Oh man, that Bob is a legend! I had the exact same thing happen with my table saw after a big plywood job, it started sounding like a dying robot. I popped the motor cover off and it was like a little grey blanket of dust in there, totally choked out. A good blast with the air compressor fixed it up too, but I never even thought about hooking the vacuum up that close, that's a smart move. You probably added years to that saw's life just from that one tip.

I used to be in the "give him another chance" camp. The podcast apologies felt genuine enough to me, and I figured people deserve room to grow. But that February 2021 email, the timing of it right after the election mess, that was a calculated move for money, not for truth. The fact he made a quarter million off those small donors in a single week tells me he knew exactly what he was doing. And the apology only coming after the book deal, that's what sealed it for me. You can't undo that kind of greed with a few nice interviews. I don't blame you for holding the line, someone has to.