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Sera's avatar

I’m no gushing fanboy, and I don’t need your autograph or your attention, but sometime today I hope you lift a glass of something nice and toast yourself, in the name of all of us, whom you may never meet, whose lives you make better and more interesting, for not selling out, not telling lies, and never losing your sense of humor.

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Mark Kennedy's avatar

Nice, Sera. Well said on everyone's behalf.

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Tony Lima's avatar

Agree 100%. Mattis a national treasure.

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Eric Creizman's avatar

Hear, hear.

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No Use For a Band/Name's avatar

I'll drink to that.

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Jon's avatar

Happy thanksgiving to you Matt, and thank you for your work.

It's courageous and so necessary right now. You, Glenn, Bari and Sasha, I hope, are the beginning of the new fourth estate, replacing the old, broken mess that's devolved to nothing more than advocacy and click bait.

Go Lions and Go Blue!!!!

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Nonothing's avatar

Jimmy Dore and Aaron Mate’, too!

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Bill Owen's avatar

And Max Blumenthal

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Grouch's avatar

Umm, who is Sasha?

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Jon's avatar

Sasha Stone.

An excellent Substacker!

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Doctor Mist's avatar

And frequent thoughtful commenter here.

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Jon's avatar

Of course!

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Mark Kennedy's avatar

Wikipedia must hate him. (Checking. "Conspiracy theorist!" Of course!)

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jbt1980's avatar

Crossed-out by "Phillip Cross"? :-)

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Jon's avatar

Who did you check on Wiki?

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trembo slice's avatar

Who is Bari?

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Northland's avatar

Bari Weiss. Writes “Common Sense” on Substack. Also does the “Honestly” podcast.

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trembo slice's avatar

Ok, I’m familiar. Please refrain from including rats that jumped ship in the same sentence as real journalists like Taibbi’s, Greenwald, Assange, and (strangely enough) Brand.

Not that I hate her, but she’s not in the same stratosphere.

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trembo slice's avatar

A little addendum:

When I first went down the rabbit hole of sound money, free market capitalism, non-interventionism, etc thanks to Dr. Ron Paul…

I found myself being irritated at people for not knowing what I learned two days ago. However, Weiss is a journalist… not a commoner.

I have less sympathy to people whose job it is to be informed and challenge the populace’s biases.

Hence the label “rat” that I laid at her feet. I freely admit that her leaving NYT took courage and if it took her longer to perceive what this college dropout has seen for decades I shouldn’t hold that over her head - but I’m still skeptical…

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Bill Owen's avatar

This is true.

B team.

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trembo slice's avatar

Also, it pisses me off that she’d co-opt Paine’s seminal work. After all “tis dearness only” (subjective theory of value) that gives everything it’s worth.

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Gabrielle's avatar

You’re a treasure MT! So grateful for you. Thank you for your gift of battling bullshit.

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Tim Small's avatar

Thanks for the laughs, style and outrage. You’re moving to clean-up now that Jonathan Swift has retired. Had to shuffle Mencken and Orwell but they know it’s for the good of the team. Enjoy T-Day...and always remember that we’re counting on you to knock the hell out of any garbage pitches they throw your way. This game ain’t over!

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XBarbarian's avatar

Thank you Matt! Happy thanksgiving, and may you and yours live well today! <3

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Beeswax's avatar

If I had to pare my Substack bill down to one journalist, it would be you (well, maybe you and Greenwald). And extra credit for hooking up with that brilliant Walter Kirn. Best wishes to you and yours, and THANK YOU.

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Bill Owen's avatar

Kirn is completely new to me.

He's great.

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GB HeBe's avatar

Thanks TK! Remember to print out Klain's "Biden's Top Accomplishments" T-day talking points, and add "whored the jab for Big Pharma".

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GMT1969's avatar

The winner will be the person who gets it printed out on a T-Shirt to wear to dinner.

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rtj's avatar

I'd get put on the corner with no food if I tried that.

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John Zelnicker's avatar

Matt - When you link to an external article it would be helpful if you would note when it's behind a paywall, like Walter Kirn's Thanksgiving post today.

Please and thank you. Have a Happy Thanksgiving.

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JAE's avatar

One of the things I’m most grateful for this Thanksgiving is true journalists like Matt Taibi and Walter Kirn among many others on Substack. I have no idea where we’d be without them. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Matt and crew! 🦃🍂🍁🧡

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GMT1969's avatar

It's Turkey Tish B'av...the saddest day on the Turkey Calendar.

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rtj's avatar

Unless you're a white turkey at the white house. Interesting how the only pardon the white ones.

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Pacificus's avatar

Actually it is the happiest day on the Turkey Calendar--without, millions of turkeys would never have lived, not for even a short time. We'll be sure to thank the one we are roasting today.

Don't forget, at this point we're all just turkeys headed to eventual slaughter...

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Beeswax's avatar

Oy, now I feel guilty. Just kidding, you kibitzer.

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SimulationCommander's avatar

Have a great holiday, Matt and fellow commentators!

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peace warrior's avatar

Won't let me like it so... LIKE!

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Piers's avatar

Happy Thanksgiving. Go Pats!

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rtj's avatar

Happy Day and football to you and yours. I was hoping you'd get a mention of your Thanksgiving talking points directive in and wasn't disappointed. They really have fully lost the plot.

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Virg's avatar

Happy Thanksgiving back at you. Unfortunately, the Kim article is behind a paywall. I am thankful we have journalists like you.

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Charles Main's avatar

Walter 's great, but why doesn't he just go for $9.99 a month instead of just $9. But either way it's too pricey for me...

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Rick's avatar

Thank you, Matt. Your writing is well researched, eloquent and insightful. So rare these days.

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