The Narrative and the Art of Infowar: A Reflection with Jordan Sather

In this thirteenth episode of "The Narrative," Darren Beattie engages in a remarkably insightful conversation with Jordan Sather, a prominent figure in the "anon" community—those independent analysts who have spent years scrutinizing the intricacies of information flows.

The discussion begins with reflections on the current state of the infowar months into "Trump 2.0." Sather offers a measured perspective: "At this point, I have virtually no expectations. I'm absolutely excited about what's happening, but Trump returning to office is merely the beginning of a new chapter." He emphasizes that undoing decades of corruption will take considerable time.

What stands out is their shared observation of traditional media's declining authority. "I don't think we've ever seen the media and establishment as weak as they are now," notes Sather. Beattie suggests it's not that alternative voices are taken more seriously, but rather that "mainstream news is being taken less seriously by everyone."

The conversation turns to the massive censorship wave that struck alternative content creators between 2017-2020. Sather recounts how his YouTube channel, once garnering "100,000 views daily," was repeatedly removed—first after the Parkland shooting, then for mentioning CBD. "When the Hunter Biden laptop story broke on October 15, 2020, YouTube conducted its great purge," he recalls.

They express shared skepticism toward certain conservative media figures who seemed to thrive during the censorship era. "These people are personalities, actors... Chris Paul calls them TV characters, which is exactly what they are," observes Beattie.

Regarding Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s appointment to lead Health and Human Services, Sather sees a potentially historic turning point: "If you'd told me 13 years ago that a New York real estate developer would bring in a Kennedy to lead HHS and take down Big Pharma, I'd have said 'what are you talking about?'"

The conversation concludes with speculation about which figures might catalyze mass awareness about pharmaceutical industry abuses. While Anthony Fauci remains an obvious target, Sather identifies Bill Gates as the potential central figure: "His connections with Epstein will make it considerably easier to question all his so-called 'health philanthropy.'"

This elegant exchange reminds us that, as Beattie notes, "story is nothing without its characters"—those emblematic figures through whom we interpret the grand narratives of our time.

Thanks so much for this. I didn’t know YouTube had Badlands stuff on there.

Your description of the video is OUTSTANDING! This should be stickied if only for that alone.

I’ve found Sather to be credible in that it is easy to determine if his content is only speculation or based on known facts. Same with most of the Badlands content I’ve listened to.

YouTube seems to be much more reliable and easier to navigate than Rumble. Sorry, Rumble. I have actually stopped listening to their content because of this. Most of the time the content will not play on my iPhone except for the commercials at the beginning. If it DOES play it is interrupted every few minutes with an extremely long playing ad.