Matt Taibbi former magazine editor in chief To those who haven’t followed Matt Taibbi’s work, I could see how you might view him as pro-Trump, anti-liberal, or whatever labels suit your fancy regarding going after people who call out Democrats on their illiberal nonsense. But Taibbi has also torched Republicans; he’s no fan of Trump, and he’s not a conservative. Taibbi has mocked everyone because they’re all part of the same political class that will screw over the average voter in one way or another. He’s a classical liberal who defends freedom of speech and civil liberties. He might not like your views, but he doesn’t think you should be censored or banned from platforms. His in-depth analysis of the Twitter Files, an unholy alliance between Silicon Valley and the Feds that morphed into a surveillance and political censorship workshop, is why the Left has viewed him with ire. He couldn’t care less. Other liberals have been skeptical of things like the Russian Collusion narrative—Taibbi wasn’t alone there. Michael Tracey is another left-leaning journalist who has attacked the Democratic Party for this hoax that has virtually destroyed the credibility of the news industry. That’s how fragile liberalism has become: one disagreement, and you’re ostracized and labeled a Nazi. Taibbi has landed in purgatory, but, again, he doesn't care. Taibbi’s latest post on Substack centers on the ‘Discord Leaker’ and the files he allegedly disclosed, which detail how US intelligence operations have penetrated Russia’s military network. That information was later transmitted to Ukrainian forces, with other briefs about spying operations against our allies. The suspect is a 21-year-old Air National Guardsman named Jake Teixeira, a Massachusetts resident. He will have the book thrown at him and charged with the Espionage Act, which carries decades of jail time. Taibbi highlighted the dichotomy between civilian leaks and those from the political class or within the intelligence network, which you could argue are the same; they both support one another. When people like Julian Assange, Edward Snowden, and Teixeira allegedly do it, it’s a full-blown crackdown. And when those in the intel community leak privileged communications, it’s an act of patriotism. The Trump presidency was fraught with intelligence leaks aimed at embarrassing or hamstringing his administration. Where is the Department of Justice investigations into those violations of law (via Substack):
Taibbi quickly noted how other outlets described Teixeira, from “gun enthusiast,” courtesy of The Washington Post, to a racist meme factory, which The New York Times highlighted. Taibbi shrugged that off, saying, “Well, clearly we can’t have dark humor or innocuous memes! Gitmo cages for all!” Let’s wait and see whether there is a trainwreck or not. As Spencer wrote earlier today, Reuters ran with a piece of fake news about the Pentagon leak, claiming that Russia was behind it. We’re at a point where the media can and often ends up being wrong, especially on these matters. |
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