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31st Street Bridge

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3. The national news programs are a joke

Reply to mountain grammy (Original post)

Mon Jan 19, 2026, 10:12 AM

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I watch ABC and every night they lead with the weather. The weather?? That's a local story.
Then they do too many silly stories and not enough depth on any story.
They're wasting the platform they have.

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I think if the national network news programs [View all] mountain grammy Monday OP

The national news networks have been nationalized. dem4decades Monday #1

They are more afraid of him attacking them and their Tadpole Raisin Monday #2

The national news programs are a joke 31st Street Bridge Monday #3

Finally! That's one of my biggest rants about ABC/David Muir. He should send his resume to the Weather Channel! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Monday #7

Deadly storms, deadly floods, deadly temperatures, deadly tornadoes, deadly fires. Everything's deadly. betsuni Monday #11

You can write the script for them 31st Street Bridge Monday #14

All about traffic and accidents because of deadly weather, deadly systems coming, "We'll time it all out for you." betsuni Monday #15

Seems to me part of the reason Vietnam ended was news shows put names and pictures of Srkdqltr Monday #4

Yes, daily casualty reports and graphic news coverage was a big reason Vietnam ended HappyH Monday #6

Corporate media ownership won't allow it. sop Monday #5

Exactly right and it is getting worse. I fear that once the overlords walkingman Monday #8

Another change that must be made. They screamed about Tadpole Raisin Monday #9

And thus the oligarchs bought the networks, social media platforms, etc. Kid Berwyn Monday #10

Yes quite a history mountain grammy Monday #12

Thanks, please. Kid Berwyn Monday #13