Dear Matt and Walter.. thank you for creating ATW one of the most fascinating podcasts.. I have yet to see.. and I've seen quite a few in the last five years.. one suggestion I would like to make though .. live streaming comments are a distraction and sometimes diminish the quality of your production.. As I'm sure you know.. you have a few adolescent provocateurs in your audience.. and their distracting commentary regarding Palestine, the Trans/woke movement..
I don't know how you do it? Maintaining a meaningful exploration of any topic while reading the feedback simultaneously..
I've been a subscriber since June of 2020, which has been incredibly rewarding with Taibbi's brilliant and hysterical writing. This will be my final month as a subscriber, after listening to Kirn invoking the Old Testament to glibly dismiss the concerns of "proportionality" as over 20,000 Palestinian children have been murdered since October of 2023.
What Walter has to say about the motivation behind all MSM News organizations agreeing to bury the Charlotte murder is as usual, dead on point - covering the facts of this murder would move more Americans to support Trump's general federal intervention in controlling crime. That's it. If a news story is perceived as possibly helping Trump, they universally choose to ignore it. What I wonder is if once Trump is done with this term, passes on to history, when TDS is removed from influencing news reporting, will news coverage make a turn back towards honest reporting? Scott Jennings of CNN recently commented that the Democratic Party's strategy is simply to oppose Trump, with a little socialism thrown in on the side. Seems he has them accurately described. He's also said the head of the Democratic Party is Donald Trump, because he controls what they do. It's another very good point he is making.
This is where capitalism works to the benefit of ordinary citizens; we boycott CBS and Paramount. It would be so delicious to see them go under after paying her all that money.
As a Psych NP, I absolutely saw potential psychotic behavior right away with the murderer; looked like preoccupation with internal stimuli. Spot on analysis.
So glad I’m from Texas and never heard of Bari Weiss before this. And, I’m equally glad I’ve haven’t known 3 Jews in my whole life, not that I wouldn’t like or even love them, I just don’t have a personal dog in that fight.
Walter is right no one‘s talking about the crime. Pritzker just wants to jump in and say no no we’re fine which is a lie typical of Democrats and Johnson I don’t even know what his purpose is except to get into the mayors mansion and have free access to money and security detail.
I heard an interesting comment last week that the only reason Pritzker and Johnson are screaming bloody murder to keep the national guard out is because they’ll lose 850 million from the federal government for crime prevention…ha! Just another California where they’re going to pocket that money and people will keep dropping like flies. I wish you would investigate that and see if it’s true. It doesn’t seem like the residents of Chicago think anything is OK concerning crime. How do these people keep getting elected? If you keep sticking your hand in fire it’s going to get burned.
Listening to his temper tantrum, “if you don’t like it, what are you even doing here!!” was hilarious. Sometime in the future, Walt might get his wish. As Matt wrote on Monday, “audience is not owed.” I’ll definitely be sticking around if the commenters/audience keep triggering him into hissy fits.
this "love it/or leave it" stance is the last refuge of gaslighting defensiveness......ask why do you think an audience expects more from you on I-G?...because your past cred is filled with deep dive research and your current excuse is "I don't know enough about it"?
I am a white woman of the USA, specifically western Nordic, ancestors from England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Germany, France, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, and some unspecified European place further east. I have lineages going back to 1630s Colonial American New England, although no sign I had Mayflower ancestors; my ancestors missed that boat and got on the next one.
Since the 1970s, the USA has become less white. I lived in California for thirty-five years. I felt uncomfortable there then, and more-so as time went on. I need to be with “my people” (my clan) aka people who look like me and I look like them, which is the reason why I relocated to Wisconsin. It is restful to go to the grocery store and other public places, where I have the same general appearance as workers there — I blend in. I need to blend in. Same pale skin, same light brown hair, same general facial features, &tc.
I don’t like to be around Negroes — they are not my clan.
I don’t like to be around Hispanics and southern Europeans — they are not my clan.
I don’t like to be around Asians — they are not my clan.
I don’t like to be around American Indians — they are not my clan.
I don’t like to be around Jews — they are not my clan.
I have nothing against “them.” No, that is a lie. I do hold something against them: they are not MY clan. Their groups have not advocated for “my type” all my 70 years; they left me to shift for myself. They have taken all possible resources for themselves and did not share — they are “give me’s” and “I want that. Gimme.” Why should I advocate for them? No more. I shan’t any longer.
Israel is not a theocracy- Muslim Arabs hold positions in government, in news organizations, in education, etc. It is a liberal democracy that supports rights for gays, women, all religions. The only preferential treatment it gives Jews is providing citizenship to any Jew throughout the world who seeks it. This may be due to Jews being ejected from most all Muslim countries. Israeli Arabs (which sits around 30% of the population) were massacred along with their Israeli countryman on October 7th.
Dear Matt and Walter.. thank you for creating ATW one of the most fascinating podcasts.. I have yet to see.. and I've seen quite a few in the last five years.. one suggestion I would like to make though .. live streaming comments are a distraction and sometimes diminish the quality of your production.. As I'm sure you know.. you have a few adolescent provocateurs in your audience.. and their distracting commentary regarding Palestine, the Trans/woke movement..
I don't know how you do it? Maintaining a meaningful exploration of any topic while reading the feedback simultaneously..
Anyway, that's my two cents worth..
Disagree. The immatur-ish comments is as big of a part of the problem as the actual issue. As Matt and Walter so skillfully pointed out.
I've been a subscriber since June of 2020, which has been incredibly rewarding with Taibbi's brilliant and hysterical writing. This will be my final month as a subscriber, after listening to Kirn invoking the Old Testament to glibly dismiss the concerns of "proportionality" as over 20,000 Palestinian children have been murdered since October of 2023.
What Walter has to say about the motivation behind all MSM News organizations agreeing to bury the Charlotte murder is as usual, dead on point - covering the facts of this murder would move more Americans to support Trump's general federal intervention in controlling crime. That's it. If a news story is perceived as possibly helping Trump, they universally choose to ignore it. What I wonder is if once Trump is done with this term, passes on to history, when TDS is removed from influencing news reporting, will news coverage make a turn back towards honest reporting? Scott Jennings of CNN recently commented that the Democratic Party's strategy is simply to oppose Trump, with a little socialism thrown in on the side. Seems he has them accurately described. He's also said the head of the Democratic Party is Donald Trump, because he controls what they do. It's another very good point he is making.
This is where capitalism works to the benefit of ordinary citizens; we boycott CBS and Paramount. It would be so delicious to see them go under after paying her all that money.
As a Psych NP, I absolutely saw potential psychotic behavior right away with the murderer; looked like preoccupation with internal stimuli. Spot on analysis.
So glad I’m from Texas and never heard of Bari Weiss before this. And, I’m equally glad I’ve haven’t known 3 Jews in my whole life, not that I wouldn’t like or even love them, I just don’t have a personal dog in that fight.
Sasha Stone did an excellent piece on the girl on the train today:
https://open.substack.com/pub/sashastone/p/the-girl-on-the-train?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=7caok
ATW is one of the best podcast put there. Love Walter's takes.
Sam Husseini says it well here as to why the subject of Israel and the Palestinians is important…..
https://open.substack.com/pub/husseini/p/palestine-will-free-us-all?r=1jzb30&utm_medium=ios
Walter is right no one‘s talking about the crime. Pritzker just wants to jump in and say no no we’re fine which is a lie typical of Democrats and Johnson I don’t even know what his purpose is except to get into the mayors mansion and have free access to money and security detail.
I heard an interesting comment last week that the only reason Pritzker and Johnson are screaming bloody murder to keep the national guard out is because they’ll lose 850 million from the federal government for crime prevention…ha! Just another California where they’re going to pocket that money and people will keep dropping like flies. I wish you would investigate that and see if it’s true. It doesn’t seem like the residents of Chicago think anything is OK concerning crime. How do these people keep getting elected? If you keep sticking your hand in fire it’s going to get burned.
I love seeing Walter get upset and calling out the listeners. I hope he stays in his cabin for a while.
I'm surprised you did not compare the Charlotte murder to Luigi.
Listening to his temper tantrum, “if you don’t like it, what are you even doing here!!” was hilarious. Sometime in the future, Walt might get his wish. As Matt wrote on Monday, “audience is not owed.” I’ll definitely be sticking around if the commenters/audience keep triggering him into hissy fits.
this "love it/or leave it" stance is the last refuge of gaslighting defensiveness......ask why do you think an audience expects more from you on I-G?...because your past cred is filled with deep dive research and your current excuse is "I don't know enough about it"?
I am a white woman of the USA, specifically western Nordic, ancestors from England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Germany, France, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, and some unspecified European place further east. I have lineages going back to 1630s Colonial American New England, although no sign I had Mayflower ancestors; my ancestors missed that boat and got on the next one.
Since the 1970s, the USA has become less white. I lived in California for thirty-five years. I felt uncomfortable there then, and more-so as time went on. I need to be with “my people” (my clan) aka people who look like me and I look like them, which is the reason why I relocated to Wisconsin. It is restful to go to the grocery store and other public places, where I have the same general appearance as workers there — I blend in. I need to blend in. Same pale skin, same light brown hair, same general facial features, &tc.
I don’t like to be around Negroes — they are not my clan.
I don’t like to be around Hispanics and southern Europeans — they are not my clan.
I don’t like to be around Asians — they are not my clan.
I don’t like to be around American Indians — they are not my clan.
I don’t like to be around Jews — they are not my clan.
I have nothing against “them.” No, that is a lie. I do hold something against them: they are not MY clan. Their groups have not advocated for “my type” all my 70 years; they left me to shift for myself. They have taken all possible resources for themselves and did not share — they are “give me’s” and “I want that. Gimme.” Why should I advocate for them? No more. I shan’t any longer.
I do not hold non-whites in esteem.
And so it is.
I love this show always❤️
i would like my subscription refunded please.
Israel is not a theocracy- Muslim Arabs hold positions in government, in news organizations, in education, etc. It is a liberal democracy that supports rights for gays, women, all religions. The only preferential treatment it gives Jews is providing citizenship to any Jew throughout the world who seeks it. This may be due to Jews being ejected from most all Muslim countries. Israeli Arabs (which sits around 30% of the population) were massacred along with their Israeli countryman on October 7th.
About crime in Chicago…check out https://cwbchicago.com/ to see all the crime that doesn’t get covered by the msm.