I'm one of those people who don't think my every thought needs to be in Breaking News or a vanity.
In fact, the last few breaking news things I've done from current events, I haven't even put them in Breaking News.
People do like the current events threads, as you know. Daily radio shows are part of that, and better the zot threads that clog the latest messages. People have their favorites. It's better than all the sex threads posted.