When an average person say they’re thinking about buying something huge, they’re probably not really going to do it. When mega-billionaire Elon Musk says he’s thinking about it, he probably already has the ball rolling.
That’s why his latest Tweet about purchasing something is possibly more than just fodder for his social media fans.
Should I just buy Fox News and CNN? Probably would be best for everyone. ??
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— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 18, 2023
Musk tends to telegraph his “considerations” after deals are done or nearly done. With Twitter, for example, he took to the platform and asked what should be done about the company. On cue, the masses told him to “buy it” so a few days later he purchased nearly 10% of the company. This started the long road to his eventual purchase of the whole thing.
But what many people don’t realize is that he had already initiated the purchase of Twitter three weeks before his Tweet. That’s his modus operandi.
So is Musk going to buy Fox News? CNN? Both? We’ll see, but speculation is already ramping up.
Wow! Did you hear what I JUST HEARD? That @elonmusk is looking at BUYING Fox News?!?! VERY interesting! pic.twitter.com/Ogs4U2E1xP
— Greg Kelly (@gregkellyusa) July 18, 2023
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
