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>> In a written statement to Insider, [...] Johnson said that he was exposing Thiel's work as a CHS as retribution [...] > They actually wrote "retribution". S
by baryphonic 3y ago
>> In a written statement to Insider, [...] Johnson said that he was exposing Thiel's work as a CHS as retribution [...]
> They actually wrote "retribution". Sounds like an additional hint that outing might not be OK.
Charles C. Johnson has a very colorful history. Rep. Matt Gaetz (also in the news lately) invited him to the State of the Union in 2018 after which multiple outlets reported on Johnson's Holocaust denier past and his other activities.[0][1]
In my opinion, I wouldn't trust Johnson or let him know any real secrets – damaging or not – about me. I'm a bit surprised Thiel would trust him – seems like a blunder that he typically doesn't make.
The rest of the article is a hit piece with a bunch of guilt-by-association attacks against Thiel, but Johnson is curiously spared from having his past brought up.
[0] https://floridaphoenix.com/blog/matt-gaetz-once-again-hangs-out-with-holocaust-denier-charles-johnson/ https://floridaphoenix.com/blog/matt-gaetz-once-again-hangs-...
[1]https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2018/02/09/spurned-milton-race-baiting-troll-has-found-acceptance-trump/jk2YPROcjHz8OPLMrj3zFL/story.html https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2018/02/09/spurned...
- ttyprintk 3y agoThis is the story within the story. Maybe Johnson went to the press to legitimize his name among search terms. Maybe he’s the kind of guy you put on boards to move sums of money around.