On March 9th, 2023, Matt Taibbi appeared before Congress regarding the revelations uncovered by the “Twitter Files,” which demonstrated the US federal government and social media companies worked together to censor information and accounts unfavorable to US interests. The same day, an IRS agent visited Taibbi’s home in New Jersey. Matt Taibbi joins The Chris Hedges Report to discuss the case opened against him, as well as the role of the FBI and multiple law enforcement and intelligence agencies in the Foreign Influence Task Force which identified accounts and stories for censorship from Twitter.
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Ethical men, these.
They defended right wing free speech as you are doing now…we all have to stand for every one else's liberty or no one will have it.
Thank you for not playing favorites!I I love these guys ,even when they gore my ox! Thank you Gents.
The entire government has been weaponized against the American people. Wake up people.
Did the exposure change anything? No.
Two giants of real investigative journalism
Thank you
Taibbi has always been a Russian asset dating back to the years he lived in Moscow. He has devoted the last few years swaying the left with disinformation that Russian election interference was a hoax culminating in his collaboration with Elon Musk
At this time in our history, standing up to the left is an act of heroism.
Good grief, journalism has gone to hell because it's corporate owned. They hire suck-ups and fire ethical journalists. That's what has happened to journalism in this counry; it's not the fault of individual journalists.
I'm sorry I just can't take that lying down! National Socialist German Workers' Party, are left wing all day long. Do some research! The Taliban is right wing the Nazis are left wing.
All of these same government agencies, politicians and news organizations have been working together since 2016 trying to destroy Trump. They spent the entire 4 years while he was in office along with billions of taxpayers dollars launching fruitless investigations trying to overturn the election results. Now him and many of his supporters are being charged with insurrection and domestic terrorism for even questioning the 2020 election results. They're doing anything they can to keep him from running in 2024, because they know he will win. And many on the left are celebrating this because they were told "Orange Man Bad". You really should be asking "Why are all these powerful elites so afraid of one man"?
This is terrifying that our government employees individuals with the mindset to target a citizen for retaliation.
The American Stasi employs hundreds of thousands and it's existence is little know. Character assassination and harassment are their stock in trade. They possess all the resources America has to offer. To the AS the rule of law means nothing. City police, the local sheriff and your state patrol are under the thumb of the American Stasi. They are essentially a criminal organization. To take the AS oath means you immediately lose your credibility and integrity to accomplish the goals of the AS. You become a Construct of the American Stasi and you live their rules. Your dreams and desires are denied. Those that take orders are discouraged from thinking.
Theyre going after Russel Brand too. False allegations are coming out against him as well.
Wholesale censorship of demonic lies. Good..
Good people are fighting back against demonic lies by evil people. The world hates liars. Liars are Satanic creatures on earth. Liars want their right to lie on order to destroy. Hunters laptop and nothing ever found. Just accusations and conspiracies by Satan's children.
I think it seems more likely that someone powerful with connections in those agencies, e.g. a vindictive powerful person calls a powerful elite within the agency and then the targeting begins at the upper echelon. I have a hard time believing that agents at the ground level would target without being directed from the top.
The FBi was always a control apparatus for those in power and the FBI itself. J.E. Hoover took over the FBI after two former directors were incarcerated. While Hoover worked for the US Attorney's Office he partook in the prosecution and extradition of Emma Goldman, a peaceful anarchist commentator on societal issues of her time. During the 1960's – 70's the FBI engaged In various COINTELPRO operations targeting activists which included breaking and other illegal activities. After 911 the FBI questioned and or investigated those who criticized Bush Jr., failed to investigate evidence that 911 was an inside job,, and were active participants in the USA's torture program. FBI corruption has been innstitutionl for many decades. Their corruption It is not a recent development, and for the .out part the FBI have always worked hand in hand with the DOJ & the courts towards the identical ends.
Hedges and Taibbi hate working people, they have NO class consciousness, because they are not from the working class and are Millionaires. Capitalism IS the crisis!!!!
The government ni longer fears the people.