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ellisonz

(27,711 posts)
Fri Nov 25, 2022, 08:59 PM Nov 2022

Part 2: The Assassination of Provost Michael Quick Before the Gaze of Rick Caruso

Published November 25, 2022.
Zachary Ellison
6 hr ago
By Zachary Ellison - Twitter: @ZacharyObama

Excerpt:

In May 2018, after the LA Times reporting on Dr. George Tyndall, Provost Michael Quick would be getting a new boss, and his name, the newly elected Chairman of the USC Board of Trustees, a true bull in a hen house, was one Rick J. Caruso. Needless to say, Rick was not happy with the state of affairs at USC at that time, or with Michael Quick and this is recorded in the deposition leaked to Knock LA and posted publicly by journalist Jonny Peltz on October 27, 2022. The following passage is significant to this story ranging from page 278 to page 280 of the Veritex transcription. Here Chairman Caruso is questioned by attorney John Carpenter about an email in which Michael Quick describes an incident on June 9, 2018, with Carpenter reading the email to him: “Now let me take a detour for a moment and mention that I pretty much felt that the deans assassinated me in front of Rick Caruso yesterday.” Caruso denies knowing anything about this despite repeated questioning from Carpenter about it: he repeats questioning directly why Quick is “saying that…he was assassinated in front of you, you don’t know what he’s talking about?” Caruso’s attorney, Catherine A. Conway, a partner at the firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher objects again with legal firmness.

Substack Link: https://zacharyellison.substack.com/p/the-assassination-of-provost-michael

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Lol I know some people on this website don't seem to want to hear anything but they are racists, love Karen Bass, and don't be hard on Rick Caruso. But here's part 2 of my insider coverage of the LA Fed Tapes. For those who know me on this website, or otherwise, they know I would never make up something like this without having some really solid evidence and sources that to back-up the story. You can see much of this posted to my Twitter account. I challenge you to listen to this section of the recording from minute 8 to 14 and hear something different other than Kevin De Leon being set-up by Caruso affiliate Sam Garrison.

For Part 1 - See: https://democraticunderground.com/100217400697 or https://open.substack.com/pub/zacharyellison/p/exclusive-the-caruso-connection-the?r=1symt8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

The leaked text for reference: https://www.reddit.com/user/Honest-Finding-1581/comments/xirs3o/la_county_federation_of_labor_scam/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
The recording for reference:
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Notice I'm not hiding any evidence, but LA folks have you read anything reported about USC officials talking with Kevin De Leon or Nury Martinez? Are you surprised that billionaire owned LA-Times, that's Patrick Soon-Shiong, would suppress this information?

The LA Times can't even be bothered to label this section as relating to USC in their transcription:https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-11-21/la-city-council-racist-audio-leak-transcription-annotation

THIS IS A COVER-UP OF MAJOR PROPORTION AND IS DISRUPTING THE CITY OF LA INCLUDING ITS GOVERNMENT!!

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Just A Box Of Rain

(5,104 posts)
1. "Lol I know some people on this website don't seem to want to hear anything but they are racists,
Fri Nov 25, 2022, 09:03 PM
Nov 2022
love Karen Bass, and don't hard on Rick Caruso."

Pardon, but do you proofread what you write prior to publishing?

Indykatie

(3,696 posts)
2. You Are a Prolific Poster at DU But Don't Support The Site With an Inexpensive Membership
Fri Nov 25, 2022, 11:54 PM
Nov 2022

You're using DU to get your journalism work out to a wider audience. Come on dude, pony up a few bucks.

ellisonz

(27,711 posts)
3. I'm a long-term poster! I also got fired trying to get this story out!
Sat Nov 26, 2022, 01:25 AM
Nov 2022

I have 27,000 posts on this site dating back to 2005 on record, it was actually 2003. You don't think I've donated in the past?

I think it's funny no one seems to believe I'm seriously whistleblowing!

ellisonz

(27,711 posts)
4. Why is my journalism focused on a specific topic less valid than similar MSM media journalism?
Sat Nov 26, 2022, 01:26 AM
Nov 2022

Good question, right? Or are you not interested in what I have to say at all?

ellisonz

(27,711 posts)
6. Apparently I don't have the right kind of Blue Check Mark here!
Sat Nov 26, 2022, 01:31 AM
Nov 2022

Elon Musk must be dreaming. All about that paid verification and undying desire to protect the Democratic establishment from an inconvenient truth.

Rick Caruso is a crook, AND his campaign is obviously behind the LA Fed tapes and my articles offer solid narrative analysis of audio and written evidence.

Don't believe the haters DU!

msfiddlestix

(7,282 posts)
7. Editing title becajse I found the full transcript.
Sat Nov 26, 2022, 10:00 AM
Nov 2022

Last edited Sat Nov 26, 2022, 09:55 PM - Edit history (1)

I reside in Northern California, haven't followed LA City politics, but because I have a friend who lwas born. raised, ives, and is a close observer into L.A. politics,

I'd send this to him. but seriously is there a transcription of these recordings for my benefit to help sort out who is who in this private conversation. Also, the crosa talk with the woman etc is making it even harder.

thanks





ellisonz

(27,711 posts)
8. Good morning msfiddlestix!
Mon Nov 28, 2022, 02:09 PM
Nov 2022

Yes, we are on day 50 since this has happened. It's literally rendering City Hall almost inoperable due to the warranted outrage but is a classic example of misinformation. Here's the LA Times transcription which you should be able to access for free:

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-11-21/la-city-council-racist-audio-leak-transcription-annotation

You'll note they didn't break out the section from roughly minutes 8 to 15 that focus on USC at all. It's the most significant and USC is one of the most powerful institutions in LA if not all of California.

UC is on strike. These are extremely weird and interesting times!

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