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Episode 773: Alito Secret Recordings, Alex Jones Bankruptcy Dismissed

🕑 Added 2024-06-16 20:24:21 +0000 UTC

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Dave Pierson

I agree. Sad news, if true, about Keith. It's not anyone's fault except who embezzled the funds. If it helps with the news, my wife knows people that Modest Needs really helped.

Cheryl McCoy

💔 ❤️‍🩹💔 heartbreaking news about Modest Needs. This community and you guys did some great work there. I hope that at some point we can continue to contribute as a group. Someone above mentioned “Doctors without Borders” and I can wholeheartedly get behind that. My donation dollars go to them and “World Central Kitchen” because of the specific work that they do and because of the trust they have built. Mostly though, I want you guys to let yourselves off the hook. You could not have known. It is just terribly sad to learn but does not erase the good that was accomplished. Onward and upward!

GrassyknollMan

Any chance of a link going out before the live stream?

Kenny Letham

It's about trust gentleman. I'd trust both of you with anything, because I've been lucky enough to hear you every week for longer than any of us would like to put a number on! Trusting someone who lets you down isn't a fault yours or our part. Empathy is great but it can be a pain in the arse when people like yourselves put yourselves out there for us, and try to make the world a wee bit better in the best way you can, and sometimes bad actors take advantage of that. Move on guys, easy to say, hard to do I know, but please try to not knock yourselves too hard about this. Love to you both and yours.

Gregory Young

Assuming the charges against Keith Taylor are upheld, is there any chance Modest Needs can be salvaged - obviously under new and scrupulous leadership. I love the concept of this charity and am unaware of others doing similar work.

Pete Grebus

Agree that there's no fault to be found with Cecil's choice of Modest Needs, but it makes it harder for me to give to charity. To Tom's point, I still feel good (about 60% as good, to be fair) about the donations I made, and I wouldn't have made them without the prompting and (reasonable) vetting.

Asymetra

"Originalist interpretation" is bullshit. 1. Obvious as it might seem, they are dead. Society has changed. We need to stop living dead people's ideology, or we need to roll society back to 1789, drop every amendment after 10, legalize slavery, remove women's voting rights, and legalize child labor and beating - sorry, correcting - women and children. That's what was "original." 2. Interpretation is up to interpretation. The 2nd has a clause about a well regulated militia, which SCOTUS has dropped. Then WTF is the National Guard for? 3. Interpretation is selective. It's cherry-picking which parts of the Constitution apply and in which way, subject to whim. The Constitution shouldn't just be adjusted willy-nilly, but, as this court has demonstrated, precedence doesn't mean shit either. Originalism is "What I think they meant in support of what I want?"

Asymetra

It really sucks the way Biden weaponized the justice department against his own son. Conservatives should be storming the capital over this.

Zachary Siegel

You absolutely are not to blame for Keith’s actions. You did your research and I did mine too. I still believe Modest Needs fills an important gap. Hopefully they will find better leadership and rebrand to continue doing good. I am proud to have donated for years and think you should be proud of how you rallied a community to help those in need. Don’t let this asshole ruin it entirely.

I’mNotSayingThat

Damned shame about Modest Needs. Don’t fault you guys at all for promoting them, sounds like you did your due diligence. Don’t regret my donation either, the work you guys have done shows how this community can rally to help those in need. Might be something like Doctors Without Borders could be a good fallback for the next Vulgarity for Charity if Modest Needs can’t sort themselves out.

Michele Wickham

I absolutely do not blame you guys for Modest Needs. The blame lies with Keith and in no way reflects on any of you.

Lime Green Morpheus

This is absolutely not your fault. Keith Taylor came on this podcast and openly lied about the work he was doing. Cecil is not responsible for the shitty actions of Keith Taylor stealing from vulnerable people.

Glenda D Kenyon

You're going to hear this from so many people, but I want to echo it again. This was not your fault. Modest Needs speaks to a real issue many face and we ALL wanted to help. It's just unfortunate that kindness is seen as weakness by grifters. You two are some of the most upstanding moral dudes out there. I appreciate that you fight the good fight and try to make it fun. You have helped in quiet ways before too, when there was no razzle dazzle. Those of us who've seen it will always remember you for it.

Victoria

Wishing Cecil and Sarah a happy anniversary too!

Rachel Kane

NOTHING is your fault! If true, it is all on him. Thank you for reminding us to retain our pride in the intention and enthusiasm. Don’t beat yourself up. You gents are wonderful! You let me feel like decent people are still out there! We all were fooled. None of us are to blame. Keep us the good work! I love your insightful and entertaining treatment of the increasingly terrifying news. Very warm wishes Rachel Kane

stiney45255 .

I just wanna pop in and say don’t feel bad, you do what you can with the info you had at the time Personally I’ll still donate to what ever charity you guys find for your next adventure, much love Wifey says I have to add Jenna and Scott

Penelope Deotte

This is not your fault. Please don't beat yourself up over this. My company also vetted Modest Needs for it's matching giving program. Because, I don't have a lot to give at one time, I donated through Vulgarity for Charity and then had my company make a matching donation. The concept of Modest Needs is great. I hope that something can be worked out to keep their work going.

Midnight Skeptic

I can appreciate your pain, but you had only good intentions trying to do the right thing. It would be worse if this stops the good work and intentions you have done over the years. You should have pride in your intentions.

Jessica Oudbier

On a personal note, I was also very proud of my small donation. And it's a recurring theme in my life that hurts. Trying to do the right thing, sacrificing my body, my time, my money, my pride, my dignity. Only to have it used for people and causes that turn out to be false. Parents who did not love me. A country that would allow me to be raped, and forced me to murder for something as vulgar as money for rich people, relationships for people who hurt me, causes that steal.

Jessica Oudbier

You are not at fault. You did proper vetting. You did your due diligence. We did ours. A con man played our good intentions and used that against us. I am hurt and sad and outraged, but not at you. Do NOT take the blame for the actions of some asshole. You are better than that.

LisaLisa

I just recently had to research and vet a charity for an accounting class and I picked Modest Needs. Their financials didn't even hint at all this mess. My teacher THANKED ME for sharing the charity with the class because no one had heard of them and they had such an impeccable reputation. NOT CECIL'S fault!! And whatever future charity you choose, I'll still donate to! You Fuckin' Rock

Steven Bickel

Data Altercation should be the synonym version for you.

Mary Ballard-Johansson

You, Cecil, are not at fault. This guy seems to have been a con-man. You are a victim. We do not victim blame. We are all proud to have helped out, it is not our fault either. We are good people. Not this guy.