I went to a coworkers desk today to ask a question and she had Fox News playing on one of her screens. I couldn’t get away from her desk fast enough. I felt like the devil was going to come out and grab me. And to top it off, she has bi-ethnic grandchildren. 🤦🏾‍♀️ I don’t get it.

☕It's just the unique sort of people that want to hold power over everyone else. It's their crazy 🧠 to steal from others such as land, peoples work, peoples lives and control it. 🌿 🧑‍⚕️ bunch of psychos. But our unity, happiness love and laughter should always persist. 🏳️‍🌈☮️🪁🪐🔬🔭

Did y’all see what the market did today?

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The correct spelling is "FAUX", not FOX.

Great advice!

Yes, thank heavens for AP and Meidas Touch Network.

Just sent this to my MAGA son, who has been telling me all morning, how Trump’s economic plan is working.

REMEMBER : FOX. JUST FOX. WE DO NOT REFER TO IT AS NEWS. WE SENT A MEMO. OK. TRY AGAIN.

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I need to hear this. I am soooooo guilty of wasting time arguing with brain dead cultists.

We have similar problems in the UK. Controlling the press is vital to the fascist cause or they wouldn't have spent so much on buying it. ONe way to try and argue with those who only watch it is to expose all the things being kept from them. A genuinely free press would already be doing that.

So true!

You mean FOX NO NEWS

I prefer Faux News

Actually, they are the "Fox Entertainment Channel." They are not a news channel and are not subject to the requirements for honest news reporting.

Go after the people that engineer those people, and their zombies in government. open.substack.com/pub/demodirg...

Truth that!

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Amen.

Bottom Line: IMPEACHMENT. That is the only “MEDICINE” We The People have to focus on. C’mon people, let’s be Real! The SCOTUS which is the ONLY remedy to the stop against this nightmare it’s all IN to control & Destroy the Checks & Balances of this corrupt administration. We NEED TO IMPEACH!

Fascistic Obfuscating Xenophobic News is pure propaganda and is destroying our country through perverse claims of first amendment rights. It shouldn’t be legal.

Thus is old now, but still applies. www.sfgate.com/entertainmen...

I’m done engaging with cult mentality thinkers. Fox News needs its license revoked & all commentators personally investigated for possible prosecution for treasonous dialogues.

Where are my favorite quotes is- “To argue with a fool only proves there are two.”

Can sweatshirts be made with this on them?

OR CNN for that matter. They all lie.

*deeeeeeep breath* thank you for this reminder. I get pulled in far too easily for my own liking… especially when it’s my own parents.

But if we don't, who's going to show these people the right direction, why should they remain lost?

There is no way of having an intelligent conversation with a fan of Fox News. People that are brain washed can’t be reasoned with period!

Indeed!!

Except for they run the show now. And it’s a REAL shitshow…have u noticed?

Australian equivalent is Sky News

You would think that America would ban Rupert after Australia kicked him out but, here we are…

I get this but I married that person and I can’t help but point out how stupid he sounds.

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He did the same in the UK. It will be a happy day when he shuffles off this mortal coil !

Agreed. Fill the time you save with Nazi punching.

Fox fans have no idea of how stupid they are or how they are on a nightly basis destroying their own futures.

Exactly. I wish I could remember this when Faux news gets repeated by people nonstop.

I mean no disrespect, arguing isn't for everyone. ...But I love some of these MAGA people. I'm angry at the propagandists who have manipulated them into a cult. If we don't push back, the propaganda is all they will hear.

This is the other thing I wrestle with. They are FAMILY! In many cases, the ones who raised us and have now turned on us in the face of some really intense and wildly messed up stuff. I’m already low/limited contact, but what else are we supposed to do??

I keep contact. We talk about kids and work, etc. I've made very clear why I am afraid for the young people in our family. And I make sure to mention, as often as appropriate, that you CANNOT trust your news if it only criticizes one side.

I really appreciate that line at the end, especially. I’m not sure it would have a great impact, but it’s still really important to hold a firm line on that concept. There’s this very bizarre notion that they should only listen to sources that inform the bias, and they assume we do the same thing

And follow that same formula with every single concept and topic of debate or conversation. They do it X way, so they assume we do the exact opposite. They’re told how extreme we are, but it’s actually they who are extreme in most cases, and they won’t learn that every accusation is a confession.

Between the administration's incompetence and the patient conversations of loved ones, many of the brainwashed people will reduce their hate. We can #PierceHisPropaganda!

I hope so. My autistic rigidity often gets in the way of being able to stay gentle and patient. 42 years and I’m still working on that. But at least I’m not trying to be stuck in my ways about it.

Agree I try to follow Mark Twain’s advice: “ Never argue with an idiot, he will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience."

I don't feel comfortable allowing them to continue their deranged, misguided speculation about shit they don't understand entirely uncontested. That's how religions form. They need to be opposed.

Th arguments ended in 11/5. I left the room and haven’t been back.

Turned tv off as a teen manning up to raise a son in a learning battle I hope he remembers the good in me too. I wasn't always cool. Breaking chains early because that ability Maye have been lost to boomers. We Xed the devil for them and I blame Mom for teaching me to save the world. She is devilish

So true, but so hard to let them just be stupid! Especially if one is a teacher.

Very good advice.

Shun them - leave them by the side of the road, belittle and curse them and throw shoes at them

Excellent advice!

Unfortunately that would be my dad

Yes!!!!

LOL, best advice you'll get today or any fuckin' day! trueman-triola.stories.email

Glad I saw this during my lunch break I was ready to throw hands with the hb anti vaxx religious brainwashed coworker who said man and woman have their own roles and duties they need to follow😜✌🏽

I would still throw hand with a pos like that.

Also take some time offline, gather with friends, and write postcards for @activateamerica.bsky.social ! CA 22, 40 are your neighbors- write to tell them their GOP rep voted to gut MediCAL! www.activateamerica.vote/postcards

Oh yes!

For that matter, all of commercial western media has an agenda to keep the sheep behaving. It was the entire western media that tried to cover up the war crimes of Israeli and US leaders. Ive met people that had no idea what was happening in Gaza. I don't watch US "cable". Its Deception by Omission

Pretty good advice. If ur dumb enough to believe the Nazi news network, intelligent arguments r probably lost on you. They don’t even tell the truth about the business and economic news for God sakes! That’s what conservative business men care the most about. And they’re not even getting that right

You really can't argue with stupidity....

Why not boycot fox in general. In good conscience i cannot watch fox sports anymore as it's profits probably help fox news

It´s comical when orange says “we get 2B$ a day from tarrifs” and people around him applause, he is actualy saying “I will tax you 2B$ a day” would you applause that?

For those celebrating the “landslide“ victory of their candidate last year, there’s an additional bonus prize coming their way: a hard lesson in elementary economics. We’re all paying for their schooling. I hope they’re grateful.

The epitome of fake news and alternative facts!

truth

Convincing argument. 👍

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Or National Post. Or Free Press, or CTV....

Excellent advice! 😊

Wonderful. People need to realize that Fox “News” is classified as an entertainment channel. One step above Jerry Springer. Fox had to pay a fine of almost $1Bil because they lied about the 2020 election. It is a shameless right wing propaganda channel. The damage Fox has done is incalculable.😡

Rupert Murdoch lost his family court case, so when he dies it looks like son James will take over and end the disgusting far-right drivel from Fox News. He’s just taking a long time to die.

God. Isn’t he in his 90’s? Guess it’s true; only the good die young🙄😡

Ohhh is James Murdoch not far-right?

Yes, it is apparently entertainment for some! Definitely not news. But it didn't pay 3/4 of a billion for LYING, but for DEFAMATION of the Dominion company, claiming it of rigged the election. Unfortunately, we still don't have a legal remedy for the firehose of Fox lies, Fox propaganda. Wish we did

There are 4 components for a Defamation case: 1) a false statement purported to be fact (i.e. lies); 2) Publication of said false statement to a 3rd party (written or oral) 3) fault of negligence and 4) damages to party involved. Fox “News” to me is scary. Some people are very gullible.

Yes, Fox has been an essential part of the authoritarian take-over of our country. It persistently confuses a large part of the population, leaving them with such a warped understanding of the world that they act and vote against their own interests, the very definition of propaganda. Very scary!

You are absolutely correct. Well stated👍💙🇺🇸

I appreciate your posts too! Enjoyed the chat!

I keep forgetting!!!

I would not call what Fox puts out information, more like disinformation or propaganda.

Agreed. Except it's not really information if it comes from Fox News. It's disinformation.

instead work on eliminating fox "news"

Even worse, Oann or Newsmax 🤦🏻‍♀️

Or GBNews or Daily Mail

Or Blue Sky, the opposite side of fake info.

Yeah it’s like talking to a pile of stinking shit. It will always stink and be toxic.

Damn Right

It has been said that you can win over 40 scholars with one fact, but you can not win over one Trump supporter with 40 facts.

A woman mocked me as a "Lib" on FB because our government would NEVER pull Americans off the street and deport them. I posted a link and threw back some shade, wishing her well and "your little dog, too." IDIOTS! This is why there isn't MORE pushback. Some people have NO IDEA what's going on

That's why I finally left Twitter. Too many of those types of people.

I bought 9 dresses. They don't fit, and they are not made out of the fabric described. They won't accept returns, or refund. This happened the last time he was President because of his Executive Order changing the Lemon Laws. Republican accountants are blind! My husband is Republican.

Great pearls of wisdom from on high.

Yayyy of course that's true they will die true to fox lies and misinformation

****NOT A PRANK***** (No time to expand/explain) NOT A PRANK

The courts have already judged that fox is an entertainment channel and fined them 700 million + for lying 💥

Exactly and the MAGA’s deny knowing of this fact. Brainwashed delusional asshats.

That no contact feeling hits right

in other words, you are not the fuckwad whisperer

I need to learn to do this.

No, just shame them instead, relentlessly, emphatically.

I think both sides should try to respectfully discuss issues shared by all & try to bridge the Divide & Conquer strategy that has effectively kept the Little People manageable for Decades. I see spin on all MSM of both sides and even most independent media. Think Critically or be in The FOG

Fuck that. Maga can get stuffed. Why waste the time trying to talk to some one who’s abandoned logic and reason

You are certainly entitled to your view, but we all have been fooled, are fools, and will be fooled again. We are creatures designed to respond to psychological triggers and are susceptible to conditioning whenever we aren't thinking critically. I don't hate anyone, though I don't accept wrong acts.

Amen!!!

Now that is very sound advice!💙

Religion and politics are tied together. Stick to sports.

Any news. You get only part of the news. No news Friday. They can sell to someone else...-

Agreed. Don't argue. It's fruitless. At the same time, how do we engage the misled folks among us in real conversations about what is good for America?

Have had little openings one-on-one, casually, with seniors at the supermarket. By being non-defensive and just saying things like, It would be great if he brought prices went down, and I suspect the opposite will happen. Not an argument. Just gently planting an idea, and giving basic info if asked

I have no intention of conversing with MAGAts. Yet they come to my posts and spew hate and lies. I immediately block those imbeciles but on YT there is no function. Either way I am done engaging with dumb people.

Fair enough, but do you know anyone who is on the fence?

Faux propaganda readers!

People hooked on Fox.. turn it off. Go outside. Breathe. Talk to your neighbors. Connect with your local community. Find something in common with people who are different from you. Live life again.

Tough some days when you get pulled into the vortex

Eh, do it as much as you can stand and not a second more. Prioritize your well being. But if you've got some room, it's good to expose them to reality.

Amen Brother!

I just watched three kittens be born. I was so awed. I had the thought, “But they’re all stray. The economy sucks. No one will want them. Why is it happy?” Oh…because it *IS*. Because life, no matter how hard, is beautiful. And I don’t mean like “I’m going to force people to have babies” way.

More like, “If you have to be born into it, I’m sure glad you’re healthy and so honored to have shared your journey. Let’s celebrate.” Way.

State TV.

Americans should have the freedom to know the truth and facts, and not be lied to. I hate being lied to. And lies and disinformation are want prevent otherwise good people from being able to compromise. Lies are driving a Divided States of America, which is awful. How can we get back to Truth?

IMHO-stop algorithmic targeting, label opinion "news", require equal time and no dedicated bias only "news", kick money out of politics, teach logic, debate fallacies & media literacy from the elementary up and require "news" channels teach these concepts in ads so that adults understand, too.

These are good ideas. I read somewhere, “You don’t find the news, the news finds you “ based on your past searches, etc. This creates a lot of friction for finding common ground.

Hadn't heard that, that's a useful way to put it when talking with people. Thank you.

Wise words

Mom also taught us "Arguing with fools is foolish." #GOPcultMORONS #GOPcultDEPLORABLES #TrumpianDOLTS #GOPtraitors #GOPcultFOOLS

But I enjoy taking the piss and mocking the dumb wazzocks.

Oh I see you've met my brother!

Oo man I wish I’d gotten this advice earlier… An hour I’ll never get back and I didn’t change their minds… and I was late to a thing too because we could not stop arguing. But, no voices were raised. No one was harmed. We just both looked at each other and asked “where are you getting your news?”

But how will we know who to hate without them?

lol - 😝

I need to do a better job of following this advice.

Like playing chess with a pigeon ...

Agreed. Or MSNBC There are 'good' people on both sides.

“Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.” - Mark Twain Always sound advice.

Guy named Dirt Dart on here is a MAGA moron. Do not engage.

Thanks for the info

Thank you. Blocked him.

Boom! Drop the mic! Thank you for this post. It means a lot to me and many others

Well said Laguna Beach!!!

The right’s news source is overwhelmingly “Internet”. The right is winning youth. Bitching about Faux Newds is old man yelling at cloud. You’re gonna keep losing with this mindset.

…and the same people “outraged” by the tan suit, think nothing of the president stating that countries were coming to him yesterday to “kiss my ass”. Nor were they outraged by the security breaches of “signalgate”.

Amen to that. I remember lowering the volume on the tv & asking my Dad to please lower his own volume whenever he was consuming Fox. People get so riled up by the daily Fox outrage, the unhinged chyrons and the repetitious propaganda of the day/week/month. Obama’s tan suit, Hillary’s email server…

People with little critical thinking.

So very true. Might as well talk to a brick wall.

Right, no need to argue, or talk even, because that fecking propaganda has destroyed them. Maybe getting rid of Fox News is the RIGHT thing to do FFS. Murdoch and his ilk can rot in hell.

Lead, don’t argue

Fox should not be allowed to call itself Fox News.

Twitter and Facebook and TikTok are all worse. The people who only get their news from social media are completely warped. Their brains turn to jelly, they start thinking like Joe Rogan or RFK Jr.

Don't argue, tase them!

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OH MY . . . I laughed & laughed - chuckled also - then snorted - so perfect!!!

Yes - let the fucking around lead to their own revelations of finding out.

Or right wing podcasts

Include @newsmax.com in that. Their case is going to trial later this month.

Oh that's a keeper! This I think has resonance. Dormammu a pale reflection of Rupert Murdoch. youtu.be/py1pXWmZrNY?...

Arguing doesn't work, logic doesn't work, facts don't work. Maybe losing a lot of their retirement accounts, social security, medicare and medicaid will make a dent.

It’s a colossal waste of time trying to have a rational conversation with a FoxNews viewer.

Or Joe Rogan for that matter, he's a fucking disgrace

That's terrific.

AMEN!!

I’m saving that one as an answer to MAGAts who confront me on social media.

Well Said

Agreed👍🏼

Or CNN.

overheard

I hope to show some that there's a wiser way, but if I can't do it then God may use some other means, and the truly adamant cases go to hell because they embrace the devil to the end.

Thank you! A big waste of time! MAGATS!

Bury Fox Fake news and their owners for all the lies and fake news they continue to peddle. History will eventually show them for what they are.

They aren't attacking us much lately, can't imagine why.

And in #Australia … #SkyNews 👎

Also, best not to waste time explaining satire.

Spelling Correction: it is actually spelled - - FUX news.

Can be hard sometimes, when you live with and are surrounded by people who only ever ingest that news and can’t wait to regurgitate it into your ears. I mean I’m a bird so I’m all for regurgitation, but that stuff is just vile!!

We’re it not for double-standards. Fox would have no standards

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Our lives comprise about fifteen seconds on the cosmic calendar of about 13.8 billion years. www.astronomynotes.com/chapter1/s3....).

Which is why I left most of my family behind.

That´s sad

Because you can't fix stupid.

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... in GER it is the BILD , a newspaper

Great point!!!

Very true

Funny-- that's what "we" say about you and MSM. 😂🤪

AMEN! 🎯👍🙂

It's hard to ignore when they are family who have succombed to the constant Fox propaganda and it's too hideous to just write them off. If we are going to overcome the divisive toxic mantras used so calculatingly by the rich right wing & media owners,we must try to find common ground as a start.

Yeah, I kind of think that one reason half the country went so far off the deep end was that the rest of us stopped engaging with them. It was out of self-care, of course, but at what collective cost?

It's like drug addiction,a cult,etc.,so now we all know how near impossible it is for those families to find a way to keep going. I just can't figure out why they choose someone as awful as Trump? No common ground there!

Damn right 👍

Exactly- I’m not the jackass whisperer!!

Yes, how can something that damages our country exist ✨

LOL no. If it comes to my attention someone is soaking up that Fox news diarrhea, we aren't speaking again.

Amen, people.

Fox News - more like MAGAt info channel. Is the stock market ticker back on screen, or are they still hiding this disaster from the faithful?

Sound Advice from the #DumpsterFire of The Stupid's Diary!

FAUX NEWS!

Amen...big waste of time...they are literally Brain Washed

But it is so Cathartic letting go with an Emotional Vesuvius.

Sadly, they're family

You can't argue with an idiot because they bring you down to their level and beat you with experience!

I did that yesterday. Standing in line at post office. But to my defense, I didn't start it.

I believe that the words information and news need to be in quotes.

Using Fox News to support your arguments is like saying you're an expert marine biologist because you watch Spongebob Squarepants.

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