Matt Taibbi

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Matt Taibbi

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Listen to This Article -- Meet the Censored: Cherie DeVille 11.03.2022 21:02

Long before controversies in Canada and Russia saw financial services politicized, porn star Cheri Deville warned about payment processors having too much power over speech. Original text version published 3/09/2022: Find TK To Go on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Google Podcasts , or wherever you get your podcasts. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get...

Listen to This Article: Another All-Time Media Faceplant 18.02.2022 22:04

After the Biden administration and the press wrongly predicted a Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 16th, they kept compounding the error in spectacular fashion. Original text version published 2/17/22: Find TK To Go on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Google Podcasts , or wherever you get your podcasts. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to...

Listen to This Article: The British Medical Journal Story That Exposed Politicized "Fact-Checking" 02.02.2022 21:46

The fact-checkers who flagged Paul Thacker's British Medical Journal article about a Pfizer subcontractor for Facebook admitted they police narrative, not fact. Read by Jared Moore. Original text version published 2/1/2022: Find TK To Go on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Google Podcasts , or wherever you get your podcasts. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers...

Listen to This Article: The Folly of Pandemic Censorship 28.01.2022

As the latest anti-Substack campaign shows, more and more people are forgetting why free speech works. Read by Jared Moore. Original text version published 1/27/22: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/subscribe

Listen to This Article: Let’s Not Have a War 27.01.2022

The American foreign policy establishment, chasing decades of failures, appears to be seriously considering the unthinkable in Ukraine. Read by Jared Moore. Original text version published 1/25/22: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/subscribe

Listen to This Article: Joe Biden's Awesome First Year 20.01.2022 15:05

To win an exhausted nation's admiration, all Joe Biden had to do was nothing. Instead, he's burning future votes like kindling. Read by Jared Moore. Find us on Apple Podcasts ( or wherever you get your podcasts). Original text version published 1/19/22: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/subscribe

Listen to This Article: Vaccine Aristocrats Strike Again 15.01.2022 11:39

As yokel-bashing reaches impressive new heights, reports of yet another year of record profits and a widening wealth gap go unnoticed. Read by Jared Moore Find us on Apple Podcasts ( or wherever you get your podcasts) Original text version published 1/13/22 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/subscrib...

Listen to This Article: A Tale of Two Authoritarians 08.01.2022

The appearance of Dick Cheney in the House of Representatives on the anniversary of January 6th helped identify the true villain on the scene Read by Jared Moore Find us on Apple Podcasts ( or wherever you get your podcasts) Original text version published 1/07/22: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/...

Listen to This Article: Meet Jed Rakoff, the Judge Who Exposed the "Rigged Game" 07.01.2022 16:31

“We have mass incarceration for the poor, and it’s totally hands-off for the rich, and that’s pretty hard to stomach.” Justice Jed Rakoff on his new book, and his famous challenge to the system Read by Jared Moore Find us on Apple Podcasts ( or wherever you get your podcasts) Original text version published 1/05/22: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or...

Listen to This Article: The Democrats' Education Lunacies Will Bring Back Trump 28.12.2021

Terry McAuliffe lost the Virginia governor's race by saying, “I don’t think parents should be telling schools what to teach." If that was no gaffe, Democrats have a lot more significant losing ahead Read by Jared Moore Find us on Apple Podcasts ( or wherever you get your podcasts) Original text version published 12/28/21: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribe...

Listen to This Article: Loudoun County Freedom of Information Request #1: The Equity Collaborative Documents 19.12.2021

The documents at the heart of a nationwide controversy. Read the FOIA documents, and original text below. Narrated by Jared Moore. Find us on Apple Podcasts ( or wherever you get your podcasts) Original text version published 12/17/21: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/subscribe