The Constitution, Unplugged: Matt Taibbi on DarkHorse

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Sep 25, 2024

Journalist Matt Taibbi, known for his insights on censorship and the Twitter Files, joins Bret to dive deep into the censorship industrial complex. They discuss the alarming apathy among liberals regarding First Amendment violations and scrutinize the intertwining of government and tech platforms in manipulating speech. Taibbi warns against the normalization of egregious rights violations and highlights the psychological implications of media manipulation. The conversation emphasizes the urgent need for public vigilance to safeguard democracy and free speech.

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ANECDOTE

Early Deplatforming Coverage

Matt Taibbi discusses his experience covering deplatformed individuals and organizations.
He recounts the coordinated takedown of Alex Jones as a pivotal moment.

INSIGHT

Erosion of Free Speech Defense

The lack of reaction by traditionally liberal Americans to First Amendment violations is concerning.
This declining “will to fight” for free speech needs explanation.

INSIGHT

Surgical Totalitarianism

Constant exposure to violations normalizes them, diminishing public outrage.
Surgical interference targets key figures, creating a false sense of limited censorship.

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Bret speaks with Matt Taibbi on the subject of the censorship industrial complex. They discuss their views on the recent lack of reaction by traditional liberals to violations of America’s First Amendment. Join Matt Taibbi and Bret in Washington DC for Rescue the Republic on September 29th https://jointheresistance.org.

Find Matt Taibbi on Substack at http://racket.news and on X at http://x.com/mtaibbi.

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Mentioned in this episode:

(00:21:03) Facebook study https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/2014/06/facebook-can-manipulate-your-mood-it-can-affect-whether-you-vote-when-do-we-start
(00:22:47) Murthy v. Missouri https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-411_3dq3.pdf
(00:23:25) Franz Kafka’s “Before the Law”
(01:04:41) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/1540/text
(01:15:10) General Michael Hayden’s post: https://x.com/GenMhayden/status/1834958138644029764

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Time Stamps:

(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:02:44) Matt Taibbi's history of covering deplatformed and deamplified individuals and organizations
(00:07:47) Evaporation of the will to fight
(00:09:15) Sponsors
(00:13:18) Three things causing the "evaporation of the will to fight"
(00:21:21) How the information environment is shaped
(00:28:43) Traps and "Bomb Holding"
(00:34:01) Is it against the law?
(00:41:56) Biden's Incompetence: Missing front-page news
(00:54:01) Why Matt Taibbi is coming back off the bench
(01:00:31) Eliminating Words and Unhooking the Constitution
(01:08:01) Why we must gather and vote now
(01:20:01) Closing

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