Fake News
Soon enough real journalism
will become anachronism.
Cretins overly ambitious
will decide that it’s propitious
to forever go online
quoting “truths” most asinine,
overlooking elemental
wisdom that is fundamental,
adding to the whole tableau
with things they “think” but do not “know,”
and God have mercy on the masses
who vote to reelect these asses.
Prompt words today are anachronism, fundamental, propitious, asinine, mercy and tableau. Image by Charles Deluvio on Unsplash.
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
Wise words Judy. Thanks for joining in 🙂 🙂
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The Philippine 2022 elections has been full of fake news. It was a mess!
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So fake news isn’t a U.S. exclusive!!!
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Love this and the natural flow of words and ideas. I laughed out loud at the last line.
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We are bombarded with everyone’s version of truth, but never the absolute truth
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Well said!
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I accidentally looked at a page of news headlines and became INSTANTLY depressed. I can’t even scan the headlines. It’s not just the elephant in the room. It’s a herd of charging tanks in the room. I confronted the news and the news won.
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I feel the same way, Marilyn. Especially if it ever includes the dread orange elephant who shall remain nameless here.
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I think I really have reached “stick head in sand” stage. I just can’t deal with it anymore. It makes me angry, makes me sad, makes me feel like I don’t know where or who I am anymore. It’s just AWFUL.
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I love this! This is brilliant and absolutely spot on!
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Yep. I hate “news” items that headline with the words “might” or “may” — in an infinite universe that’s just about everything. I also hate how we seem to have learned nothing from TFG’s ability to spin the news toward himself as in “I’ll be arrested on Tuesday.” How gullible are people? Oh wait…
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