While a massive network of elites may do well in the world of political fundraising, ask yourself another question: How well does it work in the world of information dissemination? An agent’s job is simple, really: find the most profitable outcome for your clients interests. If those interests get roasted on national television, you have to fight back, quickly, and with a vengeance.

At the second Democratic debate on CNN, Tulsi Gabbard took Kamala Harris to task on her polarizing record as California AG. The moment was a star turn for Gabbard, and a major blow for Harris on a national stage. Interests were threatened. Suddenly, that email from 2016 feels like it was written yesterday. Almost immediately the anti-Tulsi smears and hit pieces hit social media. Although Gabbard was by far the most searched candidate on Google after the debates (both debates she was in, mind you) the number one trend on Twitter that night was, you guessed it, #Assad. Anderson Cooper was asking about it in the CNN Spin Room. Ana Kasparian was tweeting ferociously about Tulsi being an apologist for dictators. Jake Tapper, Chris Cuomo, Bill Maher, Whoopi Goldberg all ask her about Assad over the ensuing days, trying to squeeze yet another denunciation that is neither warranted or necessary. It felt coordinated. For all we know, it may have been. All of those names can be connected to a handful of people, maybe even one person. Michael Kives and Darnell Strom told Tulsi Gabbard in no uncertain terms that she had made enemies out of them. When they said their company wouldn’t be helping her, can anyone argue they didn’t mean blacklist? The “company” as they call it is Hollywood. The “company” is the mainstream media. Big tech. The “company” is everything.

One phone call, one email, one Twitter DM — that’s all it would take for the most trusted brand handler and talent agent in the world to get his message on every cable news show. If that message is “candidate x is bad”, and it reaches 10’s of millions of people every single day, you will win the information war. People will believe it because it’s coming from multiple “reputable” sources. If ABC, CNN, and MSNBC are all reporting the same thing, it’s probably true, right? I mean, they’re competitors, and separate entities, there’s no way they could all be calling the same guy for advice, is there?

Well, they might be.

Here is a non exhaustive list of CAA and UTA clients in the Mainstream and Social Media news sphere. Yes, it is very possible all of these people are on the same email list:

CAA Clients:

Anderson Cooper

Alyssa Milano

Ana Navarro

Bette Midler

Bill Maher

Biz Stone (Twitter Co-Founder)

Bob Scheiffer

Bob Woodward

Carl Bernstein

Chris Cuomo

Charlamagne

Colin Jost

Connie Chung

Dan Pfieffer (Obama Advisor)

David Farenthold

David Kushner

Donna Brazile

Elizabeth Vargas

Frank Luntz

Gayle King

Ian Bremmer

James Corden

Jemele Hill

Jim Sciutto

Jimmy Fallon

Joe Biden

Katy Tur

Mark Cuban

Martha Raddatz

Rob Reiner

Seth Macfarlane

Stephanie Ruhle

Stephen Colbert

Susan Rice

Valerie Jarrett

Van Jones

Whoopi Goldberg

UTA Clients:

Ana Kasparian

Ben Shapiro

Cenk Uygur

Chuck Todd

Clint Watts

Dana Bash

Dan Abrams

Dan Harris

Don Lemon

George Takei

Gloria Borger

John Kasich

Harold Ford Jr.

Jake Tapper

Jeffrey Toobin

Jim Acosta

Max Boot

Matt Gutman

Malcolm Turnbull

Michael Moore

Poppy Harlow

Preet Bharara

Rod Rosenstein

Seth Meyers

Sir Howard Stringer (Sony Chairman of the Board)

(Sony Chairman of the Board) Symone Sanders

Valerie Biden Owens

Like the late, great George Carlin said: “It’s a big club”. And Tulsi Gabbard ain’t in it.

Look at the names on that list. It’s a “who’s who” of mass media, and it’s but a fraction of the clientele these two companies represent. The influence these agencies and their executives hold is beyond the realm of imagination. One can only ponder the possibilities of the power of possessing access to a network of such size and scope. It’s information control, the power to seamlessly transfer ideas from one side of the societal spectrum to the other under the guise of genuine public response or outrage. What has happened to Tulsi Gabbard since she did the right thing and endorsed Bernie Sanders is a cautionary tale for those who dare to thumb their nose at the status quo and upset the establishment apple cart. It won’t stop with her. The machine will keep going. Watch how fast the media reacts to the Democratic party’s chosen few — Biden, Warren, Harris, Booker — whenever outside negativity starts to throw cold water on their records. The spin will come hard and fast, just like it did in 2016. Just like it always has.

The most disturbing part of the email from Strom and Kives was Kives’ own response to it after it was forwarded to him. It was two words: “Hamme(r) Dropped”. They hoped it was on the nail in Gabbard’s political coffin. The establishment will never back her. They will never let her win. They’ll always dismiss her. They’ll always fear her. She stands up for what’s right. She doesn’t just fall in line. She stands for the truth. She fights. Tulsi Gabbard’s strength as a candidate is only outweighed by her power as a voice of unity in a world that the elite want kept weak and divided. That’s why they need all of the Media and Hollywood’s help to take her down. If she were to gain traction, the game is over.

Many have called Gabbard an isolationist, and if that’s true, it’s only in the sense of doing the right thing, even if it means sacrificing her career, her future, and her personal goals. But that’s ok — she’s used to being on an island.