I can't wait to read your latest book. The Echo Machine was very informative. I sure hate that they are coming after independent media like yours. They are out to silence everyone who has common sense.
Independent media is our only hope, so it is under deep attack. Here is where we are with the traitorous MSM:
From the Congressional Record January 27, 1917: JP Morgan, Steel, Shipbuilding, and “powder” interests hired 12 high-ranking newspaper execs to determine how to “control generally the policy of the daily press” throughout the entire country.
Answer: They found it was only necessary to purchase the control of 25 of the greatest papers. …the policy of the papers was bought, to be paid for by the month; an editor was furnished for each paper to properly SUPERVISE AND EDIT INFORMATION…. This policy also included the suppression of everything in opposition to the WISHES of the interests served.”
You can draw a straight line from this revelation over a century ago to this:
“Comcast owns NBC, MSNBC, CNBC, Universal Pictures, and dozens of cable channels. Disney owns ABC, ESPN, Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, National Geographic, and just absorbed most of 21st Century Fox. Warner Bros Discovery owns CNN, HBO, the DC universe, and a sprawling empire of cable networks. Paramount Global owns CBS, Showtime, MTV, Comedy Central, and Nickelodeon. Sony controls a massive chunk of the music and film industry. And News Corp, the Murdoch empire, owns Fox News, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Post, and newspapers across three continents.
Your local news station that you think is independent? Probably owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, which controls nearly two hundred television stations across America and forces them all to read the same scripted editorials.
Your favorite newspaper? Bought up by a hedge fund or a billionaire who wanted a mouthpiece. Your streaming service? Owned by one of the six. Your social media feed? Curated by algorithms designed by Silicon Valley billionaires to keep you angry and engaged and clicking.”
The "hyperbolic titles and thumbnails" are why I almost never watch political videos on YouTube anymore. (My only other social media is Bluesky.) I do like reading your written analysis here on Substack.
Thanks for continuing to keep people informed. Journalists are hard to find these days, especially in the corporate mainstream media, whose lackluster job at calling out corruption and lies is a reason we find ourselves in the current predicament. We need to get educated and fix this mess!
David, I couldn't find you on the media offenders list, until I used your link to the page with your name. It is alarming, but not many people will see it. Insane that someone at the White House thinks this important- the sooner the bastards are gone, the better. Keep up the good work, you radical, lunatic leftist- I'm with you!
'World without Mind, The Existential Threat of Big Tech' was written in 2017 and goes back in history to the 1960's. And I am sure there were prior others, so that your book is no spotlight for any admin to get cranky about allegedly! I will see if our library has it! Thanks for sharing your brain and good attitude.
I can't wait to read your latest book. The Echo Machine was very informative. I sure hate that they are coming after independent media like yours. They are out to silence everyone who has common sense.
Appreciate your support, Sheryl!
Your so welcome
Independent media is our only hope, so it is under deep attack. Here is where we are with the traitorous MSM:
From the Congressional Record January 27, 1917: JP Morgan, Steel, Shipbuilding, and “powder” interests hired 12 high-ranking newspaper execs to determine how to “control generally the policy of the daily press” throughout the entire country.
Answer: They found it was only necessary to purchase the control of 25 of the greatest papers. …the policy of the papers was bought, to be paid for by the month; an editor was furnished for each paper to properly SUPERVISE AND EDIT INFORMATION…. This policy also included the suppression of everything in opposition to the WISHES of the interests served.”
You can draw a straight line from this revelation over a century ago to this:
“Comcast owns NBC, MSNBC, CNBC, Universal Pictures, and dozens of cable channels. Disney owns ABC, ESPN, Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, National Geographic, and just absorbed most of 21st Century Fox. Warner Bros Discovery owns CNN, HBO, the DC universe, and a sprawling empire of cable networks. Paramount Global owns CBS, Showtime, MTV, Comedy Central, and Nickelodeon. Sony controls a massive chunk of the music and film industry. And News Corp, the Murdoch empire, owns Fox News, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Post, and newspapers across three continents.
Your local news station that you think is independent? Probably owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, which controls nearly two hundred television stations across America and forces them all to read the same scripted editorials.
https://substack.com/@tritorch/note/c-205834315
Your favorite newspaper? Bought up by a hedge fund or a billionaire who wanted a mouthpiece. Your streaming service? Owned by one of the six. Your social media feed? Curated by algorithms designed by Silicon Valley billionaires to keep you angry and engaged and clicking.”
I'm surprised my name isn't on that list after my book "ALCATRAZ AWAITS: The Legacy of Donald Trump" came out. It's all over the internet.
The "hyperbolic titles and thumbnails" are why I almost never watch political videos on YouTube anymore. (My only other social media is Bluesky.) I do like reading your written analysis here on Substack.
Thanks for continuing to keep people informed. Journalists are hard to find these days, especially in the corporate mainstream media, whose lackluster job at calling out corruption and lies is a reason we find ourselves in the current predicament. We need to get educated and fix this mess!
David, I couldn't find you on the media offenders list, until I used your link to the page with your name. It is alarming, but not many people will see it. Insane that someone at the White House thinks this important- the sooner the bastards are gone, the better. Keep up the good work, you radical, lunatic leftist- I'm with you!
'World without Mind, The Existential Threat of Big Tech' was written in 2017 and goes back in history to the 1960's. And I am sure there were prior others, so that your book is no spotlight for any admin to get cranky about allegedly! I will see if our library has it! Thanks for sharing your brain and good attitude.
Amazon UK has no option to pre-order it. 😐
Pre-order is done! Looking forward to reading it.
Pre ordering!
Just curious to know if there was a filter placed in this post to see how many would notice.