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Hey Useful Idiots,
The Twitter Files are back, and leading the pro-government-CIA-propaganda-censorship train against Matt Taibbi and independent journalism this time is MSNBC’s Medhi Hasan. His interview with Taibbi, attacking Matt instead of his work, finding two minor errors and gloating about them, went viral this week.
And the terrible part is that after watching the clips, casual viewers side with Medhi, despite his blatant lies and substance-less attacks.
So for this Absurd Arena, let’s discuss the Twitter Files and the attacks against them. I’m sure that you, like Aaron and I, have had friends or family telling you that the Twitter Files are just Hunter Biden’s dick picks, or that it’s just more Russian disinformation. How do we combat MSNBC lies like Medhi Hasan’s when they spread so widely that even non-CIA-funded-stooges are pushing the propaganda onto us?
Join Aaron and Wilson at 12pm to shout about the Twitter Files and the attacks against independent journalism. And maybe, as absurd as it may be, find a solution for fighting the propaganda.
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The Twitter Files: The Absurd Arena Live Discussion Board
I cannot begin to describe the anger I felt watching this interview. In the world of journalism, integrity is severely lacking. Matt is a shinning exception. I trust his reporting completely. His central argument concerning the files holds true and absolutely WILL stand the test of time. Matt and his colleagues have exposed a deeply disturbing system by which the US government and several quasi-governmental agencies are leaning on Twitter and likely other social media platforms to censor speech and/or propagandize online discourse. Medhi Hasan should recognize this or cease calling himself a journalist, full stop. That being said, I will nitpick. I wish Matt had done a better job redirecting the debate to the aforementioned core issue. Also, it is reasonable, on the margins of the debate, to question Elon Musk’s motives. Again, this is NOT at the heart of the reporting. In addition, I wish Matt had weighed in on the censorship of Modi critics on Twitter as well. I suspect he would find this odious in agreement with Hasan. It is indeed odd that Matt hadn’t prepared for this line of questioning. Lastly, Matt, if you’re reading this, this community loves you, believes in you and desperately, DESPERATELY needs your reporting.
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