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On October 11, 2018, The Free Thought Project was swept up in the mass purge of independent media from social media. Years of work and an audience of millions disappeared. Matt Taibbi was one of the few mainstream journalists who recognized the stakes, interviewed us for Rolling Stone, and treated our removal as a serious threat to free speech. Eight years later, we’re revisiting our March 2025 conversation with him. With this week’s guest canceling and Jason traveling next week, we’re bringing back an interview that means a great deal to us—with a new introduc...

Megyn Kelly is joined by Matt Taibbi, editor of “Racket News” on Substack, to discuss how the corporate media is shaping the narrative around the Cornell 7 case, the truth about how ABC keeps slow-rolling exclusives likely in partnership with Jane Doe and her attorney, the way the case has gotten completely misrepresented for people trying to find the truth, how the Cornell story has become part of a broader political battle, the way the case is being used to push a larger narrative, the shockingly graphic material being taught at Cornell, the disturbing TikTok videos lying about what happened at Cor...

Megyn Kelly is joined by Matt Taibbi, editor of Racket News, to discuss the allegations that Maine Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson is in a relationship with his second cousin, the political mess in Maine, DSA Wisconsin Dem Francesca Hong's remarks about her own "proximity to whiteness" because of her half-white son, her past comments calling for Thanksgiving to be canceled because of America's history, the shocking newly-released audio from GOP Rep. Max Miller, the ugly divorce battle spilling into the public involving Miller and his former father-in-law Sen. Bernie Moreno, shocking new developments in the Cambridge University professor plagiarism scandal involving, the left's attempts to blame the controversy on racism as more questions of lies in the professor's past emerge, and more. Then Megyn discusses the left and media trying to downplay the harms of males playing in female sports, receipts of various girls who have been hurt by boys playing sports, the truth about biological reality, tennis star Aryna Sabalenka coming out in support of protecting women's sports, Rep. Seth Moulton cowering over the "trans" issues after he once spoke out on it, and more. Then Roland Orzabal, author of “Welcome to Your Life,” joins to discuss the story behind his iconic band Tears for Fears, why he's writing his memoir now, how the band came together, the inspiration behind "Everybody Wants to Rule the World," the band's breakup and how it came back together, and more. Taibbi- https://www.racket.news/ Orzabal- https://www.harpercollins.com/products/welcome-to-your-life-roland-orzabal? Birch Gold: Text MK to 989898 and get your free info kit on gold DailyLook: https://dailylook.com to take your style quiz and use code MEGYN for 50% off your first order. ARMRA: go to https://tryarmra.com/MEGYN to get 30% off your first subscription order SimpliSafe: Visit https://simplisafe.com/MEGYN to claim 50% off any new system! Follow The Megyn Kelly Show on all social platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/MegynKelly Twitter: http://Twitter.com/MegynKellyShow Instagram: http://Instagram.com/MegynKellyShow F

Mea Culpa examines the bizarre and sleazy sex trafficking investigation into Congressman Matt Gaetz. Michael remembers his own history with Gaetz and how the Florida rep taunted him and threatened his family before testifying in front of the House Select Committee. The Gaetz story is just developing and promises to be a doozy. Finally, Matt Taibbi joins Mea Culpa to dish on the news of the day. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Megyn Kelly is joined by Matt Taibbi, editor of "Racket News" on Substack, to discuss the rise of socialists within the Democratic party, 29-year-old Colorado candidate Melat Kiros’ major victory over the long-time Democrat incumbent, the wild positions she has that are growing in the Democratic party, NPR’s embarrassing false report that Justice Samuel Alito was retiring, Nina Totenberg’s widely-criticized explanation for the mistake, the shocking backstory to the fake story and Totenberg's history of mistakes, Sheridan Gorman's mom's powerful testimony before the House yesterday, calling out Democrats for not protecting Americans and trying to focus on other issues, and more. Then Rob Finnerty, host of "Finnerty" on NEWSMAX, to discuss corporate media refusing to tell the truth about boys in girls' sports, the reality of the issue ignored by the left, a new law in Minneapolis allowing bathhouses again, Jussie Smollett's bizarre comeback appearance at a Pride event, the lawlessness seen at Pride events throughout June, Naomi Osaka making her Wimbledon appearance all about herself, Serena Williams' failed comeback and poor sportsmanship, and more. Taibbi- https://www.racket.news/ Finnerty- https://www.newsmaxtv.com/Shows/finnerty Supersure Insurance: Upgrade your business insurance to a year-round SuperAgency at https://Supersure.com/Megyn The Wellness Company: Don’t let a sudden illness derail your summer—secure your peace of mind and save $45 on a Medical Emergency Kit today by visiting https://UrgentCareKit.com/MK and using promo code MK. Herald Group: Learn more at https://GuardYourCard.com Birch Gold: Text MK to 989898 and get a free America 250 silver round with qualifying purchase Follow The Megyn Kelly Show on all social platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/MegynKelly Twitter: http://Twitter.com/MegynKellyShow Instagram: http://Instagram.com/MegynKellyShow Facebook: http://Facebook.com/MegynKellyShow Find out more information at: <a href="https://www.devilmaycaremedia.com/megynkellyshow" target="_blank" re

Redacted - by Mr. Fish The journalist Matt Taibbi has been targeted by the Democratic Party for exposing extensive government blacklists used to censor left-wing and right-wing critics. Given access to the internal traffic of Twitter by Twitter’s new owner, Elon Musk, he documented repeated cases where the FBI and other government agencies repeatedly suppressed news and commentary. The censored content was almost exclusively produced by those critical of the dominant narrative advanced by the Democratic Party and the old establishment wing of the Republican Party. Which has joined forces with the Democrats. Threads that were censored included those from the Yellow Vests movement, activists from the Occupy movement, Global Revolution Live, negative stories about Joe Biden, reports on the Ukrainian energy company Burisma that paid Hunter Biden about $1 million a year while his father was vice-president, positive stories about Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, reports about Ukrainian human rights abuses and details of the contents of Hunter Biden’s laptop. These accounts that were flagged and usually disappeared. The so-called “moderation requests” were sent by an entity called the Foreign Influence Task Force (FITF). The FITF is an FBI-led interagency task force that includes numerous government agencies, including Homeland Security, the CIA, the Pentagon and the State Department. It flags what it considers objectionable content for about two dozen social media companies, including Twitter, Facebook, Google, Pinterest and Wikimedia. In March, Taibbi and Michael Shellenberger were called to testify before the Select Subcommittee on Weaponization of the Federal Government. While Taibbi was testifying on March 9, an IRS agent visited his house in New Jersey. Taibbi discovered that the IRS opened a case against him on the day he published a Christmas Eve Twitter thread from a letter House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan sent to IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel inquiring about Taibbi’s case. It was a Saturday. It was Christmas Eve. Taibbi did not owe taxes. The case was four years old. All this suggests that the IRS case was politically motivated and the FBI was monitoring Taibbi. Taibbi ran into a buzzsaw of orchestrated character assassination when he testified. The Democratic members of the committee rarely let Taibbi speak. They delivered vicious and insulting diatribes, which were then broadcast on outlets such as MSNBC and CNN, part of the effort to further discredit Taibbi. The ranking committee member, Stacey Plaskett, sent Taibbi a letter accusing him of lying to Congress and threatened Taibbi with a five-year prison sentence. Joining me to discuss this wholesale censorship, and the efforts by the ruling establishment, including the Democratic Party, to discredit him and his work is Matt Taibbi. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrishedges.substack.com/subscribe

Redacted - by Mr. Fish The journalist Matt Taibbi has been targeted by the Democratic Party for exposing extensive government blacklists used to censor left-wing and right-wing critics. Given access to the internal traffic of Twitter by Twitter’s new owner, Elon Musk, he documented repeated cases where the FBI and other government agencies repeatedly suppressed news and commentary. The censored content was almost exclusively produced by those critical of the dominant narrative advanced by the Democratic Party and the old establishment wing of the Republican Party. Which has joined forces with the Democrats. Threads that were censored included those from the Yellow Vests movement, activists from the Occupy movement, Global Revolution Live, negative stories about Joe Biden, reports on the Ukrainian energy company Burisma that paid Hunter Biden about $1 million a year while his father was vice-president, positive stories about Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, reports about Ukrainian human rights abuses and details of the contents of Hunter Biden’s laptop. These accounts that were flagged and usually disappeared. The so-called “moderation requests” were sent by an entity called the Foreign Influence Task Force (FITF). The FITF is an FBI-led interagency task force that includes numerous government agencies, including Homeland Security, the CIA, the Pentagon and the State Department. It flags what it considers objectionable content for about two dozen social media companies, including Twitter, Facebook, Google, Pinterest and Wikimedia. In March, Taibbi and Michael Shellenberger were called to testify before the Select Subcommittee on Weaponization of the Federal Government. While Taibbi was testifying on March 9, an IRS agent visited his house in New Jersey. Taibbi discovered that the IRS opened a case against him on the day he published a Christmas Eve Twitter thread from a letter House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan sent to IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel inquiring about Taibbi’s case. It was a Saturday. It was Christmas Eve. Taibbi did not owe taxes. The case was four years old. All this suggests that the IRS case was politically motivated and the FBI was monitoring Taibbi. Taibbi ran into a buzzsaw of orchestrated character assassination when he testified. The Democratic members of the committee rarely let Taibbi speak. They delivered vicious and insulting diatribes, which were then broadcast on outlets such as MSNBC and CNN, part of the effort to further discredit Taibbi. The ranking committee member, Stacey Plaskett, sent Taibbi a letter accusing him of lying to Congress and threatened Taibbi with a five-year prison sentence. Joining me to discuss this wholesale censorship, and the efforts by the ruling establishment, including the Democratic Party, to discredit him and his work is Matt Taibbi. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrishedges.substack.com/subscribe