UNPLUG FROM DISTRACTION

Keep in mind, the news media are not independent; they are a sort of bulletin board and public relations firm for the ruling class, the people who run things.

— George Carlin

UNPLUG FROM DISTRACTION

THE MEDIA KEEP US

PLUGGED INTO OUR DISTORTED REALITY

Distraction draws our attention to

noise and nonsense

and keep us from focusing on our biggest problems

Get Unplugged

This is Why It's Almost Impossible to Trust the Mainstream Media Now

Monica Harris

Apr 24, 2021
7 min

This is Why It's Almost Impossible to Trust the Mainstream Media Now

Journalists are giving us news and “facts” based on self-interest and groupthink Not long after the world locked down last year, a story...

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Monica Harris

Oct 28, 2020
7 min

Who's Checking the Fact Checkers?

Mainstream media insists they're giving us the "real" facts. But where are they getting them from? Once upon a time in America, it was...

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Anyone Who Thinks Democracy Wasn't in Big Trouble Until Now Hasn't Been Paying Attention

Monica Harris

Oct 8, 2020
7 min

Anyone Who Thinks Democracy Wasn't in Big Trouble Until Now Hasn't Been Paying Attention

Our freedoms were on life support long before Trump showed up. But no one was freaking out. America is in panic mode. The desperate pleas...

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Why Are We Still Listening To Mainstream News?

Monica Harris

May 15, 2020
10 min

Why Are We Still Listening To Mainstream News?

Corporations and billionaires own the media we're supposed to "trust" to keep us “informed.” This is insanity.

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Monica Harris

Apr 19, 2019
8 min

Facebook Thinks I'm Dangerous

There's MUCH more to th market turmoil than meets the eye

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Why I Dropped Out And Ditched The American Dream

Monica Harris

Mar 14, 2019
8 min

Why I Dropped Out And Ditched The American Dream

I used to be an executive at a Fortune 500 company. Now I raise chickens and goats in Montana. No, I'm not crazy.

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Election 2020 Is Just Around The Corner. Got Xanax?

Monica Harris

Jan 31, 2019
8 min

Election 2020 Is Just Around The Corner. Got Xanax?

Every four years, millions of people head to the polls, voting for “change” they never get. Is this democracy or insanity?

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I awakened to the illusions,
ditched corporate America,
and found happiness in the Montana woods