The Great Distraction: What They Don’t Want You to See
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The noise is everywhere. Stories pour out of EVERY feed, EVERY scroll, EVERY notification, all fighting for your attention while the REAL NEWS quietly disappears beneath the surface.
This week, I’m pulling the curtain back on what I call THE GREAT DISTRACTION.
It’s not a theory. It’s a playbook. The headlines you see are meant to keep you looking one way while the REAL STORY unfolds somewhere else.
THE GREAT DISTRACTION is not just about politics. It’s about control. It’s how power hides behind outrage, how chaos becomes a tool, and how we’re trained to chase the loudest story while the quiet ones rewrite the rules of our lives.
Every day we’re hit with scandal, spectacle, and noise. Some of it’s true, some of it’s theater, but all of it serves a purpose. It keeps the public arguing over trivia while decisions that shape our future happen out of sight.
In this episode, I’m breaking down how it works. You’ll hear the pattern in the timing of headlines, the repetition of fear, and the art of distraction that runs deeper than most realize.
This isn’t about taking sides. It’s about AWARENESS. Once you see the structure, you can’t unsee it. You begin to understand how misdirection operates in plain view and why the biggest stories almost never make the loudest sound.
THE GREAT DISTRACTION is more than another headline. It’s a mirror held up to a country that has learned to mistake noise for truth.
Don’t fall for THE GREAT DISTRACTION. Because if you do, GAME OVER.
We ALL lose.
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Chapters
1. Cold Open And Setup (00:00:00)
2. Welcome And Show Framing (00:00:12)
3. Personal Note And Shorter Runtime (00:00:33)
4. Introducing The Great Distraction (00:00:52)
5. Media Misdirection And Noise (00:02:15)
6. Spectacle Over Substance (00:03:16)
7. Shutdown Blame And Health Care (00:05:43)
8. Fear Narratives And Power Expansion (00:07:34)
9. Cost Of Living Versus Medicare Bite (00:08:22)
10. Don’t Fall For The Distraction (00:09:25)
11. Listener Feedback Invitation (00:09:36)
12. News From The Edge Of Sanity (00:09:36)
13. The Great Spanish Chair Heist (00:09:53)
14. Lansing’s Halloween Dog Parade (00:12:38)
15. Closing, Contacts, And Sign Off (00:15:19)
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