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I shake my head at how I move through the day doing normal things while America is being eaten from within. Momentous, lawless, destructive, world-shaping events are happening by the hour. I go to my board meetings, update websites, and write this little offering for friends and relatives. There is a surreal quality to the ordinary. Life since the inauguration of #47 has been a nightmare, and the dread of what’s next permeates my mood. Yet people do the trivial, ordinary hum-drum stuff, exchange pleasantries, and generally go about business as usual.
Many have given up on mainstream media. I don’t listen to or watch the news except for the online on-demand NPR news. However, I have certain news analysts I have found to be trustworthy and good filterers of the flood-the-zone hype, shock, and outrage.
- Heather Cox Richardson Letters from an American
- Joyce Vance Civil Discourse
- Robert Reich (His Blog)
- Doug Muder Weekly Sift
- David Kurtz Talking Points Memo
- Judd Legum Popular Information
- Chris Baxter Spotlight PA
Each day you can scan two or three of these in just a few minutes and understand what is important to know about.