I'm Trying to Say "No!" To Doomscrolling

 

I left my computer yesterday afternoon, went downstairs, and said to Pam, "I've got to stop the doomscrolling! It's beginning to disarray my equilibrium."

It's not just the New York Times and other national outlets dedicated to making sure Democrats don't feel good about anything. It's Democratic candidates too. I get somewhere in the neighborhood of 300-400 emails a day (no lie!) from panicky Democratic candidates in virtually every state -- Sherrod Brown, running for reelection to the U.S. Senate in Ohio, emails me a dozen times a day -- fundraising emails from campaigns that obviously think poor-mouthing is the best way to get my sympathy and unclasp my purse. "It's All Over!" screamed one this morning. Jon Tester from Montana just told me seconds ago, "The odds against my campaign are stacking up!" 

If it's all over, guys, if the odds are simply impossible, get out of my in-box and stay outta my head!

Here are headlines from this morning, along with their sub-heads, collected in 10 minutes of scrolling:

Harris Has Raised $1 Billion. Can She Get Donors to Give More?

The sheer amount of money Kamala Harris has raised in her run for president has had unintended consequences.

As Black Voters Hesitate on Harris, Democrats Race to Win Them Over
With a frenzy of activity, the vice president and her allies are trying to strengthen her support with Black voters, whose growing alienation the party’s leaders had not confronted directly until now.

A Pro-Trump Ad Looks to Turn Harris’s Record as a Prosecutor Against Her
The spot from one of the biggest super PACs backing Donald Trump portrays Kamala Harris as a radical leftist, especially on crime — channeling a G.O.P. law-and-order message that dates back to Nixon.

‘Pennsylvania is such a mess’: Inside Team Harris’ unusual levels of finger-pointing
Many of the state’s most well-connected Democrats have been worried about the operation for months.

Hurricane fallout threatens to hinder voting

Opinion
Democracy woes: When getting indicted wins votes

Kamala Harris is warning Polish Americans not to vote for Donald Trump. Many will.
Harris’ invocation of a war 5,000 miles away seems to be missing the target in the key swing state of Pennsylvania.

Laundering lies: Glenn Youngkin shows how easily media is manipulated to sanewash Donald Trump

They just beat the hell outta you. Guess I should be more like the MAGA crowd, read nothing, depend on my favorite broadcasters and podcasters and radio yakkers to keep me anesthetized and insulated from any news that questions my private reality, or just go watch Judy Justice all day until this goddamn election is over.