My facefeed is riddled with “Matt Taibbi and Glenn Greenwald are horrible!” with a subset of “And always have been and I was never fooled!”
It’s depressing. The 1984 stuff (2 minutes hate, always been at war with Oceana, etc.) is not even coming from the gummint, it’s just our awful culture.
The most disturbing thing regarding the Twitter Files are the number of people who have “turned” on Matt. Matt’s work defines quality and integrity and has done so for years. If he does make a mistake, he admits it and rectifies it. Mark Twain was correct when he said: "It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled”.
I can't get over the "nothing burger" comments. Think about every time you had some issue with a social media platform... were you able to just email the head of the relevant department and have them fix it for you in less than 24 hours? After months of trying I couldn't even manage to deactivate my own Facebook profile because I forgot my password and used a pseudonym.
Big win for alternative over legacy media in the Munk debate, cheers to Matt Taibbi and Douglas Murray there. Definitely worth checking out for anyone who has not. Question: Why did Elon Musk ask Matt Taibbi to release the Tweets? Perhaps Musk fancies himself an "alternative" billionaire?
My suggestion for ending the idolization of Hollywood celebs - watch their most recent movies. The picture of Sean Penn with his bff Nazi pal should be the cure. And not fond of calling anyone who thinks Trump might have something to say a "Trumpian" is a shortcut to stereotyping.
Not one of those dipshits who reduced the story to "dick pics" was being sincere. Not one of them. They all know that's not what it's about. It reminded me (once again) of this clip:
Have there been any attempts to organize a general strike that might be noticeable in sync with a wildcat rail strike? How can others support the rail workers and other union workers?
When will the Gray Lady finally bow out of the news business? She has become a farce of her former self. We will all be relieved when the [toilet] paper of record is thrown down the shitter.
How do I possibly explain to, prepare and equip my kids for the world wherein popular culture is so powerful, influential and yet almost invisible while it misleads, distorts, shrouds important news impacting the public? Do you have kids in your lives? If so, how do you all broach this with them? Thank you!
The die has already been cast, and we will never escape the cult of narcissism and the celebrity worship that it has left in its wake. Especially post-Trump. Don’t forget that people like Morton Downey Jr. even tried running for president (way back in 1980!)
My facefeed is riddled with “Matt Taibbi and Glenn Greenwald are horrible!” with a subset of “And always have been and I was never fooled!”
It’s depressing. The 1984 stuff (2 minutes hate, always been at war with Oceana, etc.) is not even coming from the gummint, it’s just our awful culture.
What did Katie and Aaron think of Matt's recent appearnace on the Monk debates in Canada, where he debated for not trusting the mainstream media?
I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE RAILROAD
(2022 Edition)
New lyrics by Nemesis
I've been bleeding dry the railroad
All the live-long day
I've been buying back my own stock
'Stead of raising worker pay
I cut costs and raise my profits
Running trains with just one guy
I say workers are essential
But I don't care if they die
Pay the CEO
Pocket all the dough
My business plan will go
Without a hitch
Working with COVID
Never see your kids
Your life is on the skids
But I'm rich!
I've been selling out the railroad
All the live-long day
I've been forcing through a contract
Don't care what the unions say
Never mind the lack of sick leave
Or that scheduling's a crime
We don't mind a little fascism
If the trains can run on time!
Hear the whistle blow
More hot air from Joe
He says he's union pro
But he backs the ruling class
Shut up, Bernie bro
Let the profits flow
As under a bus we throw
Your ass
I don't care about the railroad
All my talk's a bluff
I don't care about supply chains
Whether you all get your stuff
The bottom line is all that matters
Being rich is so terrific!
Not to mention the campaign cash
From BNSF and Union Pacific
Tell the bastards no
Their greed has got to go
Make worker power grow
Across the nation
Let the freight be slow
If that's what it takes to show
That justice is our destination!
The most disturbing thing regarding the Twitter Files are the number of people who have “turned” on Matt. Matt’s work defines quality and integrity and has done so for years. If he does make a mistake, he admits it and rectifies it. Mark Twain was correct when he said: "It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled”.
Don't blame me I voted for Kodos.
I can't get over the "nothing burger" comments. Think about every time you had some issue with a social media platform... were you able to just email the head of the relevant department and have them fix it for you in less than 24 hours? After months of trying I couldn't even manage to deactivate my own Facebook profile because I forgot my password and used a pseudonym.
If big tech censors information and nobody knows about it and the entire MSM sans FOX ignores it did it actually happen?
Big win for alternative over legacy media in the Munk debate, cheers to Matt Taibbi and Douglas Murray there. Definitely worth checking out for anyone who has not. Question: Why did Elon Musk ask Matt Taibbi to release the Tweets? Perhaps Musk fancies himself an "alternative" billionaire?
Remember when Michael Avenatti was supposed to save us from Trump? Well he's going to prison now and the walls have yet to close in on Trump.
My suggestion for ending the idolization of Hollywood celebs - watch their most recent movies. The picture of Sean Penn with his bff Nazi pal should be the cure. And not fond of calling anyone who thinks Trump might have something to say a "Trumpian" is a shortcut to stereotyping.
Not one of those dipshits who reduced the story to "dick pics" was being sincere. Not one of them. They all know that's not what it's about. It reminded me (once again) of this clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLcpcytUnWU&t=175s
THANK YOU!!
Have there been any attempts to organize a general strike that might be noticeable in sync with a wildcat rail strike? How can others support the rail workers and other union workers?
When will the Gray Lady finally bow out of the news business? She has become a farce of her former self. We will all be relieved when the [toilet] paper of record is thrown down the shitter.
How do I possibly explain to, prepare and equip my kids for the world wherein popular culture is so powerful, influential and yet almost invisible while it misleads, distorts, shrouds important news impacting the public? Do you have kids in your lives? If so, how do you all broach this with them? Thank you!
The die has already been cast, and we will never escape the cult of narcissism and the celebrity worship that it has left in its wake. Especially post-Trump. Don’t forget that people like Morton Downey Jr. even tried running for president (way back in 1980!)