James O'Keefe
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There's a man named John Garvey who is about to be deposed. He hasn't yet been deposed. And then there's Steve Alembic who committed suicide. Those are the board members.
There's a man named John Garvey who is about to be deposed. He hasn't yet been deposed. And then there's Steve Alembic who committed suicide. Those are the board members.
These guys have been obsessively, I mean obsessively, posting and tweeting on X about me nonstop for the last two years. Crazy stuff. Demonic stuff. You wouldn't even believe me unless I pulled it up on the screen.
These guys have been obsessively, I mean obsessively, posting and tweeting on X about me nonstop for the last two years. Crazy stuff. Demonic stuff. You wouldn't even believe me unless I pulled it up on the screen.
You're referring to in the film, these are some of the employees. Now again, at Project Nerdist, people don't realize, when I came on your show, we had like 65, 70 employees. That's a lot of people. And you saw about 12 or so were acting in this demonic way. You're referring to... A couple of the younger employees who were behaving like this. So they came in the boardroom.
You're referring to in the film, these are some of the employees. Now again, at Project Nerdist, people don't realize, when I came on your show, we had like 65, 70 employees. That's a lot of people. And you saw about 12 or so were acting in this demonic way. You're referring to... A couple of the younger employees who were behaving like this. So they came in the boardroom.
They said, O'Keefe's a mean boss. He yelled at me one time. He's a power drunk tyrant. And then a week later, they would send me an Instagram. I'm so sorry. I feel horrible for what I did. I never should have done this. And then like a few months later, they're calling me. I can't even say it on the air, but horrible. you know, expletive words on the DMs.
They said, O'Keefe's a mean boss. He yelled at me one time. He's a power drunk tyrant. And then a week later, they would send me an Instagram. I'm so sorry. I feel horrible for what I did. I never should have done this. And then like a few months later, they're calling me. I can't even say it on the air, but horrible. you know, expletive words on the DMs.
Yeah, so they're on the verge of bankruptcy. When I was raising $2 million a month, $24 million a year, that's a lot of money to raise as a nonprofit. Remember, there's no annuities. You have to ask people for money. Constantly. And when they got rid of me, the donations just stopped. Everybody wanted their money back.
Yeah, so they're on the verge of bankruptcy. When I was raising $2 million a month, $24 million a year, that's a lot of money to raise as a nonprofit. Remember, there's no annuities. You have to ask people for money. Constantly. And when they got rid of me, the donations just stopped. Everybody wanted their money back.
And in that board meeting, I had one trump card because these guys were – it was like a struggle session. They just wanted to make me feel abused. It was a lot of envy and just petty human things that – this is not unique. It happens in a lot of organizations. But to your point, what are they going to do if they get rid of the guy who's – raising all the funds.
And in that board meeting, I had one trump card because these guys were – it was like a struggle session. They just wanted to make me feel abused. It was a lot of envy and just petty human things that – this is not unique. It happens in a lot of organizations. But to your point, what are they going to do if they get rid of the guy who's – raising all the funds.
They didn't have an answer and they didn't care. Now in the movie, I noticed your producer had that 54 minute movie. If you can find this moment where it's about three quarters of the way through towards the end of that board meeting, that's the guy, Matthew Tierman. You just saw him on the screen right there. There was a quote that's incredibly important.
They didn't have an answer and they didn't care. Now in the movie, I noticed your producer had that 54 minute movie. If you can find this moment where it's about three quarters of the way through towards the end of that board meeting, that's the guy, Matthew Tierman. You just saw him on the screen right there. There was a quote that's incredibly important.
And I said, point of order, what are you guys going to do? Because that's the trump card I had. What's your plan? Okay, you want to lash me, you want to crucify me, you want to make me feel abused. And Tierman says something, and I hope he can pull it up, that same guy, he goes, we have 65 employees. We're going to be fine without James O'Keefe. They actually believed, or they wanted to believe.
And I said, point of order, what are you guys going to do? Because that's the trump card I had. What's your plan? Okay, you want to lash me, you want to crucify me, you want to make me feel abused. And Tierman says something, and I hope he can pull it up, that same guy, he goes, we have 65 employees. We're going to be fine without James O'Keefe. They actually believed, or they wanted to believe.
Not for a product like this. But you see, that's so interesting about human nature, isn't it? Because when you're that envious, when you're that resentful, when you're that deluded, There it is right there.
Not for a product like this. But you see, that's so interesting about human nature, isn't it? Because when you're that envious, when you're that resentful, when you're that deluded, There it is right there.
65 employees. You just passed a moment ago. My question is, what is the plan of if you implement this solution?
65 employees. You just passed a moment ago. My question is, what is the plan of if you implement this solution?