@@timfrye3586 - You'd have to be capable of reading a book to understand who that is. I imagine that's not exactly your forte. Best you sit this one out 👍
The gratitude I have for Matt Taibbi is impossible to overstate. He has single-handedly made me feel sane in this insane world. Thank you, Matt. Thank you so stinking much.
What do you think Taibbi did that was so heroic? Musk basically paid him to put a veil of legitimacy on Musk's Twitter PR campaign/GOP propaganda that we call "the Twitter files". There was some interesting insight into how the FBI coordinates with private companies but I genuinely do not see anything nefarious. Can you elaborate what wrongdoing makes this significant for you?
Agreed. Glenn Greenwald as well. True journalists. Doing the work, giving the facts and letting people decide for themselves. I'm sorry for what the Biden WH has done to him but his perspective is even more crisp.
Leftist are always kind of mad; they believe in the new promised land; socialist paradise, and they claim to know the True Way to take us there. Based on that conviction, they behave like the Church of the Inquisition, they are evil, infidels and therefore any who dispute the tenets of the Left they are considered "deplorables" as Hillary put it so well. They now now this is the last battle; either the Left prevails or dies forever.
Matt Taibbi is one person I'm happy to watch being interviewed for an hour or more. We're living in a terrifying time in history and need people in positions of power, inc. the media, who are willing to investigate the dark corners of our world and speak the truth. It takes a lot of courage to do so these days.
I’m a conservative, and I don’t want a conservative media OR a progressive media…I want an HONEST media that puts forth information in ALL its complexity and then allows the viewer to draw their own conclusion. Instead of force feeding us a cartoonish narrative designed to control us
@@mytrigger5613he's an actual patriot, a free and fair unbiased media is one of the foundations of our country. If the media is controlled they're lying and if they're lying we can't take the country in the right direction where the people want it to go, it goes in the direction the people controlling the media want it to go. Proof= turn on cable tv.
It's interesting Elon Musk asked some of the few Western journalists left to investigate and write about the Twitter Files--Glenn Greenwald (declined), Matt Taibbi, Michael Shellenberger, and Lee Fang. I don't count Bari Weiss because she's too far gone with the Left probably because of rainbow reasons.
I almost fell out of my chair when congress members who make $180,000 a year and are worth tens of millions or dollars (some how 😉) started criticizing him for making money from a Substack.
I almost fell out of my chair when congress members who make $180,000 a year and are worth tens of millions or dollars (some how 😉) didn't know what a Substack is. We need younger politicians - Obama-age or younger.
Seeing more people express similar opinions is a real relief for me, so I appreciate your comment. The past seven years have felt like the American political parties have been existing in two entire separate realities that are in constant conflict with each other. This has not been a simple divergence of opinions or positions, but a situation where two people can witness the same event and come away with two wildly different, irreconcilable interpretations. For people like me who could see it as it happened, it has been alarming and disturbing, and regardless of whether it was censorship or propaganda or something else creating a blind spot for me or anyone else, I am glad to be seeing more comments like yours. The way they went after Matt Taibi helped people see that it was not a right vs left thing. In my opinion it never was. One side has to allow it for the other to get away with it, and when someone is locked into a one sided view they help prop up a double standard that hurts everyone. The public private partnership between big tech and government gives us much to consider. I hope to see the conversations shift, and become more productive, going forward. Unlike many other people, I never hated others for having opposing political beliefs, and I didn't allow their hostility to affect me personally, because I am of the opinion that it is an artificially engineered hostility that stems from the propaganda and censorship that only some of the people could see. We have to be careful not to get caught up in the prescribed arguments and talking points saturating the threads on the platforms, mostly by the automated chat bot and zombie networks driving them. We also have to consider the opinions and arguments that are hidden from our view in the process. It isn't so much that I thought there was no one else out there who saw things like I did, just that I was prevented from seeing their posts or engaging in dialogue. So, again, boy am I glad to see your comment. Cheers!
Fantastic interview! Matt worked for me when he was getting his MS at Bard. He continues to be the same highly intelligent, honest and straight forward guy I knew then. I am very grateful for all he is doing to shed light on our political landscape.
@@p.chuckmoralesesquire3965I see the leftarded are still trying desperately trying to smear their former darling because he exposed that one of your favorite talking points was indeed an utter lie. It's beyond just pathetic at this point.
Excellent interview. I’m coming from the right, definitely traditional conservative Catholic here. But I have a lot of respect for Matt Taibbi. At least he’s intellectually honest. He was reporting all these things against conservatives before, and now, when he sees the rot on the left, he’s reporting on that. Bravo, sir, that is real journalism which is almost nonexistent in the mainstream media anymore.
There's still far too many Americans who are blind to this corruption! We need to share this information, because apparently they're not getting the message from 'the View', CNN, or NBC!
@@MrElliptific Great! However we humans are prone to think we have a handle on the entire truth when quite often we have only a handle on a fragment of a truth. Then we go off and assume that the understanding we have is really all that is necessary.
Taibbi, superb thinker! "If you drop 76 charges on a candidate and he goes up in polls, you might want to consider that you might be part of the problem. But they can’t take even that heavy a hint." --Matt Taibbi
the risk is total destruction of all goodwill in politics--the indictments are the left consolidating powercand if they succeed, thexnext stage is mass arrests, gulags, mass murder because democracy will be all done, nothing will stand in the way except force
How about "If you drop 76 charges on a candidate and he goes up in the polls of people who already support him--and always will support him, even if he shoots someone in broad daylight on 5th avenue--you might want to question what it is you think you're trying to say. Etc." Taibbi has become lazy and stupid. That's why the right has adopted him. But he's ok with that because it clearly pays better than any of his previous gigs.
@@ronagoodwell2709 Your ad hominem attack on Taibbi--four-time recipient of the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award, Emmy, Sydney, National Mag, Polk awards and countless others for his writings & books, including co-author of the recent Twitter chronicle documenting years of government censorship --says more about you and thus shall not be dignified with answer.
@@molloarden8938 That was a long non-answer. You'll note I criticized Taibbi initially for his positions and only afterwards concluded he was lazy and stupid. I should add: being so makes more money than not. You might ask why?
Absolutely we need to understand our dear leaders must be above the law. Why should we enforce the law knowing that people want dear leader to be above it?? Not all of us are in the cult friend.
In the past when I've thought about what I'm most proud of about the US, I think of the Skokie neo-Nazi parade, and how the ACLU argued for speech with which they vehemently disagreed. That's all but gone now.
no it's not now the Democrats back Nazis. they just happened to be in another country. and never forget the Democratic member bird who was in the KKK good friends with Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton.
I considered myself a liberal and Democrat as late as 2015. Watching the 2016 election cycle unfold was shocking. Trump literally broke the minds of most of the left and certainly all of the media elite. It became impossible to talk to most of my friends/family about real issues because any statement critical of Democrats or liberal orthodoxy would instantly provoke anger and defensiveness in a way I had never seen.
I use to be a Bobby Kennedy Democrat but I left them in 2016 when they went off the rails. So far left they became the Authoritarian right they rail on. If they can’t debate they just sling insults. It really is sad I miss my old party, I miss being a Southern Democrat. I guess I still am but I’ll never vote Democrat in the next decade.
Matt is an incredible journalist. I used to read Rolling Stone just for his articles, I’m a few years older so his reporting has been a constant in most of my adult life. I couldn’t be happier he is killing it with Sub-stack both content wise and financially. Couldn’t happen to a more deserved guy. Well done Matt 🎉
An actual journalist??! That’s astounding!!! I’m going to read his stuff didn’t know of him prior to this video. There are a few truthseekers in this junior high school level of holding politicians in check , and questioning appalling and embarrassing adult behavior. So many of us have known all along the ballsy blatant hipocracy taking place on our airwaves, the social justice virtue signalers ignorantly parroting bullsh#! And people i hold in fair esteeem caught up in this debacle this facade of cult religion level devotion to an ideal that was hollow and has eroded our nation and made us laughable to other nations all in the pious endeavor to find self importance via self righteousness , standing on bull shit. The very issues that received all the push back were subjected to a TRUE misinformation ahead of time to discredit it as it came to the forefront and big old stains left by Hunter Bidens misuse of power and privilege in the most powerful nation in the world was not even acknowledged in order to get the old career politician corrupt and out of touch and flagrantly senile completely disregarded…. It’s been maddening frustration unfair and so unjust. Somebody, a FEW bodies owe some Fu%#*ng apologies !!! But they just move on to the next redherring. Thank you Matt for being authentic and carrying out your job to report truth . Thank you for speaking for us we aren’t who the left has been saying we are .
I'm a hardcore conservative guy who has always enjoyed reading Matt's work. Good to see he not only survived the scrutiny but is still going strong. Best wishes for him moving forward.
O, it's worse. During Iraq people were allowed to disagree on internet. Now everything gets censored. Everything. Print, Radio, chat apps, social media. The works.
U should watch more hearings. What you saw there was status quo ........ There are no ethics on capital hill. Just the establishment and the narratives they want us to believe.
We have clean drinking water, access to a multiplicity of goods/services, and will enjoy a lifespan of ~80. As long as you don't live in a corrupt hellhole/war-zone - you're completely and utterly wrong.
@@komicsreviewer8505 There's more to quality of life than access to goods and services. Freedom to speak, without people saying your wrong without providing evidence, is a prime example.
Free speech is THE issue. I follow multiple podcasters who espouse economic issues that I absolutely abhor. But they are free speech absolutists. I've realized that it doesn't matter what we disagree about so long as we can debate it. Without free speech that's impossible.
@@belmiris1371 NO, Matt Taibbi does not support the billionaire class. If he did, he would be accepted a lot more by the mainstream media.. A lot of the rich class votes Democrat, i.e, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett
Matt is not only a prolific journalist but he's also very knowledgeable on the subjects he covers. The exact opposite of many other actual "so called" journalists who chase viral tweets and slap together cherry picked talking points of their tribe and call it a report.
90 days? Hell, I leaned Democrat most of my life, but even I started to get a bad feeling in the early 2000s. Knew something was wrong when Obama won and then when Trump was persecuted I knew they were all bat-shyte crazy.
I remember meeting his father, Mike, in western Libya in 2011 when his producer asked me directions to the rebel frontlines for a story they were doing for NBC. What an incredibly nice guy and the apple doesn't fall far from the tree here. It never occurred to me that they were related until that very moment when I put the last names together. We need more journalists like Mike and Matt to make rationality fashionable again. Excellent interview.
What the US (and allies) did to Libya, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Korea, Greece, and Ukraine is just the tip of the Iceberg. And it remains SO self-righteous!
Shes had a chinese spy as a driver for 25 years!!!! 25 years!!! He was listening into convos and telling the communist gov! Also, she has all her teams computers serviced by pakistanis and they were also stealing gov docs/email!! When they were questioned the whole company fled to pakistan. How she kept her job after tgat is astonishing.
@Sweeney-Kubach...... Yes, ask all in Congress the same question: "How, on a Congressional person's salary, were you able to become a multi-millionaire?" 🤔✊
@@enVee539 I still think they get paid too much regardless. Being given the honour(to supposedly represent the American public)should be reward enough for Senators and Reps who receive over $600K per year, last I checked. Am I correct on that figure? Plus, they can, AND DO, vote themselves raises.
I identify as a moderate and really just want my country's sanity back. Thanks for a great and very thoughtful, very insightful, interview with a great old school reporter who still believes in the importance of free speech!
Moderate means you only very partially think the constitution should be enforced. Stop being a moderate and start supporting human rights and the rule of law.
That supposed sanity was a illusion. Lunatics with a lust for power have held the highest offices for much longer than you have been alive. The difference now is that everything is constantly on camera and they can't hide their actions.
Lots of conservatives in here, glad Matt Taibbi is doing good work. Been a fan since the 2000's I just think there's a disconnect with the MAGA, thinking that Matt is anti left when he's anti establishment, not anti left, ideologically speaking Call out the left long enough and they call you right wing smh Maybe if the right had the same type of dissenters we could find some sanity
Matt is just an amazing journalist and good honest american. Huge respect for him rising with the challanges and figthing for truth, free speech and democracy. Just keep on being yourself and know we are many who stand with you at every turn.
The fact that Taibbi is getting richer by telling the truth -- on substack and not Rolling Stone -- is encouraging. But it takes people willing to do things, rather than just consume Truth, to "fix" things.
Don't worry, doing stuff is easy if we aren't working against each other. We've got some big problems so this new media is our way of reaching a consensus. It's starting to look like everyone agrees on a few things
He is getting his money from rich donors, who have a vested interest in right-wing politics, because right-wing politics is skewed toward benefitting the rich. This is not a hard concept. Almost all the big right-wing "celebs" like Shapiro, Walsh, Kirk, Pool, Krowder, get way more money from extremely wealthy individuals that see their donations as an investment to make even more money by convincing enough gullible Americans that lowering taxes for the rich is a good thing.
Taibbi's experience at Substack is what the promise of the Internet was meant to be. It freed him from a narrow band (that in this case Rolling Stone attracted) and allowed him to reach his full potential as a journalist.
I'd like to see more consumers of journalism take the same journey, as opposed to ingesting what the dominant media culture is feeding them without question so long as it validates their preconceived notions. That's the single biggest reason the media is gleefully complicit in advancing ideologically slanted reporting: There's a market for it. "Hey, we're just giving people what they want." Yeah -- so do pimps and fentanyl dealers. If that's the state of journalism now, its first and most high-profile casualty is the truth.
Should have followed truth and that Russian spy right on in to trump tower for the meeting with Don jr...RS did several articles on it while Matt was working there. But I'm sure it just slipped his mind...again.
Uhh, apparently you didn't see when Medi Hassan interviewed him and completely shredded Matt's "journalistic standards" to his face while all Matt could do was stammer his way through half-assed denials... th-cam.com/video/a597e6Wv_xg/w-d-xo.html
As a retired person I can remember people like Hubert Humphry, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Eugene McCarthy and Robert Kennedy Sr. who were all liberal icons. Today their voices would not have a place in the Democratic party. I feel like there is a large segment of the American population who don't have a voice in either party. It always seems to be about choosing the lesser of two evils and the quality of our leaders seems to be declining rapidly.
One can be critical of corporate servicing Democrats like Bill and Hillary Clinton, Obama, Biden, Schumer, Pelosi, and the list goes on while at the same time not do what Taibbi has done which is having gone to work for and being a supporter of ____cking fascists.
As a libertarian, I remember when I would distance myself from the right as often as the left, but in recent years the left went completely insane and I could no longer pretend that both parties were equally contemptible.
When the ship is leaning over one way. To the point of takin on water. Then I rush to the other side to counterbalance. Regardless of my anyone yelling at me. How could I stand on that side? It is about the ship. It is more important than any virtue messaging.
I remember laughing out loud the first time I heard him respond to their "so-called 'journalist'" line. That's like calling Tom Cruise a "so-called 'actor'".
Seymour Hersh, Glenn Greenwald, Matt Taibi, Max Blumenthal, Aaron Mate`, John Pilger, Julian Assange, Chris Hedges... They're just in a different league. Journalist with integrity. These people are uncorruptable. Experts in deciphering doublespeak. Greatest truth tellers of my lifetime!
Do any of them write for any of the msm anymore? Don’t you think there must be young writers in the msm now questioning their editors? Where are all the other conscientious journalists?
The young, woke infected, political activists, masquerading as "principled reporters" who are damaging the credibility of our "free press" as they recklessly destroy their newly adopted profession, at the same time. Recall it was the twitter obsessed young bloods (pun unintended), who forced those journeyman editors at the NY Times to resign because of their crimes of "wrong think." KOut
Uhh, apparently you didn't see when Medi Hassan interviewed him and completely shredded Matt's "journalistic standards" to his face while all Matt could do was stammer his way through half-assed denials... th-cam.com/video/a597e6Wv_xg/w-d-xo.html
@@danwohlslagel1277I like it also. And I like the esoteric reading also. However a really classic political text that pins it also is Sheldon wollin’s ‘democracy Inc’. You might like it. The world of inverted totalitarianism doesn’t proceed from a theoretical fantasy ( like the occult) but from the very practical aim of managing and amalgamating state/ corporate power. An interesting inversion (to name one) is to see that Classic forms of totalitarianism thrived on political indoctrination and inverted totalitarianism relies on political demobilization. If I haven’t put you off 😂 at least check out a few pages on google books.
I was really pleased to hear Matt describe his readership. I am center left but am pleased to hear his readers don't fit one demographic. This is important because TRUTH does not belong to one political party or another.
Sadly it does today. Truth is almost exclusively a “right wing” thing now considering the left can be holding legitimate evidence in their hands and still deny the truth cus they’re too emotionally invested in the lies.
Matt is gaslighting on at least the Russia story, most likely lying on all fronts. They tapped trump tower for one Russian spy and caught don jr red handed plotting election interference with a different Russian spy. Ask the internet how many Americans on trump's campaign and the Russian nationals they worked with are already in prison for the very sets of crimes he is lying about happening..
The current contrarian fad does cut across many political persuasions...but man, being a contrarian just for the sake of it is getting old (see Glen Greenwald too).
I'm a Trump supporter, center right, and follow Matt Taibbi. Also, I like Robert Kennedy Jr. Nick Gillespie just asked "What's the deal with Trump supporters also supporting Kennedy." (FYI, Trump supports Kennedy, as well; he would like Kennedy as his VP-- that would be ideal.) Briefly, I support both Trump and Kennedy because they are authentic and, in spite of their economic status, they both show respect for the middle class. Also, when asked about Trump, Kennedy didn't spout hate, he actually said, in part, I like him. He knew that showed respect for Trump voters. That was his concern. Ask Biden about Trump, Biden has no concern about Trump voters. Kennedy respects the people and attacks the issues. Trump supports the people. Trump said/says, "They're not only coming after me, they're coming after you, I'm just in their way." I believed him and so did 70,999,999 other Trump voters. We see what the Biden Administration did to the Supreme Court nominees, Supreme Court Justices at their own homes, watching the congressional hearing with Taibbi and Shellenberger. Covid shutdowns.The attacks on the First Amendment using the FBI and social media to censor "misinformation". And most of all, January 6. Beside the arrests which are egregious enough, they get Bank of America to track the movements of people going to a rally to aid in arrests. We see the proof of Trump's statement. The Democrat party is not the party of the your parents, trite but profoundly true. Vote Democrat in your state but don't vote for Joe Biden if Kennedy doesn't get the nomination of your party. Take care.
Especially when both parties are receiving slushy funds from the same huge companies that profit more from war than anyone. Thanks for being a concerned citizen. I think I agree.
Excellent talk. So refreshing to hear Matt’s intelligent, honest opinions that encourage critical thinking, not infantile defending of preconceived beliefs.
He only defended his and elons preconceived beliefs when he only reported on right wing "censorship" by twitter and didn't even ask for the info pertaining to censored leftist accounts.
Milquetoast Matt. He's a pushover and likely corporate state intel man. Listen hiw he always plays dumb or without opinions on 3rd rail issues . He almost always gives the establishment the benefit if the doubt. He openly admits he us very naive about a business in media he and his dad are all about . After all this time he has little opinion ir doubt about Pharma RNA countermeasures and doesn't mention the DoD connection to its deployment. He's not authentic nor honest but he has written several good articles.
I was very conflicted about Matt Taibbi coming under attack and helping to lead to the hearing on what all is under attack regarding our freedom of speech and otherwise. I've been a decades long fan of his writing. So as soon as the same party he was defending with excellent rolling Stone articles and going after all the special interest things that the Democratic party claimed to be interested in going after, no being attacked by that same party. The silver lining when this all started to come out was I expected this to be the shining light I see it to be hinting at how widespread and deep this goes and that people would immediately like I did start reevaluating perspective and switch parties. Then it shows exactly who all in the current administrations we can't trust. That would be several. Yet many are getting away with it. it doesn't seem like enough people are aware of the hearing and all the coverage Matt's team and have worked hard to expose. Really proud of those heroes and our Senate representatives working on that I believe Jim Jones is one.
We absolutely do. And they're sadly becoming increasingly rare, favor of people who are all too happy to repackage corporate media's marching orders without the least bit of journalistic skepticism or objectivity. But then again, that also describes most of the audience they are writing for, as well.
I could not agree more. I stopped b/c of changes after 9/11. I understood music b/c i was a musician ever since I can remember and I loved when Rolling stone added politics and I liked Matt because his writing style is similar to mine, However I don't claim to have the same gifts as he does. My life got difficult and then my spine destroyed a year after my mother died. I have wanted to take over MSM WITH INDEPENDENTS. I am a horrible liar so I was about to go back in front of the camera and get connections and start a media co. My accident broke my face i don't know how my teeth survived bc my face otw was shattered and broken. I went to the dentist and he said "ONE DAY YOU WILL LOSE YOUR TEETH" 100 HRS OR MORE IN A DENTIST CHAIR MY DENTIST SAVED ALL MY FRONTS. THEN CAME LOCK DOWNS AND TWO PARTIALS THAT WOULDNT FIT. it has been a nightmare. dentures will not work , so saving 100g for teeth on disability is not funny. I have fought with insurance and am done. WOKE AWOKENED ME AND YES WE NEED AMAZING JOURNALISTS SO, I AM STILL WORKING ON ONE BUSINESS AND ONCE BACK IN THE FIELD B/C MY STRENTH IS EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS AND SPEAKING WITH ALL TYPES OF PEOPLE. i WILL CALL MATT FOR SURE WHEN I GET A NEW NETWORK , HE CAN WRITE AND I WOULD LIKELY GIVE HIM CHARGE OF ALL POLITICAL WRITERS AND REPORTERS. HOPING FOR 2026 NOW.
Matt's dissection of the Hillary vs Bernie campaigns introducing the identity stuff is amazing enlightening. Its like scales fell from my eyes and i see it now.
Matt Taibbi is the epitome of what a good journalist should be. Go after the truth regardless of where it leads you and then report it. We need people like him now more than ever.
He can't seem to find his way to report on twitters failure to uphold free speech in India. Guess its á la carte this Free Speech, huh? Such courage to challenge power innit
@@Sanchezzi90 we take for granted that our free speech rights are enshrined in our constitution. Not all countries have free speech rights in their constitutions. Great Britain comes to mind along with the dreadful Canada. I don't know if India has it in their constitution. We as Americans have to work for the good of Americans not for the rights of the rest of the world. Let them fight for their own like we did. That is what is killing us as a country. We are more concerned about Ukraine and its borders than the millions of illegals crossing ours.
@MrRawnerves wow that is some meandering way to not address his lack of journalistic integrity and faux free speech absolutism when it's convenient. Fair play to you! . Dare I ask your thoughts about how he did exactly what a younger Taibbi called out as being the opposite of journalism when accepting being handed one sided stories to report on?
@@Sanchezzi90 did you believe in Santa Claus when you were 6 years old? Do you believe in Santa Claus now? We change our minds as we grow up. Who are you to pass judgment, oh you righteous one?..
I loved the "so called journalist" moment. I watching it live and wasn't shocked at all by the slander but seeing Matt hold back the smile just made me laugh.
They treat RFK as bad as they treat Trump. This is just their way of excusing absolute oppression of anyone with unapproved thoughts. It will be their way of doing business from now on.
@@eemoogee160 Yup. If gets into office his vow is to work on the corruption of corporate and pharma money in the govt. Many will lose access to their cash cows. He's going after their corruption and they don't want that. Interestingly he and Vivek have some similar goals.
Matts Achilles heal, when it comes to congressional hearings is his reasonableness. I have admired his journalistic integrity for a decade. I totally get why he was gifted the Twitter files.
That he recognizes his audience diverse is a key to why he is one of the best journalists of this decade. When there are too many types of people to please them all, you may as well tell the full unfiltered truth with as little spin as possible. I cant believe he is 53. Wow!
Hilarious.....think he doesn't know about Don Jr's meeting with Russian nationalists? Of course he knows. He also knows about Maria Buttina Russian spy caught cuddling up with NRA...he knows about the 7 Gop Congressmen traveling to Russia to hand deliver a letter from trump to Putin just a couple of weeks after trump took the presidency. He knows both trump sons hace bragged often they have all the money they need "coming out of Russia". Just as he knows many of trump's former campaign members have already pled guilty to their involvement with Russia's attack on our democracy. "unfiltered truth". Omg. How about USA is full of gullible pigeons roaming around just waiting to be plucked?
Wow! This is deeply revealing. Anyone who wants to be a part of the informed electorate of this American Body Politic needs to see and hear this. Exposure in broad daylight! Thank you, ReasonTV for posting this. TJM
My two cents: The main reason why today's "younger liberals" seem less committed to Free Speech than older liberals is because the heavy hand of censorship is currently (and primarily) attacking the free speech rights of people on the right, or better, any speech that is "counter-narrative."
That shows though where the true disservice is. That Profs, teachers, and parents have totally failed the children. To not impress upon our children, so they pass it on how important these good American values are, and how many have suffered and died for them is the great shame. The older libs, and others have failed miserably then. Seems many "conservatives" are doing a better job.
I would argue the main reason is schools and universities emphasize teaching social justice and identity politics over teaching American government, civics, and the Constitution. Just the fact that most young people believe there is actually something called hate speech backs up my point. The fact that they equate "I disagree with you" to mean the same thing as "I hate you" also means they aren't getting a whole lot of emphasis in learning English either.
It's all fun and games silencing people you don't agree with when your ideals are popular or "in power" at the moment. But wait until you are not, then see how you feel about it. Younger "liberals" can't picture it, they are convinced their ideas are the only correct way to see the world, and they have it reconfirmed by echo chamber of media and pop culture hell bent on silencing anyone straying from "the message".
@@88wildcat We have a confluence of variables coming together to create this disaster, and the educational system is certainly a big part of the problem, but I think it's still secondary to a deeper problem. This might seem like a convenient oversimplification, but I believe that the primary cause of these issues is the declining average intelligence of our population resulting from rapid demographic shifts. No one is allowed to talk about or research this topic, but the truth is undeniable at this point. The IQ disparities between demographic groups outlined in The Bell Curve are very real, and the proof is everywhere.
They build on all the work a group of us did in 2017-2020. We were censored and deplatformed. More power to them, though. Get this information out there!
When these three are mentioned as a group, credit goes to Elon Musk. While Taibbi and Shelllenberger have been publishing heterodox views all along their careers, I suspect that Weiss, had she not been cancelled herself would still be at the NYT lacking self-awareness.
At one time I wouldve agreed. But they all seem to be trying to make a name for themselves. 3 of those I used to watch, but have lost my respect with their bloodhound attitude on particular things, I feel they are off base on.
This entire interview, interviewer, guest, eclectic on the spot subject matter for the concerned citizen, is a breath of fresh air. As an old person it's nice to watch our younger citizens empirical evolution maturing for truth, peace, and the sanity of personal freedom. My 6 year old grandson in-law can't take PBandJ sandwiches to school because another student is allergic to peanut butter. The federal government has gone too far. "We the People" must remove government entities who defile our Constitutional laws of the land.
I don't think your grandson's pb&j sandwich situation has anything to do with the federal government but I do appreciate people from the right listening to people who truly represent left wing ideology without the establishment nonsense
Now those leftist nutbags are cheering mass slaughter of Israelis. And I'm a leftist. They've all lost their freakin minds. I'm just a Gen X er who will stand by my "liberal" principles, but in practice it just makes me sound like a centrist or right-leaning centrist. Or Bill Maher.
Matt is a rabid leftist. He deliberately embarassed Bush the younger back in 2000, but he still did research. He's one of the best when it comes to research journalism.
@@youtubeme7195 - A Leftist doesn't say "the left lost its mind" just like Matt has said. In brief, Matt is NOT a Leftist. The Left won't attack their own because the Left doesn't have enough common sense to do the sensible.
@@youtubeme7195leftist =/= liberal, certainly not in the classical sense. Leftism is as close to liberalism as conservatism is as close to atheism. I wouldn't call Matt a leftist by any means.
Matt thanks for your honesty. In my humble opinion you are the definition of integrity. You seem like a very rational person. Sorry to say but your profession seems to be rare these days. I'd have to say your work is true and unbiased journalism. You report the truth and let the reader to decide for themselves. You are incredible human being . Don't ever lose that . Don't ever sacrifice your integrity.
Its called the uniparty, the illusion is that they disagree when in reality they pretend to disagree to distract from themselves helping special interest groups and then moving back and fourth through the revolving door.
What a guy! I am blown away by the number of people that think speech should be restricted. Including people on the right. People have forgotten what it means to be an American.
Taibbi: "These people had an 'off the record' arrangement with everyone they were in the room with, and they kept to it; they kept quiet. That's a completely new level of cooperation and coordination that I would never have imagined possible." You know what else it is?... A conspiracy.
And if we didnt have the recipts, you'd be a conspiracy theorist! Much like the conspiracy to get us into Iraq by attacking americans using us-made hoof-and-mouth disease or that time massod agents posed as employees of Urban Moving Systems so they could document the planes striking the towers, or that time the USS Maine sank in Havana harbor and we used that as justification to invade the Philippines. Welcome to the Stage of History!
Both grifters. Talibi is less so because he crossed Elon and got canceled for it so his career is just trying to survive at this point. Greenwald basically was gifted stolen intel and reported on stuff that PBS was reporting on for years in regards to the Patriot Act: the U.S. government can spy on you without your consent. He was just in the right place at the right time.
First saw them from the Jimmy Dore show. Jimmy's no fan of Trump,but Jimmy doesn't have TDS,he unleashes on POS from all parties,corporations etc. etc. Makes his content palatable to a wide variety of people. Of course,the regressives label JD a "far right extremist!" but that's what they do to anyone who upsets the FUBAR group-think herd,including one of their own. Malignant AF.
Very few journalists have the integrity of Matt Taibbi. That's why Musk brought him into the "Twitter Files". Matt is a good writer as well.The only other sources who do work comparable to Matt is Grayzone.
Uhh, apparently you didn't see when Medi Hassan interviewed him and completely shredded Matt's "journalistic standards" to his face while all Matt could do was stammer his way through half-assed denials... th-cam.com/video/a597e6Wv_xg/w-d-xo.html
Gen X here and lifelong liberal (or what it used to stand for). FREE SPEECH Has been the backbone of everything I have stood for and fought for as an activist my ENTIRE LIFE.
Uhh, apparently you didn't see when Medi Hassan interviewed him and completely shredded Matt's "journalistic standards" to his face while all Matt could do was stammer his way through half-assed denials... th-cam.com/video/a597e6Wv_xg/w-d-xo.html
(Late) Gen-Xer who calls himself a "liberal," here, too. Not sure how you exactly define liberal, but if you think of it as I do, then yes our concept is outdated. People like JFK or RFK or [insert famous liberal] are considered old, dead white men and worthless. We now have a leftist party (though they could be worse) vs. a rightist party. Great . . .
I am a lifelong conservative, and my favorite reporters are all avowed lefties: Matt Taibbi, Glenn Greenwald, Bari Weis and Michael Schellenberger. These are my Big Four and are keeping true to what journalism was always supposed to be: by keeping ideology out of their content and attacking nonsense wherever it originates, left or right, with deep understanding, exceptional knowledge and tenacity. Reading ethical journalists who don't shy away from truthfully reporting difficult topics is a breath of fresh air. Compared to the absolute shit we get from cable news, these four journalists are like a Ruth's Chris ribeye vs. a Quarter-Pounder.
Hitchens called himself a Socialist, or even Trotskyist early in his career, and Hunter Thompson certainly leaned Democratic (with a strong Libertarian streak) and hated Nixon above all others. Both great journalists, in addition to those you already mentioned. Edit: I neglected to mention George Orwell, who also called himself a Socialist but remains the gold standard for honest political journalism and clear writing.
It's absolutely crazy what the Left and the Democratic Party has become. The Left used to be the champions of free speech! There was nothing more liberal than having the right to voice your opinions, regardless of what they were, regardless of what anyone thought, or who was offended by it. Free Speech was at one time the bedrock of being a liberal, and one of the core values of the Democratic Party and those on the Left. And now we are surprised to see someone on the Left standing up and defending the right to Free Speech! We are at place where tradional liberal values have become more in line with the values of the Republican Party than the Democratic Party! And the Democrat Party has become a party of censorship and authoritarianism. Its considered to be "extremist" or "radical" to believe in Free Speech, and it's become completely acceptable to the Democratic Party to silence those who oppose them, with violence if necessary. Wtf kind of clown world are we living in here?
Why do you people swear that the Left wants truth silenced. You really think that we’re onboard with lies? If you do, let me assure you aren’t the only ones who don’t want to be lied to
Fascists actually cared about their native population's interests. I'd say the government is more like a secret plutocracy of elites and warmongers who could care less about what happens to us while lying to the dumb sheep who choose to believe them through legacy media.
Shouldn't the "Twitter Files" now be called the "X Files"?
😂 Love it!
Hahahaha
illuminati confirmed.
Nice
Haha
"No matter how paranoid or conspiracy minded you are, what the government is actually doing is worse than you can imagine". ~William Blum
How do you figure that? Just because we constantly prove it doesn't make it true.
@@bobjohnson1633 A then sitting US Attorney General of the United States went on camera and admitted he couldn't keep one person safe.
Lol, who is William Bl-- actually, I don't care
@@timfrye3586 - You'd have to be capable of reading a book to understand who that is. I imagine that's not exactly your forte.
Best you sit this one out 👍
@@deathmagneto-soy Lol, so what crayons do you use when 'reading' this 'book' - half eaten ones from school or the ones mommy keeps for you at home?
The gratitude I have for Matt Taibbi is impossible to overstate. He has single-handedly made me feel sane in this insane world. Thank you, Matt. Thank you so stinking much.
What do you think Taibbi did that was so heroic? Musk basically paid him to put a veil of legitimacy on Musk's Twitter PR campaign/GOP propaganda that we call "the Twitter files".
There was some interesting insight into how the FBI coordinates with private companies but I genuinely do not see anything nefarious. Can you elaborate what wrongdoing makes this significant for you?
Couldn't agree more.
Agreed. Glenn Greenwald as well. True journalists. Doing the work, giving the facts and letting people decide for themselves. I'm sorry for what the Biden WH has done to him but his perspective is even more crisp.
HERE!!!HERE!!!
Leftist are always kind of mad; they believe in the new promised land; socialist paradise, and they claim to know the True Way to take us there. Based on that conviction, they behave like the Church of the Inquisition, they are evil, infidels and therefore any who dispute the tenets of the Left they are considered "deplorables" as Hillary put it so well. They now now this is the last battle; either the Left prevails or dies forever.
Matt Taibbi is one person I'm happy to watch being interviewed for an hour or more. We're living in a terrifying time in history and need people in positions of power, inc. the media, who are willing to investigate the dark corners of our world and speak the truth. It takes a lot of courage to do so these days.
I admire his so much, considering how far Left he was and then snapped out of it and kept his humanity by leaving them.
Always has
Nah. This was just a grift to make money. Joe Biden wanting his sons junk off the internet isn’t that groundbreaking 😂😂
Taibbi is just democrat lite.
I like his ideas but his voice is really tiresome…
I’m a conservative, and I don’t want a conservative media OR a progressive media…I want an HONEST media that puts forth information in ALL its complexity and then allows the viewer to draw their own conclusion. Instead of force feeding us a cartoonish narrative designed to control us
Sounds like you know too much. They'll have to lock you up because you're "dangerous." Lol.
Agree with this statement
@@mytrigger5613he's an actual patriot, a free and fair unbiased media is one of the foundations of our country. If the media is controlled they're lying and if they're lying we can't take the country in the right direction where the people want it to go, it goes in the direction the people controlling the media want it to go. Proof= turn on cable tv.
What is this honesty you speak of???
He's talking about MSM
I _LOVE_ that Taibbi is making more money with substack than he made with Rolling Stone!
Rolling stone was crap from the late 60's on. Started out as a great R&R mag but couldn't keep the politics out of it. LIke MTV it self destructed.
I listened to the first half of the full 3 hour hearing and they had the audacity to attack his integrity because he made money on substack
100% sell out of the money
@@p.chuckmoralesesquire3965
Do you say the same thing about both Rachel Maddow and Tucker Carlson? Or only people who you disagree with?
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If Matt Taibbi has any faults, it's that he's too humble. He is a rock star among journalists as far as I'm concerned.
When the dust settles on this era, a lot of journalists are going to look like real shit heels but Taibbi won’t be one of them.
Matt's great, He has one fault, he's naive. It takes him by surprise when people blatantly lie to him and about him.
So true. It was so galling to see ignorant congresswomen call "vampire squid" Taibbi a so-called journalist. What morons.
@@oceania2385He is not naive. It is mindboggling how they attack him. Few expect them to be this flagrant.
Being too humble is the crime one commits upon themselves. Sickening.
We're all behind you Matt, your efforts are much appreciated. Its not easy being one of the last real mainstream journalists.
Way more likely to end up in prison without charge for years for real journalism than if you actually do crack or beat somone up. Weird world.
It's interesting Elon Musk asked some of the few Western journalists left to investigate and write about the Twitter Files--Glenn Greenwald (declined), Matt Taibbi, Michael Shellenberger, and Lee Fang.
I don't count Bari Weiss because she's too far gone with the Left probably because of rainbow reasons.
I almost fell out of my chair when congress members who make $180,000 a year and are worth tens of millions or dollars (some how 😉) started criticizing him for making money from a Substack.
absolutely no shit!
I almost fell out of my chair when congress members who make $180,000 a year and are worth tens of millions or dollars (some how 😉) didn't know what a Substack is. We need younger politicians - Obama-age or younger.
Congressional Demorats hubris and hypocrisy knows no bounds.
Seeing more people express similar opinions is a real relief for me, so I appreciate your comment. The past seven years have felt like the American political parties have been existing in two entire separate realities that are in constant conflict with each other. This has not been a simple divergence of opinions or positions, but a situation where two people can witness the same event and come away with two wildly different, irreconcilable interpretations. For people like me who could see it as it happened, it has been alarming and disturbing, and regardless of whether it was censorship or propaganda or something else creating a blind spot for me or anyone else, I am glad to be seeing more comments like yours.
The way they went after Matt Taibi helped people see that it was not a right vs left thing. In my opinion it never was. One side has to allow it for the other to get away with it, and when someone is locked into a one sided view they help prop up a double standard that hurts everyone. The public private partnership between big tech and government gives us much to consider. I hope to see the conversations shift, and become more productive, going forward. Unlike many other people, I never hated others for having opposing political beliefs, and I didn't allow their hostility to affect me personally, because I am of the opinion that it is an artificially engineered hostility that stems from the propaganda and censorship that only some of the people could see. We have to be careful not to get caught up in the prescribed arguments and talking points saturating the threads on the platforms, mostly by the automated chat bot and zombie networks driving them. We also have to consider the opinions and arguments that are hidden from our view in the process. It isn't so much that I thought there was no one else out there who saw things like I did, just that I was prevented from seeing their posts or engaging in dialogue. So, again, boy am I glad to see your comment. Cheers!
Really. It's a joke!
Fantastic interview! Matt worked for me when he was getting his MS at Bard. He continues to be the same highly intelligent, honest and straight forward guy I knew then. I am very grateful for all he is doing to shed light on our political landscape.
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Oh ya we all believe that Tiabi worked for you.
Did Tiabi hire all of you to pad his resume?
I see matt is still parading around the internet insisting to people he deserves an edward snowden moment.
@@p.chuckmoralesesquire3965I see the leftarded are still trying desperately trying to smear their former darling because he exposed that one of your favorite talking points was indeed an utter lie. It's beyond just pathetic at this point.
@@mikeoveli1028 DNC troll much?
@@p.chuckmoralesesquire3965 How does one 'parade around the internet' exactly?
Excellent interview. I’m coming from the right, definitely traditional conservative Catholic here. But I have a lot of respect for Matt Taibbi. At least he’s intellectually honest. He was reporting all these things against conservatives before, and now, when he sees the rot on the left, he’s reporting on that. Bravo, sir, that is real journalism which is almost nonexistent in the mainstream media anymore.
He's the furthest thing from an actual leftist that there is. You don't become the errand boy for fascists and remain on the left.
I have learned to respect the truth wherever it comes.
There's still far too many Americans who are blind to this corruption!
We need to share this information, because apparently they're not getting the message from 'the View', CNN, or NBC!
@@MrElliptific Great! However we humans are prone to think we have a handle on the entire truth when quite often we have only a handle on a fragment of a truth. Then we go off and assume that the understanding we have is really all that is necessary.
The media is our second biggest enemy of the state.
I'm very thankful for real journalists like Matt who are brave enough to stand their ground.
Taibbi, superb thinker! "If you drop 76 charges on a candidate and he goes up in polls, you might want to consider that you might be part of the problem. But they can’t take even that heavy a hint." --Matt Taibbi
the risk is total destruction of all goodwill in politics--the indictments are the left consolidating powercand if they succeed, thexnext stage is mass arrests, gulags, mass murder because democracy will be all done, nothing will stand in the way except force
How about "If you drop 76 charges on a candidate and he goes up in the polls of people who already support him--and always will support him, even if he shoots someone in broad daylight on 5th avenue--you might want to question what it is you think you're trying to say. Etc." Taibbi has become lazy and stupid. That's why the right has adopted him. But he's ok with that because it clearly pays better than any of his previous gigs.
@@ronagoodwell2709 Your ad hominem attack on Taibbi--four-time recipient of the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award, Emmy, Sydney, National Mag, Polk awards and countless others for his writings & books, including co-author of the recent Twitter chronicle documenting years of government censorship --says more about you and thus shall not be dignified with answer.
@@molloarden8938 That was a long non-answer. You'll note I criticized Taibbi initially for his positions and only afterwards concluded he was lazy and stupid. I should add: being so makes more money than not. You might ask why?
Absolutely we need to understand our dear leaders must be above the law. Why should we enforce the law knowing that people want dear leader to be above it?? Not all of us are in the cult friend.
Allegiance to journalism and truth - rare but so necessary in todays hyper-political world.
Kudos Taibi.
In the past when I've thought about what I'm most proud of about the US, I think of the Skokie neo-Nazi parade, and how the ACLU argued for speech with which they vehemently disagreed.
That's all but gone now.
no it's not now the Democrats back Nazis. they just happened to be in another country. and never forget the Democratic member bird who was in the KKK good friends with Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton.
JFK spoke about that with the ACLU and the Nazis last night
@@donnazukadley7300 JFK came back? So Q was right?
Now their fundraising letters state the goal of stamping out white supremacy. A complete skin suit of what they used to be.
@@antoniobolgnameyerwe3844 🤪
"JFK"? I wondered about that too. I am assuming they mean Rob K. Jr.
I considered myself a liberal and Democrat as late as 2015. Watching the 2016 election cycle unfold was shocking. Trump literally broke the minds of most of the left and certainly all of the media elite. It became impossible to talk to most of my friends/family about real issues because any statement critical of Democrats or liberal orthodoxy would instantly provoke anger and defensiveness in a way I had never seen.
It's almost as if the media caused a mass psychosis event isn't it?🤔
i believe this to be correct as well
I feel the same. I still have core democratic principles, but they dont align with the party.
I use to be a Bobby Kennedy Democrat but I left them in 2016 when they went off the rails. So far left they became the Authoritarian right they rail on. If they can’t debate they just sling insults. It really is sad I miss my old party, I miss being a Southern Democrat. I guess I still am but I’ll never vote Democrat in the next decade.
Trump derangement syndrome is real. Its seeing thru the matrix, some react better then others
Matt is an incredible journalist. I used to read Rolling Stone just for his articles, I’m a few years older so his reporting has been a constant in most of my adult life. I couldn’t be happier he is killing it with Sub-stack both content wise and financially. Couldn’t happen to a more deserved guy. Well done Matt 🎉
I've watched him every so often on Bill Maher/Real Time. You gotta appreciate a truth-seeker like him these days.
An actual journalist??! That’s astounding!!! I’m going to read his stuff didn’t know of him prior to this video.
There are a few truthseekers in this junior high school level of holding politicians in check , and questioning appalling and embarrassing adult behavior.
So many of us have known all along the ballsy blatant hipocracy taking place on our airwaves, the social justice virtue signalers ignorantly parroting bullsh#! And people i hold in fair esteeem caught up in this debacle this facade of cult religion level devotion to an ideal that was hollow and has eroded our nation and made us laughable to other nations all in the pious endeavor to find self importance via self righteousness , standing on bull shit.
The very issues that received all the push back were subjected to a TRUE misinformation ahead of time to discredit it as it came to the forefront and big old stains left by Hunter Bidens misuse of power and privilege in the most powerful nation in the world was not even acknowledged in order to get the old career politician corrupt and out of touch and flagrantly senile completely disregarded…. It’s been maddening frustration unfair and so unjust. Somebody, a FEW bodies owe some Fu%#*ng apologies !!! But they just move on to the next redherring. Thank you Matt for being authentic and carrying out your job to report truth . Thank you for speaking for us we aren’t who the left has been saying we are .
He looks like a 30yo.
He is 53yo!!!
18 US code § 1956 Is all they need to put the BIDENS in prison FOREVER and 90% of the rest of Corrupt Public SERPENTS.
he's a mediocre journalist with a good conscious.. the good conscious thing is the differentiator.
I'm a hardcore conservative guy who has always enjoyed reading Matt's work. Good to see he not only survived the scrutiny but is still going strong. Best wishes for him moving forward.
We need to work with actual liberals if we want to save our country.
But, how can a guy be so smart and still support someone with Bernie’s ideology?
He's so sensitive, thoughtful and strong in character.
@@tammys8711 if he’s got integrity, he’ll move right eventually.
@tammys8711 Because he's different than you and that's how the real world and real politics works.
Speaking as a leftist, that hearing was the final straw for a lot of us. This is the same dogshit we saw during the Iraq war.
O, it's worse. During Iraq people were allowed to disagree on internet. Now everything gets censored. Everything. Print, Radio, chat apps, social media. The works.
agree! I come from the left as well, and have loved matt for so very long. what a fantastic interview!
What happened to the Republican party?
Vote vote vote vote 🔵💙🔵🇺🇲 2024!!!
@@jccusello671n75nd n m.
WE Voters are redarted. keep voting for these to criminal parties expecting positive results.
Thank you Matt for taking a stand to protect our democracy….your hard work and intellect is appreciated more than you may know.
We are a Constitutional Republic
When I saw how he was treated at the hearing, I was absolutely stunned. We live in scary times.
That nasty nitch from the virgin island is truely sick . She has ties to Jeffery epstein
I agree. The Democrat's lie even when the truth hits you in the face. Why are dems so crazy?
U should watch more hearings.
What you saw there was status quo ........ There are no ethics on capital hill.
Just the establishment and the narratives they want us to believe.
We have clean drinking water, access to a multiplicity of goods/services, and will enjoy a lifespan of ~80. As long as you don't live in a corrupt hellhole/war-zone - you're completely and utterly wrong.
@@komicsreviewer8505 There's more to quality of life than access to goods and services. Freedom to speak, without people saying your wrong without providing evidence, is a prime example.
Free speech is THE issue. I follow multiple podcasters who espouse economic issues that I absolutely abhor. But they are free speech absolutists.
I've realized that it doesn't matter what we disagree about so long as we can debate it. Without free speech that's impossible.
Go ahead and say it: Jimmy Dore.
@@Trollificusv2 Due Dissidence, Gray Zone
Same but from the socialist side. I respect the honesty of libertarians.
@@eemoogee160
From a Conservative/libertarian viewpoint I respect the total dishonesty of socialist and communist!
@mahbriggs how insightful and self aware of you
Matt Taibbi is one of the best journalist of our time. This guy has balls of steel. Keep it up Matt you're doing good.
His courage is outstanding
So courageous to support the billionaire class. Profitable too.
@@belmiris1371 oh you and your conspiracy theories.. how cute 🥰
@@YoureNotReet Hey, I might have sold out too. Them kochs is rich and pay well if you help them trash the world.
@@belmiris1371 NO, Matt Taibbi does not support the billionaire class. If he did, he would be accepted a lot more by the mainstream media.. A lot of the rich class votes Democrat, i.e, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett
Matt is not only a prolific journalist but he's also very knowledgeable on the subjects he covers. The exact opposite of many other actual "so called" journalists who chase viral tweets and slap together cherry picked talking points of their tribe and call it a report.
I can't believe how much I've gone from respecting and supporting the Democratic Party to absolutely loathing them in less than 90 days.
Same assholes run the Uni-party 90 days ago as since the deep state murdered the Kennedy boys.
90 days? Hell, I leaned Democrat most of my life, but even I started to get a bad feeling in the early 2000s. Knew something was wrong when Obama won and then when Trump was persecuted I knew they were all bat-shyte crazy.
They kicked me out over covid, and I couldn't find any reason to stay. Biden's betrayal of Railroaders put the final nail in that coffin.
We have been trying to get everyone to see the truth. It’s sad that it took Matt Taibi to get peoples attention, but I’ll take it!
Please spread the word as well. We can't keep living under this regime.
I remember meeting his father, Mike, in western Libya in 2011 when his producer asked me directions to the rebel frontlines for a story they were doing for NBC. What an incredibly nice guy and the apple doesn't fall far from the tree here. It never occurred to me that they were related until that very moment when I put the last names together. We need more journalists like Mike and Matt to make rationality fashionable again. Excellent interview.
I wonder what his father thinks of his once up-and-coming journalist son turning into a shill for big business, elon musk, and the trump family.
" ... make rationality fashionable again"
We can hope!
What the US (and allies) did to Libya, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Korea, Greece, and Ukraine is just the tip of the Iceberg. And it remains SO self-righteous!
what were you doing in Libya bro?
yeah, we need the hard hitting stuff like Hunter Biden and Twitter mismanagement, who cares about war or financial domination under capitalism.
Excellent interview. Matt’s fighting a good fight.
The fact that Debbie Wasserman Schultz is still in office is a joke. She is the worst!
Tells u a lot about the average American
She's "so-called congresswoman."
I thought the same about her! I thought she was out somewhere in the late nineties or early 2000”s!!!! Suddenly here she is yet again!
Shes had a chinese spy as a driver for 25 years!!!! 25 years!!! He was listening into convos and telling the communist gov! Also, she has all her teams computers serviced by pakistanis and they were also stealing gov docs/email!! When they were questioned the whole company fled to pakistan. How she kept her job after tgat is astonishing.
Ol’ Ramen Noodle Head must have some juicy dirt on Hillary.
The only question Matt should asked the committee board was, How did they become multi millionaires on a Congress persons salary?
@Sweeney-Kubach......
Yes, ask all in Congress the same question: "How, on a Congressional person's salary, were you able to become a multi-millionaire?" 🤔✊
THANK YOU!
@@enVee539 I still think they get paid too much regardless. Being given the honour(to supposedly represent the American public)should be reward enough for Senators and Reps who receive over $600K per year, last I checked. Am I correct on that figure? Plus, they can, AND DO, vote themselves raises.
especially when the cost of living and taxes in many of the districts they supposedly represent is so high.
That's been going on for decades. Citizens United act was a horrific decision by SCOTUS, opening the floodgates of hell.
People are tired of being defined by their party. We are looking for journalists who tell the truth.
Well said
Problem is that is not the case for a vast majority. They want their biases confirmed.
They cant speak the truth, because the truth is anti semitic
😂😅 leftists are very happy to be defined by their party. Get real
@@RDA8191
They should be proud they haven't gone haywired.
I identify as a moderate and really just want my country's sanity back. Thanks for a great and very thoughtful, very insightful, interview with a great old school reporter who still believes in the importance of free speech!
The sanity of 1788? Or of 1832? Perhaps 1922? Personally, I'd rather impose the sanity of England, circa 1600.
Moderate means you only very partially think the constitution should be enforced.
Stop being a moderate and start supporting human rights and the rule of law.
That supposed sanity was a illusion. Lunatics with a lust for power have held the highest offices for much longer than you have been alive. The difference now is that everything is constantly on camera and they can't hide their actions.
Great reporters do balanced reporting while only allowing the least amount of bias they can to enter into the reporting.
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This is terrifying. This should have ten times as many views.
Nah
They control the algorithms of course. Evil.
As a recovering Leftist(25 years sober), it's refreshing to see so many comments of people waking up to what the Democrats are
Lots of conservatives in here, glad Matt Taibbi is doing good work. Been a fan since the 2000's
I just think there's a disconnect with the MAGA, thinking that Matt is anti left when he's anti establishment, not anti left, ideologically speaking
Call out the left long enough and they call you right wing smh
Maybe if the right had the same type of dissenters we could find some sanity
@@antihero105 What insanity on the right is there to dissent from currently ?
Or at least have become!
Matt is just an amazing journalist and good honest american. Huge respect for him rising with the challanges and figthing for truth, free speech and democracy. Just keep on being yourself and know we are many who stand with you at every turn.
The fact that Taibbi is getting richer by telling the truth -- on substack and not Rolling Stone -- is encouraging. But it takes people willing to do things, rather than just consume Truth, to "fix" things.
Don't worry, doing stuff is easy if we aren't working against each other. We've got some big problems so this new media is our way of reaching a consensus. It's starting to look like everyone agrees on a few things
He is getting his money from rich donors, who have a vested interest in right-wing politics, because right-wing politics is skewed toward benefitting the rich. This is not a hard concept. Almost all the big right-wing "celebs" like Shapiro, Walsh, Kirk, Pool, Krowder, get way more money from extremely wealthy individuals that see their donations as an investment to make even more money by convincing enough gullible Americans that lowering taxes for the rich is a good thing.
Taibbi's experience at Substack is what the promise of the Internet was meant to be. It freed him from a narrow band (that in this case Rolling Stone attracted) and allowed him to reach his full potential as a journalist.
I'd like to see more consumers of journalism take the same journey, as opposed to ingesting what the dominant media culture is feeding them without question so long as it validates their preconceived notions. That's the single biggest reason the media is gleefully complicit in advancing ideologically slanted reporting: There's a market for it.
"Hey, we're just giving people what they want." Yeah -- so do pimps and fentanyl dealers. If that's the state of journalism now, its first and most high-profile casualty is the truth.
Great investigative journalists and great comedians are what the world needs right now. Show us the truth and help us deal with it through humour.
Superb. As a fellow journalist, this guy is my hero. He's followed the truth. Weirdly that's what journos are supposed to do. No longer.
You're a journalist?
Evidence?
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Should have followed truth and that Russian spy right on in to trump tower for the meeting with Don jr...RS did several articles on it while Matt was working there. But I'm sure it just slipped his mind...again.
Uhh, apparently you didn't see when Medi Hassan interviewed him and completely shredded Matt's "journalistic standards" to his face while all Matt could do was stammer his way through half-assed denials...
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As a retired person I can remember people like Hubert Humphry, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Eugene McCarthy and Robert Kennedy Sr. who were all liberal icons. Today their voices would not have a place in the Democratic party. I feel like there is a large segment of the American population who don't have a voice in either party. It always seems to be about choosing the lesser of two evils and the quality of our leaders seems to be declining rapidly.
Shocking, isn't it.
It's a trap!
One can be critical of corporate servicing Democrats like Bill and Hillary Clinton, Obama, Biden, Schumer, Pelosi, and the list goes on while at the same time not do what Taibbi has done which is having gone to work for and being a supporter of ____cking fascists.
Brought down by the dollar. Both sides have caved to the dollar!
The Supreme Court allowed legal bribery with the citizens united ruling
Tiabbi has become such an important voice in his Substack era.
As a libertarian, I remember when I would distance myself from the right as often as the left, but in recent years the left went completely insane and I could no longer pretend that both parties were equally contemptible.
Right there with ya. Vivek2024!
They kind of are equally contemptible from an organizational perspective.
Not the general party members. But the party goals
Nah man, not defending the left but the American political right wing is absolutely insane and contemptible
When the ship is leaning over one way. To the point of takin on water. Then I rush to the other side to counterbalance. Regardless of my anyone yelling at me. How could I stand on that side? It is about the ship. It is more important than any virtue messaging.
@@mrtopcat2 but if everyone does that, the same problem on a different axis occurs. You're better off finding the middle, and a jug to start bailing.
I remember laughing out loud the first time I heard him respond to their "so-called 'journalist'" line. That's like calling Tom Cruise a "so-called 'actor'".
It's like calling Tom Cruise a "so called scientologist".
"him" who? what line?
People on the internet can't read your mind and we are not sitting next to you watching what you react to
@@lilith3953 You miss the points of things a lot?
Making analogy with the Top Dog Scientologist isn't a sign of intelligence to be honest. He's not even an impressive actor.
I need a spoiler alert before either Debbie or Stacy comments on anything. They both make me ill.
I absolutely love Matt and respect his work so much. Thank you for this conversation.
I love this interview. I don't know how I just now found it, 6 months after the fact.
Seymour Hersh, Glenn Greenwald, Matt Taibi, Max Blumenthal, Aaron Mate`, John Pilger, Julian Assange, Chris Hedges...
They're just in a different league.
Journalist with integrity.
These people are uncorruptable.
Experts in deciphering doublespeak.
Greatest truth tellers of my lifetime!
Don't forget Chris Hedges!
@@sovereignbrehon Thx. Fixed it.😁
Do any of them write for any of the msm anymore? Don’t you think there must be young writers in the msm now questioning their editors? Where are all the other conscientious journalists?
The young, woke infected, political activists, masquerading as "principled reporters" who are damaging the credibility of our "free press" as they recklessly destroy their newly adopted profession, at the same time. Recall it was the twitter obsessed young bloods (pun unintended), who forced those journeyman editors at the NY Times to resign because of their crimes of "wrong think."
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Bari Weiss too
So grateful for Matt Taibbi! ❤
Uhh, apparently you didn't see when Medi Hassan interviewed him and completely shredded Matt's "journalistic standards" to his face while all Matt could do was stammer his way through half-assed denials...
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Love Matt's integrity. More like him and we'll break out of the inverted world.
I like that term "inverted world". Somehow that really fits. To me it's what they seek to do. It's also an old occult "dark magic" practice.
I don't think you understand what they are doing.
@@danwohlslagel1277I like it also. And I like the esoteric reading also. However a really classic political text that pins it also is Sheldon wollin’s ‘democracy Inc’. You might like it. The world of inverted totalitarianism doesn’t proceed from a theoretical fantasy ( like the occult) but from the very practical aim of managing and amalgamating state/ corporate power. An interesting inversion (to name one) is to see that Classic forms of totalitarianism thrived on political indoctrination and inverted totalitarianism relies on political demobilization. If I haven’t put you off 😂 at least check out a few pages on google books.
Matt Taibbi is a hero and reputatable journalist in my eyes.
I was really pleased to hear Matt describe his readership. I am center left but am pleased to hear his readers don't fit one demographic. This is important because TRUTH does not belong to one political party or another.
Sadly it does today. Truth is almost exclusively a “right wing” thing now considering the left can be holding legitimate evidence in their hands and still deny the truth cus they’re too emotionally invested in the lies.
Matt is gaslighting on at least the Russia story, most likely lying on all fronts. They tapped trump tower for one Russian spy and caught don jr red handed plotting election interference with a different Russian spy. Ask the internet how many Americans on trump's campaign and the Russian nationals they worked with are already in prison for the very sets of crimes he is lying about happening..
The current contrarian fad does cut across many political persuasions...but man, being a contrarian just for the sake of it is getting old (see Glen Greenwald too).
I'm a Trump supporter, center right, and follow Matt Taibbi. Also, I like Robert Kennedy Jr. Nick Gillespie just asked "What's the deal with Trump supporters also supporting Kennedy." (FYI, Trump supports Kennedy, as well; he would like Kennedy as his VP-- that would be ideal.) Briefly, I support both Trump and Kennedy because they are authentic and, in spite of their economic status, they both show respect for the middle class. Also, when asked about Trump, Kennedy didn't spout hate, he actually said, in part, I like him. He knew that showed respect for Trump voters. That was his concern. Ask Biden about Trump, Biden has no concern about Trump voters. Kennedy respects the people and attacks the issues. Trump supports the people. Trump said/says, "They're not only coming after me, they're coming after you, I'm just in their way." I believed him and so did 70,999,999 other Trump voters. We see what the Biden Administration did to the Supreme Court nominees, Supreme Court Justices at their own homes, watching the congressional hearing with Taibbi and Shellenberger. Covid shutdowns.The attacks on the First Amendment using the FBI and social media to censor "misinformation". And most of all, January 6. Beside the arrests which are egregious enough, they get Bank of America to track the movements of people going to a rally to aid in arrests. We see the proof of Trump's statement. The Democrat party is not the party of the your parents, trite but profoundly true. Vote Democrat in your state but don't vote for Joe Biden if Kennedy doesn't get the nomination of your party. Take care.
Especially when both parties are receiving slushy funds from the same huge companies that profit more from war than anyone. Thanks for being a concerned citizen. I think I agree.
We are witnessing one of the last real journalists here, and we need to appreciate him much more.
You are delusional.
What a Joke, that is!
Bari Weiss as well.
@@dnickaroo3574 What journalists do you appreciate?
@@beecee9681 none
Love Matt Tiabbi! He writes what he sees & let's the chips fall where they may. Great interview!
Matt Taibbi is, and has been an honest journalist for decades !! I wish all journalists were like him.
Taibbi is a gem. People like him make me want to be a journalist
Excellent talk. So refreshing to hear Matt’s intelligent, honest opinions that encourage critical thinking, not infantile defending of preconceived beliefs.
He only defended his and elons preconceived beliefs when he only reported on right wing "censorship" by twitter and didn't even ask for the info pertaining to censored leftist accounts.
Milquetoast Matt. He's a pushover and likely corporate state intel man.
Listen hiw he always plays dumb or without opinions on 3rd rail issues . He almost always gives the establishment the benefit if the doubt. He openly admits he us very naive about a business in media he and his dad are all about .
After all this time he has little opinion ir doubt about Pharma RNA countermeasures and doesn't mention the DoD connection to its deployment.
He's not authentic nor honest but he has written several good articles.
I was a kid during Watergate(it was literally the only thing on TV all day), the current Administration surpasses it easily. Yet...
I was very conflicted about Matt Taibbi coming under attack and helping to lead to the hearing on what all is under attack regarding our freedom of speech and otherwise. I've been a decades long fan of his writing. So as soon as the same party he was defending with excellent rolling Stone articles and going after all the special interest things that the Democratic party claimed to be interested in going after, no being attacked by that same party. The silver lining when this all started to come out was I expected this to be the shining light I see it to be hinting at how widespread and deep this goes and that people would immediately like I did start reevaluating perspective and switch parties. Then it shows exactly who all in the current administrations we can't trust. That would be several. Yet many are getting away with it. it doesn't seem like enough people are aware of the hearing and all the coverage Matt's team and have worked hard to expose. Really proud of those heroes and our Senate representatives working on that I believe Jim Jones is one.
We desperately need people like Matt in journalism.
We absolutely do. And they're sadly becoming increasingly rare, favor of people who are all too happy to repackage corporate media's marching orders without the least bit of journalistic skepticism or objectivity. But then again, that also describes most of the audience they are writing for, as well.
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I could not agree more. I stopped b/c of changes after 9/11. I understood music b/c i was a musician ever since I can remember and I loved when Rolling stone added politics and I liked Matt because his writing style is similar to mine, However I don't claim to have the same gifts as he does. My life got difficult and then my spine destroyed a year after my mother died. I have wanted to take over MSM WITH INDEPENDENTS. I am a horrible liar so I was about to go back in front of the camera and get connections and start a media co. My accident broke my face i don't know how my teeth survived bc my face otw was shattered and broken. I went to the dentist and he said "ONE DAY YOU WILL LOSE YOUR TEETH" 100 HRS OR MORE IN A DENTIST CHAIR MY DENTIST SAVED ALL MY FRONTS. THEN CAME LOCK DOWNS AND TWO PARTIALS THAT WOULDNT FIT. it has been a nightmare. dentures will not work , so saving 100g for teeth on disability is not funny. I have fought with insurance and am done. WOKE AWOKENED ME AND YES WE NEED AMAZING JOURNALISTS SO, I AM STILL WORKING ON ONE BUSINESS AND ONCE BACK IN THE FIELD B/C MY STRENTH IS EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS AND SPEAKING WITH ALL TYPES OF PEOPLE. i WILL CALL MATT FOR SURE WHEN I GET A NEW NETWORK , HE CAN WRITE AND I WOULD LIKELY GIVE HIM CHARGE OF ALL POLITICAL WRITERS AND REPORTERS. HOPING FOR 2026 NOW.
Totally agree with you. He’s a real journalist.
Really? The X files documents were a fiasco. If he had any credibility, it's gone now.
Phenomenal interview, great questions. Love that Matt is making lot's more $ now. His work has led the way to save us from propaganda media.
Matt's dissection of the Hillary vs Bernie campaigns introducing the identity stuff is amazing enlightening. Its like scales fell from my eyes and i see it now.
Indeed. So cynical and corrupt. Trump got my vote by holding up his end of the bargain on the most important issue in 2016; HE WASN'T HILLARY.
@@Trollificusv2 But he lost that issue in 2020 leading to his defeat by the I'm Not Trump campaign.
@@Frisbieinsteinnow that's biting us all in the ass because now we have QuidProJoe.
Where would I find that reportage?
@@casteretpollux It's in one of his books if i heard right.
I love and adore you, my "so called journalist" Matt 💜YOU ARE WONDERFUL! Thank you for all you do for us!
Matt Taibbi is the epitome of what a good journalist should be. Go after the truth regardless of where it leads you and then report it. We need people like him now more than ever.
Matt Taibi was spoonfed a narrative by Musk and he unquestioningly regurgitated it, guy's a moron.
He can't seem to find his way to report on twitters failure to uphold free speech in India. Guess its á la carte this Free Speech, huh? Such courage to challenge power innit
@@Sanchezzi90 we take for granted that our free speech rights are enshrined in our constitution. Not all countries have free speech rights in their constitutions. Great Britain comes to mind along with the dreadful Canada. I don't know if India has it in their constitution. We as Americans have to work for the good of Americans not for the rights of the rest of the world. Let them fight for their own like we did. That is what is killing us as a country. We are more concerned about Ukraine and its borders than the millions of illegals crossing ours.
@MrRawnerves wow that is some meandering way to not address his lack of journalistic integrity and faux free speech absolutism when it's convenient. Fair play to you! . Dare I ask your thoughts about how he did exactly what a younger Taibbi called out as being the opposite of journalism when accepting being handed one sided stories to report on?
@@Sanchezzi90 did you believe in Santa Claus when you were 6 years old? Do you believe in Santa Claus now? We change our minds as we grow up. Who are you to pass judgment, oh you righteous one?..
I loved the "so called journalist" moment. I watching it live and wasn't shocked at all by the slander but seeing Matt hold back the smile just made me laugh.
Great interview I very enjoyed listening to...
Thank you!
Best wishes to all decent Americans from Prague, Czech republic! 🇨🇿🗽🇺🇸
Všechno nejlepší i tobě! (Hope Google translated that right!)
@@JM-vp8zc Perfect!
God Bless you, bigg hugg,, be good.
Thanks. We currently are a clown show but citizens are waking up.
This was so refreshing, four people having a civil conversation about a very controversial subject. Thanks guys!
They treat RFK as bad as they treat Trump. This is just their way of excusing absolute oppression of anyone with unapproved thoughts. It will be their way of doing business from now on.
They will treat him worse than Trump by the time this is over.
@@eemoogee160 Yup. If gets into office his vow is to work on the corruption of corporate and pharma money in the govt. Many will lose access to their cash cows. He's going after their corruption and they don't want that. Interestingly he and Vivek have some similar goals.
This channel included.
Reason TV is complicit in treating RFK the same way.
They treat him way worse... at least they give Trump TV time
Matts Achilles heal, when it comes to congressional hearings is his reasonableness. I have admired his journalistic integrity for a decade. I totally get why he was gifted the Twitter files.
Isn't Achilles Heel a flaw not a redeeming quality?
@@lr6477 Not necessarily. It is a weak spot when he's put into a snake pit. In normal circumstances Matt would be viewed as a man with high integrity
That he recognizes his audience diverse is a key to why he is one of the best journalists of this decade. When there are too many types of people to please them all, you may as well tell the full unfiltered truth with as little spin as possible.
I cant believe he is 53. Wow!
Hilarious.....think he doesn't know about Don Jr's meeting with Russian nationalists? Of course he knows. He also knows about Maria Buttina Russian spy caught cuddling up with NRA...he knows about the 7 Gop Congressmen traveling to Russia to hand deliver a letter from trump to Putin just a couple of weeks after trump took the presidency. He knows both trump sons hace bragged often they have all the money they need "coming out of Russia". Just as he knows many of trump's former campaign members have already pled guilty to their involvement with Russia's attack on our democracy. "unfiltered truth". Omg. How about USA is full of gullible pigeons roaming around just waiting to be plucked?
Wow! This is deeply revealing. Anyone who wants to be a part of the informed electorate of this American Body Politic needs to see and hear this. Exposure in broad daylight! Thank you, ReasonTV for posting this. TJM
The integrity of these two men simply shines through. Glad such voices are still heard. Peace.
words are never going to fix this now, we're fast getting to where the total state will try to crack down
My two cents: The main reason why today's "younger liberals" seem less committed to Free Speech than older liberals is because the heavy hand of censorship is currently (and primarily) attacking the free speech rights of people on the right, or better, any speech that is "counter-narrative."
For sure. They drank the kool-aid that this censorship is necessary for the greater good.
That shows though where the true disservice is. That Profs, teachers, and parents have totally failed the children.
To not impress upon our children, so they pass it on how important these good American values are, and how many have suffered and died for them is the great shame.
The older libs, and others have failed miserably then.
Seems many "conservatives" are doing a better job.
I would argue the main reason is schools and universities emphasize teaching social justice and identity politics over teaching American government, civics, and the Constitution. Just the fact that most young people believe there is actually something called hate speech backs up my point. The fact that they equate "I disagree with you" to mean the same thing as "I hate you" also means they aren't getting a whole lot of emphasis in learning English either.
It's all fun and games silencing people you don't agree with when your ideals are popular or "in power" at the moment. But wait until you are not, then see how you feel about it. Younger "liberals" can't picture it, they are convinced their ideas are the only correct way to see the world, and they have it reconfirmed by echo chamber of media and pop culture hell bent on silencing anyone straying from "the message".
@@88wildcat We have a confluence of variables coming together to create this disaster, and the educational system is certainly a big part of the problem, but I think it's still secondary to a deeper problem. This might seem like a convenient oversimplification, but I believe that the primary cause of these issues is the declining average intelligence of our population resulting from rapid demographic shifts. No one is allowed to talk about or research this topic, but the truth is undeniable at this point. The IQ disparities between demographic groups outlined in The Bell Curve are very real, and the proof is everywhere.
God Bless Matt Taibbi, Barri Weiss, and Michael Shellenberger. They are incredibly important voices right now.
Weiss .... No.
They build on all the work a group of us did in 2017-2020. We were censored and deplatformed. More power to them, though. Get this information out there!
When these three are mentioned as a group, credit goes to Elon Musk.
While Taibbi and Shelllenberger have been publishing heterodox views all along their careers, I suspect that Weiss, had she not been cancelled herself would still be at the NYT lacking self-awareness.
Weiss? 😂😂😂😂 oh hell no
It's all over dude. Biden will win re-election.
I come from a very large family in Michigan whose voted Democrat since the 1960’s. We are all voting for Trump this November.
Matt is an honorable man. Him, Glen Greenwald, Aaron Mate, Max Blumenthal, and Kim Iverson have earned my attention as journalists.
At one time I wouldve agreed. But they all seem to be trying to make a name for themselves. 3 of those I used to watch, but have lost my respect with their bloodhound attitude on particular things, I feel they are off base on.
@@gloriastohenWhy?
what's "wrong" with making a name with yourself, if you're doing the right thing?
Bro why is whitney webb not in your list, are you kidding me?
Whitney Webb
This entire interview, interviewer, guest, eclectic on the spot subject matter for the concerned citizen, is a breath of fresh air. As an old person it's nice to watch our younger citizens empirical evolution maturing for truth, peace, and the sanity of personal freedom. My 6 year old grandson in-law can't take PBandJ sandwiches to school because another student is allergic to peanut butter. The federal government has gone too far. "We the People" must remove government entities who defile our Constitutional laws of the land.
I don't think your grandson's pb&j sandwich situation has anything to do with the federal government but I do appreciate people from the right listening to people who truly represent left wing ideology without the establishment nonsense
Now those leftist nutbags are cheering mass slaughter of Israelis. And I'm a leftist. They've all lost their freakin minds. I'm just a Gen X er who will stand by my "liberal" principles, but in practice it just makes me sound like a centrist or right-leaning centrist. Or Bill Maher.
@@antihero105the real test is do you listen to anyone on the right that doesn't show the insane political bias against the other side.
As a rational progressive, Matt is still a hero and one of my favorite journalists. Thankful for all the reporting hes done and continues to do.
Matt is a rabid leftist. He deliberately embarassed Bush the younger back in 2000, but he still did research. He's one of the best when it comes to research journalism.
No such thing as a "rational" progressive. If you're a progressive, as defined in this day and age, then you're irrational, and nothing but.
@@youtubeme7195 - A Leftist doesn't say "the left lost its mind" just like Matt has said. In brief, Matt is NOT a Leftist. The Left won't attack their own because the Left doesn't have enough common sense to do the sensible.
@@youtubeme7195leftist =/= liberal, certainly not in the classical sense. Leftism is as close to liberalism as conservatism is as close to atheism. I wouldn't call Matt a leftist by any means.
What’s a rational progressive
Very interesting, thanks for grabbing Matt for this interview.
Matt thanks for your honesty. In my humble opinion you are the definition of integrity. You seem like a very rational person. Sorry to say but your profession seems to be rare these days. I'd have to say your work is true and unbiased journalism. You report the truth and let the reader to decide for themselves. You are incredible human being . Don't ever lose that . Don't ever sacrifice your integrity.
“Have you now or have you ever been a member of normal thinking people”
- Todays McCarthyism
I am 74 and am disgusted by the Hillary Democrats and the Republicans. Two sides of the same coin.
Amen
You might be the only person your age who thinks that, congratulations on being a rare independent.
I don't think they are two sides of the same coin. There are very big differences between both sides.
Its called the uniparty, the illusion is that they disagree when in reality they pretend to disagree to distract from themselves helping special interest groups and then moving back and fourth through the revolving door.
64 and equally disgusted. Narratives seem to matter more than facts on both sides of the aisle.
What a guy! I am blown away by the number of people that think speech should be restricted. Including people on the right. People have forgotten what it means to be an American.
Taibbi: "These people had an 'off the record' arrangement with everyone they were in the room with, and they kept to it; they kept quiet. That's a completely new level of cooperation and coordination that I would never have imagined possible."
You know what else it is?...
A conspiracy.
And if we didnt have the recipts, you'd be a conspiracy theorist! Much like the conspiracy to get us into Iraq by attacking americans using us-made hoof-and-mouth disease or that time massod agents posed as employees of Urban Moving Systems so they could document the planes striking the towers, or that time the USS Maine sank in Havana harbor and we used that as justification to invade the Philippines. Welcome to the Stage of History!
"..& they did it w/o a gun to their head."
except this time not a theory
Word
I'm a MAGA voter who truly admire Taibi and Greenwald. They are the real thing
Based!
Both grifters. Talibi is less so because he crossed Elon and got canceled for it so his career is just trying to survive at this point. Greenwald basically was gifted stolen intel and reported on stuff that PBS was reporting on for years in regards to the Patriot Act: the U.S. government can spy on you without your consent. He was just in the right place at the right time.
First saw them from the Jimmy Dore show. Jimmy's no fan of Trump,but Jimmy doesn't have TDS,he unleashes on POS from all parties,corporations etc. etc.
Makes his content palatable to a wide variety of people. Of course,the regressives label JD a "far right extremist!" but that's what they do to anyone who upsets the FUBAR group-think herd,including one of their own. Malignant AF.
Your favorite thing about Trump is that he bangs his own daughter. Reminds you of your own family.
I'm anti maga trumpers and i admire Taibi and Glenn 🙏
Fantastic interview! I’m a fan of Taibbi’s work and subscribe to him on Substack. I got a lot out of this interview.
Love and appreciate Matt, takes such courage!
Very few journalists have the integrity of Matt Taibbi. That's why Musk brought him into the "Twitter Files". Matt is a good writer as well.The only other sources who do work comparable to Matt is Grayzone.
Amazing interview. A whole new respect for Mr.Taibbi
Agree. Though he's a bit too conservative about the quackcines. It's much worse than he's admitting.
People support Taibbi for the Truth & good, authentic journalism!! Rare breed these days!!
UK Column News is a rare resource of factual journalism, as well.
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Uhh, apparently you didn't see when Medi Hassan interviewed him and completely shredded Matt's "journalistic standards" to his face while all Matt could do was stammer his way through half-assed denials...
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Agreed. Excellent interview with great, intelligent and very interesting interview questions.
Taiibi is an admirable man, a competent and honourable journalist.
Gen X here and lifelong liberal (or what it used to stand for). FREE SPEECH Has been the backbone of everything I have stood for and fought for as an activist my ENTIRE LIFE.
Uhh, apparently you didn't see when Medi Hassan interviewed him and completely shredded Matt's "journalistic standards" to his face while all Matt could do was stammer his way through half-assed denials...
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(Late) Gen-Xer who calls himself a "liberal," here, too. Not sure how you exactly define liberal, but if you think of it as I do, then yes our concept is outdated. People like JFK or RFK or [insert famous liberal] are considered old, dead white men and worthless. We now have a leftist party (though they could be worse) vs. a rightist party. Great . . .
Libtardz are biggest enemy of free speech.
Boomer stoner here. I speak my mind about everything and don't care what anybody thinks.
Me too, and now i find myself agreeing with the right because the left has gone crazy.
I am a lifelong conservative, and my favorite reporters are all avowed lefties: Matt Taibbi, Glenn Greenwald, Bari Weis and Michael Schellenberger. These are my Big Four and are keeping true to what journalism was always supposed to be: by keeping ideology out of their content and attacking nonsense wherever it originates, left or right, with deep understanding, exceptional knowledge and tenacity. Reading ethical journalists who don't shy away from truthfully reporting difficult topics is a breath of fresh air. Compared to the absolute shit we get from cable news, these four journalists are like a Ruth's Chris ribeye vs. a Quarter-Pounder.
Sweetheart, they aren’t “liberal”
I'm an independent, but I def lean right. I couldn't agree with you more.
@@surlypiratewench1969 All of them ARE liberal, they just aren't conformist whack-job Democrats. The DEM party is NOT a liberal party
@@surlypiratewench1969 Their words. More credible than yours.
Hitchens called himself a Socialist, or even Trotskyist early in his career, and Hunter Thompson certainly leaned Democratic (with a strong Libertarian streak) and hated Nixon above all others. Both great journalists, in addition to those you already mentioned. Edit: I neglected to mention George Orwell, who also called himself a Socialist but remains the gold standard for honest political journalism and clear writing.
I just love the down to earth attitude of Matt. I had no idea how long he worked for Rolling Stone. Great interview, gentlemen thanks!
Matt Taibbi is so awesome, such a great interview. He's an intellectual too.
Glad to see someone on the Left actually stand up and defend free speech!
It's absolutely crazy what the Left and the Democratic Party has become. The Left used to be the champions of free speech! There was nothing more liberal than having the right to voice your opinions, regardless of what they were, regardless of what anyone thought, or who was offended by it. Free Speech was at one time the bedrock of being a liberal, and one of the core values of the Democratic Party and those on the Left.
And now we are surprised to see someone on the Left standing up and defending the right to Free Speech! We are at place where tradional liberal values have become more in line with the values of the Republican Party than the Democratic Party! And the Democrat Party has become a party of censorship and authoritarianism. Its considered to be "extremist" or "radical" to believe in Free Speech, and it's become completely acceptable to the Democratic Party to silence those who oppose them, with violence if necessary. Wtf kind of clown world are we living in here?
won't be on the left for long if things go on like this
If you believe in civil rights as they're written, you're not a leftist.
Why do you people swear that the Left wants truth silenced. You really think that we’re onboard with lies? If you do, let me assure you aren’t the only ones who don’t want to be lied to
I love Matt Taibbi! Thank you for giving him the opportunity to clear his image from all the unjust smearing campaign. Subscribed!
Finding you both honest and open, which has become so rare as to be just plain spectacular. Great interview.
Seems to me like integrity should be the cornerstone of journalism. Tell the truth. Thank hod we still have a few REAL journalists left like Matt.
We don't have republicans and democrats now, it's fascist and freedom lovers. Thanks Matt for being an honest broker
Fascists actually cared about their native population's interests. I'd say the government is more like a secret plutocracy of elites and warmongers who could care less about what happens to us while lying to the dumb sheep who choose to believe them through legacy media.
Communist not fascist
@@RBH0909 Sorry, which party are you implying is communist? Both parties are economic right wing.
Republican= fascist. Democrat= pro democracy.
@@RBH0909 you obviously don’t know what communism means. Which not the least bit surprising. Not real bright are you Bob.
The Left hasn't lost it's mind, they've always been like this. Taibi is just seeing from the outside for the first time in his life.
all you heve to do is imagine East Germany but with better technology and you have a picture of our near future
Bill clinton/Obama style third way liberals aren't the left
It’s so amazing how msm treats Matt now. It only goes to show the bad road we’re on.
Mainline journalism -- the best journalism the two major parties can buy. A glorious irony that truth can only be found off the grid.
they did the same to trump. He was the sweetheart of NY now he is the devil
Great interview. You covered many important topics. Thanks. Glenn from Australia