Skill Level: Beginner
What this tool is
This guide teaches you how to recognize and resist intentional distraction campaigns used by authoritarian systems when accountability threatens people in power. These tactics flood the public with simultaneous crises — foreign conflicts, culture-war bait, procedural delays — so that truth-seeking collapses under exhaustion.
Why this matters right now
As transparency around the Epstein files is repeatedly delayed and U.S. policy toward Venezuela is reshaped by ego, oil interests, and political revenge, distraction becomes the shield. When attention splinters, accountability dies quietly. This guide helps you stay focused when that fragmentation is the point.
Why this tool is important
Fascism thrives on confusion, not persuasion. If people cannot track timelines, remember facts, or connect patterns, power never has to answer questions. Maintaining focus — especially across domestic impunity and foreign policy manipulation — is an act of resistance.
Step-by-step: How to use this guide
- Choose one primary thread to follow
Pick one issue (Epstein transparency or Venezuela democracy) and commit to tracking it deeply instead of skimming everything. - Save primary sources immediately
Archive court filings, timelines, and investigative reporting before links disappear, get paywalled, or are reframed. - Watch for delay language
Missed deadlines, “ongoing reviews,” and vague national-security claims are classic stall tactics. Document them. - Track who benefits from distraction
Ask who avoids scrutiny when attention shifts. Power always leaves fingerprints. - Limit outrage intake
Outrage cycles burn energy. Set boundaries so anger fuels action, not paralysis. - Share receipts, not rumors
Amplify verified reporting and documented timelines. Fascism feeds on speculation — starve it. - Return to the record
When a new scandal erupts, deliberately circle back to the unresolved one. Memory is resistance.