raynardwilson

Gary Waterman reminds us in every video he’s ever made that he’s a former police officer, born-again Christian and a victim of the world’s worst financial fraud - and if you are a prominent truther with a platform of your own, he wants… no he demands access to your channel to promote his conspiracy theory. Unsurprisingly, Gary’s hard-ball approach to spreading his message doesn’t work for everybody: In particular, Gary has picked a fight with a former ITN journalist, Sonia Poulton: He demanded that she feature him on his channel, and when she refused, he publicly accused her of being connected to a web of illegal companies that have been engaged in child trafficking. It’s hardly surprising that Sonia took offence. Gary’s accusations were pure, obvious and clear defamation. Another truth movement influencer says that Gary’s behaviour has forced her to question whether she can remain involved. She’s taken a good long look at her movement and has realized that it’s full of attention-seeking misogynistic twerps like Gary. This has become a pattern for Waterman: He makes videos demanding attention, and if attention isn’t provided, he responds with allegations and threats. It’s all a little too much for some movement members whose motto is “I Do Not Comply.” But this exchange is all in a day’s work for the ex-cop turned fugitive: In addition to bullying other truthers into letting him onto their platform, Waterman seems to want to establish himself as the new leader of the truthers. The van where he lives will become the Truther UK mobile command centre. The former acting sergeant from the Dorset Police Force sees himself as the new chief constable of the entire British truther movement. This is pretty far-fetched, even by Gary Waterman’s standards, and those of us who spend time observing the conspiracy truther movement have seen this story countless times before. Gary’s star may be ascendant now but will inevitably crash. And when it does, Mind of Steele will be here to share the schadenfreude with all.

Mind of Steele is a weekly video podcast which aims to cover the world’s most bizarre conspiracy theorists. It is, of course, named after Mark Steele, Britain’s ludicrous conspiracy theorist - but the person we will meet today makes Steele look like some kind of genius by comparison. I know just how implausible that sounds, but stay with me for a moment: Colin Wyatt must be a contender for the World’s Stupidest Man award because his words are so stupid they defy our comprehension. Gary’s ideas do offence to common sense and our most fundamental understanding of reality. And despite all the evidence we have of his advanced cretinization, he’s not too stupid to appear on the Richard Vobes daily podcast. Colin believes that he can change the weather, and defeat chemtrails simply by boiling a vat of vinegar in is back garden. How could this possibly work? Colin will be the first to admit that he’s not a scientist and doesn’t know but he’s 100% sure it works, and he wants us all to invest in the machinery we will all need to send vinegar fumes into the heavens above.

All his life, Gary wanted to be like Russel but pleas and threats don't work: Russel doesn't know that Gary exists. Gary Waterman wants nothing more than to be like his hero, Russell Brand, but Brand, the bearded shaman turned born-again-Christian influencer, seems utterly oblivious to Gary's existence. When pleas turn to threats, it's evident that Gary's strategy is going completely unnoticed. But that won’t stop Gary from sending his idol the love (or the threats). Unfortunately, the numbers are against him. Even if Gary gets all of his fans to spam Russell’s YouTube comments with suggestions that Brand should interview Waterman, the kind of reach Gary can muster is a metaphorical drop in the ocean compared to Brand’s audience. Nevertheless, Gary keeps trying. As he always likes to remind us - he’s on a mission from Jesus, and he has absolutely no intent to stop.

Richard Vobes is one of the most preposterous figures in the UK conspiracy theory scene. He hosts a daily show featuring some of the nation’s most bizarre nutters. And because he has to squeeze out one show every single day, he can’t afford to be too picky about the quality of his guests. When challenged, Vobes likes to hide behind a “Just Asking Questions” or “Just Offering My Opinion” defence. He’d like to you to stop being mean to him by criticising him, even though he regularly hosts people like Gary Waterman, whose entire output consists of unhinged libels on other members of the conspiracy movement. In other words, Vobes is a man with a big ego and a thin skin; hence it’s fun to poke just a bit of gentle fun in his direction. In this week’s episode, the Bald Explorer is concerned about a series of black poles erected in his hometown of Worthing, on the South Coast of England. Enraged and suspicious, he turns to a “very expert” for help, and we get to see just how problematic any connection that person can be.

Former stand-up comedian turned new-age spirituality influencer Russel Brand has a new grift: He’s selling magical pendants from a company that purports to save its users from harmful radiation. Brand’s YouTube channel was recently demonetized as a result of his numerous sexual abuse allegations. So, he’s had to turn to selling magical EMF devices to ensure his income.

Richard Vobes, a.k.a. The Bald Explorer, runs a daily YouTube show that embraces almost every conspiracy theory. His guest list is a Who’s Who of the insane and unsavoury. Recently, he’s been promoting the ridiculous 5G conspiracy theory - the notion that a phone network which has been operational since 2018 is secretly harming the population. Is this merely the product of his fevered and over-active mind, or does Vobesy have a financial incentive to get on board this most preposterous of conspiracy trains?

Can it be true that Gary Waterman, the former police officer turned born-again Christian, and now revealer of cosmic truths has turned against his old friend and mentor Mark Steele? Only 3 weeks ago Mark Steele was Gary's trusted advisor, now the pair of conspiracy theorists have turned against each other, and it doesn't look pretty.