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LSparkle

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22. I only learned about Mossadegh from Pacifica Radio

Sun Mar 1, 2026, 04:15 PM

Mar 1

Didn’t learn that history in high school (class of 76) but later on ... and not even during the hoopla of the Iran hostage crisis that began in ‘78.

Velshi also ran through the litany of our regime change failures in South America. He is becoming a national treasure ...

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All TV news has been dead to me for decades NewHendoLib Mar 1 #1

MSNOW is doing well senseandsensibility Mar 1 #2

This morning, Ali Velshi TommyT139 Mar 1 #10

He is very good at the deep dive, giving a yorkster Mar 1 #11

I only learned about Mossadegh from Pacifica Radio LSparkle Mar 1 #22

Same. I stopped watching 15 years ago. Don't miss it one bit! Initech Mar 1 #20

I peruse The Atlantic (via Apple News) and have a Bulwark+ subscription Soul_of_Wit Mar 1 #23

I can hardly wait until Jake Tapper jumps all over this like he did with his foaming of the mouth bashing of Biden lostincalifornia Mar 1 #3

JT was very concerned that Biden "had lost a step" senseandsensibility Mar 1 #13

Biden had to deal with a GenThePerservering Mar 1 #31

+++ lostincalifornia Mar 1 #37

Stopped watching CNN and network news long ago. Only MS NOW. Katinfl Mar 1 #17

CNN loves US war. David__77 Mar 1 #4

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yep! OhioBlue Mar 1 #32

Was there EVER any doubt popsdenver Mar 1 #35

Isn't CNN being bought by Paramount? RandomNumbers Mar 1 #5

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True. Once Bibi Weiss gets through with it, it'll look like Farce News - but with less hair bleach and Botox peppertree Mar 1 #38

If everyone just quit watching CNN, it would die its deserved death and go away Blue Owl Mar 1 #7

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cable news will die when the geezer who still subscribe to cable TV packages die pstokely Mar 2 #45

I hope the ghost of Ted Turner comes back to haunt them surfered Mar 1 #12

Just FYI Turner is still alive. choie Mar 1 #43

I did not know that. Wow! 87 surfered Mar 2 #44

Thanks for monitoring BaronChocula Mar 1 #14

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CNN bromeando Mar 1 #15

Been doing that for years already. mdbl Mar 1 #25

Good ol' Dana "Bush" peppertree Mar 1 #18

Who watches CNN? Soul_of_Wit Mar 1 #19

I am glad they are losing viewership senseandsensibility Mar 1 #21

Thankfully, there are many news sources to choose from Soul_of_Wit Mar 1 #24

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so now Fetterman is the token "Democrat" Skittles Mar 1 #26

He's been appearing regularly on FAUX for weeks senseandsensibility Mar 1 #27

Ugh. ShazzieB Mar 1 #29

he's just so.......transformed Skittles Mar 1 #33

They have always been war cheerers. I was trapped often at the gates at airports with CNN playing Wolfie Blitzer... NNadir Mar 1 #28

yes Skittles Mar 1 #39

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Cowards and liars of the corporate media Mysterian Mar 1 #30

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so they just stop faking it once the Bari Weiss takes control? pstokely Mar 2 #47

It's become CNN - Certainly Not News CaptainTruth Mar 1 #36

Stopped watching CNN when.... flying-skeleton Mar 1 #41