Part 3 of 3 part mini-series on Supporting Independent Media as part of the People’s Playbook
Last time I covered all the Substack sources I follow. In this message I’ll share who I follow from other sources, using the principles I covered in the first part.
Interwoven throughout this will be a discussion of how to support independent media in a variety of ways that these people and platforms utilize.
My Top Intel Sources
For longtime readers, many of these sources will be familiar as I used their work in many of my pandemic writings.
Solari Report with Catherine Austin Fitts
I would rank this as my top source of intel. Funnily enough, I was recommended it originally by a customer of mine that happened to work in military intelligence previously. Fitts was a former United States Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Housing during the Presidency of George H.W. Bush. She was an insider, that through a series of events because she didn’t play ball, got pushed out. She is great at bringing the big picture of corruption together, with a big focus on economics since that is a huge piece of the puzzle.
Here website is run as a membership site. There is the digital option but also the print option where the quarterly Solari Report is delivered. I devour each issue as soon as it arrives. In addition to the quarterly and yearly wrap-ups, there are videos every week. Some content is available for free.
The Highwire
I first heard of Del Bigtree when he spoke at a health conference, I attended many years ago. I’ve since found his show, which I listen to as a podcast regularly, to be some of the best data on the subject. It is focused first and foremost on vaccines but touches on related subjects.
In addition to being journalists, they’re seeking to “make the news” in that they partner with lawyers that bring suits against medical corruption and our captured agencies.
Behind this news show is the non-profit charity organization Informed Consent Action Network, or ICAN. I donate on a monthly basis to this cause. These funds go to producing the weekly show as well as the legal action they take. I’ll talk more about how charities such as this play into the People’s Playbook another time.
Children’s Health Defense
The other big player in the vaccine debate that I follow is Children’s Health Defense, run by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. They also cover environmental issues, EMF’s and the like. The website is rich with detailed articles and their newsletter, The Defender, is worth signing up for.
Children’s Health Defense is also a non-profit charity organization, one that I donate to monthly.
They’ve also recently got into the book publishing business as well. RFK Jr’s. The Real Anthony Fauci was the top selling book across the USA for some time, without any institutional support.
Unlimited Hangout with Whitney Webb
Whitney Webb is one of my favorite investigative journalists that I donate too, just because her work is so good. Her website is named after the inverse of the limited hangout concept I covered in the first part of this series. Both the articles there and her podcast are phenomenal.
I originally found her work when learning about Jeffrey Epstein. On that note I’m anxiously awaiting the arrival of her just released two volume book One Nation Under Blackmail, that covers not only Epstein but the history of such operations.
We Are Change with Luke Rudkowski
Luke Rudkowski made a name for himself by getting in the faces of the elite and asking hard questions such as Henry Kissenger, Dick Cheney and more. He even went to Epstein’s Island.
Mostly he does an almost daily show of about 10-15 minutes that covers the headlines of the outrageous stuff going on.
He also operates a membership site which includes a second daily show, a forum and other useful stuff. He’s also got the biggest selection of shirts with a statement I’ve ever seen which is constantly growing too.
The Corbett Report
James Corbett has been doing independent news for a long time now. I greatly admire the depth of references he’ll put on every single video. His long form videos are scripted out, but then include references for every tiny bit. It’s how news ought to be done.
He offers a membership which is really pretty much just a donation. There are also DVD’s and a new offering, Mass Media: A History, which would be useful as a crash course for anyone wanting to understand how media works. And some of his other free documentaries are great starting points for the other side of history too.
Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying/DarkHorse Podcast
They are mainstream adjacent. But I find it useful to view people slowly wake-up to the level of corruption in our society.
They have a Patreon which includes a Discord with Q&A. The podcast also features advertising. Just by watching or listening you help their numbers which pays them to put out their show.
Project Veritas
This is a great place in that they make news in the way of being a great outlet for true whistleblowers, hidden recordings and more. A lot of big stories come out of Project Veritas these days.
They’re a charity organization that is funded fully by donations. James O’Keefe has also written a number of books. I read American Muckraker which I found quite interesting.
Some Additional Points
Now, all these people are “conspiracy theorists.” All would be labelled right wing, even though several were die-hard democrats and liberals at an earlier point.
How is this parallax? Well, after all my digging, I’m not interested in following any mainstream viewpoints that are easily seen to be propaganda. I still follow some mainstream adjacent. In either case, since many of these cover the craziness of the mainstream, that still comes through.
You might be asking where do I find the time to follow all of this? Speed reading, and watching videos/listening to podcasts at 2.5-3X speed certainly helps. Here’s a report I did on how to do those.
But it’s still a lot. I’m still working on balancing
Funding Sources of Independent Media
I wanted to wrap up with a review of what we’ve seen as ways to support independent media.
- Paid Substack subscriptions
- Patreon or other platforms (warning that Patreon has been known to censor so not recommended)
- Advertising through podcasts
- Membership sites
- Donations
- Book sales
- DVD’s/Info course sales
- Shirt or other gear sales
Whether it is a donation or a membership, recurring payments tend to help out the most because everyone has ongoing expenses.
Many of these people accept cryptocurrency donations, due to its censorship-resistant nature as well.
This boils down to this concept. If we want to see better news then it is worth paying for. Getting things for free is part of what has gotten us in this mess.
Even if you don’t have money, you can always say “thank you” and “good job.” Those kind of comments are fuel sometimes more powerful than money in want can be a tough job.
Questions for you, dear reader. What are your favorites intel sources? What if any other models have you seen for funding?