Frequently Asked Questions Why this site? Because we form opinions based on what we absorb from a failed "news delivery system," the mass media here in the USA. Then you vote! Why is the real news so negative and depressing? As the corporate mass media divert us from the real news, many important stories are filtered. Sorry to say many important headlines expose the ugly truth. Are you republicans or democrats? Lets find out together... at these tests:    test #1 very easy    test #2 almost as easy    test #3 a bit longer, but more accurate Why does it appear the real news oppose the current president - government As the corporate news media divert & entertain us - obscuring the real news, many important stories are filtered. Sorry to say important real news exposes the ugly truth behind the mask over our government - corporations. The ABC, AOL, CBS, CNN, Fox, NBC,  MSNBC etc. links did not work. We assume you are currently exposed to some extent to these fake news outlets, as we all are. This is the problem! What about PBS? Although PBS/NPR may appear open and neutral, they fall under what may be called "left gate keeper." - Only revealing enough real news not to be lumped into the ABC / CBS / AOL / Faux news corp. See above. Patriotic? (for USA users) If we were not, when why would we care what our country is doing? Are you secretly funded yet another unnamed multinational corporation? No, we are 100% user funded. Where do you get your news? See our links page. What do we mean by 100% user funded? Individual contributor/members provide the income source, as opposed to advertising and/or corporate - government sponsors. Understand, we do not monitor the bank accounts of these sources. Why not trust the Government? Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely the puppets of the military industrial complex. Always has, always will. Why do you overlook blah blah and yada yada news? We can't do it all. See the news links section. Where is the good news? Good news can be found in many places if you look. Our goal is not to entertain you, only to help save us all. How can I help or make a difference? Take action, see our now what section. Where will my donation and purchase funds go? Any and all income generated by sales items or donations go directly to site promotion and web hosting costs. See the Our Stuff and donations page for the latest update on our advertising campaigns. Why is some news on the site old? It is our not our intent to provide the latest news here. Check out the news links section or the ABCs of news on the home page for current news. We also believe recent news is still meaningful and relevant. History has a way of repeating. Will "we" learn anything? Are we doomed? You may or may not be, but for the kids and grand kids, please see the now what page. Still having doubts?  Check this out. How can someone believe in mutation (as in the current bird flu issue) and have any doubts about evolution? Good question.. .  .   . How did you wake up? We became involved in a local drinking water issue. (like how much lead, arsenic and radioactive toxins are added to drinking water) This opened our eyes to the workings of government - corporations. Naturally we were fully exposed to the so called "alternative media" at that time. Have a question? Submit it at the contact page.