this may be a lil long apologies in advance…
re "dead eyes"
i used to turn on CNN late nights in the 90's to catch sports scores on the bottom ticker
this was the start .
i would get up and CNN would still be on and i would just leave it , this went on for a few months and then 911 happened
now i was full zombie CNN 24/7
keep in mind i was NEVER a news channel watcher at most local 30 mins
i kept watching CNN years without question
after i moved the "control" was broken i had no cable for a long stretch
looking backward i have wondered about control frequencies through the TV for some kind of mind control , i suspect weaker people like this lady pictured go full tilt for this reason .