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Matt Taibbi
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Mar 5, 2024 • 5min
Listen to This Article: MSNBC, Paul Krugman Panic Over "White Rural Rage"
This podcast dissects MSNBC and Paul Krugman's panic over 'white rural rage,' highlighting portrayals of rural white voters as racist, the historical context of this depiction, and economic disparities leading to political tensions between rural and urban areas.
Mar 5, 2024 • 3min
Listen to This Article: If AI Thinks George Washington is a Black Woman, Why Are We Letting it Pick Bomb Targets?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsGoogle Gemini's ridiculous image generator got all of the headlines in the last two weeks, but a more important AI announcement went mostly unnoticedwww.Racket.news
Mar 5, 2024 • 10min
Listen to This Article: I Wrote What? Google's AI-Powered Libel Machine
Misadventures in Gemini, Google's dystopian deep-slander inventionwww.Racket.news This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/subscribe
Mar 1, 2024 • 31min
America This Week, March 1, 2024: "The Surveillance State is a Moody, Sadistic Child"
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news
Mar 1, 2024 • 3min
Listen to This Article: Nikki Haley's $100 Million Faceplant
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsHaving been walloped in her own state after finishing second in an unopposed race, Nikki Haley should be a historic punchline. Instead, political shaming sank to new depthswww.Racket.news
Mar 1, 2024 • 3min
Listen to This Article: CIA, Ukraine Exchange Pre-Divorce Propaganda
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsA New York Times exposé outs years of unsavory details about the Ukraine's relationship with the CIA, while a Ukrainian spy chief swats down U.S. messaging. Is a breakup at hand? www.Racket.news
Feb 24, 2024 • 5min
Listen to This Article: State Department Threatens Congress Over Censorship Programs
A year after its censorship programs were exposed, the Global Engagement Center still insists the public has no right to know how it's spending taxpayer moneywww.Racket.news This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/subscribe
Feb 24, 2024 • 3min
Listen to This Article: Why Even Democrats Should Care About the “Cooked Intelligence” Russiagate Scandal
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsThe last time we let "sexed up" intelligence guide policy, we were led to war in Iraq. The 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment caused America to declare war on itself www.Racket.news
Feb 24, 2024 • 9min
Listen to This Article: Many Reporters Paid for Covering the Russiagate Story
Media figures who exposed illegal surveillance, manufactured intelligence, and other abuses in the Trump-Russia investigation almost always paid a pricewww.Racket.news This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/subscribe
Feb 23, 2024 • 31min
America This Week, February 23, 2024: "Ukraine’s Blues"
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsMatt and Walter discuss the Russia “insta-threat” and review “Sonny’s Blues”www.Racket.news
