So… I had more or less exactly the same reaction. The subtle shade that pervades the whole article jumped out at me, and we’ve only got his word for it that any of this is suspicious or that he actually reached out to anybody to ask what was up with these expenditures. That said, I did dig through the sources he cites, and (1) what he’s saying is factually accurate (2) I think he’s kind of got a point. E.g. it sounds like they gave $387,000 to a one-person consulting outfit. They have a left-leaning slant, which is obviously fine (although I’m guessing Bryan Lunduke doesn’t think that it is). But they also have a track record which I would not consider solid enough to justify giving them $387,000, and I think the question “what did they do in exchange” is a pretty fair one.
The author made a point of calling the head of the foundation “her” repeatedly after making clear they’re non-binary. I’m sure this article has no agenda or anything.
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Isn’t Bryan Lunduke a semi-closeted Qanon dude? Some of this article does smell of that kind of thinking.
Cursory Google search says yes.
So… I had more or less exactly the same reaction. The subtle shade that pervades the whole article jumped out at me, and we’ve only got his word for it that any of this is suspicious or that he actually reached out to anybody to ask what was up with these expenditures. That said, I did dig through the sources he cites, and (1) what he’s saying is factually accurate (2) I think he’s kind of got a point. E.g. it sounds like they gave $387,000 to a one-person consulting outfit. They have a left-leaning slant, which is obviously fine (although I’m guessing Bryan Lunduke doesn’t think that it is). But they also have a track record which I would not consider solid enough to justify giving them $387,000, and I think the question “what did they do in exchange” is a pretty fair one.
The author made a point of calling the head of the foundation “her” repeatedly after making clear they’re non-binary. I’m sure this article has no agenda or anything.
This reads like a hit-piece.