@shaunking can't help but brag and today it's gonna catch up to him. THREAD:
@TheNorthStar currently boasts over 25,000 members from not only all 50 states, but 100+ countries as well!
Shaun King proudly states he is the founder of The North Star on his twitter profile, and he is also the registered CEO and secretary! Using an address to a WeWork studio in Brooklyn, the place he calls his hometown. It's also the probable location of his "podcast studio"
(I'm not a legal expert, but I'm assuming the reason the "domestic state" is listed as Delaware has something to do with taxes or something of the sort?? Never said Shaun was stupid, just a grifter)
The North Star company that Shaun is CEO of holds trademarks on lots of the intricate artwork that the company boasts on their site, even one that you don't see. I'd love to know what the plans were for "MY TEMPLE" lol @BenjaminPDixon do you know?
So The North Star is an impressive company and Shaun is rightfully bragging about it! He has two podcasts: @TheBreakdown, featuring him exclusively, over 200 episodes and almost zero guests! And as of Feb this year, "Married to the Movement" featuring Shaun and his wife!
This makes sense seeing as the "podcast studio" is a quiet office in a WeWork studio down the street from their Brooklyn Apartment!
Shaun can also brag about the news website they have! The paywall is currently down (lucky us) so research was easy. Since Feb 20th this year, they've written 108 articles!! 104 of those are from either someone with the last name King or 1 of 4 writers employed by the north star
You can look for yourself, the other 4 writers besides Shaun and Rai King are:

Nicole Rojas
Maria Perez
Donney Rose
Branden Janese
And best of all, Shaun is now asking for people to subscribe to his patreon so they can launch The Breakdown LIVE, a weekly broadcast that will grow as they get more subscribers!!!
As @shaunking would say, let me break this down for you! What was promised during the original funding of @TheNorthStar ?? The following: apps, FOUR podcasts, FIFTY journalists + staff, and a DAILY news broadcast
It was promised numerous times. Also, I've never seen anyone but him wear the north star gear and everything else he promised to send out
What did @shaunking and @TheNorthStar actually deliver after over a year in business? TWO podcasts, both featuring Shaun, one is only a couple months old. Per Shaun's own words (again more than once), FOURTEEN staff members and a news website
Proof of:
Podcast studio in Brooklyn ✅
14 staff members ✅
2 podcasts ✅
No daily news broadcast ✅
@shaunking will say "but we've written over 2,000 articles and my podcast @TheBreakdown has over 200 episodes" cool, but thats not what you advertised and what we signed up for:
He's got a new live news broadcast coming, once a week until he hits 3,000 subscribers, that he's asking for additional money for, EVEN THOUGH it was promised over a yesr ago when the north star launched with over 25,000 members:
So how bad do @shaunking and @TheNorthStar really need your money? Well Shaun likes to brag, so he gave us the answers. Let's just do some math using his numbers...
Over 25,000 supporters of the north star across all 50 states and 100+ countries. (In an email somewhere he says they've lost nearly 5,000 since Covid) so 20,000. Giving $25 on average, per Shaun's own email. 20,000 subs x $25 each = $500,000 A MONTH.
So $500,000 A MONTH, to support 14 staff members. Split equally it's about $35,000 per person, per month. And he's asking for more money. SAVE YOUR MONEY.
It always gets better baby! The paywall is down so if you WANT to give Shaun the pleasure of website hits, go ahead and look at the Maya Angelou article written by "TNS Staff" and look who the Operations Manager is. Hint: Shaun's own wife, Rai!!
Of course there are operating costs, like the website and the Brooklyn WeWork studio where Shaun and Rai do their podcasts. But still at 200k/month costs and 300k/month leftover to pay the 14 staff members, that's over 20k per person per month. Do not give this man more money
Even the two podcasts he's made, after a YEAR, are exclusively HIMSELF and one includes his wife. And a significant amount of the articles on the website are written by him.
Last reminder, this is a FOR PROFIT company and @shaunking is the CEO. HE IS MAKING MONEY OFF OF YOUR SUBSCRIPTION TO THE NORTH STAR AND NOT GIVING YOU WHAT HE PROMISED OVER A YEAR AGO
@AngryBlackLady you still present it better and obviously have the audience lol
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