>>15086946, >>15087133 PB MiniBun RE: Frances F. Townsend - Activision Blizzard (call to dig)

Excellent dig anon. A couple of things stood out to me

1. She’s been an activist since she was s child

2. She also has a degree in psychology, along with the others

3. She advices on terrorism, and been involved with it DHS etc, AG, and has no problems manipulating people and torturing them for compliance.

I think her evil gift is psychological terrorism, and advising on implementing facist companies.

Theres a lot more she does, but shes passed around so many gov agencies and businesses. Id say she is CIA and has been for many years. Her wiki said she was on yhe short lidt to take Comey’s place when he was fired. What skillsets or experience as an agent did she have. Since FBI ignores terrorism and seemingly in some cases uses it against Americans, she wiuld have fit in fine.

Us Blizzard another government created company (my guess is NSA funded tye company), that uses their gaming systems to track users and possibly terrorists; or even managing a team of terrorists on their payroll, communicating through their games.

• Found this article, national security doesnt want to break up Big Tech, because they are following the irders National Security leaders. Oh and Frances Townsend signed tge letter along with Dan Coates

Antitrust legislation that fails to target Chinese companies — e.g. Huawei, Tencent, Baidu, and Alibaba — could impede innovation that is "critical to maintaining America’s technological edge," the officials said.

Ex-Intel Officials Warn Breaking Up US Big Tech Could Bolster China

Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and former Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats were among the 12 officials who sent the letter, dated Wednesday, to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.

The security officials wrote "America’s distinct advantage in technological innovation" has helped maintain a military and intelligence edge "as we confront China's aggressive ambitions to undermine U.S. influence and shape the global order."

"The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) knows that to achieve this goal, China must become the world’s leading innovator," the officials wrote. "To this end, the CCP continues to employ industrial policies in order to create and support 'national champion' technology companies, providing them with an economic advantage over Western counterparts.

"We strongly believe it is in the best interest of our national and economic security to prevent China from achieving its objective of becoming the global leader in technological innovation."

In their letter, the ex-security officialspraised the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, a $200 billion China-focused package overwhelmingly passed by the Senate in June. However, they called on Congress to study the national security implications of the House antitrust proposals before moving forward, Axios said

Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and former Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats were among the 12 officials who sent the letter, dated Wednesday, to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.

The security officials wrote "America’s distinct advantage in technological innovation" has helped maintain a military and intelligence edge "as we confront China's aggressive ambitions to undermine U.S. influence and shape the global order."

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) knows that to achieve this goal, China must become the world’s leading innovator," the officials wrote. "To this end, the CCP continues to employ industrial policies in order to create and support 'national champion' technology companies, providing them with an economic advantage over Western counterparts.

Besides Panetta and Coats, the letter was signed by Robert Cardillo, former National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency director; Adm. James Foggo III, former U.S. Navy commander Europe-Africa; Sue Gordon, former principal deputy director of national intelligence; Rick Ledgett Jr., former NSA deputy director; Michael Morell, former acting CIA director; John Negroponte, former director of national intelligence and deputy secretary of state; Vice Adm. Jan Tighe, former director of naval intelligence and commander of the Tenth Fleet;Frances Townsend, former White House homeland security adviser; Dr. Michael Vickers, former undersecretary of defense for intelligence; and Adm. James "Sandy" Winnefeld Jr., former Joint Chiefs of Staff vice chairman.

https://www.newsmax.com/finance/streettalk/security-officials-tech-antitrust-us/2021/09/15/id/1036483/

Just shitposting some ideas, thanks for the excellent work anon

>>15085405 Texas Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson Is Latest House Democrat To Announce Retirement

Reading her bio she started out good and got seriously corrupted, now shes just a mouthpiece

Kekkity

Johnson and Representative Donna Edwards proposed apublicly funded park on the moonto mark where the Apollo missions landed between 1969 and 1972. The Apollo Lunar Landing Legacy Act, H.R. 2617, calls for the park to be run jointly by the Department of the Interior and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).[17]

This is where and Maxine get along great

Scholarship violations

In August 2010, Amy Goldson, counsel for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, said that Johnson violated organizational rules by awarding at least 15 scholarships to relatives of her own or to children of her district director, Rod Givens. The awards violated an anti-nepotism rule and the recipients did not qualify for the scholarships because they were not residents of Johnson's district. Johnson said she "unknowingly" made a mistake in awarding the grants and would work with the foundation to rectify it.[28]

Opponent Stephen Broden releasedletters bearing Johnson's signature in which she requested that the scholarship check be made out to and sent directly to her relatives, instead of to the destination universityas would normally be done.[29] The Dallas Morning News ran an editorial questioning her changing story on the matter, saying that it was overshadowing her service in the House.[30]

Johnson fears the legacy that discrimination leaves for youth."I am frightened to see young people who believe that a racist power structure is responsible for every negative thing that happens to them," she told the New York Times. "After a point it does not matter whether these perceptions are true or false; it is the perceptions that matter."[9]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Bernice_Johnson

>>15089521

This is why we need to leave the Middle East and never return, those damn tribes will never stop fighting. And America needs to let them work ot out!

>>15089648

I believe she was recruited by CIA very young, hence the degrees in pychology, politics and law. She is paid board member, rarely fies the board meet (maybe twice a year). Board membefs can make $100k to $1,000,000 annually. The one thing I know is shes evil and connected. Only CIA can go from multiple gov positiom to gov positions, end up on nsjof corp boards but still considered a National Security expert

Whay do you think if the idea that Blizzard was created and funded by NSA (biggest budget in all of gov), not much different than DARPA

I’ll take a look and see how Blizzard cane to be. The post (or your post), got my almonds tingling and excited, not much research and digging during the day, imo

Lot of good info during day though, and I’m not a nightshift fag

I love this board and anons.

>>15089648

Activision Blizzard, Inc. history, profile and history video

Anons a dig on founders of Blizzard, they borrowed money from grandmothers to start their company, like Gates and his garage

Hey werent the democrats playing ganes on theur phones when POTUS did his first SOU speech?

Activision Blizzard, Inc. is an American entertainment and gaming holding company headquartered in Santa Monica, California, U.S. It traces its history back to1979 when four software programmers decided to create a console video gamedeveloper. Initially called “Computer Arts, Inc.,” the team pivoted and came up with the idea to combine “Active” and “Television,” thus resulting in “Activision”—the very first independent, third-party console video game developer. Their first breakout title was Pitfall.

In 1991, Allen Adham, Frank Pearce, and Mike Morhaime founded Silicon & Synapse, entirely self-funded including money borrowed from their grandmothers. Three years later, changed its name to Blizzard Entertainment.

In 1994, Blizzard released its first breakthrough hit, a real-time strategy game called Warcraft: Orcs & Humans.

In 1996, the Blizzard technology team began the development of Battle.net, the first free online gaming service incorporated directly into the games people were already playing. It launched with the release of Blizzard’s action-role-playing video game series Diablo.

In 1998, Blizzard Entertainment releases StarCraft®, a sci-fi real-time strategy game. Featuring a multiplayer mode, StarCraft allowed players to compete with or against one another through Blizzard’s Battle.net platform.

In 2003, Activision and the development studio Infinity Ward, released Call of Duty, a first-person action set in World War II that would go on to become one of the biggest game series of all time.

In 2008, Activision, Inc.merged with the games division of the French media conglomerate Vivendi, Vivendi Games, a holding company principally for Sierra Entertainment and Blizzard Entertainment. The merger brings together Activision and Blizzard with some of the biggest games across both console and PC. Vivendi was the majority shareholder, with a 52% stake in the company, and Blizzard retained its autonomy and corporate leadership in the merger. Other Vivendi Games divisions such as Sierra ceased operation.

In 2012, King releases Candy Crush Saga, which became one of the highest-grossing mobile game franchises ever created.

On July 25, 2013, Activision Blizzard announced the purchase of 429 million shares from owner Vivendi for $5.83 billion, becoming an independent company as a majority of the shares became owned by the public. Vivendi was no longer Activision Blizzard’s parent company.

In November 2015, the company announced the formation of Activision Blizzard Studios, a film production division that would produce films and television series based on Activision Blizzard’s franchises.

In 2016, the Social gaming company King was acquired.

The company’s portfolio includes some of the most iconic franchises in all of the entertainment, developed by Activision, Blizzard Entertainment, King Digital Entertainment, and their independent studios, including Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer Games, Toys for Bob, Treyarch, and Vicarious Visions.

Activision

Activision is a worldwide developer, publisher, and distributor of interactive entertainment for various gaming consoles, handheld platforms, and PC, including blockbuster franchises like Call of Duty®, Crash®, and SpyroTM.

https://www.companieshistory.com/activision-blizzard/

>>15089902

Did you notice flugly they all are, look like autists or just plain goofy. That must mean they only hire geeks. But yeah,I’ve never seen such a combined unattractive leadership teamin a Billion+ company

>>15089902

Hey werent the democrats playing games (candycrush?) on their phones when POTUS did his first SOU speech? So Q said communications go through these gaming programs, what if people can actually send “kill orders” through games even CandyCrush. How that works I dont know.

I remember when I first got on FB, candycrush was pushed for years on there. I never played the games.

Since Nationsl Security advisors dont want a break up of big tech, obviously the DS uses these online tech companies to plan wars, coups, strategies and really I wouldnt be surprised if some if those FB people playing these games were recruited either for military or spy agencies, or DS

I think these games can know the players psychology pretty quickly, they might be finding the worst psychopaths on the planet. That would make sense since Townsend and her psychology degree

>>15089648

Did you notice how many traitors were on that list.

makes me wonder what kind of involvement they have in Blizzard??

>Besides Panetta

and Coats,

the letter was signed by Robert Cardillo, former National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency director;

Adm. James Foggo III, former U.S. Navy commander Europe-Africa;

Sue Gordon, former principal deputy director of national intelligence;

Rick Ledgett Jr., former NSA deputy director;

Michael Morell, former acting CIA director;

John Negroponte, former director of national intelligence and deputy secretary of state;

Vice Adm. Jan Tighe, former director of naval intelligence and commander of the Tenth Fleet;Hey this is the guy that disagreed with McCain & Kerry, when they said there was no missing POWs in Viet Nam(see McCain notables)

Frances Townsend, former White House homeland security adviser;

Dr. Michael Vickers, former undersecretary of defense for intelligence; and

Adm. James "Sandy" Winnefeld Jr., former Joint Chiefs of Staff vice chairman.

>>15089648

Pictures of Founders for Blizzard, they intentionally recruit geeks. Kek

>>15090042

Blizzard co-founders Mike Morhaime and Allen Adham bonded over a computer prank

News by Kirk McKeand

Published on 27 Jun, 2019

Blizzard might be one of gaming’s powerhouses, but it had modest beginnings.

Co-founder Mike Morhaime was studying electrical engineering at UCLA and when he met Allen Adham, another student who he became good friends with. The two of them, along with Frank Pearce, would go on to form Blizzard.

One day Adham and Morhaime were sitting in the computer lab when Adham had to print something off. In those days, the printer was on a different floor, so Adham locked his computer terminal and went off to retrieve his print out, leaving Morhaime alone in a room with a locked terminal.

“So now it's just me sitting alone with this locked computer terminal next to me, and I noticed that after ten minutes it unlocked,” Morhaime explained during his GameLab talk. “So, I did what probably all of you would've done - I relocked it, typed in a different password, find a new password. I wanted to pick something that I wouldn't forget because I figured I'd have to reveal it, and I wanted to pick something I'd never used before. So I picked 'joe'. J-O-E lowercase.

“Allen comes back five minutes later, sits down and when he types in his password it unlocks. So, I'm like, 'what happened?' So I said, 'Allen, how did you do that?' He said, 'Do what? I just typed in my password.' I said, 'What was your password?' He said, 'I'm not going to tell you that.' I said, 'Was it… "joe"?' He said, 'How did you know?' Anyway, we laughed for like a half an hour, we just couldn't believe that that had happened, and became very good friends.”

From there, Adham graduated from UCLA and Morhaime graduated six months later. Morhaime had a good job at a company called Western Digital, writing test software for their network cards. Adham went about trying to recruit Morhaime to start up a new business in video game development.

“I had no game development experience,” Morhaime remembered. “And Allen, basically he told me, 'Look, Mike, it's not rocket science. If we get some of our smart friends together, we can figure out how to do anything. We'll just find people that are passionate about making games, that are really smart, and we'll be able to compete with the best companies out there.' It's funny, so, I said, 'Why don't you come over, I want my dad to hear what you have to say.'

“Allen actually gave a whole pitch. And my dad said, 'You know, Mike, you got a great job at Western Digital. This sounds very risky.' And I also sought out other advice, one of my cousins said something different, and he said, 'Mike, you're young, you don't have a family yet, if it doesn't work out you can always get another job.' And so I ended up quitting the job at Western Digital and joining Allen and we started Silicon & Synapse. Allen had been friends with Frank Pearce from school. They had some classes together and they would always go after class to the arcade and play arcade games. And so when we started it was the three of us, Allen, Frank and I.” (Is Westetn Digital on the list of CIA started companies?)

The first day in the office was spent assembling flat pack desks the trio had bought on the cheap. The studio then went on the ship its first game, Lost Vikings.

We also spoke to Morhaime about his biggest regrets, which you can read at that link.

https://www.vg247.com/blizzard-co-founders-mike-morhaime-allen-adham-bonded-computer-prank

>>15090055

Heroes of the Storm failed because it “was probably too late” - Mike Morhaime

News by Kirk McKeand

Contributor

Published on 26 Jun, 2019

Not long after Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime stepped down as president, the company announced that it would stop supporting Heroes of the Storm, the developer’s MOBA.

https://www.vg247.com/heroes-storm-failed-probably-late-mike-morhaime

Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime no longer has a non-compete, could be coming back to games

News by Kirk McKeand

Published on 26 Jun, 2019

VG247 is out at GameLab, an industry event in Barcelona where Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime today accepted the 2019 Honor Award.

Morhaime stepped down as Blizzard’s president in October 2018, did a short stint in an advisory role, then left the company he founded shortly after. He’s since been enjoying retirement.

We got chance to talk to Morhaime during a roundtable interview, during which we asked about his non-compete contract with Blizzard. It appears he may be coming back to the games industry sooner than you may have thought, since his non-compete clause ended in April this year.

“I’m allowed to do anything now,” Morhaime said. “The fact is right now we’re still in the brainstorming phase, we’re exploring a bunch of different ideas. I don’t really have anything that I’m ready to talk about.”

We followed up by asking ifhe planned to stay in games. “Some of our ideas are in games and some of them are not,” he replied.

https://www.vg247.com/blizzard-co-founder-mike-morhaime-no-longer-non-compete-coming-back-games

Blizzard co-founder Frank Pearce leaving studio after 28 years

Pearce founded Blizzard with Mike Morhaime and Allen Adham

By Michael McWhertor@MikeMcWhertorJul 19, 2019, 5:51pm EDT

Blizzard Entertainment

Frank Pearce, one of the co-founders of Blizzard Entertainment, is leaving the game developer after 28 years at the company. Pearce announced his departure from Blizzard in a joint statement with J. Allen Brack, the president of the company.

“The time has come for me to step away from Blizzard and pass the torch to the next generation of leaders,” Pearce said on Friday. He recounted the formation of Blizzard, originally known as Silicon and Synapse, with co-founders Mike Morhaime and Allen Adham, saying, “Looking back, I know how incredibly fortunate I was to have been a part of what Blizzard has become.”

Pearce was a programmer on Blizzard’s earlier titles, including The Lost Vikings, Blackthorne, Diablo and StarCraft. He later took on the role of chief development officer at Blizzard.

Pearce’s departure comes less than a year after Morhaime announced his departure from Blizzard. The other co-founder, Allen Adham, left Blizzard in 2004, but returned to the company in 2016.

Brack called Pearce an integral, though not always prominently visible, member of Blizzard.

“[M]any of you haven’t seen a lot of him publicly, nor seen the deep impact he’s had on Blizzard, and on the culture specifically,” Brack said. “But Frank has been here from the beginning, building and expanding the foundation and championing the values behind everything Blizzard does. Blizzard is better because of Frank Pearce.”

“I have worked very hard and very passionately for a very long time,” Pearce said. “Now it is time for me to reflect and be thoughtful about what comes next. I plan to spend more time active in the outdoors. I’d like to learn to play an instrument. I hope to devote more time to aspects of my life that may not have gotten as much attention in the past. One thing is for certain – I will continue to be a part of the Blizzard family.

“My request and hope for all of you is that you continue living the Blizzard values and that you be kind and respectful to one another as you experience what Blizzard creates in the future. Blizzard is a special place and a special community, and everyone with whom you interact is important to the Blizzard journey as it continues forward. Thanks to everyone for the wonderful past I have enjoyed, and thank you in advance for the great future I expect we will share.”

https://www.polygon.com/2019/7/19/20701264/blizzard-frank-pearce-quits

>>15090070

Hes going to regret his decisions, especially the decision to be true friends with McCain