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COL Mustard

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17. We have short attention spans.

Reply to doc03 (Original post)

Sat May 28, 2022, 10:06 AM

May 2022

It's not surprising that Ukraine has dropped off the radar, at least for now. The Uvalde shooting hit home for many people and domestic affairs are always more newsworthy. That said, I believe the flow of weapons to Ukraine is continuing and accelerating so hopefully they can hold out. I'm sure their soldiers are exhausted.

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I dont watch cable news 24/7 but I haven't heard anything [View all] doc03 May 2022 OP

The war is not going well in the Donbas mucifer May 2022 #1

Exactly from what I have read, the Russians are making doc03 May 2022 #3

probably why it's not being mentioned I guess anarch May 2022 #8

I think the network nightly news still do a short segment, but yes, all things Ukraine have hlthe2b May 2022 #2

I should have said rather than people are less doc03 May 2022 #4

I haven't heard much either and I want to know about Ukraine Raine May 2022 #5

It will stay on the back burner until Russia drops a doc03 May 2022 #6

Try reading The Guardian. They have an update on Ukraine every day. Lonestarblue May 2022 #16

Thanks ... 👍 nt Raine May 2022 #21

BBC, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, etc,, on line.. HUAJIAO May 2022 #20

Thanks, I'll check them out. nt Raine May 2022 #22

The MSN have been covering the school shooting in Texas of 19 kids dead katmondoo May 2022 #7

I quit all television news and opinion shortly after 9-11-2001 hunter May 2022 #9

Also good sources for news online: Alice Kramden May 2022 #18

The repugs would like nothing better than for child murders on thier watch Ferrets are Cool May 2022 #10

I never said they shouldn't cover it. It is there are other things going on in the world it doesn't doc03 May 2022 #11

Is that all they are covering? I don't watch the news. I get mine from DU. Ferrets are Cool May 2022 #12

On the cable news that's about it. I get more here on DU than from the TV doc03 May 2022 #13

I just checked The Guardian, and it has some very good coverage on Ukraine. niyad May 2022 #14

IMHO cable news and most network news programs spend too much time on on human interest stories Arkansas Granny May 2022 #15

We have short attention spans. COL Mustard May 2022 #17

+1!!! Dustlawyer May 2022 #19

I have a Roku cksmithy May 2022 #23