Odd emphasis/tone on "mother" in Camron Guthrie video, though understandably difficult circumstances, he is a retired Colonel, fighter pilot, nerves of steel. So purposeful oddity?
"Camron Guthrie …speaking for the Guthrie family. Whoever is out there holding our mother…"
His pronunciation, tone, syllabus emphasis… can't put a finger on it, but something seems odd about how he says "our mother."
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/05/us/video/
Newscum's $1 billion PPE deal with China during pamdemic - what happened to the money? Other scandals.
Grok-
In early 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic PPE shortages, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a major deal to secure personal protective equipment (PPE), primarily masks, from BYD (a Chinese electric vehicle and battery manufacturer with a U.S. subsidiary). The contract, often reported as nearly $1 billion (around $990 million), was signed in April 2020 through the state's Office of Emergency Services. It involved purchasing hundreds of millions of masks—about 300 million N95 respirators at $3.30 each, plus surgical masks—from BYD's subsidiary.
The state made an unusual upfront payment of roughly $495 million (half the value) to secure the supply quickly in a competitive global market.
The deal faced significant issues:
Delays and certification problems — BYD failed to obtain timely federal NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) certification for the N95 masks by the April 30, 2020 deadline. This led to delays in deliveries.
Refund — In May 2020, the contract was amended, and California received a $247.5 million refund (half the initial down payment) due to the missed deadline.
Further extensions — BYD eventually received NIOSH certification in June 2020, after which shipments of certified N95 masks began (e.g., 150 million N95s announced as incoming). Surgical masks arrived earlier and in larger quantities.
Additional contract — In July 2020, California extended/extended a follow-up "bridge" contract with BYD worth about $316 million for more masks at potentially better terms.
Criticism and controversy surrounded the deal:
It was a no-bid contract, and the administration initially resisted releasing details, citing risks to supply chains.
Bipartisan concerns arose over transparency, BYD's lack of prior mask-making experience, and reports questioning the company's track record (e.g., past product issues in other areas).
Some conservative outlets and critics labeled it "shady" or poorly scrutinized years later, with questions about full accountability for taxpayer funds.
No major evidence emerged of outright fraud or total loss of funds in mainstream reporting—deliveries occurred after adjustments, though with hiccups and not always meeting original timelines/quantities.
This was one of many frantic PPE deals states pursued in 2020 amid global shortages (similar issues hit federal and other state efforts). It drew scrutiny but ultimately resulted in masks reaching California after modifications, with partial refunds reducing the net cost. No large-scale ongoing scandal or criminal outcome appears tied specifically to this contract based on available reports.
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Billions (each) to:
- Train to nowhere
- California homelessness
- China for PPE
All with very little to show for any of it. Just to name a few.
Other scandals-
The expensive French Laundry restaurant maskless meal (Newscum and his wife and others nin wine country while he is having people arrested on closed beaches and forcing churches to close.
Sleeping with his best friend's wife when he mayor of San Francisco and was still married to Kim Guilfoyle - while both his best friend and his mistress worked for him.
- Having his millions handed to him by Gordon Getty who set him up following his Bachlors degree in political science. Not a "self-made millionaire" as Vanity Fair recently dubbed him. Not by a long shot. His late father, also a former Governor of CA, was a long time trustee of Gordon Getty's trusts.
The Ick factor for Newscum is so high.
If he manages to become the Dem nominee in 2028, it will be all smoke and mirrors, greased hair and insincere smiles - with his crazy hand movements dancing to his words.
One bizarre creation of a character.
>. His late father, also a former Governor of CA, was a long time trustee of Gordon Getty's trusts.
Correction - Newscum's father was never Governor of CA.
"Bill Newsom once told an interviewer that as a young man he wanted to be a high school English teacher. Instead, he would rise to prominence as a champion of the environment, an appeals court judge for California’s First District—and the person charged with delivering the ransom money when billionaire J. Paul Getty’s grandson was kidnapped.
"On December 12, 2018, William Alfred Newsom III, JD ’60, MA ’61, a native San Franciscan and the father of current California Gov. Gavin Newsom, died at his Pacific Heights home. He was 84.
"Newsom’s life was forever changed by the friendships he formed with three fellow students at St. Ignatius College Preparatory in San Francisco: Jerry Brown and Gordon and Paul Getty Jr., sons of J. Paul Getty. As California’s governor, Brown appointed Newsom to the bench twice, first to the Placer County Superior Court in 1975 and then to the Court of Appeal in 1978. Newsom also served as a trustee for the Getty family, a position he devoted himself to after retiring from the judiciary in 1995, and he was godfather to Paul Getty III, whose kidnapping was dramatized in All the Money in the World, the 2017 film directed by Ridley Scott …
“I’ve lived my life on reasonably decent terms,” Newsom said in the Berkeley interview. “I think that on balance I’ve done probably more good than harm. So I rest my case.”
https://stanfordmag.org/contents/judge-and-getty-family-adviser
Newsom [Gavin's father] was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Christine Anne (née Brennan) and William A. Newsom II. All of his friends and family referred to him as Bill. A native San Franciscan, Newsom's father ran Pat Brown's campaign for San Francisco district attorney. Brown later became Governor of California.[3]
Newsom's late sister Barbara was once married to Ron Pelosi, brother-in-law of U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi. Newsom was a close friend of Gordon Getty, son of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, who lived in his house during the 1940s while attending St. Ignatius Catholic prep school in San Francisco.[2]
Newsom went to the University of San Francisco, followed by Stanford Law School and was admitted to the California Bar in 1962.
Career
He worked as a legal adviser to the Italian division of Getty Oil and then as a tax attorney for the Getty family. Newsom helped to deliver the ransom money for the release of John Paul Getty III.[4]
In 1967, he married Tessa Menzies, and had two children (including Gavin) before divorcing her after five years.[3] In 1968, he ran unsuccessfully against California State Senator Milton Marks, a popular Republican.[3] Newsom was also corporate counsel and a board member for Trans-International Computer Investment Corporation (TCI), which handled classified government contracts, for which Newsom was issued a National Security Clearance. TCI went bankrupt in 1971 after what the Sacramento District Attorney called "the biggest stock fraud in California history". For most of 1969 and 1970, Newsom traveled across Europe alongside former SS security service member Otto von Bolschwing who had been brought to the U.S. by the CIA under Operation Paperclip and appointed TCI's president by Getty due to his former Nazi intelligence connections and their value in obtaining defense technology contracts. Newsom referred to von Bolschwing as "suave", "plausible", and "world weary".[5]
In 1975, Jerry Brown appointed Newsom to the Superior Court bench in Auburn (Placer County) and later to the state Court of Appeal in San Francisco, where he served until his retirement in 1995.[3] In this role he ruled on several prominent cases including the right of privacy for people with HIV, the liability of the San Francisco 49ers for a player's injury and ruled against the prestigious Bohemian Club's ban on employing women.[6] …
Investment management
Newsom served as a financial advisor for the Getty family businesses. He directly managed the Gordon P. Getty Family Trust, which is estimated at more than $2 billion.[2] The trust earns about 2 percent a year resulting in approximately $40 million in annual income.[3] He screened potential investments and made recommendations on real estate, stocks, bonds, and other ventures. "I make my living working for Gordon Getty", Newsom said in 2003.[2]
… "Newsom died of ulcerative colitis at his home in San Francisco on December 12, 2018, at the age of 84, over a month after his son Gavin was elected governor."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Newsom