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whopis01

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17. We don't have a free press

Reply to sop (Reply #6)

Fri Feb 20, 2026, 10:01 AM

21 hrs ago

We have a corporate press that is beholden to their shareholders / owners / board / etc.

They are going to do what they need to do in order to make the most profit. It seems that the crazier and more controversial the news is (or the person that they are giving air time to is), the more eyes they get watching it and the more revenue it generates.

A logical, polite, honest discussion of issues will never generate the ratings that they seek.

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I hate waking up to this fire hose of bs from Trump and his goons, every single day. [View all] Swede Yesterday OP

Flooding the zone mikeysnot 23 hrs ago #1

I drive around listening to the radio and shudder every time the 5 minute news comes on or I switch to mucifer 23 hrs ago #2

A Citizens' Debunking Channel is needed bucolic_frolic 23 hrs ago #3

That used to be the constitutionally-protected role of the Free Press: to act as the people's watchdogs, investigate sop 23 hrs ago #6

That's a rather worthwhile observation. bucolic_frolic 23 hrs ago #7

We don't have a free press whopis01 21 hrs ago #17

It's exhausting Luciferous 23 hrs ago #4

before i even get up i check my phone to see if hes dead yet... samnsara 23 hrs ago #5

I've had to limit my news consumption. The news now is nit good for the blood pressure. Lonestarblue 23 hrs ago #8

Trump's daily....(sometimes hourly) dose of corruption is like quicksand democrank 23 hrs ago #9

I am in agreement with everything said here. Diamond_Dog 23 hrs ago #10

I get the news from shows like The View Wednesdays 20 hrs ago #24

I usually just skim the headlines until an overflow of tragedy, madness, and "gotchya" requires a break. Ping Tung 22 hrs ago #11

I wish there were a news show without THAT FACE LSparkle 22 hrs ago #12

Dump is worse than BIF in Back to the Future 2 mdbl 22 hrs ago #13

Agreed Swede! They are the gaslighters of all gaslighters. Clouds Passing 22 hrs ago #14

Just throw more lies on the fire... kentuck 22 hrs ago #15

me too. barbtries 21 hrs ago #16

Boy, do I feel that, too! hamsterjill 21 hrs ago #18

In Seattle we have a user supported station RainCaster 21 hrs ago #19

Who doesn't love a daily tankload of Donny's Dementia-riddled Diarrhea? Blue Owl 21 hrs ago #20

I agree, I face each and every day with dread and apprehension Grim Chieftain 21 hrs ago #21

It can be depressing. CaptainTruth 21 hrs ago #22

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