I used to follow her on Instagram during the Gabby Petito saga. It’s how JRK got her start. Then I noticed that she seemed to have a lot of issues with people, a lot of ethical concerns (including a woman known as Emilie Knows Everything). I had to unfollow. I found something about her gross and unseemly.
I was hoping you'd do a follow-up on Jessica Reed Kraus b/c when she responded to your original post she mentioned she also cited me. Again, a false flattery attempt. I was immediately sent a screen image of a tweet of mine she'd posted on one of her hate-filled rants with an unsubstantiated, unsourced and untrue quote from someone who had RT'd me some years ago.
Btw, she's pally-wally with a former convict on X. A man named George Tonks whose NUTS and on whose behalf she wrote an entire article. Tonks was at one time Maria Farmer's bestie - and Maria is known for being somewhat off.
Re: her mentioning your nonexistent "books" -- seems she got flustered and may have simply subbed me for you b/c I've written several.
Thank you for calling her out. This isn't the first time she has plagiarized. Unfortunately, do not expect a sincere apology. That is not something she does. She's an absolute narcissist and constantly claims the “victim” card. There were claims in the New Yorker article about her former employees/friends that were COMPLETELY false.
There is a Reddit sub called House on Fire that documents her problematic posts, etc. I'll admit some of the posts are snarky but the goal of the sub is to hold her accountable and keep “receipts.”
I also wanted to say that she does not have a degree in journalism or mass communications. She supposedly studied English in college, but i have no idea if she actually even graduated. She has a habit of not following through with things, so it wouldn't surprise me if she didn't. Nothing wrong with not graduating, but its just another example of her NOT being honest
No. She did not grad from college. No degree, so IMO, it’s offensive to professional degreed journalist when she does label herself a journalist. I’m sure many, ie: at WH meetings, etc assume she is an educated true journalist. The way she writes, horrid. Spelling & grammar are extremely bad, no excuse especially when all one has to do is use spell check. It’s obvious she never proof reads any of her writing before hitting submit. Ohh but that’s right, she’s always in a “hurry”. Please.
She has been accused of plagiarism for years. I wish someone would take her to court, teach her a lesson & humble her high & mighty narcissistic attitude. Glad I unfollowed her months ago.
You don't need a "professional degree" to be a journalist. I do not have a journalism degree. I graduated college, but never academically studied "journalism" -- which is a waste of time anyway. JRK's problem isn't her lack of formal accreditation, it's that she's off her rocker.
Agree with both you & BookWench. A J School degree is not needed, but a code of ethics is, which is what is needed to be successful as a journalist. I probably missed making my point in my earlier post. JRK wants ppl to think she’s a serious journalist & not a prob there either. But do not come off as though you are a highly trained & educated writer when you are not. All it takes is reading a couple of her Substack ‘s & one can tell she is not highly educated. You learned yourself Mike the hard way, she has to plagiarize half an article to publish just 1 article. I heard over 2 years ago when I was complaining to a friend about the many erroneous spelling & grammar, & a friend indicated those were on purpose so she couldn’t be accused of plagiarism. My mouth dropped. You’re not the 1st Mike, & you definitely won’t be the last. And by the way, no I am not a journalist, yes I have a degree in Marketing & Economics & was a Global Account Exec for a major International top 5 company. As a top salesperson I was giving presentations to C Suite level players. You think I could be a top level salesperson creating presentation’s which included poor grammar & spelling & be taken seriously ? Not a chance.
Isn’t it curious how exactly Kraus got into contact with Tartaglione? And how she also claims to have a “Maxwell source” on top of that? Interesting portfolio of contacts in her network. Israeli interesting.
I’m sure she’s a totally organic figure with no artificial boosting by Substack or anybody else. Suggesting otherwise would be most rude. I do wonder how she feels as an “America First” patriot about Bibi “I own the United States” Netanyahu and his Likud party leadership of our Greatest Ally.
But I couldn’t be sure her opinion on him would be her own work, if you understand me.
Have you considered legal counsel? Plagiarism is a crime and this phony should be exposed. She monetized your content. JRK is also known for plagiarizing content from smaller content creators on Instagram. She also publicly doxxed former employees, published private medical info and legal documents including minors (check @emilieknowseverything and @denisebovee on IG)
Nice post, Michael. You were quite dignified in your hope that she would come clean, but in my 70 years of life experience it always seems that once a person is a cheater, that never changes. We have all been forewarned by you regarding her dishonest tendencies, for which I am grateful.
She and a few other influencers were invited to a meeting with Netanyahu.. so I’m sure they were offered money. Many believe that’s how she’s #2 on substack. I’m sure it’s all a coincidence lol.
Can confirm that JRK is one of the “pre-picked” authors when you sign up as a reader on Substack. Really interested to know how one ends up in such a privileged position, but I’m sure it’s all entirely merit-based and above board
She was only one of the people who got a binder: she hasn’t had access to the White House in the same way as she did previously. Not sure what happened but would love to know,
You nailed Jessica 100%. I am 1 of many whom she has blocked on IG for calling her out as well. Funny part is I had commented on a Christian-based IG acct who had her on their podcast because JRK is all of a sudden is looking into Christianity. The concern I expressed was that week prior, she was getting her 11y/o at tarot reading and shopping for voodoo dolls.
Something else to take into account, there's a number of other women who are writers here on substack who over the years wanted to work with her and reached out. I have read their accounts about how they would discuss certain topics, only later to find - verbatim - Jessica would lift their DMs and plop it right into her own content without ever citing or crediting the people she was talking to.
On the topic of her "money", there's been a high level of speculation as to who actually funds her. Can it be all from substack? I've heard the names Daphne Barak, Mark Cuban & Peter Thiel. I personally had a recent DM exchange with Lady Victoria Hervey on the topic - specifically asking about Daphne's funding HIH, as LVH went on IG saying she was done with Daphne. (The 3 of them were all recently cavorting in Italy) LVH basically said Daphne doesn't have any money and that JRK makes "way more than Daphne". I don't see how it can all come from substack, because all I see about Jessica, is her clamoring for more $8 subscriptions and "exclusive" paid chats. I am highly suspicious of where she gets her funding.
I doubt Mark Cuban would have any interest in funding a MAHA trumptard. But there are plenty of dark money groups with tentacles everywhere looking for content creators like her to help the unpopular Repubes win elections despite their awful agenda. Also, Kraus was at a Peter Thiel party. Rockbridge - an org cofounded by JD Vance and funded by Thiel, Rebekah Mercer, and maybe others probably pays her.
If I recall, it was Thiel's NYE party on his yacht. With all of the HIH auto-subscribe nonsense on substack, it wouldn't surprise me that she's in bed there. When I read the DM that "Jessica makes way more than Daphne".... Like I get it that all those socialites most likely don't have a pot to piss in, but there's got to be more to the story about who's really funding Jessica. I've seen the posts where she's begging for venmos, selling crappy merch, and shilling for subscriptions/fireside chats that end up going nowhere. Oh and her HIH office in Laguna Beach that she's speculated to be living out of as well. And how she's on the campaign trail traveling on her "own dime". I don't believe one "nuanced or curated" word from her.
Take it with a grain of salt, but I saw on Reddit someone said Cuban was funding her Laguna Beach office. It's anyone's guess at this point, but someone will eventually dig up the truth.
This woman is a manipulative liar. One day her blatant grifting will all catch up to her. Over the past couple of years she has built a platform of people who are not her fans by blocking them as soon as they question her motives. “Curiosity is not a crime”???(slogan on her merch)…unless you question her. That article in The New Yorker was clearly a puff piece to try and save her reputation which had a recent hit from what she said about the Epstein victims. She initially claimed to want to bring this country together and stop the division, yet she was very calculating about curated a following of mostly conservatives(by blocking any other voice that questioned her) while sharing misinformation to this cult-like following and stating that everyone else other than Fox News was fake news. Turns out - she didn’t even vote for Trump (because she “was too busy”), a man she will not say a bad word about. It’s madness!
The 'Curiosity is not a crime' slogan is rich, coming from one of the least curious people I've ever seen. She doesn't have an original thought. It's all marching orders from whoever hired her to push an agenda. She's not a writer. She is a picture and music editor. A mood board creator. Anyway she can't be bothered to write anything that requires using actual sources, research and coherent thought. Takes too much time when you're peddling disinformation.
I will also state on Jessica's wonky state of financing -- during one of her box wine meltdowns from earlier this year, she cursed out and blocked PAID subscribers for calling her out. They would have to repeatedly email her requesting their refunds and then they'd get another barrage of cursing from her, then finally get their refunds.
I have been in touch with them. They finally were able to unsubscribe me on their end. But I’m still getting a notification on my bank account that I’m being charged . I think it’s around $7.00 a month. Since March.
Maybe you can start fighting the charges with your bank or credit card company? Show them call the cancelled emailed requests. The lady that runs the houseinhorror ig account keeps the receipts of this stuff too.
I used to follow her on Instagram during the Gabby Petito saga. It’s how JRK got her start. Then I noticed that she seemed to have a lot of issues with people, a lot of ethical concerns (including a woman known as Emilie Knows Everything). I had to unfollow. I found something about her gross and unseemly.
I was hoping you'd do a follow-up on Jessica Reed Kraus b/c when she responded to your original post she mentioned she also cited me. Again, a false flattery attempt. I was immediately sent a screen image of a tweet of mine she'd posted on one of her hate-filled rants with an unsubstantiated, unsourced and untrue quote from someone who had RT'd me some years ago.
Btw, she's pally-wally with a former convict on X. A man named George Tonks whose NUTS and on whose behalf she wrote an entire article. Tonks was at one time Maria Farmer's bestie - and Maria is known for being somewhat off.
Re: her mentioning your nonexistent "books" -- seems she got flustered and may have simply subbed me for you b/c I've written several.
2 words: copyright infringement. Sue the millionaire mommy blogger to recover ill-gotten gains.
Thank you for calling her out. This isn't the first time she has plagiarized. Unfortunately, do not expect a sincere apology. That is not something she does. She's an absolute narcissist and constantly claims the “victim” card. There were claims in the New Yorker article about her former employees/friends that were COMPLETELY false.
There is a Reddit sub called House on Fire that documents her problematic posts, etc. I'll admit some of the posts are snarky but the goal of the sub is to hold her accountable and keep “receipts.”
I also wanted to say that she does not have a degree in journalism or mass communications. She supposedly studied English in college, but i have no idea if she actually even graduated. She has a habit of not following through with things, so it wouldn't surprise me if she didn't. Nothing wrong with not graduating, but its just another example of her NOT being honest
No. She did not grad from college. No degree, so IMO, it’s offensive to professional degreed journalist when she does label herself a journalist. I’m sure many, ie: at WH meetings, etc assume she is an educated true journalist. The way she writes, horrid. Spelling & grammar are extremely bad, no excuse especially when all one has to do is use spell check. It’s obvious she never proof reads any of her writing before hitting submit. Ohh but that’s right, she’s always in a “hurry”. Please.
She has been accused of plagiarism for years. I wish someone would take her to court, teach her a lesson & humble her high & mighty narcissistic attitude. Glad I unfollowed her months ago.
You don't need a "professional degree" to be a journalist. I do not have a journalism degree. I graduated college, but never academically studied "journalism" -- which is a waste of time anyway. JRK's problem isn't her lack of formal accreditation, it's that she's off her rocker.
Agree with both you & BookWench. A J School degree is not needed, but a code of ethics is, which is what is needed to be successful as a journalist. I probably missed making my point in my earlier post. JRK wants ppl to think she’s a serious journalist & not a prob there either. But do not come off as though you are a highly trained & educated writer when you are not. All it takes is reading a couple of her Substack ‘s & one can tell she is not highly educated. You learned yourself Mike the hard way, she has to plagiarize half an article to publish just 1 article. I heard over 2 years ago when I was complaining to a friend about the many erroneous spelling & grammar, & a friend indicated those were on purpose so she couldn’t be accused of plagiarism. My mouth dropped. You’re not the 1st Mike, & you definitely won’t be the last. And by the way, no I am not a journalist, yes I have a degree in Marketing & Economics & was a Global Account Exec for a major International top 5 company. As a top salesperson I was giving presentations to C Suite level players. You think I could be a top level salesperson creating presentation’s which included poor grammar & spelling & be taken seriously ? Not a chance.
And btw. I meant to add in my most recent reply. You are absolutely correct, she is off her rocker. Those poor 4 boys of hers.
The ethics of journalism are important as well as the training. How dare you discount these people‘s education? FO
Great points, though, as Matt Taibbi pointed out, nobody needs to have a degree in journalism to be an actual journalist.
Agree & I just posted my response to both yourself & Mike above. Please take a read.
Thank you , & thank you for your reply.
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Isn’t it curious how exactly Kraus got into contact with Tartaglione? And how she also claims to have a “Maxwell source” on top of that? Interesting portfolio of contacts in her network. Israeli interesting.
I’m sure she’s a totally organic figure with no artificial boosting by Substack or anybody else. Suggesting otherwise would be most rude. I do wonder how she feels as an “America First” patriot about Bibi “I own the United States” Netanyahu and his Likud party leadership of our Greatest Ally.
But I couldn’t be sure her opinion on him would be her own work, if you understand me.
Have you considered legal counsel? Plagiarism is a crime and this phony should be exposed. She monetized your content. JRK is also known for plagiarizing content from smaller content creators on Instagram. She also publicly doxxed former employees, published private medical info and legal documents including minors (check @emilieknowseverything and @denisebovee on IG)
Nice post, Michael. You were quite dignified in your hope that she would come clean, but in my 70 years of life experience it always seems that once a person is a cheater, that never changes. We have all been forewarned by you regarding her dishonest tendencies, for which I am grateful.
She and a few other influencers were invited to a meeting with Netanyahu.. so I’m sure they were offered money. Many believe that’s how she’s #2 on substack. I’m sure it’s all a coincidence lol.
Can confirm that JRK is one of the “pre-picked” authors when you sign up as a reader on Substack. Really interested to know how one ends up in such a privileged position, but I’m sure it’s all entirely merit-based and above board
Good for you. Did I call it or what?
Honestly she's exhausting. I wonder how long women like Tulsi and Pam, who have put in the real work, are going to keep her around.
She was only one of the people who got a binder: she hasn’t had access to the White House in the same way as she did previously. Not sure what happened but would love to know,
I thought this was funny:
"I am still steadfastly uninterested in learning what a 'Mommy Blogger' is. . . "
Not me. I need to know everything. Seems clear she has at least one kid. If not, that would be plagiarism’s pinacle don’t you think?
Beyond that, I cannot say.
Michael's phrasing frequently cracks me up.
She’s a carpetbagger
You nailed Jessica 100%. I am 1 of many whom she has blocked on IG for calling her out as well. Funny part is I had commented on a Christian-based IG acct who had her on their podcast because JRK is all of a sudden is looking into Christianity. The concern I expressed was that week prior, she was getting her 11y/o at tarot reading and shopping for voodoo dolls.
Something else to take into account, there's a number of other women who are writers here on substack who over the years wanted to work with her and reached out. I have read their accounts about how they would discuss certain topics, only later to find - verbatim - Jessica would lift their DMs and plop it right into her own content without ever citing or crediting the people she was talking to.
On the topic of her "money", there's been a high level of speculation as to who actually funds her. Can it be all from substack? I've heard the names Daphne Barak, Mark Cuban & Peter Thiel. I personally had a recent DM exchange with Lady Victoria Hervey on the topic - specifically asking about Daphne's funding HIH, as LVH went on IG saying she was done with Daphne. (The 3 of them were all recently cavorting in Italy) LVH basically said Daphne doesn't have any money and that JRK makes "way more than Daphne". I don't see how it can all come from substack, because all I see about Jessica, is her clamoring for more $8 subscriptions and "exclusive" paid chats. I am highly suspicious of where she gets her funding.
Yeah I just realized that from my comment on here she blocked me as well from her page.lol I try to click on it and pops up an X. 😆😆😆
I doubt Mark Cuban would have any interest in funding a MAHA trumptard. But there are plenty of dark money groups with tentacles everywhere looking for content creators like her to help the unpopular Repubes win elections despite their awful agenda. Also, Kraus was at a Peter Thiel party. Rockbridge - an org cofounded by JD Vance and funded by Thiel, Rebekah Mercer, and maybe others probably pays her.
If I recall, it was Thiel's NYE party on his yacht. With all of the HIH auto-subscribe nonsense on substack, it wouldn't surprise me that she's in bed there. When I read the DM that "Jessica makes way more than Daphne".... Like I get it that all those socialites most likely don't have a pot to piss in, but there's got to be more to the story about who's really funding Jessica. I've seen the posts where she's begging for venmos, selling crappy merch, and shilling for subscriptions/fireside chats that end up going nowhere. Oh and her HIH office in Laguna Beach that she's speculated to be living out of as well. And how she's on the campaign trail traveling on her "own dime". I don't believe one "nuanced or curated" word from her.
I'll just add that I could be totally wrong about Mark Cuban. I just thought he was anti-Trump but who really knows.
Take it with a grain of salt, but I saw on Reddit someone said Cuban was funding her Laguna Beach office. It's anyone's guess at this point, but someone will eventually dig up the truth.
This woman is a manipulative liar. One day her blatant grifting will all catch up to her. Over the past couple of years she has built a platform of people who are not her fans by blocking them as soon as they question her motives. “Curiosity is not a crime”???(slogan on her merch)…unless you question her. That article in The New Yorker was clearly a puff piece to try and save her reputation which had a recent hit from what she said about the Epstein victims. She initially claimed to want to bring this country together and stop the division, yet she was very calculating about curated a following of mostly conservatives(by blocking any other voice that questioned her) while sharing misinformation to this cult-like following and stating that everyone else other than Fox News was fake news. Turns out - she didn’t even vote for Trump (because she “was too busy”), a man she will not say a bad word about. It’s madness!
The 'Curiosity is not a crime' slogan is rich, coming from one of the least curious people I've ever seen. She doesn't have an original thought. It's all marching orders from whoever hired her to push an agenda. She's not a writer. She is a picture and music editor. A mood board creator. Anyway she can't be bothered to write anything that requires using actual sources, research and coherent thought. Takes too much time when you're peddling disinformation.
I will also state on Jessica's wonky state of financing -- during one of her box wine meltdowns from earlier this year, she cursed out and blocked PAID subscribers for calling her out. They would have to repeatedly email her requesting their refunds and then they'd get another barrage of cursing from her, then finally get their refunds.
I’m still trying to get mine.
Woah seriously? How many times have you requested your refund? You'd think substack would've been inundated with complaints about her by now.
They recommended me email her. So I have. Several times. I just keep forwarding the same email.
I have been in touch with them. They finally were able to unsubscribe me on their end. But I’m still getting a notification on my bank account that I’m being charged . I think it’s around $7.00 a month. Since March.
Maybe you can start fighting the charges with your bank or credit card company? Show them call the cancelled emailed requests. The lady that runs the houseinhorror ig account keeps the receipts of this stuff too.
Poor Mommy Blogger. Continually harassed by the disheveled journo, the serial interrupter.
Maybe she can appeal to her new Buddy “Scam Blondi” (1) to haul him in on some Trumped up hate speech charge?
$20Mil a year eh? Is she a single Mommy Blogger?
(1). Lara Loomer. (see, I didn’t plagiarize. How hard was that?)