Wind chills hovered in the teens on Monday morning in the nation’s capital as President-elect Donald J. Trump prepared to take the presidential oath of office inside the more comfortable U.S. Capitol Rotunda. It was fitting it was so frigid in Washington, D.C., on this Inauguration Day. Democrats had long thought it would be a cold day in hell before Republican Trump would be elected president again.
But here he was, the man the left loves to hate, being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States.
‘I Was Saved by God’
Let’s face it, a lot of Trump Derangement Syndrome sufferers believed the 45th president would be in prison by Jan. 20, 2025, a day Trump in his inaugural address — for so many reasons — declared as “Liberation Day.” Plenty of MAGA conservatives rightly worried, too, that this great drainer of the swamp, the disrupter of the deep state, wouldn’t make it to this moment.
But by the grace of God and a fragment of an inch, Donald Trump stood before his fellow Americans and raised his right hand to once again “solemnly swear to faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States.” Political redemption and the sweet, sweet revenge of success? Sure. The hand of providence? Trump absolutely believes so, and so do many of his supporters.
“I was saved by God to make America Great Again,” he said to a standing ovation from his family and friends. Cameras panned to the president’s wife, First Lady Melania Trump, and their son, Barron, who fervently nodded. His political opponents, who have spent the better part of the past decade trying to destroy him, kept their seats, their eyes filled with a mix of disdain and loss. […]
— Read More: thefederalist.com
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.
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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
