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H2O Man

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Reply to NotHardly (Original post)

Sun Jan 4, 2026, 11:35 PM

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I've had a number of friends ask similar things in the past. I tell them that I wonder why every single time I go to McDonalds, they are peddling burgers and fries.

There are options, including as our friend noted above (watching foreign news). And there are lots of good podcasts.

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I want to know why we don't have more than ONE damn news story every GD da [View all] NotHardly Sunday OP

Can you get BBC News? Or Reuters? House of Roberts Sunday #1

Recommended. H2O Man Sunday #2

I turned off the TV news permanently in the run-up to the war in Iraq. hunter Sunday #3

Oh, yeah, the days of Wolf Blitzer 24 hours a day. Permanut Monday #13

I watch BBC and Al Jazeera. Sneederbunk Monday #4

I get most of my news from LBN here at DU Kaleva Monday #5

That's why I disconnected from any news station or broadcasts JMCKUSICK Monday #6

It is not just US, same in Canada and BBC Bev54 Monday #7

We get CBC. LisaM Monday #8

I clicked on CBC news. BidenRocks Monday #10

I know, it brings the blood pressure down. LisaM Monday #12

Clickbait (or clickerbait on TV) and ragebait. usonian Monday #9

Lazy, compromised choie Monday #11

Well, I know I'm going to get hammered for this suggestion but: Karma13612 Monday #14

I had media job where I had to skim all the NY newspapers before 10AM GreatGazoo Monday #15