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Postliberal Book Reviews's avatar

Amazing timing

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Mr Leon's avatar

Very coincidental

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Hollis Brown's avatar

Soros has always funded both sides of the aisle. for instance, he doesn’t fund radical DA’s because he believes in social justice, he funds them because he is deliberately trying to cause as much chaos and division as possible in order to destabilize the world. I know this sounds crazy, but he is quite explicit about these goals in his books. he wants to create what he calls the “Open Society”, which is a global government that dissolves all borders and uses a global currency. he sees himself like Lenin, so the ends will always justify the means. in other words, he’s a psychopath.

I believe James Lindsay did a great podcast about him about 6 months ago in New Discourses if you want a quick summary. I know it sounds crazy, but as I said, he is quite explicit in his writing...

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Kathleen Lowrey's avatar

Their dropping of Nina Power like a hot potato makes so much more sense now.

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Bob Thebuilder's avatar

Who is 'they?'

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Kathleen Lowrey's avatar

The Compact editorial team -- https://www.compactmag.com/masthead/

Nina has described it more than once in writing and in interviews. I didn't mean "they" as in the illuminati or some other conspiratorial shadowy entity.

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Bob Thebuilder's avatar

Did Ms. Power express conservative views more reliably than, apparently, Rufo does?

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Kathleen Lowrey's avatar

I think you'd find reading the backstory informative. There is this, there are interviews, there is a lot out there:

https://substack.com/@ninapower/p-146357329

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Ross S. Heckmann's avatar

I'm coming to the conclusion that you can't really trust anything that requires a lot of money. Inevitably, the enterprise will require big money from people who can give big money. There is no group of people less likely to exert a positive influence. "How hard it is for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven," as somebody once said. I will repeat what I've said before, better to poor & honest, even perecuted, then comfortable or even rich, compromised, corrupt, and on track to becoming ever more evil.

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mikupill's avatar

The talmudic network gets more exposed every day.

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Grape Soda's avatar

Where are my pearls. I feel a clutch coming on.

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Michael Ginsburg's avatar

Because Soros ALWAYS funds ALL sides.... A-L-W-A-Y-S!

Sometimes he chooses to the obfuscate the financial ties he has with certain elements and sometimes he openly brags about it.

That's his signature move. His "one trick pony" if you will. He enjoys this 'work' and has become very good at it.

Soros & Son don't really do "right" or "left". That's something for us peasants to get hyped over.

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Mr Leon's avatar

It is called the Kosher sandwich. They fund both sides, and in the end they win no matter who is elected because everyone is corrupted.

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Bob Thebuilder's avatar

Hmm, please explain how the news is a bombshell.

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Grape Soda's avatar

I know. Stop the presses! Mag we don’t like gets money! Wahhh!

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Mr Leon's avatar

Why do you think Soros gives Compact money? He really really likes the articles? C’mon now.

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Grape Soda's avatar

I don’t care. Either the writers write something that’s not boring agitprop or they don’t.

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Mr Leon's avatar

Well let me tell you. He pays them to control the message. With spending comes oversight.

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EK MtnTime's avatar

Soros is notorious for funding both sides of an issue or what-have-you. I am skeptical of Vanity Fair seemingly coming into the light from the very libtard, rhetorical messaging it has fully embraced for a couple decades now. Seems more like a controlled opposition move than anything despite its content.

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Andy's avatar

In what world is Theil a conservative? The dude is all about his $$ he is a libertarian capitalist ideologue. Not a conservative bone in that man's body.

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elkayven's avatar

This is truly bombshell!

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Cheryl Correll's avatar

George Soros has bought his way into Politics. Let's let the Election do it. #MAGA

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Mr Leon's avatar

No they bought the other side too. Miriam Adelson and Thiel own Trump. They like mass immigration to America and strong borders for Israel. So that is what we are getting, best case scenario. Trump’s green card staples to diplomas program combined with chain migration will bring 15 million immigrants a year.

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Doug Ross's avatar

Interesting thanks! Will be in Larwyn's Linx in the AM with a hat tip to yall. AI summary here:

Here's an outline of key points from the article:

Main Topic

Progressive donor George Soros's Open Society Foundations (OSF) funding Compact, a publication with right-wing leanings

The London Meeting (June 2024)

OSF gathered editors from small publications worldwide

Notable attendees included editors from liberal publications and Sohrab Ahmari from Compact

Created tension due to ideological differences

About Compact Magazine

Founded in 2022 by Sohrab Ahmari, Matthew Schmitz, and Edwin Aponte

Received funding from right-wing donors like Peter Thiel

Awarded $200,000 from OSF

Known for favorable coverage of Viktor Orbán and conservative viewpoints

OSF's Involvement

Led by Leonard Benardo (Senior VP)

Part of OSF's Ideas Workshop initiative

Focus on supporting diverse perspectives in small publications

Aims to fund "ideas" rather than indefinite project support

Controversial Aspects

Apparent contradiction between OSF's liberal values and Compact's content

Tension between funding pluralistic efforts while supporting potentially anti-pluralistic voices

Questions about the relationship between funding and editorial independence

OSF's Justification

Claims to support intellectual diversity and pluralism

Views Compact as offering important perspectives for contemporary politics

Emphasizes supporting rigorous ideas even if disagreeable

Follows George Soros's tradition of supporting diverse voices

Impact and Concerns

Questions about long-term funding sustainability for small publications

Debate over the balance between editorial independence and donor influence

Discussion about power dynamics in media funding

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Mr Leon's avatar

You mean Peter Thiel the gay Jew may not be totally based and right wing? That can’t be. He does BJs on guys for fun, I thought he was normal!

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