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British Petroleum, Control the Information, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Ken Feinberg, Oil Spill

Guidepost Solutions, revisited…

So, back in February of this year, I started to receive e-mails from people about a certain investigative company called Guidepost Solutions. The long and short of it is claimants were assured back then their Quick Pay Claims were a no-questions asked plan. Claimants, if they had received an EAP from the GCCF could file the paperwork, sign away their rights to sue BP, and … Continue reading Guidepost Solutions, revisited…

Drake ToulouseAugust 23, 2011Leave a comment
British Petroleum, Control the Information, Disenfranchised, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Ken Feinberg

Ken Feinberg defines “risk” and “leadership”…

In some recent promotional items for the University of Pennsylvania – Wharton’s 2011 Leadership Conference, Ken Feinberg lets us all know about the risks of leadership, and he says: “You have to define risk with each situation. When I pay a fisherman, I find a payment that ends their concern, but what is the likely risk that the Gulf is safe? Have I factored into … Continue reading Ken Feinberg defines “risk” and “leadership”…

Drake ToulouseJune 29, 2011June 29, 20111 Comment
Barack Obama, British Petroleum, Control the Information, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Ken Feinberg

Reviewing a claim is not paying a claim…

A quick perusal of the GCCF’s current statistics on the claims process shows two very important things… 1. Quick payments are getting paid, unless a person find themself suddenly under investigation by Guidepost Solutions. 2. Still not getting paid are final payments and really not getting paid are interim payments. Making the news of late is the GCCF claims offices that are closing down throughout … Continue reading Reviewing a claim is not paying a claim…

Drake ToulouseMay 22, 2011May 21, 20112 Comments
British Petroleum, Control the Information, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Ken Feinberg, Oil Spill

What do Ken Feinberg and the former IMF head accused of sexual assault have in common?

Answer: They both hired Guidepost Solutions to investigate their victims. When Feinberg decided his “no strings” offer of quick payments for claimants was too, “no strings,” he hired Guidepost Solutions to begin investigating their already paid EAP claims and If the EAP claim was then found to be fraudulent, no quick payment… And when Strauss-Kahn, the now former head of the IMF gets charged with sexually assaulting a hotel maid, … Continue reading What do Ken Feinberg and the former IMF head accused of sexual assault have in common?

Drake ToulouseMay 20, 2011May 20, 2011Leave a comment
Blogs, British Petroleum, Control the Information, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Ken Feinberg, Macondo Well, Oil Spill

The GCCF Statistics…What Ken’s editorial doesn’t report…

Ken Feinberg has been getting a lot of flack from people in the Gulf Coast regarding his claims process. The accusations are flying a mile a minute, some of them coming from various members of Congress, the Justice Department and the Attorneys General of Alabama and Mississippi. Apparently having had enough of this, Feinberg wrote an editorial in last Sunday’s Press Register, where he took … Continue reading The GCCF Statistics…What Ken’s editorial doesn’t report…

Drake ToulouseMay 4, 2011May 4, 201110 Comments
British Petroleum, Class War, Control the Information, Disenfranchised, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Ken Feinberg, Oil Spill

Feinberg fails, to succeed…and gets a raise!

Guess who’s getting more money in the Gulf? If you guessed claimants, you don’t read this blog too often, but if you guessed Feinberg…you win! And what do you win? Your very own gift-wrapped box of anger and frustration. Just announced, Feinberg and his law firm had their rate of pay increased from $850,000 dollars a month to $1.25 million dollars. Obviously because of the … Continue reading Feinberg fails, to succeed…and gets a raise!

Drake ToulouseMarch 26, 2011March 26, 20114 Comments
British Petroleum, Control the Information, Escrow Account, Headlines, Ken Feinberg, Oil Spill

Guidepost Solutions…thanks David…

From the Times-Picayune’s David Hammer: “Kenneth Feinberg couldn’t have been clearer: In December, the oil spill claims czar told claimants who had already received emergency payments from him that they could sign away their right to sue, collect one more check within 14 days and be done with the whole process, with “no further review.” But the truth is that some who sought the so-called … Continue reading Guidepost Solutions…thanks David…

Drake ToulouseFebruary 16, 2011February 16, 201115 Comments
Barack Obama, British Petroleum, Control the Information, Disenfranchised, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Ken Feinberg

Being investigated by Guidepost Solutions and the GCCF? The media is listening…

As I wrote a few days ago, a new phenomenon is occurring on the Gulf Coast. Some claimants who have applied for the quick pay from the GCCF, an application the GCCF stated would be automatic for people who had received an EAP and would require no further review, have suddenly found their EAP’s under investigation for fraud. Guidepost Solutions, the investigative arm of Ken … Continue reading Being investigated by Guidepost Solutions and the GCCF? The media is listening…

Drake ToulouseFebruary 12, 2011February 12, 20114 Comments
British Petroleum, Control the Information, Disenfranchised, Escrow Account, Ken Feinberg, Oil Spill

Feinberg’s new quick pay loophole…the investigation

From the GCCF website: “Who is eligible for a Quick Payment? A Claimant who has been paid an Emergency Advance Payment from the GCCF of any kind can receive a Quick Payment. Thus any Claimant who has been paid an Emergency Advance Payment by the GCCF on a Lost Income, Property Damage, Removal and Clean Up, Loss of Subsistence Use, or Physical Injury/Death claim can … Continue reading Feinberg’s new quick pay loophole…the investigation

Drake ToulouseFebruary 9, 2011February 9, 201126 Comments
British Petroleum, Control the Information, Disenfranchised, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Ken Feinberg, Oil Spill

It would appear Guidepost Solutions getting busy in the Gulf…

Guidepost Solutions, the investigative arm of Ken Feinberg and the GCCF = British Petroleum, have apparently been stirring up the Gulf’s waters these past couple of weeks. From their website’s masthead: “Guidepost Solutions LLC is a global investigations and security company with expertise in designing and managing the installation of physical security and life safety systems for both new and existing sophisticated facilities and operations. The … Continue reading It would appear Guidepost Solutions getting busy in the Gulf…

Drake ToulouseFebruary 8, 201112 Comments

By putting ourselves below everyone, we're building in a defense mechanism. Protecting against real engagement. By imagining that no one wants us, that all others are so different from us, we're privileging our own point of view.

Charles Yu

The people in power will not disappear voluntarily, giving flowers to the cops just isn't going to work. This thinking is fostered by the establishment; they like nothing better than love and nonviolence. The only way I like to see cops given flowers is in a flowerpot from a high window.

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The surest way to work up a crusade in favor of some good cause is to promise people they will have the chance of maltreating someone. To be able to destroy with good conscience, to be able to behave badly and call your bad behavior 'righteous indignation' - this is the height of psychological luxury, the most delicious of moral treats.

Aldous Huxley

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- Drake
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