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 I literally never watch legacy media (because no one does except like 100k boomers nationwide and anyone trapped in an airport), and it’s honestly INSANE how blatant the pro-Kama propaganda is ahead of this debate… 
 The boomers have no clue about the propaganda they consume on a daily basis.  The scary thing is they all believe they are well informed. 
 It's not even belief, it's ambivalence. They've stopped learning. The critical thinking muscle atrophies and psycosclerosis (a hardening of the attitudes) ensues. I meet boomers (I'm of that vintage) all the time who have decidedly made up their minds based on misinformation from their past. Asking them to question these "beliefs" is goring their sacred cows. I no longer engage, there is no point. As for confirmation bias through their chosen media, the parroting has become my entertainment. When I hear the narrative repeated verbatim, I laugh, nod my head and excuse myself from the conversation.

Suffice it to say, I don't hang out with many folks my own age.  
 My experience as well.  Where you consume news directly correlates to your political leanings.

If you're not actively out seeking alternative information you're stuck in the matrix. 
 Wait is it really?? 🩵🩵I try to mix it up with what I see to confuse algos and mine is like “RFK Jr” showed up, a billboard, and the former Presidents arrival 
 I’m watching the ABC livestream on YouTube 🤷‍♂️ 
 Ahhhh yes. I don’t start it until right on time and I mute anything before 🫠it’s just likkkeee, it’s enough you know?? 🤗Glad you’re watching!! 💜 
 Legacy media is dying a slow miserable death. Long form podcast should be the only way we have debates these days!