Ultra-MAGA influencer Rogan O’Handley, AKA DC_Draino, was among the gang of social media influencers handpicked by the administration to pimp Pam Bondi’s fake “Epstein Files” binder hoax in February of last year — the first failed attempt at gaslighting the public of many to come — only to have the stunt blow up in their faces when it became immediately clear that:
Yes, suspicious timing indeed. However, the problem with fraud is very, very real. It's not confined to the wretched Somali community either. Ask anyone who has worked at an insurance agency (medical, auto, home) which communities have the highest rates of fraud. It's overwhelmingly immigrant communities from certain parts of Africa and South Asia.
These groups are draining untold billions of dollars from the public in a perverse form of wealth redistribution (or shadow taxation). If the medical insurance system is paying out hundreds of millions per state in payments for phantom services, that's a real problem. It enriches criminals and diverts money that should have gone to people in need.
The problem is not just American, by the way. There was a study done in a Canadian province (covered up by the media) showing that 20% of all health care transactions were likely fraudulent. Given that healthcare is about 50% of the provincial budget, that means that at least 10% of the entire budget is being lost to fraud.
The US economy was in much better shape pre-COVID lockdowns. Billionaires might be pushing this for their own interests (and it might be useful for certain foreign interests), but dealing with this issue is long overdue. There needs to be a massive push to clean up all welfare programs.
Always useful to ask "who benefits", but it's time to deport a crap ton of people from communities that are nothing but a negative.
As for the business model and billionaire funding, James O’Keefe was way ahead of the curve and he took in some “friendly” investors who nailed him to a cross. They are still crucifying him.
Poverty and lack of cash generally stimulate innovation. Too much resource creates space for doubt, debate, moderation and dilution.
Adding sponsors introduces extra opinions and inhibits “rash” adventurism.
And no-one needs $20k a month to do solo citizen journalism with a mobile phone. Kinda shows where DC Draino’s head is at.
I’m skint so can’t subsidize you.
Apologies.
I’d love to know how you got (deservedly) to be masthead featured as a contributor on ZeroHedge. You always write well on a topic that’s one step ahead of the news cycle: I guess that means you are devouring news & current affairs 24x7
Exceptional analysis on media capture dynamics. The billionaire funding question cuts deeper than most people realize bc it's not about explicit editorial control but structural dependency. Once a journalist knows their next paycheck depends on maintaining favorable narratives, self-censorship becomes automatic. I've seen this play out in my previous reporting gigs where sponsors never had to say anything, we just internalized their boundaries. The Somali story timing is too perfect, almost like someone needed to refuel the outrage economy right when other scandals were losing steam.
Save perhaps for Peter Thiel, Elon Musk is the worst of them all. He's been grooming us to take the brain chip for years. His ancestry is of the highest technocrat pedigree, and he's been propagandizing us that "you're already in a simulation anyway bro" and "we have to keep up with the AI to not be its pet" for years.
the somali expose is small beer compared to the mother of all distractions.
the war in venezuela is the made-for-tv uber moad. is it legal? is it for the oil? the nobel prizewinner, the show trials, this nonsense will go on forever.
what could be so important to trump's handlers? this completely unnecessary war will send the last bit of his maga support swirling down the toilet.
my money is on gaza. the final stage of the genocide cannot be allowed even a single front page headline. it will necessarily be far more brutal than what has happened so far.
the massive somali grift was just an appetizer. the main course is venezuela. alt and 'real' media will feast while ignoring the thousands of babies set on fire and buried in mass graves so that project sunrise can begin construction.
Yes, suspicious timing indeed. However, the problem with fraud is very, very real. It's not confined to the wretched Somali community either. Ask anyone who has worked at an insurance agency (medical, auto, home) which communities have the highest rates of fraud. It's overwhelmingly immigrant communities from certain parts of Africa and South Asia.
These groups are draining untold billions of dollars from the public in a perverse form of wealth redistribution (or shadow taxation). If the medical insurance system is paying out hundreds of millions per state in payments for phantom services, that's a real problem. It enriches criminals and diverts money that should have gone to people in need.
The problem is not just American, by the way. There was a study done in a Canadian province (covered up by the media) showing that 20% of all health care transactions were likely fraudulent. Given that healthcare is about 50% of the provincial budget, that means that at least 10% of the entire budget is being lost to fraud.
The US economy was in much better shape pre-COVID lockdowns. Billionaires might be pushing this for their own interests (and it might be useful for certain foreign interests), but dealing with this issue is long overdue. There needs to be a massive push to clean up all welfare programs.
Always useful to ask "who benefits", but it's time to deport a crap ton of people from communities that are nothing but a negative.
It’s a coincidence, Ben. Happenstance.
The timing was right, the stars aligned.
As for the business model and billionaire funding, James O’Keefe was way ahead of the curve and he took in some “friendly” investors who nailed him to a cross. They are still crucifying him.
Poverty and lack of cash generally stimulate innovation. Too much resource creates space for doubt, debate, moderation and dilution.
Adding sponsors introduces extra opinions and inhibits “rash” adventurism.
And no-one needs $20k a month to do solo citizen journalism with a mobile phone. Kinda shows where DC Draino’s head is at.
I’m skint so can’t subsidize you.
Apologies.
I’d love to know how you got (deservedly) to be masthead featured as a contributor on ZeroHedge. You always write well on a topic that’s one step ahead of the news cycle: I guess that means you are devouring news & current affairs 24x7
Hang in there!
Exceptional analysis on media capture dynamics. The billionaire funding question cuts deeper than most people realize bc it's not about explicit editorial control but structural dependency. Once a journalist knows their next paycheck depends on maintaining favorable narratives, self-censorship becomes automatic. I've seen this play out in my previous reporting gigs where sponsors never had to say anything, we just internalized their boundaries. The Somali story timing is too perfect, almost like someone needed to refuel the outrage economy right when other scandals were losing steam.
Save perhaps for Peter Thiel, Elon Musk is the worst of them all. He's been grooming us to take the brain chip for years. His ancestry is of the highest technocrat pedigree, and he's been propagandizing us that "you're already in a simulation anyway bro" and "we have to keep up with the AI to not be its pet" for years.
There is a clear connection between Israel and Somaliland here.
No way billions are flowing overseas and the people in charge....even at the federal level....not know about this.
the somali expose is small beer compared to the mother of all distractions.
the war in venezuela is the made-for-tv uber moad. is it legal? is it for the oil? the nobel prizewinner, the show trials, this nonsense will go on forever.
what could be so important to trump's handlers? this completely unnecessary war will send the last bit of his maga support swirling down the toilet.
my money is on gaza. the final stage of the genocide cannot be allowed even a single front page headline. it will necessarily be far more brutal than what has happened so far.
the massive somali grift was just an appetizer. the main course is venezuela. alt and 'real' media will feast while ignoring the thousands of babies set on fire and buried in mass graves so that project sunrise can begin construction.
Almost always - behind every great fortune, lies great crime.