Name: Why Nobody Trusts The Media Anymore (With Gary Faust)
Uploaded: 2025-10-24T13:46:10+00:00
Duration: 29 min 35 s
Description: Gary Faust (@streetgonzo) is an independent journalist doing what mainstream media won't - getting his boots on the ground and telling the truth without filters or corporate agendas. In this conversat

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Gary Faust (@streetgonzo) is an independent journalist doing what mainstream media won't - getting his boots on the ground and telling the truth without filters or corporate agendas.

In this conversation, we dig into Gary's coverage of the Texas floods, the LA fires, and Puerto Rico's power crisis. We talk about cloud seeding, institutional media corruption, and why Gary refuses to vote to maintain his journalistic neutrality. This guy smokes in front of churches for a story and interviews actual N*zis - not because he's reckless, but because he's committed to showing you what's really happening out there.

Gary breaks down why he'll never take money from someone who tells him what to say, how institutional media pushes agendas while pretending to report news, and why the mainstream media's denial of cloud seeding dangers is complete bullshit. We also get into cultural legacies of corruption, the breakdown of trust in society, and why both sides need to stop celebrating their political opponents' suffering.

Raw. Unfiltered. Independent journalism at its finest.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Gary's Vow: "I Will Never Vote Again"
00:26 - Why People Trust Him Over Suit-And-Tie Media
01:02 - Cultural Legacies of Corruption: South Africa & Mexico
02:18 - Societies Without Trust
03:14 - Puerto Rico: Failed State or Strong Community?
03:28 - Texas Floods: Biblical Proportions
03:52 - Cloud Seeding: What Mainstream Media Won't Tell You
04:35 - 1946 to Vietnam: The History They're Hiding
05:19 - UN Outlawed It as a Weapon - Why?
05:56 - The Law of Unintended Consequences
06:27 - Sleight of Hand: When They Tell You to Look Away
06:41 - Ukrainian Assassination Attempt: Total Media Blackout
08:51 - "We're in a Low-Grade Civil War Right Now"
09:49 - The Problem with Institutional Media's Agenda
10:52 - "I Will Not Take Money to Push a Narrative"
12:24 - Gary's Journalistic Independence
13:58 - Covering Ukraine War vs Covering Texas
15:39 - PTSD, Trauma, and the Cost of Truth-Telling
17:45 - Why Gary Stopped Voting
18:33 - The Media's Double Standard on Suffering
20:17 - LA Fires: What Really Happened
21:48 - Looting, Response, and Community Resilience
23:19 - Puerto Rico's Power Pirates
24:31 - Civil War Warning: "It's Only a Matter of Time"
25:05 - Don't Lose Your Compassion for Fellow Man
25:35 - What's Next: Upcoming Documentaries
26:10 - Gonzo Journalism in Europe (Nazis, Immigration & Raw Truth)
27:12 - Where to Follow Gary's Work
27:45 - Checking Political Bias at the Door
28:16 - "I'm Just an American Journalist"
28:40 - Raw, Sincere, Emotional Truth-Telling