My FRiend, I sympathize. Especially on the relatives side. I have sibling I can’t speak to because everything in her mind goes back to some major leftist theme - Covid, race, rich “paying their share,” loving illegals, etc. etc.
I have other leftist relatives, but we avoid talking politics and find common ground elsewhere. But there’s some that are true marxist believers, and there’s nothing I can do but cut them out, for my own sanity
As to FR - its your duty to fire back at leftists, RINOs and deep-staters. FR doesn’t censor, which is as it should be. Its like growing organic crops - you have to live with pests, if its your policy not to spray to kill them.
I am convinced some are paid gubermint trolls, given their patterns, but have no proof. So always push back.
So always push back.
Especially if you have facts that you know prove them wrong. Not “I know a friend of a friend “ facts, but “i know “ facts to share. Leftist media as a source of information is not reliable.