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And his claim was refuted in mere minutes. An extremely disingenuous argument on his behalf.

Glenn has done great work in the past for which he should be commended, but these days he's a contrarian in search of hot takes. It's just how the Twitter / Patreon journalist economy operates. He will throw a huge hissy fit about the mainstream media but then happily go on Fox News with Tucker.

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I agree with this take on Greewald. That Twitter thread, and his recent substack article, is effectively attacking private property, and implying that corporations ought to be compelled to transmit and amplify all speech. According to greewald, if I send a letter to the editor to the New York Times, and it’s not published, that’s a violation of my free speech. Patent nonsense.

When has he done great work in the past? His coverage of the Snowden documents was so bad that people who read his articles understood less about what was in the documents than people who didn't. For example, he still hasn't issued a correction for his PRISM reporting.

he has always been like this. if it wasn't for Snowden choosing him because he liked his politics, nobody would care what Greenwald has to say.

Nah I disagree. He used to truly dive into the story regardless of ideology. It was about the truth and the facts of the case. Specifically, his writing on the Anthrax case is top-tier journalism. He also bravely defended Nazis in court and stood up for their rights, which I deeply respect (and a totally different scenario than the current Parler debacle).

But having said that, it's clear lately he puts politics / optics first and then dives into an issue.

Or maybe he always put politics first and people just didn't notice

I'm not familiar enough with Twitter's UI to navigate it properly. Could you link the refutation?

There's several posts in this thread below mine with links to activities being planned on Parler, including a man who was arrested with weapons in DC

If you're feeling lazy, it's also easier to find those posts on Facebook because that's where everyone is (network effect). Parlor was poised to capitalize on discontent with the social media companies that were banning Trump but the influx of users was just starting.

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