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John Hulsman's avatar

Yes, this is on the censorship side and the French response is what the east of the MSM media dream for Elon. It is trying to preserve their guild in the face of more talented challengers. Substack (thank God) is an important part of this assault on the old inept media elite, but coercion and fury lie behind what they are about

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Morning Erik, actually I think this is a related but largely separate issue. The MSM dont care in a daily way about Soros or Gates; its more as Milei puts it, that they are part of the same establishment Casta. Its not money but ideology and power that also links them. They anchors of the major networks privately see themselves as superior to the money guys, as the intellectual gate-keepers of what's going on. So though allied its less overtly moncausal

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I'm increasingly confident in our long-made political risk call: lets put it like that.

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Thanks Alistair, I've been wanting to do this one for a while; and the timing seemed perfect!

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Erik Vynckier's avatar

But who is their paymaster?

The tax-exempt foundations which cloak themselves as "saviours of the world". Soros, Gates, WEF, Blair (here in the UK) ... Time to pull their tax exemption and pull their smug mask off. They combine a tax exemption with collusive government intervention to favour their portfolios - gutless start-ups and subsidy gougers where they play their bureaucratic influence to create orders. Anyone heard about the newest BIOnTECH vaccine? Me neither.

And any abject failure in government can always get a cushy job for life with them.

Charity is the most corrupt business anywhere in the world. Once you understand how that can be, you have reached the apex of human psychology.

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Terri's avatar

This comment packs a punch in how the world works! Thank you!

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Alistair Drage's avatar

A riotous read!

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Erik Vynckier's avatar

On the Ukraine war, Telegram will tell you exactly where the front is, checked by satellite photography against videos which are shared out. That is why the Russian-Emirati CEO of Telegram is in a jail in Paris.

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