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The news depresses me. To watch the news you\u2019d think the world is going to hell and there are absolutely no good people left on it. I know this isn\u2019t the case because I see good people doing good things every day. <\/p>\n

Anyway, I hate the news. I don\u2019t need the daily reminders that politicians continue to defy commonsense.<\/p>\n

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\u2026 I don\u2019t know how papist pundits keep up their momentum. Let alone the ones that delve into politics. How do they not spiral into depression and have their lives consumed with the demands of a 24\/7 online presence? The news depresses me. To watch the news you\u2019d think the world is going to hell […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\npunditry...<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"... I don't know how papist pundits keep up their momentum. Let alone the ones that delve into politics. 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