This may be shocking to some of my readers, but I actually wrote for a bit for a leftist publication. I was the token conservative, quickly replaced with a David French-like milquetoast RINO after my views were deemed too “extreme.”
One article in particular, which has since been purged from the site, explained the leftist bias in corporate media. The article itself wasn’t anything special, but the responses were definitely “special.” As ludicrous as it may sound to our audience, many leftists actually believe corporate media leans RIGHT, that outlets such as Politico and NY Times gave TOO MUCH credit to Republicans.
I wish I had this tidbit of information available at the time to prove my point:
For those who missed my interview with Mike Adams, there was one comment I made that blew up my inbox. About half agreed with me. My assertion was that the Biden Bribery Scandal is far more important than the Trump indictment. In fact, I’m pretty certain the whole reason they dropped the indictment when they did is because it was supposed to keep both corporate media and conservative media focused on Trump rather than the bigger story of a sitting president who’s clearly compromised by foreign interests.
And by “pretty certain,” I mean it’s 99.98%.
But even if some, particularly on the left, disagree with my assertion, the fact that three of the biggest networks allowed zero coverage of the Biden-Burisma bombshell cannot be ignored. Even those who think it’s fake news have to admit the accusations by lawmakers on Capitol Hill is newsworthy.
When the powers-that-be want something in the news cycle buried, they throw out the juiciest meat they can find to draw attention away from the inconvenient truths they want hidden.
Independent Journalism Is Dying
Ever since President Trump’s miraculous victory, we’ve heard an incessant drumbeat about how legacy media is dying. This is true. The people have awakened to the reality that they’re being lied to by the self-proclaimed “Arbiters of Truth” for the sake of political expediency, corporate self-protection, and globalist ambitions.
But even as independent journalism rises to fill the void left by legacy media, there is still a huge challenge. Those at the top of independent media like Joe Rogan, Dan Bongino, and Tucker Carlson are thriving and rightly so. They have earned their audience and the financial rewards that come from it. They’ve taken risks and worked hard to get to where they are.
For “the rest of us,” legacy media and their proxies are making it exceptionally difficult to survive, let alone thrive. They still have a stranglehold over the “fact checkers” who have a dramatic impact on readership and viewership. YouTube, Facebook, and Google still stifle us. The freer speech platforms like Rumble and 𝕏 can only reward so many of their popular content creators. For independent journalists on the outside looking in, our only recourse is to rely on affiliates and sponsors.
But even as it seems nearly impossible to make a living, there are blessings that should not be disregarded. By highlighting strong sponsors who share our America First worldview, we have been able to make lifelong connections and even a bit of revenue to help us along. This is why we enjoy symbiotic relationships with companies like MyPillow, Jase Medical, and Promised Grounds. We help them with our recommendations and they reward us with money when our audience buys from them.
The same can be said about our preparedness sponsor, Prepper All-Naturals. Their long-term storage beef has a 25-year shelf life and is made with one ingredient: All-American Beef.
Even our faith-driven precious metals sponsor helps us tremendously while also helping Americans protect their life’s savings. We are blessed to work with them.
Independent media is the future. In many ways, that future is already here. While the phrase, “the more the merrier,” does not apply to this business because there are still some bad actors in the independent media field, there are many great ones that do not get nearly enough attention. We hope to change that one content creator at a time.
Thank you and God Bless,
JD Rucker
