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Samrob

(4,298 posts)
Fri Jun 24, 2022, 10:33 AM Jun 2022

Have to take a break from any and all news for about six weeks. That is the only way I can survive.

Just to painful to watch anymore. Going to the Dem action committee meeting in my neighborhood and fill up the time with volunteer activism events. Oh, yeah and plenty of Prime, Netflix, Hulu, etc.

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Have to take a break from any and all news for about six weeks. That is the only way I can survive. (Original Post) Samrob Jun 2022 OP
No Breaks. MOMFUDSKI Jun 2022 #1
Sometimes you need to take a break for your mental health. AngryOldDem Jun 2022 #3
Every month, my better half and I do just that for a long weekend Torchlight Jun 2022 #2
Yes do that. You will come back refreshed and ready to build a nation. nt delisen Jun 2022 #4

Torchlight

(3,336 posts)
2. Every month, my better half and I do just that for a long weekend
Fri Jun 24, 2022, 10:36 AM
Jun 2022

Sometimes I think that if it were up to me, we'd simply tune out completely and be done with it forever. But luckily, her conscience is much stronger than my distaste for the system as-is.

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