A Statement from Greg

Hi. I'm Greg. Dustin called me out on TikTok for allegedly taking away a gift made by a fellow creator he thought he was aligned with.

Everything about his statement is a lie. I am the one who made his website. I am not a creator. I gifted it to him and offered to pay for hosting and server space and bandwidth and email IN PERPETUITY asking nothing in return - I was gifting something to someone who I thought, much like you dear reader, was doing a great thing and deserved support. I even told him he could have unlimited storage space on my servers. I really thought I was doing something within my skill set to promote the greater good. I'm not a creator. I'm not gregarious. I'm not extroverted. Dustin seemed to possess those skills and want to use them for the betterment of all.

I've posted our text thread here. I hope you will read it - it's a preview of what's in store for each of us. This man's head is not here with us in this world. He can't seem to understand reality. I wondered when I first met him if he was dyslexic or had a visual impairment of some kind - but now I think maybe he's just psychotic. He doesn't seem to understand what's being said on a regular basis and believes things to be true that are simply not.

Sadly, Dustin is very sick. He's paranoid and hyper vigilant. Some people might think this looks like selfishness but my service-connected PTSD that has left me permanently and totally disabled has taught me otherwise. Dustin thinks he is being persecuted. Dustin believes that he is under attack. Dustin believes he has to fight back because his mind and body are always telling him he's gotta fight or he might die.

I get it. But Dustin, you need help. You are taking it out on the people that are trying to show up for you. You need a lot of meds and even more therapy. My heart breaks for your children - you are hurting them with your belligerence and narrow minded view of the world.

I have some other concerns too. Dustin has a weird constant need for attention. He's so hush hush like you're not allowed to talk about this stuff - a classic abuser tactic - things like a 'missing' daughter and an estranged ex-wife, very loud gun ownership, a strange obsession with belonging to the LGBTQIA community bordering on a constant need to be marginalized, a strange obsession with a religious group association from history long gone, a father clad in shadows and a mother who was ambiguously terrible. When all you can see is the edge of the cloak, you might want to feel sympathy. Pull the shroud back and all these things start to lose definition.

Have y'all looked through his TikTok? Why is his username tranquiltanks? It has to do with some weird way of associating himself with veterans - which he is not - and the need for peaceful spaces like fish tanks. For some time before the pantry he was soliciting fish tank related donations. Then suddenly pivoted to food pantry. And demands of others either strict attention or unconditional admiration. Unfortunately again pretty standard emotional abuse stuff.

Dustin, like other charlatans before and after, is obsessed with whatever will get him the most attention right now. What does he do? Is he a book author? A poet? A hot sauce brand creator? A 504c3 organizer? A fish tank builder? A food pantry operator? A bus-life guy? A gun toting dem? Dustin lacks the alacrity to commit to anything in any meaningful way. You should not trust him - not right now - to be a steward of your money you think will promote his good cause. Sometimes we all have to hit rock bottom, and sometimes that's a good cause we can all promote. Dustin, I hope you get the help you need and everyone else, I hope you help him too.