Miles' ''they’re not Andrew's goons'' point feel like misdirection.

FRAF moderators and Gio have said repeatedly that the FRAF forum is a standalone project, funded by merch sales, with no direct financial pipeline from Andrew or What Pumpkin. That's already publicly acknowledged. The concern in Gio’s post wasn’t ++FRAF is secretly bankrolled by Hussie,'' it was about licensing leverage, the fact that by holding the licence, Andrew retains the ability to interfere, revoke, or dictate terms if he wants.

Miles repeating ''FRAF isnt controlled by Andrew'' as if that's a revelation sidesteps the actual power dynamic in play. The point isnt about micromanagement, it’s about structural authority. You can be completely self funded and still be operating under terms that leave you vulnerable to someone pulling the rug out from under you.

So yeah, his emphasis on this feels like a way to look transparent while avoiding the part that's harder to defend... that the licensing framework itself was used as a pressure tool in the UHC situation, and could be used again if Andrew felt like it.