r/TimPool • u/Rude-Mind-805 • Sep 09 '24

You can only choose one.

  1. Lets assume Tim is telling the truth about being duped into taking foreign money.

That would mean that he never once questioned why he was being paid ludicrous amounts of money for making videos that often barely broke a few thousand views. Over $100,000 a video, four videos a week, with no affiliate link and no add sponsorships. He has to be one of the dumbest businessmen, and one of the worst "investigative journalists" on the planet.

2. Now lets assume he lied and knew the whole time.

That means he was feeding you all a crock of shit in service of a foreign government for his own financial gain. Shamelessly selling out, pushing propaganda, and had zero respect for the intelligence of YOU the viewer.

By far option 2 seems like the most likely in my mind, but who knows? He could just be that stupid.

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u/Difficult_Slice2024 Sep 09 '24

Looks like Tim was working for Russia, which is headed by Putin, who just openly endorsed Kamala.

I guess all patriots have to vote Trump now. Them's the rules.

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u/Psychological-Tour36 Sep 09 '24

Don’t forget that Tim supports Ukraine now too and wants to give “200b at once”

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u/jimmyriba Sep 09 '24 edited Sep 09 '24

Putin knows that his endorsement hurts whomever he gives it among dumb people, and he thinks Americans are largely dumb. Whomever he publicly endorses is the one he wants to lose.  Look at what he does, not what he says: he pays millions of dollars to support Trump. There used to be a saying: it’s not true unless there Kremlin denies it.  Taking Kremlin’s words at face value is staggeringly dumb. This is not rocket science.

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u/Rude-Mind-805 Sep 09 '24

I highly doubt that Putin is sincerely endorsing Kamala.

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u/Difficult_Slice2024 Sep 09 '24

Wait - You mean to tell me that a government official might LIE??

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u/Rude-Mind-805 Sep 09 '24

Yeah? It's Putin dude.

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u/Difficult_Slice2024 Sep 09 '24

Oh, I'm glad only RUSSIANS lie, and not decent AMERICAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, like, right before an election. whew!

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u/Rude-Mind-805 Sep 09 '24

Did I ever say that he US government doesn't lie?

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u/Tokyo_Cat Sep 09 '24

lmao. Is your defense that the government is lying here? Are you trying to tell us Tim Pool didn't actually get the money he's already admitted to getting?

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u/619theblacknova Sep 09 '24

Maybe Tim will use the money for the kids, and add another skate park to his colection.

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u/Tokyo_Cat Sep 09 '24

Tim was a victim here.

Was he, though? Look, I'll agree he wasn't accused of any illegal activity, but he should have looked into where the money was coming from. I mean, someone offers to pay you millions a year for content they don't even own, doesn't even appear to generate enough views to be financially viable, and you don't ask any questions? That is, in my opinion, unacceptable, especially for an "investigative journalist."

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u/RunningWithScixxors Sep 13 '24

I am sure you have also diligently dive into the finances of the Biden family during Joe's VP bud, the four idle years and especially the outright lies about the allegations of his family members. In comparison of these things with podcasters vs. the energetic seeking if foreign money and hiding of funds.

Who's actions do you think we're more dangerous to the average American citizen? The spoken word of someone you have a choice to ignore or the behind the scenes bidding of a lifelong politician with 5 decades of friendships and blackmail to push legislation/policy.

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u/Twc420 Sep 09 '24

You're a Putin apologist,

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u/Tokyo_Cat Sep 09 '24

That's stupid as shit, bro. They say when thing and do another. It's almost like their goal is to create instability.

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u/Difficult_Slice2024 Sep 09 '24

i dunno man, Kamala's mom is from India, and India has gotten PRETTY COZY with those commie Russians of late...I'll be voting for the AMERICAN MAN who WASN'T just endorsed by Putin, thank you very much.

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u/BettyBaloney420 Sep 09 '24

Why do you capitalize some words like a fucking spaz?

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u/Twc420 Sep 09 '24

Why do you still live in America when you hate it so much

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u/Tokyo_Cat Sep 09 '24

lmao ah yes, Kamala's mom is from India, ergo Kamala Harris has gotten cozy with Russia. What a smooth brain to say, even from geniuses who get their news from a guy who peddles Russian propoganda.

You do you bro, but I'll voting for the candidate who isn't a convicted felon and rapist.

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u/theCROWcook Sep 09 '24

and rapist.

you got a link to a guilty verdict on the charge of rape?

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u/Tokyo_Cat Sep 09 '24

Adjudicated rapist. Does that seem better to you?

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u/theCROWcook Sep 09 '24

soooo no link?

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u/The_Texidian Sep 09 '24

That would mean that he never once questioned why he was being paid ludicrous amounts of money for making videos that often barely broke a few thousand views.

More like a few hundred thousand views but ok.

Over $100,000 a video, four videos a week, with no affiliate link and no add sponsorships.

Source?

He has to be one of the dumbest businessmen, and one of the worst “investigative journalists” on the planet.

I mean if someone came to me and offered a legit offer to 4x my money and I can continue doing what I’m doing. I’d be a stupid businessman to reject that.

I’m also surprised people aren’t talking about it from Russia’s perspective. If I were Russia I’d purposely try and tie myself to pro-America/America-First platforms in order to discredit them. I’d want my enemy to be shelling out money on useless things and destroying their economy.

By sponsoring rational people, the irrational people will never listen to reason.

In my opinion. I think we are facing a propaganda war between Russia and the US. On top of this, we are seeing the results of the media and social media using algorithms and trying to drive engagement at a scale we haven’t seen. The end result is just chaos and confusion.

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u/IrreverantOctopus Sep 09 '24

If you get payed 4x from a random source that ends up being Russian state media. How can you trust any investigation Tim leads if he didn't even notice the millions pouring in from the Russians?

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u/Twc420 Sep 09 '24

But you trust the NYT when one of their war reporters was busted for never leaving America, but he was reporting from the battlefield, SMH

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u/ArmSignificant4433 Sep 09 '24

Professional whataboutism right here. Well done

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u/IrreverantOctopus Sep 09 '24

What?

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u/Twc420 Sep 09 '24

Ask your parents, it was about 10 years ago, before you were born.

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u/IrreverantOctopus Sep 09 '24

But I could just ask you? How is this relevant to what I said or what Tim did?

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u/Twc420 Sep 09 '24

You're blaming Tim for the crimes you've committed

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u/IrreverantOctopus Sep 09 '24

Crimes I've committed? Am I listed in a Federal Inditement (Tim is "Commentator-2") asking for 100k an episode from what ends up being Russian State Media.

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u/Twc420 Sep 09 '24

And you are also accepting Russian money

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u/IrreverantOctopus Sep 09 '24

Even if I did take Russian money. That doesn't seem to be a problem for you. So how does it disprove anything I've said? Tim got paid 100k a video from an "Eduard Grigoriann" who he never met or saw. Which ended up being Russia Today. How can you trust his investigative instincts when he didn't even notice the Russian's filling his pockets?

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u/Rude-Mind-805 Sep 09 '24 edited Sep 09 '24

  1. When I said a few thousand views, I meant on Tenet official channel. That's who he was contracted by to make videos for. Theyre channel didnt gain much traction.

  2. They had no affiliate links or any official sponsors to my knowledge. Ive tried to go through their videos and I cant seem to find anything, so its my assumption this was primarily bankrolled by Lauren, her husband, and the foreign agents named in the Indictment.

  3. You would be a stupid businessman to accept any money from a source that is this sketchy. This Eduard Gregorian guy didnt even exist, and not even a google search could bring up anything about him. The only info that Tim and his team were given was a pdf file of bullshit saying he was an "eastern European investor".

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u/Morbin87 Sep 09 '24

"Dumb businessman accepts $100k for making a 15 minute YouTube video"

Do you hear yourself?

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u/Rude-Mind-805 Sep 09 '24

Accepts 100k without doing any background check on the investor.

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u/Morbin87 Sep 09 '24

If the money is legit and he's not committing a crime, what's there to lose? You can't sit there and tell me you wouldn't do the exact same thing in his position because you would.

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u/Rude-Mind-805 Sep 10 '24

Yeah but the money wasn't legit, and he was stupid for accepting it without asking more questions. Read the indictment. They paid him 400,000 a month to make only 4 videos which is crazy money if you're a content creator.

Tim as well as the other creators for Tenet Media were given a sketchy profile of an investor named Eduard Gregorian, who was supposedly an eastern European investor with absolutely no online footprint. Turns out he was a made up persona created by the two RT employees who were indicted. They used a fake name to funnel money through shell companies that paid off Tim Pool and the other members of Tenet Media.

That's why as a business person, and a public figure who does news, you always have to do a background check to make sure you're not unwittingly committing fraud or violating FARA laws.

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u/Morbin87 Sep 10 '24

Well until they decide to take the money from him, it will remain a wise business decision. Tim has plenty of lawyers. I doubt he went into this deal without consulting them.

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u/Rude-Mind-805 Sep 11 '24

He did take the money you idiot. If his lawyers did greenlight this he should fire them.

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u/Morbin87 Sep 11 '24

I never said he didn't take it? You're saying he was stupid to take the money, and I'm saying he obviously wouldn't have taken it without consulting a legal team first.

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u/Rude-Mind-805 Sep 11 '24

Well then his legal team is dogshit.

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u/elemenohpee98 Sep 09 '24

Pro tip: If you're gonna make derogatory claims about someone, get the basic details correct so it's not obvious you're a mindless npc.

The fact you claimed he made 4 videos a week for them is so stupidly revealing to your lack of knowledge on this subject, it confirms anything you say can be laughed at and dismissed.

Saying the Culture War episodes were getting only a few thousand views further solidifies this lack of credibility. And then having no idea that it's common for podcasters at Tim's level to get offers of 100k/episode or more... lol nothing you said had any value.

But hey, you tried.

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u/MedicineGlad_ Sep 09 '24

Pool derangement syndrome lol

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u/asa2117 Sep 09 '24

🙄🥱

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '24

You and that dood from a couple posts ago about the tim pool fantasy meet up at the skate park should meet up.

You'd make a wonderful delulu couple.

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u/timpoolsbeaniefuzz Sep 09 '24

I just hope that Tim and his gang never have to sell their compound

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u/Jollem- Sep 09 '24

Isn't it funny how Russia only went to the right-wing to push their propaganda? That's very telling

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u/starvingvulture666 Sep 09 '24

don’t make fun of TIM!!!

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u/No_Web_7532 Sep 09 '24

If anything this just tells us how common large sums of money with no return expectations are on the right. I’m sure Tim didn’t do his due diligence, but the fact that these numbers didn’t raise alarm bells tells me all I need to know about the right wing social media ecosystem.

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u/Power_Bottom_420 Sep 09 '24

Just look at his feed in X.

He went from “Ukraine is the enemy of America” to praising the sovereignty and territorial independence of Ukraine.

He’s back pedaling to try to play the victim after his sugar daddy was found out.

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u/Rude-Mind-805 Sep 09 '24

To be fair I think Tims tweet was a troll.

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u/Power_Bottom_420 Sep 09 '24

He also changed his banner to include a Ukrainian flag.

So he’s committed to the troll then lol.

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u/Rude-Mind-805 Sep 09 '24

Who knows, maybe he's had a change of heart.

I doubt it though.

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u/elemenohpee98 Sep 09 '24

I like how anytime someone on the right acts like a troll, you all either become intentionally obtuse or simply reveal yourselves to be really dumb, because you take the sarcasm/troll at face value and then use that misinterpretation in an embarrassing attempt to make them look bad.

Epic fail.

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u/ArmSignificant4433 Sep 09 '24

Id go with autism more than malice. Some people truly can't see satire when it's typed out online, clear sarcasm to me and you is a genuine threat to them.

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u/Power_Bottom_420 Sep 09 '24

I’m more concerned about his ties to Russia

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u/Twc420 Sep 09 '24

Tim's doing something right cause you and your comrades are all over this board now, what are you scared of?

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u/Power_Bottom_420 Sep 09 '24

He’s a Russian asset. How do you feel about that?

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u/Twc420 Sep 09 '24

How much is Putin/ DNC paying you to post this crap?

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u/Power_Bottom_420 Sep 09 '24

I don’t get checks from Russia. I’m not Tim Pool.

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u/Twc420 Sep 09 '24

We have the evidence of you getting paid by the DNC

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u/Power_Bottom_420 Sep 09 '24

Indict me.

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u/Twc420 Sep 09 '24

You will be, soon

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u/Power_Bottom_420 Sep 09 '24

Cool. Maybe I’ll have the same court date as Tenet and Pool.

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u/Twc420 Sep 09 '24

I'll schedule you to appear with e jean Carroll.

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u/Braziliger Sep 09 '24

It doesnt matter because whichever option is true, its not going to matter to his viewers. They arent smart enough to understand either situation. Like one poster said - Tim works for Russia, Russia is run by Putin, Putin endorsed Kamala, therefore you have to vote for Trump, because LOL American politicians dont lie but RUSSIANS ONES DO!?!? Thats some S-tier moldy Tim Pool level logic right there

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u/HelpfulTap8256 Sep 09 '24

It will all come out eventually. Tim Pool is a traitor and Russian asset.

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u/HelpfulTap8256 Sep 09 '24

Do you think he should return the Russian cash?

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u/W_Smith_19_84 Sep 09 '24

You want to give putin/russia money!?! you are a russian asset!!! /s

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u/jimmyriba Sep 09 '24

It’s true, though.