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12. I have nothing to back this up statistically but...

Sun Mar 29, 2026, 10:17 AM

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I am quite certain that generations younger than 80 never watch TV or mainstream nightly news programs, and even in my age group of cohorts that are 60 and 70 they get their news from various internet sites. Yes, that can be good or bad, but at least there are many more outlets than ABC CBS NBC CNN that they're exposed to.

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I have nothing to back this up statistically but... llmart Sunday #12

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