Extensive government blacklists, revealed by the Twitter Files, are used to censor left-wing and right-wing critics. This censorship apparatus has been turned on the reporter who exposed them.
Hedges despite his caving with the lockdowns and vaccines is still primarily a staunch voice for the powerless. He knows well that fear is the driving force of media and politics. I cannot be a purist on every topic I stand for otherwise there is never a chance for compromise. Most of us would of caved long before he did with the pressures he has faced. There are none who do the things he does for prisoners and none have volunteered to add to his program in that situation. There are valid points to these critiques but this man's career and writing easily proves he is still worthy of respect and I for one am glad he is here to report so. Matt is getting railroaded and Chris clearly points this out while all other mainstream news source are circling the wagons around him. This alone proves he is doing the right thing and had turned into the US version of Assange. Let us, the people, show this is intolerable by backing Matt in a show of solidarity for exposing the truth
Chilling. I have followed Taibbi for at least 6 years in the UK, picking him out as one honest, old school (like his father) reporter. His books bear out this reputation, which h will never be crucified in my eyes. In fact I gave Elon Musk a brownie point because he offered Matt the Twitter files. Pray it will not prove to be a poison challice Dr Jo
No way of knowing them or verifying anything they say. Crazies are out there my dear....I work politically in a conservative area and know this for a fact. Some folks will believe anything if it comes from an authority they trust.
Tell Hedges to get the hell off his sanctimonious soapbox ...
In this article he mentions the "three steps to destroying a reporter who can’t be bought off or intimidated" ... there was a time when I placed Chris Hedges in that club, but not anymore ... he's made a number of statements since the MAR '20 lock-downs which strongly suggest that if not bought-off, he has at least allowed himself to be intimidated into a state of selective silence ...
I've found his positions on the following issues to be real head-scratchers:
DIVISIVENESS - He's always been quick to point out the divisiveness among us, but in his recent May 20 piece on the TRUMP-RUSSIA CONSPIRACY THEORY, he chose to reach deep into his bag of wedge issues to deviously resurrect Trump and MAGA ... Hedges is actually a retired activist since the lockdowns ... he is now repelled by hard news and desperately clings to politically safe issues just to maintain his place in the independent media food chain ... and he will resort to divisive rhetoric whenever it suits him ...
In his otherwise terrific 2021 AMERICAN SADISM speech, he brazenly revealed his disdain for those of us who now openly question the motives and tactics of our elected officials ... at the 44:57 mark, he made the following extremely divisive comment ... he said the loss of the elite's credibility "has given rise to spontaneous groups, as well as the LUNATIC FRINGE that embraces conspiracy theories such as Q-ANON" ...
I happen to believe that 9/11 was an inside job, so does that make me a member of his lunatic fringe? ... well guess what, Chris Hedges is actually on record as saying as much ... after a 2014 speech, he was asked to comment on 9/11 and insulted our collective intelligence by saying "I don't want to get into conspiracy theories ... Bush was probably just asleep at the wheel" ...
ACCOUNTABILITY - I'd like Chris Hedges to explain ...
1) Why he refused to stand with the working class against the illegal and unconstitutional mandates and passports ... on this topic he has only said: "it's a tough decision" ...
2) Why he brazenly took sides with big pharma to deftly push the "safe & effective" narrative on us just one month after the explosive FDA FOIA release:
On DEC 2, 2021 ...
The FDA was compelled by a court ruling to release Phizer's internal vax data that revealed 1,223 post-jab deaths and 34,762 adverse events in the first 10 weeks of its trial ... The FDA attempted to delay the full release of this data for 75 years!
And then, just 30 days later ...
On JAN 1, 2022 ...
Chris Hedges made the following comment right here on SubStack on the Krystal Kyle & Friends Podcast (Episode #54) - go to the 1:08:48 mark ...
"I don't think we're going to stop the pandemic and mutations until everybody gets vaccinated" ...
He could have said it's a personal decision, but he chose to play it safe and stand with big pharma ...
3) Why he suggested "everybody gets vaccinated" when about 2m after making that comment he actually said he "does not trust Moderna or Phizer" ... clearly, this man did not give a hoot about the consequences ... retired journalists who live with one foot in "their" world and only one foot in our world tend to say things like this ...
I have more, but I'll spare you ...
CENSORSHIP - I am here as a creation of the YouTube algorithm ... YT has been blocking and ghosting my carefully researched criticisms of Chris Hedges for the past two years ... and you might ask yourself why ... why would YT shield an avowed anti-corporate independent media figure from criticism? ... you can draw your own conclusions - I know I've drawn mine ...
Hedges despite his caving with the lockdowns and vaccines is still primarily a staunch voice for the powerless. He knows well that fear is the driving force of media and politics. I cannot be a purist on every topic I stand for otherwise there is never a chance for compromise. Most of us would of caved long before he did with the pressures he has faced. There are none who do the things he does for prisoners and none have volunteered to add to his program in that situation. There are valid points to these critiques but this man's career and writing easily proves he is still worthy of respect and I for one am glad he is here to report so. Matt is getting railroaded and Chris clearly points this out while all other mainstream news source are circling the wagons around him. This alone proves he is doing the right thing and had turned into the US version of Assange. Let us, the people, show this is intolerable by backing Matt in a show of solidarity for exposing the truth
about our compromised news and information media.
Chilling. I have followed Taibbi for at least 6 years in the UK, picking him out as one honest, old school (like his father) reporter. His books bear out this reputation, which h will never be crucified in my eyes. In fact I gave Elon Musk a brownie point because he offered Matt the Twitter files. Pray it will not prove to be a poison challice Dr Jo
No way of knowing them or verifying anything they say. Crazies are out there my dear....I work politically in a conservative area and know this for a fact. Some folks will believe anything if it comes from an authority they trust.
NOT MY SCIENTIFIC METHOD.
Tell Hedges to get the hell off his sanctimonious soapbox ...
In this article he mentions the "three steps to destroying a reporter who can’t be bought off or intimidated" ... there was a time when I placed Chris Hedges in that club, but not anymore ... he's made a number of statements since the MAR '20 lock-downs which strongly suggest that if not bought-off, he has at least allowed himself to be intimidated into a state of selective silence ...
I've found his positions on the following issues to be real head-scratchers:
DIVISIVENESS - He's always been quick to point out the divisiveness among us, but in his recent May 20 piece on the TRUMP-RUSSIA CONSPIRACY THEORY, he chose to reach deep into his bag of wedge issues to deviously resurrect Trump and MAGA ... Hedges is actually a retired activist since the lockdowns ... he is now repelled by hard news and desperately clings to politically safe issues just to maintain his place in the independent media food chain ... and he will resort to divisive rhetoric whenever it suits him ...
In his otherwise terrific 2021 AMERICAN SADISM speech, he brazenly revealed his disdain for those of us who now openly question the motives and tactics of our elected officials ... at the 44:57 mark, he made the following extremely divisive comment ... he said the loss of the elite's credibility "has given rise to spontaneous groups, as well as the LUNATIC FRINGE that embraces conspiracy theories such as Q-ANON" ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGCFVc-5yTM
I happen to believe that 9/11 was an inside job, so does that make me a member of his lunatic fringe? ... well guess what, Chris Hedges is actually on record as saying as much ... after a 2014 speech, he was asked to comment on 9/11 and insulted our collective intelligence by saying "I don't want to get into conspiracy theories ... Bush was probably just asleep at the wheel" ...
ACCOUNTABILITY - I'd like Chris Hedges to explain ...
1) Why he refused to stand with the working class against the illegal and unconstitutional mandates and passports ... on this topic he has only said: "it's a tough decision" ...
2) Why he brazenly took sides with big pharma to deftly push the "safe & effective" narrative on us just one month after the explosive FDA FOIA release:
On DEC 2, 2021 ...
The FDA was compelled by a court ruling to release Phizer's internal vax data that revealed 1,223 post-jab deaths and 34,762 adverse events in the first 10 weeks of its trial ... The FDA attempted to delay the full release of this data for 75 years!
And then, just 30 days later ...
On JAN 1, 2022 ...
Chris Hedges made the following comment right here on SubStack on the Krystal Kyle & Friends Podcast (Episode #54) - go to the 1:08:48 mark ...
https://krystalkyleandfriends.substack.com/p/episode-54-audio-chris-hedges#detail
"I don't think we're going to stop the pandemic and mutations until everybody gets vaccinated" ...
He could have said it's a personal decision, but he chose to play it safe and stand with big pharma ...
3) Why he suggested "everybody gets vaccinated" when about 2m after making that comment he actually said he "does not trust Moderna or Phizer" ... clearly, this man did not give a hoot about the consequences ... retired journalists who live with one foot in "their" world and only one foot in our world tend to say things like this ...
I have more, but I'll spare you ...
CENSORSHIP - I am here as a creation of the YouTube algorithm ... YT has been blocking and ghosting my carefully researched criticisms of Chris Hedges for the past two years ... and you might ask yourself why ... why would YT shield an avowed anti-corporate independent media figure from criticism? ... you can draw your own conclusions - I know I've drawn mine ...
"Crucifixion"? Come on, Chris, that's way over the top.