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Anything that doesn't explicity share my views is a narrative created by the enemy.

And this is exactly the problem. I'm a democratic-leaning voter in a blue state -- clearly I have to trust and love outfits like the NYT and WaPo. Nevermind that both were obviously out of touch throughout this year's election.

I'm honestly not sure how I escape the bubble at this point.

This might help. Try finding things that completely disagree and see what they have to say. For example -

Compare /r/The_Donald with /r/politics with /r/hillaryclinton

Compare Breitbart to Wikileaks to CNN / MSNBC.

Compare Reddit.com with Voat.co

Compare Wikipedia to infogalactic.com

Boil away the opinion/predictions made by every article and get down to what concrete, verifiable facts they contain (if any). Check original sources! Articles that cite a legal decision or laws and don't give a link to actual court papers/law are a special peeve of mine. Compare which facts get omitted in each version and which agree. Track who does (and doesn't) get over the stopped clock threshold (i.e. being right at least twice a day) and how often in matters of fact (not opinion). Track future predictions (right and wrong, take special note of fuzziness and lack of a time horizon). Remember the bias induced when we only remember some predictions and not others. Even when there are people you find hateful, it's important to understand what they believe and why.

> Nevermind that both were obviously out of touch throughout this year's election.

Nope 2 million under the popular vote doesn't seem like they were wrong at all.

And if the President was selected by popular vote, that would mean something.

Doesn't mean the paper was out of touch though with the popular voters of the nation and in their regions?

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