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FadedMullet

(1,157 posts)
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 05:24 AM Wednesday

Jeez, it's two in the morning and I should be in bed, but let me finish my Tullamore Dew on the rocks and ask this......

........one question. When I accuse my right wing friends of only listening to Fox news, I am sometimes uncomfortable with the idea that I am no better than they, living in an echo chamber that is DU and the other left wing sites that I peruse.
Can anyone here suggest a right leaning site, be it relatively sane or of the "frothing at the mouth" variety, that might help me out? By this, I mean one that could help me in pointing out to them why their positions are so delusional.

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Jeez, it's two in the morning and I should be in bed, but let me finish my Tullamore Dew on the rocks and ask this...... (Original Post) FadedMullet Wednesday OP
People will show shit turds at me but bottomofthehill Wednesday #1
Oooh, oooh. Didn't they used to be credible? Wolf Blitzer and the "scud studs" of CNN. No, that's a great....... FadedMullet Wednesday #2
Right wing... friends? luv2fly Wednesday #3
A good friend asked me to join a weekly coffee klatch with a bunch of his retired, ex-coworkers from the local..... FadedMullet Thursday #8
at the very least Skittles Thursday #11
If I had to guess it's because their parent were repubs and they've been repubs their whole life and wasn't..... FadedMullet Thursday #17
maybe I would buy that from back in the day Skittles Thursday #18
I think that you may, unfortunately, be right. FadedMullet Thursday #20
I ignore all television and radio news and opinion. hunter Wednesday #4
As I mentioned elsewhere, Jen Psaki is wonderful and ignoring TV completely is, as the ostrich demonstrates,..... FadedMullet 10 hrs ago #23
Let's hear it for us ostriches! Conjuay 6 hrs ago #28
I read all my news and opinion. hunter 2 hrs ago #30
'Ground News' and 'Allsides' offer right, left, and center versions of the same story. sl8 Wednesday #5
Thank you, I'll check them out. That I'm completely unfamiliar with either is telling about my problem, isn't it? FadedMullet Thursday #10
Do you actually use Ground News, sl8? True Dough 7 hrs ago #26
No. sl8 7 hrs ago #27
My suggestions would be The Bukwark and Lincoln Project. Volaris Wednesday #6
Everybody, please do not yell at my friend here. I know the Lincoln Project and it's a good suggestion for you too. FadedMullet Thursday #12
Hahah. Thank you, sir. Volaris Thursday #19
Try Boann Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey Madeira Cask Celerity Wednesday #7
Even the scientific name of White Oak. Quite the review. I'll save up and buy a bottle because if you..... FadedMullet Thursday #13
Just checked it out. Seventy Euros direct from the distillery. How much is that in 'Murican? FadedMullet Thursday #15
I see it lower on this US site (63 usd) Btw, 70 euro is around 80 usd atm Celerity Thursday #21
It seems that the best thing that my OP has engendered is a great rec for Irish Whisky. Got to love DU. FadedMullet 10 hrs ago #24
https://eur.currencyrate.today/convert/amount-69.95-to-usd.html FadedMullet Thursday #16
That's pretty expensive. Maybe for a really special event ,... JustABozoOnThisBus Thursday #22
Rye !!! Perfect ! Black horses nad a caisson??? A bit of a downer, dontchathink? I'd go with a parade that..... FadedMullet 8 hrs ago #25
Who are you---Don Quixote? Sorry, the Right-Wing windmills are off-limits to.... ColoringFool Thursday #9
Only two of my six prescriptions are for blood pressure so I do have a little wiggle room. Yes, I do...... FadedMullet Thursday #14
Not your question but high five for saying what needs to be said. Yay you for staying in there w them. mahina 5 hrs ago #29

FadedMullet

(1,157 posts)
2. Oooh, oooh. Didn't they used to be credible? Wolf Blitzer and the "scud studs" of CNN. No, that's a great.......
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 05:44 AM
Wednesday

........suggestion. If the feces flingers do come after you, just ignore them. I think that it will be perfect for me and my objectives.

FadedMullet

(1,157 posts)
8. A good friend asked me to join a weekly coffee klatch with a bunch of his retired, ex-coworkers from the local.....
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 02:14 AM
Thursday

......transit company. Originally it was 6 or 8 that would show up every Thursday. Their politics ranged from 1960's non-reconstructed Hippie to Attila the Hun Gun Nut. Oddly, we all hit it off and have continued to enjoy each others company for about ten years. I'd recommend this to anyone, with the caveat that it really depends on who you invite and, well finding right wing crazies who have an open mind is generally one step too far, finding them with some degree of politeness and social skills, and a sense of humor, is not impossible.

Skittles

(173,933 posts)
11. at the very least
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 02:18 AM
Thursday

right wingers support a party that is racist, sexist, homophobic, anti-science, anti-worker, increasingly downright fascist - why would anyone like that have "an open mind"?

FadedMullet

(1,157 posts)
17. If I had to guess it's because their parent were repubs and they've been repubs their whole life and wasn't.....
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 02:42 AM
Thursday

.......Ronald Reagan great? You know, dumb shit like that. This about supporting their party.

Skittles

(173,933 posts)
18. maybe I would buy that from back in the day
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 02:50 AM
Thursday

you know, back when we literally had the same news sources as our parents

but now?

NOPE - these people are just selfish fucking assholes

hunter

(40,998 posts)
4. I ignore all television and radio news and opinion.
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 08:18 AM
Wednesday

That way when someone starts talking to me about some crap they saw on television or heard on the radio I can simply stare at them with a silent


FadedMullet

(1,157 posts)
23. As I mentioned elsewhere, Jen Psaki is wonderful and ignoring TV completely is, as the ostrich demonstrates,.....
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 02:26 AM
10 hrs ago

.......just sticking your head in the sand.

Conjuay

(3,138 posts)
28. Let's hear it for us ostriches!
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 06:27 AM
6 hrs ago

I can't deal with the volume blast of the commercials nor the pure stupidity of most of the messaging.
I turned it off 📴 in 2016, and outside of Kimmel/Colbert(sigh) monologues I never watch it.

hunter

(40,998 posts)
30. I read all my news and opinion.
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 11:12 AM
2 hrs ago

I think the only media worse than television for news and opinion is the site formerly known as twitter.

Television seems to bypass people's critical thinking skills. People don't watch television with their finger on the remote control ready to hit the pause button whenever something doesn't sound quite right. In the past that wasn't even possible. Pausing to think things over is a natural thing to do while reading or having a conversation with someone.

Television is a very effective medium for propaganda. If it wasn't nobody would be buying television advertising.

Television advertising is another thing I avoid. The television in our house plays DVDs and two or three no-advertising streaming channels. That's all it does. On my computers all advertising that moves or make noise is blocked.

As I said in a related thread, this keeps me sane. I don't want that noise in my head.

Maybe my biggest issue is my restlessness. I can't sit passively watching news that I can't do anything about. I don't need to fill my head with any more images of common violence -- I've experienced more than enough of that first hand. While reading news and opinion I can skip the stuff that's not actionable by me and throw myself deeper into stuff that is.

I'm sure Jen Psaki is a wonderful person but I don't have her phone number and she doesn't have mine.

I have in the past been a temporary annoyance to prominent people such as Leon Panetta or Robert Reich when our paths have crossed over some issue that I find especially important. I think I got that from my mom. She was never awed by any sort of celebrity or authority. Sometimes I end up looking like an idiot or crazy person but that's okay. Sometimes I am.

None of that is "head in the sand."

FadedMullet

(1,157 posts)
10. Thank you, I'll check them out. That I'm completely unfamiliar with either is telling about my problem, isn't it?
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 02:17 AM
Thursday

True Dough

(27,798 posts)
26. Do you actually use Ground News, sl8?
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 05:27 AM
7 hrs ago

I've heard it recommended by a couple of podcasters that I listen to (paid endorsement, I realize, but they're selective about those).

What are your thoughts on Ground News?

sl8

(17,161 posts)
27. No.
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 05:55 AM
7 hrs ago

I used to check Allsides fairly regularly, until I curtailed my media intake drastically a year and a half ago. I haven't tried Ground News, other than a couple of cursory visits. I have been gradually increasing my news intake; I should add one or both to my regimen.

Volaris

(11,877 posts)
6. My suggestions would be The Bukwark and Lincoln Project.
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 09:43 AM
Wednesday

Anti-trump, FORMER Republicans (a lot of them were political operative types), so yes, they bend toward right-leaning with a dose of reality.
Conservative in their case means cautious, small steps toward progress, cause that's how you don't break things that already work.

One of the highlights of my week is Rick Wilson LAUGHING at how low trumps poll numbers can go.
One of the guys this week said of Ken Paxton
'How dumb do you have to be, to NOT have an affair correctly?'

A note of caution--for most of the MAGAs in your life, never-trump will mean the same as supporting Stalin, so not necessarily ice breaker conversations there, but if YOU need maybe a different take, that might work for you.
There are some here who are gonna yell at me now; that's ok lol. I love y'all.

FadedMullet

(1,157 posts)
12. Everybody, please do not yell at my friend here. I know the Lincoln Project and it's a good suggestion for you too.
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 02:19 AM
Thursday

Thanks, Mr Volaris.

Celerity

(55,581 posts)
7. Try Boann Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey Madeira Cask
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 10:56 AM
Wednesday


https://www.boanndistillery.ie/product/boann-single-pot-still-irish-whiskey-madeira-cask/



47% ABV. Non-Chill Filtered. Natural Colour

Boann Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey – Madeira Cask

A New Dawn….

Initially, matured in ex-Bourbon Barrels from the famed Brown Forman of Kentucky and made from American Oak 200ltr (Quercus Alba) with a heavy charring. We filled these casks with a mixed mash bill Single Pot Still distillate which included malted barley, unmalted barley, oats and rye. All of these grains are Irish and grown locally.

In collaboration with the famous Madeira house, Justino’s, we sourced some of their finest vintage Madeira casks of Tinta Negro (1998 & 2000), Boal (1999) and Sercial (1999, 2000 & 2006) Madeira Colheita wine single varietals. We were able to access these casks from a friendship that has flourished from a previous special collaboration.

The wines have been fortified and undergone the canteiro process where the wine is barrel aged with naturally high temperatures in the barrel storage room, replicating the sea voyage maritime aging of the past on Portugal galleons of the medieval ages. All casks were formally 350ltr Cognac casks made from (Quercus Robur) French Oak. These Madeira wines ranged from Sweet to Medium to Dry, offering a wide depth and breadth of the terroir of the volcanic island of Madeira.

The label design of this expression talks about water which is a vital ingredient when making whiskey. This is also a nod to the flowing waters of the Boyne River as well as the North Atlantic Ocean surrounding the Madeira Islands.

• Single Pot Still• 70cl • 47% ALC/VOL

Sláinte!

Cel

FadedMullet

(1,157 posts)
13. Even the scientific name of White Oak. Quite the review. I'll save up and buy a bottle because if you.....
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 02:25 AM
Thursday

........can't get good advice here on DU, where else might you go? Thank you, Mr C. I don't think that this is our first interaction.

FadedMullet

(1,157 posts)
15. Just checked it out. Seventy Euros direct from the distillery. How much is that in 'Murican?
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 02:34 AM
Thursday

Celerity

(55,581 posts)
21. I see it lower on this US site (63 usd) Btw, 70 euro is around 80 usd atm
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 06:48 AM
Thursday
https://thepartysource.com/shop/product/boann-madeira-cask-single-pot-still-irish-whiskey/6711b5f8b7a9311f00049d9b

To find more just google the full name:

Boann Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey Madeira Cask

FadedMullet

(1,157 posts)
24. It seems that the best thing that my OP has engendered is a great rec for Irish Whisky. Got to love DU.
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 02:29 AM
10 hrs ago

JustABozoOnThisBus

(24,805 posts)
22. That's pretty expensive. Maybe for a really special event ,...
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 07:09 AM
Thursday

... like a much-anticipated state funeral, with black horses and caisson. I could watch with a glass of that whiskey and a good cigar.

But I already have a bottle of Elijah Craig Rye Whiskey set aside for that event.

Slainte.



FadedMullet

(1,157 posts)
25. Rye !!! Perfect ! Black horses nad a caisson??? A bit of a downer, dontchathink? I'd go with a parade that.....
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 04:23 AM
8 hrs ago

.......expressed pure, unmitigated joy and celebration. Marching bands, drum corps, perky cheerleaders, somersaults and stilt-walkers, jets flying over, topless chicks, little kids pulling wagons of smaller kids, you get it.

I have been preaching the Gospel of Sazerac since my first sip of rye twenty years ago. But I think I will follow your fine example and go buy a bottle of Mr. Craig's rye tomorrow and set it aside for that joyous day. Soon, please. Thank you. Inspired in Spokane.

ColoringFool

(1,546 posts)
9. Who are you---Don Quixote? Sorry, the Right-Wing windmills are off-limits to....
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 02:16 AM
Thursday

me, what with blood-pressure medicine and all.

FadedMullet

(1,157 posts)
14. Only two of my six prescriptions are for blood pressure so I do have a little wiggle room. Yes, I do......
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 02:30 AM
Thursday

......tilt at windmills a bit, but as an old hippie from the sixties, it's become part of me. No need to say "sorry" as one has to appreciate your point.

mahina

(20,912 posts)
29. Not your question but high five for saying what needs to be said. Yay you for staying in there w them.
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 08:15 AM
5 hrs ago

Itʻs on us now and the info bubbles cost us dearly.

Also, check out Groundnews. Bipartisan w metrics. and of course

Not sure you can show someone what isnʻt there but best luck to you.

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