The Daily Wire is not in great shape, something we have covered for years. The latest mishap for the Conservative Inc. institution involves its unscrupulous hire of Mat Nuclear, the stage name of Mateus Pereira, who has floundered upon debut in spectacular fashion thanks to abysmal OPSEC and a criminal background.
Mat Nuclear is either an Angolan immigrant or the son of Angolan immigrants, making him already a poor candidate for right-wing media. His personal channel has 9.85K subs. The “Nuclear” persona is the inspiration for the “The Nuclear Reaction” show name with the Daily Wire and channel with 2.85K subs.
With some appearances on Jubilee, Ben Shapiro reportedly brought Nuclear on board with the explicit intention of him engaging and dismantling figures within the “Groyper” sphere, such as Nick Fuentes, through nightly streams. This strategy aimed to leverage Nuclear’s debate skills and supposed aptitude for Fuentes-style streaming. This was widely mocked as a cringe response as well as brazen tokenism.
Unsurprisingly, Mat Nuclear is a full-throated Zionist. When asked in a debate about foreign influence, unprompted, he immediately went to defending the unmentioned AIPAC.
Although his star had even less room to rise than Brilyn Hollyhand, the turning point occurred during one of Nuclear’s inaugural streams for The Daily Wire. In what is described as an accidental screen-sharing incident, a clean chat URL for Grok was inadvertently revealed, giving the internet access to a chat log where he shares his innermost thoughts with AI, including his confidential Daily Wire contract.
Inside The Daily Wire Contract
At 4 shows a week, which is typical, Nuclear was looking at 8000/month which is great money for a 19-year-old, as Grok reassures Nuclear. Although it’s unclear how the show is profitable under 100K downloads/month, for the 5% profit share, the downloads is defined as audio podcast downloads which would seem highly difficult for someone aping Fuentes on nightly streams.
Additionally of interest is the Daily Wire’s insistence on a 15% commission on any speaking honorariums in addition to reimbursement for company expenses. And the non-compete clause would include appearances with direct competitors. In summary, this is a brutal contract unless you are an unknown figure who is being propped up. But if you find yourself succeeding, you could have golden shackles and a Scotty Pippen discontent.
Zionist Sellout
It almost always comes across as insincere for a Black person to be an outspoken Zionist, but through leaked Grok messages, we see insight into how he thinks that embracing Jewish supremacy will help his social media career.
What’s interesting here is that instead of using a credit card to manage cash flow, he’s draining his bank account for a big grocery shopping haul prior to leaving on a trip. Nevertheless, he feels the need to volunteer that a Jew is paying for part of his travel.
Additionally, Mat Nuclear consults Grok on how it’s good for him to go to the woke Combat Antisemitism Conference. Additionally, his writing of dollar amounts is a dead giveaway that he’s not an American.
From Meltdown To Shooting?
At 19 years old, Mat Nuclear would have a limited window for a criminal record, in the Daily Wire’s defense. But when he was 15, Mateus Pereira was allegedly arrested for threatening to shoot up a daycare center on an Xbox. The incident from 2022 would line up with him being 15. But his mother would give a TV interview with a think African accent. Being a minor at the time, the case is sealed and its outcome entirely unknown.
Conclusion
Last year I discussed the direction of Conservative Inc, and much of my predictions came true. Alex Stein was let go from Blaze Media. The Daily Wire would emerge as a venture firm for talent because the incentive to sign on is low.
Conservative Inc.’s emergence as a venture capital firm betting on talent carries a lot more risk. They run higher operating expenses than their competitors in the Wild West and have to invest in higher production value. Moreover, the talent in Conservative Inc. can outgrow their need for them. Thus, Conservative Inc.’s sweet spot is buying talent low and riding their growth.
But I foresee Conservative Inc. struggling to acquire talent, especially since there are certain areas they do not want their creators to stray into. This creates a disconnect between Conservative Inc. and the younger generations who reject Zionism and also feminism.
Although The Daily Wire has signed on Pints With Aquinas, the fall of Ben Shapiro and Jordan Peterson is expensive. The rumors of an IPO will turn The Daily Wire into a memestock. And while the Daily Wire’s “Price Is Right” strategy for content creators makes them vulnerable to liabilities like Mat Nuclear, rolling the dice is their best move. However, their worship of Zionism made them overlook someone who was otherwise untalented and un-American.
