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Streaming services are relatively new, and the business model isn’t fully understood by most folks, sometimes even by those on the inside of the industry. But the way Netflix works and operates has set them up to become a knowing or unknowing pipeline for easily produced propaganda. Early on when Netflix first started it’s streaming service it was able to secure rights to movies and TV shows on the cheap. Most studios didn’t realize the…

If watching the latest dystopian sci-fi thriller wasn’t immersive enough for you, the people behind the defunct Moviepass app have something new for you. Due to the fact that people’s attention sometimes wanders when watching the latest commercial for yet another big-pharma product or fast food creation, Moviepass has invented new eye tracking technology to solve the problem. Users will get access to free movies on the app, but eye tracking will confirm they watch…

As the Super Bowl, the largest betting event in America, is just around the corner, some shocking news has come out about the NFL and the possibility of game-rigging. It’s not just Super Bowl Sunday though. Many states have legalized sports betting or are planning to. It will most likely be legal nationwide within a few years. So with so many Americans risking money by betting on games, it matters that those games are played…

Tucked away in Pfizer’s risk disclosure sections of its Q4 earnings report were some interesting tidbits of information that may suggest Pfizer is preparing for the release of their clinical trial data, which is currently being fought over in the courts. As you remember, the FDA wanted to wait until the year 2096 to release all the trial data documents regarding the Pfizer vaccine. It has since turned into a court battle which is currently…

In what is actually very good news, at least for now, it appears as though the era of monolithic social media platforms is over. Not long ago, Jack Dorsey stepped down from Twitter to work full-time on Square. More recently, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook as a company is now known as Meta, and he wants to transition to a focus around virtual reality, which he calls the metaverse. Then just a week ago, the…

As the cancel machine switches gears and moves from vaccine “misinformation” allegations to allegations of racism, the Joe Rogan situation is most likely reaching some sort of climax. As we’ve outlined here, Spotify can’t really afford to ditch Joe Rogan. They were not profitable until very recently, and it was all because of new advertising revenue from podcasting. Of course, since Rogan is the biggest podcast on earth, that makes him a big part of…

With GoFundMe in the news for their decision to ban the Canadian trucker convoy fundraiser, it’s important to remember this isn’t the only time this predatory company has done wrong. In fact, even if you ignore their ideologically-driven unfairness, their main offense is much worse. GoFundMe takes advantage of the sick and mourning on a daily basis. Over 30% of GoFundMe’s fundraisers are for funeral or medical expenses. You can safely say these people who…

It’s interesting how differently people perceive Elon Musk and Bill Gates. Musk is almost a prophet to many and an idol to others, while Gates is considered one of the most evil people on the planet by virtually everybody other than the mainstream media. So are these two billionaires who are the wealthiest men on earth really that different? The answer is obviously no, but it’s because Elon Musk is much more adept at using…

With all the talk of Joe Rogan and Spotify lately, I thought it may be interesting to look into the numbers and see how much Spotify really needs Rogan. It’s quite easy to say without much study that Rogan doesn’t really need Spotify. He was happy to take their offer of $100 million, but his fame and reach is so large now, he could easily stream from his own website and make tens of millions…

It’s something you heard over and over again for the past two years. The fact that hospitals were right at capacity and staff shortages were causing front line medical workers to burn out. Well, that’s only partially true. As it wasn’t covid that did that, it was the takeover of the medical industry by private equity firms over the years that have caused hospitals to be run like fast-food restaurants to maximize profits with minimal…