Before Trump, before Russiagate, before the entire media-industrial complex turned into a weapon of mass deception, there was Deflategate—a prequel to the modern information war. In The Book of Trump: Chapter 4 - Narrative Seeding, GhostofBPH, Burning Bright, and Jon Herold break down how the corporate media’s playbook was perfected on Tom Brady long before they aimed it at Trump.
From fabricated science to a sham investigation, the NFL and its media cronies colluded to take down Brady in a scandal that eerily mirrors Trump’s political persecution. But what they didn’t count on? The rise of Barstool Sports—a decentralized, first-principles media outlet that broke ESPN’s monopoly and set the stage for outlets like Badlands Media.
Join us as we connect the dots between sports, media warfare, and the ongoing battle for truth. Oh, and yes—Peyton Manning was the NFL’s golden boy, and no, ESPN still doesn’t want you to have fun.