My progressive friends mostly said nothing, one said "yawn, taibbi is a hack". Thing that's weird about that too me is that taibbi has a long and illustrious history of being a bull dog for the left and speaking truth to power. The left is just gone
"Their newest excuse for downplaying all this is based on the idea that the real reason the story was censored is because the laptop had pictures of Hunter Biden’s genitals on it. As if people were ever interested in that as opposed to the treasure trove of damning information about the Biden family, and as if the bigger issue isn’t the recently discovered communications showing Twitter executives deciding to peremptorily impose unprecedented censorship action on one of America’s oldest newspapers despite admitting they lacked any factual basis for doing so."
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It's hilarious that all the excuses they are using today will be completely useless when chapter two drops. Because make no mistake, this isn't just about Twitter and it's not just about Hunter's laptop -- every single media outlet is being pressured by government to violate the First Amendment rights of Americans ON EVERY SINGLE MAJOR STORY OF THE DAY.
The most frightening aspect of all of this isn't even the so-called journos participating in the ongoing fraud, it's the vast number of mindless drones who continually buy into the lies lock, stock, and barrel. Especially so the jacked in, social media-drenched younger generations to whom the concept of independent thought is unfathomable. Call me a cynic but I just don't see any path to redemption.
All your points on this story are right on the money, and the embedded material perfectly supports them. Well-researched, well-written, and well-presented!
I hope Elon Musk has room on the spaceship for Matt Taibbi when the yowling mod of insane leftists drive him to escape the planet. Looks like that is what the world is coming to.
Great post, Brad……the most horrifying thing about these revelations is that there are so, so many people who still don’t know. They refuse to know and those people (including some of my family members) choose to remain ignorant.
And yet, every single time I see Chuckles the Press Secretary doing PR for (arguably) the world's most powerful man (oops, I meant "puppet"), I hear the EXACT same criticisms in my head that the paid--and yet scooped--crowd of journalists now project on Matt Taibbi. Weird.
"Matt Taibbi is a class act and a fitting example of what a real journalist is."
I couldn't agree more.
My progressive friends mostly said nothing, one said "yawn, taibbi is a hack". Thing that's weird about that too me is that taibbi has a long and illustrious history of being a bull dog for the left and speaking truth to power. The left is just gone
"Their newest excuse for downplaying all this is based on the idea that the real reason the story was censored is because the laptop had pictures of Hunter Biden’s genitals on it. As if people were ever interested in that as opposed to the treasure trove of damning information about the Biden family, and as if the bigger issue isn’t the recently discovered communications showing Twitter executives deciding to peremptorily impose unprecedented censorship action on one of America’s oldest newspapers despite admitting they lacked any factual basis for doing so."
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It's hilarious that all the excuses they are using today will be completely useless when chapter two drops. Because make no mistake, this isn't just about Twitter and it's not just about Hunter's laptop -- every single media outlet is being pressured by government to violate the First Amendment rights of Americans ON EVERY SINGLE MAJOR STORY OF THE DAY.
Just found your substack. Wow, what an absolute treat your archives are. Keep up the good work.
The most frightening aspect of all of this isn't even the so-called journos participating in the ongoing fraud, it's the vast number of mindless drones who continually buy into the lies lock, stock, and barrel. Especially so the jacked in, social media-drenched younger generations to whom the concept of independent thought is unfathomable. Call me a cynic but I just don't see any path to redemption.
All your points on this story are right on the money, and the embedded material perfectly supports them. Well-researched, well-written, and well-presented!
I hope Elon Musk has room on the spaceship for Matt Taibbi when the yowling mod of insane leftists drive him to escape the planet. Looks like that is what the world is coming to.
I've never heard of this Konstantin Kisin fellow, but I like the cut of his jib.
Great post, Brad……the most horrifying thing about these revelations is that there are so, so many people who still don’t know. They refuse to know and those people (including some of my family members) choose to remain ignorant.
I just became a paid subscriber. Everything needed to be said was written here.
Incredible that our 4th branch of government, our free press, is the thing that would destroy everything.
And yet, every single time I see Chuckles the Press Secretary doing PR for (arguably) the world's most powerful man (oops, I meant "puppet"), I hear the EXACT same criticisms in my head that the paid--and yet scooped--crowd of journalists now project on Matt Taibbi. Weird.