Thread by @MrErnestOwens

ATTN: Y'all, Shaun King and his Real Justice PAC is now being sued and the receipts from this lawsuit are wild.

Some of these names look very familiar and some of these tactics do to. 👀

The part of this lawsuit that took me out was when it says that Krasner's campaign paid $91,000 to a Real Justice PAC co-founder's company called The Social Practice, LLC -- which operates from the SAME ADDRESS as Real Justice PAC.

The money was literally going in circles.

BASED ON THESE RECEIPTS: Krasner's campaign was paying EVERYBODY through the Real Justice PAC: Co-founder Becky Bond, political director Brandon Evans, Philly elected officials who endorsed him -- this shit is crazy!

And before y'all start...Krasner been knew. He got in trouble with Shaun King for similar shit in 2019.
whyy.org/articles/phill…

And before y'all ask: Yes, I did ask Krasner's spokesperson why he was affiliating himself with Shaun King -- they didn't respond after multiple requests for comment.
phillymag.com/news/2021/03/2…

So remember when people questioned this "fundraising report" and "Financial Review Board" for Shaun King -- go look who is on there -- his friends, folks who made money with him -- BECKY BOND, who did not list as the co-founder of the Real Justice PAC.
medium.com/@shaunkingfina…

Also added is good friend Tamika Mallory, Lee Merritt, a lawyer he has used to intimidate Black queer journalists like myself and Clarissa Brooks in 2019.

But also look at Rob Smith, attorney & executive for The Justice Collaborative, a group that is connected with The Appeal.

The Appeal is a social justice publication that has reportedly paid Shaun King $2,500 a month to share their content -- they have published a lot on Krasner and King over the years...now they are being accused of a "cruel" workplace culture.
thedailybeast.com/staff-in-the-a…

So here's how you can allegedly sum this up: King is being accused in this lawsuit and by critics of using the Real Justice PAC as a way to bankroll their staff to work for the candidates they back, while also paying them out separately through other businesses. Not a good look.

One can then argue that King has allegedly used media outlets like his own North Star Project and The Appeal, who has constantly paid him, to push favorable content about these social justice candidates who back him.

Look at the slanted "journalism."
theappeal.org/tag/larry-kras…

And for those who are trying to act like grift, scam, sham, hasn't followed Shaun King's name for years -- this was published last year.

thedailybeast.com/shaun-king-kee…

And if people ever wanted to know why it feels as though a lot of Black activists, organizers, and journalists don't see it for Shaun King -- please read this 2019 open letter co-signed by DOZENS of us. #SitDownShaun was a collective warning to the people.
medium.com/@concernedcomm…

Listen, I don't think for five seconds that those who support Shaun King are going to stop.

Like Trump, King has a cult following that is driven by money, power, and influence -- folks are riding that gravy train of relevance and delusion until it runs dry.

It will soon. Bet.

Just want followers to know that I've been side-eyeing Talcolm X since 2018.

But Black women activists, organizers, and community members been saying such for YEARS.

Listen to them. Listen to journalists & queer folks who have been constantly producing these receipts forever.

Oh look, a podcast episode that breaks a lot of this down.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ern…