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TV watching is down across the board. Kids these days.

It's incredible how little growth they've seen in viewership down south. 

Shocking said no one ever who is paying attention.

https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2023/06/stanley-cup-ratings-least-watched-game-five-29-years-golden-knights-panthers/

Meanwhile, good things happen when you vote for progressives.  
Minnesota is THE prime example (and project a $17.5 Billion surplus to boot):
"Minnesota Democrats entered this year’s legislative session in a similar situation. Last fall, they won control of the state’s executive branch, House and Senate — a legislative “trifecta” — but with only a one-seat majority in the upper chamber. The results were much different: The party accomplished a generation’s worth of liberal reforms in just four months, vaulting the state to the forefront of progressive policymaking.
Minnesota now offers 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave, the opportunity for any resident to buy into Medicaid, free public college tuition for low- and middle-income families, a new child tax credit for those families, free breakfast and lunch for all public school students, driver’s licenses for all residents regardless of their immigration status, and stronger protections for workers seeking to unionize.
Take a deep breath — there’s more coming.
Middle-class seniors will no longer have to pay state income taxes on Social Security benefits. A law immediately restoring the voting rights of felons who have completed their prison sentences expanded the franchise to 55,000 more people. Minnesotans serving life behind bars for crimes they committed as minors are now eligible for supervised release 15 years into their sentence. Suspending gun permits for people experiencing a mental health crisis got easier. Recreational marijuana is legal. A new state law protects abortion rights. A “trans refuge” law shields transgender children who travel to Minnesota for medical transitions from legal repercussions in their home states. And Minnesota has set a goal of moving to 100% carbon-free energy by 2040.
The no-holds-barred progressive lawmaking spree was even enough to get a Twitter shoutout from former President Barack Obama, who called it a “reminder that elections have consequences.”
Leaders of Minnesota’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, as the state’s Democratic Party is known, have taken to calling the flurry of legislative activity the “Minnesota Miracle 2.0.” Originally, “Minnesota Miracle” was a nickname given to reforms enacted in the early 1970s by then-Gov. Wendell “Wendy” Anderson (DFL) and liberal Republicans in the Legislature, which increased funding for public schools by raising state income taxes and reducing the education system’s reliance on regressive property taxes.
(more)
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/minnesota-democrats-passed-raft-progressive-120003549.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAN6VJRByPPAX5jhTVjN8Mi93KRXXvD9kCbKZId_k092mxKfYjPjVYdnwWUpTXfu3EYZb8eEr8J4tE-r-EVXeo0MvHBqXgYlKI9h4xl4utLmLRiMfVAwRoyOUSMIvgRRMjGZC__3wdQGJ-v62YoxxQ-A-2j7nZ1p_ZdBtf_CSmDzO
 

Curious who replaces Neilson on the CFL broadcasts as a result of the Edmonton station being shut down.
As an aside, Bell Media as usual can go eff themselves.

Let's talk is honestly the biggest joke in Canadian marketing. Key word - marketing, because that's all it is.

Bell "Let's Talk" 1300 jobs axed.

This is what frustrates me the most. People are going to say I’m overreacting, it’s just Saskatchewan, whatever. All of that might be true but I’m not worried about the result. I’m frustrated by the process.
There’s absolutely no realistic way that anyone can tell me with a straight face that replacing our all-star edge rusher with a guy we signed off the street 4 days ago who plays an entirely different position is what our staff drew up as a solid plan.
Oldest defence in the league and we’re using our extra American spots on a ******* fullback, kicker and defensive tackle. Ridiculous.

Jeffcoat confirmed to be out so that's a very thin DL.  Bennett is the only back-up DE and Schmekel and Fox backing up at DT.  

Also, from Irving .....
 
"Bombers put defensive end Jackson Jeffcoat on the 6-game injured list and activate American DT Miles Fox for Fridays Gand in Sask.  Also on 6-game injured are Mike Miller, Winston Rose, Jamal Parker Thiadric Hansen and Kyrie Wilson."

Quoting this just to share it again. It can't be said enough.

The BC Lions cancelled their Wednesday practice after offensive lineman Phil Norman incurred a medical episode.
 
“Prior to practice, offensive lineman Phil Norman suffered a significant medical episode," the team said in a statement. "Phil is currently conscious and alert and is receiving full medical attention. The remainder of today’s activity has been cancelled.”
 
Hope dude is ok. Sounds scary 

Dinwiddie, Bishop, Joey Elliott

It'll be Fine.

Based on what? 😂

Dickenson, you F****** idiot.

Taylor Shire   @Taylor_Shire · 30m While it hasn’t been confirmed by the team, all signs point to backup Mason Fine to get the start at QB on Friday for the #Riders against the #Bombers. #CFL https://leaderpost.com/sports/football/cfl/saskatchewan-roughriders/sports-riders-notebook-2… via @leaderpost

Yeah my first smart tv (Toshiba FireTV) was full of the proprietary software as well.  The last couple tv's we've bought were not for our main use (bedrooms or our camper) so we went with cheaper ones off Amazon (TCL) to see how they were.  Those ones had way less bloatware/advertising and were very customizable so for what we paid and what we use them for, they've been great.

Smart TVs usually have tutorials to help users maximize features and applications, similar to any other smart device out there these days. I can only speak from my own experience with GoogleTV (Sony Bravia XR A80J) but it ran a setup assistant program from the first power-up, connecting to wi-fi, set-up with the soundbar/subwoofer, and allowing me to sync it with other devices such as my smartphone (Google Pixel 6 Pro), PS5, and Nvidia Shield Pro* connected to the upstairs non-smart TV. The app sharing feature is particularly convenient, IMO. It's also fully customizable to streamline your viewing experience depending on what you watch, organize the apps based on usage/preference, and you can turn off ads completely in the settings.
I'm not sure if LG runs proprietary software but it could be similar to what Samsung does (which I dislike quite a bit). I can connect a USB flash drive and watch downloaded movies/shows on my TV without issue but I was unable to do so on my friend's Samsung smart TV.
* I highly recommend the Nvidia Shield Pro if the proprietary software on your smart TV isn't making the grade (you can even use your regular TV remote to operate it)