Matt, you have 1.9 million Twitter followers and every link I have ever shared on X for your Substack articles has been fine. I use X because I support free speech and Elon. Obviously, I also support you. I try to avoid Youtube entirely like I do Facebook and Google search.
TeaPartyGeezer got to the answer before me. 1.9 million is a huge account, I haven't cracked 1K and been on since 2010 I think. But I didn't use it for years until Musk bought it.
Rumble is even better than X on free speech. I was perma-banned on X for naming the tribe behind the Gaza genocide. A discussion that is allowed here and on Rumble.
I like Rumble, but like YouTube, there are too many trolls in the chats...likely Feds trying to ruin the chat with extreme anti-Semitism (i.e. all Jews are Zionists - not true) and Biblical Fundamentalists to tarnish Matt and Walt. Same happens in Jimmy Dore and System Update shows. X isn't perfect, but at least for now, there is more free speech there than other platforms. X was unbearable before Musk bought it.
Man up ,people are tired of the tribe’s crap which isn’t just the genocide in Gaza but endless usury, rent seeking, and asset stripping of cultures they parasitize. Saying true things about Jewish patterns of behavior is part of free speech, deal!
I have no shortage of criticism for these patterns. It is just that I have studied Jewish History for 45+ years and know what is behind it. They are controlled by their criminal 1% and need to be freed from this bondage. Look into Frankism...which is today in control of Zionism and most Jews. Frankists believe in the establishment of Imperial Rome under the banner of Israel, which is essentially the antithesis of Israel. They reject the Jewish God as well and prefer "Big Brother."
Initially excommunicated from the Jewish fold, they found their way back in through the Reform (Haskallah) movement in the 19th century and again by Zionism in the 20th. They continually back and provoke anti-Semitism and play both sides. Everything about modern Israel and Zionism is Frankist and not at all the faith of Torah and Hebrew Bible. Deuteronomy has pretty severe curses for the misbehavior of Israel, as do the prophets...something Zionist Israel fails to take into consideration.
Also the Khazars, who adopted Judaism to provide a cover for their crimes, have historically been problematic. They are behind the Ukraine crisis - even Putin does not dare name them. The chief problem in Rabbinical Judaism is that it forbids Jews from taking their own to secular courts and if their criminals are the financiers of the community, they have complete control over the ordinary Jews. Jews who try to get justice are ostracized and even killed.
Jacob in the Bible predicts the state of the tribes of Israel at the end of days (now) in Genesis 49. About Simon and Levy (the culprits who use the others and pit them against one another) he says they utilize KHAMAS (yes, this word is in the Bible) to cause war, division and profit. They operate as a secret society. Without the rest of Israel (and Israel includes Jews but is not exclusively Jewish) taking control of Simon and Levy's misdeeds, there will continue to be problems. The entire book of Numbers is more or less about Simon and Kohath (the Levy branch attached to Simon) and the problems they cause for Israel. Simon has no blessing at the end of Deuteronomy. Before Israel can actually manifest, it has to correct the Simon problem, which it continually ignores. Simon = royal bloodlines for the most part. Levy = clerical classes. Israel is a metaphor for the Zodiac, which is a description of the "Image of God." The likeness is the Serpent, which must be conformed to the Image. Many want the Serpent alone, or the Serpent conformed to the Fallen Image, rather than the restored Image. Jews will have to confront their misdeeds in the Judgement to come if they truly want Israel. No more "get out of jail free" cards.
Israel is both the problem and the solution. False Israel is the problem as it mirrors the so-called fall from heaven. Right ordering of Israel (which we have not experienced) returns us to Galactic Wholeness. I want a real solution to the Jewish problem, and it requires a look at the actual history. Never become that which you hate...that is the problem of Simon - they are the most like Edom/Amalek. If you cannot control the evildoers in your own camp, there is no way you will effectively control the evil outside. This is the problem Israel must solve.
Simon and Levy pit Israel against one another...they do NOT want real Israel because in real Israel, Simon has the least power of all the tribes. Levy is not allowed to control land in Israel and must live in separate cities. Levy, without the discipline of Leviticus and without the tithes will become a criminal enterprise. Demon Netanyahu is a Levy, btw. The Torah correctly addresses the psychology of these two types, but it is not followed. Simon and Levy require special handling...they give life to Israel, but can never lead. Frankism sets Simon at the head of Israel, thus the problem is magnified.
Frankism infiltrated Freemasonry in the late 1700 and spread a false Kabbalah and reckoning of Israel that resembles that of the Protocols, which IMO is Frankist...again trying to frame Jews. The Protocols are based on Joli's Dialogues en Enfer, which is about Frankist Freemasonry in France. The other component is the "Synagogue of Prague," Prague being another Frankist stronghold. The Frankists have carefully created destruction of any documentation of their deeds so that they are unseen in history. Don't fall into the trap of hate, because that is exactly what the Frankists are trying to do. We must free Jews from their bondage, not hate them. Frankists were behind Hitler so eradicate Jewish opposition to their plans. It worked like a charm and Jews fell into line, especially after the 1967 war. It was only after this war that Holocaust propaganda began. I am not a denier, but I do believe what we have been told is distorted for propaganda purposes.
Three movements came out of Lurianic Kabbalah...Shabbatean, Frankist and Chabad. All three have been disasterous. Chabad, which picked up many Khazar mafiosi when they brought over "Soviet Jews" has been turned into a supremacist cult and has a lot of sway in politics. The problem with Lurianic Kabbalah is that it posits that God is broken and Jews are collectively putting God back together. Nothing could be more anti-Torah or Israel.
As long as you continue to stream on Rumble & YouTube, please 🙏🏼 At the moment, the streaming functionality on both X & Substack is terrible — virtually impossible to run in the background if you’re out & about streaming to your phone (at least on Apple iOS; not sure about Android), and it seems neither retain/offer the footage for post-livestream on-demand playback/rewind.
I wish you and Elon would kiss and make up. You're two of my favorite people. I guess I'm not smart enough to understand what the beef is about; but as my sainted mother used to say "cut it out".
I feel like Elon wanted to distance himself from Substack. Trying to figure out the reason I think it’s because he has his own. He also doesn’t want to create the impression that he and Matt are like linked at the hip.
I feel like even if Matt’s mad he might be doing Matt a favor. It could be totally wrong though.
Matt was posting links to his Substack..Elon DID NOT like that. Elon recently had bought X and I don't think he likes traffic pushed away. However, he really hadn't said anything then suddenly did. Not sure Elon wanted Twitter files on Substack due to its viral nature..he wanted it in X
Meh, is Elon a better person than a lot of tech oligarchs, probably. Is he an angel, hardly considering he is tangled up with the Peter Thiel Palntir crowd. A deep rabbit hole if you care to down it.
It looks less like Matt is Elon’s employee this way, especially if Elon doesn’t even allow Substack to be posted on X. That isn’t that Elon is aware of what these people will say.
Elon was very rude to Matt, when Matt wouldn't endlessly kiss his ass, and he basically let Matt go from accessing data for more reporting very abruptly.
You guys need to have a get together for your faithful subscribers. Especially the foul-mouthed fuckwits like me constantly starting shit in your Substack comment threads. Matt’s in NJ a few hours from where I am and it doesn’t really matter where Walter lives because he’s in Montana one day and Monaco the next.
The vitriol with which Signal made his case was shocking to me. He's normally very good at sticking to the facts but he went way over the top impugning Shellenbergers character rather than focusing on the the error.
Shellenberger's response hasn't been perfect either. I was content with aan immediate correction and tweeting about it, even if it was buried at the end of a thread. But then he deleted the tweet which didn't look good
The whole affair feels like a bad faith attack and a bad faith response. Neither came out of it well for me.
Jesse Singal is excellent when he's not in a feud with someone on Twitter. (I realize Blocked and Reported is about online feuds, but this one seems petty.)
Could you be more specific, please. I subscribe to Michael's Substack and follow him on X. Lately, he's been focusing on free speech, specifically draconian measures in Great Britian, and a horrendous law which is likely to pass in Australia.
I don't subscribe to Public, but I agree with Shellenberger on many issues related to the environment and censorship. He convinced me to stop recycling plastic, and he was part of the Twitter Files team.
"Michael Shellenberger Mixed Up Two Guys With Sorta Similar Names And Falsely Told His Readers — And Congress — One Of Them Might Be A Spy As A Result"
Signal's criticism of this mix-up is legitimate. I'm willing to give Michael the benefit of doubt and chalk it up to an error. But those kind of errors point to a weakness of independent journalists, no fact checkers (in the old, good sense of fact checking) and no layers of editors. I would hope Michael will address this error forthrightly and pledge care go I ng forward.
As to Hanania, this critique could be applied to any leftist columnist. He appears to require a higher standard for those pushing what he terms "conservative" ideas and positions. And his take that voters would have selected Harris if inflation was only a little lower is certainly unproven. Has he talked to Trump voters? I doubt it.
Shellenberger is not a zealot. Voltaire's Candide comes to mind - not sure why. From online search about Candide which I read decades ago in French, too long ago to remember any details:
"Candide demonstrates how speculating on life can cause one to sit idly by rather than helping others. As such, philosophical or speculative thinking is portrayed as both useless and potentially destructive. Social Criticism: Voltaire uses Candide to expose the failings of his society."
I think Shellenberger conveys a complimentary attitude to that. Makes sense to me, but I am probably being too vague.
So the vertical format is to accommodate the Substack Live, which is only available in the substack app, which is not available on computers, just phones and tablets...?
At least you're also streaming it on YouTube so a recording is available. The substack live show you did last week was not available after the fact, and by the time I figured out where the hell to find it, it was too late (it did not show up in Notes, just in an email notification that I found after the fact).
If this vertical format works best for you guys, then, by all means stick with that, even though it's really hard to see screenshares of articles, and I'll miss the beloved MST background. Just please keep the parallel broadcast on YouTube so a recording is available.
So it seems that when something is live streamed on substack it is only available live? The advantage of YT and Rumble is that it's possible to watch the recording afterward with the link. I can rarely tune in live. Will there be an option to watch the recording after the fact?
Matt, you have 1.9 million Twitter followers and every link I have ever shared on X for your Substack articles has been fine. I use X because I support free speech and Elon. Obviously, I also support you. I try to avoid Youtube entirely like I do Facebook and Google search.
How many Twitter/X followers does Walter have? I don’t use X but am curious.
Walter Kirn has 181k followers!
TeaPartyGeezer got to the answer before me. 1.9 million is a huge account, I haven't cracked 1K and been on since 2010 I think. But I didn't use it for years until Musk bought it.
Rumble is even better than X on free speech. I was perma-banned on X for naming the tribe behind the Gaza genocide. A discussion that is allowed here and on Rumble.
“ the tribe behind the Gaza genocide” This ought to be good.. ok, I’ll bite. Who was it?
I like Rumble, but like YouTube, there are too many trolls in the chats...likely Feds trying to ruin the chat with extreme anti-Semitism (i.e. all Jews are Zionists - not true) and Biblical Fundamentalists to tarnish Matt and Walt. Same happens in Jimmy Dore and System Update shows. X isn't perfect, but at least for now, there is more free speech there than other platforms. X was unbearable before Musk bought it.
Man up ,people are tired of the tribe’s crap which isn’t just the genocide in Gaza but endless usury, rent seeking, and asset stripping of cultures they parasitize. Saying true things about Jewish patterns of behavior is part of free speech, deal!
You are a real piece of work….
I have no shortage of criticism for these patterns. It is just that I have studied Jewish History for 45+ years and know what is behind it. They are controlled by their criminal 1% and need to be freed from this bondage. Look into Frankism...which is today in control of Zionism and most Jews. Frankists believe in the establishment of Imperial Rome under the banner of Israel, which is essentially the antithesis of Israel. They reject the Jewish God as well and prefer "Big Brother."
Initially excommunicated from the Jewish fold, they found their way back in through the Reform (Haskallah) movement in the 19th century and again by Zionism in the 20th. They continually back and provoke anti-Semitism and play both sides. Everything about modern Israel and Zionism is Frankist and not at all the faith of Torah and Hebrew Bible. Deuteronomy has pretty severe curses for the misbehavior of Israel, as do the prophets...something Zionist Israel fails to take into consideration.
Also the Khazars, who adopted Judaism to provide a cover for their crimes, have historically been problematic. They are behind the Ukraine crisis - even Putin does not dare name them. The chief problem in Rabbinical Judaism is that it forbids Jews from taking their own to secular courts and if their criminals are the financiers of the community, they have complete control over the ordinary Jews. Jews who try to get justice are ostracized and even killed.
Jacob in the Bible predicts the state of the tribes of Israel at the end of days (now) in Genesis 49. About Simon and Levy (the culprits who use the others and pit them against one another) he says they utilize KHAMAS (yes, this word is in the Bible) to cause war, division and profit. They operate as a secret society. Without the rest of Israel (and Israel includes Jews but is not exclusively Jewish) taking control of Simon and Levy's misdeeds, there will continue to be problems. The entire book of Numbers is more or less about Simon and Kohath (the Levy branch attached to Simon) and the problems they cause for Israel. Simon has no blessing at the end of Deuteronomy. Before Israel can actually manifest, it has to correct the Simon problem, which it continually ignores. Simon = royal bloodlines for the most part. Levy = clerical classes. Israel is a metaphor for the Zodiac, which is a description of the "Image of God." The likeness is the Serpent, which must be conformed to the Image. Many want the Serpent alone, or the Serpent conformed to the Fallen Image, rather than the restored Image. Jews will have to confront their misdeeds in the Judgement to come if they truly want Israel. No more "get out of jail free" cards.
Israel is both the problem and the solution. False Israel is the problem as it mirrors the so-called fall from heaven. Right ordering of Israel (which we have not experienced) returns us to Galactic Wholeness. I want a real solution to the Jewish problem, and it requires a look at the actual history. Never become that which you hate...that is the problem of Simon - they are the most like Edom/Amalek. If you cannot control the evildoers in your own camp, there is no way you will effectively control the evil outside. This is the problem Israel must solve.
Simon and Levy pit Israel against one another...they do NOT want real Israel because in real Israel, Simon has the least power of all the tribes. Levy is not allowed to control land in Israel and must live in separate cities. Levy, without the discipline of Leviticus and without the tithes will become a criminal enterprise. Demon Netanyahu is a Levy, btw. The Torah correctly addresses the psychology of these two types, but it is not followed. Simon and Levy require special handling...they give life to Israel, but can never lead. Frankism sets Simon at the head of Israel, thus the problem is magnified.
Frankism infiltrated Freemasonry in the late 1700 and spread a false Kabbalah and reckoning of Israel that resembles that of the Protocols, which IMO is Frankist...again trying to frame Jews. The Protocols are based on Joli's Dialogues en Enfer, which is about Frankist Freemasonry in France. The other component is the "Synagogue of Prague," Prague being another Frankist stronghold. The Frankists have carefully created destruction of any documentation of their deeds so that they are unseen in history. Don't fall into the trap of hate, because that is exactly what the Frankists are trying to do. We must free Jews from their bondage, not hate them. Frankists were behind Hitler so eradicate Jewish opposition to their plans. It worked like a charm and Jews fell into line, especially after the 1967 war. It was only after this war that Holocaust propaganda began. I am not a denier, but I do believe what we have been told is distorted for propaganda purposes.
Three movements came out of Lurianic Kabbalah...Shabbatean, Frankist and Chabad. All three have been disasterous. Chabad, which picked up many Khazar mafiosi when they brought over "Soviet Jews" has been turned into a supremacist cult and has a lot of sway in politics. The problem with Lurianic Kabbalah is that it posits that God is broken and Jews are collectively putting God back together. Nothing could be more anti-Torah or Israel.
As long as you continue to stream on Rumble & YouTube, please 🙏🏼 At the moment, the streaming functionality on both X & Substack is terrible — virtually impossible to run in the background if you’re out & about streaming to your phone (at least on Apple iOS; not sure about Android), and it seems neither retain/offer the footage for post-livestream on-demand playback/rewind.
Yep. I'm sticking with Rumble.
I wish you and Elon would kiss and make up. You're two of my favorite people. I guess I'm not smart enough to understand what the beef is about; but as my sainted mother used to say "cut it out".
I feel like Elon wanted to distance himself from Substack. Trying to figure out the reason I think it’s because he has his own. He also doesn’t want to create the impression that he and Matt are like linked at the hip.
I feel like even if Matt’s mad he might be doing Matt a favor. It could be totally wrong though.
Open to intelligent input on that.
Matt was posting links to his Substack..Elon DID NOT like that. Elon recently had bought X and I don't think he likes traffic pushed away. However, he really hadn't said anything then suddenly did. Not sure Elon wanted Twitter files on Substack due to its viral nature..he wanted it in X
Well that shows he is a self centered douchebag who puts lining his pocket over getting the truth out.
he didn’t have to do it in the first place. It was kind of a selfless act.
Meh, is Elon a better person than a lot of tech oligarchs, probably. Is he an angel, hardly considering he is tangled up with the Peter Thiel Palntir crowd. A deep rabbit hole if you care to down it.
It looks less like Matt is Elon’s employee this way, especially if Elon doesn’t even allow Substack to be posted on X. That isn’t that Elon is aware of what these people will say.
Elon was very rude to Matt, when Matt wouldn't endlessly kiss his ass, and he basically let Matt go from accessing data for more reporting very abruptly.
And, I guess you have substantial proof ? Define “ rude” in this context
How is the Substack app and X "more accessible" than YT? Did I miss something?
Sure, I hate Google as much as the next guy, but you gotta admit, YT works. And is universally accessible. 🤷
Just an fyi, when you went live on Substack last week (nov 15)…..I could not watch even though, I think, I was subscribed to do so…..🤷♀️
It happened to me too. I access the stream on my laptop and I think the Substack stream requires a mobile app... I may be wrong though.
Yes it's very mobile app centric. Which is a turn off for numerous reasons.
The vertical format looks bad on computers and streaming to a TV.
I like doing things on a writing website on a computer with a real keyboard.
same
Me neither.
Same.
Will you still stream to Rumble?
I can hardly wait. See you at 8:00. #KirnTaibbi2028 🇺🇸🥰
I would vote for that ticket, and I'm a good RINO (anti-war but I live in a state that has closed primaries).
You guys need to have a get together for your faithful subscribers. Especially the foul-mouthed fuckwits like me constantly starting shit in your Substack comment threads. Matt’s in NJ a few hours from where I am and it doesn’t really matter where Walter lives because he’s in Montana one day and Monaco the next.
Could you address recent criticisms of Michael Shellenberger, originating with Jesse Singal and amplified by Richard Hanania?
The vitriol with which Signal made his case was shocking to me. He's normally very good at sticking to the facts but he went way over the top impugning Shellenbergers character rather than focusing on the the error.
Shellenberger's response hasn't been perfect either. I was content with aan immediate correction and tweeting about it, even if it was buried at the end of a thread. But then he deleted the tweet which didn't look good
The whole affair feels like a bad faith attack and a bad faith response. Neither came out of it well for me.
Jesse Singal is excellent when he's not in a feud with someone on Twitter. (I realize Blocked and Reported is about online feuds, but this one seems petty.)
Agreed. I really don't know what to make of it, which is why I'd be curious if Matt has any insight or opinions.
Could you be more specific, please. I subscribe to Michael's Substack and follow him on X. Lately, he's been focusing on free speech, specifically draconian measures in Great Britian, and a horrendous law which is likely to pass in Australia.
I don't subscribe to Public, but I agree with Shellenberger on many issues related to the environment and censorship. He convinced me to stop recycling plastic, and he was part of the Twitter Files team.
Here is what Singal wrote - https://substack.com/@jessesingal/p-151622091
"Michael Shellenberger Mixed Up Two Guys With Sorta Similar Names And Falsely Told His Readers — And Congress — One Of Them Might Be A Spy As A Result"
Here is what Hanania wrote - https://www.richardhanania.com/p/the-rights-michael-shellenberger
"Non-Leftist Media and the Michael Shellenberger Problem
Repeating the same grievances over and over again isn't political analysis"
Thanks for these links. I am not notified when someone replies to one of my comments, only likes. I finally looked at the thread to find your reply.
Signal's criticism of this mix-up is legitimate. I'm willing to give Michael the benefit of doubt and chalk it up to an error. But those kind of errors point to a weakness of independent journalists, no fact checkers (in the old, good sense of fact checking) and no layers of editors. I would hope Michael will address this error forthrightly and pledge care go I ng forward.
As to Hanania, this critique could be applied to any leftist columnist. He appears to require a higher standard for those pushing what he terms "conservative" ideas and positions. And his take that voters would have selected Harris if inflation was only a little lower is certainly unproven. Has he talked to Trump voters? I doubt it.
Hanania is in favor of open borders, so he deliberately ignores the role that illegal immigration played in the election.
And Singal could use an editor as well. He's incredibly long-winded.
Thanks for your response.
Shellenberger is not a zealot. Voltaire's Candide comes to mind - not sure why. From online search about Candide which I read decades ago in French, too long ago to remember any details:
"Candide demonstrates how speculating on life can cause one to sit idly by rather than helping others. As such, philosophical or speculative thinking is portrayed as both useless and potentially destructive. Social Criticism: Voltaire uses Candide to expose the failings of his society."
I think Shellenberger conveys a complimentary attitude to that. Makes sense to me, but I am probably being too vague.
Don't trust anything from Hanania he is an ex dissident who sold out to boosting basically neo-liberal ideas in exchange for a fat book contract.
Yes, fuck Google indeed.
This by far is my favorite podcast.
So the vertical format is to accommodate the Substack Live, which is only available in the substack app, which is not available on computers, just phones and tablets...?
At least you're also streaming it on YouTube so a recording is available. The substack live show you did last week was not available after the fact, and by the time I figured out where the hell to find it, it was too late (it did not show up in Notes, just in an email notification that I found after the fact).
If this vertical format works best for you guys, then, by all means stick with that, even though it's really hard to see screenshares of articles, and I'll miss the beloved MST background. Just please keep the parallel broadcast on YouTube so a recording is available.
Tiny-head ATW is better than no ATW!
Can Walter be on top next time?
So it seems that when something is live streamed on substack it is only available live? The advantage of YT and Rumble is that it's possible to watch the recording afterward with the link. I can rarely tune in live. Will there be an option to watch the recording after the fact?
Full screen, please. Tonight’s format makes my TV look like my phone. Really don’t like that.
Seconded! Said the same above.
The Substack link does not work for me -- I see no video anywhere.