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Matt Taibbi's avatar

Around the time Trump got elected, a handful of journalists who were quietly infamous within the business for their open editorial devotion to the intelligence services began getting more and more prominent placement by editors. A lot of us noticed, but few said anything. It's always been my belief that you don't need to infiltrate media because existing staffers will do the same work stumping for the intel community for free. But I'm beginning to wonder.

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Rooster's avatar

I’m about to sound like the biggest nerd in the world but...

Some friends and I got really interested in Twitter Files because this is ALL new to us.

We’ve really gotten into the 2016 election.

We started making a spreadsheet of what certain reporters’ “jobs” were and what phrases gave them away.

Kinda like how 3 Pinocchios always means it’s true.

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Matt Taibbi's avatar

That's really interesting. Can you tell me more? Maybe at taibbi@substack.com?

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Rooster's avatar

Definitely. I’ll hit you in about 10 if that’s cool. I’m icing my knee and typing over my shoulder sucks

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Melissa's avatar

I'd love to be in a Twitter Files group. There is a lot to learn. It always makes me laugh that people think they can read it once. A map and a timeline would be helpful.

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embarrassingly parallel's avatar

Sorry but have to ask who was on your list?

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lizzy36's avatar

Matt, respect, to you and your wife for how insane you have to be to fly from NJ to Disneyland & then from Cali to Honolulu with 3 kids.

I am west-coast based and the flight from here to Hawaii with a kid, just about kills me. At what point have you or your wife considered taking a sedative or giving them to the kids?

Enjoy the Hawaiian surf. Your kids will love it. I don’t know many who deserve it more than you and your family.

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Rooster's avatar

It’ll be V for Vendetta long before any of us hit 30. So it’s as much entertainment as anything else. Yeah we suck. But what the hell kind of world are we living in where Bryce Young could go 1st overall? Even Orwell didn’t see that coming

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Rooster's avatar

Adam Goldman, Natasha something - she’s 2020 but she’s on fire. SO bad XD

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