We start with a quick discussion of the solar eclipse and its various peculiarities, touch on the parasitic ruling class obsession with symbolism and rituals, then deep dive into the state of journalism and its relationship with corporate interests in the US. We highlight our concern that the media is dominated by corporate interests, leading to a lack of quality journalism and the suppression of important information. Looking at the way issues are presented in articles and seeing how it's sensationalized to appeal to emotional keywords rather than addressing more life impacting issues. High praise to journalists Whitney Webb and James O'Keefe for their investigative reporting and undercover journalism and isn't it weird how so many good journalists are being labelled as right-wingers by the establishment media? People like Glenn Greenwald and Matt Taibbi branded as right-wingers despite being left-leaning? That label is used as a slur to discredit their messages rather than focusing on the content of their reporting. We also needed to talk about the shift of the left from its historical anti-war, pro-free-speech stance to a more pro-war, pro-censorship stance while highlighting the hypocrisy of those who claim to be left-wing but espouse conservative values. In the midst of it all is the Smith Mundt Modernization Act and its implications on the legalization of propaganda.