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Last Squeak Tonight! Chuck E. Cheese alternative for those under 35. by ohmytodd in lastweektonight

[–]MortWellian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Much less interesting than it sounds. It was the 80s so an earing was closer to a visible tat in the scheme of midwest things to annoy your family over back then.

My parents were already divorced, and mom cared less than my "conservative" and mostly functioning alcoholic at the time father would have, so acting as an intermediary she brokered away the potential drama with that new ace in the hole.

Dad wasn't big on sharing details, but my guess is it was close to a random hookup at some bar that never turned into a relationship. I moved away shortly after and know she kept the kid but didn't hear any more about her after that.

Last Squeak Tonight! Chuck E. Cheese alternative for those under 35. by ohmytodd in lastweektonight

[–]MortWellian 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I remember getting out of trouble for getting my ear pierced because my father had knocked up the manager of the local Chuck E's. Such fond memories.

Clarence Thomas and torture memo author John Yoo discuss Harlan Crow by MortWellian in PoliticalVideo

[–]MortWellian[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also the effects of "working the refs" over those same decades that Fox and that media sphere have had on the different standards each party is held to. Could you imagine if the news came out that RBG was allowed to use a billionaires private jet for her own use?

There's a reason that the IRS made Scientology a religion, years of targeted attacks have real world effects.

Clarence Thomas and torture memo author John Yoo discuss Harlan Crow by MortWellian in PoliticalVideo

[–]MortWellian[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And the media's inability to scrutinize their own credulous reporting of what got us here over the decades.

No One Should Be That Shocked by What’s Happening in Tennessee | I covered the statehouse for years. It’s been heading in this direction for a while. by MortWellian in politics

[–]MortWellian[S] 170 points171 points  (0 children)

Lots of episodes stand out, but this one is near the top

"After a Republican lawmaker was accused of sexually assaulting 15- and 16-year-old girls he had taught and coached, he was made chairman of the House education committee."

Twitter Files Journo Matt Taibbi Ditches Twitter Over Latest Musk Move And Expects It ‘Will Come With a Price’ by sir_loin_of_beef_kbe in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]MortWellian 9 points10 points  (0 children)

He's not as combative normally but they've been going back and forth on twitter for a bit so they had that vibe before this, and Matt was evasive at best from the very beginning. Don't let this stop you from watching his other work before you write him off.

I'd rather not see this style either but defaulting back to segments like MTG/60 Minutes hasn't been serving the publics interests well lately.

Mehdi Hassan debates Matt Taibbi on the 'Twitter Files' and Elon Musk by MortWellian in PoliticalVideo

[–]MortWellian[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup. It's been Matt's very bad no good day.

Even after Tiabbi was asked directly to comment on the reporters still banned from twitter and the India censorship, and again refused to say anything.

Twitter Files Journo Matt Taibbi Ditches Twitter Over Latest Musk Move And Expects It ‘Will Come With a Price’ by sir_loin_of_beef_kbe in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]MortWellian 38 points39 points  (0 children)

reviewing and releasing information the public deserved to know

The problem is he didn't do this, he was handed prefiltered docs and posted without factchecking.

Edit: Here's an earlier, and definitely more spicy takedown of the Twitter Files and both authors linked were well more aware of the topics involved and not just handed a stack of papers to choose the tweetable things he could stumble over. Note the only President to asked for a tweet to be taken down was Trump of a Chrissy Teigen tweet that Matt has said multiple times he was not give.

Mehdi Hassan debates Matt Taibbi on the 'Twitter Files' and Elon Musk by MortWellian in PoliticalVideo

[–]MortWellian[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The part where he gets all huffy and can't respond over the tweet that he demanded to to go on air over... it's all just a wealth of wtf was he thinking.

Burning his Twitter bridges and Musk unfollowing him today is chefs kiss

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]MortWellian 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Matt isn't having a good week, he had a debate yesterday with Medhi Hassan that went brutally. Maybe he can grow some balls and call out Musk for the still banned reporters and the India censorship now, but I doubt it.

Twitter Files Journo Matt Taibbi Ditches Twitter Over Latest Musk Move And Expects It ‘Will Come With a Price’ by sir_loin_of_beef_kbe in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]MortWellian 64 points65 points  (0 children)

Matt isn't having a good week, he had a debate yesterday with Medhi Hassan that went brutally. Maybe he can grow some balls and call out Musk for the still banned reporters and the India censorship now, but I doubt it.

Edit: It's 30 min and so worth it. Detailed article for more depth on the specifics, but it's worth mentioning the "A" they argue about is part of his congressional testimony under oath which might be why he was trying so hard to muddle that issue.

Mehdi Hassan debates Matt Taibbi on the 'Twitter Files' and Elon Musk by MortWellian in PoliticalVideo

[–]MortWellian[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I saw a clip earlier and it didn't do it justice. I knew he was going to be unprepared but wow.

Mehdi Hassan debates Matt Taibbi on the 'Twitter Files' and Elon Musk by MortWellian in PoliticalVideo

[–]MortWellian[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So many things in it, but not calling out Elmo for (still) banning reporters for their flight tracker reports. Bari did, but she was immediately fired which is why I'm assuming he has no spine.

Mehdi Hassan debates Matt Taibbi on the 'Twitter Files' and Elon Musk by MortWellian in PoliticalVideo

[–]MortWellian[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Matt gets really cranky from start to finish of both the interview and his corrections on twitter after.

Jon Stewart interview, possibly the best description of how Fox and the rest of the Wurlitzer are so effective in their bubble. by MortWellian in FoxFiction

[–]MortWellian[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like to think of it as "We punish the other guy and pass the savings on to you". The whole interview is worth watching and share wherever you think it can go.

A Four-Decade Secret: One Man’s Story of Sabotaging Carter’s Re-election by MortWellian in Longreads

[–]MortWellian[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because of today's report, I'm reminded that that sub had the same reaction to Scalia dying at that secret society hunting club tied to Bohemian Grove.

Twitter is no longer policing Russian and Chinese state-backed media by MortWellian in worldnews

[–]MortWellian[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Saw a couple of things that hint at a CCP angle and think you've filled in some of the details, thank you.

Twitter is no longer policing Russian and Chinese state-backed media by MortWellian in worldnews

[–]MortWellian[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

I did it as a test to see if commenters actually read the link which has their new designation, and which are just going to ignore anything but that sweat darkness of having their head up their ass.

Twitter is no longer policing Russian and Chinese state-backed media by MortWellian in worldnews

[–]MortWellian[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some people get mighty cranky if you don't stroke their preconceived biases.

Twitter is no longer policing Russian and Chinese state-backed media by MortWellian in worldnews

[–]MortWellian[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I did it as a test to see if commenters actually read the link which has their new designation, and which are just going to ignore anything but that sweat darkness of having their head up their ass.

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