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KentuckyWoman

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29. I stopped watching TV news last summer.

Reply to liberalmediaaddict (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 11:58 PM

Jan 2025

New free and social media free has helped a lot. I don't really consider DU social media.

Also, unfortunately the matriarch of the MAGA wing of the family passed away and they've all frittered off. I am saved of having to deal with THAT mess and managed to keep the part of her brood that have some sense.

My friendships got a little rearrangement during the first term. Where I live he has a good measure of support, but most have the good sense to shut up about it. Hopefully that continues.

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How do you plan to stay sane during Trump 2.0? [View all] liberalmediaaddict Jan 2025 OP

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Your post to God's/The Goddess's E-Mail! electric_blue68 Jan 2025 #36

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