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The two-hour long conversation was live-streamed on twitter. Every major news outlet has had some form of coverage.
You can watch the whole thing here:
After eight years of covering the Ukraine coup/civil War, and more specifically Western propaganda on Russia, I could pretty much tell you everything Putin was going to say before he said it.
Anybody who has covered Russia or Ukraine could tell you that.
He was always going to detail, in cogent and historically literate terms, Russia's position on Ukraine.
He was always going to cite the (very real) broken promises Western diplomats made about NATO's Eastward expansion.
He was almost certainly going remake his very worthy point about US foreign policy never seeming to change no matter who is President.
He's an intelligent and persuasive speaker, and he was always going to do well.
And, if this was 2014, that would be great.
But it's not 2014 is it?
It's 2024 & the world is being hurried fast toward the Brave New ("multipolar") Normal. Russia is on board with Agenda 2030 & very powerful western establishment voices are now promoting Putin & his once-sidelined views.
In the face of these realities we should be asking questions about the relevance and purpose of this kind of geopolitical theatrics.
Let's remind ourselves again that everyone is talking about the Putin interview.
EVERYONE.
From Hillary to Elon to Russell Brand.
Every major news outlet covered it, too. Maybe they "fact-checked" it, maybe they ranted about it or insisted it be banned, but they were all talking about it.
Let's compare and contrast that coverage to the coverage of Oliver Stone's 4-part interview with Putin in 2017.
Seriously. Look at the difference. It tells you a great deal about how the establishment agenda is changing. There were no big headlines then.
But I don't want to talk about Putin. Because everyone is talking about Putin.
I want to talk about Carlson.
The Tucker Carlson who has been suddenly positioned as a supposed anti-establishment JFK-doubting, 9/11 truthing threat to the system.
The same Tucker Carlson whose father was director of the Voice of America. The same Tucker Carlson who censored and insulted 9/11 skeptics on his show.
The same Tucker Carlson who applied to (but was allegedly turned down by) the CIA.
How did this re-invention happen?
When did it happen?
Why did it happen?
And no, I'm not claiming everything he says is de facto wrong, a lot of it is in fact very right. His monologues on the state of the economy, the 2020 election, JFK and 9/11 have all been at least partially accurate.
...but that should make us ask more questions, shouldn't it?
Did he have some great awakening?
Even if you believe he did, do you believe that his bosses at Fox did as well? Or that Elon Musk did? Or that either of these entities would be powerless to stop him dropping supposed truth bombs on their dime if they didn't want him to?
Tucker Carlson was the most watched current events program on US television before he was apparently fired by Fox News last year.
Since then, and with all the hero-kudos of being exiled by the establishment, he has been live-streaming his shows on X/Twitter instead, and every single one of them gets more views than CNN or MSNBC or his old show on Fox...Combined.
Interesting, no.
The fact is, legacy media is dying. Which is a good thing. But do you think the establishment doesn't see this? Do you think it hadn't occurred to them to get out in front of it by seizing control of the new media platforms and planting "leaders" in supposedly independent media movements?
As we keep having to remind our readers lately the people and institutions that run the world are not wed to any single platform, method, nation or flag.
Or media.
They bought up all the newspapers because they were useful, they "syndicated" all the television networks because that's what people were watching...so now as legacy media dies - what do you think they're gonna do?
Like a hermit crab swapping out shells - they will simply slide themselves from their old home to a nice shiny new "indy" one.
Goodbye old fashioned corporate CNN, hello honestly completely organic guerilla news reporting livestreaming on X and getting totally accidentally promoted by the algorithm.
Goodbye long form editorials in newspapers, hello ten-second tiktoks from fake influencers in a government-run opinion factory.
Goodbye Tucker Carlson, paid disinfo promoter, hello Tucker Carlson voice of the new media who somehow still gets promoted by the very forces he's supposed to be opposing .
We've seen other examples of this kind of thing already, for example AOC's obviously fake "look at me live streaming my random off the cuff thoughts" videos. As if she hasn't had a focus group decide exactly how little make up she should wear or how "unkempt" her hair should be be, or signed a sponsorship deal for the fried chicken she's eating.
The selling point of new-media was that everyone had access to it instantly, with that came realness marked by rawness. The establishment quickly seized on these markers of authenticity & tried to make them their own. Now that rawness is being manufactured and realness is being faked on a production line.
And by seeding the rising new-media with establishment voices allegedly "gone rogue" , the establishment take control of it.
On top of that, the transition from old to new media can also be used to co-opt independent outlets and construct agenda-controlling fake binary narratives. With the old media selling one "side", and new media the other.
That's how you end up with crazy scenarios where billionaires like Elon Musk are cast as some kind of outsider, no matter how many Great Reset talking points he promotes, or podcasters like Joe Rogan apparently get $250 million from the system to attack the system, or the "intellectual dark web" shilling vaccines and Israel in equal measure.
The old establishment voices (Guardian, CNN, New York Times or whoever) noisily attack these new "anti-establishment" voices (who are always selling the same agenda in a slightly altered form), knowing that the "enemy of my enemy is my friend" mindset will give them cred in genuine alternate media circles.
I mean it's pretty cool to get a big old "ex"-mainstreamer on your side and agreeing to be on your podcast, right? Instant kudos, excitement. "See, even Big Name X admits we're right about this". It's too easy to be seduced by the lure of "celebrity rebel" narratives. We all want to believe them don't we.
And thus, by putting "former" establishment insiders in leadership positions of "the alternative", the 'elite' control the direction of their supposed opposition.
Tucker Carlson is the first really big voice to make the swap in a major way, but he won't be the last. And his interview with Putin is yet another sign of the "approved alternative" messaging.
According to Twitter, the interview has been viewed 140 million times in 24 hours. Tucker and Putin have been trending ever since, promoted by the all powerful algorithm on a site owned by the richest man in the world, whilst simultaneously appearing on the front pages of every paper.
Wow, cool, right. The new media is just so right about this the establishment has no choice but to promote it!
Too easy to fail to notice there's nothing really "new" about this media at all. It's just a very old hermit crab in a very new shell.
Reader Comments
I question this quote: "It's 2024 & the world is being hurried fast toward the Brave New ("multipolar") Normal. Russia is on board with Agenda 2030 & very powerful western establishment voices are now promoting Putin & his once-sidelined views."
I would expect Kit to give us some links or resources that provide the foundation for that statement. Russia is on board with Agenda 2030, what does that mean? Powerful Western establishment voices are now promoting Putin and his sidelined views, who are they and what are the views that Putin had sidelined?
Kit states Elon and Tucker cannot have changed their views, yet many doctors have changed their views during the plandemic.
Kit is totally missing the main point - "CHOICE" - I'll leave him to consume his news via "hello ten-second tiktoks from fake influencers" and Mr Beast, maybe he just doesn't have the attention span for anything else
I don't think he's entirely off-base. I have no doubt the powerful are trying to control "new media". But in so many ways I see their grips on control of everything... slipping... I just do not believe the PTB to be the all-powerful strategic geniuses that his vision would require. And if they are, why bother resisting at all? Maybe Kit is controlled opposition designed to cultivate a defeatist attitude 🤔 🤣 we can play this game all day.
I'm getting more clarity each day, when I step back and don't take any side.
X needed a draw to the platform. Tucker is a draw.
Tucker needed a platform with little DIE and propaganda censorship, hence X.
TPTB don't have sides, just goals of their agendas and narratives.
They don't care about us, only to keep us divided.
Tucker is not doing anything new, that others have already been censored for or over.
Tucker, right now, is like the Trump of the media or the Q of the "dark web" All orchestrated for our pleasure or displeasure.
Poutine, could have picked any Truther news person out there, besides Tucker. He did not. Why not?
They give us the illusion of (their) news choices. It keeps us all preoccupied.
Did I want to know what Poutine has to say, you betcha. I also want to know what he didn't talk about too.
We the people are just people. They (TPTB) know their weakest point, that's when we all stand together against them, their biggest fear. That ain't ever gonna happen, cause the majority of us are scared to stand up to any authority (that's why we go to school, to ingrain that power structure).
My side is truth, their side isn't and it's meant to keep us on their side, no matter what, truth or lie. To not participate in their games is the best way to go.
It's all a game to them. As Q would say, enjoy the show.
Stay on the side of truth, rise above their level of deceptions. Truth(s) is not a hermit crab either.
'Russia unveils its Voluntary National Review (VNR) of the 2030 Agenda implementation' [Link]
The 2030 Agenda foresees a bright future for humanity, one in which everyone enjoys peace and prosperity on a bountiful planet.
From the old book:
1 Thessalonians 5:3[3]
For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
The Uke war is good for both sides. Both sides want digital make believe currencies. Both sides want to control their masses. Both sides needed an "opportunity" to push forward painful consolidations. Both sides need to consolidate more wealth to the few at the top. Both sides ultimately want control. Meanwhile the people in the middle of it all, hide behind Both sides, the way they like it. Both sides are in on it, whether they know it or not.
My side Is niether, my side is truth(s), and Both sides don't support that.
I have agreed with other articles he has posted. One of the techniques of manipulation is to present some truth and mix it with some falsehood or innuendo; by accepting the truth you accept the falsehood. Trolls do this also.
Russia as an example has made itself self-sufficient and works with other countries in a cooperative way, the West works with other countries in a rape and pillage way.
But on all the social engineering, green energy and sustainability development goals, they are ahead actually. So you get watched in Russia a lot. Just like China. And they [Russia and China] are ahead on CBDCs... [Link]
And... Putin and Netanyahu are buddies in the intelligence services just like Tucker I think. [Link]
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But I saw him for the first time in this interview.
What can I say about this man?
Mr. Carslon reminds me of a doll that laughs on command and obeys on command. In addition, his bursts of laughter are IDENTICAL!
No matter how funny the person said!
It looks like an automaton.It is possible that this is a professional manner, developed over years of working in television.
However, this does not excuse the fact that he laughed at INAPPROPRIATE MOMENTS!
Putin was having a serious conversation, as they had agreed at the beginning, there was no room for laughter.
What intrigued me was the Putin issue. When he said, "I know they want to get out of it, but they don't know how? Maybe they should find some gentle method?"
Maybe Mr. Carlson is that method???
I just don't know if he does it consciously or if it is simply used for this purpose.
Doesn't bother me a bit. I recognize that this world is an illusion - albeit, a persistent one OF OUR OWN MAKING.
I also know that this world has a 'reset' every ~12,000 years, and we are on the cusp of the latest one which by current estimates, will BEGIN to occur in the next 10 - 15 years. It will take about another 10 years for the 'big event' to come. Nobody gets 'away' from this.
Earth is a 'kindergarten' to learn the 'basics' of physical life. It's plainly obvious to me the MANY have Yet to learn even these basics - that Everyone is but a Mirror aspect of yourself. That when you hurt, maim or kill another, you are Actually doing it to Yourself.
I remain hopeful in that there are 'entities' who Watch Us, and try their best to guide us in the right direction, and will do so at the appropriate time - not that they haven't already been of significant influence already, but humans can be quite stubborn, as All children are.
It's time for humanity's Childhood to END.
But this isn't the right thread for such serious statements, is it?
If you think that the current 'actors' aren't under some 'direction', well... I can't help you.
Just the same - these 'elites' THINK they can save themselves through their purloined technology but they are sadly mistaken. It's been tried before, you can be certain, and to no avail.
Truthfully, the Only 'technology' that can save humanity is that of CONSCIOUSNESS, and it's Full Application through Directed Conscious Intent.
The human body IS the ultimate 'tech' in this physical universe based on Probabilities. We have yet to develop even the most basic understanding of this concept, but there are a very limited few who have maintained some of these abilites.
As Nikola Tesla has stated: "The day science begins to study non-physical phenomena, it will make more progress in one decade than in all the previous centuries of its existence."
Tucker, Rogan, etc. show the races but want you to only watch the horses, never peek at the stands.
The other side of Tucker is a savvy politician. I wouldn't be at all surprised to see him enter politics so he can go toe-to-toe with other influential people. He could clean the floor with most of them, and he knows it. Getting such opportunities requires knowing that there are some rules that come down from the people in charge. He's savvy about that as well. And that's why I enjoy listening to Tucker Carlson, and also don't entirely trust him.
I think Kit has some good points to make about not allowing people who are quite obviously being positioned to control the narrative free reign over your mind.
Be sure to scroll down to see some 'side by side' photos.
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Evidence?
He has a gash on his upper lip, like a cut.
There is this scar in all the photos. This cannot be cheated, because this scar is very small, I only took photos in very high resolution.
If this is some kind of manipulation, it's PERFECT.
Because even facial warts match in all photos.
Let me ask you another question, is the guy in these photos the same guy?
The age difference is as pleasing as Putin's
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There is no point in further conversation, because of course I have no hard evidence.
She has warts and moles, sometimes they are masked by makeup and sometimes not. This can be seen in those that protrude slightly above the level of the skin.
About 10 years ago, he apparently used Botox, articles were written about it, and then his appearance changed.
This seems strange to me because Russian men do not use such cosmetic treatments. This is not socially acceptable in the East.
So, it seems that there was something, but if there was, the work is perfect, as I wrote above
It is pretty plain that everybody needs to be skeptical of everything given what we have learned from, and what we have learned as a plan yet to fully unfold.
Myself, I think that China is ready to be very sure that Russia does not fall. It needs the buffer zone as Russia needs at least the Ukrainian one. Same can be said of North Korea.
I'm still out as a juror on thimbs up or thumbs down on Carlson. Putin mentioning Carlson's affiliation to the CIA was not an "Oh and by the way" comment.
"A Stunning History of Nazi's in Ukraine"
Multiple links and videos... truly 'eye opening'... Part 4 is particularly damning.
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The important point trying to be made is in my opinion....
"If you are exposed to some info from a new platform/format, think very deeply about what the motivation is for that info being posted. Use critical thinking and discernment. Don't be automatically disarmed of those thought processes simply because of the new platform or format"
Though the author may be off on the rest of his points I can't disagree with the hermit crab in a new shiny shell line of thought. Something to keep in mind is all.
It does follow the uniparty formula Dems vs Repubs... One side vs the other.
Legacy media vs. corporate sponsored indie news...
It all very well may be an illusion of conflict to keep people complacent about the cooperation between the two sides.
There is nothing more powerfully subverting to an awakening than an illusion of difference or choice.
inmy opinion" ... that was so close to sounding very conceited