oh no
― mh, Tuesday, 2 April 2019 00:32 (five years ago) link
I've been 'letting that one sit' for a few days now
― cheese canopy (map), Tuesday, 2 April 2019 02:33 (five years ago) link
defend the indefensible: Dennis Perrin tweets
― Jeff Bathos (symsymsym), Tuesday, 2 April 2019 05:57 (five years ago) link
greenwald might work as is, depending on health and diet
― say it with sausages (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 2 April 2019 06:09 (five years ago) link
https://scontent.fewr1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/55897107_10157400363290530_820081055498240000_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-2.fna&oh=4236ce83f1b91f0adab371da274c0358&oe=5D0E28D1
― grawlix (unperson), Tuesday, 2 April 2019 16:14 (five years ago) link
Kind of pissed that Carlson never has DJ Spooky on as a guest, they could debate bullshit IDM
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Tuesday, 2 April 2019 16:25 (five years ago) link
illbient times
― mh, Tuesday, 2 April 2019 17:19 (five years ago) link
Lol
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Tuesday, 2 April 2019 17:28 (five years ago) link
xpost
http://condomadness.info/images/wealth-expo.jpg
― cold grey pantaloons (Gummy Gummy), Tuesday, 2 April 2019 17:42 (five years ago) link
(tbc i appreciate the intercept. that image just reminded me of the stuff you see on subway walls advertising these amorphous "leadership conferences.")
― cold grey pantaloons (Gummy Gummy), Tuesday, 2 April 2019 17:46 (five years ago) link
(also: pitbull)
I've been to one of those conferences, it was a nightmare. Bill Cosby gave a speech that was basically a long riff on "get off my lawn, kids". Somehow the only moderately decent speech was Colin Powell.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Tuesday, 2 April 2019 17:48 (five years ago) link
I honestly don't get why Greenwald is so ride or die to defend Trump from accusations of corruption. Today he's hammering on "the only thing those Resistance wackos are unhappy about in Barr's report is that he suppressed any discussion of the evidence that people working for Trump obstructed justice," which, um, yeah, why would that not be something to be seriously unhappy about?
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 4 April 2019 22:05 (five years ago) link
This 100+ thread is a tough read:
1) So now we have self-described “progressives” like @ggreenwald and @mtracey telling us that the threat of white nationalism in the USA is “nonexistent” (as Tracey put it), and when called out for that GG chimes in and claims that we “needs be keep the threat in perspective.” pic.twitter.com/89CDRKzN1v— David Neiwert (@DavidNeiwert) May 20, 2019
― Frederik B, Monday, 20 May 2019 22:02 (four years ago) link
but take a step back from inside the charred remains of this black church and—oh right you can't you're dead
― d'ILM for Murder (Hadrian VIII), Tuesday, 21 May 2019 00:50 (four years ago) link
fuck this asshole
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 22 May 2019 18:19 (four years ago) link
Honestly the importance and impressiveness of the work he is doing in Brazil right now kind of makes most criticism seem petty.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 30 July 2019 23:55 (four years ago) link
nope
― Hunt3r, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 03:51 (four years ago) link
He criticized the Iraq War once, so the defense of white supremacists is cool.
― Mazzy Tsar (PBKR), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 12:39 (four years ago) link
he misgendered my friend and refused to apologize for it and caterwauled about how unfair it was to him on a fuckin podcast, he can burn in hell, i don't give a shit
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 12:45 (four years ago) link
petty my ass
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 12:48 (four years ago) link
not even gonna ask
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 19:57 (four years ago) link
Idk anything about brad’s friend but he is literally risking his life to report something that could bring down an actual, literal fascist. That kind of makes whether he had the exact right take on twitter on exactly how we should approach white supremacists (“defending” is a gross distortion) seem petty, yes. But, you know, online.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 20:02 (four years ago) link
he misgendered my friend while defending jesse singal, who writes transphobic garbage for the atlantic. i have no doubt that his work in brazil is important. thank god i can hate his guts anyway
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 20:03 (four years ago) link
i'm glad a chapo episode convinced you that we all don't have legitimate grievances against this shithead tho
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 20:06 (four years ago) link
fuck this dude can't abide his bullshit
― A-B-C. A-Always, B-Be, C-Chooglin (will), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 20:08 (four years ago) link
Little bit of a different story when the authoritarian powered by fake news is in your own (new) backyard, huh Glenn?
― The Ravishing of ROFL Stein (Hadrian VIII), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 20:08 (four years ago) link
right??
― A-B-C. A-Always, B-Be, C-Chooglin (will), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 20:09 (four years ago) link
what/where is this important Brazilian reporting?
― rob, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 20:15 (four years ago) link
https://theintercept.com/staff/glenn-greenwald/
― bookmarkflaglink (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 20:18 (four years ago) link
thanks
― rob, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 20:21 (four years ago) link
― The Ravishing of ROFL Stein (Hadrian VIII), Wednesday, July 31, 2019 3:08 PM (fifteen minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
Bolsonaro is like several orders of magnitude more authoritarian than trump. Or at least their systemAllows him to be whereas ours still places some checks on Trump.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 20:26 (four years ago) link
or more that there's a system that could theoretically check Trump that, regardless of his efforts and bumbling, he can't significantly break down over four, or god forbid, eight years
― untuned mass damper (mh), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 20:30 (four years ago) link
Also FYI while I first learned of his recent story through Chapo, i also worked for a year on Lava Jato-related litigation and had already followed the larger story. So it’s not like I think it’s significant because Will M says so.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 20:32 (four years ago) link
he is literally risking his life to report something that could bring down an actual, literal fascist
And there are no Brazilian journalists reporting on Bolsonaro, which is why The Intercept is the only place one can go to hear about all the terrible shit going on down there. ¡Viva Greenwald!
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 20:38 (four years ago) link
TheIntercept is good on Brazil, but the idea that this somehow invalidates criticism of Greenwald is nonsensical. It's really not that hard to avoid going on Tucker Carlson.
― Frederik B, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 21:56 (four years ago) link
no one..said that
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 31 July 2019 22:21 (four years ago) link
"he sucks but also does good/worthwhile work on occasion" is really not that complicated a sentiment to hold in one's mind
― Simon H., Wednesday, 31 July 2019 22:36 (four years ago) link
Meaning, I take it, that criticism of him is not petty.
― Mazzy Tsar (PBKR), Thursday, 1 August 2019 01:09 (four years ago) link
he misapprehended what shows to appear on and refused to apologize for it
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 1 August 2019 02:04 (four years ago) link
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Wednesday, July 31, 2019 3:38 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
Actually, the Intercept literally broke the most significant corruption story since Lava Jato itself (and arguably a bigger one), and that story demonstrates that the entire Lava Jato investigation itself was rigged against PT. So it actually literally is true that the Intercept is the only place that one can go to hear about that particular thing which is of enormous significance. But I never actually expect the slightest degree of comprehension or sophistication to show up in your posts so I'm not really surprised by your stupidity here.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 1 August 2019 05:08 (four years ago) link
fwiw, I take back my statement that this renders criticism of him "petty" -- I don't want to argue with anyone's grievances against him. I just think he doesn't deserved to be "cancelled" in light of all of this. But his bravery pales in comparison to those who always dare to have the correct takes on everything.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 1 August 2019 05:10 (four years ago) link
Wonder if he’s sucked Dan Savage’s dick
― president of deluded fruitcakes anonymous (silby), Thursday, 1 August 2019 05:46 (four years ago) link
uh
― Simon H., Thursday, 1 August 2019 05:53 (four years ago) link
Not positive Glenn Greenwald and Dan Savage are different people actually
― president of deluded fruitcakes anonymous (silby), Thursday, 1 August 2019 05:53 (four years ago) link
https://www.currentaffairs.org/2019/08/what-actual-resistance-looks-like
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Friday, 2 August 2019 18:14 (four years ago) link
(To me, however, he has always been unfailingly kind and generous, and has repeatedly used his platform to promote our little left-wing magazine.)
does not disqualify the merit of his documentation nor the sincerity of his opinion obv.
― Hunt3r, Friday, 2 August 2019 20:15 (four years ago) link
the essay speaks for itself I think
― k3vin k., Friday, 2 August 2019 20:22 (four years ago) link
clearly everyone should be disqualified from ever writing about anyone who has said nice things about them
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Friday, 2 August 2019 20:34 (four years ago) link
i meant what i wrote, but rethinkin this, now that trump pointedly compliments those with whom he has korrupt as fuck “relationships,” all compliments are suspect in my world.
tho my unpopularity affords me great license, ‘tis true.
― Hunt3r, Friday, 2 August 2019 21:58 (four years ago) link