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rollinstone
Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 71

rollinstone
Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 71

World news
5/9/2021 at 9:39 AM

Curious if anything going on in this world other than covid. I do realize it's a major concern but seems every news channel all they do is talk about covid. Hard enough I'm more or less stuck at home alone all this time but covid this covid that. Getting very depressing to say the least. Thankful for tictoc..at least helps bring some joy back into this dark time
Abbysmum
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 4760

Abbysmum
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 4760

News
5/9/2021 at 9:56 AM

There us quite a bit going on. It's in the news (although I'm not sure about tv news if that is how you primarily access it).

Off the top of my head:
Civic elections in the UK
Continuing famer protests in India
Protests in Colunbia
Bill 64 here in MB
Gen Vance assusations
China rocket crashing back to earth
Space X successful test lauch
World curling championships

That's just off the top of my head
Johnbisonbear
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 4183

Johnbisonbear
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 4183

for your own sanity
5/9/2021 at 9:59 AM

try to not watch the news. We find it super depressing also, especially with nurses and doctors burning out. Stories of deaths.
I'm afraid other news in the world isn't uplifting now either.
Do you have a Facebook account? Love seeing photos of nature, animals, birds (never knew there are so many brightly coloured birds) and dogs and cats and their shenanigans lol oh and can't forget flowers!!
Take care, we'll get thru this one way or another
HAGD
Joined: Jun 2019
Posts: 169

HAGD
Joined: Jun 2019
Posts: 169

TV
5/9/2021 at 12:56 PM

Don't know if ur familiar with Westman Cable offering a few different channels each month on TV. This month it seems to be sports channels other times movie channels.

I gravitate to comedy like AFV or channel 46 has antics of cute animals sometimes. Even just on the net and type in videos of cats and dogs, many hilarious videos at times.
Your rite it can be a downer hearing the same news, u kno bout what, so try to limit that news.
Spades!!
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 1206

Spades!!
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 1206

There are a number of alternate news sources
5/9/2021 at 1:40 PM

Podcasts offer a unique view and discussions of world events. Though caution around biases.

You can access a variety of news groups from around the world. This helps if you hold any special interest in a specific area.

But I do agree with previous posts to keep it to a need to know basis and i:nclude lots of positive activities to offset the negative.