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The author expresses disappointment with Tucker Carlson’s Day Two of his January 6 expose, finding it weak compared to his own previous analysis. While Carlson’s first day reportedly exposed the QAnon Shaman being guided by Capitol Police and identified Ray Epps as a government agent, Day Two was considered a letdown. The author criticizes Carlson for starting with a false claim about the lack of video of Ashli Babbitt’s shooting, stating they have had a link to such footage for nearly two years. Instead of further evidence, Day Two featured Carlson responding to critics like Chuck Schumer and CNN, an interview with a fired Capitol policeman, and a spiritual discussion with Russell Brand. The author speculates that Rupert Murdoch, influenced by Schumer, may have caused Carlson’s series to be “quashed.” Concerns about censorship are raised, noting that Bing had censored Carlson’s video, requiring a search on Google to find a YouTube livestream, and that Twitter was coincidentally down all day. The author also warns about Russell Brand, calling him a paid opposition figure using “new-age spiritual stuff” to control audiences and dilute their message, likening his tactics to Alex Jones. Brand is identified by his tattoos, including Phoenician symbols, the number 33, the all-seeing eye, and the word “ecstasy.” A Buzzfeed article from ten years ago promoting Brand is mentioned. The author notes the heavy promotion of Brand by Tucker Carlson, YouTube, Bill Maher, and other mainstream sources. The author also comments on a Trafalgar poll suggesting Republicans are more likely to believe the world is on the brink of war than Democrats, which the author finds counterintuitive and attributes to targeted messaging to divert them from vaccine issues, linking the “fake war in Ukraine” to this purpose.
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