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RockRaven

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3. MSM outlets are more interested in distracting the public than informing them.

Reply to Takket (Original post)

Tue Jul 1, 2025, 06:57 PM

Jul 2025

But the public is also to blame for following the distractions so reliably and enthusiastically. People marinate their brains in the dumbest shit day after day, year after year, and turn themselves into easily led drones.

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ABC/NBC national news both leading with Diddy trial verdict [View all] Takket Jul 2025 OP

Those outfits are obsessed with celebrities, because they see themselves as celebs. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jul 2025 #1

You nailed it. 3rdGenAntifa Jul 2025 #2

MSM outlets are more interested in distracting the public than informing them. RockRaven Jul 2025 #3

lmao marinate pimpbot Jul 2025 #10

I have been watching MSNBC and 90% is about the BBB. sheshe2 Jul 2025 #4

ALL right wing owned media is tabloid news and propaganda. They appeal to the stupid folks, BComplex Jul 2025 #5

Entertainment sells Grim Chieftain Jul 2025 #6

I agree, but don't think selling is the point anymore. Stability and welfare of their parent companies? Yes Ilikepurple Jul 2025 #9

When I grew up, it was 15 minutes of local news, weather and sports followed by 15 minutes of NBC national news. LiberalArkie Jul 2025 #7

Well... moondust Jul 2025 #8

It doesnt matter Hornedfrog2000 Jul 2025 #11

Not what the Founders envisioned. Kid Berwyn Jul 2025 #12

Very typical LilElf70 Jul 2025 #13

What's a Ditty? flashman13 Jul 2025 #14

Something that rhymes with Shiity. Ping Tung Jul 2025 #16

It used to be called Yellow Journalism. "if it bleeds it leads!" or "Man bites dog! , or now "Haitians eat dfogs!". Ping Tung Jul 2025 #15

This is why I've started watching CBC News in the morning. llmart Jul 2025 #17

Bread and circus kwolf68 Jul 2025 #18

Verdicts weren't even announced yet ..... they're still working on it. IcyPeas Jul 2025 #19