Soros and his associates shorted Truth Social before the Trump attack

A company called Austin Private Wealth LLC shorted Trump’s Truth Social before the assassination attempt by Soros

On July 12, 2024, Austin Private Wealth LLC, a company linked to Soros’ Vanguard and BlackRock, took a significant short position on 12 million shares of Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform-related DJT stocks, as well as 34 million shares. This move happened just one day before the assassination attempt against Trump. The timing and size of these shorts raised suspicions and gave rise to speculation that the company may have had prior knowledge of the assassination attempt. The situation sparked widespread speculation and requires investigation.

According to a report by the Times of India, a Texas-based investment company, Austin Private Wealth (APW), came under scrutiny for an announcement made just before the unsuccessful assassination attempt against Donald Trump, the US presidential candidate. The company vehemently denied the allegations that it was trying to short 12 million Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) shares, attributing the incident to a typo.

Shorting is a financial strategy that involves borrowing a security, selling it on the open market, and then buying it back at a lower price later to return it to the lender, thus making a profit from the difference. This practice often indicates a belief that the stock’s value will decrease.

Trump was giving a speech at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania when an assassin fired several shots at him, grazing his ear, killing a bystander, and injuring two others. The day before the incident, APW submitted a put option for 12 million TMTG shares to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which appeared to be a bet on the company’s value plummeting if Trump was killed.

Screenshots of the put option from a Bloomberg terminal spread on social media, but disappeared during the day. Some speculated that APW had a significant stake in Vanguard and BlackRock funds, tying them to George Soros and the Rothschild family, further fueling suspicion.

The connection to BlackRock became even more controversial when it was revealed that the alleged shooter appeared in an ad for the investment giant. BlackRock subsequently withdrew the ad and condemned the assassination attempt as “repugnant” and “horrible.”

Changing investment portfolio with a social media twist

It is noteworthy that according to stock reports, one of the most significant changes in Soros’ holdings in recent years has been a significant increase in his investment in BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager. Soros increased his position by about 60%, holding a total of 12,983 shares at the end of the second quarter. BlackRock oversees around $6 trillion in assets.

Billionaire George Soros, through Soros Fund Management, made significant changes to his stock holdings, according to a 13F filing submitted a few years ago. Soros favored shares in Facebook (FB), Apple (AAPL), and Twitter (TWTR); however, the billionaire simultaneously reduced his positions in Amazon.com (AMZN) and Alphabet (GOOGL) stocks.

It is noteworthy that Soros invested significant amounts in the music streaming industry as well. Soros Fund Management bought over 728,000 shares of Spotify Technology SA (SPOT), currently worth over $122 million. At the same time, the office purchased 7.12 million shares of Pandora Media Inc. (P) stock, worth just over $56 million. Overall, Soros invested over $178 million in the two popular music streaming services.

Traditional media and social media control the Soros way

Recently, we reported on the extent of influence Soros has gained in traditional media. The global reach of the Soros media empire reaches millions of people. This provides incredible influence for him. The reporters, writers, and bloggers funded by him reach over 330 million people worldwide through various channels each month. According to estimates from the US Census, the total population of the United States is just under 310 million.

It has long been known that Soros has a significant presence in the so-called “appeal council” of Facebook with mostly Soros affiliates. There is also a document that serves as clear evidence that major tech companies collaborate to silence users on social media platforms for political reasons. The 49-page document was presented by David Brock, the founder of Media Matters, to about 100 Democratic donors in January 2017, a Florida golf hotel weekend inaugurating Trump’s presidency. We have previously reported on Soros in the Media, receiving significant support from Soros, not to mention that since their inception, the speculator has funded them through the Democracy Alliance organization he founded (a club of liberal financiers) that also helped them launch. The memorandum, entitled “Democracy Matters: Strategic Plan for Action,” outlined Brock’s plan to defeat Trump, and he wanted to secure financial support for it. Reading the document afterwards, it is clear that they worked tirelessly and are still working on its implementation.

Reading the 49-page document outlines the essence of their plan: they want to defeat Trump and the Republican Party by restricting or completely eliminating the spread of conservative content in the digital space. The entire memorandum can be read here, and we will only highlight a few points due to its length.

The key organizations involved in the plan:

• Media Matters: Soros has been involved with the organization since its inception, providing significant financial support. Founded by David Brock in 2004, with the goal of criticizing conservative journalists and media outlets rather aggressively. They have received support from several organizations and entered into partnership agreements supported by Soros. These include the Tides Foundation, the Democracy Alliance, MoveOn.org, and the Center for American Progress.
• American Bridge: Founded by David Brock, the president of Media Matters and the architect of the plan, they received several million dollars from Soros, their largest financial supporter. A political organization that supports Democratic candidates and engages in “opposition research.” They not only follow and monitor Republican candidates online but also physically.
• Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW): This organization is also associated with David Brock, who occupied a directorship in 2014, which he held until 2016. The self-proclaimed “non-partisan” CREW has officials with ties to the Democratic Party and has received significant funds from Soros through the Open Society Foundation, the Tides Foundation, and the aforementioned Democracy Alliance group. Their main task is to initiate legal proceedings against Republicans, conservatives, and particularly Trump. They took this so seriously that they initiated a lawsuit just a few days after his first inauguration. According to an official report from 2018, several of their employees are also employed by Media Matters.
• Shareblue: formerly known by this name in the memorandum, they have been renamed, with their new name being The American Independent.

Based on the tax papers of these four organizations, their headquarters are in the same location. Given that all of them are connected to David Brock (and obviously Soros), it is not surprising that the organizational network associated with him is mockingly referred to as Brocktopus in conservative circles.

• According to the document, Media Matters personnel met with Facebook executives to discuss how to combat the “fake news” phenomenon. They provided them with a detailed description of which right-wing Facebook pages spread the most false information (according to them). Subsequently, Facebook changed its algorithm to combat “fake news.” However, the consequence was a significant decrease in traffic and reach data for conservative pages. The decline affected President Trump’s page, whose traffic fell by 45%. According to a study by The Gateway Pundit, after the change in the Facebook algorithm, the reach of the most visited conservative pages dropped by a total of 93%.
• The Media Matters organization provided Google with the necessary information to “identify the 40 worst fake news sites” to exclude them from Google advertisers. According to the Gateway Pundit, this move affected blogs and conservative websites such as Breitbart, Drudge Report, or Infowars. We have previously written about the liberal ideology represented by Google.
• In 2019, Google and YouTube banned nearly 300 video ads from President Trump in just a few months, citing them as violating their rules. YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki denied being politically biased in an interview.