How hasn't anyone posted this yet?
Over the last year I made a rule for myself- no more politics/news after 5pm and none at all on the weekends.
I'm trying (ok, strongly encouraging heh) my 83 year old mother to not have CNN on all day, even if it's just playing in the background; you still hear it, even subconsciously, and a steady diet of news is just bad, negative energy....a real 'fun sponge'.
I second that emotion....January 6: the day conspiracy theories stopped being funny in the USA, and talk about them stopped being light hearted. I recommend closing this thread asap.