As mainstream media continues to crumble in 2024, the rise of alternative and independent journalism is impossible to ignore. It got me thinking......... What are the differences between legacy/mainstream 'journalism' versus alternative/independent aka 'citizen journalism'? And

Let’s talk about the dangers of political “teams” and the role of mainstream media. The reality is simple. Once you pick a team, your judgment stops being guided by principle and starts being guided by loyalty. Mainstream media was built around this dynamic. It encourages people

Fascinating chart. If accurate, it reveals more than any headline BLS report. Over 75 years, the U.S. shifted from producing and exporting real goods to managing, servicing, and administering itself — while debt surged toward $40T. What’s most glaring is that much of today’s

This discussion w/ @TheDuranReal and @barnes_law is worth every minute. What makes it so striking isn’t just the details, it’s the clarity of the structural diagnosis. Barnes says openly what many feel but few in mainstream media will acknowledge: “Western democracies are only

As a follow-up to my original post about Venezuela > this @Judgenap interview today w/ Sheriff David Hathaway (@JamesDavidHath1) confirms exactly what I wrote. The Sheriff is a 28-year DEA veteran who lived and worked across Latin America. A real expert revealing real facts

Gallup now has trust in the media at a record low of just 28%. Honestly, the real shock is that 28% of Americans still trust anything coming out of mainstream outlets. If you’re getting your news from TV, radio, or national daily newspapers—print or digital—you’re not being

Jessica Grose’s NYT opinion piece, “For Gen Z-ers, Work Is Now More Depressing Than Unemployment,” is an insightful and important read. Jessica captures the despair many young workers feel in today’s economy -- and she’s right to push back on the idea that Gen Z is just “lazy” or

Mainstream Media’s War on Your Mind — Venezuela Edition 🧵 1️⃣ You always know when Washington picks its next target. Not from official statements, but from the sudden chorus of headlines. Talking points echo across every outlet — “left” and “right” alike. The latest target?

When Questions Become Crimes It started with one question — simple, fair, and forbidden. Last week, an Italian journalist asked European officials why one nation is being told to rebuild what it damaged, while another faces no such demand for what it destroyed. The official

Tariffs or Sanctions? The Illusion of Reindustrialization To sell the public on tariffs, Americans were told they’d bring back industry. In reality, tariffs now function like sanctions - tools of punishment rather than production. Successive U.S. governments (sorry, your party

Pavel Durov is 100% correct - we are “running out of time to save the free internet.” * He’s not exaggerating. Look around: – The EU tried to force apps like Telegram, WhatsApp, and Signal to scan private messages before they’re even encrypted. – The UK is rolling out a

Gold at $4,000 (all time high) is a verdict on trust, and on fiat. My thoughts... The fiat monetary system is failing because trust in it is collapsing. The recent weaponization of money through sanctions, asset seizures, and exclusion has further broken that trust. But trust

Great discussion from Vince Lanci on the GoldFix podcast this past week—he nailed it when talking about how the U.S. keeps “engineering bubbles” just to keep the system alive. Some of the key points (w/ my added thoughts): The U.S. is running out of tricks. For decades, every

So....the Pentagon now wants reporters from mainstream media outlets to sign a pledge not to obtain or use “unauthorized” material — basically restricting what they can publish…and suddenly mainstream media discovers the First Amendment? For years, these same legacy media

New Report — Follow the Money: EU (and U.S.) Mainstream Media Are Both Bought and Paid For A recent article titled "How the EU Pays Mainstream Media to Promote Its Narratives" originating from @GatestoneInst and shared by @unfetterdspeech exposes how the EU quietly pays off

When Sanctions Backfire: Humanitarian Costs, Global Realignment, and Erosion of 'Western' Influence I've written several posts about the economic and political dangers of sanctions and tariffs. Now, new research in The Lancet highlights the humanitarian impacts of sanctions,

These two charts illustrate how the global economy is shifting. From 2000–2024, emerging markets like China, India, Russia, and Indonesia recorded extraordinary GDP per capita growth, while many "Western" economies — especially in Western Europe — expanded only modestly.

Fascinating infographic. Interesting how much of modern work is administrative and support functions. Basically, most jobs exist to coordinate, manage, and service. And yet while only 3 out of 100 work in 'data & tech' and 1 in media, our lives are DOMINATED by screens and a

The UK Just Moved to Capture Independent Media. Here’s Why Everyone Should Be Alarmed...... The United Kingdom passed the Online Safety Act, one of the most far-reaching pieces of internet legislation ever seen in a so-called Western “democracy.” Here’s what the UK government

The uncomfortable truth about “green” tech and mainstream media's role in greenwashing the EV industry. Americans were sold a fantasy by mainstream media: Buy an EV. Save the planet. But it’s not that simple. EVs are not a clean solution. Most power grids still run on fossil