An admixture of mindset and media
Recently I got to have a great chat with Nic Gregoriades – a BJJ black belt and mentor to thousands of young men. Nic and I have known each other well for years and fell out of touch. In this podcast episode we talked about some important subjects including bullying. You can subscribe to Nic’s podcast here.
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ABC News anchor Amy Robach was caught on tape admitting that ABC News killed a blockbuster story about Jeffrey Epstein in order to maintain its access to the royal family, according to leaked video obtained by James Okeefe and Project Veritas.
ABC News, which ran thinly sources stories about then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, claimed in a statement that the word of Epstein victim Virginia Roberts didn’t meet ABC’s “standards” for reporting. Yes that’s right. ABC admitted that they do not believe women.
Robach writes in a prepared statement:
“As a journalist, as the Epstein story continued to unfold last summer, I was caught in a private moment of frustration. I was upset that an important interview I had conducted with Virginia Roberts didn’t air because we could not obtain sufficient corroborating evidence to meet ABC’s editorial standards about her allegations. My comments about Prince Andrew and her allegation that she had seen Bill Clinton on Epstein’s private island were in reference to what Virginia Roberts said in that interview in 2015. I was referencing her allegations — not what ABC News had verified through our reporting.”
“The interview itself, while I was disappointed it didn’t air, didn’t meet our standards. In the years since no one ever told me or the team to stop reporting on Jeffrey Epstein, and we have continued to aggressively pursue this important story.”
ABC suits said in their own statement:
“At the time, not all of our reporting met our standards to air, but we have never stopped investigating the story. Ever since we’ve had a team on this investigation and substantial resources dedicated to it. That work has led to a two-hour documentary and six-part podcast that will air in the new year.”
The media for years attacked Mike Cernovich, whose open records lawsuit helped bring to light the sex trafficking networking involving Jeffrey Epstein. ABC did NOT join that lawsuit, and never credited Cernovich for his reporting.
ABC’s decision to coverup a major story involving Jeffrey Epstein had real world consequences, leading civil rights lawyer Harmeet Dhillion to ask: “How many women were trafficked … by Epstein and his support network and his support network of procurers, politicians, the rich and the famous, during the years when ABC and others covered it up?”
How many women were trafficked/exploited/assaulted/groomed/solicited/pimped/scarred for life by Epstein and his support network of procurers, politicians, the rich and the famous, during the years when ABC and others covered it up? https://t.co/JzFTu55rXy
— Harmeet K. Dhillon (@pnjaban) November 5, 2019
Read about Mike Cernovich, the author of this article, here.
“The pumps are almost too painful and the cardio boost is unreal,” is the message I sent the formulator of Gorilla Mode, the most fully-loaded pre-workout just released by Gorilla Mind.
Reading an article about a pre-workout might be a surprise to people new to Cerno.
It’s always interesting how people create a story about you, and this story is always based on a slice of time.
People who found me in 2016-2019 know me as a filmmaker and journalist who broke open the Jeffrey Epstein case and forced Congressman John Conyers to resign.
Yet to my core audience – I mean the REAL people, not the fakers – I’m the Gorilla Mindset guy. The guy who wrote the best ever mindset book.
But I digress.
No, that’s not some gimmick to make it seem edgy and attractive – THIS IS MUCH POWERFUL, DON’T TRY.
One full scoop of Gorilla Mode, and I am good to go. Two scoops amps me up way too much.
I talked to the formulator of Gorilla Mode, and he’s going to create a pump-only / stimulant version of Gorilla Mode.
Then I’ll stack one scoop of Mode with one scoop of the Pump product.
Gorilla Mode works because it contains a high dose of products proven to work. Most pre-workouts are pixie dust containing some taurine, vitamin B12, and caffeine.
Two scoops of Gorilla Mode contains:
If you know anything about supplements, you’ll notice the caffeine (higher than I’d prefer, which is why I usually only take 1 scoop), and the l-Citrulline.
Gorilla Mode contains real l-Citrulline and not some mish-mashed mix of l-Citrulline and malic acid.
L-Citrulline has been shown to boost muscular endurance and improve heart health:
l-Citrulline Supplementation: Impact on Cardiometabolic Health
Preliminary evidence is also available for l-citrulline-induced benefits to muscle and metabolic health (via vascular and non-vascular pathways) in susceptible/older populations. In this review, we examine the impact of supplementing this important urea cycle intermediate on cardiovascular and metabolic health outcomes and identify future directions for investigating its therapeutic impact on cardiometabolic health.
When it comes to heart and brain health, remember what Dr. Brett Osborn says, “You’re only as old as your arteries.”
Any compound that improves endothelial, such as l-Citrulline, will have major performance and health improving effects.
L-Citrulline increases vasodilation, which is why pre-workouts fully loaded like Gorilla Mode get your veins popping out (if you’re lean enough to show vascularity).
Most pre-workouts contain arginine for the “vascularity” effect, but studies show that the more expensive l-Citrulline works better:
Supplemental Citrulline Is More Efficient Than Arginine
Arginine is considered to be an essential amino acid in various (patho)physiologic conditions of high demand. However, dietary arginine supplementation suffers from various drawbacks, including extensive first-pass extraction. Citrulline supplementation may be a better alternative than arginine, because its only fate in vivo is conversion into arginine.
Gorilla Mode also contains a daily dose of creatine. Creatine is probably the most studied performance enhancer and it’s not debatable that creatine improves exercise function and performance with minimal side effects.
L-Tyrosine is one of the best “nootropics” someone on a budget can use, and in fact if a person can’t afford Gorilla Mode, they would notice a nice “boost” by taking 2-3 shots of espresso with 1,000 mgs of l-Tyrosine.
L-Tyrosine, like creatine, has been studied in detail, and has benefits such as preventing stress and improving mental and physical performance.
L-Tyrosine to alleviate the effects of stress?
The main effects of L-tyrosine that have been reported are acute effects in preventing a decline in cognitive function in response to physical stress. The physical stressors include those of interest to the military, such as cold stress, the combination of cold stress and high-altitude stress (i.e., mild hypoxia), extended wakefulness and lower body negative pressure stress (designed to simulate some of the effects of space flight). Doses of L-tyrosine in these studies ranged up to 20 g, many times the normal daily dietary intake. In one study, L-tyrosine was given at a dosage of 2 g per day for 5 days during a demanding military combat training course; it improved various aspects of cognitive function relative to placebo.
You can spend all day digging up studies on l-Tyrosine:
Effect of tyrosine supplementation on clinical and healthy populations under stress or cognitive demands–A review.
Consuming the amino-acid tyrosine (TYR), the precursor of dopamine (DA) and norepinephrine (NE), may counteract decrements in neurotransmitter function and cognitive performance. However, reports on the effectiveness of TYR supplementation vary considerably, with some studies finding beneficial effects, whereas others do not. Here we review the available cognitive/behavioral studies on TYR, to elucidate whether and when TYR supplementation can be beneficial for performance. The potential of using TYR supplementation to treat clinical disorders seems limited and its benefits are likely determined by the presence and extent of impaired neurotransmitter function and synthesis. Likewise, the potential of TYR supplementation for enhancing physical exercise seems minimal as well, perhaps because the link between physical exercise and catecholamine function is mediated by many other factors. In contrast, TYR does seem to effectively enhance cognitive performance, particularly in short-term stressful and/or cognitively demanding situations. We conclude that TYR is an effective enhancer of cognition, but only when neurotransmitter function is intact and DA and/or NE is temporarily depleted.
As you’re starting to see, Mode really is fully loaded.
L-Citrulline increases nitric oxide in the body, leading to improved blood flow. And then you have GlycerPump, which is what makes you look super thick and tight (and also get out an extra rep or two due to improved leverages) added in.
Along with l-Tyrosine, and so much more.
Gorilla Mode is fully loaded with several other compounds that increase focus and boost energy and performance.
You can read more about Gorilla Mode here.
Jake Tapper and CNN’s guest Richard Spencer had a horrific meltdown after one of his followers murdered a person at their rally. The Richard Spencer audio is surprising because I’d never heard of an “octoroon,” and because Spencer is completely unhinged.
He does not have the Gorilla Mindset.
The bigger point is that the media has banned many people while inviting on Richard Spencer. Fake news is often less about outright hoaxed stories like Covingtongate, but is more often about manipulating the narrative. Prop up someone like Spencer to discredit nationalism and populism in America.
You can listen to the audio here:
https://youtu.be/4cCS1cP69Wo
The lawsuit by Nick Sandmann against the Washington Post for its dishonest coverage falsely accusing a 16 year old boy of harassing Vietnam veteran Nathan Philips (discovered to be “stolen valor”) will go forward, a judge had ruled. This is a huge deal because it shows the trend of defamation law is moving in favor of those wrongfully accused by the media. (CNN will also have to answer for its fake news.)
The gist of the story vs. the specific assertions.
In defamation law, courts usually look to the overall “gist” or “feel” of a story to determine whether it is defamatory. In lawyer terms, this is known as the substantial-truth doctrine. This is a high hurdle for most plaintiffs to jump.
Also complicating lawsuits by victims of the press is that opinions are protected speech under the First Amendment. You can only sue for false statements of fact. The fact-opinion distinction is confusing even to lawyers, and it’s also a bit disingenuous for newspapers to claim that they can’t be sued for their news articles because the reporters were only sharing opinions.
The gist of the Washington Post’s coverage was awful. The gist was that a 15 year old boy attacked a poor helpless Vietnam Veteran. Zero fact-checking was done. And it was later revealed that Nathan Phillips was stolen valor. He never served in the Vietnam war despite claiming he had:
Here’s the full quote, taken from a video of Phillips posted to the Native Youth Alliance Facebook page (9:45 mark): “I’m a Vietnam vet, you know,” Phillips said. “I served in the Marine Corps from ’72 to ’76. I got discharged May 5, 1976. I got honorable discharge and one of the boxes in there shows if you were peacetime or… what my box says that I was in theater. I don’t talk much about my Vietnam times. I usually say ‘I don’t recollect. I don’t recall,’ you know, those years.”
Phillips also ran up to the children to harass and taunt them. Phillips was clearly in the wrong, but the media held him out as a war hero in their effort to ruin the lives of innocent boys.
To this day, Snopes falsely claiming Phillips did not hold himself out as a Vietnam veteran, despite there being video evidence of Phillips himself claiming to have served in Vietnam.
Hi @snopes,
You claim that Nathan Phillips (Covington harasser) never claimed to be a Vietnam veteran.https://t.co/7JLOJXNMSB
Here's a video of Phillips lying about serving in the Vietnam war.https://t.co/4YlYO3bjfE
Will you correct your fake news? pic.twitter.com/YPSNblJKO5
— Cernovich (@Cernovich) October 29, 2019
Looking past the “gist” of the story to the assertions WaPo made about Sandmann.
In the Court’s ruling, the judge looks beyond the gist of the story, and instead examines all 33 statements made by the Washington Post:
The Court first notes that the statements alleged by plaintiff to be defamatory have not changed in the proposed First Amended Complaint. They are the same 33 statements alleged in the original Complaint and set forth in the chart attached to the Court’s July 26, 2019 Opinion and Order (Doc. 47).
The Court will adhere to its previous rulings as they pertain to these statements except Statements 10, 11, and 33, to the extent that these three statements state that plaintiff “blocked” Nathan Phillips and “would not allow him to retreat.” Suffice to say that the Court has given this matter careful review and concludes that “justice requires” that discovery be had regarding these statements and their context. The Court will then consider them anew on summary judgment.
Nick Sandmann’s lawyer reports that the lawsuit against the Washington Post for its smear of the Covington teens can go forward. https://t.co/o15vcswApU
— Cernovich (@Cernovich) October 28, 2019
The Covingtongate ruling is a devastating loss for the Washington Post.
It’s hard to overstate how devastating this ruling is for the Washington Post.
Their coverage was indefensible. Why was an old man (stolen valor) going up to a group of teenagers newsworthy in the first place? What was the news value in what was a petty dispute at best?
We all of course know the answer.
Nick Sandmann was wearing a Make America Great Again hat, and he had to be destroyed.
The Washington Post and other outlets are struggling with what to do with their new social justice activists.
No 40 year old who had reported from war zones would have found the Nicholas Sandmann story worthy of coverage. But as people age out of reporting roles, new reporters must be hired. Legacy newsrooms are being loaded up with 20-somethings who grew up on Gawker.
The Gawker model is destroy destroy destroy – at least if the people you’re targeting is perceived as conservative.
As legal bills mount for the Washington Post, perhaps they’ll begin training new reporters in the proper role of journalists.
Mike Cernovich stood up for the Covington boys while conservatives attacked them.
When videos of Nick Sandmann hit, Ben Shapiro and David French attacked the poor boys. They undid their Retweets after Cernovich was able to get the truth of the story out.
But it’s good to know who stands up for the persecuted when it matters. When it’s hard.
For its part, WaPo accused me of “pouncing” on them:
A viral story spread. The mainstream media rushed to keep up. The Trump Internet pounced.
That outrage came from a parallel universe online, one that has been waiting for a moment like this. The pro-Trump Internet has, for years, worked to create a media environment that is designed to destroy the traditional news media and replace it. Mike Cernovich, a popular figure in this world, helped to promote the Pizzagate conspiracy theory in 2016. Pizzagate falsely accused a D.C. pizza shop of housing a secret pedophile ring, and ultimately inspired a believer to show up at the shop with an assault rifle.
WaPo itself lies about me. My reporting on pedophiles focused on Jeffrey Epstein, not a pizza parlor, and we’ve all seen my Epstein stories vindicated.
But if the WaPo wants to throw barbs about the dangers of fake news, maybe they can explain whey they lied about a 1t year old boy? What were they trying to inspire?