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42. Frankly, most of them suck.

Sat Jul 11, 2026, 03:41 PM

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It isn't news as much as their opinions on the news. It gets tedious. I only watch a few sporadically and usually end up fast-forwarding thru "opinions". I watch some of the legal ones, especially when I am trying to understand what is happening in the law or SC. Like you said, many just say the same thing over and over. Rachel Maddow is horrible about this; her books, however, are fucking TOP NOTCH! Read them all!

So, I usually stick to pet videos (The Dodo is my fave) , gardening, lots of computer shit because my husband is IT, language programs, and cooking vids.

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