About this episode
Support the show:https://www.paypal.me/Truelifepodcast?locale.x=en_USOne on One Video Call W/George https://tidycal.com/georgepmonty/60-minute-meeting📌 Receipts Research Links for “The Outrage They Manufacture”Facebook/Meta Algorithm Manipulation 1. Facebook Internal Documents (Frances Haugen Leaks)https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-facebook-files-11631713039 ∙ Wall Street Journal’s “Facebook Files” series documenting internal research showing angry reactions drive 5x more engagement 1. Facebook Memo on Polarization ∙ https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/26/21270659/facebook-division-news-feed-algorithms ∙ Internal memo discussing how polarized content increases engagementMedia Ownership Consolidation 1. Corporate Media Ownership Chart ∙ https://www.webfx.com/blog/internet/the-6-companies-that-own-almost-all-media-infographic/ ∙ Documentation of six corporations controlling 90% of American media 1. FCC Media Ownership Rules ∙ https://www.fcc.gov/media/radio/media-ownership ∙ Federal Communications Commission data on media consolidationCongressional Activity During Distraction Cycles 1. RESTRICT Act (2023) ∙ https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/686 ∙ Full text of the act passed with minimal coverage during TikTok controversy 1. 2024 NDAA Passage ∙ https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2670 ∙ $886 billion defense bill passed during media distraction cycles 1. Congressional Voting Records ∙ https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes ∙ Track what actually passes during major media controversiesCorporate Consolidation During Outrage Cycles 1. BlackRock Housing Acquisitions ∙ https://www.wsj.com/articles/if-you-sell-a-house-these-days-the-buyer-might-be-a-pension-fund-11617544801 ∙ Documentation of institutional investors buying single-family homes 1. Invitation Homes Corporate Ownership ∙ https://www.invi
