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To: Box-By-The-Riviera™ who wrote (216490)9/11/2025 9:32:22 PM
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in the meantime, zerohedge.com

"He Was Definitely Murdered": Watch Sam Altman Squirm As Tucker Grills Him Over Whistleblower Death

BY TYLER DURDEN

FRIDAY, SEP 12, 2025 - 04:40 AM

In a tense exchange on the Tucker Carlson Show, Carlson grilled OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over the shocking death of whistleblower Suchir Balaji, an AI researcher whose explosive allegations of copyright violations had rocked the tech giant.

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Balaji, an Indian-American AI researcher who had worked at the forefront of artificial intelligence development, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment in November 2024, just weeks after blowing the whistle on OpenAI's alleged copyright violations in their AI training processes.

The medical examiner ruled it a suicide by a self-inflicted gunshot wound, with no evidence of foul play discovered at the scene. Yet Balaji's grieving family, backed by prominent public figures and growing public scrutiny, is demanding a full FBI investigation, alleging murder and a systematic cover-up designed to silence a dangerous whistleblower.

Carlson kicked off the explosive exchange by zeroing in on Balaji's whistleblower claims and his sudden, mysterious demise that has left many questions unanswered. "So you've had complaints from one programmer who said you guys were basically stealing people's stuff and not paying them, and then he wound up murdered. What was that?" Carlson pressed, his tone dripping with skepticism and barely concealed accusation.

Altman, visibly rattled and clearly uncomfortable under the intense scrutiny, pushed back defensively, insisting, "Also a great tragedy. He committed suicide." The OpenAI CEO then claimed that Balaji was a long-time employee and personal friend whose death had deeply affected him, adding, "I was really shaken by this tragedy."

"It looks like a suicide to me," he added, attempting to maintain his composure despite the pointed line of questioning.

Yet, Carlson wasn't buying it for a second, his journalistic instincts clearly telling him there was more to this story than met the eye.

The host laid out what he called "troubling details" that scream cover-up to anyone willing to look beyond the official narrative. "There were signs of a struggle, of course. The surveillance camera, the wires had been cut. He had just ordered takeout food, come back from a vacation with his friends on Catalina Island. No indication at all that he was suicidal," Carlson fired off in rapid succession, each detail seeming to contradict the official story.

When Altman reiterated the suicide narrative, pointing out that the gun was one Balaji had purchased himself, Carlson doubled down with characteristic boldness, declaring without hesitation, "He was definitely murdered, I think."

The host pressed further with relentless determination, citing disturbing evidence including blood found in two separate rooms and a mysterious wig that wasn't his, demanding to know with mounting intensity, "Why does it look like a suicide?"

Altman, clearly on edge and growing increasingly defensive as the interview progressed, shot back with obvious frustration, "You understand how this sounds like an accusation?" The pressure of the moment seemed to be getting to the typically composed tech executive as he added, "I haven't done too many interviews where I've been accused of murder," his discomfort palpable in his voice and body language.

Carlson kept hammering away at the inconsistencies in the official story, questioning how authorities could dismiss such glaring red flags with what appeared to be willful blindness. "I don't understand how the authorities could just kind of dismiss that as a suicide. I think it's weird," the host said, his tone suggesting deeper suspicions about potential corruption or incompetence in the investigation.

Altman stuck to his story with determined persistence, claiming he'd reviewed the case extensively and believed the evidence pointed conclusively to suicide rather than foul play. But Carlson's relentless questioning and presentation of contradictory evidence left lingering doubts about whether OpenAI and the authorities are hiding something far more sinister than they're willing to admit.

Meanwhile, Elon Musk, who is currently suing Sam Altman and OpenAI for allegedly breaching their nonprofit, open-source founding agreement by prioritizing profits through a lucrative Microsoft partnership, chimed in with his own explosive allegation, claiming that Balaji was "murdered."

Watch the entire interview here:



To: Box-By-The-Riviera™ who wrote (216490)9/11/2025 9:38:19 PM
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re <<supported through a back door>> ... gold macro hyper ultra duper super MAGA-positive, and quite- to extremely- negative for EU, and if at all negative for EU, cannot be mathematically positive for MAGA; a strange state of affairs. Should mean less expensive Indian carpets for China

zerohedge.com

EU To Resist Trump Pressure To Hit China & India With 100% Tariffs

BY TYLER DURDEN

FRIDAY, SEP 12, 2025 - 06:50 AM

Eyebrows have been raised as President Trump has reportedly been busy urging the European Union to impose tariffs of up to 100% on China and India over their purchases of Russian oil. Europe is unlikely to comply, most reports say.

According to the Financial Times and CNBC, Trump made the proposal during a meeting in Washington on Tuesday with top American and EU officials - with one aspect to the pitch being the US is willing to implement matching tariffs if Europe proceeds. The Europeans were led by the bloc's sanctions chief, David O'Sullivan, and the US side was led by senior US Treasury officials.

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The European Commission has kept mum on the report, as has the White House, but the Commission has been touting its forthcoming 'tough' 19th sanctions package targeting Russia, given it includes measures to target sanctions evasion involving third countries.

India has blasted the current 50% tariff levied by Washington, including a 25% punitive duty it for its Russian oil purchases, and the EU is wary of any overly aggressive method which would damage relations with China and India.

But a US official told the Financial Times that the Trump White House is "ready to go, ready to go right now, but we are only going to do this if our European partners step up with us."

Trump had written Tuesday on Truth Social, "India, and the United States of America, are continuing negotiations to address the Trade Barriers between our two Nations."

"I look forward to speaking with my very good friend, Prime Minister Modi, in the upcoming weeks," he added. "I feel certain that there will be no difficulty in coming to a successful conclusion for both of our Great Countries!"

This heightened tariff talk and threats are happening just as the May US trade court ruling which concluded the tariff's "exceed any authority granted to the president" is heading to the supreme court, after last month a federal appeals court upheld it.

As for the current tariff impact on US ally India, one producer in India's large carpet industry has lamented, "We are completely dependent on the US for our business and have no other markets. The tariffs have brought our production to a halt, and no consignment has been dispatched to the US for the past one month."

Perspective of a NATO hawk...

The person underscored, "It is the worst phase of my 50-year career in the carpet business, and the industry will die a painful death if the situation doesn’t improve in the next two months."

In the meantime the US tariffs have served to push India and China closer together, despite an uneasy 'frenemy' history, including border tensions among the nuclear-armed Asian powers.