For this week's episode, we return to our Long Take format to discuss the Twitter Files, specifically the Deep State's involvement with Twitter to silence its critics and boost its allies.
00:00 Intro
05:10 Evaluating Musk's Takeover of Twitter
16:27 How Twitter Squashed the 2020 October Surprise
23:05 Shadowbanning
27:40 Banning Trump
36:08 When and Why Did the FBI Involve Itself with Twitter?
45:52 Making Sure 2016 Didn't Happen Again
01:02:39 How the Deep State Coerced Twitter to Carry Out its Agenda
SHOWNOTES
Twitter employees overwhelmingly donated to Democrats and left-wing causes: https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1598829996264390656/photo/1
Democrats blamed "Russian bots" for the Devin Nunes memo, despite Twitter disagreeing with this assertion: https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1613589031773769739
Twitter Files Parts 1-15
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