In today's news...

[digthewriter]

First of all, sorry if I was kind of "stand offish" in any messages I received about my last freak out post about being an immigrant, and lgbt, and all that wonderful stuff that I am... unless you're a MAGA LOVER then I guess, I'm the enemy, LOL. I'm just processing. But... I can't stop reading/watching the news. The channel that I do watch, almost

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[titti]

Hey, it was great seeing you at MistiCon and I can't wait to meet again at LeakyCon. Until then, stay strong and take breaks from the news.

[enchanted_jae]

We're all getting frustrated with how things are at the moment.

:/

[fantasyfiend09]

It's a really hard time politically. As Americans (and I mean anyone living as part of a community in America), we have a duty to stay informed about the horrible things happening in our country. Equally, we also have a duty to our own sanity. After a particularly bad news report, when I am despairing for humanity in general and our nation specifically, I go on something like Upworthy and use that as a "chaser" to remind myself that for every truly hateful person in the country, there is someone loving, compassionate and brave. I really needed that human chain story, so thank you for that!

As titti said, sometimes we need to take a break from the news just to recharge so that we still have emotional energy left for ourselves and our loved ones, and so we have the energy to devote ourselves to trying to make the country better. I'm so glad you found a news source that works for you, because I definitely think that is important. We have so many bad ones

[lijahlover]

*hugs close* ❤💜❤💜