As a former donor/supporter of the MPP, the things that bother me the most are as follows. In all the time that Brana/MPP have been soliciting donations and "organizing" why has the MPP never attempted to run one candidate for anything anywhere? There may be a reasonable explanation and I would love to hear it. In addition, I find it peculiar that as the MPP is imploding, suddenly Brana sends out an email announcing Jimmy Dore (his strongest supporter) "might be" the MPP candidate for president and starts asking for donations. It seems like everyone of note has ditched MPP except Dore. I am wondering if this MPP could have just been a ruse to siphon off support for the Green Party and other legit 3rd parties that already exist. I find it odd that although he always gives lip service to 3rd parties, Dore never interviews or supports Green candidates or Socialist Alternative's Ms Sawant!!! Seems fishy to me.
Brana is a narcissist, emotional manipulator, and master distractor. I notice a distinct pattern where he knowingly brings up a divisive issue to create and solidify factions based on emotion rather than fostering fruitful dialogue.
First the COVID denialism, anti-vax, Trucker Convoy bullshit. Now the Dore24 bullshit. And the timing seems to always be when there's something he wants to hide or avoid.
He so badly wants to make it about COVID and Dore so he can incite a frenzy of people dunking on each other. He thrives in that spectacle. And he knows there is no shortage of people that will take the bait, some in bad faith.
And Dore is totally lost in the sauce of his own egomania and his nasty little cabal of reactionaries. After hearing some of Barrett Brown's reporting on Peter Thiel and his assets, shit's starting to smell like an op imo.
"Your press release states: 'They discovered that two board members, who had confided to others that they had long sought to remove me and take my position' - your position is elected, correct? Are you saying that two of the previous board members sought to run in their own campaign for your position?"
I've wondered this as well. Two board members saying that they're going to run for an elected position is not a coup attempt, regardless of how Nick what's to spin things. But that's just it - for Nick, it's all about manipulating the narrative in an attempt to make himself a victim. It has never been about a People's Party. It's all about him and his ego.
I donated once, and never again. Man, I wish I could get that money back. I feel like I donated to the Jimmy Dore fan club! This party is basically a Super PAC that promotes Republicans, White Supremacists, and attacks on progressives. Thank you for investigating these frauds.
Hahaha! Well a "Super" PAC may be overstating it. More like a Nat's Fart PAC. The MPP is as much of a "threat" to the 2 party system as a nat's fart. Not even on the radar of local politics anywhere, let alone national politics. Smells like a grift. Calling it the Jimmy Dore Fan Club Party is more to the point.
In view of what happened to Jordan Charitan a few years ago in relation to false accusations of SA - don't you think it would be wise not to go down that same path in this case? If there have been accusations of SA by someone toward Nick Brana, shouldn't THEY be the ones to pursue it through legal means? Not heresay? Should the accused be viewed as innocent until proven guilty? Isn't that how it works now, or are we just going to do trial by public opinion from now on?
I'm all for people finding justice. But I'm finding this obsession to hunt down Nick Brana by CN & SC to be very unfortunate, particularly when there are so many more important issues at present from the unhoused, poverty, imperialism, impending fascism and so forth to name a few. Unfortunately I think unknowingly Courage News is most likely doing the Democratic party's work for them. But one thing is for sure, mud tends to stick, so if Nick Brana is being unfairly accused of SA by someone who quite possibly is an agent provocateur, then you have assisted in permanently smearing an innocent person.
Trisha- I’m uncertain why you are writing this and thought you had more respect for my reporting. I have sat on *a lot* of reporting about Nick and MPP, for a very long time (literal years now). I have talked to a dozen+++ well-placed sources. I have asked Nick questions and been smeared as a result- including for having called out provable lies on public platforms. I have zero to do with anyone else’s actions or reporting. You’re tarring me with the same vigor you seem to be trying to aim at other outlets and or reporters. Do I just make an easier target? I have simply put out my questions and been honest about my associations and biases and attempts to report this story, washing my hands of what it has turned into. Putting out my questions, which are reasonable and well-thought out after many months of reporting, has nothing to do with what you are hurtfully accusing me of. I am not “doing the Democratic party’s work for them” and THAT is a smear on my character and my new company which I am so earnestly trying to build as I distance myself from other media that I feel is causing so much harm. I’m an honest person and a good journalist with a proven track record but you’re free to believe what you want. There are very very good people who have been misled by Nick and MPP (financially and with time and other resources) and it is important to me that people know these questions exist, that good people were hurt, and that things have gone massively astray from promises made to them. Any accusation that I’m *not* reporting on things that matter to join in any unfounded mud-slinging is insulting and honestly not worth my time to reply, but here we are. ✌️
I think it should always be up to the people making such allegations to provide evidence to support their allegations as it is virtually impossible to prove that something did not happen without being able to question and refute any evidence that they provide. A lot of people and organizations will be gunning for 3rd parties so it is incredibly important for their to be irrefutable proof of any misconduct. People like Nick, nor anyone else for that matter, should not have to defend themselves against unsubstantiated allegations. I know this may seem insensitive but I am aware of too many people getting away with damaging other's or their organizations with allegations like this by people who could very well be participating in an attempt to undermine the person or their organization. If anyone feels bullied or harassed then perhaps they should just leave the organization if there is no way to solve the problem privately but as long as stuff like this keeps happening progressives will never be able to pose a serious threat to the establishment that is going to kill everybody and destroy everything.
Your comments on the rest of it? SA allegations are one part of many and My questions are asked for a reason. I’ll respond to the rest later, which will be coming from the lens of someone who has been sexually assaulted herself and as someone who has been close to someone who’s been falsely accused.
You're suggesting that survivors of abuse just go away in silence and not hold the perpetrator(s) of abuse accountable. This allows toxicity to fester, and also puts others in danger of abuse. This is not a solution and is very violent. The people that suffer when abuse is ignored are often the most marginalized first.
Movements that are so fragile that they can be totally shattered by mere allegations against a figurehead are not worth saving. We deserve better, stronger movements (ones that don't revolve around personalities). We should not treat survivors of abuse as disposable. That is not solidarity.
Anyway, all that said, there is PLENTY of evidence out there in public that indicates that Nick Brana is a serial liar and abuser. There have been scores of people sounding the alarm on this, even well before Zana's allegations surfaced.
It's also important to note that many "leftists" dismissed all the claims by lower-ranking volunteers (often from marginalized groups) as "DraMa" and didn't bother looking into it until the abuse came up the chain and victimized someone in the upper ranks of the party. That's a failure of the left. It's telling of who we value. We need to do better by one another. It can be done.
I'm actually NOT suggesting anything of the kind. I am merely suggesting that perhaps before someone is dragged through the mud of such allegations that there be some credible evidence of wrongdoing.
I admit I haven't paid much attention to the details of this but were there allegations of actual violence that caused harm? If so then perhaps this is a matter for law enforcement as opposed to a tribunal by amateurs.
It is too often the case that people act like the fallible human beings they are and make mistakes that may bother others in some way that reasonable, mature people should be able to work out together without trashing anybody's reputation or destroying the prospects of well-intended projects.
I will agree that such allegations should not be dismissed; but that they be supported with evidence and resolved by the parties talking like adults in the presence perhaps of trained arbitrators or counsellors before reputations are trashed and organizational credibility is lost. Is this not the way that the "People's Movement" would like to see all social conflicts resolved?
This is very dangerous territory that needs to be handled properly as it is often the case that such allegations are made by people who are not acting in good faith in order to undermine someone else or their project on behalf of an adversarial organization.
Being sexually assualted or being abused is not something that "gets resolved." Regardless of if any allegations in this situation are true or supported by evidence. The idea that a sexual assualt having happened is merely an argument between well meaning individuals, or any conflict of feelings and opinions and not an objective event is ridiculous. Being assualted is not something you can "maturely and reasonably " work out with the other party- someone who assualted you. Or with the presence of trained arbitrators/therapists. Arbitration may prevent a victim from coming forward/going public, but it does not magic away a rape or abuse occurring. I would also say this goes far beyond the definition of a "social conflict."
As a former donor/supporter of the MPP, the things that bother me the most are as follows. In all the time that Brana/MPP have been soliciting donations and "organizing" why has the MPP never attempted to run one candidate for anything anywhere? There may be a reasonable explanation and I would love to hear it. In addition, I find it peculiar that as the MPP is imploding, suddenly Brana sends out an email announcing Jimmy Dore (his strongest supporter) "might be" the MPP candidate for president and starts asking for donations. It seems like everyone of note has ditched MPP except Dore. I am wondering if this MPP could have just been a ruse to siphon off support for the Green Party and other legit 3rd parties that already exist. I find it odd that although he always gives lip service to 3rd parties, Dore never interviews or supports Green candidates or Socialist Alternative's Ms Sawant!!! Seems fishy to me.
Brana is a narcissist, emotional manipulator, and master distractor. I notice a distinct pattern where he knowingly brings up a divisive issue to create and solidify factions based on emotion rather than fostering fruitful dialogue.
First the COVID denialism, anti-vax, Trucker Convoy bullshit. Now the Dore24 bullshit. And the timing seems to always be when there's something he wants to hide or avoid.
He so badly wants to make it about COVID and Dore so he can incite a frenzy of people dunking on each other. He thrives in that spectacle. And he knows there is no shortage of people that will take the bait, some in bad faith.
And Dore is totally lost in the sauce of his own egomania and his nasty little cabal of reactionaries. After hearing some of Barrett Brown's reporting on Peter Thiel and his assets, shit's starting to smell like an op imo.
Just...yes, thank you. Brana is a shining example of textbook diagnosable narcissistic personality disorder. This could be a case study.
This!
"Your press release states: 'They discovered that two board members, who had confided to others that they had long sought to remove me and take my position' - your position is elected, correct? Are you saying that two of the previous board members sought to run in their own campaign for your position?"
I've wondered this as well. Two board members saying that they're going to run for an elected position is not a coup attempt, regardless of how Nick what's to spin things. But that's just it - for Nick, it's all about manipulating the narrative in an attempt to make himself a victim. It has never been about a People's Party. It's all about him and his ego.
I donated once, and never again. Man, I wish I could get that money back. I feel like I donated to the Jimmy Dore fan club! This party is basically a Super PAC that promotes Republicans, White Supremacists, and attacks on progressives. Thank you for investigating these frauds.
Hahaha! Well a "Super" PAC may be overstating it. More like a Nat's Fart PAC. The MPP is as much of a "threat" to the 2 party system as a nat's fart. Not even on the radar of local politics anywhere, let alone national politics. Smells like a grift. Calling it the Jimmy Dore Fan Club Party is more to the point.
In view of what happened to Jordan Charitan a few years ago in relation to false accusations of SA - don't you think it would be wise not to go down that same path in this case? If there have been accusations of SA by someone toward Nick Brana, shouldn't THEY be the ones to pursue it through legal means? Not heresay? Should the accused be viewed as innocent until proven guilty? Isn't that how it works now, or are we just going to do trial by public opinion from now on?
I'm all for people finding justice. But I'm finding this obsession to hunt down Nick Brana by CN & SC to be very unfortunate, particularly when there are so many more important issues at present from the unhoused, poverty, imperialism, impending fascism and so forth to name a few. Unfortunately I think unknowingly Courage News is most likely doing the Democratic party's work for them. But one thing is for sure, mud tends to stick, so if Nick Brana is being unfairly accused of SA by someone who quite possibly is an agent provocateur, then you have assisted in permanently smearing an innocent person.
Trisha- I’m uncertain why you are writing this and thought you had more respect for my reporting. I have sat on *a lot* of reporting about Nick and MPP, for a very long time (literal years now). I have talked to a dozen+++ well-placed sources. I have asked Nick questions and been smeared as a result- including for having called out provable lies on public platforms. I have zero to do with anyone else’s actions or reporting. You’re tarring me with the same vigor you seem to be trying to aim at other outlets and or reporters. Do I just make an easier target? I have simply put out my questions and been honest about my associations and biases and attempts to report this story, washing my hands of what it has turned into. Putting out my questions, which are reasonable and well-thought out after many months of reporting, has nothing to do with what you are hurtfully accusing me of. I am not “doing the Democratic party’s work for them” and THAT is a smear on my character and my new company which I am so earnestly trying to build as I distance myself from other media that I feel is causing so much harm. I’m an honest person and a good journalist with a proven track record but you’re free to believe what you want. There are very very good people who have been misled by Nick and MPP (financially and with time and other resources) and it is important to me that people know these questions exist, that good people were hurt, and that things have gone massively astray from promises made to them. Any accusation that I’m *not* reporting on things that matter to join in any unfounded mud-slinging is insulting and honestly not worth my time to reply, but here we are. ✌️
How about you stop harassing him? It's entirely possible that he just doesn't want to talk to you.
I would vote for Jimmy Dore in a heartbeat and if you're appalled by that, you might be a liberal. Which I suppose is why I unsubscribed.
Reread this comment in five years.
I think it should always be up to the people making such allegations to provide evidence to support their allegations as it is virtually impossible to prove that something did not happen without being able to question and refute any evidence that they provide. A lot of people and organizations will be gunning for 3rd parties so it is incredibly important for their to be irrefutable proof of any misconduct. People like Nick, nor anyone else for that matter, should not have to defend themselves against unsubstantiated allegations. I know this may seem insensitive but I am aware of too many people getting away with damaging other's or their organizations with allegations like this by people who could very well be participating in an attempt to undermine the person or their organization. If anyone feels bullied or harassed then perhaps they should just leave the organization if there is no way to solve the problem privately but as long as stuff like this keeps happening progressives will never be able to pose a serious threat to the establishment that is going to kill everybody and destroy everything.
Your comments on the rest of it? SA allegations are one part of many and My questions are asked for a reason. I’ll respond to the rest later, which will be coming from the lens of someone who has been sexually assaulted herself and as someone who has been close to someone who’s been falsely accused.
You're suggesting that survivors of abuse just go away in silence and not hold the perpetrator(s) of abuse accountable. This allows toxicity to fester, and also puts others in danger of abuse. This is not a solution and is very violent. The people that suffer when abuse is ignored are often the most marginalized first.
Movements that are so fragile that they can be totally shattered by mere allegations against a figurehead are not worth saving. We deserve better, stronger movements (ones that don't revolve around personalities). We should not treat survivors of abuse as disposable. That is not solidarity.
Anyway, all that said, there is PLENTY of evidence out there in public that indicates that Nick Brana is a serial liar and abuser. There have been scores of people sounding the alarm on this, even well before Zana's allegations surfaced.
It's also important to note that many "leftists" dismissed all the claims by lower-ranking volunteers (often from marginalized groups) as "DraMa" and didn't bother looking into it until the abuse came up the chain and victimized someone in the upper ranks of the party. That's a failure of the left. It's telling of who we value. We need to do better by one another. It can be done.
I'm actually NOT suggesting anything of the kind. I am merely suggesting that perhaps before someone is dragged through the mud of such allegations that there be some credible evidence of wrongdoing.
I admit I haven't paid much attention to the details of this but were there allegations of actual violence that caused harm? If so then perhaps this is a matter for law enforcement as opposed to a tribunal by amateurs.
It is too often the case that people act like the fallible human beings they are and make mistakes that may bother others in some way that reasonable, mature people should be able to work out together without trashing anybody's reputation or destroying the prospects of well-intended projects.
I will agree that such allegations should not be dismissed; but that they be supported with evidence and resolved by the parties talking like adults in the presence perhaps of trained arbitrators or counsellors before reputations are trashed and organizational credibility is lost. Is this not the way that the "People's Movement" would like to see all social conflicts resolved?
This is very dangerous territory that needs to be handled properly as it is often the case that such allegations are made by people who are not acting in good faith in order to undermine someone else or their project on behalf of an adversarial organization.
Being sexually assualted or being abused is not something that "gets resolved." Regardless of if any allegations in this situation are true or supported by evidence. The idea that a sexual assualt having happened is merely an argument between well meaning individuals, or any conflict of feelings and opinions and not an objective event is ridiculous. Being assualted is not something you can "maturely and reasonably " work out with the other party- someone who assualted you. Or with the presence of trained arbitrators/therapists. Arbitration may prevent a victim from coming forward/going public, but it does not magic away a rape or abuse occurring. I would also say this goes far beyond the definition of a "social conflict."
well said Alexander.