citizen and at what point is it feeding my outrage for no good purpose?
I want to take care of my mental health, but I don't want to be like Barbara Bush, not wanting "to waste my beautiful mind on something like that."

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and Rachel contrasts this with Biden saying, as VP, that a president would be impeached femmedem Oct 2020 #1

I listened to Maddow and was outraged. Little good that does. riversedge Oct 2020 #2

Yeah. I find it hard to calibrate how much news I'm taking in. femmedem Oct 2020 #3