While I don't think the Tenet organization are Russian assets or anything...from the very start they handled their organization ineptly, and wasted their talent.
And them not addressing this issue, while I think every individual creator has addressed it, is a pretty bad look. Tenet should have put out a video immediately; either from Chen, or someone on the channel...probably someone big like Tim Pool. Tenet management should have just told Tim to address the issue on the Tenet channel.
The only one I'd fully trust on this, though, is Matt Christiansen...and as a smaller creator it sounds like he wasn't even in the know in the slightest. The whole thing is a mess, and I wish Tenet was behaving sanely and telling people what is up. But, again, they've been retarded from the very start.
Honestly, I can buy that Chen is the issue here and everyone else was in the dark. Considering they were all blindsided and it sounds like the money stayed with Chen, it is probably the most believable outcome. And it looks like most of the people tangentially related like Tim, Dave Rubin, and Benny Johnson (the three I checked) are still fine and still have their channels.
That said, on the other hand, I absolutely do not doubt that this is a political hit job. Since it seems that it is starting to dawn on the powers that be that Trump is more likely than not going to win, so they are setting up Russiagate 2.0 to try and stymie him right off the rip. But I dont think it will work as well this time around.
And it looks like most of the people tangentially related like Tim, Dave Rubin, and Benny Johnson (the three I checked) are still fine and still have their channels.
We live in a time of guilt by association. I wouldn't say they're safe yet.
The DOJ's own indictment said the the contributors weren't implicated.
Southern has been silent, she and Chen go back farther than anyone else so maybe she knew something but I think they kept that hidden from everyone including White Lauren.
I'm still not even convinced any of this is true. I'm not ready to throw Chen under the bus, although I agree she's most likely to be involved, if there's anything to be involved in.
Also, I think if there's something at all, it was likely Russians working for the US. If the allegations are true, it's weird they tried so hard to get Tim Pool and the like onboard, but didn't ask him for anything. If there's even half-truths here, the whole thing was still a massive setup. They potentially created a phony organization, just to try to ruin independent political commentary, and big names like Tim Pool specifically.
If the allegations are true, it's weird they tried so hard to get Tim Pool and the like onboard, but didn't ask him for anything.
That's the funny thing, it's not like any of the hires seemed to have a shift in beliefs or start talking about stuff they weren't talking about before. Other than Matt & Tayler they all had pretty big followings before and pretty much everyone knew who they were, so it's not like this gave them some big platform.
So what was their plan exactly??
Step 1. Fund new media company
Step 2. ?????
Step 3. Trick Westerners into loving glorious Russia
Which just goes to show the story is not what they're trying to say, and these people were targets of an attack, not targets of a con to spread propaganda for a foreign power. This is character assassination; they were never asked to do anything, and my have been tangentially connected to foreigners. And the US government was either directly involved, or at the very least let it happen and continue to happen, until the most convenient time to "expose" them.
Again, character assassination, and an attack on all independent media.
While I don't think the Tenet organization are Russian assets or anything...from the very start they handled their organization ineptly, and wasted their talent.
And them not addressing this issue, while I think every individual creator has addressed it, is a pretty bad look. Tenet should have put out a video immediately; either from Chen, or someone on the channel...probably someone big like Tim Pool. Tenet management should have just told Tim to address the issue on the Tenet channel.
The only one I'd fully trust on this, though, is Matt Christiansen...and as a smaller creator it sounds like he wasn't even in the know in the slightest. The whole thing is a mess, and I wish Tenet was behaving sanely and telling people what is up. But, again, they've been retarded from the very start.
Maybe Lauren Chen cannot put out a statement because the DOJ is throwing lawfare charges at her like its some kind of Whitmer fake kidnapping?
(Matt Christiansen has a great weekly youtube show that I can recommend to everyone. )
From my understanding, Lauren isn't being charged at all. It's two Russians, and she's named in the context of the indictment.
Honestly, I can buy that Chen is the issue here and everyone else was in the dark. Considering they were all blindsided and it sounds like the money stayed with Chen, it is probably the most believable outcome. And it looks like most of the people tangentially related like Tim, Dave Rubin, and Benny Johnson (the three I checked) are still fine and still have their channels.
That said, on the other hand, I absolutely do not doubt that this is a political hit job. Since it seems that it is starting to dawn on the powers that be that Trump is more likely than not going to win, so they are setting up Russiagate 2.0 to try and stymie him right off the rip. But I dont think it will work as well this time around.
We live in a time of guilt by association. I wouldn't say they're safe yet.
The DOJ's own indictment said the the contributors weren't implicated.
Southern has been silent, she and Chen go back farther than anyone else so maybe she knew something but I think they kept that hidden from everyone including White Lauren.
I'm still not even convinced any of this is true. I'm not ready to throw Chen under the bus, although I agree she's most likely to be involved, if there's anything to be involved in.
Also, I think if there's something at all, it was likely Russians working for the US. If the allegations are true, it's weird they tried so hard to get Tim Pool and the like onboard, but didn't ask him for anything. If there's even half-truths here, the whole thing was still a massive setup. They potentially created a phony organization, just to try to ruin independent political commentary, and big names like Tim Pool specifically.
This is a censorship op, no questions about it.
That's the funny thing, it's not like any of the hires seemed to have a shift in beliefs or start talking about stuff they weren't talking about before. Other than Matt & Tayler they all had pretty big followings before and pretty much everyone knew who they were, so it's not like this gave them some big platform.
So what was their plan exactly??
Step 1. Fund new media company
Step 2. ?????
Step 3. Trick Westerners into loving glorious Russia
Which just goes to show the story is not what they're trying to say, and these people were targets of an attack, not targets of a con to spread propaganda for a foreign power. This is character assassination; they were never asked to do anything, and my have been tangentially connected to foreigners. And the US government was either directly involved, or at the very least let it happen and continue to happen, until the most convenient time to "expose" them.
Again, character assassination, and an attack on all independent media.
They were also using FISA to spy on everyone, apparently.
Calling Lauren Southern "White Lauren" might be a bit disingenuous.
She's Canadian of Danish ancestry, doesn't get much whiter than that.
I've never seen any real proof Lauren is a crypto-Jew, but anyone with credible rumors of hooking up with Destiny is pretty much suspect on anything
Swedes would like a word… /s
But also, other Scandis do genuinely seem to see Danes as more… Swarthy, and they do have somewhat of a point, lol.
Not that “swarthy” means much, in reality, but nonetheless…
It's strange that there hasn't been a sanitized public statement from Chen's lawyers yet.