THOUGHTS About The News.

Previously posted on my Facebook Page.

I reckon, actors and actresses earn more these days, compared with the past before there was streaming TV. Performers earn anywhere from minimum scale rates of $1,246 per day up to $4+ million per episode, depending entirely on their industry status, billing, and the show's platform. Since there’s a dog (or cat) in many shows and movies these days, they also earn good money: Most animal actors today earn between $250 and $1,000 per day of filming! But you should google how much Taylor Swift’s cats earn! 🎥📹📽

I guess not many know, so they ask: “Are activists paid?” Of course, most are. It is a job. I was. All mass protest moves are organized and there had to be people who accomplish them. No civil disobedience activity is implemented at random. Those are done by NGOs or non-profits, which are institutionally-funded, mostly by organizations that (usually) pursue an advocacy agenda. Politics, ideologies. These days, those memes and stuff on Social Media? Of course, those are made by people who have been paid. 

       This: Meme-makers make an average of $45,422 to $100,501 per year in corporate or full-time roles, while freelance and independent "memelords" can make anywhere from $10 to $30,000+ per individual sponsored post depending heavily on their follower count. ✊✊✊

Yahoo: “More than 2,000 people are now sick in a parasite outbreak as officials hunt the source.” News adds that more than 2,000 people across at least 21 states are sick with cyclosporiasis, a foodborne illness caused by the Cyclospora parasite–that is typically tied to contaminated fresh produce like leafy greens, cilantro, basil, or raspberries. Symptoms: Sudden, severe, and watery "explosive" diarrhea, as well as stomach cramps, nausea, bloating, and fatigue. Okay.

      Here: Big Pharma profits in the U.S. reached record highs, with the top 10 drugmakers generating over $130 billion in net earnings in 2025. But they are not really “content” with that profit number. Exponential spike in profit is a no-brainer.

      This year, American drug companies are experiencing surging profits and revenues, primarily driven by skyrocketing demand for weight-loss (GLP-1) metabolic therapies. Hint: Johnson & Johnson is on track to hit an unprecedented milestone of $100.5 billion in guided sales for 2026, globally. (You know that “trends” in America, narrated on the internet, is a worldwide pitch.) 🩺💉🩺

CNN: “Teen's death after July 4 boat trip fuels speculation, grief and racial tension.” The story and how it is racially angled: “The death of 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells, a Black college athlete, after a July 4 boat trip with white friends to Horn Island, Mississippi, has sparked widespread grief, internet speculation, and racial tension. His body was found July 6, with his family's civil rights attorneys calling for a deeper probe.”

       Law enforcement investigation is clearly blurred, redirected, or worse, ruined by how the media does its own probe or reporting. That’s just how journalism evolved in the 21st century. Need I say more? 🤨😞🤨

Yahoo: “Trump says he 'will not sign' bipartisan housing bill in 'PROTEST'.” Yes, the word protest is in all-caps. You dig? Hint: President Trump is reportedly withholding his endorsement in protest of the Senate's failure to pass the SAVE America Act. That’d be a present participle of future tense. Yet we know that this is no-brainer politics. Deliberation strategy, Congress whips, legislative lobby, and stuff. But the internet media tosses us every little thing that happens in the halls of power, play by play a-la an NBA game in real time. 

       That’s fine but then the “news” at the moment is angled primarily to serve a partisan purpose. Or a demonization trajectory versus POTUS. Meanwhile, do we really talk about details of the “housing bill” or the SAVE America Act? The media accentuates the Trump angle to rabble-rouse a Left vs. Right caterwaul, yet a real policy discussion is ignored. 🏛🗽🏛