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RedRidinghood Patriot's avatar

There's been quite a few of us that have walked away from Badlands over the years, especially the last year and even more since Kate left and she finally talked about it. It's been bothering me for quite a while - the negativity I see from Jon, Chris Paul, and allowed to fester amongst some of the other hosts. The Kate video was a long needed awakening for myself and others to think about who we have been following for the past several years and realizing that they might not be the ones we want to keep following. "Be careful who you follow - Q". I was hoping this past year they would finally do more about Q since so many things are finally starting to habben, but no (please, I know there's Alpha's Q show but that seemed like throwing a dog a bone, they barely talked about Q in most of the shows except to mock "trust the plan" etc. and not much mention at GARTs either despite many of their followers being OG Q followers) . They don't explore much more beyond 2020, DPH and when Badlands started (Q, PizzaGate, Prussiagate, etc.) I've also felt the lack of spiritually (God, Jesus, prayer, humility) in their shows/business for quite some time as well. So no, do not nitpick just one thing out of why I've stopped listening- it's been a number of things, but mostly realizing there's something not good and that's not something I want to support. And I'm not alone in this. I've had past encounters with toxic groups I've been in and had to leave and this one has been showing the warning flags for a while. Also not the only one here too.

As for Kate, she seems sincerely hurt by what happened, not just emotionally, but financially too. She was a co-founder of Badlands and that was whitewashed when she "left" and that even she was a co-founder. Why? Not sure I entirely believe her side either but stealing someone's actual product ideas to actually market and then sell them is a huge bridge too far for anyone that has developed products and crafts and was a huge spiteful act by Jon. And like you mentioned, why speak publicly about this finally if you didn't have a chance of being able to fight this and win?

I have been in touch with others that feel like we do and have woken up and walked away. There's something not right with Badlands Media and I suspect its at the top. I genuinely like many of the hosts, but I am doing better emotionally, information-wise, and spiritually since I stopped listening/watching. I am now following others like Absolute Storm, As We Know, X22 report again and other podcasters and writers that feel much much much better about. In Marketing, there is a serious problem when you have detractors about your business. Myself and others are now detractors. I used to promote Badlands Media shows and now not only will I not follow them, but I will highly recommend other shows and warn people to use discernment with Badlands ones.

As for you, American Hypnotist - I've greatly enjoyed your writings and research. Please keep sharing this with us. I will continue to follow you and learn from it and share it with others. That's what the Great Awakening it about. Not gatekeeping others discernment and awakening and views on things even when they differ.

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American Hypnotist's avatar

Thank you very much for your kind words! It is for wonderful people like yourself that I do what I do.

I've greatly enjoyed all the shows you listed too. I particularly enjoy Absolute Storm—amazing patriots those guys are!

I appreciate your comment and insights. Blessings to you and yours!

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Fuzzy's avatar

We stopped watching Badlands quite awhile ago. It just seemd to be getting too negative and toxic, which we did not need more of.

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Brian Tyson's avatar

Jon is as honest a person as I know and Badlands will be just fine through this ridiculous law fare.

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American Hypnotist's avatar

Your complete lack of an argument has been duly noted

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RoseThistle's avatar

There is nothing ridiculous about it. A person's ability to provide for themselves and their family was maliciously maligned through hostile bad faith business actions and an attempt at destroying the public reputation of one of the co-founders within the very community they work in, which would not only harm public trust of all past work, but all future work, in my opinion. That kind of financial harm is DEVASTATING. No one wants to be treated that way. The recuperation of immediate financial loss and future losses from bad faith business practices are one of the reasons courts are established in God's Word. Courts, even the court of public opinion, are where evidence is presented. What evidence has Jon presented of his reputation destroying claims he has made publicly while quickly and completely censoring anyone from asking for? Kate has followed instructions from Jesus in Matthew 18:15-17 KJV, whether knowingly, or unknowingly because she is very thoughtful on how she treats others, (Golden Rule of Matthew 7:12 KJV) and found the path that is also Biblically aligned through this devastating time for herself and her family. She's also shown TREMENDOUS strength in grace and love, despite being so grievously devastated financially and within the very community she relies on for her work and also for friendships and support, particularly at a time where false allegations threatened her ability to continue to do the work she relied on for finances. Jon may wear a cross like a race car driver wears a logo, that doesn't make him honest. Where's the evidence?

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RedRidinghood Patriot's avatar

Narcissists are very good at coming across as honest, charming people.

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BadLucky1776's avatar

Where do we find the Werewolf game series now?

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American Hypnotist's avatar

Badlands currently owns episodes 1 through 11—you can find those on the Badlands substack.

Episode 12 and subsequent will be posted here on my personal substack (the Astounding Discoveries of an American Hypnotist).

Thank you for your interest!

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Johnny H is PoweredBySpirit's avatar

I appreciate the post today. I feel a great deal of sadness at the damage I'm seeing. I've spoken personally with one of the parties to this case, and they know I support them, but I no longer believe I help anyone by using my outsider's voice to say anything more publicly, thereby agreeing 100% with your proposition that none of the rest of us can ever know the whole story. I wish everyone who is involved, in any way, to find peace in their own heart around this. As I've (sadly) made known to several folks who know who they are, I believe the lawyers will take huge slices of both Jon and Kate's assets, and ultimately Badlands will die of a slow, grueling bankruptcy leaving nothing but a bunch of leveraged debt and unpaid contributors as the sponsors skedaddle, and the (strictly a hypothesis, now) private deals Jon has likely made with some of the other contributors for equity stakes to buy their loyalty start getting a closer look by those holding them. Then ....... poof! Bad mojo and the prolonged public battle will eat up whatever the lawyers didn't get before they withdraw from the case for "irreconcilable differences" which is lawyer-speak for "my client ran outa cash." I want to be wrong on this, but I've seen too much of American "justice" to believe it will end up differently.

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American Hypnotist's avatar

I think you're probably right. I reckon Badlands is going to die to a slow, painful death, leaving some of my friends without income (our income from Badlands was paltry, but many of us needed it to survive nonetheless).

I have a sneaking suspicion that the reason why Kate is seeking Badlands dissolution may have to do with unreported issues that the public has not been told. That she filed an injunction suggests her and/or her lawyers came to the conclusion that halting Badlands—and eventually shutting it down—was the only path forward for preventing further harm coming to innocent people and/or their interests (since that's often what an injunction is for).

Anyways, I'm rambling—the point is, I have friends on both sides of this divide, and I want to see them ALL win somehow, but I don't know how, and I remain chiefly concerned about Jon's conduct (for reasons I've stated publicly but also for other things I saw on the inside which I haven't yet discussed publicly, but will).

Thank you for your support—I wish you a blessed day today.

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the Martian's avatar

I am sorry to hear about this situation although such has to have been expected with the size of the movement. I recall something similar during the JFK assassination. There were so many people questioning the Warren Commission that seem to have found their champion in Mark Lane with his book RUSH TO JUDGMENT. It seemed as though he was leading the opposition into a cohesive fight against the establishment.

Unfortunately, it seems the questions raised by Lane were not the real issues with the case and derailed many of the better investigative reporting done on the case by misdirecting resources.

Jon seems to be doing the same with his in depth work on his devolution theories. It is a serious distraction even though it APPEARS to be helping the movement. Distractions from true targets have always been effective by the opposition to derail investigations, curry infighting, and other forms of disruption.

Keeping one's focus on the REAL work is hard with so many shiny baubles distracting the curious. Easy answers come so facile to the masses unfamiliar with digging for their own answers.

Keep up the good work and we'll all see each others at the finish line.

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Val's avatar

Dont like her

Never did

Cant support her, but good luck

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curtmilr's avatar

I went pretty far into the Devolution series, but never bought it.

Are there elements of truth in it? Yes, but any accomplished liar knows how to his dress his lies in the finery of truth. I've not intentionally paid any attention to Jon since the Biden Inauguration. I still read Badlands Brief and some of the authors separately. I'm a reader, not a podcast listeners, as a general rule.

Yes, romance and business do not mix without legal contracts to prevent emotional breakups from destroying the successful business. Kate says she trusted too much, and was naive. Seems so.

You are most generous AH, and Kate DOES deserve her day in court, regardless of outcome!

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Richard Henry Lee's avatar

I see merit on both sides of the argument. Somewhere, there is probably dishonesty, or at least misunderstanding. This is the way nasty breakups always seem to go. Trying to recruit public support. The last thing this movement needs is to fund attorneys on both sides of a divorce to air dirty laundry. Lawyers are endless money pits. Soros, the lefties, and neocons would love to see such an extravaganza. I could be wrong.

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American Hypnotist's avatar

Have you seen Kate's stream? The one I linked to in this article?

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Richard Henry Lee's avatar

yes

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RoseThistle's avatar

This is not a breakup story. This was a hostile takeover of a business that included the breakup that Jon made public to back up his hostile takeover, in my opinion.

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RoseThistle's avatar

@MKnight He's been talking publicly from the start while Kate was silent, publicly. Where have you been? He refused to show evidence and when anyone asked for any, he censored them for a year. He still has not shown any. He's shown hearsay screenshots of online comments. That's not evidence that is acceptable to document the reputation destroying allegations he has made of Kate. I know for a fact he lied about me when he said that he has had hate filled comments coming to him every day but posted comments I made on other platforms and channels. After he muted me, on his own Rumble channel, lied about what I had said in front of thousands of people on a livestream, found out he was wrong, and never apologized, I haven't been back there or contacted him, until just yesterday when he or his groupies flooded the comments under one of Kate's videos about church building frequencies with out of context messages and the link to his 10/17/2025 video they demand to be watched. It looks to me like he stalked Kate's Rumble channel livestreams, took screenshots, and I highly suspect he posed under an alias and was in Kate's livestream chat trying to provoke reactions, since he put replies to one of Kate's livestream chats on his video montage of 10/17/2025. Rumble does not keep the livestream chat available for VODs. That means he was either there, or he is a channel owner of Kate's Rumble channel, which seems highly unlikely. That's not healthy behavior of someone who is confident of their own allegations having evidence. That looks like emotional desperation to build a case, in my opinion. You know what they say about opinions, though. I pray God sorts this out according to His will in Jesus' Name.

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RoseThistle's avatar

@MKnight Your reply here says more about you, your own thoughts on women, and your willingness to believe hearsay to bolster or confirm your own thoughts on women. There was no sworn statement from the "willow tree farm lady". The person who made those statements in Jon's video is not even on screen. There was no actual acceptable evidence presented. Just hearsay and screenshots of comments made on other platforms, not on his own, like has happened to Kate's Rumble channel under a video about church building frequencies, which, clearly, has nothing to do with Jon. But, he claimed he was showing comments of hate that he was receiving.

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RoseThistle's avatar

@MKnight - you said, 'I am a woman. I do not believe all women, because we lie and manipulate to get what we want'. Sounds like a personal problem only you can deal with. Thanks for sharing.

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I figured when Liberty Den was renamed, there was a reason for it. Chalk one up for another person that does not care for Jon. Love some of the people on Badlands, and miss most that have left.

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John Murphy's avatar

It seems the universe in its truly divine wisdom found a way to shine a light into the heart of Badlands and engineer the exodus of the unworthy. It’s gonna get cold and un-gratifying out there soon guys. I hope you find your way back to the light.

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American Hypnotist's avatar

In Jon's own stream from last night, he claimed that the finances within Badlands were transparent, and then in the same stream he later said that Kate had no access to Badlands financial info. Care to theorize what might be behind such a contradiction?

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John Murphy's avatar

So out of all the despicable antics and information from that stream, the only thing you wish to challenge is the wording surrounding who had control over financial information? That says it all. Look inside and critically think. It takes courage to admit when you’ve been swindled. Pick a side and choose wisely.

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American Hypnotist's avatar

Incredible that you'd assume that's the one and only challenge I have. Your lack of meeting it has been duly noted.

Begone.

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John Murphy's avatar

To be credible in the truth movement, you need to be unashamedly honest no matter how hot the whimpering chick. You’re clearly on the low end of the discernment spectrum. Get your brain out of your dick and smell the coffee.

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Dianne's avatar

Kate had Jon involved in occultic practices such as past life regression and talking to the dead. I for one was glad to see her and those demonic spirits she trafficked in leave. She was always going to be a force of division. Her show is not doing well because no one wants to hear her dark magic wrapped as enlightenment. She the type of woman that ensnares men to accomplish her ends. Witch craft! Be gone Kate!

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Johnny H is PoweredBySpirit's avatar

Be careful passing judgment

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Dianne's avatar

Kate has been very open about her involvement with necromancy. How is it judgmental to point that out or to state my belief that what she’s involved with is demonic. You may have a different opinion on the matter.

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American Hypnotist's avatar

You need to post evidence for these claims. Accusing someone of being involved in necromancy is a serious matter.

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Dianne's avatar

I agree that necromancy or the practice of communicating with the dead is serious indeed. It is also perverse , demonic and Biblically forbidden. Never the less in episode 63 of Baseless Conspiracies which aired on 12/18/23 she discusses at length not only her practice of communicating with the dead but her leading others to do so as well. From what I understood she does so in search of a persons past life and identity. She leads herself or others to establish contact with their dead former identity. Creepy stuff. I just assumed a staunch supporter of Kate such as yourself would be firmly in control of these facts before encouraging others to support and follow her as well.

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American Hypnotist's avatar

I vehemently disagree with the practice of talking to the dead, but as someone who grew up in the non-Christian world myself, it's easy for me to see how someone would end up practicing such things in the sincere belief that it's a good idea. For this reason, I would rather pray for her than condemn her.

Either way, the bottom line is that one need not be Kate's biographer to reasonably suspect that she was done wrong by Jon after watching her stream (which I disagree was refuted sufficiently by Jon's recent video, but that's a huge conversation unto itself). I support her case because I believe in good faith that it's both important and just.

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This is why you don't get involved romantically with co-workers, especially blonde ones

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RoseThistle's avatar

Whether they were involved or not has nothing to do with bad faith in business. A pretty woman isn't entitled to fair business practices, according to you? Is that your penis talking? Is your penis the executive head of your life and what you say publicly? Did you listen to ANY of the claims or look at any of the evidence? I was there through it all. I saw them together stating that they had created Badlands Media together. I will always give credit to Jon for researching the evidence for a theory presented by someone known as The Wizard, diligently compiling the EOs and presenting the case at a time that many thought was pretty dark. However, how he handled the hostile takeover, made severe public accusations against Kate without presenting any evidence, just a 'trust me bro it was baaaad', in front of thousands of the very people who are her potential audience, not only threatening her past work, but future ability to provide for herself and son, alienating her from an entire community based on no evidence accusations, was bad faith business. I tried to warn him that NDAs go both ways and he could be breaking that contract and then he muted me, lied about what I said in front of thousands, found out he was wrong, live on air, and never apologized or tried to rectify the situation. That shows a chronic lack of honesty and/or integrity, in my opinion. Meanwhile, Kate is trying to provide for herself and son within a community that was lied to about her. Then, there are judges like you who see a pretty woman and think she deserves to be shit on. That says more about you.

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RebelGhirl's avatar

Bravo Rose!!

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Kris Robinson's avatar

Pray for discernment.

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American Hypnotist's avatar

You need to post evidence that Kate was "involved in necromancy". That's an extremely serious statement to make—you had better have some good evidence to back it up.

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American Hypnotist's avatar

Huh? I threatened you? Provide the actual quote.

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