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grumpyduck

(6,240 posts) Sat May 30, 2020, 10:47 AM May 2020

Hey, MSM, have you forgotten about the pandemic? [View all]

Just went on several MSM web sites. Hardly anything about the death toll. But lots of repetitive stuff about the riots.

Fine, the civil unrest is news too, and important news, but what about the people who continue dying?

Man, if I were a tin-hatter, I'd be screaming that this whole thing is being orchestrated by that PoS to distract from the pandemic.

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Hey, MSM, have you forgotten about the pandemic? [View all] grumpyduck May 2020 OP

K&R, looks like Trump signaled something ... the Bogaloo racist are out in force uponit7771 May 2020 #1

Everyone has. EllieBC May 2020 #2

I suspect we are going to see a spike in new procon May 2020 #3

This is merely another example of how the news media can only handle one PoindexterOglethorpe May 2020 #4

As soon as the riots started, my first thought was... Buckeye_Democrat May 2020 #5

You're obvious. Always have been. n/t demmiblue May 2020 #6

Huh? grumpyduck May 2020 #8

"the news media can only handle one story at a time" If it bleeds it leads... mitch96 May 2020 #7

You might want to check this out Andy823 May 2020 #9

Yup. Right on the button. grumpyduck May 2020 #10

The pandemic will be back when the Floyd story becomes tiresome BannonsLiver May 2020 #11

Or when people have run out of stuff to loot. Initech May 2020 #12

I have seen it mentioned several times, for the same reason I am worried. Tipperary May 2020 #13

large crowds shoulder to shoulder - perfect conditions for a virus looking for hosts nt msongs May 2020 #14