This used to be such a great newsgroup. Returning after a few years, I see mostly politics and nonsense. Other than blocking the original posters (who change their email address often), anyone know how to filter out the goofy stuff?

The last statistics report is disgraceful....

Place Subject Msgs Bytes
1. Why wait, just invoke the 14th Amendment 696 2685144
2. The Tea Party "Hidden" Tax that YOU and YOUR Family are a 260 671378
3. OT - Will the Red States refuse to take Obama's money? 170 499195
4. Carson City IHOP shooter..another crazy ass conservative 146 341331
5. OT - Would 911 have happened if Al Gore had been Presiden 141 313530
OT - Anyone planning to evacuate from Irene? 141 246132
7. OT - Notice how Obama cut his vacation short for Irene wh 132 357760
8. Super-racist obama creates new agency - Office of Diversi 118 360457
Carson City IHOP shooter was drugged up Mexican mental ca 118 320127
10. Gun crimes drop at Virginia bars and restaurants 117 348515
11. LOL..Tea Party less popular than atheists AND Muslims AND 116 240021
12. OT - Will George Bush Campaign for the Republican Candida 98 248178
13. Special purpose low-power air conditioning - metal involv 96 120296
14. Airman quits job, says Obama's birth certificate is fake 93 294969
15. Carson City IHOP shooter..another crazy ass conservative 88 161276

A total of 786 subjects were identified.