Grifting off the grifters while using a platform called grftr.news, I like it.
So, I'm having trouble contacting them by email and my message is too long for Twitter. Which is good because Twitter is toxic anyways, so if anyone else wants to take credit for compiling news about how Tim managed to create the biggest grift in alt media to Griftr.news, feel free.
I noticed you briefly mentioned SCNR in your biography of Tim Pool. It actually has a bizarre history that definitely fits the definition of grifting. SCNR used to be known as Subverse LLC, a company that he started with his brother Chris Pool (aka Reactor) and Emily Molli. Chris Pool then claimed that Tim and Emily stole his business and then attempted to sue them only to be blocked by the Quartering. Tim then moved the business to Norwalk, Connecticut and changed the name to SCNR to avoid the Subverse baggage. Which is strange when considering during his interview with RieketaLaw that he was struggling with brand name recognition when he tried to sue Studio FOW, the porn company.
Under the Subverse name, it managed to raise $1.2 million from investors, but then Bill Ottman, the founder of Minds, had to refund investors who didn't ask or want refunds. Allegedly, SEC regulations forced the company to refund them, but I'm not a financial advisor, so I can't confirm how legit that claim is when Subverse was a new start-up company and thus, could easily fail with no return on investment. Tim's involvement seemed to be as a front man, but quickly pulled away to focus on Timcast; leaving Subverse in Emily's hands. The result is a stagnant Youtube channel that no one, regardless of political leaning, uses. Not even Tim, and he could have used this company to fact-check the Daily Mail articles he uses for his own show.
This is pure speculation on my part, but what I think happened is Tim and Bill Ottman did raise the money to vastly expand Subverse, which was a tiny site years before. Then, they cut Chris out without buying him out properly, and then Bill Ottman bought out the small investors so that Minds.com could have their own propaganda news outlet of its own. He did it so that he wouldn't have to treat Subverse like a publicly traded company where he had to answer to shareholders every quarter. Whatever money Tim got, he used to invest in Timcast IRL's studio equipment and never talked about Subverse or SCNR again, not even their news stories which he could use instead of reading Daily Mail articles. Subverse had served its purpose and he threw it away like his citizen journalism, which is what I initially admired him for.
Also, I wish to remain anonymous, so feel free to take credit.
Works Cited
Tim Pool interview with RieketaLaw about his Subverse lawsuit
Tim Pool can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe02lGcO-ahAURWuxAJnjdA https://www.youtube.com/user/Timcasts https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLM...
www.youtube.com
Subverse's rebrands to SCNR
Subverse Investors wondering about their refunds
Chris Pool is interviewed on the Killstream about losing Subverse to Tim Pool.
#Killstream: Tim Pool Allegations, Chris Pool vs TheQuartering, + Mark Collett Live
www.bitchute.com
Chris Pool's Archived Twitter thread about losing Subverse.
Archived Subverse.net site with Chris Pool as a contributor.
Subverse in Norwalk, CN
Someone else's opinion piece siding with Chris Pool (Secondary source)