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this post was submitted on 18 Feb 2026
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Why? What's stopping you from finding news sources you trust on your own and bookmarking them? I understand the defeatist stance for some local stuff where most of the news has hidden behind paywalls - although paywalls can often be creatively avoided. But when it comes to coverage of the continued American embarrassment that is 47 on the world stage, the world is your oyster. You have news from other English speaking countries, of which there are loads. And a lot of public broadcasters and news organizations that normally speak or write in something else will offer English language articles. If you stop at consuming what is presented to yourself by our friend Al Gorithn, that is a choice.
While the Kant certainly wasn't referring to consuming news in the digital age, his abridged quote can be wiggled to apply as a motto in this context as well.
We are already passed the "renaissance" and "enlightenment" ages and have squandered all of that to collect money tokens, imo. We are currently deep into the Age of Stupidity. "If you wonder why your letters never get a reply, when you tell me that you love me, I want to see you write it". Sometimes info is hidden and kept secret. You are not privy to it. That's all I meant.