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Former A's, Current Dodgers Pitcher Blake Treinen Posts Conspiracies About Vaccines, 2020 Election
San Francisco Chronicle ^ | Sep. 21, 2021 | Alex Shultz

Posted on 09/21/2021 3:41:23 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Blake Treinen — an All-Star with the Oakland A's in 2018 — is having another stellar season in 2021. In 67 appearances, he has a 2.01 ERA and 78 strikeouts, thanks to his blistering fastball and expert-level slider.

Off the mound, he's devoting his attention to conspiracies.

Treinen's Instagram Stories have, according to social media onlookers, been dedicated to right-leaning subject matters for a while, which in itself is not notable (especially in MLB). But his Instagram bio, which appears to have recently been partially updated, is many steps beyond that. The bio contains two links: one to Mike Lindell's website and another to an apparently imminent Project Veritas "bombshell."

Lindell, if you're unfamiliar, is better known as the MyPillow guy. He is perhaps the most prominent objector to the 2020 presidential election. He's alleged a host of disproved conspiracies about the outcome of the election, and has continuously changed the date when he believes former President Trump will once again retake office. None of the dates have come to pass.

Treinen's more recently added link is to a bare-bones website called "Covid Vaccine Exposed." It's run by Project Veritas, the discredited "documentary group" run by James O'Keefe that often releases heavily hyped, deceptively edited videos targeting left-leaning politicians or groups. This time around, O'Keefe and Project Veritas are promising "POSSIBLY THE BIGGEST WHISTLEBLOWER SERIES" in their history, and the website Treinen links to asks for interested viewers to sign up for Project Veritas's email distribution list. Whatever they're going to release about the vaccines is due out Monday night.

Additionally, one of Treinen's more innocuous looking re-posts, from Oct. 28, 2020, is from a controversial Redding missionary who's loudly protested against COVID-19 restrictions and vaccines, and has associated with neo-fascists.

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


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1 posted on 09/21/2021 3:41:23 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

What are right-leaning subject matters?

Border security? Low taxes? Law and order?


2 posted on 09/21/2021 3:43:12 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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Hope he’s saved his money because he will soon be unemployed and shunned like a leper.


3 posted on 09/21/2021 3:43:18 PM PDT by airborne (Thank you Rush for helping me find FreeRepublic! )
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To: nickcarraway
Treinen's more recently added link is to a bare-bones website called "Covid Vaccine Exposed." It's run by Project Veritas, the discredited "documentary group" run by James O'Keefe that often releases heavily hyped, deceptively edited videos

Discredited by who?

4 posted on 09/21/2021 3:46:15 PM PDT by frogjerk (I will not do business with fascists)
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To: nickcarraway

Oh, gee. He linked to Mike Lindell and Project Veritas.

BURN THE WITCH!!!


5 posted on 09/21/2021 3:47:08 PM PDT by JennysCool ('It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.' - Mark Twain)
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Project Veritas is discredited?


6 posted on 09/21/2021 3:47:09 PM PDT by escapefromboston (Free Chauvin)
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>>> Off the mound, he’s devoting his attention to conspiracies. <<<

It’s a free country with a 1st Amendment. Unless you’re a conservative.


7 posted on 09/21/2021 3:48:54 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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Were you able to read the whole shovel full? Not me. Putrid, smelly stuff.


8 posted on 09/21/2021 3:49:18 PM PDT by hardspunned (former GOP globalist stooge)
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To: nickcarraway
one of Treinen's more innocuous looking re-posts is from a controversial Redding missionary who has associated with neo-fascists.

It's a good thing he didn't re-tweet any Bill Cosby jokes.

9 posted on 09/21/2021 3:50:12 PM PDT by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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“Project Veritas, the discredited “documentary group” run by James O’Keefe”... lol, this is the funniest article I have read in a long time. I guess he’s referring to the video watched by 3 million people in less than 24 hours.


10 posted on 09/21/2021 3:50:33 PM PDT by freespirit2012
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Nope. Stopped reading when I got to phrase.


11 posted on 09/21/2021 3:51:08 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: nickcarraway

WOW!! Blake Treinen is certainly over the target. The SF paper is really having a fit.


12 posted on 09/21/2021 3:51:33 PM PDT by Irish Eyes
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So?

Why don’t they do stories about links on lefty morons social media ?


13 posted on 09/21/2021 3:52:09 PM PDT by Fledermaus (I'll wear a mask when Dr. Fraudchi shuts the hell up.)
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Maybe the writer can look at this site.
VAERS COVID Vaccine Data - reports of adverse events following vaccination
https://openvaers.com/covid-data


14 posted on 09/21/2021 3:52:49 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (I need more money. )
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Like the left wing never doctored of edited video. Blow up any trucks lately NBC? Put any tainted meat back in the case af Food Lion ABC?


15 posted on 09/21/2021 3:54:20 PM PDT by Fledermaus (I'll wear a mask when Dr. Fraudchi shuts the hell up.)
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To: frogjerk

Discredited by the demonrats of course.

Normal, honest, good folks appreciate true journalism.


16 posted on 09/21/2021 3:57:19 PM PDT by HypatiaTaught (Sounds like a conspiracy theory? Wait 6 months and it will be truth.)
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To: JennysCool

They are going to have burn all the folks who voted for Trump...

And they really want to.


17 posted on 09/21/2021 3:58:35 PM PDT by HypatiaTaught (Sounds like a conspiracy theory? Wait 6 months and it will be truth.)
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To: nickcarraway

Screw vaccines. Stupid. Don’t work. Poison ☠️ You. Give you the disease. What’s not to like ?


18 posted on 09/21/2021 4:15:26 PM PDT by Truthoverpower (Arizona !!!! Now the TRUMP TRAIN is getting back on TRACK ! TRUTH! FREEDOM ! LIBERTY! I could )
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The Project Veritas vax whistleblower series gets more attention.

Good.


19 posted on 09/21/2021 4:28:22 PM PDT by romanesq (TRUSTY THE PLAN! ChiCom Joe is the Plan? Que magnificent! 👹)
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“Hope he’s saved his money because he will soon be unemployed and shunned like a leper.”

Not with his performance.


20 posted on 09/21/2021 4:29:01 PM PDT by romanesq (TRUSTY THE PLAN! ChiCom Joe is the Plan? Que magnificent! 👹)
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