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This Amouranth situation is disturbing
for a number of reasons.
Amouranth, or Kaitlyn Siragusa,
she is a massively popular streamer,
OnlyFans model, entrepreneur.
And oftentimes in the past when she comes up on the show,
it's related to a business or entertainment.
But rather, this story is in relation to her alleging
that her husband is abusive,
and I do wanna warn you right at the top
if you are a survivor of domestic violence
or if this subject is hard for you, it's difficult for you,
some of these clips that we're gonna talk about and show
they're gonna be triggering and hard to watch.
And I'm also gonna include links down below
for anyone who might need help.
But let's talk about the key things
with the situation, right?
Kaitlyn does a stream this weekend and at one point,
she's talking to her husband on the phone
after he allegedly threatened to kill her dogs
and he just yells at her over and over.
- What are you saying?
You just told me you were gonna kill dogs.
So I didn't do a 24 hour stream.
- [Husband] Nope, did not say that.
Now you're just being a fucking liar.
- I'm not.
- I said I'm going to tell you what I said!
- You brought up the dogs out of nowhere.
- [Husband] Exactly.
- To prove a point.
- What point is it proving?
- He then continues to scream.
He tells her to get out.
Also, at another point you have Kaitlyn
talking more about the situation.
- The therapist even told him that it's a form
of like psychological abuse,
and that I'm basically living the fancy prison.
And then he was changed for a bit
and then the (indistinct) arose,
and he was like, "Oh, this is an opportunity."
And then he turned into an asshole again.
- With her also claiming that he was the one
who didn't want her to publicly reveal their marriage
because he thought that it would be bad for the business.
Even though she said she thought that just saying it
might help their relationship, but he wouldn't let her.
- You want me to tell them that I'm single?
It's about to be true piece of shit.
- Also saying that he's threatened to take her money
and just leave her with a million dollars,
which I know is a lot of money,
but considering she makes eight plus figures a year
in the terms of how much she actually generates,
it's a tiny fraction.
And saying that he'd actually be able to do this
because he's the one with access to the accounts.
- All his threats, all his threats.
All the fucking accounts
are like two factored under his number,
and he has all like the login information
of things, you know?
It's like he keeps you there with the fear and the threats.
- She then later goes on to show alleged texts
that he sent her that show him cursing at her,
making more threats.
- [Kaitlyn] About to dump your luggage,
you know, from the hotel room.
Throwing your stupid merch off the balcony.
Proceeding to ditch your stuff.
Deleting social media in one minute.
Buying options that expire and blasting the cash.
About to shut down the bank account, your bank account too.
- And that just continues to go on
with him then threatening to delete more accounts,
take more money.
At another point, she says that he actually did
physical damage to their house on several occasions
showing damage to a door that he allegedly tried to kick in,
and a hole in the wall from him throwing things.
And it's all just very, very disturbing to watch,
and there have been a ton of responses online,
but I wanna start with the ones
that have bothered me the most because I mean,
there is just a ton of vile shit out there.
People saying that she was making this up for attention,
as well as people who seemingly were more mad
about the fact that she had a husband.
Now, I just wanna make it clear,
the only part of this story that matters right now
are these serious abuse allegations against said husband.
The stuff being claimed is disturbing,
it's disgusting, it is horrific.
And to see people trying to make this about her,
quote-unquote, scamming people into thinking
that she was single, that is the takeaway.
It's fucking insane.
One just in general as is.
And two, for the people out there that are like,
no, that's still too low of a bar,
if you watch through the live stream
and you watch through the clips that are now viral,
she even talks about her husband being the one that said,
"We need to keep this secret."
But once again, this part of the situation shouldn't matter.
And understand, that's just one
of the several offshoot arguments
that people are making this about.
Other people saying things like,
any man who's okay or even supports his wife
selling her body for money
probably doesn't actually love her.
That then getting push back with things like,
everyone's personal boundaries are different.
As well as other OnlyFans models punching back.
But once again, I only mention those things
because those things are distractions
that do need to be mentioned, but only so we can pass them.
And regarding Kaitlyn, we've seen
a lot of people supporting her
with huge creators like Moist Critical speaking out
about Kaitlyn's detractors saying
it just doesn't make sense for her to make this up.
- She's making plenty of money so she doesn't need money.
So that wouldn't be a reason.
She doesn't need exposure
'cause she's one of the most popular streamers on Twitch
and most popular OnlyFans models.
So that probably wouldn't make any sense.
So why would it be fake?
There's nothing to gain.
There's only things to lose because now it's public
that she's married.
So that would be a detriment.
- And others adding this shit ain't fake.
It's a cry for help.
If you're more offended
she's married than being abused, get help.
Others saying this situation just proves
how hard it is for women to come forward
with these kinds of allegations.
People calling this a case study about how women can't win.
Writing, "She's clearly the victim of abuse.
There's undeniable proof on video and text messages.
She makes all the money and the guys leeching off of her."
Also, with this coming out and blowing up since,
you have people worried about Amouranth's safety,
especially since the stream
she did this weekend ended abruptly.
People saying that it looked like her internet cut out
right as a door opened behind her.
So you had people calling for those who know her
to do a wellness check.
And to that, another creator, Alinity,
said that she tried to reach out to her but couldn't.
So instead she requested a wellness check, but.
- The police can't ell me anything about
whether or not she's okay,
and that's literally all I can do.
I would like to hear from her.
- And then we actually got an update
from Amouranth's content late this morning saying,
"People on the team were able to talk to her,
and she says she's fine.
Police went multiple times since 5:00 AM yesterday.
She says she's okay so they can't do much.
She spent all day talking to her husband
to sort things out."
But still, you have people worried until of course
they're gonna hear it directly from her.
But ultimately, that is where we are with this story
as we wait to see what happens from here.
And I don't know the whole thing,
it's disturbing, it's scary.
I obviously wish Kaitlyn the best
and I hope for her safety.
And the key thing that I also wanna say
is if this situation hits home for anyone watching,
please know that it is not normal for a partner
to treat you like this.
Relationships can have ups and downs,
but not like horrifying roller coaster
I love you, you're the most important thing
in the world to me,
to fuck you, you're worthless.
That's not normal,
and a lot of the monsters in abusive relationships
are like expert chameleons.
And often the people that they're victimizing,
they'll hide it from their friends and their family
because they're like, no, but this person,
we love each other, right?
Don't we?
Well, please know that no one that truly loves you
or deserves your love treats you that way.
And so I just wanted to make sure I said that.
And also, like I said earlier,
I wanna pair that with links down below
for anyone who needs help.
And then Candace Owens over the weekend
became the queen of the grift
because she's been a grifter for a while now,
but this is, it's kind of just fucking impressive, right?
Like a lot of the grifters in this avenue,
they make a ton of money crowd funding
from the stop the steal types.
There's a lot of giving right wing
billionaires and millionaires that throw money at content
because, you know, it is where the narrative is formed.
But how Candace Owens has expertly used Kanye West
is like it's amazing, right?
She and Kanye were in the White Lives Matter stuff
getting that attention, getting that attention.
She gets Kanye to go to her documentary
to give it more promo than it ever would've gotten.
And then the news broke today that Kanye West
is buying the right wing social media platform Parler,
which by itself is like, okay, here we go.
Kanye said a bunch of anti-Semitic stuff,
he got kicked off of social media platform
so he's gonna buy his own.
Guess who the CEO of Parler is?
Candace Owens's husband.
Be honest, that's kind of impressive.
You're able to offload your failing
social media platform to Ye.
Meanwhile, at the same time he's out there going on podcasts
regurgitating bullshit from your documentary.
And understand, this isn't me like absolving Kanye
of what he's been doing.
He is his own person.
He tries to make that clear every three breaths.
I get it.
But for the last little bit, he has leaned so heavily
into the professional contrarian mindset
that that makes him like a genius,
that it also made him the perfect fucking mark,
or how others might put it, a useful idiot.
But hey, that's the situation and right now
it appears Kanye West is securing a platform
that he can spew his bullshit from.
Whether it be the Death Con 3 stuff
he wants to say regarding Jewish people,
or the new stuff with George Floyd,
which actually now, by the way, according to reports,
George Floyd's family is thinking about suing Kanye
because he's going on podcast right now
saying that George Floyd died from fentanyl.
And saying of Derek Chauvin,
the convicted murderer sentenced to 22 years,
that his knee wasn't even on his neck.
But yeah, we'll have to wait to see what happens next.
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And then this Elon Musk, Zelensky, Putin, Russia,
Ukraine situation is a fucking mess.
So Elon's company, SpaceX, they don't just make rockets,
they do Starlink internet satellites as well.
And since the spring, around 20,000 satellite terminals
have been donated to Ukraine.
And the reason I use air quotes is because in fact,
around 85% of those were actually paid for fully
or partially by the US and other entities
according to SpaceX documents.
With them also reportedly paying
for some 30% of the internet connectivity.
And I mentioned that because I think it's a key thing
that a lot of places covering this overlook.
That said, these satellites have helped the military
operate drones, receive intelligence updates,
and communicate out in the field, which is absolutely vital
since many regular internet and cell phone networks
have been destroyed by Russia.
Though officials have said it's not a perfect system.
Like in recent weeks,
the satellites have suffered catastrophic outages
at critical moments like at moments
when Ukraine's forces were breaching the front lines
or engaging in pitched battles.
With one adding that the connection failures were widespread
and led to panic calls from soldiers to help lines.
And as to why that specifically happened,
one satellite donor said it might result from SpaceX
trying to prevent Russians
from misusing its services.
And that's because the blackouts actually came in areas
so recently liberated from Russian control
that the shifting lines had not been made public yet.
So maybe the Starlink's coverage lagged behind.
But that was only one bit of the story that was in the news
because CNN ended up obtaining documents
showing the company sent a letter to the Pentagon last month
saying "We are not in a position
to further donate terminals to Ukraine
or fund the existing terminals
for an indefinite period of time."
And further claiming that the services
would cost over $120 million for the rest of this year,
plus nearly $400 million for the next 12 months.
With all of that being on top of the 80 million
Musk recently claimed had already been expended
on the satellites for Ukraine.
So the company requested the Pentagon
takeover funding for the operations
with Musk confirming all of this publicly on Friday.
Also, at the same time he's been accused
of personally chatting with Putin.
With Ian Bremmer, head of the Eurasia Group consultancy
claiming that Musk told him
he spoke to the Russian president
before making his suggestions for a peace plan on Twitter.
In which he notably suggested the world
should formally recognize Moscow's annexation of Crimea.
But also you had Musk denying this
saying the last time he actually talked to Putin
was 18 months ago on the subject of space.
And so ultimately at the situation
where at the very least the optics looked bad.
Though the world's richest man may be meeting with Putin,
also publicly floating ideas that seemed very pro Russia,
and threatening to pull vital internet service from Ukraine
unless America Foot the bill.
And so with all of that raging online,
it ultimately led to Saturday Musk tweeting,
"The hell with it.
Even though Starlink is still losing money
and other companies are getting billions
of taxpayer dollars,
we'll just keep funding Ukraine government for free."
And so following that,
you saw a lot of people praising Musk, others saying,
you know, this seems like you're acting like
you're being sarcastic or you're being forced to do this.
But we'll see.
I know there's a wide range of opinions on this topic.
I mean, hell, my team reached out
to a Western intelligence official
to talk about Musk and Ukraine and they replied,
"Musk is an idiot.
He thinks he can do geopolitics like a business deal,
but it doesn't work like that."
But hey, that was a story, one official's take,
and of course I pass the question off to you.
What's your take on this?
And then Herschel Walker, America's no-show dad.
So Raphael Warnock's opponent in Georgia
been in the news for a number of reasons, right?
Herschel's a man who despite repeatedly railing
against absentee fathers has been accused
of not being there for the four kids
that he's had with four different women.
And now he's even treating debates like his children.
He's not showing up.
With yesterday Walker refusing to attend
a Georgia Senate debate.
And so we saw his opponent, Senator Raphael Warnock,
tearing into him arguing
that his repeated lies about the past,
his alleged history of domestic violence,
and his inability to even show up
for a debate disqualified him.
- I think it's important to point out that my opponent,
Herschel Walker, is not here.
And I think that half of being a senator is showing up.
That's half of life.
And I have shown up for the people of Georgia
time and time again.
- Now Walker, for his part, claimed that he didn't show up
because the debate was going to be biased against him
with his campaign claiming in a statement
that the event was a one-sided sham
hosted by Warnock's liberal friends.
But with that, you had Warnock and many others
arguing that Walker just didn't wanna go to Sunday's debate
because he had shown up for another debate on Friday
and it did not go well for him.
Among a number of Hershel's flubbed dancers,
you got Warnock also condemning Walker for repeatedly saying
that he worked in law enforcement and was in the FBI.
This despite the fact that there is no record
he ever actually did,
and numerous law enforcement agencies and reporters
have debunked those claims as false.
And actually during the debate that did happen on Friday,
Warnock specifically took aim at Walker
for having "pretended to be a police officer."
And we saw this totally bizarre and now viral moment.
- And you know what's so funny,
I am worked with many police officers and at the same time-
- [Moderator] Mr. Walker, Mr. Walker, Mr. Walker,
Mr. Walker.
Excuse me, Mr. Walker.
Please out of respect, I need to let you know Mr. Walker,
you are very well aware of the rules tonight.
And you have a prop.
That is not allowed, sir.
I ask you to put that prop away.
- It's not a prop.
This is real.
And he said, I have a problem.
- [Moderator] It is considered a prop, Mr. Walker.
Excuse me, sir.
You're very well aware of the rules, aren't you?
- Dear God, she's talking to him
like he's a child who's saying that he's a pilot
because he got an airplane wing pin on a flight.
Now notably after whatever that fuckery was,
Walker's campaign tried to do some damage control
saying that the badge had been given to him
to recognize community service work
that he did with the Cobb County Sheriff's Department.
But then in an interview with NBC News
that aired just today,
an anchor asked Walker about that badge and he responded.
- That's a badge that I was given by a police officer
and I do have the badge.
- [Interviewer] You have it?
- I carry it with me all the time.
It's a real badge, it's not a fake badge.
It is a real badge.
Everyone can make fun, but this badge give me the right,
let me finish, if anything happened in this county,
I have the right to work with the police
and get things done.
People don't know that I've been working
with law enforcement for years.
- Fucking damn it, Walker.
And then it led to this interaction.
- Does that have arresting authority
or it's an honorary badge?
- It is an honorary badge, but they can call me
whenever they want me and I have the authority
to do things for 'em, to work with them all day.
- The National Sheriff's Association said an honorary badge,
"is for the trophy case."
- Why make the decision
flashing it at the debate? - That is totally not true.
- But to be clear, key takeaway here,
it is totally true what she said
with numerous experts explaining
that these honorary badges are often given to athletes
and celebrities with one former Georgia DA saying,
"Georgia Sheriffs were seriously handing out these badges
like candy in a candy dish.
That badge gives you no law enforcement authority.
He doesn't have the power to write a traffic ticket."
Georgia, I love you,
I've been inside you, I was inside you for a while.
Granted it was in Atlanta,
which is really a different state than the rest of Georgia.
But how is this man still in this this race?
How is it competitive?
Also, with that interview, I wanted to talk about
another subject that was touched on.
The allegations from a former partner of Walker's
and the mother of one of his children
saying that he paid for an abortion.
Because in this interview,
Walker actually acknowledged that the check
which has his signature on it was indeed his.
- Do you know what this $700 check is for?
- I have no idea what that can be for.
- Is that your signature in the check though?
- Let me see. It could be.
- It doesn't matter whether it's my signature or not.
You know, how many checks I've written to (beep)?
Yes, that's my check.
- And when asked what he made of this check,
he said it was a lie.
Seemingly either claiming
that the money was not used for an abortion,
or if it was, he hadn't been made aware.
But yeah, that is, we are now up to date
on the Herschel Walker saga for now at least.
If he is within 20 miles of a party city,
like who knows what else he's gonna claim he is or was.
And then Iran was on fire over the weekend
with some calling these fires of revolution.
Saturday night you had Iran's
notorious Evin prison in Tehran,
which holds hundreds of political prisoners
arrested during recent protests on fire.
You could hear sirens wailing.
Meanwhile, you had video also capturing
what sounds like gunfire crackling in the distance.
Plus, there's some reports of objects
being thrown into the prison from the outside
just before explosions were heard.
As well as reports of people on the roof
tossing liquid onto the flames,
and voices crying death to the dictator.
Which of course all of this prompting questions like,
what the hell is going on?
Is this related to the protest?
And for many of the regimes critics,
the answer to that second question is very likely yes.
But the government has pushed back at that suggestion
claiming instead that the fire started in a sewing workshop
after a fight broke out between inmates.
Though then you also had the state media
offering a slightly different explanation
saying it was a premeditated escape plan.
You also had one rights group previously reporting
that the building where it happened
houses inmates convicted of fraud and theft,
not political charges.
But then also adding that wards have changed over the years.
And you had a lawyer for some of the inmates
identifying one of the affected areas as ward eight,
where he says that political prisoners are housed.
Meanwhile, other parts of the story remains suspicious,
like why the government hasn't explained
the explosions and the gunfire,
not to mention reports of tear gas being fired at inmates,
which also according to some sources
is what prompted inmates to break their windows
so they could just breathe.
And they have others saying, you know,
it doesn't make sense why prisoners convicted of things
like fraud would risk their lives
igniting a fire right next to their living quarters
when they have no chance of escape.
But whatever the case may be,
and obviously we're gonna still try and figure that out,
the government puts the death toll right now at eight
with dozens more being injured.
Also, I do wanna note their official statistics
aren't exactly reliable.
You have to consider things
like while state media's outdated count
puts the number of people killed during nationwide clashes
between police and protestors around 60 people,
Iran Human Rights said that last week
it surpassed 200 including 23 minors, which on that note,
demonstrations are still ongoing
with video showing protestors
walking through traffic on a highway
leading toward the prison with an apparent show
of solidarity with the inmates chanting,
"Death to the dictator."
But that is ultimately where that story
and today's show ends.
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