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Matt Taibbi

Matt Taibbi

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Journalist and author; writes the Racket News newsletter and reported the Twitter Files.

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  1. Our reading

    Presidents deny press credentials for political reasons on a routine basis.

    Their wordsIt's also true that presidents deny passes all the time for political reasons.

    ↗Note on Trump and the First Amendmentracket.news 1st of 2 in this piece

  3. Our reading

    A president cannot legally deny a press pass on the stated grounds that it is being denied because of the person's speech.

    Their wordsThe issue is that a president can't say, out loud, that he or she is denying a pass for speech reasons.

    ↗Note on Trump and the First Amendmentracket.news 2nd of 2 in this piece

  4. 1 day earlier

  5. Our reading

    Giving government benefits to some news organizations while denying them to others because of what they publish violates the First Amendment.

    government

    Their wordsHowever, it absolutely violates the First Amendment when the Executive gives benefits to some organizations, and denies others because of what they say.

    ↗Trump is Wrong on Speech. Don’t Forget the Backstoryracket.news 1st of 2 in this piece

  7. Our reading

    Media reporting on a president's speech offenses can serve as a means of whitewashing worse history committed by other actors.

    Their wordsreporting on this administration's speech offenses is increasingly becoming the means of whitewashing worse history by other actors.

    ↗Trump is Wrong on Speech. Don’t Forget the Backstoryracket.news 2nd of 2 in this piece

  8. 11 days earlier

  9. Our reading

    The worst failing for a writer is being boring.

    Their wordsA writer's most unforgivable sin is being boring, which makes saying anything in this time period tough.

    ↗On Escaping This Horrible Eraracket.news 1st of 2 in this piece

  11. Our reading

    Regardless of length or content, most of what a writer publishes is read by audiences mainly as a signal of where they stand on Donald Trump.

    Their wordsYou can publish 50 words or 5000, but what you're producing for most audiences is a compass heading, showing where you reside on a map in relation to Donald Trump.

    ↗On Escaping This Horrible Eraracket.news 2nd of 2 in this piece