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maxsolomon

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3. It's sensational, tragic, and ongoing. This is how news works.

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Thu Oct 26, 2023, 02:06 PM

Oct 2023

I subscribe to the widely-loathed-on-DU New York Times; all the other stories are still being covered. Maybe you're complaining about CNN/MSNBC?

The other stories will come back soon enough, although I'd like to hear less about President Motherfucker.

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Is It My Imagination Or Has This Maine Shooting Dominated The News & Taken..... [View all] global1 Oct 2023 OP

thats usually how it goes drray23 Oct 2023 #1

Not your imagination! 50 Shades Of Blue Oct 2023 #2

Only took over MSNBC last night Retrograde Oct 2023 #15

It's sensational, tragic, and ongoing. This is how news works. maxsolomon Oct 2023 #3

Mass shootings will do that, but it's not a conspiracy. Ocelot II Oct 2023 #4

It will for maybe a day and a half Bettie Oct 2023 #5

i'm starting to believe Jason Bourne is real Cheezoholic Oct 2023 #6

A song as old as time - if it bleeds, it leads. Probatim Oct 2023 #7

Yep! Shooter porn trumps all the other issues for a while...nt Wounded Bear Oct 2023 #8

the biggest mass shooting of the year and you were hoping those other stories would be top news? WarGamer Oct 2023 #9

Right inthewind21 Oct 2023 #14

That is how the news is... Caliman73 Oct 2023 #10

Mass shootings always dominate the news cycle...fugitive/on the run here too Prairie Gates Oct 2023 #11

There coverage of this shooting has crowded out coverage of other stories LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2023 #12

The media has a one track mind. They can only cover the story that will doc03 Oct 2023 #13

No imagination required, if it bleeds it leads, Gaza invasion on hold, court cases dragging, it is what it is Shanti Shanti Shanti Oct 2023 #16