Apologies and Reminder
I try to keep my more profane rants in “Trolls and Miscreants”
Realized I’ve gotten quite a few new subscribers recently — thank you and welcome! — so in case you didn’t know, I’ve got several sections to my Substack. One of them is “Trolls and Miscreants” which you can unsubscribe from separately if you want to.
This is the newsletter where I do most of my more, ahem, intense writing about specific people and accounts that I find problematic.
If that’s not your cup of tea, you can unsubscribe from “Trolls and Miscreants” only and you still get the stuff I put on the main page, which is most of my posts. Totally understand. :)
If you have any interest in why I have this section at all, read on.
There are several reasons I expose people like Chuck Johnson and other inauthentic LARPs deceiving and traumatizing people doing good work.
First, I’ve been through this sort of thing before, it’s awful. People like Chuck and his lackeys are professionals at getting their hooks in people through a variety of influences and then weaponizing them to do what they want. I think sharing what I know about what these bad actors do and how they do it is valuable, at least to some people.
And, yes, I’ve tried ignoring them completely, which works to a point but it gives them cover to cause harm in lots of other ways.
Without exposure, people like Chuck will just keep doing it or hire someone more palatable to slide into people DMs and tantalize them with some completely made up story. This is garden variety infiltration, but most people have no idea it even happens at all.
Chuck aka “CJ” is not CIA, FBI, Mossad, or dog catcher for that matter — regardless of what he or his operatives tell you. He’s trying to suck people in so he can spit them out later.
My goal is reducing harm. And while I can’t fight every troll on the internet, the ones who go after researchers and activists are of particular interest to me because they reduce the power of the overall anti-fascist movement and the truth — which is, of course, their goal.
Also, as I’ve mentioned, I hate bullies. I find the increasing number of people comfortable with exploiting others for their own pleasure and profit to be the single biggest problem facing the world. And when bullies grow up they become fascists.
I will try to keep things in balance. But I’ve got no fucks remaining. We’re in an information war.
Over a short period of time, I've come to respect, admire and support you and your brilliant research and reporting. I don't hesitate to say, you are one of the best men I know. Your resiliency and tenacity against this fkn tsunami of morally bankrupt citizenry is applauded and supported by other authentic truthseekers. We care about you, Jim. And for some, stay outta the hot kitchen if you cannot stand the heat. But be sure to watch from the dining room and let the fire brigade in!