3mo ago

We got several more inches of snow last night after getting over seven a few days ago. I went to my local newspaper's website to find out if there was anything I should know. This was their top story.

The local TV stations have not been much help either. I guess there's nothing to know? You'd think there would be some local news that two TV stations and a newspaper might think about covering.

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Did you know that your newspaper is owned by an Alabama retirement fund?
They own CNHI, which owns that paper.
- That does not shock me in the slightest.

I mean.. In their defence: crows are super cool!

I live in an area that gets snow regularly. When we get a storm, there are precisely three things the news can report on:
When they think it will stop
Are the roads driveable
Are there school or business closings
If there is nothing to report in those three topics, then it's just another slow news day. Just be glad they're not making TV news reports about trending Social Media topics, that's what our local news gets into when they run out of Sinclair propaganda (or Bills highlights) to run.
- I found out a few days ago when it snowed last time that an emergency declaration had been declared from social media because it wasn't reported on. This time I just wanted to know if I could go to Kroger without getting hassled by the cops for being out when I shouldn't be, but apparently I don't get to know that.
  
  Yeah, that is more incompetence than I am used to. When we get driving bans and other emergency declarations, the local news will put that crawly thing on the bottom of the screen letting us know what's up. I bet they get complaints when it covers up the score of the game.
  
  Local communications being reduced to social media posts is the sign to just dissolve the community, it's over.
  
  I'm sorry...what? If it snows where you are, the police are allowed to force you to stay home? What in the ever living dystopian town do you live in or am I completely misunderstanding.

My local online newspaper constantly has articles (sponsored articles) about casinos and gambling.
The enshittification of news really accelerated over the last several years.
- In the past week on YouTube, on channels about math and physics, I started getting a constant bombardment of online casino ads. The predatory enshittification is intense anywhere you look.

So what’s the deal with the crows?
- They are everywhere in this town and no one knows what to do about it. I like crows so I think it's funny that people are constantly bitching about them.
  
  "Downtown murders rise"
  
  Why should they do anything about it? What's wrong with crows?
  
  They are everywhere in this town and no one knows what to do about it.
  Hey wait, I think I've seen this Hitchcock movie
  
  Who's out there bitching about crows?! >:(

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