As barricades and parade bleachers have gone up in Washington, D.C., so have the nation’s expectations for the incoming Trump administration to right what many see as the wrongs of the outgoing Biden administration — whether it’s the crisis at the southern border, transgender ideology targeting our youth, or the weaponization of government against its citizens.
That latter concern dominated the confirmation hearing last week for President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for attorney general, Pam Bondi.
On Wednesday, Missouri Senator Josh Hawley (R) honed in on the Biden Justice Department’s “unprecedented attack and campaign against people of faith.” Hawley asked Bondi, the former attorney general of Florida, whether she would reverse course on a weaponization that has trampled Americans’ rights, leaving them to fear their own government. Bondi committed to ending that hostility toward Christians.
Her pledge carries global importance. Over the last four years, our government’s oppression of Christians at home, along with failed foreign policies, have had deadly repercussions abroad. Two recent reports by organizations tracking religious persecution indicate a sharp rise in global violence against Christians. According to Open Doors International, 380 million Christians faced persecution and discrimination in 2024 — 15 million more than in 2023.
Another study from Global Christian Relief names Nigeria as the most dangerous country for Christians, with nearly 10,000 killed last year. […]
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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
