@billOfEarth42 @mapache_tico A distiction without a difference.
No se... a lo mejor me equivoco pero... siempre he creído que un DIOS que AMA a sus "hijos/hijas" nunca mandaría quebrarle los dedos y las manos a alguien solo porque "opine diferente", digo... Yo NUNCA lo haría, y solo soy un humano común, supongo que Dios es infinitamente superior a mi, así que...
@alexwild I miss Bioquip. Boosting your post because I want to know too.
Hey Entomologists-
In this post-Bioquip world, where do you buy spreading boards?
@Bullix @StillIRise1963 @Steve I agree completely, and that's why I haven't had cable in over 20 years. I wouldn't want to encourage them.. Maybe if more of us realized that we can stay informed without paying for that crap, maybe they would realize that they should find a better business model, or pass the baton to somebody who can do it right.
Not only that, but when the news has to appeal to popularity for clicks and views, it ceases to be news.
There is really absolutely no need for 24 hour news networks. They are mostly a cancer on public discourse. And, frankly, they repeat the same shit all day. Only they do so in huge swaths of pundit segments and silly talk shows.
They aren't news. And when something big breaks, they cut into their programs just like any other station can.
24 hour networks seem to exist, mostly, for bored politicos and terminally online types. It's almost like they try to project this air of always giving news, when, in reality, they just recycle the same points dozens of times an hour, for hours on end, in between viagra commercials.
I can't say this country seems better informed or more civic minded than I remember it being before the rise of infotainment and 24 hour news channels. In fact, it seems much worse off.
@rebeccawatson I'll bet he wrote that comment on his phone in a big truck while wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap.
dear #mastodon,
which timeline/feature do you tend to spend the most time on?
p.s. please consider boosting for a more meaningful sample size.
:hmmm:
@SmudgeTheInsultCat The M&M is a nice touch.
@DrPsyBuffy Well, I can't say for sure, but I heard CNN wants to win over more Fox viewers. It wouldn't surprize me.
@StillIRise1963 One of the snakes is dead, but the snake cave is still full of snakes. It's not enough.
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