[PDF]Blood Money: An Investigation On Andrew Cuomo

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This is a story that I’ve tried (and failed) to convey several times,
and the culmination of a significant amount of research. I hope you
enjoy it, and I hope it brings to light some information and
connections in one of the darkest periods of American history.


- L


Introduction


Just about all that can be said has been said about Covid-19 by now.
Day after day, an endless stream of propaganda from the media
creeps into our lives, whether we like it or not. Whether you catch an
occasional news clip or video parroting the same underlying ideas,
or whether a friend or family member of yours has been coerced into
acting as an ambassador for the messaging—it’s everywhere, and it’s
unavoidable. The titan that is the mainstream media designates
anyone suggesting individual liberties still matter—even in a
pandemic—is brainwashed and a threat to humanity. Therefore,
many of us became public enemy #1 last year, and we weren’t aware
of it at the time.


It was a slow creep. We all knew it was happening well before
Covid, but a set of scenarios lined themselves up all-too-perfectly to
create the new landscape we now have to navigate. It’s tricky, and
treacherous. A false move can land you in the ambiguous zone of
“cancelled,” fired, jailed, and the list goes on.


Brainwashing is easier to do than a lot of people realize. We’ve
learned that over the past year. People want leaders, people want
something to emulate. All good stories need a hero and a villain.
When the people that get to write the stories that are largely in the
public eye don’t care to represent reality, the heroes and villians
aren’t accurate either.


Anyone who is anyone in the legacy media seized the opportunity
that Covid-19 gave them, and began writing op-eds, appearing on
talk shows and news programs, and seeking attention on social
media platforms. They berated President Trump and those who


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Support him. They made heroes out of scientists twisting narrative
for political power. They created living folk heroes out of corrupt
politicians by conflating their public feuds with President Trump
with actual leadership and competence.


One of the biggest propped-up media heroes of 2020 is Andrew
Cuomo, 56" governor of New York, lauded’ as the “Trump
Whisperer,” among other ridiculous things, for the duration of the
year. After years of trying and failing to take down President Trump,
Andrew Cuomo emerged as a person who could potentially stand up
to him... if he got a little bit of help, of course. Which he did.





Cuomo Emerges as ‘Irump Whisperer’
During Coronavirus Crisis


Using flattery and indirect attacks, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has





nurtured a working relationship with President Irump.








It doesn’t really matter that prior to the media latching onto him as
their chosen adversary for Trump he was generally quite unpopular.
He was chosen, and he was lifted up and avoided major scrutiny
when he deserved it the most.


In the example above, the New York Times moons over Governor
Cuomo NOT criticizing President Trump for suggesting the massive
spike in PPE usage was abnormal (even within the context of a viral
outbreak) and could be a sign of theft of those items.


1 https://web.archive.org/web/20200403093105/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/03/nyregion/cuomo-trump-
coronavirus.html


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Video — Trump Concerned About PPE











Appearing on Cuomo Prime Time, a show on CNN named for and
hosted by Andrew Cuomo’s younger brother Chris Cuomo,
Governor Cuomo was asked his thoughts on President Trump
insinuating equipment was going out the back door. Governor
Cuomo replied, “It’s a very vague thing. It went out the back door? I
don’t know what that means.”


In the Times article, Governor Cuomo’s response to his brother is
painted as an artful balance between being tough and being
diplomatic so he can remain in President Trump’s good graces. The
author of the article seems to believe President Trump might
withdraw federal Coronavirus funding for New York should he be
publicly challenged. Therefore, by that insane line of reasoning,
Andrew Cuomo is a selfless hero trying to protect his New York
residents, even if it meant kissing up to President Trump.


In reality, Governor Cuomo’s artful dodge from criticizing President
Trump was likely due to the fact that he’d made the exact* same
statement three weeks prior on March 6".


2 https://web.archive.org/web/20200307114723if_/https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/06/people-are-stealing-face-masks-
from-local-hospitals-gov-cuomo-says.html


“Not just people taking a couple [PPE supplies] or three, I mean
just actual thefts of those products," Cuomo said at a press

conference in Albany. "I've asked the state police to do an

investigation, look at places that are selling masks, medical

equipment, protective wear, feeding the anxiety."


The Media Wrap Smear. This is a prime example of the double
standards the mainstream media has for President Trump and anyone
who supports him, compared to their standards (or lack thereof) for
anyone else. As reports of PPE theft from hospitals and doctor’s
offices popped up around the country, the New York Times and a
cadre of other news outlets went on the defensive:


e Deborah Levine, a propagandist for The Washington Post,
wrote an article’ titled, “No, Mr. President, Healthcare Workers
Aren’t Stealing Masks. You Failed Them.”

e Left-wing Twitter talking heads parroted* the same sentiments.

¢ Joe Biden called it “reckless and ignorant,” much to the joy of
the Huffington Post’.

e Progressive news outlet? The Ring of Fire published a lengthy
video in which the presenter laments about the president’s
Statement.


Death By MSM. In a crucial time when PPE theft mattered, the
ones with the ability to raise awareness and do something about it
did the exact opposite. They ignored the problem with deadly
consequences and instead fought for clicks and views by bashing
President Trump.


Perhaps if they’d taken two minutes to do a simple web search, they
would find:


https://archive.ph/S3duq
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2020/03/30/reports-mask-theft-not-controversial-trump-brought-up/
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-trump-face-masks-reckless_n_5e81618fc5b6256a7a2d1f11
https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=7zvu-JpD5lo&ab_channel=TheRingofFire


O U eA W


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e Modern Healthcare reported’ on March 3™ that an infectious
disease physician in Boston said her hospital in Boston was
targeted for PPE theft.

e [n California, hospital workers said people were “running into
hospitals and stealing masks and hand sanitizers, or ripping
them off the walls.” It was such a problem that SLO county put
out a public notice® pleading for people to stop.

e The South Florida Sun Sentinel reported’ a physician’s assistant
stole enough PPE for it to be classified as a felony.

¢ In the Cuomo brothers’ own back yard, a New York woman was
arrested” on April 1, 2020, for stealing medical supplies and
shipping them to other people.


Instead, Blue Anon (as they are now rightly called) whipped up
another reactionary media frenzy” to distract and divide Americans.
In hindsight, it would be interesting to try to figure out how many
people may have died due to lack of PPE in those larger cities, and if
they might not have if the media had done its job.


Alas, instead the media and attention seekers got their Trump hate
porn clicks... and accomplished nothing useful all in one go. Such is
the life of the legacy media. Informing the public is out... it’s all
about the Google Adsense revenue, baby!


What is Blue Anon? As a side note, if you weren’t aware, “Blue
Anon” is a term created in early March 2021 to describe, “A loosely
organized network of Democrat voters, politicians and media


7 — https://web.archive.org/web/20200429093656if_/https://www.modernhealthcare.com/providers/hospitals-struggle-
properly-prepare-coronavirus

8 _ https://web.archive.org/web/20200319101913/https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/health-and-medicine/
article241307676.html

9 https://www.sun-sentinel.com/coronavirus/fl-ne-hospital-theft-ppe-arrest-20200405-7y2acr2hprfcvpdnafivputnza-
story. html

10 https://(www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/hospital-worker-33-is-arrested-for-stealing-a-box-of-masks-from-work-and-
shipping-them-to-other-people/ar-BB122fec

11 https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2020/03/30/reports-mask-theft-not-controversial-trump-brought-up/


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personalities who spread left-
wing conspiracy theories such as
the Russia Hoax, Jussie Smollett
hoax, Ukraine hoax, Covington


TOP DEFINITION Y f >
Blue Anon


A loosely organized network of Democrat voters, politicians and media
personalities who spread left-wing conspiracy theories such as the Russia Hoax,
Jussie Smollett hoax, Ukraine hoax, Covington Kids hoax, and Brett Kavanaugh
hoax. Blue Anon adherents fervently believe that right-wing extremists are going to


storm Capitol Hill any day now and "remove" lawmakers from office.


Kids hoax, and Brett Kavanaugh
hoax. Blue Anon adherents
fervently believe that right-wing
extremists are going to storm
Capitol Hill any day now and
"remove" lawmakers from office.”


Everyone knows that Trump was a Russian plant!
Bro? Do you have any proof?


Sounds like another Blue Anon...


by artymcfee March 07, 2021


The term gained a lot of attention when it was first added to Urban
Dictionary on March 7". It was then subsequently removed, and then
added back again. Despite being a meme on a Satirical dictionary
website, Blue Anon is real and should be referred to as such.


A Media-Created Monster. For Andrew Cuomo, blind and
unwavering support from the mainstream media, a sense of
accessibility fostered by silly interviews with his brother, the antics
of Blue Anon, and a Stockholm Syndrome sort of adoration that
came from his captive audience, all combined to create perfect
conditions for a looming disaster involving Governor Cuomo to
come to fruition without many noticing. Publicly, if you spoke out
against him in any way, you would be excoriated. Cuomo was the
Democratic golden boy, and he was untouchable—even while he
was quietly setting up New York to fail.


Operation Mockingbird 2020. Katrina vanden Heuvel, a WaPo
propagandist with TDS, wrote’ a starry-eyed op-ed titled, “Can
Andrew Cuomo become FDR?” All the while, Cuomo was lining the
pockets of donor groups and lobbyists, signing legislation that gave


12 https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Blue%20Anon
13 https://archive.is/vjIlq#selection-951.0-951.28


immunity to hospital executive from civil and criminal liability. But
hey, at least he stood up to Orange Man!


In this montage of clips put together by Newsbusters, media talking
heads fawn over Governor Cuomo in a comical fashion. You’ll see
Brian Stelter, Chris Hayes, Rachel Maddow, Lester Holt, Chris
Cuomo, and many more, heaping on the praise with a shovel.


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Video — MSM Praising Cuomo





If you’re like me, you might be asking why on Earth Chris Cuomo
could team up with his politician brother to bolster their narratives.
The stakes are at an all-time high to be honest and report truths, and
instead CNN abandoned the last shreds of any integrity they had in
favor of their newfound sky-high ratings.


The Cuomo Brothers Propaganda
Power Hour


It’s not the first time they’d ever appeared together while both on the
job, but when it happened before people were a lot more critical. In
2013, CNN and the Cuomo brothers got backlash when Chris
interviewed” Andrew after a Metro-North train derailed and killed
four people.





Jeyn CHRIS CUOMO














Video — Chris Cuomo Defends Interview


Some did defend*® him however, such as Greta Van Susteren from
Fox News and The Daily Beast”.


14 https:/nymag.com/intelligencer/2013/12/chris-cuomo-interview-brother-andrew-cuomo.html

15 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/chris-cuomo-andrew-cuomo-interview_n_4371574

16 https://web.archive.org/web/20131205092725/http://gretawire.foxnewsinsider.com/2013/12/02/i-dont-have-any-
problem-with-cnns-cuomo-interviewing-his-brother-ny-governor-cumo-about-the-train-crash-some-do-but-i-dont/

17 https://www.thedailybeast.com/chris-cuomo-defends-his-cnn-interview-with-his-brother-gov-andrew-cuomo


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Chris’s response was extremely dismissive and overlooked crucial
details about his brother’s authority’® over the MTA, which is a state
agency. Governor Cuomo appointed its chairman, CEO, and five of
nineteen board members—so when Chris said it wasn’t about
politics or his brother’s career, he was either being ignorant or
evasive. Despite Chris disclosing their familial relationship, it did
nothing to negate the actual conflict of interest either.


In a similar situation in 2012, Brian Stelter himself wrote” about a
conflict of interest with Greg Kelly interviewing his father, who was
Police Commissioner.


A Mike Seilback
. Thoughts on media criticism of you interviewing


i Ag | . Christopher C. Cuomo @ i
ar iy negativity as proxy for insight critics say my intv no diff than
others, but still come at me. Would i intv bro abt politics? No.





Fredo Responds. When asked on Twitter his thoughts on the
criticism, Chris said he wouldn’t interview his brother about politics.
For years after, CNN didn’t allow the Cuomos to appear in
interviews together. From what I could find, that was the only prior
instance, and it was mild enough of an interaction. However, Chris
insisted repeatedly that he wouldn’t have done it if it were a conflict
of interest or about Governor Cuomo’s political career.


So when the duo first landed on the screen together in 2020, all of
those platitudes went out the window. And when Americans ate up
their antics onscreen together and Cuomo Prime Time’s ratings
doubled last year, I imagine CEO Jeff Zucker somewhere shrugged
his shoulders and said, “fuck it.”


18 https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2013/12/chris-cuomo-interview-brother-andrew-cuomo.html
19 https://web.archive.org/web/20200529044254/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/27/nyregion/greg-kelly-of-fox-tv-not-
shy-on-being-ny-police-leaders-son.html


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Money talks, as always. Chris hosted Andrew on his show at least
nine times between March 19 and June 24 in 2020 because of it.


But unlike Chris’s insistence that their interview in 2013 was no
different than it would have been for someone else, their screen time
was vastly different in 2020. Their interactions were a bizarre blend
of gleaming praise for the Governor from his brother, convincing the
viewer that they were just two fun brothers trying to save America,
and... prop comedy. I wish I were kidding on that last one.


Ask yourself... could we have survived 2020 without seeing this?





9:12 PM ET


TOMORROW ON CNN


A CNN GLOBAL
TOWN HALL


ANDERSON COOPER
& DR. SANJAY GUPTA


CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC aha:


ONE-ON-ONE WITH NEW YORK GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO
Video — Chris and Andrew Cuomo Prop Comedy














And modern journalists have the audacity to wonder why more and
more Americans don’t take the MSM seriously and complain when
they are told as much by people who see through it. Baffling.


Emotional Manipulation. It’s not just CNN and the Cuomos


ignoring their prior commitments to not letting it happen again, it’s
also that very few media outlets even paused to consider how


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inappropriate their on-screen antics were. Instead, Chris joined his
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