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KS Toronado

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7. Is the problem with European news media companies

Reply to DFW (Original post)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 09:41 AM

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basically the same as over here, way too much is owned by right leaning oligarchs and they have
their own agendas? Granted they do inform people that dumpie is evil.

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Market day in a small German town. What's the topic of every discussion? We are. [View all] DFW Saturday OP

Wonderful vignette. cachukis Saturday #1

3 nations are on a death watch NJCher Saturday #2

Argentina now too IbogaProject Saturday #6

I devoutly hope that something will. raccoon Saturday #8

I have had a similar experience. MLWR Saturday #3

Our current two-party system consists of the Party of Trump and the Party of Silence dalton99a Saturday #4

Not in my experience. Are you on mailing lists for Indivisible and your local Democratic activists? Hekate Saturday #16

Thanks for the news. You do a great job explaining what their news doesn't. You might add some numbers ancianita Saturday #5

Is the problem with European news media companies KS Toronado Saturday #7

No, quite different DFW Saturday #11

I see said the blind man KS Toronado Saturday #12

Kimmel and Colbert are celebrities. Trump was a celebrity before he was a politician. highplainsdem Saturday #9

I'm not sure we'd be well-advised to have a clear front-runner right now DFW Saturday #13

Agreed. Every time it looks like we have a frontrunner who is an actual politician (it's a knack)... Hekate Saturday #17

I still like him! DFW Saturday #18

Good to know. Thanks. 58Sunliner Saturday #10

thank you for a nice description in part about normal life elsewhere ClaudetteCC Saturday #14

TY so much for this. The "US Dems aren't doing/saying anything" trope is a popular one at DU itself... Hekate Saturday #15

It was so enjoyable reading your post DeeDeeNY 18 hrs ago #19

Except for when I lived in Spain, most of my education was in English. DFW 14 hrs ago #20

There is also this Republicanese phrase that doesn't adhere to rules except bad spelling -- DeeDeeNY 9 hrs ago #21

Noteworthy that they never follow their own instructions! n/t DFW 8 hrs ago #22