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[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

It's because Fox News is a hell of a drug.

My Dad thinks the Epstein thing is dramatized. He posited, to paraphrase, "the girls weren't really that young."

[–] TwinTitans@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

And I want to be clear, my Dad is highly intelligent and an upstanding person.

It's just that all news in the US is bisected.

[–] TwinTitans@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

I gotta say, most of these “news” channels are awful. The pandering to either side of the isle is crazy. Fox especially - they just straight up lie.