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Vance has had a six-figure stake in Rumble, an online video platform. The company has played host to Russian propaganda and to far-right personalities like Stew Peters and Tim Pool. It has also featured even more extreme content, including explicitly neo-Nazi images and themes like this song touting the "Reich" and calling for Jews to be placed in ovens from a "dissident rapper" with a dedicated page on the site.

Vance is itching for dotard's unified reich.

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2024-08-01 09:34 PM | Reply

Company Backed by J.D. Vance Gives Platform for Russian Propaganda
www.nytimes.com

... An interview of captive Americans done "under duress" appears on a web platform backed by J.D. Vance and Peter Thiel.

n June, two American veterans fighting as volunteers in Ukraine, Alex Drueke and Andy Tai Ngoc Huynh, were captured by Russian forces. They were taken to a black site where they were beaten, run into walls with bags over their heads and hooked up to a car battery and "electrocuted," the men said after being freed in late September.

Between beatings, they told The New York Times, they were interviewed on Russian media outlets, including RT, one of the Kremlin's primary propaganda organs in the West.

"They stayed away from our faces because they knew that we were going to be on camera, that they were going to try and use this for propaganda.," Mr. Drueke said. "So they wanted our faces to look OK. But they took care of our bodies pretty good."

RT had been largely taken off the air in the United States and banned by the European Union in March after Russian President Vladimir V. Putin's armies invaded Ukraine. But in June, its version of the captives' story appeared on Rumble, a video-sharing platform that stepped in this year and began carrying RT's live feed, in addition to its clips. There, a glum-looking Mr. Huynh says they joined the fight in Ukraine after being duped by "propaganda from the West" that "Russian forces were indiscriminately killing civilians."

Rumble has become a leading destination for conservative content by positioning itself as a platform for unfettered speech, an alternative to the content moderation " or "censorship," to many on the right " of mainstream social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. Last year, Rumble received a major investment from a venture capital firm co-founded by J.D. Vance, the Republican Senate candidate in Ohio. ...


#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-08-01 10:30 PM | Reply

Russian connections again.
Didya notice how Russia always seems to be right around the corner with these guys.

You built that GOP.

And you swallowed. And chuckled cause the libs were owned. Heh, heh.

#3 | Posted by Wardog at 2024-08-01 10:32 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

 

@#2 ... Last year, Rumble received a major investment from a venture capital firm co-founded by J.D. Vance, the Republican Senate candidate in Ohio. ...

Narya and Peter Thiel Lead Investment in Rumble
www.prnewswire.com

... Rumble, a video platform focused on helping millions of creators manage, distribute, and monetize their video content, welcomed the investment of Narya Capital, Peter Thiel and Colt Ventures.

"We couldn't be more excited to welcome aboard investors that are aligned with our long-term vision. This investment is evidence that the market really desires competition and freedom of choice. These funds will help us launch our new cloud services, enhance our video platform, and help create the rails for a new economy that is desperately needed," said Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski.

In the past year, Rumble's monthly viewership has grown from 1.6 million users per month to an average of 31 million per month in the first quarter of 2021 " an increase of more than 1,800%. This growth reflects the increasingly strong market recognition by both users and creators of Rumble's differentiated value proposition. The investment will add considerable strength to Rumble's ability to build upon this success.

Rumble was built on the belief that small creators should be given equal opportunity to freely express themselves, reach their followers, and be provided the same access to tools that are available to larger creators. This investment will allow Rumble to continue to fulfill its mission while providing the platform with more opportunities to build out its infrastructure and launch new cloud services where businesses can feel safe and secure.

The investment is being led by Narya, a Cincinnati-based venture capital firm >co-founded by J.D. Vance and Colin Greenspon that seeks to invest long-term capital in technology that solves significant challenges. ...

[emphasis mine]


#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-08-01 10:34 PM | Reply

#$4

Oops...

I neglected to note the prnewswire.com article I quoted was from 2021.

#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-08-01 10:36 PM | Reply

@#5

OK, at this point, I have to ask...

Did the Trump campaign even vet Sen Vance?

If they did, what does that say about their vetting process, and the results it showed?

If they did not, well...

Is such a lackadaisical approach to such important criteria, that appears to be taken so non-seriously by the Trump campaign, what we will see from a future possible Trump occupancy of the Oval Office?

#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-08-01 10:45 PM | Reply

Vetting? Fake hillbilly JayDee can't settle on a name and his senescent running mate thinks Kamala Harris is a wrestler from his past.

#7 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2024-08-02 05:46 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

#6
Half Scoop was in charge of vetting..."Cocaine is a hell of a drug".

#8 | Posted by Wardog at 2024-08-02 12:28 PM | Reply

#6
Half Scoop was in charge of vetting..."Cocaine is a hell of a drug".

#8 | Posted by Wardog

Strange how Vance grew a beard. Beard pandering to Jr. and Eric, wanting to fit in like a Trump step son?

Pic of Vance in 2021 sans beard:

J.D. Vance's Rust Belt Rhetoric Gets a Reality Check
www.vanityfair.com

#9 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2024-08-02 01:09 PM | Reply

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